East Coast Roll Call 6.0 Get Your Stoke On!

**HankScorpio** · 10-04-2012, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by thin cover

I agree on Benny, that guy is awesome. He saw my leg and how distorted it was and asked what happened. I told him and it was like I was celebrity. He knew all about the accident and waived the charge and stayed an hour after they closed to tweak the boot several times until it was perfect and it was. that foot on the injured leg has become mass of bone spurs and pain. but those boots were like warm gloves when he was done. Been going there ever since. I am about to take my new maestrale RS's there. He likes whiskey if you want the special treatment.

So it sounds like he's got a decent selection or resort/touring boots? (I need alpine boot with rubber soles and a walk mode) I'll be sure to make an appointment with him when I'm up to pick up my pass. Is he pricey? I don't plan on dropping $1000 on boots, fitting, etc.

**icelanticskier** · 10-04-2012, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by strawjack

I am relatively green ya know.

yeah, me too

WARDO=THE MAN: http://magicseaweed.com/Ward-Stories...-Content/4004/

watch it if yer bored. time to strip the 5'8

rog

**thin cover** · 10-04-2012, 10:14 AM

Rog- thanks dude, for lack of better words, its pretty shitty, and keeps me away from the steeps, but maybe that is a good thing. Hoping for a west side year for big mellow vert.

Originally Posted by SheSkisTrees

Yah, Benny told us he worked on your boots. You are quite the celebrity, but only because you are an inspiration to many! Glad he could work his magic on you.

Hearing again about your husband's leg makes me want to meet you guys even more. Overcoming such absurd injuries and still skiing fascinates me more than ever now. You go through so much mentally and physically and its a trial every day your are out there.

Originally Posted by VTsession

So it sounds like he's got a decent selection or resort/touring boots? (I need alpine boot with rubber soles and a walk mode) I'll be sure to make an appointment with him when I'm up to pick up my pass. Is he pricey? I don't plan on dropping $1000 on boots, fitting, etc.

Yes he has a pretty good selection, but not really an AT oriented shop. He had the tecnica, garmont and solly lines of AT boots there. He mentioned he was looking to capture more of that market this season so maybe he stocked more. A couple of the guys there are definitely BC enthusiasts. He is very fair with his prices in regards to work being done, but gear is retail. If you are going some what soon let me know, I can meet you there.

**SheSkisTrees** · 10-04-2012, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by thin cover

Hearing again about your husband's leg makes me want to meet you guys even more. Overcoming such absurd injuries and still skiing fascinates me more than ever now. You go through so much mentally and physically and its a trial every day your are out there.

Sounds fun -- you should bring your snow cloud over our way this winter so we can make some turns together! We're still working on our new house, but will have time to ski this winter, so we're ready for a deep season!

**gpcharles** · 10-04-2012, 10:26 AM

That's great to hear IBWorks has been so positive for you guys TC/SSTs, and that Benny solved how to get your [husband's] injuries back in a ski boot. It's just another chink in an amazing story as others have said. It certainly is nice to see he helped you both out so much, and his generosity in these cases is the stuff of legends.

I do apologize if you took my comments to mean that Benny is a bad boot-fitter. That's absolutely false. As I said,

Originally Posted by gpetrics

inner bootworks is probably the best in town...

as far as not being "great"... eh. whatever. I have my reasons for keeping the adjective for other shops I think are better, but it sounds like your experiences more than counterbalance my opinions.

VTS: boots will cost you more at IBWorks than you might be able to find at other locations... but it's $teaux... everything costs you. :P

**HankScorpio** · 10-04-2012, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by thin cover

Yes he has a pretty good selection, but not really an AT oriented shop. He had the tecnica, garmont and solly lines of AT boots there. He mentioned he was looking to capture more of that market this season so maybe he stocked more. A couple of the guys there are definitely BC enthusiasts. He is very fair with his prices in regards to work being done, but gear is retail. If you are going some what soon let me know, I can meet you there.

Thanks, Dalt, I'll let ya know when I'm up there next. Reganized, myself a few others committed to a house up there for the season so we'll have to meet in between Smuggs and Stowe and get some turns.

Originally Posted by gpetrics

VTS: boots will cost you more at IBWorks than you might be able to find at other locations... but it's $teaux... everything costs you. :P

Yeah I figured it would not be cheap. I try to do everything on the cheap at Stowe, it ain't easy. I've always skimped on boots, but not this season

**thin cover** · 10-04-2012, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by VTsession

Thanks, Dalt, I'll let ya know when I'm up there next. Reganized, myself a few others committed to a house up there for the season so we'll have to meet in between Smuggs and Stowe and get some turns

Thats awesome dude, glad to see you guys are up this way. We will have to ski for sure.

Boots are the one thing that I dont mind paying full retail for, nothing like well fitted boots will keep you out on the hill longer. I skimp on everything else down to poles I find in the woods.

**SheSkisTrees** · 10-04-2012, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by thin cover

Thats awesome dude, glad to see you guys are up this way. We will have to ski for sure.

Boots are the one thing that I dont mind paying full retail for, nothing like well fitted boots will keep you out on the hill longer. I skimp on everything else down to poles I find in the woods.

So that's where my poles went!

I agree, never skimp on boots and a proper fitting. I do not miss skiing in boots that made my feet feel like they were in a vice.

**Jonathan S.** · 10-04-2012, 12:06 PM

Good news for those who live within an hour or so of Wachusett (millions), ski (maybe hundreds of thousands?), skin (hundreds?), and like to get in some skin laps midweek before work (okay, so that whittles it down to only a dozen or so):
after many seasons of don't-ask/don't tell, and then this past season's harassment by everyone's least-favorite ski patroller, Wachusett will formally implement a very sensible and favorable skinning policy for this seasons. (Details to be posted later...)

The skinning season pass will be $40, although a midweek (plus weekend/holiday >4pm) "Bronze" season pass is only $239 anyway with the "SKIVT" GPS club code:
https://www.wachusett.com/shoponline...4/c-1-gps.aspx
... and the deadline is November 14.
(Once again, if we have at least 10 paid passes by then, I get a free pass, but distribute the proceeds to everyone who purchased by then.)

Nothing like fresh corduroy all to yourself to start off the morning before work:

**DoWork** · 10-04-2012, 02:42 PM

So my two favorite ski news outlets BOTH did stories on the volunteer program at Magic today!

Ski The East article here

Unofficial Networks article here

Freakin stoked out of my manmaries right now on just about everything.

**icelanticskier** · 10-04-2012, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by thin cover

Rog- thanks dude, for lack of better words, its pretty shitty, and keeps me away from the steeps, but maybe that is a good thing. Hoping for a west side year for big mellow vert.

eh, steeps don't often hold the best snow anyways as you know. the magic is that 36-40 degree range.

like here, burt, some of the most wonderful low hanging fruit in the prezzies. and folks continuously walk right by it to go higher/further for more crowded wind fucked snow. 1100 vert pow laps in da magic^^^^range.

http://www.famousinternetskiers.com/mtw-pow/

i'm feeling aspects like burt coming in. doesn't happen often, but..........noreasters are coming me thinks.

you know where to find me.

rog

**icelanticskier** · 10-04-2012, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by Jonathan S.

Good news for those who live within an hour or so of Wachusett (millions), ski (maybe hundreds of thousands?), skin (hundreds?), and like to get in some skin laps midweek before work (okay, so that whittles it down to only a dozen or so):
after many seasons of don't-ask/don't tell, and then this past season's harassment by everyone's least-favorite ski patroller, Wachusett will formally implement a very sensible and favorable skinning policy for this seasons. (Details to be posted later...)

The skinning season pass will be $40, although a midweek (plus weekend/holiday >4pm) "Bronze" season pass is only $239 anyway with the "SKIVT" GPS club code:
https://www.wachusett.com/shoponline...4/c-1-gps.aspx
... and the deadline is November 14.
(Once again, if we have at least 10 paid passes by then, I get a free pass, but distribute the proceeds to everyone who purchased by then.)

Nothing like fresh corduroy all to yourself to start off the morning before work:

me likey wawa for what it iz. skied some super fun refill pow there on foot+ dumps over the years. nice to see them have a skinning program.

nice suit

rog

jgb@etree · 10-04-2012, 03:03 PM

Originally Posted by thin cover

Overcoming such absurd injuries and still skiing fascinates me more than ever now. You go through so much mentally and physically and its a trial every day your are out there.

Amen to that.

It took me 3 years to heal up and find a bootfitter who was able to get me into something that I could tolerate for more than 15 mins at a time. I probably spent close to 5k on boots thinking that if I tried every boot out there, SOMETHING would fit without pain. Obviously, I was wrong. Surprisingly enough, I ended up finding a Dr in NYC that does some boot fitting who was finally able to get me into a decent performance boot that didn't make me want to amputate my own leg after an hour of skiiing. If anyone needs a referral, drop me a line.

**biggins** · 10-04-2012, 03:08 PM

Oops, I just bought a 164 Jones Flagship. Oh yeah, and i'll be in VT every weekend from Jan 1 till Mid April. Wull shucks.

Back to Sprockets with me. Rock on.

**buttahflake** · 10-04-2012, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by DoWork

So my two favorite ski news outlets BOTH did stories on the volunteer program at Magic today!

Ski The East article here

Unofficial Networks article here

Freakin stoked out of my manmaries right now on just about everything.

wow, you guys are being thanked and whatnot!
when i used to volunteer, i got shit on my Matt and Danielle.
so glad they're gone.
i might have to come back over.

**strawjack** · 10-04-2012, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

yeah, me too

WARDO=THE MAN: http://magicseaweed.com/Ward-Stories...-Content/4004/

watch it if yer bored. time to strip the 5'8

rog

pretty much finished off the work today in that section...damn its a lot of work! need you out there riding it on your way to and from work...break it in nicely. giddeeup!

**icelanticskier** · 10-04-2012, 03:21 PM

Originally Posted by strawjack

pretty much finished off the work today in that section...damn its a lot of work! need you out there riding it on your way to and from work...break it in nicely. giddeeup!

i'll have to check it out. well after you tell me the entry point. 700x25c tire ok? they work on most trails just fine

good on ya for clearing.

rog

**Goniff** · 10-04-2012, 03:33 PM

There's lots of itching in this thread to get on the slopes and I'm feeling it as well. Get Amped and Road Trip, I hope you fully recover in time for the start of the season and that you have many deep pow days. Last season was cut short for me in early February when I fractured my tibia skiing in Japan. The white stuff in the red circle in the MRI pic below is the crunched bone. I had planned to ski with Dalton in Hakuba a few days later but instead I was flying back to NY to begin my recovery.

Do Work, I had intended to join you and the other mountain goats at Magic two weeks ago but I banged up my shoulder and hip in a MTB crash and wouldn't have been much help on the hill. Mountain biking is great rehab for a broken leg so long as you STAY ON THE BIKE while it is moving. Hopefully, I can get up to help before the snow starts accumulating. Radam, I feel your pain. Hang in there and heal quickly. When you are recovered, your first pow day will be a special one. August West, save those screws. We may need them!

Some stoke from prior seasons:

**MyNameIsAugustWest** · 10-04-2012, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by DoWork

So my two favorite ski news outlets BOTH did stories on the volunteer program at Magic today!

Ski The East article here

Unofficial Networks article here

Freakin stoked out of my manmaries right now on just about everything.

Nice! Thnx for the links. I even made the vid on STE.

Good to see Goniff back on line here.

Hey Strawjack - nice Stealie. Thinking about trying to get some stickers done with Magic's logo in it.

**MyNameIsAugustWest** · 10-04-2012, 04:27 PM

Hey, I think I saw on FB that Radam is gettin' hitched next weekend. Congrats!

**thin cover** · 10-04-2012, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by icelanticskier

eh, steeps don't often hold the best snow anyways as you know. the magic is that 36-40 degree range.

like here, burt, some of the most wonderful low hanging fruit in the prezzies. and folks continuously walk

Big Fan of Burt, TWD just bumped this thread also. We are due for a noreaster year, if we do then you will see me there a ton, along with lots of other vermonters I am sure

JGB-spot on with spending a shit ton on boots since the injury. Thats why I threw a vote for Benny, guy was the first person to really understand what I was going through and dialed the boots in perfectly. Your injury recovery story is impressive as well. But your tearing it up now. A Dr. doing boot fitting sounds ideal, was he a podiatrist?

Goniff- glad to see you are recovered and able to fuck yourself up again

, We definitely have to ski this year to make up for that unfortunate incident. I was stoked to ski half way around the world with you!
I like the shot of speedfreak trying to figure out how the hell he is going to cut into this inexplicably large line up for red.

August- I think I have one of the last magic stealy tshirts that snow wizards sold up until about 5-6 years ago. Ski Your Face Right Off Your Head