Attention Maggots

AKPM, tell me your story, yeah it's cool everyone is nominating you but I don't know anything about you. FNG, your bro sounds like a good candidate as well. I will be keeping him in mind. As for the rest ya'll, did you get the memo, I'm giving away skis for free, bring on the stories!

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Originally Posted by Crinkle

please see his most recent thread....ugh

AKPM takes a ton of shit, sure, but he brings it on himself, he has been, told/asked to chill on the dumb ass posts and yet still posts "pow skiing or sex" COME ON.


must be a more deserving person IMO.

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Ditto
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I nominate AKPM - maybe it'll get him laid.
Seriously though, his enthusiasm is infectious and besides, he puts up with more from the guys here than any teenager should.

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Originally Posted by easyrdr

AKPM, tell me your story, yeah it's cool everyone is nominating you but I don't know anything about you. FNG, your bro sounds like a good candidate as well. I will be keeping him in mind. As for the rest ya'll, did you get the memo, I'm giving away skis for free, bring on the stories!

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I ski everyday in the winter XC or otherwise, think about nothing but skiing, and am more passionate about the sport then anybody I know, if you give me the skis I will pass on my PEs to a worthy person, or keep em at alpenglow in case anybody needs skis ever as a loaner pair (theres no rentals there) I'm not very big on using periods in writing and I take pictures at every opportunity possible. I live in Eagle River Alaska, and have been exploring options to get longer boards for a long time but I am broke as hell and barely have enough money to pay for gas to get to school

I'd say give 'em to Honc, but he can't keep skis for long, whether it be theft, avalanche, airline loss, or what have ya. Sorry cousin, just kidding.

seth pistols? has anyone seen the kid ski? does anyone know if the kid's real? haha, just puttin another couple pennies...

i say give the skis to yogachick if she agrees to change her avatar.

really though, akpm sounds like a good candidate to get the skis and ships the pe's (out of his own pocket) to fng's bro.

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Originally Posted by FNG

AKPM seems like a good guy and an admirable choice, but he's already got new skis.

I nominate my younger brother (20y/o) Zac. He's currently on a pair of '99 "well used" Dynastar Max Zeros. He had to sell off the rest of his ski equipment last year to raise some fast cash. While he was out deer hunting with his friends, somebody shot a hole in his truck. That's right, when he and his friends walked back, there was a 3" hole above his right rear wheel and an empty 12 gage shell on the ground. It wasn't a new truck, nor was it simply cosmetic damage. The slug fucked up the suspension back there, and made his car virtually undrivable. He sold the rest of his ski & snowboard gear to get it fixed so he could keep his job and continue to go to school at the community college. His plan was to buy new/used stuff before the season started, but that money went to college instead. And I thought somebody keying my car was bad...

Now he's up here in Minneapolis with me going to the U of MN, but his ski equipment consists of said Max Zeros mounted with some Tyrolia D8 power selects. No boots (i'm gonna get him some for Christmas, shhhhh). Being away from his friends and family (me excluded) is going to do a number on him this winter as it did to me last winter (my first here). We'd both been diagnosed years ago with seasonal affective disorder, basically winter depression. The treatment? Prozac and getting lots of sun - which can be a pain in the ass during the bitter winters here. New boards will not only make his fucking day; they'll take the edge off the bitter Minnesota winters by giving him some super incentive to get out on the hills and go off instead of watching the 10am sportscenter again or playing more Halo.

Sure he doesn't post here now (lurks under my name sometimes), but you can bet your asses he'd jump right in and kick things off with a thank you thread.

As Dennis Miller once said, "Of course that's just my opinion. I could be wrong."

- Ben

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That is worthy of a second vote.

I'd say Sammwich but he can afford new skis.

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Originally Posted by Sublime

I'd say Sammwich but he can afford new skis.

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Isn't he blowing all his cash so that he can live at W/B this winter? I'd throw in a vote for him if he needs the skis...

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Originally Posted by dipstik

Isn't he blowing all his cash so that he can live at W/B this winter? I'd throw in a vote for him if he needs the skis...

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Yah, but I think Sam's shootin' for a spancered life, and if he can't pick up a sponsor in the Village, he has zero people skills.

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Originally Posted by Karl Stall

I'd say give 'em to Honc, but he can't keep skis for long, whether it be theft, avalanche, airline loss, or what have ya. Sorry cousin, just kidding.

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ha! he is well stocked right now actually.

i vote that FNG's bro gets skis somehow - either AKPM's PEs that i have heard all too much about or the pistols. it might make sense to send the BC setup to AK and the regular set up to the midwest?

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Originally Posted by gonzo

ha! he is well stocked right now actually.

i vote that FNG's bro gets skis somehow - either AKPM's PEs that i have heard all too much about or the pistols. it might make sense to send the BC setup to AK and the regular set up to the midwest?

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Can you mount XC bindings on SP's? Because akpm seems to do more XC skiing than actual downhill skiing.

akpm plans on being on patrol next winter - patrollers get cheap gear. He definitely doesn't deserve them. Hook up somebody who will actually know what to do with them, and isn't likely to sell them in order to buy a car, like akpm. I'm sure there's a deserving Ootard out there. I'd nominate a local, but he just blew his knee out towards the end of this last winter following some big pro snowboarder around Baker, with mbs, wc, and myself watching, so he won't need them this coming winter. :(

I ski on some 185 Olin Revolutions rock skis that have a clearish orange base that I've had to p-tex the crap out of with a black p-tex candle. It looks really bad, but it gets the job done. My dad bought them around 1991 when a local sporting goods store near our home was going out of business. He went to the store every night and pondered about a week before buying them. He gave them to me when I moved to the mountains for a year. That is when they received the most abuse. Now I too live in the midwest but I still use those skis behind our snowmobile off of little jumps that I build. If I had some big fat powder skis I would probably move back to the mountains to ski deep powder, but my Olin's just can't handle that deep stuff compared to the fat skis of today.

^^^ the only thing holding you back from moving to the mtns is a pair of fat skis? damn, dude, youre set if you ask me.

I'll donate my skis toanyone who wants them they kindof beater but i'd be much apreciative if you'd give them to me i'd ski with ingrid all overAK and i'll put upsweet shotes of it all, thnks, AKPM

edit:shit, forgot to sign in as AKPM...

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Originally Posted by BlurredElevens

I'll donate my skis toanyone who wants them they kindof beater but i'd be much apreciative if you'd give them to me i'd ski with ingrid all overAK and i'll put upsweet shotes of it all, thnks, AKPM

edit:shit, forgot to sign in as AKPM...

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Use of contractions and punctuation is at a 4th grade level, clearly not AKPM.

Damn Blurred, nice edit.

ok, sorry to "rain on the parade" but im not so sure longer fat skis are what are needed in this case: AKPM steeze

that makes about $.04, sorry

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Originally Posted by house

ok, sorry to "rain on the parade" but im not so sure longer fat skis are what are needed in this case: AKPM steeze

that makes about $.04, sorry

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Whoa! That's the kid I met in the parking lot!!!

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Originally Posted by BlurredElevens

I'll donate my skis toanyone who wants them they kindof beater but i'd be much apreciative if you'd give them to me i'd ski with ingrid all overAK and i'll put upsweet shotes of it all, thnks, AKPM

edit:shit, forgot to sign in as AKPM...

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So tired, so sad, so washed up. Just let the life seep out between your fingers as you type, no need to bandage the wound -- it's a lost cause. Just let it go. People will be sure to trample through the puddle with haste.

Castro lives in the midwest, yet still claims multiple aspects of Montana? You might as well be someone from Louisiana who claims they can hang with any Utard, or somebody from Colorado who has let the altitude get to their heads when claiming cliff's, or some east coasters who rock the Spatulas for that "one trip a winter out west"... at least buy Fischers, and support my lifestyle, thanks...

Back to finding a worthy candidate. Why do I have the feeling that most people on this board are either in the industry enough to afford skis, or have enough money to afford skiing? Perhaps this is not the best place to look...

oh my god hahahahah holy hahaha... i just watched the video of akpm skiing. wow, i seriously hope that's not how you ski these days man. somebody needs to donate some skills or send him a couple testicles if they got 'em laying around the garage.

However, i DO think they should go to someone who will use them a LOT... not some "thrice-yearly skiing lodge-loafer".

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Originally Posted by BakerBoy

Castro lives in the midwest, yet still claims multiple aspects of Montana? You might as well be someone from Louisiana who claims they can hang with any Utard, or somebody from Colorado who has let the altitude get to their heads when claiming cliff's

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I think someones little gay photo in the magazine has put their ego way out of check. Jerking off may keep your aggravation down to a minimum....thanks

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Originally Posted by BakerBoy

So tired, so sad, so washed up. Just let the life seep out between your fingers as you type, no need to bandage the wound -- it's a lost cause. Just let it go. People will be sure to trample through the puddle with haste.

Castro lives in the midwest, yet still claims multiple aspects of Montana? You might as well be someone from Louisiana who claims they can hang with any Utard, or somebody from Colorado who has let the altitude get to their heads when claiming cliff's, or some east coasters who rock the Spatulas for that "one trip a winter out west"... at least buy Fischers, and support my lifestyle, thanks...

Back to finding a worthy candidate. Why do I have the feeling that most people on this board are either in the industry enough to afford skis, or have enough money to afford skiing? Perhaps this is not the best place to look...

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Oops, sorry Bakerboy, I forgot the winky in my post and smiley face in my post. I don't need fat skis, I already have Stormriders and XXX's, I was making the same point as you, somebody in Minneapolis doesn't need SP's when they make it to Colorado twice a year. No offense to you FNG, I have no doubt that your brother would absolutely love the skis and would really like a pair, but I'm pretty sure there are people who live in the mountains that could ride them 4 days a week instead of 8 days a season. If he is going to be skiing a lot in the Cities then he might as well buy some Dynastar Concepts off of ebay for $100.

There are these two neat inventions.... Ones called a car, the other is an airplane. Strangley they have enabled me to, despite living in the midwest, make it out west quite a bit.

I've never claimed to be able to keep up with anyone, other than perhaps in jest, and don't expect that I could. Shit on the midwest all you want, but not on the people skiing here. I have probably just as much gear as most people on this board sitting in my closets, if I only use it a two or three weeks a year, who cares?

I realize some of the stuff written was in the context of, "is he going to use it as much as so and so." So no need to point that out to me.

I must say things are getting interesting. Some of the arguments coming up are pretty funny. As for getting use out of the skis I don't think location is very important. I grew up in the midwest, skiing two weeks a year. I bought my first set of used boards as a junior in hs. They were two years old when I got them and they lasted me 6 seasons. The only difference when I moved out west was I got to ski more, the skis didn't change, but how long I kept them did. If I was lucky I would get two seasons out of them before they were shot as opposed to 6. So that argument really doesn't hold for me. As for worthy maggots, it is true that most of us have a steady quiver, but there are guys out there, maggot or not that could use the boards, and I figured you all would be the best place to track those people down.

Let me tell you a story of a deserving Maggot. He skis gnarly terrain on some of the most beat skis I've ever seen (some Kneissel blue and white skinny things) I've litterally seen him repair the bases by melting a plastic grocery bag into the coreshot. He waxes skis when he mounts them and then if I give him enough shit about not being able to keep up on the flats. I've seen him make tele turns in narrow chutes that would have dragged both the tips and tails of my skis on opposing sides (yes his skis are short little things). He got avied last year inbounds and recently got hired as the patrol director for that ski area.

I'll have to check whether that hiring is still in effect (for such is the chaotic world that he lives in). If he isn't the patrol director (or otherwise employed), I'd like to nominate Mr. Powder for keeping it about as real as possible (and living in a shack on the side of the mountain with no internet connection).

I nominate Telekoptero. The guy cares more about skiing then all of us combined. He's truly given his heart to the sport, and he oozes with soul. He skis on WAY outdated gear, (still on straights) his helmet used to be a full face motorcycle helmet, and I'm not talking motocross, more like the one with the flip down clear plastic you'd see through, he cut the face protector off. The guy doesn't own a car, and hitch-hikes from Boulder to Summit county on a regular basis to ski. Last time I saw him, he hitch-hiked to summit for a job interview that he got with A-Basin. He got the job, and will be moving up here soon.

He'll be the first to say he doesn't deserve them, but he does. A free helmet from someone would be good too,I gave him one, but it didn't fit.... :(

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Originally Posted by Telenater

Let me tell you a story of a deserving Maggot. He skis gnarly terrain on some of the most beat skis I've ever seen (some Kneissel blue and white skinny things) I've litterally seen him repair the bases by melting a plastic grocery bag into the coreshot. He waxes skis when he mounts them and then if I give him enough shit about not being able to keep up on the flats. I've seen him make tele turns in narrow chutes that would have dragged both the tips and tails of my skis on opposing sides (yes his skis are short little things). He got avied last year inbounds and recently got hired as the patrol director for that ski area.

I'll have to check whether that hiring is still in effect (for such is the chaotic world that he lives in). If he isn't the patrol director (or otherwise employed), I'd like to nominate Mr. Powder for keeping it about as real as possible (and living in a shack on the side of the mountain with no internet connection).

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now we are getting some good stories, I second both Telenator's story for Mr. Powder and Blurred's for Telekoptero. Guys that give everything to their sport and don't have the dough for the equiptment already to let them enjoy it to its fullest.

edited and reposted to get it in the right order after the correct posts

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Originally Posted by BlurredElevens

I nominate Telekoptero. The guy cares more about skiing then all of us combined. He's truly given his heart to the sport, and he oozes with soul. He skis on WAY outdated gear, (still on straights) his helmet used to be a full face motorcycle helmet, and I'm not talking motocross, more like the one with the flip down clear plastic you'd see through, he cut the face protector off. The guy doesn't own a car, and hitch-hikes from Boulder to Summit county on a regular basis to ski. Last time I saw him, he hitch-hiked to summit for a job interview that he got with A-Basin. He got the job, and will be moving up here soon.

He'll be the first to say he doesn't deserve them, but he does. A free helmet from someone would be good too,I gave him one, but it didn't fit.... :(

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Dude what size helmet is it? I have one I never use and would be more then willing to send it to a good home.

It would be cool to send it to a kid looking to take a similar trip that you did.

I may be able to toss in a white giro 9.9 if I can find it. Size M.
-john

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Originally Posted by BlurredElevens

I nominate Telekoptero. The guy cares more about skiing then all of us combined. He's truly given his heart to the sport, and he oozes with soul. He skis on WAY outdated gear, (still on straights) his helmet used to be a full face motorcycle helmet, and I'm not talking motocross, more like the one with the flip down clear plastic you'd see through, he cut the face protector off. The guy doesn't own a car, and hitch-hikes from Boulder to Summit county on a regular basis to ski. Last time I saw him, he hitch-hiked to summit for a job interview that he got with A-Basin. He got the job, and will be moving up here soon.

He'll be the first to say he doesn't deserve them, but he does. A free helmet from someone would be good too,I gave him one, but it didn't fit.... :(

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What job did he get with A-Basin?? I'd say the dude needs new skis if he's still on straights. Geez. I second him. :cool: While I have nothing against AKPM, he's already on fatties.

If it was me, FNG's bro would get them. I think Minnesota is worse than Michigan as far as skiing goes. :D

Besides, AKPM has some PEs and constanly spews about how rad Alaska is. Didn't he go skiing this past weekend? FNG's brother probably just got drunk afterwatching Minnesota lose to Michigan again.

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Originally Posted by 13

... Minnesota lose to Michigan again.

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mad, mad, mad stupid length thing...

Hey, I called it, and I stand by Purdue getting whoopt by Michigan this weekend.

They definitely looked beatable in State College.

off topic - adding to FNG's post....

I know people whose only skis are fats, pistols, PRs, etc. Just because the hills aren't as big doesn't mean it doesnt snow. Bohemia averages around 230+ inches a year, although their website claims 270. If I remember right that is right around the summit county average.

on topic - uhh give the skis to me? i'm poor, from MI, and will hopefully be skiing out west next year. Although I did pick up some volant McHucks from mntlion last spring so I am probably not the neediest(is that a word?) person on the board.

Easy, PM me. I've got something to send your way. This is cool!

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Originally Posted by snowfire

What job did he get with A-Basin?? I'd say the dude needs new skis if he's still on straights. Geez. I second him. :cool: While I have nothing against AKPM, he's already on fatties.

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Ski instructor... so he definately needs some shaped skis so he doesn't look like a JONG to the other instructors :D

Telekoptero!!!

With 13 Rip FNG it would be equally as cool to send a East coaster or someone from the midwestern the skis. Hell it might even push them to do what easy did.

So I have to say give FNGs Bro the Skis I really don't need them (but want them desperately),

but I need skins, obiously my park skiing is going nowhere fast, but I want to get into the BC more but its such a pain in the butt to boot pack up deep snow, and skins will give me an excuse to get some tele gear (who needs a car or gas really?) Can I have the skins PLEASE! :D:D:D:D? Pretty Please?

A poll is needed.

Only two days till the deadline.