Baller tjm Posted April 26, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 26, 2014 Air Temp 43, wind chill 35, water temp 47, Sets skied this spring 0, Other than the Blackhawks, why would anyone choose to live in Chicago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mwetskier Posted April 26, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 26, 2014 @tjm -one word: Topogigio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Monkstr6100 Posted April 26, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 26, 2014 I feel ya. Here is SE Wisconsin is NO better. I turn 30 on april 30th and insisted to good friends that I will ski that day. Not looking good for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted April 26, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 26, 2014 Took the boat out for a spin on Minnetonka today. Air 50, water 45. Cost - 1 prop Lesson of the day is that if the buoys are not out that even if you know the lake you have to be paying attention to the lake and not all the fishing boats clogging the no wake area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted April 26, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 26, 2014 @oldjeep that totally sucks. My ProStar is still at the dealer. A wiring harness was damaged when MC put the windshield on. Dealer ordered a new one. Wrong harness. Still waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted April 26, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 26, 2014 Lesson learned, luckily PropMD is local and I already put the spare on. It'll just be about a $140 mistake. http://oldjeep.com/images/Malibu/FirstTrip/WP_20140426_010.jpg http://oldjeep.com/images/Malibu/FirstTrip/WP_20140426_001.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Fine409 Posted April 27, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 27, 2014 @Razorskier1 - At least you won't be missing any prime skiing conditions this week. I'll be polishing up the boat again and again this week nights after work in the garage in hopes of getting out next weekend http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn189/dtm8119/IMG_20140425_180926_zps6b3f8d85.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bojans Posted April 27, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 27, 2014 3 sets in so far north of Chicago. Last Sunday (Easter) was fairly nice. 80 degree air and 54 degree water.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted April 27, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 27, 2014 @Razorskier1 Hopefully they are putting a rush on the next harness for you. Although the weather doesn't look like it is going to start cooperating any time real soon, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted April 27, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 27, 2014 This weather sucks. But it does make it easier to not have my boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted April 27, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 27, 2014 I have skied once. Hard to get motivated when you can only go once every week or so by the forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller PatM Posted April 27, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 27, 2014 Ahh, Global Warming. Got to love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted April 27, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 27, 2014 @Pat M It has been rebranded to "Climate Change" since the Global warming thing wasn't playing very well up north ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andy Posted April 27, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 27, 2014 @oldjeep what you hit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted April 27, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 27, 2014 @Andy Rock or rocks. I was in a no wake zone that usually has a bunch of buoys marking the problem areas. Got into one of the problem areas when I was weaving around the 1/2 dozen fishing boats that were parked all over the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted April 27, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 27, 2014 @oldjeep Were you in reverse? Damage looks weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted April 27, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 27, 2014 Forward, then reverse. Couldn't get out forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tjm Posted April 28, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted April 28, 2014 Today, 47dgr, wind chill 41, rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted April 28, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 28, 2014 Yup. Our 5 day forecast is 30's and 40's with rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted April 28, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted April 28, 2014 Did the site prep this weekend. The water was upper 40s at best. Air in the low 50s. No skiing, just the course, dock, and jump installation, plus a little yard work there. I don't see any opportunities to ski in the near future, either. This seems to be one of the slowest starts I can recall. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted April 28, 2014 Supporting Member Share Posted April 28, 2014 This is already my latest start since I started "serious" skiing in 1994. And I haven't started yet, so the record continues to be broken. Slight chance for this week. This weekend "no matter what" -- I hope... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Marco Posted April 28, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 28, 2014 I sneaked in my 2 sets of the season last Thursday/Friday. Wind was howling on Saturday, and we had snow flurries at the lake on Sunday, along with high winds. Going to stay unseasonably cold through the middle of next week here in CO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jipster43 Posted April 29, 2014 Baller Share Posted April 29, 2014 Woke up to 4" of snow this morning. Opening day is still slated for Thursday. Crossing my fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tjm Posted April 29, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted April 29, 2014 At least the Blackhawks advanced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkfight Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 My buddy and I have Thursday off and it's supposed to be 96 degrees. We care not about the water temp with air like that. After our session, I'm going to look at a '96 Malibu RLX if the guy hasn't sold it. Let the games begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tjm Posted April 29, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted April 29, 2014 Rub it in @Porkfight, rub it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tjm Posted May 2, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted May 2, 2014 May 2, 2014 air 40dgrs, water 48dgrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeprunc Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Kinda wish it was still raining and cold here. Its really killing me seeing 90 F weather with the water in the upper 60s, and I can't get wet. http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f169/joeprunc/DBA195D1-1320-446E-85A2-0AD1FA99F70C_zpssixe0egj.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gsm_peter Posted May 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 4, 2014 Skied today. Not well at all. Way below my average Driver refused to run more than 4 passes. Why???? Hmmmm. Not a perfect day. Wind about 30 mph. Waves was so big he got water over the wind shield in his chest. Type 2 feets. And the it also started to SNOW..... he drove me home. BI type -98 (celsius) @horton. It Seems like BI Celsius and Fahrenheit do not match. Check freezing water on both water and air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted May 4, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 4, 2014 Game on down South. Got four days in this week. Water temp mid 70's! Bring on summer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tjm Posted May 16, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted May 16, 2014 May 16, 35degrees and SNOW. I love the Midwest. Sets this spring...0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ MISkier Posted May 16, 2014 Baller_ Share Posted May 16, 2014 Number of days I've skied in Michigan so far this year: 1 The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GAJ0004 Posted May 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2014 I have been out 4 or 5 times, but only twice with good water. It looks like I am going to miss a whole weekend of skiing. None of my crew is around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tjm Posted May 17, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted May 17, 2014 This may be a good year to quit shaving, get a few tatoo's, hang up my ski, and buy a Harley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Brady Posted May 17, 2014 Baller Share Posted May 17, 2014 Going strong in Utah. 3 trips to the course this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tjm Posted May 21, 2014 Author Baller Share Posted May 21, 2014 Ditt0 @skibrain, First set is booked!!!! May 18, 2014. Air 63 dgrs. Water 56 dgrs. Latest start ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member Than_Bogan Posted May 21, 2014 Supporting Member Share Posted May 21, 2014 First passes through the buoys last night! Started off pretty horrible -- it seems I was going very wide on open water (a good thing overall) but at a slower pace. So I had to really change my timing and get right into my turn. Second set felt pretty normal, running six straight -28s. Best news is my fitness doesn't seem terrible. That was what I was most worried about with such a late start and therefore so little open water time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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