Desperation (EC TR)

[gincognito]

Desperate times had come. Staring down the barrel of the first ski-less weekend since late November, something had to be done. All local hills were closed and the rain poured down on Saturday. With it, came a chill that made any thoughts of scrounging for turns totally unappealing.

But Sunday dawned clear(ish). A noontime phone call was made and within 45-minutes, skis were being loaded in the car and operation salvage-the-weekend was underway.

An hour later, the slopes of Bromont greeted us like a chocolate chip cookie. Ribbons of white danced around blotches of brown and we began scoping for anything that could be stitched into a continuous line. Through the hazy lens of desperation it looked good to go.


Plenty of lines. Really.

The parking lot was mostly empty, as ski parking lots tend to be after the lifts have stopped turning. A few wanderers and hikers gave us odd looks, but for the most part we were alone as we packed up and set boot to mud. We went for the direct route right up the middle, with the constant slog broken only by the collection of ground score. Final tally: two individual skis, a decent pole basket, a caribiner keychain, two dollars and 25 cents, and an unopened bottle of Heineken. Sweet. The shabby skis were tossed aside, but the rest joined us on our one-hour trek to the summit.

Little time was taken at the top, as we were so stoked to rip up the pristine conditions. Mit led the way with some solid turns over the sun-cupped surface and a series of ballsy straight-lines through the dirt and grass. Rock skis are good skis.


Mit displaying some fine stitching steeze

High fives were exchanged and shouts of “boner city” echoed through the valley. We couldn’t help but feel sorry for the city dwellers who sat at home, so unaware of the sickness being had just outside their walls.

We climbed up for another go at these epic conditions, not content to let this day slip away just yet. All we needed now was a little rain to cool our excited minds. As we approached the summit once again, our request was granted as a decent shower came down on us. So, as before, we wasted little time in clicking into our skis for one of the last times of the season.

The vertical dropped quickly as we went from granular to ice to dirt to grass to occasional patches of sweet, sweet corn. Stoked, we sewed our way all the way back to the base area before finally calling it a day.

But not yet a season.


Carving the brown.

(26mb, 3.5 minute video here.)

Sick and ashamed and happy (and, clearly, these are the acts of desperate men),
d.

[shera]

Sick and ashamed and happy (and, clearly, these are the acts of desperate men),
d.

Hehe, way to get after it!

[Core Shot]

Nice TR

I'm sick ashamed and happy for you

[edg]

As a person who has skied in a large, cold warehouse - I can sympathise with your desperation. Great vid, surprisingly good skiing, and excellent music. Thumbs up!

edg

[biggins]

way to git it.

Sad (no more [real] schralping), Ashamed (could have gottin' sum like youze guys), and py (it rained and sucked in the city this weekend).

If y'all are around next Saturday, we may hit the Jay park for some hike and huck. Gotta close down the house in Newport, so thought we'd make it fun if possible.

[iceman]

Holy crap.

[gincognito]

If y'all are around next Saturday, we may hit the Jay park for some hike and huck. Gotta close down the house in Newport, so thought we'd make it fun if possible.

That actually sounds like a blast. Right now, though, the plan is pretty solidly in place for another Tuckerman trip (you reading this, smerham?!). We've got a newbie we need to initiate...

Sick and ashamed and happy (and plans, like thoughts and seasons, are fleeting),
d.

edit: Wohoo! How many points do I get for eliciting a "holy crap" from iceman?

[Hicks]

ROCK skiing at it's finest!

[skier666]

I'd be there right with you man...

NICE!!!!

[Xover]

now that's got soul

fuggin' classic!!

[Mit]

Gin: I really didn't expect you to post anything today. Nice TR though. It sure sounded a lot more fun then it was.

I gotta say though grass skiing is a blast but the rocks scare me. Anyways Here are a couple of stills fof Gin from the day. None are really good but it doesn't matter, a good time was had









Nice vid too..had me in stiches

[Mit]

Dirt-Fest

Here are a couple more stills taken by Gin


Mit tucking the mud


Hmmm...Just a touch in the backseat


Being dumb is fun..Nuff said

[El Chupacabra]

For sale: 1 pair, gently used skis.

Looks like fun! Did you use special wax for the dirt/mud/rocks/shrubbery?

[gincognito]

I love it!
(sorry my photog skills are lacking)

Sick and ashamed and happy (and, no, nothing special needed, El Chup: just a pair of skis you're no longer concerned about),
d.

[shmerham]

That actually sounds like a blast. Right now, though, the plan is pretty solidly in place for another Tuckerman trip (you reading this, smerham?!). We've got a newbie we need to initiate...

Sick and ashamed and happy (and plans, like thoughts and seasons, are fleeting),
d.

edit: Wohoo! How many points do I get for eliciting a "holy crap" from iceman?

I am. Unfortunately I can't make next weekend for good reason: Mammoth mini. The following weekend might be a stretch. I have a family gathering in the Boston area on saturday night. Not sure what time it starts, but I could realistically hit tuck's on saturday and cruise to Mass for the party (I'd miss any apres-ski frosty brew action though)

Definitely plan to hit GGW this year as there should plenty of snow for it once the auto road opens.

[shmerham]

BTW: awesome rock skipping!

I did some of that at sugarloaf a couple weekends back. We stayed at a condo on west mountain and there was a bare spot to get from the condo to the lift. So I tucked it and skimmed across it. Awesome! (not what my skis thought)

[sick.bird]

CAW! CAW!

[Barnballs]

Fuck! I wish I had known, could've got an e-ticket...

[gincognito]

Nice vid too..had me in stiches

Just posting sew I can finally acknowledge this pun.
Well played. Sort of.

Sick and ashamed and happy (and feeling dirty),
d.

[gincognito]

This pic sheds some light as to why the inside cuffs of my ski pants get shredded. I would work on that, but I think the duct tape makes me look core.

Sick and ashamed and happy (and why am I bumping this?),
d.

[Mit]

Sick and ashamed and happy (and why am I bumping this?),
d.

Man talk about a self-indulgent bumper. not only do you but a thread you started but bumped it with a picture of yourself.

sigh what has become of you ...well maybe it's just desperation

ps thanks for the acknowledgment and here is one more picture of A depressed gincognito looking off into the distance and lamenting the fact that it's the end of the season.