Baller cougfan Posted January 2, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 2, 2021 @skialex ok here is the thread starter post away! The Wednesday night crew is waiting for the weather to cooperate so we can get our first ski of the new year in. This past week the weather in the PNW has been awful☹️ Super windy, rainy and cold. We can deal with the cold not so much the wind and rain. Hopefully we will get a break soon and can get some skiing in. Maybe even get @Rednucleus out for his first post hernia surgery ski? the Wednesday night crew has our “end of the year party” scheduled for next Saturday so maybe we will be able to ski before we eat and drink our evening away??? Will post an account of our day/night next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skialex Posted January 2, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 2, 2021 First set of the year... thanks to global warming temp was 59 today. It was common to have low temperatures and even some snow between Christmas and New Years but not any more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiep Posted January 2, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 2, 2021 Got my first set in 2021 Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 2, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 2, 2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CJjrpKNh7Hw/?igshid=3mm8jikx3vxl Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller H2OkieNC Posted January 3, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 3, 2021 Did not go New Year's Day, but skied today in NC, water around 50, air may have got to 60. Trying to ski through the winter for the first time to maintain some rhythm til spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MitchellM Posted January 3, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 3, 2021 Finally got my youngest out to McCormick's for some lessons on the course. Air temp 81. Water temp 70. A great January day in Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller oldjeep Posted January 3, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 3, 2021 Got to go out today in FL with my in-laws wasn't pretty but fun. That'll be it until April/May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skialex Posted January 5, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 5, 2021 Feel bad about posting this, but it’s getting warmer instead of colder here in Greece. Sunny calm day, water 57 and air 65. So strange and good at the same time, temp was around 50 in November... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cougfan Posted January 5, 2021 Author Baller Share Posted January 5, 2021 Ok @skialex that does it. You have just earned a lake Curlew panda from the Wednesday night crew ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cam Posted January 5, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 5, 2021 Should've been having my first set of the year tomorrow but the UK has went into lockdown again :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Skoot1123 Posted January 5, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 5, 2021 Current status here in central Illinois. SOLID We even have freezing fog - at least it looks spectacular. At least 4” of ice on the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gschorr Posted January 10, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 10, 2021 First set of 2021! Air 41, Water 45. Still got the 4-year old stoked to be in the boat. Dropped a degree of wing angle and ran a few 28's and a 32. Great day on the water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ral Posted January 10, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 10, 2021 Conditions are pretty good in Southern FL, looks even skiable @ dawn in front of my billionaire Palm Beach neighbors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller AdamCord Posted January 10, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 10, 2021 39F water 37F air still ripping at Hilltop Thanks @ToddA for the shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skialex Posted January 10, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 10, 2021 Don’t want to post pictures again... doesn’t feel right... the past week was hot like never before. Skied more sets in a week than in August. Today water was 61and air in the mid 70s. Same day last year we had snow in Athens. Spain suffers the worst snow storm in the past 50 years... I’ll ski as much as I can, as we are expecting a 15 degrees drop in Celsius before the end of the week.. @cougfan you can give me as many pandas as you want! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cougfan Posted January 10, 2021 Author Baller Share Posted January 10, 2021 @skialex be careful what you wish for ? all your posts about your beautiful weather over there while we suffer with our cold, rainy, windy PNW winter are starting to wear on me ???? hopefully things will get better so we can get back our skiing anyway here is your lake Curlew panda from the Wednesday night crew ? bu the way you are the first baller to receive 2 lake Curlew pandas enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddA Posted January 11, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2021 @AdamCord absolutely beautiful day out there at Hilltop with you guys. Also, just in case anyone was wondering, @AdamCord into -41 in those 39* water conditions! The rest of us are at least skiing with something covering our head... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 11, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 11, 2021 3 rides this weekend Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cnewbert Posted January 11, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2021 Fourth day skiing today since the first of the year. Gorgeous, sunny day and light winds. Water has dropped about 3° to 59°, but hardly a soul on the public lake. That’s one advantage of winter skiing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted January 12, 2021 Baller_ Share Posted January 12, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller rico Posted January 13, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skialex Posted January 13, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2021 This is my last ride for a while... need to resolve a health issue that troubles me for some years. I’ll be back in a little over 2 months.. and anyway temperatures will drop significantly and finally winter is arriving, we even expect some snowfall. So give me as many pandas as you like for the summery photos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cougfan Posted January 13, 2021 Author Baller Share Posted January 13, 2021 @skialex i’ve really enjoyed your “summer time pics” this past few months and must admit i’m jealous of the nice weather you have been enjoying. Wish we could get some of that up here in the PNW! Really tired of the wind, rain and cold! Spring can’t come soon enough. Best of luck concerning your health issue! Post more pics when you return to skiing. Just for you here is your third lake Curlew panda courtesy of the Wednesday night crew enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jayski Posted January 13, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2021 Just got the new tug here @ Cottonwood...two sets behind er so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted January 13, 2021 Baller_ Share Posted January 13, 2021 Sweet look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dvskier Posted January 13, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2021 I agree that is surely a great looking Nautique! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cnewbert Posted January 15, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 15, 2021 Our lake hit a season low this morning of 57°, with air temps in the low 50s but rising under sunny skies. A little breezier than we’d wish but the lee shore offered plenty decent water and our Fluid Neos kept us absolutely warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Zaneh2oski Posted January 16, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 16, 2021 We’re skiing here at Eden Lake in Fort Myers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Rednucleus Posted January 16, 2021 Baller_ Share Posted January 16, 2021 Got my 1st January set in the books today, 4 weeks after hernia surgery. Managed a full pass on 6th try. Hilltop up to a balmy 46 today, almost time for the ski bikinis!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller pregom Posted January 16, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 16, 2021 Should this thread be named "who is already skiing in January?" Trying to have a positive attitude here... :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Jody_Seal Posted January 16, 2021 Baller_ Share Posted January 16, 2021 Looks like wed or Thursday for me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jimski Posted January 17, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 17, 2021 The first two hrs were spent fixing the broken mainline and untangling everything in The course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 17, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 17, 2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CKILPwFhYyE/?igshid=1cbz8rhhkcbg8 Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bikesrus Posted January 17, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 17, 2021 Beautiful 1st ski day of 2021 in Central Cal! 73 air and 57 water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxrus Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 This probably doesn't count. Flew to Orlando and skied with my friends who live there. Lake Tennessee. Haven't skied since Oct. so there was some rust. The weather was "chilly" for central Florida but I thought it was great compared to Ohio weather. My lake is frozen and its snowing presently. I did get to ski and drive the new 2021 MC PS at Action watersports. That was fun. They are great there. Of course had a visit to Perfski. Really good trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller OldGuysRule Posted January 17, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 17, 2021 I was fortunate to ski at Eden with excellent coaching from Zane (first class fellow) on January 6th. Water was 70' and air was 70'. On the 11th went up and skied with a good friend at Haines City. Water was 65' and 70'. Now back in Indana and hoping to do a "winter ski" before end of January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 17, 2021 Administrators Share Posted January 17, 2021 I got cocky today and shortened the rope a little bit. It was not pretty. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 75Tique Posted January 17, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 17, 2021 Havent skied on (or around) my birthday in over 30 years and that time, I lived in Houston, so not a particularly big deal. 25 of the intervening years I lived in NY or MA, so the water was pretty hard in January. Been in NC for several years, but either being at work or crappy conditions prevented me from realizing that goal until this year. The stars finally lined up for a pretty good outing. Air 50/water 48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller gschorr Posted January 18, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2021 We got our third set of the year in today-it was quite balmy compared to some days with air 46, water 46. With a 3mm wetsuit, a stop to pour hot water over the hands, feet and down the suit is key! Fortunately, the boat crew is awesome and keeps us motivated. With the lake so high due to all the rain, we get a ton of backwash off the bulkheads, so the skiing is a bit rugged. Still fun to be with friends though. For you Hilltop skiers, if you're ever in need of another person for a set this winter, I'll make the drive (and bring gas)! :) I just followed @Horton instructions, and added the Micro-just to my Syndicate hardshell yesterday...great to have the flexibility, but I did over do it on the adjustments, and went too far forward! We should get another good set in tomorrow. Stay warm all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cnewbert Posted January 19, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2021 We’ve been averaging between 2 and 3 days a week since the first of the year. Today the water had risen from a season low of 57° last Friday to a hair over 58° this morning. Looking at the 10 day forecast I think we may have bottomed out and the lake should start slowly warming from here on. Saw a post today from a FB friend down in Clermont, about an hour south and home to some of the best skiers in the world. It was 30° at his place at 7:00am. He said it was the 12th night of freezing or near freezing weather this winter, the most he’s seen in his 14 years there. I think I was happier when the world was about incinerate from global warming! ?. But we’ve come to love winter skiing on our public lake. The water may be cold, but once again we were the only boat out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller AdamCord Posted January 23, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 23, 2021 38off@36.5mph because it’s January why the hell not https://www.instagram.com/p/CKXRLc8Brt9/?igshid=1f65o5oc0knrg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 503Kento Posted January 23, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 23, 2021 Got a quick set in at Ski West Village with @zakdog as part of boat eval. First time skiing in January where my hands and feet didn’t go numb. ? Get high, Get fast, and do some good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted January 23, 2021 Baller_ Share Posted January 23, 2021 Skied on Thursday. Air 68 and water warmed up to 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Rednucleus Posted January 23, 2021 Baller_ Share Posted January 23, 2021 Lovely 71 degrees at HT this morning (43w 28a); tried to ignore the ice forming on the lake edge - makes it look colder than it really is. Hope to try it again tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MichaelWiebe Posted January 23, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 23, 2021 Mulberry FLA today. Air 75, water 60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cougfan Posted January 24, 2021 Author Baller Share Posted January 24, 2021 Well the Wednesday night crew minus @Rednucleus finally got our first ski of the new year in today air 34 water 42. Beautiful sunny clear day on Big lake. The weather has been crappy since the new year and today we got the break we had been waiting for. Finished things off with some hot chocolate, dried fruit and a few bowls of 5 bean soup? The weather looks iffy this week with the “S” word in the forecast ☹️ We will be back at it as soon as the weather breaks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller aupatking Posted January 24, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 24, 2021 Got my first January set in yesterday behind a Nautique. Lucky me, I got the equivalent of what feels like 5 sets behind a Silver Line today. In honesty, I think I may have found the best off-water training workout you can do. I’m only charging $20 a set. Anybody in for refinishing rental house floors? .... I mean, “cross fit” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bishop8950 Posted January 24, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 24, 2021 I skied NorCal with Badal today. Total team 108. He ran 39, I didn’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ali Posted January 25, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 25, 2021 6 sets of the last 3 days in Miami. Water has not been below 70F. Locals think it is cold :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Cnewbert Posted January 25, 2021 Baller Share Posted January 25, 2021 @Ali we need to move south! Our lake water in Central Florida this morning was 61.5˚, up from 58.5˚ just a few days ago. But 70 sounds really good right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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