tahoe firing!!!!

**freshies** · 03-01-2007, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by AKA

Most boring day of all time.

that's because you didn't roll to the hill in style in the Mustang, dude!

**skimoore** · 03-01-2007, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by freshies

that's because you didn't roll to the hill in style in the Mustang, dude!

OH! That totally reminds me....as we were rolling up to Kirkwood yesterday morning, I saw a snowbank sticking out into the road with some bamboo poles in it...I thought to myself, "hey, bet there's a car in there".

As we were leaving, people were digging out a mustang from under an 8 foot snow bank....

WHY OH WHY didn't I get a picture???

**The Dad** · 03-01-2007, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by ryank

If I was 30-45 minutes away, i would have a 30-45 day year.

Si mon oncle avait les tetons, il serait ma tante, et si ma tante avait les balles, elle serait mon oncle.

At least that's how I remember it, but my French is rusty. Anyway, it translates as if my uncle had tits, he'd be my aunt, and if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle.

**ryank** · 03-01-2007, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by ja_surf

Rent a room out of someones house, or do the ski lease thing, both fairly inexpense (you'll spend more on gas) and you'll get 45 days easy. Plus you can be really flexable with your arrival and departure times to beat traffic.

Ski lease thing? Details?

**hop** · 03-01-2007, 12:48 PM

Yeah, yesterday was super boring. I mean, I really shouldn't have rallied up only 12 hours after flying in from Guam, leaving the fam to wonder how they failed in raising me if the first thing I do when I get home is leave.

But after 6 weeks of tropical fun in the sun, I had to catch up on the wintertime action. So after I found out that I missed the 666/Skimoore/Jason day tripper, I decided that the forecast was good enough to warrant a solo "day plus" trip.
There I was, rocking the brand new unmolded boots (ow), rental poles (oops), and Caltrans uniform (slow/stop) enjoying a standard-issue KW super posse where you start out w/ 10, then filter back in 2's and 3's or 5's or 6's and just rip it up! Sweet!
Unfortunately my day ended a bit earlier than I hoped and I'm certainly not skiing today (or maybe for a while), but it was worth it.

lph has the pics.

**runethechamp** · 03-01-2007, 01:05 PM

Hop's 40ft front flip = CHAMP

Hope you didn't injure yourself too badly.

**skier666** · 03-01-2007, 02:19 PM

Why does my neck hurt from such a boring day yesterday?

**AKA** · 03-01-2007, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by skier666

Why does my neck hurt from such a boring day yesterday?

all those p-texed landings really sting.

**runethechamp** · 03-01-2007, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by skier666

Why does my neck hurt from such a boring day yesterday?

If I had all the pics from yesterday here at work I'd show you.

My whole body aches, and I didn't even huck anything noticeable.

**Tyrone Shoelaces** · 03-01-2007, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by runethechamp

My whole body aches, and I didn't even huck anything noticeable.

i feel great! But then again, I didn't huck a damn thing 'cause I was feeling so sandy yesterday. sitting here now today wishing I jumped off more stuff oh well.

**hop** · 03-01-2007, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces

i feel great! But then again, I didn't huck a damn thing 'cause I was feeling so sandy yesterday. sitting here now today wishing I jumped off more stuff oh well.

I offered you first flight off big Danger! It was all you my man. But noooo you had to go billygoating and Soul Searching. Pfft.

(says the guy with a bag of ice on his knee)

eb · 03-01-2007, 02:52 PM

yesterday was a lot of fun. Best powder day for me since I missed last Friday.

Two pics from yesterday:

Not sure who this is, but took a pic of him after I came through there.

**Lemmiwinks** · 03-01-2007, 03:02 PM

Ski lease thing? Details?

What ja_surf said. I am actually in a ski lease right now on West lake, right across from Sunnyside Restraunt if you know where that is. We crammed in 15 people for around 650 bucks each. We have the place from Jan 5 - May 5. We can go up anytime we want, its ours for the Winter. HIGHLY recommended if you can afford it, although some weekends the house is an absolute zoo.

**ryank** · 03-01-2007, 03:06 PM

$650/each for the entire year?

**lph** · 03-01-2007, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by skimoore

I just hope Len was able to capture hop's front flip.....

I got a $$$$ shot on the front flip.

In general, i was in shitty positions for hop's bigger hucks, but I was usually probing landings or yelling up where to land so, positioning for Danger cliffs (both Little and Big Danger

) was not optimal.

**Lemmiwinks** · 03-01-2007, 03:12 PM

Yeah just a one-time payment of 650 covered it. We also factored in Utilities, firewood, plowing etc and included it in the "join" fee each person paid. That is on the cheaper side for leases though, most go for around 800+. For me the biggest priority was cost, not if it had a hot tub etc. It would have been even cheaper if we decided to cram more people in.

**lph** · 03-01-2007, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by Tyrone Shoelaces

i feel great! But then again, I didn't huck a damn thing 'cause I was feeling so sandy yesterday. sitting here now today wishing I jumped off more stuff oh well.

you and me both. After I hit something hard on baby Kodak, I was a bit gun shy. In retrospect, I kinda wish I had done little Danger after Hop did it, as it was a bottomless soft landing. (I was standing 40 feet from where he landed and couldn't say I even heard him touch down.)

**mc_roon** · 03-01-2007, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by Lemmiwinks

What ja_surf said. I am actually in a ski lease right now on West lake, right across from Sunnyside Restraunt if you know where that is. We crammed in 15 people for around 650 bucks each. We have the place from Jan 5 - May 5. We can go up anytime we want, its ours for the Winter. HIGHLY recommended if you can afford it, although some weekends the house is an absolute zoo.

wow, we did the ski lease thing through our school. We got a place right off 89 from December 1st through March 31st for $175 per person. We did the rest of the funding through throwing parties and charging 5 bucks at the door. works great

**Lemmiwinks** · 03-01-2007, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by mc_roon

wow, we did the ski lease thing through our school. We got a place right off 89 from December 1st through March 31st for $175 per person. We did the rest of the funding through throwing parties and charging 5 bucks at the door. works great

175 Per person???? Was this an actual house or a snow cave on the side of a mountain?

**skier666** · 03-01-2007, 03:52 PM

I cannot believe this video didn't make an appearance in the Tahoe's Firing!!!! thread......

**hop** · 03-01-2007, 04:57 PM

Well, the results are in. Looks like my attempts at radness resulted in a class II MCL, so I'm probably out for another month or so. But hey, after missing the all-time PNW early season and then an extra six weeks of ho-hum conditions, what's another month? By the time I get back everything will be totally super good to go and everyone will be sand-free.

I took all of lph's pics and will write up a "hop's perspective" TR once I get home.

**girlski0912** · 03-01-2007, 05:00 PM

You DID NOT go all injured-reserve list on us wihtout skiing at least one day up here.

**Tyrone Shoelaces** · 03-01-2007, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by hop

Well, the results are in. Looks like my attempts at radness resulted in a class II MCL, so I'm probably out for another month or so. But hey, after missing the all-time PNW early season and then an extra six weeks of ho-hum conditions, what's another month? By the time I get back everything will be totally super good to go and everyone will be sand-free.

I took all of lph's pics and will write up a "hop's perspective" TR once I get home.

eh bummer on the MCL. But you got totally rad and like you said, "it had to be done" so you definitely have satisfaction in that.

like i said on the phone the other night, the same thing basically happened to me a few years ago on my first attempt at heart. beatered a little on the landing and class II MCL tear. i think my ortho said something like just rest it 4 - 6 weeks and you'll be good to go. 'twill be a small bump in the road.

**hop** · 03-01-2007, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by girlski0912

You DID NOT go all injured-reserve list on us wihtout skiing at least one day up here.

I just looked at the calendar, and it's March 1. Assuming I'm out about a month, I should be back in action by early April, and there should be pelnty of season left by then! Now, how about calling me back?!??!?

And yep Mr. Shoe, if had not flipped off that thing I would have been super el pissed-offo at myself. I was dreaming about doing something like that for six weeks straight while on the boat and given the conditions and general level of stoke going around, it had to be done. It felt good all the way around until I was just about to land. "Hrm, I'm not really facing down the fall line like I should be..." At least I got it once (and little and big Danger) before that.