Any one here from Maine?

[boltsmack]

Some good advice would be to try and make it not such short notice next time then I bet alot of us could show up. But I think you were just going anyway and was wondering if any one else was going right? Does the field owner of true colors give you inside deals on markers, is that how your teammate got that prototype hinge and his macdev?

[Wheelman]

We would need to plan more ahead, I know I' won't make it today.

[-�on-]

dude, not a Macdev...Works Cocker...

[Will Wood]

I did horrible in the woods, made up for it on the spools (couln't play Air, some were flat.) I think a bunch of people from my school are going the weekend of the 7th of next month....Not sure. I can't play untill then anyway's, don't get my paycheck for a while.

[RT_Luver]

Originally posted by Will Wood
Moving to maine for Sugarloaf? My parents got some freinds that live up there, we go up once a year, so boring, I can't ski.

Your going to be in the Olympics?

well...it's not CERTAIN yet. my dad said that if i do improve as much as i did this year(i've been skiing for 3 years and I'm one of the fastest person if the the fastest person everyone knows one my ski team) he said that when I turn 16 he wold look into getting me into a ski acedemy and he suggested Carabasset Acedemy, he said it was at sugar loaf, and I was like SURE. so I'm hopin everyting works out, and if it does. you might be hearing somthing of Joshua Strother in 4 years. either about winning the gold medal in all the ski competitions at the next winter olympics OR about me killing myself doing some insane SH** trying to impress someone. famous last words of many people "HEY YA'LL, WATCH THIS" (hopefully not me, knock one wood )

[MCollier]

Sugarloaf has some nice ski schools but its not a nice mountain to do serious training on. Its too much of a resort place, and alot of their nicer terrain is never open.

Best bet is to head over to Vermont. Burk Mountain is a small, out of the way mountain, bent on serious skiing competition. Alot of the best US olympic racers went to Burke Mountain academy. The snow out there is incredible and its never crowded. Jay Speak and Stowe are also nice Vermont mountains, snow wise and terrain wise, but are slightly more crowded. If your looking to stay in the Maine / New Hampshire area try Wildcat out by Mt. Washington. Wildcat gets nice snow because of its position near Mount Washington, and the winds out there. It gets alot of the snow thats blow off Mount Washington.

Looking to race train at an American Skiing Company resort probrably isnt the greatest place to do it, as they are crowded year-round.

[Will Wood]

Alto of good sckiers grew up on sugerloaf, so I would say its a good mountain.,

[MCollier]

That was before, during the past 5-7 years the American Skiing Company has resortized the **** out of it. Its still a nice mountain if your looking for a nice relaxing vacation, but if your looking to do olympic level racing Sugarloaf isnt going to really cut it.

[~Backdraft~]

i think sugar loaf is great, but i'm not that anyway so anything seems good. I do agree however, for olympic training, Sugarloaf just wont cut it. I've never been to Sunday River in Maine but i've heard its better than Sugarloaf, try that one.

[AutoMaggot]

Yeah, we get hookups on markers and schtuff :)

Sunday River is the BEST!

[RT_Luver]

your right. sunday river is AWESOME. I went their last year adn stayed for a week. MAN O MAN O MAN. I LUVED it!!! This summer I'm goin to Oregon to Mount Bachelor or something like that for a race ski camp if my parents can swing it. I'm hopin they can.

[MCollier]

Summer camps in the west are nice. There are some hellanice camps out in Switzerland, some race, some are just heliskiing tours. When I still skiied competitively I never really saw the cost effectiveness in going on one, but they might be worth a look. From what I hear, glacier skiing out in the alps is insanely fun.

[AutoMaggot]

I'd love to ski competatively in college... What do ya'll use for equipment? :)

[Will Wood]

9th @ Rogue

Can any of you make it the 9th at Rogue?

I'm trying to get a bunch of people from my school to go. Four more days of finals, then we are free!

Also, and of you playing in Ice Pirates? I can't wait for that..I had a blast last year during ELS. I was the spy...It was fun. The general was a total idiot, everyone else on Team suspected me as a spy, and he did nothing. He had a picture of me for a spy, and still did nothing when he saw me talking to the Alien guys.

[~Backdraft~]

I barely have enough money to keep playing in the MAC... sorry. Good luck finding people to play.