2022 Taos Mini-Gathering - January 22 - January 29, 2022

[PisteOff]

Is nuking more or less than puking? (Snow that is)

I can’t answer that. I’ll end up offending half of the people…..

 

[ChunderBlunder]

Pugskiers on SkiTalk.com under the lift

Which title is correct nowadays? I guess I need more stickers... @Philpug

 

[PisteOff]

Pugskiiers on SkiTalk.com under the lift

I think you've squared the circle on how to refer to us....

Let’s look at it from another perspective……. Would you rather be known as a Pug “Skier” or a Ski “Talker”……. Just say’n…..

 

[mdf]

Which title is correct nowadays? I guess I need more stickers... @Philpug

Skitalk is definitely correct, but that doesn't mean we can't be pugskiers on it.

 

[dbostedo]

Is nuking more or less than puking? (Snow that is)

It's never puking... that's just gross and sounds way too wet.

It IS nuking... the drive down the canyon in the dark was a little harrowing.

 

[mdf]

A few pictures from our lesson:

 

[Tony S]

That looks like helmet + goggles? I have a Giro Orbit MIPS that has a visor.

That's not the kind of "visor" @applecart meant. You are talking space suit visor; applecart is talking golf/tennis visor (brim).

 

[Matchstix]

Got some preview shots from the lunch balcony while I was nursing my leg.
Aiming for 2:30 tomorrow over at Totemoff for the photoshoot, depending on hike and lunch timing.

@Tony S


@ChunderBlunder


@mdf




@Tony S

 

[mdf]

During the afternoon posse ski, @KingGrump announced we were going to ski Zagava to get back from the upper to lower front.

Nope, not going to do it. Zagava is horrible... rocks and choppy bumps. So a few of us went the other way down to the base and rode up Lift 1.

We decided to ski a lap rather than stand there waiting. On the way up I suggested Al's run.
@Noodler , @Dean 's son Teddy and I skied Al's from the top, sliding over to Wayne Abbey at the end section where Al's is mostly rocks. (WA was pretty good, if you stay on either edge.)

Al's is way better than Zagava.

 

[PisteOff]

Got some preview shots from the lunch balcony while I was nursing my leg.
Aiming for 2:30 tomorrow over at Totemoff for the photoshoot, depending on hike and lunch timing.

@Tony S
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@ChunderBlunder
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Tony is getting some nice edge angles….

 

[ChunderBlunder]

Tony is getting some nice edge angles….

Tony is damn near sitting down. Impressive!

 

[James]

Quite the ski bend!
Now that’s a great example of one thing Mermeer Blakeslee taught in moguls. “Ride the wire to the cleavage.”

 

[ChunderBlunder]

“Ride the wire to the cleavage.”

Please elaborate.

 

[PisteOff]

Please elaborate.

 

[FlyingAce]

That's not the kind of "visor" @applecart meant. You are talking space suit visor; applecart is talking golf/tennis visor (brim).

Ohhhh the brim! My last 2 helmets had that! Nice feature but didn’t know it was anything new or special. Interesting.

 

[James]

Please elaborate.

Study the photo. (The skiing one with Tony!)

See if you get too literal, you’ll get confused. It’s a concept.
I will say she pointed out the line with her pole. She was very funny.
Tony is currently riding the wire to the next cleavage.
You can practice tomorrow. Tell your instructor about the concept.

 

[Sandy_NYC]

That is a POC synapsis 2.0. Mamie, @MegKan and I are all on the same helmet. Different colors. Unfortunately, it's no longer in production. There are few NOS floating around on the net if you are interested.

what, you mean they don’t make ‘em anymore? I sure hear that phrase a lot around here.

 

[Tony S]

what, you mean they don’t make ‘em anymore? I sure hear that phrase a lot around here.

"Things they don't make anymore" is a proxy for anxiety about personal irrelevance and ultimately mortality. It's something you hear from old people like KG and me. Ignore.

 

[KingGrump]

Let them eat cake.


Afternoon scrum.


Cat herding.


Cats on the prowl.

 

[Phelmut]

@Noodler, @mdf, and @ChunderBlunder coming down on a previous lap


@ChunderBlunder on the next lap



Pugskiiers on SkiTalk.com under the lift

Looks like great snow. Enjoy.