realskiers

Thanks for the posts.

In high school I realized I was a lot better XC racer than downhill racer, so I raced XC through high school an college.  I didn't do a lot of downhill for a few years in my 20's and picked it up again in a bigger way when the kids got to a good age.  Most  of them (the kids) and kick my butt now. 

I'm assuming that Bushwacka is the same person that goes by a similar name over on Epic.  He sounds like a heck of a skier and Mt Biker as well.  I'd be happy to have him disagree with me - he'd probably be right.

Liam - I was looking at your copy of Expert Skier just yesterday feeling guilty about keeping it over the summer.  I have watched video while on airplanes several times, and mostly used the book for cross referencing.  Let me know if you want me to bring it to the refresher or to the MTB trail opening at the Warfield.  Has a date been set yet?  Harb has some great points.  I like to keep my bag of tricks as big as possible.

Thanks for the welcome!

BeastieBoy (John).  Welcome.  What's the story behind the name, if you don't mind.  XC racing?? I always assumed that was a pretty aerobic activity, never had the guts (or lungs) to try it.

And congratulations, the post dedicated to you has some legs.  This is pretty normal, we stay close to topic for a while, then it drifts here and there.

Meput/Jim2 (cause I claimed Jim1):  Glad to see you're back.  Did you get much time on your Hobie Cat this summer, and how did you like it.  I'm a bit envious.