water was 50, air was 50. <BR>not the coldest ive ever riden in but heres what i just had to go thru. <BR>first, i took a 20-30 min set because the owner of the lake i was riding at wanted some arial shots of the lake with people riding it. <BR>then, literally right after me and two other guys had to sink a slalom course. the lake we were at had 2 courses and buoys set up for the ski jump. i was in the water for at least an hour trying to get all the buoys sunk. then we had to get the water trampoline out. <BR>pretty sure i was close to dying of hypothermia. <BR>thats why i like wakeboarding, we dont need 35 buoys to take a run.

Meh, each to his own

And I'm sure skiers laugh at the idea of needing 4,000lbs of ballast just to take a set.

touche' scott! ha

scott you come up with a touche for skiers when ur sittin back laughin at us wakeboarders for needing bindings <BR> <BR>(Message edited by westsidarider on October 10, 2009)

...and socks.

^ oh snap!

=O scott was it you that posted the "too legit to quit" vid about te CIE boys on the wakesurf thread a while back??

Oh yeah, I forgot about those of you with the socks! Definitely the #1 way to give wakeboarding a bad name.

^^ explain how that is the #1 way to give wakeboarding a bad name...

DUDES YOU SKI... Enough SAID

use of what sounds to be a private lake like Placid Waters is a pretty fortunate opportunity. It takes more than one person to ski/ride, give thanks.

oh dude, im super stoked karl lets us use his lakes, dont get me wrong. <BR>just this whole slalom course thing is pretty lame, but it was a small price to pay for such an awesome setup.

Thanks to everyone who helped! <BR> <BR>It is really hard to make this work alone. For those who don't know, I let GVSU waterski team use the lakes at no charge in exchange for the labor of maintaining the lakes (buoys, jump, docks, scaffolding, trampoline, etc.) <BR> <BR>GVSU, in the third year of the ski team, came in 10th at Midwest Regionals. Great performance! This past weekend was the majority of the time to maintain the lakes. A bit more to do, but just a few hours of labor remain. Next spring, the reverse happens. Buoys up, jump installed, scaffolding up, cameras in place, trampoline installed, etc.). <BR> <BR>We are looking at the potential of a combined pro waterski and wakeboard stop next year! Massive weekend event!

Boo hoo... you don't like it, invent a better solution. As for me? I like to hit some mad cuts on a slalom course with my wakeboard now and again.

Stop crying kid, you're extremely lucky to have that kind of setup. Its amazing what people take for granted these days... <img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/uhoh.gif" border=0>

Lighten up on Alex. Great guy to have around and hang with. This season was his first introduction to slalom. It is a very different sport than wakeboarding. As a rider who does both and has over 20-years of experience on both, I still get a charge out of each ride. As a wakeboarder, you may not "get" slalom skiing, but it is a lot of fun to accelerate to about 70 mph and back down to 36 in under 3-seconds. The run is a very intense 17-seconds. That said, most die-hard slalom skiers don't get the freedom that comes with wakeboarding.

<b>...back down to 36 in under 3-seconds. The run is a very intense 17-seconds.</b> <BR> <BR>Hey you're cheating. That's 34mph.<img src="http://www.wakeworld.com/MB/Discus/clipart/happy.gif" border=0>

Skiing without buoys is kinda boring, skiing with buoys, now that is a rush, much like flying through the air and landing 20 feet in the flats. Going into 39.5 off is crazy hard and you just have to respect that. I use to ski with Marcus Brown, and i can tell you its fun to watch. <BR> <BR>Now back to the wakeboarding talk

Skiing without buoys is kinda boring, skiing with buoys, now that is a rush, much like flying through the air and landing 20 feet in the flats. Going into 39.5 off is crazy hard and you just have to respect that. I use to ski with Marcus Brown, and i can tell you its fun to watch. <BR> <BR>Now back to the wakeboarding talk