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Umlap  Title: the original d-oh-double-g
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Registered: 2003-4-5 22:19:26
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11/29/11 7:26pm
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Who enjoys snow sports? |
We need some new topics! Kicking us off:
How many of you enjoy skiing or snowboarding? Personally I enjoy both, though I've only skid once. I want to ski more so that I can have better control to teach my kids [from what I've heard/read, they can learn to ski well at an earlier age than snowboard] if I ever have any.
I much prefer to snowboard though. I finally invested in a board last season and have only been on it once. I hope to increase that number quite a bit this season. I just hate that the closest "slopes" - and I use that word loosely - are 4-ish hours away.
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Elkad Title: aka Ebenezer
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Registered: 2003-9-11 22:20:55
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Never tried modern snowboarding (with bindings/boots). I had a snowboard as a kid, but it just had grip tape on it, and a rope from the tip that you held in your hand.
Learned to ski at age 5 or so. Local hill (J lift and 3 rope tows) had season passes, so we went about 5 times a week.
Have some fine quality Airborne Infantry knees. That combined with the cost of skiing means I do it rarely. I'm incapable of skiing at a rational pace, so I always end up with my knees a wreck and unable to walk for a week.
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Daimar  Title: Moderator
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Registered: 2004-11-5 08:02:09
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Date Posted:
11/29/11 7:26pm
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I used to ski a few times a year when I was in junior high/high school but haven't gotten out in years. I prefer to stay indoors and stay warm in the winter.
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Amurdora  Title: Scourge of Nsaney
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Registered: 2004-8-19 17:22:51
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Date Posted:
11/29/11 7:26pm
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I hate snow. Having shoveled it from the time I was 5 years old has made me bitter.
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Date Posted:
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Never been snowboarding or skiing before. I'd like to try it someday I guess, but in general I hate cold weather so I'm probably not likely to seek it out on my own.
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Nsaney Title: STFU IN HERE!
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Registered: 2002-10-6 12:52:51
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11/29/11 7:26pm
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Who enjoys snow sports? |
In the early 90's I was out inner tubing at Union Creek here in Oregon. I had a bottle of Yukon Jack stuck in the snow up at the top of the run. I was doing a swig every couple of runs so was getting pretty ripped. So this local kid we know shows up with this freshly waxed snow board.
So I end up hopping on it. Just a note: If you have never ridden a snow board. DO NOT try for the first time from the top of a really steep inner tube run. I must of hit 50mph in like 2 seconds. The sound my need made when in pooped after I cartwheeled a couple of times could be heard from the top and the bottom of the run. 
But I have no use for going to visit the snow anymore. I love it here in Southern Oregon. It snows a couple of times a year or so and goes away pretty quickly most of the time.
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Amurdora Title: Scourge of Nsaney
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Registered: 2004-8-19 17:22:51
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I'm sorry but what part of the body is your need? 
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Nsaney Title: STFU IN HERE!
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Registered: 2002-10-6 12:52:51
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Knee
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KappenWizzbang Title: Reverend Blue Jeans
Posts: 141
Registered: 2004-1-30 07:39:15
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And it must've been a bad wreck if you pooped from it.
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Nsaney Title: STFU IN HERE!
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God damn it!
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