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J ~ You know what's at stake. Keep that thought somewhere in the back on your mind as you're chasing that high.
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I just deleted 3 paragraphs trying to convey this same message.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlurredElevens
J ~ You know what's at stake. Keep that thought somewhere in the back on your mind as you're chasing that high.
Chilly read, J.
Karl said it well. The hot cup of coffee slowly cooling is a great analogy. That's exactly how I'm feeling about my skiing/boarding these days, and I'm OK with it. I've realized that I'll never stop loving it no matter what the goals are.
That said... you're brain is throwing warnings at you for a reason. Listen to them. You've got a lifetime of highs ahead of you with that little girl. Those highs get increasingly more addictive. The high you get from flinging your meat off a rock will pale in comparison in the grand scheme. I'm not saying don't do it and I know I'm preaching to the choir, but listen to the warnings. You've got more to lose now. You're smart enough and calculated enough to know when it's right. Be safe.
My palms are sweating after that read. And you literally took the thoughts and words right out of my mouth. Eeees a crezy, crezy world.
I liked reading that especially because you gave us a slight look into your mind (and it is one hell of a mind) about what you think about when you decide to go big. You have me visualize what you were doing. I think I kinda know the approximate area you are talking about and boy would I like to see that, if you decide it is for you. We all know you are a smart skier and huckster, you will find your answer someday, maybe sooner, maybe later.
Thank you for sharing a perspective that you really don't see much of.
That said, if this huck is for you, I hope you hit that shit and stomp it clean.
(and GT better get pics!)
CAW! CAW!!
You were probably hoping I wouldn't see that.Quote:
Originally Posted by frozenwater
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Originally Posted by The Suit
But I bet you laughed.
MD9 called me back just a bit ago and sounds like a giddy school girl who just got her first kiss. Asked if he was having any fun and he said this is day 8 in a row and are slaying it. Sounded just a wee bit amped. ;)
I hope he spills more later :FIREdevil
He likes an audience.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Suit
It got did. A total team effort. GT got below and worked the radio and camera. Meats came in through one of the demoisy chutes and grabbed my pack after tossing it off the cliff. He then moved up hill and away from the landing area, but stayed close enough to still get to me quickly should something go wrong.
We skied a few nice runs early in the day. The first run was in sisters. Meats may have jumped his first 30 footer ever. It was solid. I had to twist his arm a little to do it, but he was really glad he did and that sort of set the pace for the day.
After that we did one run through the MB cirque and aired a couple of small cliffs. When we were loading the gondy back up I asked what time it was. GT said 11:15. I had to leave the mountain by 12:30 to relieve the babysitter (my mother in law) so she could get to an appointment. I knew the window was closing if we didn't go start working now. The heat was really picking up today and conditions might not be this good again for awhile.
We devise a plan that gives meats a great run for photos (the Demoisy chute I aired into and tagged rock the day before, but he enters on the side). He skis the line like it's nothing. I swear I have to just about push the kid off cliffs, but in steep chutes where I'm gripped he just cruises like it's no big deal. After he skis his line I make old school hop turns down the chute so I get right below the cliff I want to air. I take out my probe and zig-zag across the hill. I also use my poles to see how soft it is with a little more resistance. The snow couldn't have been any better. I only struck ground twice in about 40 tries and both times it was about 10 feet deep.
That was it. I knew the landing was good to go. Now the only concern would be clearing the cliff. It slopes a ton and I didn't want to mess around with tagging the thing. I found out just how much the cliffs slope the day before when I actually partially landed on one.
We then went up top. Meats got into position in his chute to retrieve my pack. I gave the pack a good swing and then let go. The cliffs pitch mid way down and I couldn't see what the pack hit. GT radioed up that it cleared the cliff by about 10 feet or so. Alright, that was good news too. The two big concerns I had were now gone. Meats grabbed the pack. I radioed that I was going to hike back up the hill and do it.
I radioed to GT and gave him my position on the hill and asked if he thought that would be enough speed. He replied that he couldn't be sure. I replied that I didn't think there was anyway I could overshoot the landing and get to the traverse where the patrol had set up shop to rescue the man from yesterday. He replied that he agreed. I decided I'd hike up another few feet just to be safe. At this point I was probably 40 feet back from the cliff with a perfectly slipped ramp into a lip ahead of me. You can't trust your eyes at this point. Or at least you can't let the training they've had over so many years tell you that this is wrong. It just doesn't seem real.
I radio that the mouthguard is going in...and I'll be dropping 10. I put the radio back into my pocket. My shaking hands find their way back to the pole grips and I push off. I'm instantly hauling. I know I'm going to clear the rock. And then I hit the lip. It actually boosts me up above the cliff and into the air. And then I see the world below. This can't be real. My eyes just aren't believing what they're seeing. I instantly cover the ground needed to get away from the cliff and just keep flying. Soon my trajectory begins to shift I start to fall from the sky. I can see all my zig-zags below and know that I've done all I can to make sure I've got a good landing. At first I had nice tight form, but the further I fall I notice I'm starting to drift. I see my landing and it is the traverse the patrollers used the day before. I continue to drift more backseat. And then WHUMPH!!! I'm down. I can't see anything. Am I submerged? I wipe off my googles and can see just fine. I'm in a bombhole, but not bad. The landing was flawless. I didn't feel a thing. My body surges with adrenaline. I jump out of the hole and start screaming like a mad man. It was without a doubt the biggest rush I've ever had. Meats skis over and we start laughing/cheering. One of my skis released, but that was it. The impact wasn't that bad. My DIN is only at 10 in the toe and 9 in the heel and it was the heel that popped. One of my ski poles is hiding somewhere in the bombhole, but I've got to get moving if I'm going to get home in time for the babysitter. Meats keeps digging and I head to the base.
Meats and GT are still up there getting after it. It's been an incredible storm cycle. This was day 8 in a row. So fun being back home.
Heres a pic of me packing the lip from yesterday. The traverse I land on is probably another 30-40 feet down from the edge of the old 6 foot crown.
I'm glad I did it. There really was no reward for launchinig this thing other than the life experience and there was indeed a lot to risk, but that can be said of so many other days skiing. I think we played smart and really tested everything imaginable before we did it and it paid off.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!
I just wet myself. Way to go and "Get er Dun"
Way to get after it. That looks BIG.
Great job!
Thanks for sharing the experience.
Sounds like a great homecoming for you.
You are so fucking insane and I love it.
Rock out with your cock out!
ATTABOY!!!
You should really send this link off to the ski press. Oh, Man.
I would love to hear a reaction from the patrolers re: the efforts of family meatdrink. You even had your mother-in-law in on it!
holy fucking shit. that's even bigger than i was imagining
great read too... makes me want to push myself more. (altho there are no 90ft hucks in my future).
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Pondering the insanity, as it were.Quote:
Originally Posted by meatdrink9
Looking forward to seeing GT's pictures.
So,Meatdrink... did you declare Jihad on your dick? Allah Akbar, motherfucker!:FIREdevilQuote:
Originally Posted by iskibc
holeeee shit!!
And J drops a bomb and just like that ups the ante to stupid heights. Well freaking done my man. Shooting 5 frames a second Gt probably has like 20 to 30 shots of that thing.
I think it's time I purchase a helmet.
YESSSS!!!!
Great job J!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
WOW wow WOW wow
Ok, that's sick.
(and dtm better step up now:wink: )
To say that's impressive is an under-statement.Balls that big must make it hard to walk!
Not quite sure what you are getting at. Geez.:rolleyes: Was just pumped for him nailing it. The guy is superstar, and superstars rock out with their cocks out, that's all:biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit
Sick. I am trembling.
Great read J! Stoked you launched what some of us call Big Bertha! Its a fun one huh?!!!! Being up over the rocks thinking you have a chance of not clearing the rocks but once you're airborne....its a great feeling to know that you won't even be close.
Congrats man! its a big steup up from the teenie weenie Hog.
She has no clue and neither will my wife or anybody not a skier for that matter. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gonzo
CS, definitely grab a lid. I think body armor is in my near future just to be safe.
where's the full assault air-time pics. c'mon gt show us the goods!
way to go bro-man! i'm super stoked for ya. all my skiing this year has been about confidence and limits. i've set limits, and i've gone way beyond them (is it ok to drop 20 footers with a broken leg?), but it's all been about confidence. i'm glad you charged it, it makes me feel good.
FUCK YEAH J!!!!!
(and I will take this side note to say that stoy is a madman as well)
Fucking sick J! So similar to what I was feeling at the top of Bad News two years ago.
Where are the friggin pics!:D
Damn, damn damn!! After talking to you I had a good feeling you did it, you could hear the rush in your voice. Hope to hear more tonight.
I look forward to the pics and damn dude, you are on a mission!
Sounds like Boy is doing really well this season too, glad to hear you two after it once again.
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Originally Posted by Odin
I just knew I had to beat him to it;) Its definitely one that puts a huge pucker factor in you! J is only the 3 other person I know who has hit...Robb Holmes, myself and this crazy kid Dave that rides up there. I'm sure there are more but not many! Way to go again my man! Wish I could have watched and been there to help out.
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Originally Posted by Stoysluttie1
Whooo Chile!
That's something else!! How much are you buzzing now?
After a 150' bungee jump I was buzzing for a full week, and that's nothing compared to what you just did.
damn J, that's fucking sick.
Also glad to hear you cleared it and are safe. I'm looking foward to a day or two at the basin next month.
MD9..Congrats on the balls-to-wall accomplishment.
It was your Boss Hogg footage that first drew me to this board, and now you have stepped it up another 1^X notches. Good stuff.
This board and its participants never cease to amaze me.:fmicon:
Stoy, I thought for sure I was breaking new ground. I guess there must be more crazies at Basin than I imagined. Oh yeah, and before I knew it had been hit before I named it "the madness". It's way better name than big bertha. :D
I'm guessing the actual pics may not get posted here. Maybe GT can offset some of the costs of his new set-up by selling some images? I can guarantee a shot of the bombhole (to show the fullsize) will get posted. Maybe even an image of my carcass creating the bombhole/explosion. :D
That's my boy!
Congrats on slaying the beast J.
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It got did? Hell yeah!