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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Tsalagi on March 03, 2010, 10:14:42 pm

Title: Need the snow, but....
Post by: Tsalagi on March 03, 2010, 10:14:42 pm
I've got a wonderful new bow from Justin I need to try and we've gotten snow showers every weekend since I got it. I've also got a couple bamboo arrows from Aero86 to do testing on, too. This week has been fairly warm and snow's melting. I thought I can go shoot this weekend. But now the forecast says snow this weekend.  ::) 

Don't get me wrong, we need the snow. But why can't it snow during the week when you have a new bow?
Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: Justin Snyder on March 03, 2010, 10:41:10 pm
It is rain here, but with college and rain it sure has set me behind on the work front. I still haven't shot the rifle I got from you.  :o I did go out 2 weekends when it was nice, but there were so many motorcycles and four wheelers that I couldn't find any place to shoot.
Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: Jesse on March 04, 2010, 04:08:10 pm
The weather is perfect here right now. Sunny with still plenty of snow left. Couldn't ask for nicer weather.     
(http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u169/WIbowyer/DSCF0187.jpg)
Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: El Destructo on March 04, 2010, 10:33:41 pm
Where You Boarding at Jesse....looks like it might be Devil's Head near Baraboo Wisconsin.been many Years since I was in that Area...
Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: Jesse on March 05, 2010, 01:20:34 am
Where You Boarding at Jesse....looks like it might be Devil's Head near Baraboo Wisconsin.been many Years since I was in that Area...
actually I'm in Norway.
Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: Jesse on March 05, 2010, 01:23:13 am
Norway MI. that is ;D  About an hour or so from my house. :)
Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: El Destructo on March 05, 2010, 01:57:56 am
I used to Ski Cliffs Ridge in Marquette...Indianhead and Powderhorn in the Porcupine Mountains...and once down to Devil's Head near Madison ...in Baraboo....never skied Norway Mountain...even though I grew up like 80 miles from it...... ::)....spent a lot of time in Niagra though.......the Bars were open after they closed in Michigan......... >:D
Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: Jesse on March 05, 2010, 02:24:21 am
I used to Ski Cliffs Ridge in Marquette...Indianhead and Powderhorn in the Porcupine Mountains...and once down to Devil's Head near Madison ...in Baraboo....never skied Norway Mountain...even though I grew up like 80 miles from it...... ::)....spent a lot of time in Niagra though.......the Bars were open after they closed in Michigan......... >:D
never tried any of those. I've only gone once before and that was to ski brule in northern wi. I really like Norway mountain. not busy at all and snowboarding for the whole day with rental, lift ticket, and a lesson came out to $35.00 for the Wednesday special.  Cant beat that :).
Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: Alpinbogen on March 05, 2010, 08:23:50 pm
Overall, I'm with Jesse.  I switch gears in the winter and hit the slopes pretty hard.  I rode this morning for a few hours in 47 degree weather on machine groomed granular sprinkled with death cookies.   >:D  Once the snow goes brown and rocks begin to poke through, I give everything a summer storage wax and switch gears again.  No need wreck expensive race decks in crap conditions during the last week.  The clock is ticking on winter, so I try to enjoy it while we have it...and brother have we had it!  I did stomp through the snow stump shooting yesterday, but much prefer to do that in short sleeves and sneekers.

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Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: mullet on March 05, 2010, 08:50:30 pm
 Looks nice, but I'd rather be surfing. You don't have to wear all those clothes.
Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: Jesse on March 05, 2010, 08:55:52 pm
Alpinbogen. Looks like you got some skill there :o. Either that or you are a split second from eating some snow ;D   If I tried to get that low it wouldn't be pretty :)
Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: Tsalagi on March 05, 2010, 11:40:53 pm
Jesse, El Destructo was saying he wants you to bring him back some lutefisk from Norway. Says he can't find it in Texas. They think lutefisk is a musical instrument or something. Maybe it is during digestion, who knows?
Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: Alpinbogen on March 06, 2010, 11:05:18 pm
Jesse, "Hero snow" helps tremendously.  Can't do that gracefully in granular chop.   ;)

...some clips from this year and last.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBQ6s1rf4pg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIzuXCBM5LE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJvkFykJyoU

Tsalagi, Mullet, This time of year, when we start to get some warm days, I do get the itch for summer and wearing T-shirts and flip-flops, too.  It hit 53 today.  I played frisbee with my boys and sat in the breakfast nook for several hours in full sun with the windows open making a new quiver.  Sunshine, warmth...felt nice.   8)

 
Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: Jesse on March 06, 2010, 11:59:53 pm
Jesse, El Destructo was saying he wants you to bring him back some lutefisk from Norway. Says he can't find it in Texas. They think lutefisk is a musical instrument or something. Maybe it is during digestion, who knows?
Thats fish right ???  I never tried it  :)
Alpinbogen I really would like to be able to do that. I dont have an interest in flips or jumps but carving like that would be a blast. Im at the stage where I can carve a little and then I catch the edge wrong and slam down face first ;D. You make it look effortless. Guess I cant expect to do that the first time out  :)
Title: Re: Need the snow, but....
Post by: Tsalagi on March 07, 2010, 11:33:16 pm
"Thats fish right?"

It's allegedly fish. Anyway, it's rumored to be fish. I never tried it, either. I think it's the Nordic answer to Spain's bacalao.