Central NY Morning Tracks

**Ty Webb** · 11-09-2004, 07:30 AM

11-09-04
6:30am
Colgate University
Abandoned Ski Hill

Got after it before classes this morning on 2" of new stuff. Lake effect blew on and off all night, and I figured I couldnt pass it up. Grabed the rock skis and headed up. The season has officially begun

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**ulty_guy** · 11-09-2004, 07:34 AM

good thing you had a helmet on!

**laseranimal** · 11-09-2004, 08:30 AM

hella nice powder 8's!

**Lone Star** · 11-09-2004, 09:03 AM

nice tracks!!

**Anxious Mo-Fo** · 11-09-2004, 09:08 AM

Where is that place? Has a nice small-hill feel.

**Aldo** · 11-09-2004, 09:15 AM

Nice way to start the day. You should send that to Nelsap.org if that area is listed on their site.

**boarderline** · 11-09-2004, 09:20 AM

Love this shot. Powder 8s on 2 inches of snow over grass == core .

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**A-wreck** · 11-09-2004, 09:24 AM

nice coverage

**mr_gyptian** · 11-09-2004, 09:37 AM

Which one of you is Rudi Zuker?

**dipstik** · 11-09-2004, 10:20 AM

hardcore my friend, hardcore!

**Darkside** · 11-09-2004, 10:27 AM

Man, I forgot about that east coast dedication! You go, guy.

**cmsummit** · 11-09-2004, 10:33 AM

Damn, that is DEDICATION. Take what you can get and get it while you can.

**Plakespear** · 11-09-2004, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by boarderline

Love this shot. Powder 8s on 2 inches of snow over grass == core(shot) .

Hey, that's what rock skis are for. Very cool. Interesting trivia tidbit about that hill- it's where Ben and/or Jerry (can't remember which one) learned how to ski.
Too bad the place closed down.

**FigureEleven** · 11-09-2004, 10:49 AM

Ha! Thats awesome. Way to work with what you've got.

**Lostinthetrees** · 11-09-2004, 03:19 PM

bump.
Talk about 2nd and 3rd tier ski stations are where the good and hard-core are at. Dude, you got access to the real goods!!! congrats.

I have walked those hills in Summer. My wife took ski classes (offered thru the Phy Ed department) there. For ski classes are they busing people up to Greek Peak now?

**Raps** · 11-09-2004, 03:52 PM

Sick CNY stoke.....as someone who was affected with the same storm i felt the same way but i guess i didn't have the dedication...it has officially begun for us CNY'ers...wooo

**Ty Webb** · 11-09-2004, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Anxious Mo-Fo

Where is that place? Has a nice small-hill feel.

Colgate Univ. in Hamilton, NY. If you're looking up at campus from town, the old trail is just to the right of all the buildings. Pictures might give a better idea...

Campus on left, trail to right-- (you're looking south)
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**Vinman** · 11-09-2004, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by Lostinthetrees

took ski classes (offered thru the Phy Ed department) there. For ski classes are they busing people up to Greek Peak now?

I went to Cortland and took a 1/2 semester skiing class my freshman year at greek peak. Got into an arguement with one of the instructors about not wanting to snowplow like the rest of the class. I even went last trying not to disturb the class

It went something like this

PSIA dork: Why aren't you snow plowing?

Me: I haven't snow plowed since I was 7

PSIA dork: me either but I am doing it and I have been skiing for 20 years

Me: so, you are getting paid

PSIA dork: mumbles something and goes back to talking to the rest of the class.

later at the end of the "lesson"

PSIA dork: Ok now lets work on our short radius turns

Me: {to myself] ok I'll show him short radius turns. Also waited to go last as to not disrupt class. skis very fast making as many "Short radius turns" as were possible on my beloved purple 195 Rossi 3G. Stops very quickly and very hard within about 4-5 feet of PSIA dorks tips and blows out of my downhill ski without falling.

PSIA dork: mumbles something about my stance is too far forward

Me: clicking back into my Tyrolia 490 binders "just sign the card so I can go ski."

Oh those were they days... good ol' Greek Peak.