Ski Season Yet?
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Topic: Ski Season Yet?
Posted By: LeftFieldEngineering
Subject: Ski Season Yet?
Date Posted: February-02-2016 at 7:26pm
| Having a few brews at the local pub reading ccf I just want to go skiing. Thankfully we're having a pretty light winter here in MA, I hope to be on the water in a month or so. |
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Posted By: Blamey
Date Posted: February-02-2016 at 10:42pm
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When it safe to Dewinterize in the North East? My first year owning a boat, itching to get it on some water. ------------- 96 Super Sport Previously: 95 Sport Nautique, 1980 Ski Supreme |
Posted By: pfelgner
Date Posted: February-02-2016 at 11:27pm
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This reminds me of a few years back and I footed last weekend in March and it never got cold enough to hurt anything. I have my down to less then a half hour to winterize and costs about $15. to do it. ------------- 88 Martinique BR 87 BFN 2001 |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-02-2016 at 11:34pm
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Before Pat responded, I was pretty much on the same page as him. I was going to say April 1. Might be a little earlier down in White Plains, but all the years I was up near Syracuse, ice-out was right around 4/1 and unless you have a lot of gear or are really brave it will be several more weeks before you're in the water anyway. Dewinterize it 4/1 and that give you a few outings to get the bugs out ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 12:47am
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when did ski season end? john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 5:27am
John, Up here, ski season never ends ether. All that's needed are different skis!  You never miss a chance to rub it in do you!  ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
jbear wrote:Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 7:21am
Why yes we ski 3-4 times a week, temperatures aren't an issue but we're entering our windy season so we may go 10 days without being able to ski. ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 10:22am
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We are only 12" of ice compared to 36" this time last year. Sure is looking like we may see open water earlier then normal this year, could be as soon as the end of this month. Last year open water was mid to late April IIRC. Will be here before you know it!! ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1143" rel="nofollow - Mi Bowt |
Posted By: LeftFieldEngineering
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 2:23pm
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Earliest I've skied was st pattys day, water was 35 degrees. No drysuit either, just a wetsuit and motivation not to fall. We skied for Hours! I'll be de-winterizing as soon as the ice is out and the forcast is above freezing during the day. Thankfully I have a bilge heater so no real worry once I get it wet again. |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 2:51pm
| I'm surprised by the lack of skiing out of those of you that own drysuits and have normal access to not frozen lakes and rivers. |
Posted By: Blamey
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 3:23pm
Thanks Larry, the plan is to get the boat down from Syracuse as soon as I can but I'll need to get some work done on the trailer beforehand. Might need to put the boat in the water to get to the trailer, so I have been wondering when I'd be able to do that. I have a second child due in April, so its going to be tough to get the time to head up to Syracuse and get it all taken care of. Hopefully there will be a warm weekend in March where I can get it done and bring it down south and start making her nice for when it warms up. ------------- 96 Super Sport Previously: 95 Sport Nautique, 1980 Ski Supreme |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 3:36pm
I'm not surprised, I am disappointed I don't get out more. I was sick pretty much all of January (my wife was convinced it was because of the NYD tourney, but germs cause colds not cold, right?) But my biggest hurdle is having people to go with. I don't have too many willing accomplices this time of year....and I've had some great opportunities water and weather wise. Kills me that no one would want to go....but they just ride, I'd be the only skier. Trips to Badin are an option, but in the winter and in the cold, you tend not to stay out real long, so you have to question the value of 1.5 - 2 hours on the road. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 4:20pm
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I'd like to try to get out earlier, I have good intentions but then get busy and don't get on the water until May. Spring after-thaw water is the coldest, late fall isn't nearly as bad. ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: kytom2
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 4:27pm
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Come on down HW! I will take you up river a mile so. Small creek emptys back into the river, water is just like very warm bath water. Of course its water, that has just been converted back to water from being steam, used in the plant. ------------- |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 5:11pm
| 450 miles. not bad |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 5:18pm
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Hah, maybe for you punk azz kids HW, lol, us elder statesman (at least me anyway) have become less keen on freezing our peanutz inside out. Air temp Kinda correlates with your age, in your 30's same air temp no prob, in my 50's now, using a +10 feels like a better plan!! ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1143" rel="nofollow - Mi Bowt |
Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 6:05pm
There is no reason why the trips to Badin cannot be offset by a trip to Seven Lakes - just sayin.
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Posted By: backfoot100
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 7:45pm
LOL...True Dat CQ ------------- When people run down to the lake to see what's making that noise, you've succeeded. Eddie |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: February-03-2016 at 10:34pm
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Sorry Pete.... john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: DayTony
Date Posted: February-05-2016 at 8:07am
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Andy, come april hopefully i'll be uncovering the BFN. If you get yours out sooner and need some passengers let me know. I'll take the ride down to chargogomanchumungomouganutmung. Lol ------------- 1988 Barefoot nautique-454 |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-05-2016 at 11:26am
| Ski season yet? Winter just started! I'm putting my snow tires on this weekend. |
Posted By: kytom2
Date Posted: February-05-2016 at 11:28am
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Why do that now ? Winter is almost over! ------------- |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-05-2016 at 11:34am
| Spin out and crash the car with snow tires in the garage... i drink enough don't need a reason to go any harder. |
Posted By: GlassSeeker
Date Posted: February-06-2016 at 2:45pm
The Sierra ski resorts have gotten over 300 inches of snow so its been cold and stormy pretty regularly out here in CA but we're just about to break some record high temps...72 ...73... for mon and tues...I think me n Roy will try and hit it  ------------- This is the life |
Posted By: LeftFieldEngineering
Date Posted: February-27-2016 at 8:24pm
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Boats ready, we're going skiing. |
Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: February-27-2016 at 8:38pm
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The rules are.....pictures (but videos are preferred) or it did not happen ------------- '05 206 Limited '88 BFN |
Posted By: baitkiller
Date Posted: February-27-2016 at 9:06pm
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Got my cylinder head back on this morninng only to find I was given the wrong intake set. Sigh. I have a conference next weekend so that sets me back yet another two weeks. Ill be at Blind pass tomorrow as usual but in the SeaOx, Not the Nautique. See? I'm not crazy for having two boats. ------------- Jesus was a bare-footer............. |
Posted By: LeftFieldEngineering
Date Posted: February-27-2016 at 9:08pm
3 gopros, 2 still cameras, well have pix & video.... tomorrow 
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Posted By: DayTony
Date Posted: February-29-2016 at 2:27am
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Thanks for the pull today Andy. water was refreshing, i def have to work on my cold weather "dock" start though haha. ------------- 1988 Barefoot nautique-454 |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: February-29-2016 at 3:27pm
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Nice, come with the pics. The Chain was wide open this morning, probably been like that for the last week. I have no boats ready or time however... |
Posted By: LeftFieldEngineering
Date Posted: February-29-2016 at 7:48pm
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It was a blast till she overheated and cut-out on me. Looks like the RWP wasn't pumping right. We would get 1-2 minute runs before heating up (which was as long as anyone wanted to ski anyway) then i'd let it idle can cool down. On DayTony's run the boat started to smell warm and ended up blowing a plastic elbow on the right side exhaust manifold which filled the engine box with steamy air and choked out the engine. The temp alarm never went off and the gauge was under what I've seen in the past so it looks like the exhaust manifolds took the worst of it. Chock this one up as a lesson learned. Thankfully it starts & runs fine off the hose so I ordered a RPW major rebuild kit and some new brass elbows to replace those S*itty plastic ones. Here are some pix before she ended-up on the trailer.     
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Posted By: rebel skier
Date Posted: February-29-2016 at 11:02pm
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Do you have that spotter trained to bark when a skier is down? |
Posted By: lcgordon
Date Posted: March-01-2016 at 10:40am
| Today should be a national holiday. Today the lakes open up here. Cant wait to go this weekend we are going to snow ski in the morning and waterski in the after noon. |
Posted By: desertskier
Date Posted: March-01-2016 at 10:53am
| You guys are tough. I don't get in the water until the air temp hits 100. Which, with the way the weather is going will be in a few weeks. |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: March-01-2016 at 12:38pm
Do you mean open as in ice melted or open as in they were previously closed to boating/skiing?? ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1143" rel="nofollow - Mi Bowt |
Posted By: mark c
Date Posted: March-01-2016 at 1:59pm
| Shoot that water must be all of about 36 degrees. Noticed the ramps were open over in Natick on lake Cochituate, docks aren't in but the gate is open (probably because the electrical company pulling new lines on Rt 30 are using the back of it for parking their trucks) Ice cleared off about 2 weeks ago, so it should be good to go. Too bad I'm still months away (optimistically) of getting my BFN back together. |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: March-01-2016 at 2:15pm
Amazing that all that water in open in MA in February. Usually MA looks more like this in February. ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: lcgordon
Date Posted: March-01-2016 at 2:23pm
We have the zebra mussels so they do pre boating checks so they shut down dec 1st to march 1st. So they dont have to pay somebody when nobody is using the lake anyways. We have to drive 2 hours to go To the lake during the winter. |
Posted By: DayTony
Date Posted: March-01-2016 at 4:49pm
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funny thing(and im going by what Andy told me, i did not check his sources) on that same day last season the temp was record low in that area. ------------- 1988 Barefoot nautique-454 |
Posted By: quinner
Date Posted: March-01-2016 at 5:27pm
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Way ahead of us, we still have ice fisherman drilling holes, The edges are starting to open up though, soon!! ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1143" rel="nofollow - Mi Bowt |
Posted By: tryathlete
Date Posted: March-02-2016 at 2:47pm
| We are getting closer but 9F last night is prolonging the agony. |
Posted By: Faceplant
Date Posted: March-03-2016 at 12:18am
| Our lake is still frozen . Fisher people still sitting on upside down buckets staring down into little black holes with quizzical looks in their eyes . 14 inches of white stuff yesterday. Ugg !! |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: March-03-2016 at 12:28am
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Tony and Andy, were you just in long wetsuits? That had to be COLD! Like ankles are aching cold. Or did you have booties as well? I'd like to join you guys one day if you'll let me, but think I'd wait for at least April! ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: DayTony
Date Posted: March-03-2016 at 1:42am
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I had a 3/4 mil suit and my "jumpsuit" on over top that. the other guys that went also had wetsuits and a barefoot suit. no booties though. yes it was numbingly cold on the feet. I had booties but took them off to strap in the skis. ------------- 1988 Barefoot nautique-454 |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: March-03-2016 at 12:53pm
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I was going to go in November on the local river but then stopped at the launch on my way by one day, put my foot in the water for a minute, and noted the pain and decided I was done for the season. Kind of regretted not going. Saying you skied in MA in February is pretty rare! ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: March-09-2016 at 8:25pm
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I went today on the Merrimack River in Hooksett, NH. Was mid 70's in Concord, had to be close to that on the river. I skied, my friend wakeboarded. Water temp was 40 degrees. With a long wetsuit it wasn't nearly as bad as I expected, just hands were a problem, couldn't do much with them after 30 seconds in the water. Once I got up they were fine, warmed right up. I tried to hop start, last time I did that was 25 years and 25 lbs. ago, failed and fell in so I just got up deep water. I'm not sure I've ever skied in April, forget March 9th. It was awesome to be out there, such a gorgeous afternoon! I'll get a few more pics up later.  ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: March-10-2016 at 12:00pm
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nice would love some video of the hop start! |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: March-10-2016 at 2:01pm
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Hollywood - when you want to ski??? ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: March-10-2016 at 2:13pm
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every day |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: March-10-2016 at 2:37pm
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Is youze guys ice out already? I was surprised to see New England all open already. Quite early, although I'm not sure to what extent it froze. If you are still ice, come on down. This is a couple nites ago. Look at the forecast, Unfortunately the weather is out of sync with weekends.   ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: March-10-2016 at 3:29pm
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Larry, in my area (lakes region NH) there's still some ice around the lakes, and most don't have enough water in them to launch a boat. My friend just bought a house on Winnipesaukee and on Tuesday was able to walk out on the ice in the cove off his beach. We launched in Hooksett on the Merrimack, some side creeks that feed it were frozen over, and the fallen tree that was blocking one of the two launch ramps had ice all over it. I've only been skiing the river for 3 years and prior to that we had no options for cold weather skiing except some open areas on Winni. ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: March-10-2016 at 4:16pm
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Here's the fail, not one of my stellar moments. https://pix.sfly.com/1ngDwA" rel="nofollow - Hop Start Fail Successful deep start https://pix.sfly.com/cU0Nf3" rel="nofollow - Deep start A few cuts https://pix.sfly.com/MF5cr2" rel="nofollow - Cuts   ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: March-10-2016 at 4:42pm
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we all fall looked like a nice sunny day |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: March-10-2016 at 4:51pm
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If you don't fail, you aren't trying hard enough! ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: NCH20SKIER
Date Posted: March-10-2016 at 7:07pm
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Keep them coming fellas. I am out of the ski scene until late April - heck might as well be up north ------------- '05 206 Limited '88 BFN |
Posted By: MI-nick
Date Posted: March-28-2016 at 2:56pm
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got out saturday and sunday in MI...saturday was COLD...air 45, water COLD...sunday was much better...didn't even need a hat...3/26 was a new personal best for me... ------------- As far as I can tell, I'm not quite sure... |
Posted By: 91NaughtyQ
Date Posted: March-29-2016 at 10:53am
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We went out this past weekend here in Central NC. I wore a shorty wetsuit and it wasn't bad at all. G ------------- 1991 Ski Nautique (Previous)1984 Ski Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: rebel skier
Date Posted: March-29-2016 at 3:44pm
| Surface water temp here hit 59 today, but the lake is still 5.5 feet to low. No buoys in yet. |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: March-29-2016 at 3:53pm
| I don't know what the temps are but I can tell you it's plenty warm enough. General in-land fishing season doesn't start until May 7 so I got one more month to grab some glass. I already wasted 3 weeks and have not skied yet this spring. These house, dog and wife projects are all in the way! Yes I put them in that order. |
Posted By: storm34
Date Posted: March-29-2016 at 4:44pm
What's the rooster tail coming from? Jet Tique? ------------- |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: March-29-2016 at 4:49pm
| awfully tiny wake too |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: March-29-2016 at 11:14pm
a guy has to have his priorities straight......... Jordy is moping around the house...we think she is missin' Luke. john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: kytom2
Date Posted: March-29-2016 at 11:42pm
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Separation anxiety? ------------- |
Posted By: SWANY
Date Posted: March-30-2016 at 10:04am
| Add kids into that mix and be shocked how much i actually got out skiing last year! Envious of those that get out every weekend |
Posted By: 75 Tique
Date Posted: March-30-2016 at 4:51pm
You had better learn quick and get those things in the proper order or ain't no one gonna be happy!! ------------- _____________ “So, how was your weekend?” “Well, let me see…sun burn, stiff neck, screwed up back, assorted aches and pains….yup, my weekend was great, thanks for asking.” |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: March-31-2016 at 2:04am
well...since we were kinda in at the begining......wife wanted the dog...so HW is covered there. john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: JoeinNY
Date Posted: March-31-2016 at 10:47am
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The house is also for the wife, so the reality of the project order is Wife's house, Wife's Dog, Wife's Misc., then Wife's Boat... then Kevin's Boat... ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1477 - 1983 Ski Nautique 2001 1967 Mustang 302 "Decoy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO5MkcBXBBs - Holeshot Video |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: March-31-2016 at 10:49am
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See........Joe gets IT and he isn't even married! ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: March-31-2016 at 11:00am
Kevin has a boat? I think every picture I've ever seen of him is in someone else's boat. Can anyone confirm that he actually owns one himself? ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: March-31-2016 at 11:17am
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Joe is right, those were 2 very big "ok baby"s. I have to keep her list at the bottom so that the actual important stuff that finally gets fully thought out filters to the top. My boat might even get used this year. |
Posted By: lcgordon
Date Posted: April-01-2016 at 11:19am
| Finally today is the day our lake that we usually ski at with the course opens up. I have been waiting 5 months for this. I am leaving work an hr early to go get a set in or hopefully 2 or 3 sets in. |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: April-01-2016 at 11:26am
What are the water levels like at the CO reservoirs? Enough snow to get the levels up? ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |
Posted By: lcgordon
Date Posted: April-01-2016 at 11:31am
| Ive only lived here a year and they are where I have always seen them at. Not low not high. We usually dont ski at a reservoir. Only November-March we do. |
Posted By: LeftFieldEngineering
Date Posted: April-01-2016 at 2:22pm
At 75' the CNC 3 blade throws some h2o, That's at 45mph too. May have actually been a 65'. |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: April-01-2016 at 2:29pm
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skier is putting up a lot of forward spray for 45 mph... i'm not saying that cannot be your tique but sure doesn't seem like it |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: April-01-2016 at 2:38pm
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Right, when I saw it I thought it was a slow run trying to get some speed. I've never seen a tail like that on a CC over maybe 35 mph or so. Were there people in the back? ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |