"I went faster than your friends on those skinny boards"...

[thomas_m]

...says my 6year old son Angus who was riding his 'Salomon Team 105cm'! LOL

http://www.crowmountain.net/Temp/Hood/004.html

But seriously - got back from Hood late last night, what a great time. Friday was PERFECT, great weather, good snow and very few people. No telling how much vert I got even with a wife and kids in tow. It was soooo cool to see my kids enjoying themselves on a black diamond(rating very suspect IMO). I can hear them now telling their teachers and friends " I rode the BLACK DIAMOND runs at Mt Hood...".


Sat was windy and socked in with clouds but it was still cool to meet the other NW hardbooters and get in some vert before switching to surfing for the season.

Mucho thanks to Mike T. for organizing!

Thomas

[Mike T]

My first Black Diamond run on a snowboard was at Boreal, a beginner resort near north Lake Tahoe. It wasn't even as steep as the top of the Palmer run, and I bet it (and Palmer @ Timberline) would be rated a green circle at Snowbird!

Keep in mind trail ratings are within the context of the resort. The Magic Mile run is rated intermediate, but would be called a beginner run next door at Mt Hood Meadows or across the way at Ski Bowl.

Anyways, Palmer deserves it's black diamond rating during the summer, when even the public lane is crowded and has racers and freestyle camp coaches going 60 miles an hour on it! I got four riding days in last summer and was hit twice at high speed, miracle nobody was hurt in either case.

[Speed Demon]

wow i though i was a young kid in here...ur son is more then half less my age..lol...well let him have fun...
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[northcoast]

My son just turned 3 and started skiing this last season. This next season he will be swapping over to a snowboard (freestyle board with plate bindings)! He has fun skiing (even landing small jumps) but is constantly saying..."Daddy, I snowboard?" So you won't be the youngest for long!
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[Speed Demon]

I know for a fact im not the youngest, but my uncle has started his daughter and neice on skis and they r just about 3 i believe. I dunno about the snowboard stuff yet but I think as alpine boards go I MAYBE ONE of the youngest.
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[Jim Callen]

Ha, at ECES Shred and his bud Helmut were calling me "junior." Guess that title goes to you now.

[Justin A.]

Im only 16....:-D All my friends want to carve now that they've finally realized they dont have a chance of beating me down the hill.
-Justin
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[Speed Demon]

but that still means im younger than you.... im almost 15 less than a month away
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[slopetool]

Thomas, those are some great photos. That was awesome that you brought your family and I hope it will get others to bring theirs for upcoming events. The surfing photos on your website are sweet too!

Ed

[Chris Houghton]

My son started on plates at 9. He left skiing for softboots, but they only lasted a year. Been on plates now for 6 years. It's not easy finding alpine boards for little guys, but we got lucky.

[thomas_m]

Originally posted by slopetool
Thomas, those are some great photos. That was awesome that you brought your family and I hope it will get others to bring theirs for upcoming events. The surfing photos on your website are sweet too!

Ed

The wife and I will get passes to Stevens next year but the whole family will get Snoqualmie Summit passes. I plan to have both kids on the hill 2 or 3 days a week next season. I'm doubting very seriously they will have a problem with that, especially Angus.

The kids had a blast at Hood. That's a really great place for beginning boarders. Around here the greens are often short and the blues very bumpy...

T.