Hey,
So I was wondering if you guys had any good ski stories from this season or any other season.
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m1k3vbNice!
Ok I got one..
It was my first time at Sunshine Village in Banff, and I ended up meeting some really cool dudes who worked on the hill. Their names were Hugo and Max, they moved out here from Quebec. After skiing with them for the day, I decided to hike with them into the back country. It was my first time going on a hike like this, and as we climbed each peak, which seemed to drag on into the next, I wondered what I was getting myself into.
I remember when we finally reached the mountain top. The magic and beauty of being totally alone, with nothing but majestic mountains as far as we could see. We marveled at the view in silence as we shared a nice joint and prepared for our descent. I was nervous, but I remember the sudden feeling of bliss as we floated through the sickest pow I'd ever skied, until the pitch flattened out and we found ourselves looking down at a 300ft cliff, which extended on either side of us as far as we could see. The feeling of bliss shared by all moments ago, quickly turned to dread as we realized we were in serious trouble. So we turned right and hiked along the ridge, hoping to find a chute, but found to our dismay that the ridge was tilting steeper and steeper towards the cliff, and harder to traverse.
Eventually we had no choice but to hike up and around through a steep, deep, and gnarly avalanche zone, trying our best to stay on the side, close to the trees without falling in the tree-wells. It was pretty warm, and we all knew that the snow could very possibly give way at any moment, sending us off the cliff below. It was getting late, and the afternoon sun, slowly but surly beginning its decent, propelled us onward with a sense of doom.
I remember looking out at the tiny village gondola as I shat myself profusely, visible off in the distance, separated by thousands of feet, several cliffs, and a vast forest. So close, yet so very far. I was exhausted, terrified, feeling helpless yet frantic to keep going on. When we reached the top of the hill, the snow gave way under my friend, who was directly ahead of me, and he suddenly found himself in a hole, 10 feet below, looking up at us. "What the fuck" he said. A few of us laughed it off, and helped him up. I was too exhausted to even register what happened. My only thought was to keep trudging on.
It seemed like we would never make it to the chute, if it even existed, but somehow we eventually did. I've never felt such a sense of relief looking down at the steepest and gnarliest terrain I ever skied. Too physically and mentally exhausted to think, I dropped in without hesitation and tried not to fall.
We made our way down the mountain and into the trees, which became more and more dense the further we went, unfortunately, the incline was still quite steep, and it was a great struggle to keep our speed in check without getting my skis (friends were boarding) tangled in the trees. I felt like I was in the jungle, wrestling with the forest, beyond exhaustion, barely able to stand, fighting for breath. After a while I was too tired to resist, skiing directly into each successive tree.
I'll never forget that feeling, when the trees finally parted and I found myself gliding down a long, winding, sled path towards the bottom. It was like striking gold, like finding water in the desert. We made it to the bottom just in time for my friends to take the last gondola up to the village, where they lived. I proceeded directly to the bar.
I learned a lot that day. Looking back, I would have done a few things differently, but my only regret is not asking out the cute Australian bartender. She seemed to understand. The mystery of the mountains, the encounter with death which brings us a new understanding of life, and most of all, the glory of adventure, in which we conquer not the mountains, or even nature, but our own selves.
Trilliam_A.I won't go into much detail, but there is a large community of 11-13 year olds at my home mountain who want to beat me within an inch of my life.
Sh4dowNice. What was the hole your friend fell into? A tree well?
Trilliam_A.I won't go into much detail, but there is a large community of 11-13 year olds at my home mountain who want to beat me within an inch of my life.
ECSTASKII want to hear more about this!
ECSTASKII want to hear more about this!
Trilliam_A.They were in the park being douchebags to a lot of the people (Ex. "Hey cool straight air too bad you suck at skiing". "Your outfit is the gayest thing i've ever seen".)
So i called the kids out and told them that jus because they wear saga, and can do a dick-suck-tuck frontflip, doesnt give them the right to spread bad vibes.
Ski patrol came by and kicked them out after the one said to me "I can't wait to beat you to death with my skis"
They all found my instagram and said stuff like "I want to bash your face in next season". To which I replied "Should I tell my mommy what time the play-date is?" They then blew up my insta feed with comments like "See u next season. ur going to get beat". There are about 9 of them.
Trilliam_A.They were in the park being douchebags to a lot of the people (Ex. "Hey cool straight air too bad you suck at skiing". "Your outfit is the gayest thing i've ever seen".)
So i called the kids out and told them that jus because they wear saga, and can do a dick-suck-tuck frontflip, doesnt give them the right to spread bad vibes.
Ski patrol came by and kicked them out after the one said to me "I can't wait to beat you to death with my skis"
They all found my instagram and said stuff like "I want to bash your face in next season". To which I replied "Should I tell my mommy what time the play-date is?" They then blew up my insta feed with comments like "See u next season. ur going to get beat". There are about 9 of them.
MLJAssuming they are all 11 year olds, you shouldn't have too much trouble beating the shit out of them if they try to fuck with you...
Trilliam_A.They were in the park being douchebags to a lot of the people (Ex. "Hey cool straight air too bad you suck at skiing". "Your outfit is the gayest thing i've ever seen".)
So i called the kids out and told them that jus because they wear saga, and can do a dick-suck-tuck frontflip, doesnt give them the right to spread bad vibes.
Ski patrol came by and kicked them out after the one said to me "I can't wait to beat you to death with my skis"
They all found my instagram and said stuff like "I want to bash your face in next season". To which I replied "Should I tell my mommy what time the play-date is?" They then blew up my insta feed with comments like "See u next season. ur going to get beat". There are about 9 of them.
m1k3vbNice!
Ok I got one..
It was my first time at Sunshine Village in Banff, and I ended up meeting some really cool dudes who worked on the hill. Their names were Hugo and Max, they moved out here from Quebec. After skiing with them for the day, I decided to hike with them into the back country. It was my first time going on a hike like this, and as we climbed each peak, which seemed to drag on into the next, I wondered what I was getting myself into.
I remember when we finally reached the mountain top. The magic and beauty of being totally alone, with nothing but majestic mountains as far as we could see. We marveled at the view in silence as we shared a nice joint and prepared for our descent. I was nervous, but I remember the sudden feeling of bliss as we floated through the sickest pow I'd ever skied, until the pitch flattened out and we found ourselves looking down at a 300ft cliff, which extended on either side of us as far as we could see. The feeling of bliss shared by all moments ago, quickly turned to dread as we realized we were in serious trouble. So we turned right and hiked along the ridge, hoping to find a chute, but found to our dismay that the ridge was tilting steeper and steeper towards the cliff, and harder to traverse.
Eventually we had no choice but to hike up and around through a steep, deep, and gnarly avalanche zone, trying our best to stay on the side, close to the trees without falling in the tree-wells. It was pretty warm, and we all knew that the snow could very possibly give way at any moment, sending us off the cliff below. It was getting late, and the afternoon sun, slowly but surly beginning its decent, propelled us onward with a sense of doom.
I remember looking out at the tiny village gondola as I shat myself profusely, visible off in the distance, separated by thousands of feet, several cliffs, and a vast forest. So close, yet so very far. I was exhausted, terrified, feeling helpless yet frantic to keep going on. When we reached the top of the hill, the snow gave way under my friend, who was directly ahead of me, and he suddenly found himself in a hole, 10 feet below, looking up at us. "What the fuck" he said. A few of us laughed it off, and helped him up. I was too exhausted to even register what happened. My only thought was to keep trudging on.
It seemed like we would never make it to the chute, if it even existed, but somehow we eventually did. I've never felt such a sense of relief looking down at the steepest and gnarliest terrain I ever skied. Too physically and mentally exhausted to think, I dropped in without hesitation and tried not to fall.
We made our way down the mountain and into the trees, which became more and more dense the further we went, unfortunately, the incline was still quite steep, and it was a great struggle to keep our speed in check without getting my skis (friends were boarding) tangled in the trees. I felt like I was in the jungle, wrestling with the forest, beyond exhaustion, barely able to stand, fighting for breath. After a while I was too tired to resist, skiing directly into each successive tree.
I'll never forget that feeling, when the trees finally parted and I found myself gliding down a long, winding, sled path towards the bottom. It was like striking gold, like finding water in the desert. We made it to the bottom just in time for my friends to take the last gondola up to the village, where they lived. I proceeded directly to the bar.
I learned a lot that day. Looking back, I would have done a few things differently, but my only regret is not asking out the cute Australian bartender. She seemed to understand. The mystery of the mountains, the encounter with death which brings us a new understanding of life, and most of all, the glory of adventure, in which we conquer not the mountains, or even nature, but our own selves.
Trilliam_A.They were in the park being douchebags to a lot of the people (Ex. "Hey cool straight air too bad you suck at skiing". "Your outfit is the gayest thing i've ever seen".)
So i called the kids out and told them that jus because they wear saga, and can do a dick-suck-tuck frontflip, doesnt give them the right to spread bad vibes.
Ski patrol came by and kicked them out after the one said to me "I can't wait to beat you to death with my skis"
They all found my instagram and said stuff like "I want to bash your face in next season". To which I replied "Should I tell my mommy what time the play-date is?" They then blew up my insta feed with comments like "See u next season. ur going to get beat". There are about 9 of them.
Trilliam_A.They then blew up my insta feed with comments like "See u next season. ur going to get beat". There are about 9 of them.