Baller SusanT Posted December 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 7, 2013 We've hit our 4 weeks of winter here in the AZ desert. Highs only in the 50's this week, back up to 60's next week. But out at Lakeside, the water coming in the lake form the well is 65 but the night air chills it. Current water temp 60, so getting ready for a 3 or 4pm ski set. Water was still rather nice last weekend at 64. Looking forward to hitting the slopes in 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SusanT Posted December 7, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 7, 2013 Ho Ho Ho! Merry Skimas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ DW Posted December 7, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted December 7, 2013 Polar Bear Ski in SE Michigan, also a great cause the ADA (American Diabetes Association) - 23 air / 32 water (mostly liquid). Snow ski hill open to get that twin in. PS: great way to spend Pearl Harbor Day, a salute to those that fight for our freedom to partake.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Sullivan Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Lake is frozen solid now. Went and started the boat and ran it in the boat house a bit. That's as close as I'm going to get for a couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andy Posted December 8, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 8, 2013 @DW where did you do the polar bear? I'm on the In/Mi state line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted December 8, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted December 8, 2013 @Andy, they had two Polar Bear events today. One at Silver Spray Sports (Nautique dealer) in Fenton, MI and another at Skiers Pier (Malibu dealer) in Waterford, MI. I skied them last year, but couldn't go today. It was about 20 degrees warmer last year. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller OldGuysRule Posted December 8, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 8, 2013 Speaking of Polar Bear events: Kevin Day and the Missouri Disabled Water Ski Association sponsors a New Year's Day Polar Bear Water Ski event each New Year's Day on the Mississippi River by the Arch. Participants include tubes, barefooters, air chairs, trickers and more. One year we had to dodge logs and icebergs! He usually advertises on Ski It Again in mid Dececember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiep Posted December 9, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 9, 2013 Lake 38 Water 70 air 79 Burrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ RichardDoane Posted December 15, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted December 15, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted December 15, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 15, 2013 I made 3 passes in my driveway with the snow blower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted December 16, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted December 16, 2013 Pinched nerve in hip has me sidelined. Pulled my buddy on almost glass water at 68 degrees water temp. Man did I want to take a set. Good that he got to go though. Maybe tomorrow. What the hell do ya do with a pinched hip nerve anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jdarwin Posted December 16, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 16, 2013 4 sets this weekend in WPB.-.done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted December 16, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 16, 2013 @wish, have you watched the Marcus Brown video on keeping your hips flexible? It was the second or third one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted December 16, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted December 16, 2013 That was a goal..... Little late now. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ RichardDoane Posted December 16, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted December 16, 2013 @ob - that's the pancake chef, near the corner of 156th and Pacific Hwy, just north of the airport. The Broho was frozen pretty solid last week, but Scholl told me today that it's still 3" thick at the south end, hopefully warm temps and some rain this week will fix it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skihard Posted December 16, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 16, 2013 Water temp 53.5 Air temp 58 Sunny and beauty afternoon in south Texas = SWERVED! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosport Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 skied today at crystal lake in Pompano beach florida. Felt so great to be back on the water (Last ski ride in the course was Labour day weekend) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted December 17, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 17, 2013 Supposed to be mid 70s the rest of the week in Houston. I predict 3 days of skiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skihard Posted December 17, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 17, 2013 @ShaneH - are you not still skiing now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ForrestGump Posted December 17, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 17, 2013 If it's mid 60s+ and the sun is out, I'll ski. I've got better things to do than freeze my butt off in 50s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dbressel Posted December 17, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 17, 2013 Still skiing in the middle of California. My wife and I have been skiing every day since last Friday -- water 45 and air 60ish; every two passes stop to warm hands and body with hot water shower and having ice chest with warm water to thaw make it very doable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cam Posted December 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 18, 2013 Air 50 water 43, strong crosswind and first set in 5 weeks, but still enjoyed it . Can't believe how warm it is, usually having to break ice at this time of year to get a set in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BRY Posted December 18, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 18, 2013 Air 77 water 72, firm head/tail and first set in 3 days. Started wearing a 2/1mm top at the beginning of the month. Don't think the full suit is going to make it out of the closet here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted December 19, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted December 19, 2013 A bit chilly (air 45 water 64) for FL but we skied this morning anyway. Was a 12+ head tail. Did my first @Mapple Training System ski set. I like what he wants me to do (more on that some other time some other thread). It worked very well for the conditions and I know it would not have gone that well with my own plan of attack. Plans to ski Fri and Sat mornings. I will ski 3-4 sets all winter. That is the goal anyway. Camaro Rocks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ RichardDoane Posted December 22, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted December 22, 2013 water was barely 40, air of 43, at least it wasn't raining got my Pink Vapor back after someone had been demo-ing, so I rode both, sweet day at the lake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller liquid d Posted December 22, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 22, 2013 wow, I'd be an alcoholic if I lived up north! water about 67 or 68 , air 83....skied last 5 days , I'm friggin worn out...I feel like David Miller I'm skiin so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller brody Posted December 22, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 22, 2013 They are calling for -39 tonight with the wind chill, -31 without around here. Enjoy you winter sets, all I can do is watch videos and enjoy your pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtallweed Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Skied today on glass here is south western Canada. Air and water 40 degrees f. Someone needs to make a winter water ski glove. Hands are the only real problem. Merry Christmas fellow ballers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ RichardDoane Posted December 23, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted December 23, 2013 @bigtallweed - smear the backs, sides, and finger tips of your gloves with clear silicone, takes the wind chill out of the equation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiep Posted December 23, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 23, 2013 Skied Saturday- air 72 water 59 deg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bkreis Posted December 23, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 23, 2013 Miami water 76 air 82...too bad working all day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ RichardDoane Posted December 23, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted December 23, 2013 @bigtallweed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted December 24, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted December 24, 2013 It IS a December to remember.... Full set today 82air 69 water with Brooks Wilson in the boat. Hay, if you haven't been coached by this man do so.... Very perceptive. Between Thomas Gustafson and Brooks my gates will become the best they have ever been. What a great day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtallweed Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Thanks @richarddoane, I need to try that. I'm good in the high single digit Celsius but below 6 my hands loose feeling. Some microwave gel waterproof gloves would be great if they existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wawaskr Posted December 24, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 24, 2013 Heading out for a Christmas Eve morning ski in Western Washington. Air temp should be prob around 40, water 43. Merry Christmas to all the Ballers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted December 28, 2013 Author Administrators Share Posted December 28, 2013 I rounded 36 balls tonight. Baller index =17 @MattP where is the BI calculator? Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted December 28, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 28, 2013 @horton in a iPhone app. Java is over rated. I mean it's still in development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Brewski Posted December 28, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 28, 2013 Going to test the new A3 today 12/28/2013 water temp 43ish air temp 50ish. Great to have the Sanger Outboard Barefoot so I don't have to winterize. This will be my 3rd time in the Dry suit. I really don't like it. It makes me a little claustrophobic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bishop8950 Posted December 28, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 28, 2013 Skied 36 buoys Friday. Air 70, water 48, comfy in my dry suit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted December 28, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted December 28, 2013 Cloudy a bit breezy, but warm air 78 and and warm water 66... so 28 then 8 32s...madm all.. Next scheduled is Mon morning with air 67, flat water at 64, and sunny. Cant wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ RichardDoane Posted December 29, 2013 Baller_ Share Posted December 29, 2013 @wish - quite a bit different at Radar Lake today, water felt less than 40, air was less than 45, but no wind or rain, which made it a beautiful day at the lake, @eleeski - some day I'll make it to your shrimp farm and ski around the buoys and find out what I've been missing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller OldGuysRule Posted December 29, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 29, 2013 Warm weather brought out the skiers in southern Indiana today. We all had to stay away from coves that were iced over! Some skied the course at Sawmill and I just cruised at home! Water 40 and Air 50. Snow coming tomorrow! Happy New Year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skoot1123 Posted December 29, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 29, 2013 Skied three days in a row on the 16th, 17th, and 18th of December. Lapoint ski park and at Mapple's. Great off season skiing. Can't wait for the full season to start again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rodecon Posted December 29, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 29, 2013 We just squeaked in a December ski, weather broke here in upstate NY: air 40 water 38 Our home lake launch was iced in so we had to drive to a neighboring lake, but desperate times call for desperate measures!!! Happy New Year Ballers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ham_Wallace Posted December 29, 2013 Baller Share Posted December 29, 2013 I have had a dry *ss since Nov. 2. Not happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashman Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 @OldGuysRule nice job down there in southern Indiana. You guys have beautiful water there on Cordry/sweetwater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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