phillycore

WTF? I have $10 that says Doug sucks off that dude in the thigh highs and underwear.

Bingo... This place is clicky as fuck too...

I will say this... In my 5 years instructing I NEVER witnessed ANY instructor who didn't want to accomplish something with their student. I've seen frustrated instructors, and ones who tried everything in their bag of tricks without success. I've been there myself. It leaves you feeling like you failed. It's not a good feeling and not one that ANY instructor wants to feel. There's way more to it than a free season pass.... There's a ton of personal pride and feeling like you can help continue the sport for the future. It's definitely a commitment which is why I left. I didn't feel like I was putting into it my all and it's a disservice to my fellow instructors who were. Skiing is fun, it's supposed to be fun and they want every customer to leave their lesson happy and to have improved in some way. That's the goal... My personal issues with PSIA are strictly dealing with the attitude and overall vibe. I think those in the racing programs are by far worse..... Everyone's shit stinks.... Period.

There's no such thing as a willing bad student.... only bad/incompatible instructors.

http://youtu.be/DQv53VSxykY

Like I said...fuck it. "My students often widen their stance in crud, thinking it’ll give them better balance. In fact, in crud you want a narrow stance. When your skis are close together, forming a single platform under you, they’re more likely to follow the same path and encounter the same snow. /// Andrew Halmi, Mount Pleasant Ski School, Pennsylvania"

Please don't attempt to get a wider stance in that type of snow.... In powder and deep crud a narrower stance would actually be better for you. More Rotary, less edging Save the wider stance for carving turns. More edging, less Rotary Fuck it...just try out a bunch of shit and you'll find something that works for you...

GSS vs Dude is like Leonard vs Sheldon

Balance, Edging, Rotary, and Pressure BERP - for those not PSIA familiar

Everything you just said is exactly what I was taught.... I'm definitely not getting my point across correctly. I definitely don't mean the methodology is my way or it's wrong. It's the attitude. Think more along the lines of stereotypes. Those who have gone through racing programs ski like X Those who are PSIA ski like Y Those who are from the non parabolic ski generation and haven't fully adapted ski like Z Than there's the self taught/learned from a friend type which fall into A-X Generally speaking those who are from the Y model think everyone outside of the Y and most in the X model are just wrong....

There very well may be, none that I personally was taught. Let's face it, there are a lot of variations and takes on it. PSIA has a lot of grey area within itself. Just being honest. I was in a group who cared more about the customers outcome than following every guideline. I don't disagree with most of the PSIA methods, but the overall PSIA attitude is....I'm right, do it my way. My attitude is "you could possibly improve if you tried this" have fun, be responsible,respectful and safe.

BINGO!!! PSIA = I'm right....do it my way. I remember teaching this girl one time who couldn't get into a wedge whatsoever. She had no problems with balance, or keeping her ankle joints flexed. I pulled her aside from the group and demonstrated a parallel turn and asked her to try it. First time she did it perfect. I had her do it again but making a right instead of a left turn. Once again no problem whatsoever. I wanted to send her over to linking turns but another instructor told me that she needed to be able to maintain a wedge. Wtf? I thought the point of a beginner (first time on skis) was to get them familiar with the equipment, and give them the basics to get them down the hill safely on their own using proper techniques. Imo if she's able to skip wedge christy and go directly to proper parallel turns.... Fuck the crawl before you walk bullshit and run with what's working for her. PSIA....says that's wrong.

Who knows how or why people do shit.... Noone. Everyone is an individual and every individual is different. I love talking to people, sharing experiences and making up my own mind. Sure there are extremists and everything in between.... The things that you experience in life are what make up your life.... Agree, disagree...whatever... At the end of the day just have respect for individuality and life itself. Live...love...share....care....be humble and open minded.

Seriously? Damn, I should have manned up and just went. I graciously bail out of the most dedicated race....congrats TP4, it was honestly yours to lose anyway.

I'm out for Sunday.... No way in hell that I feel like waking up in 3.5hrs.

I've eaten 1800 calorie meals I'm definitely not doing anything right. I also won't deny the fact that I probably should seek out some sort of depression help. I know counseling is a waste of time for me personally....I'm way to headstrong and stubborn... I'm not a big fan of medications either. Honestly most medications scare the shit out of me after everything I've gone through with my reaction to flouroquinolones in the past.

I'm just fucked up....I always want to eat right and excersize yet I don't care enough about myself to actually put forth the effort..... I'm far from lazy, I do a lot more than the average person....so I'm not the average fat guy. I truthfully hate being fat, it sucks. There's nothing good about it. I'm going to die at a young age, I am in constant pain, and simple tasks take way too much effort however I just can't get my shit together enough to do something about it again. I know that I can, I honestly just don't care enough to do something about it. I'm basically killing myself with food and nothing motivates me anymore. I have 3 kids and a beautiful loving fiancé who I need to be around for, yet I'm a selfish asshole who just can't get his shit together. The only thing in life that anyone should be 100% in control of is what they put into their body and it's the one thing that I can't seem to control. I can't make excuses for it, I have no one to blame but myself. Trust me...it sucks. The dirty looks people give you, the comments like "hey big guy", etc... There is literally nothing good about being fat, yet I choose to be. The only thing I can think of is that I pretty much hate myself. I have figured it out before and I Hopefully will again sooner than later....or it will be too late for me to figure out. That's reality, that's honesty.....that's life. Shit ain't easy....

On family weekend you can always get "split up" for a parking lot brew or three..... Lol

Not bad? Dude....you realize that you're supposed to be around like 1800 for the entire day on average right? This is the difference between you and I Doug.... I know better, my issues are mental.....not ignorance

It definitely makes it easier to find a way to get to Mt snow and Hunter....

I usually skip breakfast and just stop on the way home for something unhealthy to eat at sheetz....I really like their quesarito but it's like eating a huge log of cheese, rice,beans, and "veggies" aka jalapeño peppers.... Yes...that's why I'm fat

I let the dogs out, feed my fish, and usually drop a deuce, check my email....but usually sit on the edge of the bed saying fuck this shit I want to go back to bed for 10 minutes before I actually move...most cases because I have to piss... Sometimes try to squeeze in a morning quickie if Karen's awake

We all started off at one point or another.... It's those who travel completely horizontal and make random turns in random directions without any reason or pattern that everyone doesn't like. Nothing like going for the pass at high speed on the trails edge and having no real estate to work with when someone who is 20 yards ahead decides to suddenly jaunt over. If you're going to trail whore it up no matter what your level of skiing is at least make an S, big S, little S, medium sized S, Noone cares but make a damn S lol..... FUCK....I'll accept a fucked up Z...or in Doug's case an I

Left at 6:05 this morning actually...alarm goes off at 5 though. Hitting that Snooze button more times than Doug's got laid this year....so once.

Didn't want to disappoint you Doug...