Answer me this collective. Why in the hell would anyone want to race uphill in skintight race suits on skinny skis on groomers and flail on the downhill if they hit anything less than groomed?
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Answer me this collective. Why in the hell would anyone want to race uphill in skintight race suits on skinny skis on groomers and flail on the downhill if they hit anything less than groomed?
Like all other pointless sports, to get pussy.
awww poor snowflake, did John Gaston just go flying past you while you were working on your PSIA turns?
I would not limit it to pointless ON hill.
No, but he should have given you some tips on your stem christie.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiitsbetter
Are you one of those plum smuggling uphillers?
If you have a bunch of people in an event its a safe, people won't get lost
That answer is OUTSTANDING and true.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Leavenworth Skier
cue sheffy in 3..2..1..
so a skier is hating on another skier? ..
No natural snow any where?
The beer at the end? And the pussy?
Because the don't have Spartan Races, Tough Mudders, quintuple marathons, etc all year round and these lunatics need an outlet for their moderate psychosis.Quote:
Originally Posted by mtnjam
i came in 7th at the 2014 NA championships
7th from last
They are held at resorts because resorts have parking lots and other infrastructure at the base, controlled avy conditions, patrol available in case of medical duress, etc. if you are asking why people like to race on skis or why this racing format is enjoyable for some people: I dunno. Figure it out on your own.
yup infrastructure and insurance
why race ? you put 2 kids on trikes and first thing they do is have a race
How's the mountains of poon?Quote:
Originally Posted by byates1
I only been in 1 rando race and I came 2nd from last
but I offered to buy the 1st prize from the winner
a set of AT bindings for 47% off list price ...for the win
To prove how awesome they are at exercising.
And the pussy but in the end barely anyone gives a shit that you rando or bike race. Like no one.
Flight just landed now from the Brundage races!Quote:
Originally Posted by byates1
(And from backcountry tour this morning.)
Venue was perfect.
(As was the tour.)
Huge thanks and congrats to all the race organizers, host, and volunteers for a very well-organized and challenging course.
(Now where is my luggage?)
I wanna hear aboot all the hot chicks that line up to throw soiled undies at you.
Rando races must be the reason for bra trees as the uphill portion of the race passed under said trees and hotties threw their bras/panties at them.
Because it their thing. Why you gotta tax their gig, are they getting in your way on the groomer?Quote:
Originally Posted by mtnjam
This was the thread ender response. Beautiful! :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
Hi John! :wave:
Looking at the top racers in the world championship qualifiers at Brundage this past Friday & Saturday, plus in general based on racer profiles, crossover appeal is mainly from trail running, bike racing, etc. Not really that kind of more off-beat adventure racing, tough mudder, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peruvian
They should do Randohash.
Quaffing micro brews every 5 miles of vert and then writing a review on Beeradvocate on the downhills with accuracy and speed being a judgment aspect.
So let me get this straight, you flew all the way from Mass. and then back to hike up a tracked out ski area with people you barely know to race down on a groomer when there are thousands of acres of untracked snow in Idaho to go tour and make fresh tracks, in powder, with your buddies, without racing to the top. I just don't get the allure of a race like this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan S.
Actually, no, that is neither an accurate nor complete summary of what I did.Quote:
Originally Posted by mtnjam
This picture from yesterday morning of me though is quite accurate:
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My recollection of Hash House Harrier runs involved a lot more beer drinkingQuote:
Originally Posted by scottyb
Heh, my first thought after reading was "5 miles"? The drinking group with a running problem wouldn't make it that far.Quote:
Originally Posted by snoqpass
we have a 24 hr "event " which is sposed to be non competative but someone always races it eh
as for the safety aspect one year it was snowing a fair amount so when a snow squal hit at midnight you could not see a thing, everybody was going down a different run so it was a good thing the runs all funnel down to the chair at the bottom
So you skied with Jim then. Thanks for the uptrack. You guys were ballsy putting in those lines down the glades bowl. I don't like that gully down there, total terrain trap.
How was the east ridge ride back out or did you drop down to the gully/creek.
As for the rando race thing, good on ya, but I don't get the allure.
FWIW I've met dozens of HHHs who run and finish ultras.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
Rando translates as tail gunner.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan S.
Phun waz certainly had.
You'll have to ask Jim for the details -- I was just playing follow-the-leader.
The final ski out though along some flats (i.e., before the final pitch where that picture was taken) was easier than he had anticipated (i.e., only some trivial double-poling) since we got lucky by being able to follow a skintrack in reverse.
The pitches at the very end had some sections I'd want to steer clear of in certain conditions, but I felt okay with all our terrain choices re avy danger.
(You guys really have it made there in general!)
Overall, pretty much a perfect (well, except for the brutally cold temps) four days:
Thursday = See family first thing in the morning, then easy flight out with productive laptop time for work, rendezvous with my three "teammates" along the way, catch up with Jim and family. (Hadn't seem them since summer of 2015.)
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Friday = Ride the lifts to ski lots of remaining untracked powder at Brundage, check out the course, finally meet in person the national organizers and some other racers with whom I'd been working via email for years, redline for ~1,680 vertical and marvel at the dozens of racers arrayed up above me in the endless switchbacks against the setting sun (wish I'd brought my phone for that!), get into a maniacal sprint in the finish chute against some woman, then ski down with my NE crew.
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Saturday = First ascent was up a groomer but then the entire race was in the backcountry, except for the final descent, which -- after an extremely steep bootpack to fry the legs even more -- was down the "Northwest Passage" trail in early-season conditions with magnified pitch and "features" to add to the challenge, then a bit of lift-served skiing, followed by catching up with Jim's brother and his wife.
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Sunday = Powder, then fly home.
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You're probably focusing on the wrong leg.Quote:
Originally Posted by scottyb
Granted, hard to see, given the angle, but focus on the position of my left foot under my hips.
(I've certainly been given of being in the backseat, but not so sure of that here.)
Yeah, you're actually pretty well-balanced fore-aft in that shot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan S.
How did you place? Nice form for riding those skinny boards. What are those, like 70 underfoot? :)
I saw you guys putting turns down from the top, meanwhile we were digging and I was putting on a refresher clinic for my buddies where you guys first dropped in.
You must have run into my buddy Mike ("solo" tourer looking for us) up at the top with the two other guys putting a pit in skiers left of where you dropped in.
So Brundage had a booter in going up NW Passage? Ugh....brutal. Bottomless?
You forgot to mention all the pussy you scored... and the hoards of bitches tossing their moistened paintes as you crossed the finish line.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan S.
.... earlier in this thread I was lead to believe that's how these things play out...as a result, I just bought a used rando set up, please tell me I was not misinformed
rando race to get naked girls???? try loud music in the back lot and a case of rainier after chairs close, thats how i boned your daughter......
I don't see a problem with rando races held within a ski area. I don't even see a problem with skinning up a ski area, in fact, I do. its exercise in a safe and controlled environment, kinda like going to a gym to climb instead of going outdoors. When I lived in spokane, mt spokane was the closest and only option for pre work turns, so i would skin up there during the days I wasn't able to recreate elsewhere. When I was living in steamboat last winter, I'd skin up thunderhead and mt warner to get exercise, especially in the early season to start getting the legs back in shape for other missions. I skin up alta all the time after they close for the season because sometimes its the fastest and easiest option.
There is a huge skimo scene here in utah. Racing helps people push themselves physically. it makes you faster and being faster on the skin up ultimately means you'll be able to ski more, and isn't that the point?
the better question is why do you feel so threatened by people having fun???
I get that its not your cup of tea, but obviously those people in the races enjoy it. so who gives a shit.