TR: How to fu#$ up a comp, and then find salvation

[alto]

Part one: Ski well on day one, well enough to qualify for day two. Any responsible competitor won't get shit faced on this important night, but then again a little bit of tailgating never hurt anyone.

I'm a shit show (and a bad role model):




And this is Dave's POV, he is obviously, also a shit show:




On the next day, kill it on your first run, ie stomp a couple good airs:




Hang out and watch your buds do some of the same:




Once you find out you're in the superfinals, and sitting prettily in third place, decide on going for a line that the Squawllywood guide book calls a flat landing, because shit, its all about the glory:




Crash hard and break both skis:




Commence with drinking heavily immediately to drown your sorrows:




Make completely sure your skis are broken in the parking lot:




Tear skis into shreds:




Still look good:




Spend next 10 hours drinking, and then the next 18 after that recovering from drinking too much. Get in car, drive to Bellingham, WA, and at Baker ski the deepest fucking snow ever one day. The next day. Remember camera on the third day and take some pictures as the clouds break:







Thanks to powdherb for taking these amazing photos.
woot!

[basom]

pow makes everyting right.

[lax]

i want to touch you.

[kush1]

I say good god damn!!

[serge944]

Make completely sure your skis are broken in the parking lot:

This pic is hilarious. Way to retire one of the "5 worst skis in recent history."

[GBB]

holy smokes!!

[Toby]

You should crop that down and make it your avatar. Baker looks $$.

[Singel]

Sorry to see that your spats broke, but at least they broke in a way that resulted in some classic pics

[straight outta sultan]

No salvation at the Royal? Did you guys end up making it up to Baker today?

[jahoney]

nice

i'll keep that in mind if i ever fuck up a comp.

[alto]

Way to retire one of the "5 worst skis in recent history."

You watch your mouth.

[Arty50]

I was starting to feel sorry for you (as evidenced by my unceasing laughter) until I saw those Baker pics. Then I wanted to kill you, kill your family, and burn down your house. Who me? Jealous? Noooooo...

[mtnbikerskierchick]

heh, that's a funny story!

[Pow4Brains]

At least your standards were high on all levels.

[geo039]

Those still under warranty??...they may send you a nice pair of 68mm gold ones

[Spark]

very nicely done ..... and what a perfect ending

[Squirrel99]

gotta be AltaBird, it's all lie! definitely not washington or baker
sick shots, alto. good to see you tapping the powder hose
good luck at the next comp

[pointedem]

whatever alto... good effort, def. not a lack of sending.

bird is skiing good now, hope to catch you there.

[gramps]

Nice. Great pictures, good work in the comp. You still out there?

[Dufflogic]

haha, Classic thread, way to get at it, Baker looks sick

[Roo]

This was how McConkey wanted them in the original blueprints.

[Huckwheat]

I say you made the right choice. It was 50/50. If you had nailed it, you would have been a hero, and maybe won the whole thing. That line in the Gate was sick! No one needed to see another line near backbreaker, or another double through no way out......it was the SUPER-FINALS after all.

Once you find out you're in the superfinals, and sitting prettily in third place, decide on going for a line that the Squawllywood guide book calls a flat landing, because shit, its all about the glory:

[The Dad]

Methinks that's taking the whole reverse camber thing a tad far. Sweet stuff, though.

[meatdrink9]

Kick ass. It looks like you tore it up at the comp before the breakage. The baker pics inspire nothing, but jealousy.

[truth]

One time I came in 3rd in a bowling league final even though the ball return machine was broken. I don't have any pics.