Where did Z end up? He looked REALLY solid through "two trees"...(err whatever it is called lookers right of two trees)
Where did Z end up? He looked REALLY solid through "two trees"...(err whatever it is called lookers right of two trees)
Women that straightline are hot.
Nizzle. 2tm
Nads where's your famous rockride?
ANY results???? Dying to know!!!
The only result pat and I have heard is that you are GAY!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffreyJim
How did you figure out I'm in Telluride? I mean I know you're well aware of all the gay happenings around the country but slow clap to you Nate...I'm impressed.
http://www.outandaboutravel.com/TELLURIDEGAYSKIWEEK.htm
(Still can't wait to move back...even if it's for mud season...yeah, I said it.)
HELL YEAH - GoNads had the top score today and got her podium finish with a 3rd place finish :yourock::yourock::yourock: She only missed the win by 1.5 points - and all on borrowed skis :yourock:
And Z killed it again today - ended up 17th i believe - way to go man - considering there were 70+ to start that is a great finish.
Time for a crazy night tonight - this town is nuts this weekend with the celebrity downhill stuff goin on......
Woohooo for the maggots killin it this year in the comps :fm:
Yeah mags...way to get after it.
Here's a few rando shots from today.
I decided to ski what the judges wanted, "safe", "easy", "turny" instead of what I wanted to do, and it worked! Sucks being 1.5 points from $1000 though. Straightlining yesterday cost me a whole lot of gas money...
Top of my line.. I ran first so it actually looked like this when I went.
http://photos-g.ak.facebook.com/phot...61174_3061.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/phot...61175_3152.jpg
Bottom "drop" haha.
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/phot...61176_3804.jpg
http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/phot...61177_1768.jpg
The Crested Butte Crew, 2 black eyes, 1 broken binding after the largest (60+ft to rock) air of the day, 1 split chin and a whole lot of anti-Canadian jokes.
http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/phot...61180_5325.jpg
Oh, and for the roomates, I am now the proud owner of a 6x2ft orange Stihl banner! FUCKYA! I'm more stoked for that than anything.
Congrats GoNads! See you in Sun Valley.
Yeah, Nads and Z!!!
Way to go Nadia!
I figure you guys won't be up for another like 6 or 8 hours but:
FUCKIN BIG CONGRATS.
Big ups to Nads for stepping it way up on day 2!
Oh, and my boy Riley stepped it up huge on day 2 and took the mens snowboard!
We're all really hung over from celebrating his win...
Great stuff!
:yourock:
Fuck yeah, Riley! That fuckin guy killz it! Maybe the nicest guy I have ever met too.
Oh we partied hard last night......but skied even harder today (well except for a certain someone who chose not too ;)) I was sweating tequila today....... Over a foot and still coming down - light blower all day baby.Quote:
Originally Posted by lemon boy
Sound like a blast!
I should have headed down for the weekend anyway.
Yeah this has got to hurt.....but he skied away too......
http://tetongravity.com/forums/attac...1&d=1204332432
The Jamie Pierre :p
I know someone has already posted a version of this photo, but I just have
to share another one of Jeff trying to make a name for himself!!
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...Jeff2Trees.jpg
What place did he get that day?Quote:
Originally Posted by TankShine
here are a few shots...
womans ski podium:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...lskipodium.jpg
mens snowboard podium:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...oardpodium.jpg
Riley had one of the best runs of the day, ski or snowboard... so, so sick
so, he won and was stoked, we grabbed him a pitcher:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23.../Rileybeer.jpg
Fuck yeah Riley!Quote:
Originally Posted by grskier
Haha... Kate forgot her brewski. Did you manage to get any of Jen and me slopping beer around up there? How did your night end up?
Check out some VideoSnacks in this thread: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...d.php?t=115058
Yeah Riley!
Is Jen = Jen Allen = 2nd place? If so, then that's keeeeewl.
You mean this shot:Quote:
Originally Posted by GoNads
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...dandThirde.jpg
nope, didn't get it ;)
Our night was crazy... I think we spent like $500 at the Mountain Dragon...
Cougars Fur coats were had, it was an all time classic.
One more of the mens ski podium:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...sSkiPodium.jpg
Checking in late to say...
Rock on, Nadia!
Congrats on the podium finish! Way to kill it on the final run! You rock girl!
fuck yeah mags, keep it rolling.
Cannot help but take advantage of this perfect opportunity to
congratulate my man Kiffor Berg on his third straight title.
Here he is in the thick of it:
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/d...ne/KifComp.jpg
Colorado Freefall Series in effect! Some strange judging going on at this one. The guy in the picture who landed on his head made the second day (the annoucer credited him with stomping a backflip!), as did many o' people that double ejected or crashed in awesome fashion. I stomped my 1 air (same line as Bolduc) and missed the cut by two people, but Tyson obviously made it! I guess I should have claimed Aspen as my local hill! Anyhoo, some good skiing for sure on the second day and fun times, but very loose judging. :rolleyes2
Tyson skis out of Vail, not Aspen. If you're claiming an Aspen bias, I don't think you picked a very good example. Not too many Vail fans from Aspen. Tyson barely made the cut, and although I didn't see his run, it sounds like the two of you must have been very close.
One more thing: the guy in the pic that landed on his head ripped the top of the venue, which has the highest line score, with the most exposure, and he did it with speed, control, and fluidity. He also went the biggest between Two Trees and still skied away without losing any equipment. Watch the vid and look how much further out he landed than Welgos and others. He didn't anticipate a little bit of a ramp there on the edge and consequently got rocked back. He actually did a pretty good job of keeping it together while going over backward. No question he should have advanced.
I think the controversy over the judging has been completely overblown. The guy and girl who skied the best over the two days won. With the guys, it was very close between first and fourth or fifth, and these are not venues that allow for a lot of separation. I think there was a valid issue with a couple guys, one in particular, advancing after losing equipment. You lose your gear, I agree you should not advance, period. Other than than that I thought the judging was spot-on, especially on day 2. Judges are human and make mistakes. If you feel you got screwed, that's unfortunate, but ultimately their job is to determine the best skiers of the event and I think that's exactly what they did. Try to cut 'em some slack. It's not a world tour-level event, and that goes for the judges too. I can assure you they weren't biased toward Aspen skiers.
Like any comp, I think there were anomolies... but I also don't think it was quite as bad as some people are saying.
TankShine in 4th! Dude I watched your line on that other website. Sick. Nice skiing. That shit made my back hurt. Congrats.Quote:
Originally Posted by TankShine
The bottom line is that in ANY IFSA Tour stop, if you land on your head, you will not advance....regardless. Maybe he did slay the top, but it should be about stompage, not head landings or hip checks. I agree that the peeps who won deserved it, no doubt! I was just bummed not to ski on the second day, after picking what I though was the biggest, stompable air, and stomping it....Quote:
Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby
See video of the qualifiers on http://superhumanmag.com/
Boo to the judging on this one......I stomped a solid line off the headwall on day one into a pinpoint landing, and scored 5 up from the cut, only to find that one guy who headplanted, one guy that lost a ski, and one guy that spun out on his landing all beat me! What a load of shit! I actually scored a 3 on fluidity on a 6 line from one judge.....with only a brief stop to line the air up...figure that one out.
IFSA should know thier name is attached to an event that does not score even close to the way any of their national tour stops do. More importantly, the scoring system is designed to deter people from skiing above thier ability, and making the sport look sloppy. I agree that the top finishers deserve their place. However, they made the two trees air look simple...with great technique. much of the field hacked their way to the drop, then hucked and either rolled the wndows down or did a headplant backwards. Yeah theyu skied an 8 or 9 line, but the rest of their scores should suffer appropriately.
I've done Snowbird, Kirkwood, Squaw, and Jackson comps, and trust me I am not the best by any means. But, I can recognize the scoring standards across the different events, and don't think I will return to the Aspen event, as the scoring undermines the legitimacy of the sport I love so much. IFSA, PLEASE ADDRESS THE JUDGING OF THIS EVENT TO PRESERVE OUR SPORT!!!!
Someone post results!
I didn't make it to this one, but last year it was obvious that if you were an aspen local and chose the triplejump line you had an advantage. I have to give kiffer props for his run that day even though I thought there was one or two better runs. He skied triple jump as well or better than anyone else after everyone else had already hit it.
However i think it's lame that everyone does the same line. Tracked out flat landings don't really appeal to me.
And the first day is just a huck fest. It doesn't matter how you ski as long as you go hudge!
Quote:
Originally Posted by woodsskier
oh you won't return to the aspen event?...oh no say it ain't true? you don't sound like the best, in fact i'm sure you weren't even close to the best this past weekend. you sound like a 5 line type of guy, therefore you should stop bitching like a little sally and realize you skied like shit.
all you losers stop bitching about "JUDGED" events. i don't hear russian gymnasts bitching abut a 8.6 or a 5.7 whatever the fuck. it is what it is, go back to posting lame "TR's"
are you all this fuckin retarded or something?