Administrators Horton Posted May 20, 2020 Administrators Share Posted May 20, 2020 http://www.chronline.com/crime/water-skiing-through-the-mount-st-helens-eruption/article_42a76b8e-fb30-11e4-8b38-e3fbf2abf5b0.html 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_ MISkier Posted May 20, 2020 Baller_ Share Posted May 20, 2020 "I've got time to squeak in a set. Hit it." I bet wiping down the boat afterward was a huge pain. The worst slalom equipment I own is between my ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller keithh2oskier Posted May 20, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 20, 2020 How fast can that old boat go? I would be hussling to out run the volcano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ski6jones Posted May 20, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 20, 2020 Being a skier and an earth science professional I agree that's one of the coolest waterski photos I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jlittle Posted May 20, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 20, 2020 They are a little bit lucky the mountain blew to the north as that reservoir is due south of St Helen's. Although even if it had gone south the Swift reservoir (NE of them) most likely would have taken the brunt of the mud flow. At least in the short term. I also suspect the ash fall out was probably minimal where they were as most of it went east toward Yakima, Moses Lake, Ritzville & Spokane. Prevailing wind. If you ever have time, and are in the area, it's worth the drive up to the Johnson Observatory. The devastation can still be seen and is pretty impressive even 40 years later. I remember the day well. Cool photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MuskokaKy Posted May 20, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 20, 2020 I'd hang that on the wall. Might get in trouble with the other half but its wall worthy forsure. @Horton, you reposted a shot of Pigozzi with a lighting bolt in the background a few months back. I need a poster of that shot forsure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cougfan Posted May 20, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 20, 2020 I was attending Washington State in Pullman when the mountain blew. Started to rain ash and got completely dark around noon. Really weird feeling. Needless to say there were quite a few “ash parties” during this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Rednucleus Posted May 20, 2020 Baller_ Share Posted May 20, 2020 I too was in Pullman 40 yrs ago. Brought a jar of ash to work this week to show the youngsters I work with. Amazingly still has a nice "burnt smell" when you open the jar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mfjaegersr Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 I was in Beaverton (SW from the mountain) - still had inches of ash everywhere and it was night-like, despite the prevailing winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Luzz Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 Super cool pict. However, when I see a title like that, it's impossible not to think of the Joe Cash shot at Callaway Gardens. Ski coach at Jolly Ski, Organizer of the San Gervasio Pro Am (2023 Promo and others), Co-Organizer of the Jolly Clinics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JackQ Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 Wayne Grimditch jumping at mooba, onCG rampmasters, with eyes big a saucers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MrJones Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 I agree with Luzz. When I saw the title of the thread the Joe Cash pic instantly came to mind. An erupting volcano behind the pavilion would have of course made it even better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller keithh2oskier Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 @Luzz @JackQ @MrJones you can't call out these epic photos and then not post them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 I forgot what I was going to say...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mwetskier Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 http://www.sarasotahistoryalive.com/clientuploads/directory/history/articles/joe-cash-local-hero.jpg I don't know about the "greatest" waterski photo ever, but the most *famous* ever may very well be this one of Joe Cash as he was winning the 1962 Masters slalom title. According to the AWSA Hall of Fame, this is most often published waterski photo (worldwide) of all time. During his all too short lifetime of only 30 yrs, Cash held at least half a dozen major titles, including Masters and Worlds slalom and overall champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller keithh2oskier Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 Now thats a big ball of spray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Luzz Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 @mwetskier to me this is also the greatest. Intensity, strong onside turn, huge spray, Masters… it's all there. Also, the first winner of the Masters with Nancie Rideout. Ski coach at Jolly Ski, Organizer of the San Gervasio Pro Am (2023 Promo and others), Co-Organizer of the Jolly Clinics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jlittle Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 @mfjaegersr Good to know for my recollection of the event. Or lack there of apparently. Which means, where the pic was taken most likely did get a bunch of ash. I too thought of the Joe Cash photo when reading the thread title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller UCFskier Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 this was such an exciting time in waterskiing.... I was not even a jumper and seeing these guys all crushing the 200 foot mark was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rogerw Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 There is a pic of Sammy Duvall starting his cut to the ramp at the worlds at Thorpe - 87 I think. Cant find online though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Splasheye Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 @rogerw This one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller UCFskier Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 looking for the photo bad boys of waterskiing??? it was John Swanson, jim Clunie, and Scott Ellis I believe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rogerw Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 Thats the one Splasheye. A painting though I believe. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dbaconaz Posted May 21, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 21, 2020 I remember having to sweep the ash from the front porch. We lived just south of Portland on the willamette river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klindy Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rockdog Posted May 22, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2020 Is that the Backstreet Boys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gjohnson Posted May 22, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2020 Any photo with Camille. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller mwetskier Posted May 22, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2020 @Luzz Joe Cash was also credited with inventing the barefoot deepwater start (in 1958). He first skied at the age of 17, and had set world records, won many national and world titles, and fathered 5 children before his tragic and untimely death at the age of 30. This is the textbook meaning of the quote "The flame that shines twice as bright burns half as long." [Lao Tzu] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 2Valve Posted May 22, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2020 @Horton ahh, Mt. St. Helens. I remember what I was doing the day it erupted. And back in 2004 I was on a trip headed out west with plans to see it but had a bad bike accident. One of these days I hope to see it in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller UCFskier Posted May 22, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 22, 2020 nailed it with the trio!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted May 23, 2020 Baller_ Share Posted May 23, 2020 Great pics above but a volcano erupting in the background..?.. That really is the greatest. Another close second below. I donated this poster to Lake 38 and it is now framed and displayed in the 7th Buoy. Could not think of a better home for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted May 23, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 23, 2020 I like the one where Mike Suyderhound9not sure) is coming off the jump in a terrible position.I think it's an add for a rope company.Was posted recently... My ski finish in 16.95 but my ass is out of tolerance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mateo_Vargas Posted May 23, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 23, 2020 @Andre here you go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Andre Posted May 23, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 23, 2020 @Mateo_Vargas Thanks! That's a very cool shot!!! Would make a nice poster! My ski finish in 16.95 but my ass is out of tolerance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegile Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Maybe not the best ever, but just saw this poster in a local burger joint. Jumping on Lake Washington back in the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller matthewbrown Posted May 26, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 26, 2020 I wonder what the camera guy was thinking. I’m sure it wasn’t about the stellar set of double handles the skier was utilizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Slalom.Steve Posted May 27, 2020 Baller_ Share Posted May 27, 2020 Certainly not the greatest ever, but this one is pretty awesome IMHO. Captures my brother and me catching the early water last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpcarson Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I like the Marcus at night slalom photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jimbrake Posted May 29, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 29, 2020 @Mateo_Vargas - that shot of Suyderhoud - your home site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller liquid d Posted May 30, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 30, 2020 I didn't know Suyderhoud was a show skier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted May 30, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 30, 2020 Didn't eat his Wheatie's that day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Rednucleus Posted May 30, 2020 Baller_ Share Posted May 30, 2020 This one is not greatest ever, but it is "interesting" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cougfan Posted May 30, 2020 Baller Share Posted May 30, 2020 @Rednucleus is that a dry suit you have on? Must be August at Bow lake????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 1skinut Posted June 25, 2020 Baller Share Posted June 25, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller keithh2oskier Posted June 25, 2020 Baller Share Posted June 25, 2020 @1skinut that lightning bolt has to be pretty far off . Good timing on the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 1skinut Posted June 25, 2020 Baller Share Posted June 25, 2020 @keithh2oskier I snapped a screen print from a video. It sounded closer than it looked. We went to the dock soon after the picture. The storm wasn’t far behind us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad_Scott Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Malibu Open Trophy Lakes Night Jump Following Ryan Dodd’s 230 foot jump to beat Freddy by one tenth of a meter. Gave out awards and the storm hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GaryWilkinson Posted June 28, 2020 Baller Share Posted June 28, 2020 This one is my vote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted June 28, 2020 Baller Share Posted June 28, 2020 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/Y7ObZmT0xY9l2Lvio2ZdWZ446feFbzWK9eqD4ptzbJOJ6M0TDoDB-T755ynfV0hjVKIAvedMRkwuOS2FyDAb3nAoa5S0XWydRmh0xXyoOQBgRO4bFLVhG0odoMyKOKnc_ZG4bSuhSNAShqBS8Oex-HoMCOKCrKobVpyQMw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted September 24, 2020 Author Administrators Share Posted September 24, 2020 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...
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