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Breathtaking ski run!!!

by bizgrower
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I can't believe the skiing people do now. I started skiing when I was six and never imagined the
stuff they do now.

  • Profile picture of the author Frank Donovan
    Yes, I love going skiing. I thrill at the sight of all those young and reckless daredevils risking life and limb on impossible slopes, while I sip on my fifth gluhwein relaxing on the sunny balcony of the mountain restaurant.

    And when I've had enough action, I take the lift back down to the resort.



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    • Profile picture of the author Cali16
      That was absolutely insane! Kudos to him for making that run without incident, as it was extremely dangerous! I only do steep if I have lots - and I mean lots - of room to traverse. But when I say "steep", I'm not talking anywhere close to 85 degrees!!

      I've been heli-skiing once, up at Whistler, B.C. Would love to do it again, as there's truly nothing like it. However, none of the runs we did looked anything like that one!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Dan - was that on the Mt's over by Copper?
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    • Profile picture of the author positivenegative
      That clip was a great distraction for a minute, and has puffed me up with bravado. Now I'm getting back to my game of tiddlywinks. My daughter is 2-0 up.
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    • Profile picture of the author bizgrower
      Originally Posted by Frank Donovan View Post

      Yes, I love going skiing. I thrill at the sight of all those young and reckless daredevils risking life and limb on impossible slopes, while I sip on my fifth gluhwein relaxing on the sunny balcony of the mountain restaurant.

      And when I've had enough action, I take the lift back down to the resort.



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      Frank,

      You always quack me up. LOL.

      Speaking of Copper Mountain, they have such a balcony as you describe.
      Non-skiing parents can watch their kiddoes. This year they are making
      you buy a meal to stay on the balcony.

      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      Dan - was that on the Mt's over by Copper?
      That is in southwest Alaska - scouted by helicopter. Interesting interview, too.
      http://www.outsideonline.com/snow/sn...-the-Year.html

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      Did you all notice that there were already other tracks? Crazing. (New word for crazy, amazing.)


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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    I thought the tracks were made by the first guy down - the close up that showed the tracks being of a second guy. I thought there were two of them, now I have to go view it again.

    I used to like to sit and have cocktails over at Arapaho and listen to the skiiers scream when they came over that one hill and saw they were moguling into a rock field. LMAO. Then we'd listen for the sirens and see how long it took the ambulance to get there.
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