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Hey Diddle Diddle
Back in the day skiing was difficult and therefore people who could ski well were cool. Telemark racers were among the coolest. Groundhog Day was the Alta local celebration held on Cecret lift. There were two dual courses. One for telemark and one for parallel. The top 16 racers on time from each dual course then battled it out in a dual elimination format with a pro bump added. The pro bump had a flat landing with a gate immediately on landing. There were no time penalties for judged missed telemarks. This was alpine racing on skinny telemark skis and homemade frankenboots. Racers came from the Summit Series in Colorado and Montana and the rest of the West. Every year Victor Roy was the man to beat. He was an elite alpine racer who would put on the tele gear one day a year and win. Groundhog Day at Alta was an incredible drug and alcohol fueled Ullrfest. I don't know if it is still held.
thanks for bringin the goods to the thread
my obs from the sillytude skier compaction team
couple naturals/crowns in the stupid chute/ millie hood
21 ran 3/4 track with a pretty impressive debris/dep zone
as off most off 22 and a pocket off pinacle
a good collapse on a shallow brushy faceted traverse left of scree
damn good skiin
please roj listen to mom
go back and count how many posts you have in these wasatch OBS threads and ask
why?
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