TR: The Great Midwest Winter of 06-07

[KansasBoarder]

With the snow in the highcountry on hold for a while, and thus powder-choked stoke-infused go-get-yours TR's as well, I figured I might share what it's like to spend a winter - better yet the first 21 winter's of your life - in the flatlands.

Thanksgiving 2006: Kansas City News Channels report 1-3 inches of new snow in the metro area. The crew arrives from Larryville ready to sample the goods:



After discovering that local sledders had beat us to the punch, and the blower had become beat, the race was on to farm enough snow from local streets to set up anything that would ease our need to ride. So we made do, and the riding commenced:







After sessioning the serious gap to rickety wooden picnic table with heavy consequences , and growing bored of the trash can and barrier jibs, we called it a night, and returned to Larryville for a few brews.


Finals Week: Early December 2006: Campus gets 8 inches. Unfortunately, temps hovered between 0 and -12F during the storm, meaning turns on wind blown aspects were anything but bottomless. We built a jump, and all was well:



The local press found our attempts to stay sane in the flatlands newsworthy, and I got my first shot in a publication; untied boots, cotton T, and all:




February 2007: Weston, MO, Snow Creek Ski Area:



Despite Slush Creek's average annual snowfall of 20inches, the backcountry gates were temporarily closed (think Frasier Canyon from Sol Vista), and we were forced to again put any freeriding fantasies aside and play in the park:







...where we discovered the dangers of mixing skiiers, snowboarders, and dollar monster vodkas:




Yet, it's the days like those shown above that made our times between trips west bearable. And certainly, it's the days like those shown above that make you appreciate days like these:







This concludes our broadcast day.

[KnuckleDragger]

...where we discovered the dangers of mixing skiiers, snowboarders, and dollar monster vodkas:

dangerous indeed - it turned you gay

.

[skimoore]

That was rad.

[KansasBoarder]

dangerous indeed - it turned you gay
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Touche, save that I'm more into the heavyset middleaged lift ops at the Creek, not the park crew shown in the pic.

[TyWebb]

That was funny...cool photos. I like the conclusion.

[alto]

This TR should be immediately placed in the Hall of Fame. High quality photos, great journalistic style, interesting but to-to-point. Stellar work.

[supermodel159]

I can't believe KC got hit so hard. I was in Iowa over thanksgiving 2006 and it was 65 and sunny all weekend long.

[Sponge McBragg]

Stinkbug steeze.

[TS Quint]

Enjoyable read...reminds me of home!

[AKturnanburn]

[CLICKING HEELS]There's no place like home, there's no place like home[CLICKING HEELS]

I'm not kidding.

I was probably about 14 on my skinny Pr.8 solly F9's when a news crew was filming us doing iron crosses and splaffys at snow creek, we made the news at 10 and felt cool for about 5 or 6 minutes.

Way to represent for Slow Creek (and fukking suicide fukking hill). I feel I can thank that little bump next to a nuclear powerplant for introducing me to a world that I might never had imagined. Its also refreshing to see some jibs and decent booters there, in the 90's we had to sneak around to build jumps (I'm sure much like everywhere else )

[dark mavidson]

Nice. That place in Weston doesn't look half bad for being in MO.

[Particle]

This TR should be immediately placed in the Hall of Fame. High quality photos, great journalistic style, interesting but to-to-point. Stellar work.

What alto said. Fucking awesome TR. Seriously.

p.s. for some reason that picnic table looks super fun. Terrifying. But fun.

[KansasBoarder]

[CLICKING HEELS]There's no place like home, there's no place like home[CLICKING HEELS]

I'm not kidding.

I was probably about 14 on my skinny Pr.8 solly F9's when a news crew was filming us doing iron crosses and splaffys at snow creek, we made the news at 10 and felt cool for about 5 or 6 minutes.

Way to represent for Slow Creek (and fukking suicide fukking hill). I feel I can thank that little bump next to a nuclear powerplant for introducing me to a world that I might never had imagined. Its also refreshing to see some jibs and decent booters there, in the 90's we had to sneak around to build jumps (I'm sure much like everywhere else )

WOW A SUICIDE HILL CALLOUT!?!!

Hahaha I spent my childhood snowdays gettin' bruised and beatup sleddin' around there - are you a brooksider AK?

[fonixmunkee]

This thread reflects poorly on we Midwesterners...our snow conditions that is, but not our sense of humor.

[El Kanone]

SICKTER McRICTER

[summit]

KC REPRESENT!

I've been sledding in that park (right off Brookside Blvd)... I lived only a few blocks away from suicide hill!
I've been skiing at Snow Creek when I was a kid... memories

[SonnyBoy]

Sweet TR, very funny.

[Smails]

I liked it