i hate slalom skiing

(watson_134_lf) · (watson_134_lf) **Join Date: Nov 2007** 10-10-2009, 3:53 PM

water was 50, air was 50.
not the coldest ive ever riden in but heres what i just had to go thru.
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.
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.
pretty sure i was close to dying of hypothermia.
thats why i like wakeboarding, we dont need 35 buoys to take a run.

(dlwsrider) · (dlwsrider) **Join Date: Apr 2007** 10-10-2009, 4:01 PM

Meh, each to his own

(scott_a) · (scott_a) **Join Date: Dec 2002** 10-10-2009, 4:31 PM

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

(all_board_rider)

touche' scott! ha

(westsidarider) · (westsidarider) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 10-10-2009, 4:51 PM

scott you come up with a touche for skiers when ur sittin back laughin at us wakeboarders for needing bindings

(Message edited by westsidarider on October 10, 2009)

(scott_a) · (scott_a) **Join Date: Dec 2002** 10-10-2009, 5:14 PM

...and socks.

(wakemitch) · (wakemitch) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 10-10-2009, 5:20 PM

^ oh snap!

(all_board_rider)

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

(rmcronin) · (rmcronin) **Join Date: Aug 2002** 10-11-2009, 2:19 PM

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

(all_board_rider)

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

(daveronix199) · (daveronix199) **Join Date: Feb 2009** 10-11-2009, 3:12 PM

DUDES YOU SKI... Enough SAID

(behindtheboat) · (behindtheboat) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 10-11-2009, 5:16 PM

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.

(watson_134_lf) · (watson_134_lf) **Join Date: Nov 2007** 10-11-2009, 9:00 PM

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

(boarditup) · (boarditup) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 10-12-2009, 7:14 AM

Thanks to everyone who helped!

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.)

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.).

We are looking at the potential of a combined pro waterski and wakeboard stop next year! Massive weekend event!

(anodyne) · (anodyne) **Join Date: Feb 2006** 10-12-2009, 11:08 PM

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.

(wakeslife) · (wakeslife) **Join Date: Jul 2005** 10-14-2009, 8:23 AM

Stop crying kid, you're extremely lucky to have that kind of setup. Its amazing what people take for granted these days...

(boarditup) · (boarditup) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 10-14-2009, 11:50 AM

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.

(fly135) · (fly135) **Join Date: Jun 2004** 10-14-2009, 12:12 PM

...back down to 36 in under 3-seconds. The run is a very intense 17-seconds.

Hey you're cheating. That's 34mph.

(allen) · (allen) **Join Date: Apr 2005** 10-14-2009, 12:28 PM

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.

Now back to the wakeboarding talk

(allen) · (allen) **Join Date: Apr 2005** 10-14-2009, 12:28 PM

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.

Now back to the wakeboarding talk