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Tork
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Yosemite
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Ya, me too
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Roger That, But can I take an Avi Dog with me? Pleeeeze?
Another day of over 12K vert feet. Convinced I have shredded the knees, the hips, the ankles, but the snow keeps acomin' so I keep goin'
Susan
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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Can skiing a wind blown hard crust be considered shredding? Yesterday on Copper Mt. Idaho.
Down lower, protected by the trees, much better for shredding.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Nov 30, 2013 - 07:46pm PT
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Time to dig this thread up from oblivion! So it's been a long summer, and i spent a lot of time dreaming about what riding would be like.
I found out today.
Sandra's been super nervous about me going up again, because she thinks i'm gonna kill myself. She didn't want me to ride that board either. (It's the one i hurt myself on.)
I don't buy into any of that crap, and i was gonna get right back on the horse that bucked me. It worked out pretty good. Felt really wierd because my left foot is still severely lacking in feeling, and i was pretty aprehensive at first, but by the second run things felt a bit more normal.
I certainly don't have the strength or endurance i used to have. The back felt ok. A little weird when i really tweaked a turn. Riding is gonna be super good for me. I just have to remember there's no toprope on the hill!!
Yeeeeee haw!!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 30, 2013 - 07:56pm PT
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Mike, Mike, Mike….what else is there to say!
F'ing UNBELIEVABLE!!!!
I just want to hug you…but I only come up to your knees!
Susan
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Nov 30, 2013 - 08:02pm PT
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Stoked. Get some
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domngo
climber
Canada
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Nov 30, 2013 - 08:30pm PT
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Snow sliding stoke!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2013 - 11:52am PT
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Thanks guys!! Nice pics dmngo!
16cms this morning!!
We'll see how this powder stuff feels! Probably pretty good, but different i'm sure.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mike, those must be 16 Canadian centimeters. ;-)
Glad to see you shredding it.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Nice job Mike, good to see you up there. You get some ass pads or what??
Yeah i'm with Reilly on the measurement, 16 centy's?
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Great news Mike. Wasn't that long ago that you didn't know if you'd ever walk again, let alone ride that board.
How'd your back feel the next morning?
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2013 - 01:24pm PT
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That's on the hill. It's a really good day if snow totals in the valley match the mountain totals!!
It's still a bit boney up here!
A lovely morning on the darkside
Got a few faceshots so far!
Jersey Cream pano
I'm feeling a lot better about riding today. I'm learning to use my left heel which has feeling again, as an indicator where my front foot is and it feels alot more natural. Pow feels good too because my front foot feels permanently floaty and thats what pow feels like. ;)
I got three laps in today before i hit the lodge for a break.
Rendezvous
I think i got a couple more in me.
Edit: not too bad Dave! It feels better up here today!! Riding is like doing squats for 20 minutes consectutively!!
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Big welcome back to Mike!
Ullr says "game on."
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 2, 2013 - 01:53pm PT
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Game on indeed Todd!! Come on Ullr! I think we need to burn some skis
I did one more and called it quits.
Live to ride another day. Lol
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 9, 2013 - 02:25pm PT
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I got up the hill a couple days ago with Sandra's dad, Mike.
Here he is by the Peak to Peak chair.
It was -17c that day, but Mike thought it was warm..
We did a lap on green chair and then i took these shots at the top.
Mike was having a blast. He said this was "as good as it gets in Ontario!"
After another run on Whistler we headed over to Blackcomb for a few there.
I'm starting to feel way better on my board now. This was my third day, and i felt pretty comfortable. My back seems to be playing nice too at the moment.
Hope you all are ripping some turns out there!!
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this just in
climber
north fork
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Sh#t yeah Mike! Great to see them mountains. Be there in 2015, don't hurt your back this time.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 9, 2013 - 02:51pm PT
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Sounds good Justin! I don't ever plan on doind that again!! ;) lol
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 20, 2013 - 01:21pm PT
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Headed up for a rip!
We got 8cm on whis last night but it seems like more on my truck!!
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Dec 20, 2013 - 02:57pm PT
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Timing is everything, two weeks ago I froze may cheeks off survival skiing at Bridger Bowl in sub-zero weather:
I left on a Tuesday with warming weather and it dumped that day some 26", damn timing is everything in the snow sliding game!!! Sure wish things would change here in the Tahoe Sierra where it is bone dry with no storms in the forecast.
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