WRITING ON THE WALL- BLK N WHT TREATS VI

the yok   Bushwick- BK   photo- The Giant

spot kms  Bushwick- BK

werds   photo- The Rician

rusk   photo- The Rician

see one   DUMBO- BK

ski mst  Midtown- NYC

atak  Williamsburg- BK

goya 907  Chinatown- NYC

toro smart crew  Williamsburg-NYC

roa   Bushwick- BK

WRITING ON THE WALL- WORK

labor day is good stuff

but nothing is as sweet as putting in work

sienide  Castle Hill- BX (i think)   

 phlegm  East Village- NYC

 rusk  Williamsburg- BK

 photo- D

  chrisrwk never  Bushwick- BK  photo- The Giant

 guess  photo- The Rician

smart crew  LIC- Queens

 cash4  smells  swampy  egg yolk  Bushwick- BK

city of children  photo- Amy Klein

EAST COAST STORIES- JAY PEAK

I have been seriously slacking on the snowboarding posts. Stupid forgetting brain. Here is the return of the snow stories.

Last January the Giant and I went to Jay Peak with Zims and Yuko. 

photo Zims78   http://stopdownphotography.com

It was a little cold, like it was never above -5. 

The East never really got any snow last year. Jay always gets the most snow in VT, because it's magic there. We got a little treat for our trip (16" was a big big deal last season).

We were there for four days.  

We stayed in the awesome houses of Shéady Acres (http://www.sheadyacres.com ).  

photo- Zims78 http://stopdownphotography.com

Zims and Yuko stayed in The Tea House.

photo- Zims78 http://stopdownphotography.com

The Giant and I stayed in The Adobe. These houses are fantastic- built and operated by a true riding family. See more here: http://elevatedlocals.blogspot.com/2011/03/elevated-locals-of-jay-peak-oshea.html

We rode the glades at Jay, staying away from the howling wind. Trees in the East can go fast, a little different from the West, where you pick your own line and float along. Here you bend your knees and take the crazy roller coaster bumps. 

Zims seems to manage just fine......

photo- Zims78 http://stopdownphotography.com

Yuko- the silent killa

It's crazy to look at older pic.s of the Giant riding. By the end of last season he was killin' it- hitting cornices straight on an everyting. I see photos of footage like this and remember that it's only his third season. Man did he have a good teacher.

Well Jay, missing you terribly. We learned a lot and became better people.

not really........

Zims down

WRITING ON THE WALL- MAKE IT BEAT II

how & nosm- Hunts Point BX

you go girl- Willyb BK

lewy-  Greenpoint BK   photo- The Rician

photo- The Rician

smart crew, goya   photo- The Rician

chinatown- NYC

photo- The Giant

curtis kulig- Chinatown NYC

alec womp remo  photo- D SOHO NYC

GIANT WORDS- NOW SERVING GNARCHOS

GIANT REPORT 

You know where this is right? I have a similar sign in our apartment, it has something to do with high altitude and slipping and falling.....hmmm, not like that ever happens.

Anyoldways, yes that is Jackson Hole..... A trip that began as some sort of adventure with your loyal host turned into an adventure of a different sort...

I will never know why my binding is attached to my boot or why Ramz is enjoying this so much....Thankfully, Robot arrived and organized all of the search the rescues

Later we made it to hill impressing the locals with our East Coast ferocity...

By the way, I have this app that shows all my runs, if I know you I probably have shown it to you 5 or 6 times, if not just ask me, I love watching the little red dot go down the hill, damn I am fast.........

And this run, Dick's Ditch, might be the most fun I ever had with my feet
check this out kids, really click the link, or else
http://jacksonhole.com/activities-events/dicks-ditch-results.html
yeah, there is a race down this badboy and all the legends run it when I'm not there doing rodeo's

Next Feb, word has it we are going to follow Robot to Montana, you should probably come, Ramz will cook up some Gnarchos and we need a test subject.

KILLINGTON WITH A SIDE OF SNOW

me getting ready for snow

The season pass that the Giant won at the TGR premiere has kept us riding blue (ice) pretty much all season.
Its been rad, but different- I seem to have developed a park problem.
Except for the four days in Targhee and Jay I have yet to feel the fluff.

me hiking above Ramshead

We hear tales of inches falling in VT.
Could this be so?
I mean snow is so last season- right?

We arrive Saturday morning to five inches- which is like two feet compared to what we've been getting.
The first drop into Killington trees of the season is made.

Its like a whole different mountain.
So many lines- the possibilities are endless.
Still lots of snow snakes and hidden jagger's 
We collect core shots

I began to morph out of my recently developed park rat self as it continues to snow. By Sunday I have no desire to hit the stash or the pipe.
All I can think about is trees.
It's good to be back..............

mmmmmmmm

SNOW? ARE YOU THERE.... ITS ME, RATFACE

my Sun Valley early/late pass

What have I been up to?
I'm sure you are all dying to know.
(No one cares)
Well, I better write it down; I seem to forget things as soon as they happen.








 
 
 

The Giant at Jay

I've got 14 days on the hill.....
should be more but there are a million stupid excesses, like:
(all these should be read in a super whinny voice)
I live in Brooklyn......
More people need to give me money.......
The thing that I put in my binding that is connected to my leg seems to be broken or something......
I have a job.....
I'm old and fat......
My ass hurts........

Mary and the snow-less bowls- Sun Valley

Anyway-
sorry about that
I've had some days in Sun Valley, Targhee, Killington, and Jay Peak.
The lack of snow at the places I have been privileged to frequent could be devastating to some
but I'm just beginning the season of my life.

Me & Andy- Sun Valley

Sun Valley- Idaho
My mecca. Spent eight days riding with my family
and friends.
Most of the hill was open and the trip was filled with sweet Sun Valley bluebird days.
I missed the bowls terribly. 
We discovered the horrors of doppelgapers.
and had some detonating fun.

Mary and the Grand Teton- Targhee

Targhee- Wyoming
Spent two days here with lil sis Mary and there was pow, cause it's Targhee.
but there was a lot of stuff hiding ready to bite
Yeah, I got eight core shots..... 
it was totally worth it-
Team Awesome was born

bare bunny hill- Killington

Killington- Vermont
Spent two days with the Giant
about half the massive resort was open, no stash or pipe, but they've got some new parks.
Was cool to see Killington doing well after hurricane Irene- they got hit pretty hard.
Day two the famous blue stuff came out- I believe it's called ice?
Just suck it up and go straight

Jay Peak- Vermont (they say it's VT but it's like, really Canada)
Spent four days here with The Giant, Zims, and Yuko.
I only rode two, due to my traitor of a foot.

Jay is where it is at in the east.
And the trees are where it's at, at Jay.
Thank goodness they had some snow.
It didn't get warmer than -5, and that was balmy.
Can't wait to return.

                                                 The west is getting pounded.....

                                                    in the east we wait for ours