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Some very nice pics in there 666. Thanks for taking the time to share the experience with us. Looks like you had some fun even though the weather didn't exactly cooperate. I have to get to Cham some day. Looks like Tom is doing well. Doesn't surprise me that he rigged up his own spatula-esque type of ski:smile: .
Nice work!
damn, ons - get a sticky on this one!!! some great chit here.
somehow I don't buy it....we all know the devil skier straightlined this sucka!
http://www.royalambassadorapts.com/s...6/Cham_015.JPG
Helmets were not mandatory, just highly recomended. Badass guide didn't wear one and str8 wore his most all days beside the last one.
The euro trackhead dude schooled it on the nasty ice bobsled run / moguls on that gear on the way down the Brevant.
Pffft, I have a pink tutu, not that ugly thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrider
Nice TR 666, that place looks amazing. I'd love to go there some time just to see stuff go down.
Awesome report 666.
Thanks for taking the time. I was gripped on some of the pics and I wasn't even there.
simply spectacular
looks like a trip that will be remembered for a life time
thanx for taking time to post it all
oh, and they don't call him Top 40 Gordy for nothin' :biggrin:
Nice edit Casey! Damn that must have been difficult with 3872 photos to choose from.
Between your mega-photo-blog and Roo's sidesplitting TR it has been fun to re-live it.
Nice TR 666...I forgot how amazing the Alps are and I must get back. Way to make an incredible trip out of mediocre conditions. And I sure that you didn't crack a joke the entire time.
And Str8line should be paying each mag for the publicity from each TR that gets posted. I WANNA DO A STR8LINE CAMP TOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good stuff. I mean real good.
Casey, thanks puting the time into this TR to deliver the euro fix. Looks like quite an adventure.
Tim
What a hoot. That was a damn fun trip.
Some highlights from my perspective:
-We had a great group of cool maggots(plus one non maggot and our non maggot guide), so it felt like we already knew each other. I loved hanging with these guys.
-The international representation made it cool:
Roo-London
Hayduke-London
Horizon-London, a fairly recent transplant from his native Bucharest, Romania
Hicks-Cologne, Deutchland
Shirk-Toronto but with his new apt. waiting for him in Vancouver
Skier666-San Francisco/Tahoe
Paul-Portland and Hood River
Francis our guide-Chamonix
Myself-S.L.C.
-We skied 8 resorts in 7 days(7 of them from top to bottom). Some skied 7 in 6.
-We saw and did a lot. It was nearly non-stop skiing and seeing action.
-The scenery just wouldn't quit.
-We got to hang with worldly people like Idris, Gary Bigham, Bbirtle, D Rahlves and M Rahlves.
-Our guide Francis ruled and really made himself a part of our group as opposed to just our leader.
-The breakfasts at our hotel were actually good and allowed us to ease into every day with some nice comaraderie.
-We had some excellent dinners(a bit of a rarity when you don't know where to go in Cham) and great mountain lunch experiences.
-I laughed a lot, even when I had no voice to laugh with.
-I slept through my watch alarm and a really loud french phone on our one bluebird powder morning and no-one made me feel too bad about it. I was on serious drugs...
-We got to hang with Daron Rahlves and his wonderful wife Michelle and get a glimpse into the lifestyle of the world's gnarliest downhill racer.
-and nearly got to watch a mens downhill right before the Olympics(at least we got a good deal of the race atmosphere during our 3 hour wait for it to be canceled)
I only wish we could have gotten a bit of snow so that we could have let Skier666 off his leash(not that he complained at all) to tear Cham a new one. As it was we had to be a bit careful to not get into anything too big since the hardpack conditions would have bitch-slapped anyone who made a mistake. Also, I wish Roo wouldn't have hurt himself on day one(boy did that look wierd seeing him laying there with his ski twisted backward and him as calm as could be like it was a regular occurence)
Minus those two drawbacks, it was a stellar time.
Stunning. :fm:
Looked like a good time :)
Honestly one of the best photos I've seen of Supercouloir.Quote:
Originally Posted by bbirtle
FKNA GNAR WOOT TR
Damn, now THAT was a AMAZING TR. Combined with the killer writing of roo, it feels like I was there! hahaha
I'm living the vicarious dream.
So your campers ditched you for the First Rule again. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by str8line
He must have been reminiscing about lph's ski pole.Quote:
(boy did that look wierd seeing him laying there with his ski twisted backward and him as calm as could be like it was a regular occurence)
Nice pics, 6.
Roo hangs out with a guy named Chaz. They know no pain.
thnx 666; nice photos and TR as usual.
Next years summit should be in europe
What a collection of shots. So bummed I missed the day on the Helbronner. That sounds like THE pick of the bunch. Tell 'em how you railslid the steps down from the tram.
Props to whoever actually got a photo of me skiing.
My pants, they are ugly, no? "I will torture your eyes." - Hicks
Stellar pic composition 666, thanks. You definitely deserved the 50 Euros.;)
S.U.P.E.R.B!
Have to say, a nice point of view of all the familiar names on this board.
And have to say,never seen that place in such a desperate need of snow...:nonono2:
Steller......................................that is all
oh and the mix is STILL GOING 40 in later
coll shots helmet man and great report!
any more pics are welcome
this TR is good fuel for the yurp side of the yurp vs usa debate. what TR from these states with crap snow can come across as epic as this? yeah, the snow may suck, but everything else doesnt. and just imagine how epic it is when the snow is dumping!
nice work, 666! :FIREdevil