Best Gaper qoute of the weekend?

[shafty85]

At SSV yesterday:

dad: look - that person is telemarking.
kid: why do they do that?
dad: that's so they can cross-country ski as well. it also lets them get to the steep lines and have more control.

[krickett]

I'm waiting for my buddy at the bottom of Chair 11, at Kirkwood, about 3 feet away from the entrance to the lift line ropes. I'm standing off a bit so I don't block people from getting in line.

I watch this girl slowly cruising down the mountain onto the flats, headed in my general direction, but she seems like she's in control. I must have watched her for about 15 seconds as she got closer and closer and then proceeded to wipe out and crash sloppily onto her ass about 5 feet away from me.

She immediately stands up and starts barking at me:

Girl: "You can't STAND here in the middle like that."
Me: "I'm right by the lift, lady. You see that sign way up the hill there that says 'slow down'? That should tell you something. But you're right, I shouldn't stand here because I could totally get hit by some SHITTY snowboarder."

She just dipped her head, turned around, and walked off.

(PS I snowboard, so I wasn't starting a format war )

[only temporary]

Good first post, Jong.

[chatton18]

At SSV yesterday:

dad: look - that person is telemarking.
kid: why do they do that?
dad: that's so they can cross-country ski as well. it also lets them get to the steep lines and have more control.

Sounds like a smart kid

[krickett]

Good first post, Jong.

I'm here for the gapers

[Sinecure]

Holy shit. Good second post too. You might fit in. Now post some nekkid pics of your sister/gf/wife in the ullr thread.

[Rossta]

(background info)

As I'm skinning up a popular backcountry trail, I encounter a woman skiing down with her skins on and dukes in freeheel position.

"why are you skiing with your skins on"

(gaper quote of the weekend)

"because I'm terrified! if i take them off i go too fast!"

[old goat]

Not really a quote, but when I was in Jackson a couple weeks ago I witnessed quite a gem.
We were in one of the gift shops in town on a hunt for christmas presents when two guys walk in fully decked out in western-wear. Each of them were sporting a brand new large brim cowboy hat, wrangler jeans, snake skin boots, race-fit spyder jackets, and speaking french...
The thing that really caught my eye though was that one of them was sporting gaiters over his cowboy boots.

This has happened to me multiple times in France. I walk into a store, buy something, hand my Wells Fargo credit card, with a picture of a stagecoach on it, to the clerk, who proceeds to show the card to everyone else in the store, talking about cowboys and Indians. Not in Chamonix though, they've seen it all.

[astralboy15]

Not really a quote, but when I was in Jackson a couple weeks ago I witnessed quite a gem.
We were in one of the gift shops in town on a hunt for christmas presents when two guys walk in fully decked out in western-wear. Each of them were sporting a brand new large brim cowboy hat, wrangler jeans, snake skin boots, race-fit spyder jackets, and speaking french...
The thing that really caught my eye though was that one of them was sporting gaiters over his cowboy boots.

Trolling in real life at its finest.

[DropCliffsNotBombs]

A friend of mine who is a county sheriff told me a story about some gapers that were staying in their vacation home had called 911 to have someone immediately sent out to their house...
The "emergency" was the fact that a group of deer were "trespassing" in their yard, "messing up" all of the fresh snow, and "bothering" their dog!

[PowerWhore7]

Gaper quote is @ 39 seconds... “OH MY GOD!"
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...HTNiJkWlspQkLg
Enjoy

maybe someone can embed this?

[zartagen]

Gaper quote is @ 39 seconds... “OH MY GOD!"
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...HTNiJkWlspQkLg
Enjoy

maybe someone can embed this?

Crazy. My friend who skis Tucks a lot showed me this.

The girl commented on the video:

That's me in the video! The fall was absolutely insane, I thought I was about to die, no joke. Luckily, I came away with only a busted elbow. Other than some bruising and swelling of my elbow, I'm fine. I also had no idea I hit a hiker on my way down! Definitely glad to be alive! ... got to admit though, watching this the first time just brought back the scariness of the fall but then second time, I had to laugh.

[mobygrape]

"I can ski all of the black diamonds at Southington and Powder Ridge and I love airs, what kind of wax do I need?"

"

They have black diamonds at powder ridge? Never actually skied there. My in laws live 10 minutes away. Heard someone bought the property and is reopening the ski area...

[Bottleman]

Learn it. Know it. Live it.

http://www.powderridgect.com/trailmap.htm

[PearlJam09]

The Powder Ridge sale has fallen through twice this year. If we ever get a ton of snow, it's not bad to check out, but its too flat to actually get up to speed, just like the rest of the CT mountains, so the skiing is subpar at best. Still a fun NELSAP to explore.

[Bottleman]

but its too flat to actually get up to speed, just like the rest of the CT mountains

You must not have skied Gunbarrel at Ski Sundown. People tell me that there's a trail called "Paradise" at Mad River that's steeper but I find that hard to believe.

[Ape_Natural]

The "Shit skiiers say" thread reminded me of a good one I heard at a party at WWU this last Halloween.
I was wandering around when I overheard this decently good looking girl talking to a douchey looking dude who decided to dress up for halloween in his full steeze jibwear, tarheels jersey and all.The conversation was as follows:

Girl: Yeah, I don't really ride the park, I compete in big mountain comps. (This comment is what drew my attention to this girl)
Douche: Oh yeah, I only ride the terrain park...
Girl: Dude, you ride Baker and you only ski park. Why?
(at this point I inserted myself into the conversation due to the apparent badassery of the female)
Me: So you compete in Big mtn. comps? That's pretty badass.
Girl: Yeah, and I'm spancered.
Me: Really? Wow...
Girl: I used to ride K2, but now I ride for Line. What do you guys ride? (talking to me and my two friends, who at this point are very skeptical)
Me: Well, these guys are both on Surface, and I ride Moments...
Girl: What? I've never heard of that, you guys are just trying to Bullshit me to get in my pants. Do you even ski?

At that point we just kept on walking and she resumed her conversation with the first douche.

[stoepstyle]

^ oh trololololol that is amazing. You should have just given her a look like this



And said "Yes"

and then walked away

[stuckathuntermtn]

The correct answer is "both"

[guroo270]

this guy from Chicago on the lift at Vail today while it was nuking for the third time all year.
Me: How's it goin'? Wicked day, huh? We needed this!
Chicagoan: Yeah, I like all this snow, but not while I'm on the mountain.

[other1]

On my way to the Gunni airport at a layover in Houston. I am in the bathroom and I had my boots over my shoulder. I see this business dressed guy checking me out and I am not sure if I should be flattered or weirded out. After I walk out into the concourse he catches up to me and asks "why kind of shoes are those?" I didn't even know how to answer....

[snoqpass]

"Hello base, I'm on scene the patients LOC is slightly retarded"

[shafty85]

On my way to the Gunni airport at a layover in Houston. I am in the bathroom and I had my boots over my shoulder. I see this business dressed guy checking me out and I am not sure if I should be flattered or weirded out. After I walk out into the concourse he catches up to me and asks "why kind of shoes are those?" I didn't even know how to answer....

Did you not know how to answer because it made no grammatical sense?

[lowsparkco]

I try and stay away enough not to hear their conversations although a chick on the lift yesterday asked me if the leashes on my skis w/out brakes help make sure I don't lose my poles?

I noticed over the holidays the tourists will get all lined up, while letting empty chairs spin by, then choose a chair to all go after, but only half of them ski out. I don't care in the least though, just makes me very thankful they're still coming!

[Magnoe]

I try and stay away enough not to hear their conversations although a chick on the lift yesterday asked me if the leashes on my skis w/out brakes help make sure I don't lose my poles?

I noticed over the holidays the tourists will get all lined up, while letting empty chairs spin by, then choose a chair to all go after, but only half of them ski out. I don't care in the least though, just makes me very thankful they're still coming!

I just read your post 3 times and still don't quite get it. Either I'm drunk or you're drunk. I'm not drunk.