A Maggot/Minion has fallen from the path.

I'm writing to bring a most serious matter to the attention of the Maggot/Minion community. One of our number has fallen from the true path.

Despite having at least three season passes, despite being unemployed with other means of financial support, and despite easy proximity to world class skiing, this poor soul has failed to live up to the promise of his situation. The season began well enough. Hard snow, soft snow, no snow, lines were skied, stoke was posted, and life was lived near to it's capacity. Recently however, we (this person's concerned friends) have noticed an alarming trend. The number of ski days per week has declined to a frighteningly low number. Rationalizations are being made. "I'm too tired", "The snow sucks", "I'm bored with <insert name of home region>" and general apathy are the excuses given.

Please join me in urging our fallen Maggot back to the high standards of his predecessors in winter unemployment.

is this the first magnion intervention?

and who would this person be?

No, you're wrong, Telephil is employed.

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Originally posted by CS
No, you're wrong, Telephil is employed.

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Zing!

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Originally posted by A Friend...
I'm writing to bring a most serious matter to the attention of the Maggot/Minion community. One of our number has fallen from the true path.

Despite having at least three season passes, despite being unemployed with other means of financial support, and despite easy proximity to world class skiing, this poor soul has failed to live up to the promise of his situation. The season began well enough. Hard snow, soft snow, no snow, lines were skied, stoke was posted, and life was lived near to it's capacity. Recently however, we (this person's concerned friends) have noticed an alarming trend. The number of ski days per week has declined to a frighteningly low number. Rationalizations are being made. "I'm too tired", "The snow sucks", "I'm bored with <insert name of home region>" and general apathy are the excuses given.

Please join me in urging our fallen Maggot back to the high standards of his predecessors in winter unemployment.

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Anything less than 6 ski days per week during funemployment is UNACCEPTABLE.

I know who you are, and where you live. :D

a clue: his name rhymes with arty50

Okay okay, this is a very noble effort, I actually have friends trying to do the same thing with me. However, if there is something this particular person is more devoted to and enjoys more when the snow sucks, isn't that a good reason do do this other activity, whatever it might be?

Must be from skiing on those flaccid Volkls. Give the man some real skis and perhaps some turgidity is a possibility.

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Originally posted by Telephil
Okay okay, this is a very noble effort, I actually have friends trying to do the same thing with me. However, if there is something this particular person is more devoted to and enjoys more when the snow sucks, isn't that a good reason do do this other activity, whatever it might be?

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get out
bikemag.com needs ya & change your name while you are at it.

Hey, it's not me. After my battle with hill management, my 12 year pass run ended. After my battle with corporate management, my 13 year employment run ended too. I wish I would have known the coincidence was going to happen.

Still isn't me though. I wasn't living in Montgomery Estates, 5 minutes from Heavenly, and 45 from K-wood, unlike some other(s)...

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Originally posted by Woodsy
get out
bikemag.com needs ya & change your name while you are at it.

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Oh Snap!

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Originally posted by Telephil
However, if there is something this particular person is more devoted to and enjoys more when the snow sucks, isn't that a good reason do do this other activity, whatever it might be?

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Sure, but warm soft terrain park snow doesn't suck, Mr. Lincon Loop.

:p

J-

The phUnky monkey lost his nail!!!!

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Originally posted by Telephil
However, if there is something this particular person is more devoted to and enjoys more when the snow sucks, isn't that a good reason do do this other activity, whatever it might be?

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You can masturbate all summer, once the resorts have closed.

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Sure, but warm soft terrain park snow doesn't suck, Mr. Lincon Loop.

:p

J-

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BWA!! Yeah, i thought you were going to learn the lincoln loop...but you gave up skiing far too soon.

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Originally posted by KQ
The phUnky monkey lost his nail!!!!

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Yeah, dude, that's fukkin gross. And I have a high gross tolerance.

It unfortunate to someone missing out on what all of the rest of us wish we had.

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Originally posted by Telenater
It unfortunate to someone missing out on what all of the rest of us wish we had.

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but....but....if he's not "missing it" is he really missing out?

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Originally posted by KQ
but....but....if he's not "missing it" is he really missing out?

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Hmmmmm.....she has a point.

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Originally posted by KQ
but....but....if he's not "missing it" is he really missing out?

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Just because he isn't missing it, doesn't mean he isn't missing out on it.









Note: He actually is "missing out."

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BWA!! Yeah, i thought you were going to learn the lincoln loop...but you gave up skiing far too soon.

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That was the plan, but then you bailed on Moab, lost all my desire at that point.

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bla blah.

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sprocket rockets bitch!

I'm at 49 days so far, and I'm a full-time corporate whore who lives 2 hours from the "mountain." If you can't hit 100 days living in SLT with no job, you don't deserve any of those passes.

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That was the plan, but then you bailed on Moab, lost all my desire at that point.

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Bailing on Moab has nothing to do with skiing...you're just to pussy to sack up and keep skiing my friend.

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It unfortunate to someone missing out on what all of the rest of us wish we had.

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Yup, I was unemployed all Winter and loved it. I lost track of my ski days but it's somewhere in the low 100's. I'm going to keep it going at Hood all Summer, and I'll be employed!!!

I really wish I didn't loose track cause with hood, this is going to be a lot of ski days.

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Note: He actually is "missing out."

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Another good point.

But again, whoever this person is.....just trying to defend him....there may be that something else as aforementioned that he would be "missing out" on even more because that's what he would rather do.

Huh, I think even I have a good point, but that's just me...in fact I think that is the point.

this is a SKI forum,
you couldn't ski wth me & frz
go talk about the "travel" on your "rig"
& how dry & buff the trails are or whatever just dont come in a ski forum & defend not skiing to a bunch of pavlovian salivators who would love to do it more.

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Originally posted by altachic
Bailing on Moab has nothing to do with skiing...you're just to pussy to sack up and keep skiing my friend.

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Hmmm.....who was it that told me, oh maybe two months ago, not to worry about tele comps this year, just get my knee strong again and do it next year. I can't remember, do you Liz? That was one of the reasons for learning the Lincoln, probably the main one in fact.

A pussy...pretty strong words I would have to say, but on that note, sacking up to keep skiing has no appeal if there is something I would rather do. IMO, ice/slush, whatever you want to call it does suck, contrary to popular opinion, sorry.

Ahem, uh, kids, be nice now.


Edit: Woodsy, very good point.
Spoken from one stuck in office hell: if you can, get yer ass out and ski, you'll only wish you had done it more when you could.

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Originally posted by midget
Yup, I was unemployed all Winter and loved it. I lost track of my ski days but it's somewhere in the low 100's. I'm going to keep it going at Hood all Summer, and I'll be employed!!!

I really wish I didn't loose track cause with hood, this is going to be a lot of ski days.

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I was riding the park chair at Snowbird thinking, "Man, I need more of this. I'm not ready to quit yet... HOOD! Yes!"

When are you going to be up there midg?

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Originally posted by Woodsy
this is a SKI forum,
you couldn't ski wth me & frz
go talk about the "travel" on your "rig"
& how dry & buff the trails are or whatever just dont come in a ski forum & defend not skiing to a bunch of pavlovian salivators who would love to do it more.

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Okay, this is it then I'm done.

When the snow is good, there is nothing more that I would rather do than ski, NOTHING.

(BTW, I was there on saturday looking for you.)

But in late March, early April when riding is really good, snow sucks, again IMO, I would rather ride.

"Skiing is life, but there is so much more to life than skiing."

EDIT: -- Pinner

Phil, you know i'm just giving you a hard time.

Yeah, i said get that knee strong, i need to do that as well...but you claimed to love skiing so much and spend a lot of money on it, why would you give that up when you can ride AND ski in the spring?

I'm still skiing. I also ride my bike. I just hope that if you spend that kind of money on a dual again, you use it. I'd make the most out of that pass my dear.

So, sack up and ski with us this weekend would ya?!!

What the heck is going on here? Phil? D-day? Are you guys serious?

Come on now.....let's be nice!

Phyllis, it's all about what we want you to do, not what you want to do. ;)

We know best, end of story.

Speaking of which, let's hit the Bird park tomorrow. phUnk's shins hurt too bad (bwah!).

If you're missing out on skiing because you're sitting on your ass bitching about conditions, shame on you. If you're out biking because it's perfect biking weather and by the time skiing's actually done it will be to damn hot to stand riding during daylight hours anymore, I totally respect that.

I do regularly ski in the morning and bike in the afternoon on weekends, but if I feel like skipping a weekend of spring skiing for Moab while the weather's nice, I still got my moneys worth out of my dual pass and I'm not going to feel bad about it. I want to get my money out of my new bike too.

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If you're missing out on skiing because you're sitting on your ass bitching about conditions, shame on you. If you're out biking because it's perfect biking weather and by the time skiing's actually done it will be to damn hot to stand riding during daylight hours anymore, I totally respect that.

I do regularly ski in the morning and bike in the afternoon on weekends, but if I feel like skipping a weekend of spring skiing for Moab while the weather's nice, I still got my moneys worth out of my dual pass and I'm not going to feel bad about it. I want to get my money out of my new bike too.

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Originally posted by Telephil
"Skiing is life, but there is so much more to life than skiing."

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I'm fond of saying that.

this was a tounge in cheek thread started methinks to heckle a mag,
phil came to said doods defense & recieved some heckling too,
he gives as good as he gets dont worry KQ,

bummed we missed you sat Phill, just trying to milk the season since I missed so much of it with my new responsibilities.

hippy

Shiiiiiiiiiiit, bitch!....43 days with NO PASS!


Git your ass up there, Arty.