Snoliage

By:  Porter Haney
September 25, 2012 4:48 pm | Category: Quick Update, Skiing

Nothing can make a Famous Internet Skier smile quite like the first schuss of winter.  It’s with big smiles and and hearty laughs that we welcome the 2012-2013 ski season!

One of the great joys of fall skiing is occasionally you get blessed with a little snoliage. You know, like foliage, but with the welcome addition of snow!

Ben and I set forth early this morning, to some of the higher road accessed points of the Wasatch to see what Mother Nature’s opening volley served up.  And, let me tell you something, she did not disappoint.

Ben opened the season with a courtesy pole point – a quick way to welcome the season and satisfy the mighty Ullr.

Thankfully, Ben had the skis waxed and he took off like a bat out of hell.

Ben pulled up next to me, hooting and hollering, and said something remeniscent of the mighty Dwayne Hanye, “That sure was a juicy morsel!”

We’d only brought a pair of skis for the quick adventure.  That meant, next up, it was my turn!

Without a care, I did what every skier learns to do, “When in doubt, straighten ’em out!”

We got Ben out for one last lap, and the true powder pig that he is, he finagled himself into the first face shot of the season!

And just to make sure we didn’t offend any superstitious powers (of powders) that be, we took it all the way to the road.

Here’s hoping that your first day is right around the corner and that all ski days this winter will be as fun as today!

 

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23 Comments

  1. efoxx
    wrote on September 25th, 2012 at 5:25 pm  
    • Ben
      wrote on September 25th, 2012 at 5:58 pm  
      2

      Thanks! It made ours too – I can’t stop smiling this afternoon!

  2. Greg
    wrote on September 25th, 2012 at 5:47 pm  
    3

    insanity!! so awesome

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  3. Jake
    wrote on September 25th, 2012 at 5:53 pm  
    4

    YES, yes.

    And more yes

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    • Greg
      wrote on September 25th, 2012 at 7:10 pm  
      5

      and just one more yes for good measure

  4. chazz
    wrote on September 25th, 2012 at 6:26 pm  
    6

    yeah!! thanks for putting that up. hopefully colorado gets some tonight

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  5. sbr
    wrote on September 25th, 2012 at 6:53 pm  
    7

    Is Ben wearing a Montreal Expos hat? If so, that doubles the awesomeness.

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    • Porter Haney
      wrote on September 25th, 2012 at 6:54 pm  
      8

      Expos trucker hats are frequently mistaken for PBR trucker hats.

    • Greg
      wrote on September 25th, 2012 at 7:12 pm  
      9

      sbr… you seem to imply that the ANGRY BIRDS hat does nothing for you…

      i mean… to me… an ANGRY BIRDS hat squares, if not Three-to-Five Knuth Up Arrows the awesomeness

    • sbr
      wrote on September 26th, 2012 at 6:59 am  
      10

      Greg, it goes without saying that the Angry Birds toque is definitely awesome. Being born in Montreal and coming from a family of Expos fans definitely skews my perspective.

  6. Adrian
    wrote on September 25th, 2012 at 6:54 pm  
    11

    Yehaw GIT SUM!

    Love that second shot.

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  7. christian
    wrote on September 25th, 2012 at 8:00 pm  
    12

    looked like illegitimate fun to me

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  8. FemaleSkiBum
    wrote on September 25th, 2012 at 8:23 pm  
    13

    Whoop Whoop for the Boys!
    Can’t wait to get me some of that :)

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    • The FIS
      wrote on September 26th, 2012 at 9:22 am  
      14

      can’t wait to get what, the boys? ;P

    • FemaleSkiBum
      wrote on September 26th, 2012 at 2:38 pm  
      15

      Hhmmm…let me think long and hard about that one…
      Nope. Still just interested in the skiing.
      Sorry ;)

  9. rocojerry
    wrote on September 25th, 2012 at 10:31 pm  
  10. natron
    wrote on September 26th, 2012 at 9:22 am  
    17

    I want my snowliage and I want it now! you 2 could/should get the utah calendar year season..

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  11. MadPatSki
    wrote on September 26th, 2012 at 1:41 pm  
    18

    Love the Angry Birds toque…mixed with the Expos cap and snowliage. Sounds very Canadian Eh!!! Only missing the beer and bacon???

    But the best in all this is…NHFSSTR*!!!

    *Northern Hemisphere Fresh Snow September Turns Rules!!!

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  12. Harvey44
    wrote on September 27th, 2012 at 9:02 am  
  13. bushman
    wrote on September 27th, 2012 at 10:21 pm  
    20

    hard core! thanks for sharing, but damn jealous….

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  14. Allen
    wrote on September 29th, 2012 at 1:09 pm  
    21

    I’m happy to see those old CMH’s still going strong. Good stuff guys.

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  15. road trip
    wrote on September 29th, 2012 at 7:15 pm  
    22

    Snoliage. Awesome term coinage.

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  16. B
    wrote on October 2nd, 2012 at 8:18 am  
    23

    This is glorious Port. Thanks for cheering up a rainy tuesday.

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