Ski Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Okay, mark your calendars. Everyone needs to waste $38 on a morning ticket and head to Blue. Two goals: root for Skidude in his first important GS; and, try to see if we can seriously jeopardize Atomic's season pass with some good old peer pressure. Â And, Skigurl, have you gotten your forms all filled out? Will we be seeing you? Hmm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Okay, mark your calendars. Everyone needs to waste $38 on a morning ticket and head to Blue. Two goals: root for Skidude in his first important GS; and, try to see if we can seriously jeopardize Atomic's season pass with some good old peer pressure. And, Skigurl, have you gotten your forms all filled out? Will we be seeing you? Hmm? NO! no more skiing with YOU! you are the bringer of evil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidude Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 No Skidude does not do well when other people are there to watch the wooden indian. However I will be there and after my race if I have time I can help out with Atomics Pass. Whats the plan? Â Its actully my first GS and well aside from the one the day after my last one for this year. Atleast in the state. Don't know what happened there 2 GS and 4 SL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 No Skidude does not do well when other people are there to watch the wooden indian. However I will be there and after my race if I have time I can help out with Atomics Pass. Whats the plan? Its actully my first GS and well aside from the one the day after my last one for this year. Atleast in the state. Don't know what happened there 2 GS and 4 SL just tell the ski patrol that i ran over some girl, they'll remember me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidude Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 No Skidude does not do well when other people are there to watch the wooden indian. However I will be there and after my race if I have time I can help out with Atomics Pass. Whats the plan? Its actully my first GS and well aside from the one the day after my last one for this year. Atleast in the state. Don't know what happened there 2 GS and 4 SL just tell the ski patrol that i ran over some girl, they'll remember me Thats always good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted January 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 No Skidude does not do well when other people are there to watch the wooden indian. However I will be there and after my race if I have time I can help out with Atomics Pass. Whats the plan? Its actully my first GS and well aside from the one the day after my last one for this year. Atleast in the state. Don't know what happened there 2 GS and 4 SL Skidude, you're supposed to ski so fast that everything but the gates are a blur! And your attitude sucks! You have a slalom and two GS races at Elk!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted January 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 "...the bringer of evil!" I like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidude Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 I don't even know what you need to qualify for those races...Is it 3 finishes in the top 15? Or 3 in the top 30? Or something different. Also everything is a blur all the noise, the people, the gate keepers, the yellow snow...you get the point...But I don't know. Last race when no one was there I did better than all the other races. Â Anyway Im thinking try and go all or nothing at 7 springs if the trail looks steep enough. Â What do you need to qualify? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skigurl Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 i won't be there, i'm not compeating this yr b.c they(rents and coaches) don't think it makes ence to pay 115for ussa for like 2 races Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 I don't even know what you need to qualify for those races...Is it 3 finishes in the top 15? Or 3 in the top 30? Or something different. Also everything is a blur all the noise, the people, the gate keepers, the yellow snow...you get the point...But I don't know. Last race when no one was there I did better than all the other races.  Anyway Im thinking try and go all or nothing at 7 springs if the trail looks steep enough.  What do you need to qualify? ski999 and i were discussing your attitude while we were waiting for you. You take too much of a convervative approach, you ski like your in the lead. Ski like you've got nothing to loose (which is true), ski like bode, race your heart out, dont try to take it easy just so you finish, youll never win races. You win by being aggressive. NOW GO OUT THERE AND WIN SOME RACES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkSnow Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Hopefully I can be there, gotta get Atomic in trouble some more... just keep the little girls out of his way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted January 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 You qualify for PARA Finals by World Cup points through the first four races (2 at 7Springs/2 at Blue). 1st place=100 points 2nd place= 80 points 3rd=60 4th=50 5th=45 6th=40 7th=36 etc. down to 1 point for 30th place. Â It's the same scale as the FIS World Cup. Â So, for example, if you finish 6th in all four of the qualifing races, then you'd have 240 points. Â The cutoff for how many racers are invited to Finals depends on how many J1/2 racers there are each year. Last year, there were about 90 boys, or so. About the top 45 guys received "automatics", by being in the top 45 in World Cup points at the end of the first four races. Â Then, each of the four PARA Regions (CB is in the NE Division, along with Blue and BB/JF)) gets "quotas". Which means, your division gets another five or six based on regional qualifying races. These spots are filled by guys who are not already automatics. So you take all the CB, Blue, and BB/JF boys, remove the guys who are in the top 45 in points and invite the next six remaining who did the best at qualifiers. Â The last way to earn a trip to Finals is through "discretionary" spots. Each region gets a couple of discretionary spots, where the coaches can place guys who are deserving, yet had injuries or barely missed a cutoff in points. Â In the end, about 60 boys race at PARA Finals; about 45 girls. Â The next step? Well, your add up all the World Cup points from the seven PARA Cup races and the top couple go to the Eastern J1/2 Junior Olympics and race the top skiers from NY, VT, NH, ME, Tri-State, and SARA. The PARA guys that just miss JO's go the Eastern Finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick malozzi Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 (edited) haha i think we should change this thread title to "GO SKI DUDE GO!" or "WIN RACES DAMN IT!". anywho ill see if i can be there. my bet is that i have to ref that morning. i am sure i can get atomic in plenty of trouble. Â Edited January 21, 2004 by Jibophonic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted January 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 And, btw, Skidude, at JF you finished 23rd out of 36 registered NE Division racers (some you beat, some crashed, some were DNS), earning 8 points toward the Regional Qualfier quota. So if 17 of those NE guys earn automatics by being in the top 45 after the first four PA Cup races, you'd be on pace to make Finals. Â The LAST word on this: the World Cup point system was designed to reward people that take chances and either do great or crash. It isn't meant for being consistantly 20th. If a racer finishes 20th four times, he gets 44 points (11 points for each race). Win once and crash three times, and you have 100 points. Got it? It's why Bodie skis all-balls-out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 i am wearing my blue jacket. gotta hide from all you crazy people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forumpl155 Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 ha, it's tough to get kicked outta blue. my buddy hit this stopped skier on a turn on lazy mile (the guy stopped dead in the middle of a turn and my friend had nowhere to go and no time to stop) and hit him going about full speed and there were like 5 rangers right there. was absolutely hilarious to see. rangers briefly asked if they were alright while trying to hide the laughter. I figured he woulda been kicked out.... guess not... you gotta do the stupid stuff on the "slow" trails to get kicked outta there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 ha, it's tough to get kicked outta blue. my buddy hit this stopped skier on a turn on lazy mile (the guy stopped dead in the middle of a turn and my friend had nowhere to go and no time to stop) and hit him going about full speed and there were like 5 rangers right there. was absolutely hilarious to see. rangers briefly asked if they were alright while trying to hide the laughter. I figured he woulda been kicked out.... guess not... you gotta do the stupid stuff on the "slow" trails to get kicked outta there... haha yea, sorta like we did on paradise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkSnow Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Lol... yah we woulda been written up but it was too cold for the guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidude Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Ski most of that went over my head (just took 2 mid terms and don't want to think.) Anyway I will try and go balls out but if its a flat course then I don't think it is smart to do b/c one mistake adn your screwed for the whole race. We will have to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinkSnow Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 Ski most of that went over my head (just took 2 mid terms and don't want to think.) Anyway I will try and go balls out but if its a flat course then I don't think it is smart to do b/c one mistake adn your screwed for the whole race. We will have to see. So don't make a mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skigurl Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 skidude, don't think about it just ski all balls out, JUST DO IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forumpl155 Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 they blow the whistles at us all the time. heck I was riding switch and I was still going way too fast for them. buddy didn't even here them cause he had headphones on. he just kept going. only prob is... they can't stop what they can't catch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 they blow the whistles at us all the time. heck I was riding switch and I was still going way too fast for them. buddy didn't even here them cause he had headphones on. he just kept going. only prob is... they can't stop what they can't catch they could just radio down to the ski patrol at the base but we'll have to all meet at blue, my home mt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skifreak Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 This gives me a brilliant idea We will run this like the show on mtv "punkd" I know someone who works for the blue mountain ski patrol give me a description of atomic and ill have him pulled over and then i wanna see him sing and dance tryin to get his pass back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidude Posted January 21, 2004 Report Share Posted January 21, 2004 I like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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