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gone.skiing
01-14-2009, 05:39 PM
Let's see if we can get a stoke thread to 17 pages and 6500 views...

Product of Adventure Blazer education system on Castlerock (December 15th)....

Views were not readily available
http://searcher.smugmug.com/photos/449691392_vvLyo-L.jpg

So we went looking for snow
http://searcher.smugmug.com/photos/449691692_jsoc2-L.jpg

And air
http://searcher.smugmug.com/photos/449691505_DmMgm-L.jpg

Found it
http://searcher.smugmug.com/photos/449691929_d7LVt-L.jpg

Making sure that new features on Lift Line are safe
http://searcher.smugmug.com/photos/449692686_GhZLv-L.jpg

MntMan4Bush
01-14-2009, 05:43 PM
Now I know who you are on the mountain!! Red jacket/green pants. Your kid rocks. Always ripping it from first chair to last. He's going to be one hell of a skier. Not to say he isn't already.

gone.skiing
01-14-2009, 05:50 PM
Thanks, man (hopefully I got gender right this time). I am just trying to keep up at this point.

barkbiter
01-14-2009, 07:01 PM
A stoke thread ?? Who is this ? dn atkinson ? Are you trolling for sponsors ?


You have succeeded......................................... .if you were trying to disappoint me.


Line Cutter ( whenever I can )

Yard Sale
01-14-2009, 08:25 PM
Stoke thread? Good thought. Great photos.

freeheel_skier
01-15-2009, 12:43 AM
Awesome! Totally Awesome! 8)

atkinson
01-15-2009, 11:12 AM
Thanks for bringing us back to important matters, yuge. AK is the man!

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol45_img020.JPG
Some Saturday turns with the Adventure Blazers. FYI, Coach Watie is back on the hill this coming weekend!

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/medium/vol45_img634.JPG
Tuesday turns with Dr. Hannah and the girls.

Further stoke ... I just had a totally new experience at Sugarbush this morning, first, third, fourth, seventh and eleventh tracks on Morning Star. I've had trails first before and been behind just a few people too, but never in all my years of skiing have I gotten so many fresh runs in so little time with so little company.

No pics, because I left the camera behind and couldn't justify leaving the goods to get it. The cold is not bad and the sunshine on North Lynx is gorgeous. Where is everybody??

John

freeheel_skier
01-15-2009, 11:16 AM
Where is everybody??

At work! Asking myself why am I here and not there? :?

Keep the Kid Stoke coming! 8)

Hopefully get out and freeze tomorrow.

bill-now
01-15-2009, 01:01 PM
Birch Run was sunnylicious, the lower 80% of Morning star was powda, and Sunrise was, "interesting". We took CR connection back to the base for lunch and it was C O L D in the shade.

A great day to ski!

Treeskier
01-15-2009, 06:14 PM
Here are a few images from last weekend!
http://www.clubxtaski.com/090109_12_web/photos/026.jpg

http://www.clubxtaski.com/090109_12_web/photos/027_1.jpg

http://www.clubxtaski.com/090109_12_web/photos/041.jpg

A closer look.
http://www.clubxtaski.com/090109_12_web/photos/041_1.jpg

Fun for all ages!
http://www.clubxtaski.com/090109_12_web/photos/054_1.jpg

Dad too!
http://www.clubxtaski.com/090109_12_web/photos/055_1.jpg

Doing may snow dance!

Tin Woodsman
01-15-2009, 06:47 PM
I think I recognize that last location - interesting entrance, but fun little zone with that chute down the middle, or the cliff - nice line.

atkinson
01-15-2009, 08:38 PM
http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol45_img018.JPG
Adventure Blazer airing it out on Snowball.

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol45_img007.JPG
Coming through!

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol45_img011.JPG
Pow on Sunday.

Know any sponsors Barkbiter? Maybe you? Retired at 32, must be nice. ;)

John

telepow
01-16-2009, 08:58 AM
this is more like it. two from my friend Charlie's lens

http://www.telemarktips.com/photopost/data/500/MRG.jpeg

http://www.telemarktips.com/photopost/data/500/antelope_woods.jpg

good day mang!

hopefully what it will look like Sun-Mon

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2079/2262451049_0669eb92dd.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2138/1760739207_e047b4313a.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2350/2259780577_60a79f5526.jpg

mikec13
01-16-2009, 11:03 AM
I've got to get some new friends to show me some of these spots!

gone.skiing
01-16-2009, 11:48 AM
The last one is Stein's, don't tell anyone. ;-)

freeheel_skier
01-16-2009, 12:05 PM
Nice woods stokage!

Strat
01-16-2009, 01:37 PM
I've got to get some new friends to show me some of these spots!
Ditto
8)

mikec13
01-16-2009, 02:07 PM
The last one is Stein's, don't tell anyone. ;-)

I won't say a word! But I can't speak for the millions of people on the internet who now know the secret!

atkinson
01-16-2009, 03:30 PM
http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol45_img014.JPG
Who's skiing my powder?

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol45_img635.JPG
It's just too good to pass up. Tuesday in the Mad River Valley.

Cold snow coming. Stay tuned and prepped.

John

gone.skiing
01-16-2009, 04:20 PM
Check out the shot on sugarbush.com home page! Pretty air above HG, I guess.

Strat
01-16-2009, 05:21 PM
He's going the wrong way for it to be above HG - he's going down a ridge which slopes to the West, judging by Camels Hump and Mount Mansfield in the back. My only thought is maybe the little rocky 2nd entrance to Panorama at the summit of Mt. Ellen? Anyone else have thoughts?

http://sugarbush.com/images/uploaded/home_ad1/011609-100open.jpg

freeheel_skier
01-16-2009, 07:06 PM
Ummm....photoshop? :?

Jacksun
01-16-2009, 08:10 PM
They inverted the negative? Can you still do that with digital pictures?

Strat
01-16-2009, 09:29 PM
They inverted the negative? Can you still do that with digital pictures?
Quite a bit easier than you can with film, haha...

atkinson
01-21-2009, 01:41 PM
The whine and geeze party should be over for the day by now. Time for some stoke.

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol46_img008.JPG
Two alumni from my Adventure Blazer group, now coaches. Great to work with you Hannah and Kristina!

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol46_img021.JPG
Welcome to Coach Gunnar.

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol46_img025.JPG
Blazer Spike toured him around the mountain.

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol46_img014.JPG
Coach Jay helped guide too.

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol46_img018.JPG
We saw this from the lift. A little early maybe?

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol46_img032.JPG
This was pretty good.

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol46_img030.JPG
Dr. Hannah finding some fresh.

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol46_img042.JPG
And some more.

What a week!

John

Treeskier
01-26-2009, 05:46 PM
http://www.clubxtaski.com/090124_25_web/photos/003.jpg

Outback guide checking out the trees.

Looks like a good one Wed.

Doing my snow dance!

Strat
01-26-2009, 08:08 PM
Is that pic recent or from last year Treeskier? The sunlight has a distinct Springy color to it...

Treeskier
01-26-2009, 10:39 PM
Last Saturday.

atkinson
01-27-2009, 08:54 AM
http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol47_img032.JPG
Just a small piece of Sugarbush on Sunday ...

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol47_img028.JPG
Adventure Blazer Race Division, Pilot 1st Class

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol47_img006.JPG
Everybody loves a run on Sleeper!

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol47_img033.JPG
Some Sugarbush legends, Scotty and Wolf, headed up for a run.

Attention ... Urgent Powder Alert ... you have the rest of today to finish what really needs to be done this week
... everybody should be in the car by 6pm at the latest, or live close by ... this is not a drill, repeat, this is not a drill ...
Code 3-White, Code 3-White ... remember your training, trust your instincts ... ready, on the count of three ...
1, 2, 3 ... go team go!

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/medium/032108-sevePow_.jpg

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/medium/032108-sevepow4.jpg

Strat
01-27-2009, 09:23 AM
John,
Fantastic stuff as usual. When are those last two from?

atkinson
01-27-2009, 09:42 AM
Late March 2008. Windhold/ icehold on Heaven's Gate, so Seve and I hiked for it. Well worth the walk.

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/medium/vol48_img009.JPG
So was this. Today in Warren.

John

atkinson
02-05-2009, 09:10 AM
http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol47_img038.JPG
Storm skiing rules!

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol48_img050.jpg
Totally dumping last Wednesday evening.

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol48_img036.JPG
My favorite kind of tour ... out the door!

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol48_img020.JPG
Nice snow cave.

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol48_img005.JPG
Mount Fluff living up to its name.

More on the way. Come and get it!

John

atkinson
02-20-2009, 09:01 PM
How about some more stoke?

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol51_img001.JPG
Yesterday with Egan at Adventure Camp.

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol51_img003.JPG

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol51_img004.JPG
A view of the Rock this morning from Bravo. Untracked everywhere.

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol51_img005.JPG
Birdland. Not bad for 1-3".

http://forums.alpinezone.com/gallery/data/515/vol51_img006.JPG
I've been skiing while shooting lately, with some fun results.

Enjoy!

John

Strat
02-21-2009, 06:16 PM
Who's got some stoke from this morning for me?

HowieT2
02-21-2009, 08:15 PM
Who's got some stoke from this morning for me?

working on uploading the video.
Today was insane

HowieT2
02-21-2009, 08:40 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT-2kCZ6v6I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiRfUfOcd7c

noski
02-22-2009, 07:03 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT-2kCZ6v6I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiRfUfOcd7c

That almost looks like fun. It's already snowing, ski your legs off and call in sick tomorrow.

Strat
02-22-2009, 09:59 PM
Everyone still recovering from the day of Biblical proportions? I need my vicarious stoke!
8)