Perfect spring ski conditions at Deer Valley today. We skied just about all day. The bump skiing was fantastic once the snow softened up. Fun day!
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From Bam on Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 13:33:36 from 89.126.28.24
Nice to see those cheeky little hill blasts back on the menu. Although they don't seem like much, the return on doing them is huge, especially if they are new(ish) to your armoury.
From Rob Murphy on Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 13:36:21 from 163.248.33.220
I love the superfluous "u" in Armory.
Makes me happy that Noah Webster came along and simplified the English language for us Americans.
From SlowJoe on Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 13:50:28 from 155.219.241.10
Hill blasts are one of my favourite manoeuvres.
From Rob Murphy on Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 13:57:03 from 163.248.33.220
Nice Joe!
From Bam on Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 14:06:48 from 89.126.28.24
Joe - I commended you on resisting the temptation to bastardize the English language.
Rob - so many US bastardizations of the English language weaken the aesthetic quality and gravity of words:) Mind you, I have to agree that Webster did a 'sterling' job on simplifying the English language.
From allie on Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 18:39:24 from 97.126.223.164
bam - shouldn't it be bastardisation?
From seeaprilrun on Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 18:48:34 from 68.102.189.33
hill blasts. like it! I love hills.
From Bam on Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 08:13:46 from 89.126.28.24
Good question, allie. Simple answer, no.
There is no such word as bastardisation; that's a bastardization of the word, bastardization:)
Stay with me - as a noun it's bastardization. The adjective is bastardize. As a verb, either 'ise' or 'ize' are ok.
The form -ize has been used in English since the 16th century (before John Wayne, General Custer and Noah Webster etc:)); although it is widely used in American English, it is not an Americanism - as many British and Irish people think. The spelling -ise is used particularly in British English.
Hope that clarifies things:)
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From Tom K on Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 08:24:34 from 71.228.90.171
Jake, Love the "hill blasts". It sounds better than "bridge blasts." Do you jog down? Do you start the next one as soon as you reach the bottom of the hill, or is there a recovery period?
Bam, Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
From Jake K on Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 17:18:49 from 174.255.146.129
I got the "hill blasts" phrase from Scott Wietecha, so he gets full credit. I like it better than sprints. I can't sprint.
Full recovery on them, as Bam instructed me. Walk back. I should probably take even more time between them but I'm not patient enough.
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