Georgetown Lake Open Dec 5-7

solkiter · Since 07 Jan 2008 251 Posts ROGUE VALLEY Obsessed

frozen???????
loooks a bit sketchy
from the pic?? Rolling Eyes

i thought the ice @ the edge was water Laughing

dugh?!
ITS ICE!

solkiter · Since 07 Jan 2008 251 Posts ROGUE VALLEY Obsessed

UP AND READY TO ROLL!!
bonetti? call matt or i!!
in a bit!!
541-538-9898 (my#)
well be rollin @ 12:00
peace! Twisted Evil

Donny Baker · Since 13 Jul 2006 80 Posts

Craz z have you been to McDonald pass and is it the same McDonald Pass listed on the Montana DOT webcam list? Looks like they got enough snow to ride there but you seem to be the local.

LOOP · Since 08 Feb 2007 107 Posts Ore-Ida

Yes that is the same McDonald pass as the webcam. Its usually one of the first ridable spots each year, i was up there last Thanksgiving and it was good to go for snow. ,(then again, so was GT) Not an epic spot, but fun and pretty reliable.

chanson · Since 31 Jan 2006 1874 Posts WISCONSIN Chimey

it says 12mph gusting to 20mph...

http://rwis.mdt.mt.gov/scanweb/swframe.asp?Pageid=RPUStatus&Units=English&Groupid=267000&Siteid=267009&DisplayClass=Java&SenType=All;

why are there no kites...?
can you see them from the cam...

update..? Wink

Sol-flyer · Sat Dec 06, 08 5:35 pm

Having a great time out here!...hella nice

we'll post up pics

Sol-flyer · Tue Dec 09, 08 8:18 am

Back in oregon now, recouping from the falls on the ice. The event was a lot of fun and we had some killer times at the local water hole. I recommend everyone get out to georgetown at least once this winter.

here a few pics, i'll post more when i get time.

genek · Since 21 Jul 2006 2165 Posts East Po KGB

Thanks for the pics. Were you guys snowboarding or iceboarding? Looks quite different from last year. Wink

forrest · Tue Dec 09, 08 10:14 am

Would ice skates have worked? That could have been fun.

chanson · Since 31 Jan 2006 1874 Posts WISCONSIN Chimey

Bonetti · Since 29 Apr 2007 411 Posts So. Cal./Oregon Obsessed

Sol-flyer · Tue Dec 09, 08 12:50 pm

Good shots boneyeti Cool

forrest, Ice skates would have worked. a board with serrated edges would have been good too. The ice was actually pretty dam fun, & fuggin fast! and there was patches of snow of various sizes to load up an edge with. I think theres a fewics of us jumping out there. if you fall you slide about 50-100ft Laughing

more pics here:
SOKA PICTURE ALBUM

NorthStar · Since 02 Sep 2008 55 Posts

look like a great time and everyone was haivng fun ! sweet thanks for sharing the pics!
Sorry not trying to snake the thread gald everyone had a killer time out there!lookt fun

quote : Would ice skates have worked?

where's our Minnie-friend Nathan at..?
he can chime in....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQvgxohcLiw

Nathan, I lurk on lakawa every once in awhile...
Didn't you have som pics of skating with a B4 or somethign..? quote

hey Chanson just dealing with this pain from my surgery getting sleep wen I can ,

sweet thats funny U found that link , thats my cousin doing some freestyle icekiting in that Utube vid ..

Yes Ice kiting is the shit!! , grew up a rink rat and a familly full of hockey players .. and was introduced to Icekiting from Alex Peterson he is insane on skates hucks it huge!! just throw on knee and elbow pads and I wear those snowboard jockey padded short or wat ever there called but yea I use a b-4 all the way to a 17 fuel on ice just depends conditoins , Its crazy you can skate away from the kite and create apperent wind .. love the ice!!!

http://www.lakawa.com/lakawaphoto/?show=39

NorthStar · Since 02 Sep 2008 55 Posts

A freind of mine makes a device that mounts to the heal edge of a snowboard called the Switchblade for riding ice with a snowboard http://mnkiteboy.com/
I really dont like it, I more prefer Skates !

The Godfather of Goergetown lake Keith Kallio(RIP) was nicknamed the icemonkey and
made his own boards for riding Ice ! I looked for some info but couldnt find anything but I remember seeing pics of his ice board, pretty wild!

Bonetti · Since 29 Apr 2007 411 Posts So. Cal./Oregon Obsessed

Yeah good times for sure!!! The ice was badass!!! Georgetown has a lot of awesome people, can't wait to try it on some actual snow next time.

solkiter · Since 07 Jan 2008 251 Posts ROGUE VALLEY Obsessed

I LIKE THE SWITCH BLADE DILIIO?!!!
it looks like it would work pretty goooood!??!
it was ice for shure!!!
but well woth it all!!!!
hope to c u, and ur gurl soon up here,
(BONEYETTY) Rolling Eyes

PEACE!!

NorthStar · Since 02 Sep 2008 55 Posts

solkiter
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject:
I LIKE THE SWITCH BLADE DILIIO?!!!
it looks like it would work pretty goooood!??!
it was ice for shure!!!
but well woth it all!!!!
hope to c u, and ur gurl soon up here,
(BONEYETTY)
PEACE!![/quote]

Have U treid it SOL ??
yea its a good concept for ice and crusty icy conditoins, but it makes a unreal screeching sound from hell kinda like finger nails on a chalk board but 100 times more intense !! its not even like your actually riding a snowboard but more like you are riding a single s blade mounted to the back heal edge which means no toeside riding and its just a really unnatrual feeling its not like riding a board at all.. skates are made for ice so it just makes sense to me ,, tons of snowkiters in the Midwest and canada love the switchblade tho , Ive treid and treid to like it but unfortuantly its just not my cup of tea
Give Todd a call he would be stoked to get some Switchblades out west , season for ice is so limited tho not sure if its worth the 200$ Shocked