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Skihack

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  1. All you have to do is look at tournament participation at the local level. It is way lower than back in the 80's. I don't count the Nat's due to different standards. We just ski for fun and exercise now and that is with perfect pass.
  2. Now the creek was already there. He just modified it with a dam. No polluting ski boats running in it. Just horses drinking and ducks wading. I really fail to see an issue with what could be discharging downstream anymore than if the creek hadn't been dammed up. A heavy rain would discharge water downstream in the same manner. The only issue I could see would be a failure of the dam possibly causing flooding. The EPA has already shut down the lake where one of the earliest Southern Regionals was held in North Carolina for this very reason. Now, the biggest problem I see coming will be the non skiers screaming that we are polluting downstream waters with exhaust emissions from the ski boats.
  3. How many ski lakes would be affected when told to shut down by the EPA? How much would be lost in gas sales would be loss? Would it be a trend the oil companies wouldn't like? Oil company lobbying is a good bet if it was worth their trouble. Probably not.
  4. I think Zero Off and the more powerful engines coupled with the boats being bigger, thus not moving due to skier load, is a contributing factor to alot of injuries. If you don't have your technique together when you go against the ZO, be prepared for the pain dished out. I think alot of folks need to slow the speed down, get some coaching and really get their techniques down pat before they start pushing with the shorter lines. Get to where you ski in control and you will progress much faster and hopefully without injuries.
  5. Boot has been shipped, hopefully a large and not the medium size. I sent an email asking for clarification on the sizes. Hopefully, he read those and didn't send me a boot too small. Really don't want to get into shipping stuff back into Canada. That would be a deal breaker for me.
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