Fatroll

The issue has seemed to have temporarily resolved. I, of course, will keep my ear to the ground for any ridiculous policy changes.

Thanks everyone for your input. I merely started this thread to illustrate how ridiculous this rule is and you guys have provided some great input. I truly believe there is another motive as to why they do not want powerboats on the lake, and that may reveal itself in the coming week or so. In the meantime, nice weather means I am going to ski despite politics and egos. @mwetskier I have to be friendly. My business is so community involved, I cannot risk being a jerk over something that is recreational. The guys who are making these "suggestions" are course skiers that I will ski with from time to time which is why I am surprised this is an issue. Of all people, I would think they will be on board.

Today I skied for the first time this spring with a drysuit on my lake (water 56, air 59 and sunny = BI 25) and was quite comfortable. There is a governing body on the lake that helps maintain the lake, patrol, etc. I received a call saying the lake is not "open" until April 15th because of concerns of cold water. I have all necessary document, lake sticker, etc to operate a boat on this private access lake. What I want to hear from you guys is what are some common early or late season Temps/ baller index that you ski regularly. I am not too interested in the extreme temps you have skied, although it is good to hear these stories. I am formulating a letter to this board opposing this new rule that no one has seem to have heard off. I will like to link this thread and ask for you support. Feel free to call me a wimp for using a drysuit in such warm conditions :) Thanks Fatroll

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I am entered. This buckeye wants Orange Bowl revenge on Clemson by winning this bracket!!

Hopefully this is our last skate!

is there a PayPal account we can pay

thanks. I bought mine used, so I do not have the plastic spacers. How thick are they?

Does someone have a picture or diagram of the spacers in use on their sequence plate?

I'll be the backup. I haven't played in net in 13 years, but I am sure I am still quick and flexible enough...err probably not.

@MS, I'm in!!!

Last Sunday, my wife and I escaped NE Ohio to Las Vegas. We were able to ski on Lake Mohave/Colorado River. The scenery was more of the story than getting a February ski. Air temp 80, water temp 41. BI 35. This area is below Hoover dam so the water comes from the chilly bottom of Lake Meade. One more reason for me to love Vegas!!

As a skier makes the jump from a 28/32 skier to a 35/38 skier, is there any particular on or off water drill you recommend to get the feel of the turns, pull, rhythm, etc? I know you recommend slowing down. How slow would you go for a 200 pound skier? Thanks!!!!

Bought my wife a connelly for Christmas. Cannot review or comment on it as it does not go too well on the ice.

I am a veterinarian, and I did my first stem cell case last week. We extracted falciform fat (fat from inner portion of the abdominal wall at the naval) and activated the stem cells. They were then injected into the shoulders (the dogs main arthritis problem), knees and hips. It is my brothers 13 1/2 year old lab so it will be nice to closely monitor her progress. As this technology advances in both veterinary and human medicine, I think we will see benefits far greater than we initially though possible.

I would love to get to 190 by the may/june, but that is probably a touch optimistic. But, if I am skiing at 190, I may get to see that purple loop. For me, I hope most of the weight loss work is done. I used to be 312 pounds and have battled the weight yoyo over that last decade. I am now around 205 at 6’ tall. I am in the best shape in my life and ready to take the next step in my skiing. The changes I am making now are training and eating like an athlete. Depending on the time of year, I use weights, p90x, a core/trx workout, running, spinning (became an instructor), swimming, slideboard (simulates skating while I watch TV and I can store it behind the couch), etc as ways to improve my fitness. I use these to improve performance on the water in the summer and one the ice (Beer league hockey). It is good to have these sports to keep me motivated. As for diet, I will use the p90x app to chart my calories. I have a Ninja blender that has served me well in making smoothies with greek yogurt, fruit, kale, protein powder, almond butter, etc. This help curb appetite and lessens garbage eating. For some, you may find that you need to buck the trend of eating breakfast. While the conventional wisdom is that you need to eat breakfast to kickstart your metabolism. The conventional wisdom in the 90s used to be if you eat non/low fat you will lose weight, and obesity levels went up. I try to not eat the first 5 hour I am awake each day. The theory on this is that you have a cortisol release first thing in the morning. Any excess energy that is consumed in this period is stored as abdominal fat. While this may not be the case for everyone, it is definitely the way my body works. No food before 10-12 am for me and the weight flies off. In the end, training is great, but diet is everything... which sucks, because I love beer.

We have done everything with our boat except jumping and pulling those Demon Spawn inflatables. We will not own a tube. My wife is an avid barefooter, my oldest son (7) skis, and wake/kneeboards, my middle son (5 1/2) kneeboards and rides the skimmer (with skiing and wakeboarding to come this summer) and the youngest (4) will start skimming and kneeboarding (maybe more but we shall see) this summer. They all drag on the boom once my wife is done with her footin runs, and I have exhausted myself in the course. When my brother visits, he is the trick skier and I am one of the few people over the age of 15 who still kneeboards. I have found it far less abusive that wakeboarding. And like @TylerR we fish, just not from the Nautiques. Of course, my wife and I taking a booze cruise is high on the list.

There are many days in Sept, Oct, April and May where I will ski and have a beer league game in the same day. Some of my favorite days!!

I have a very specific way I tape my hands (under my gloves) with 2" porous tape from Johnson + Johnson that I get from my vet clinic. While I am native of Pittsburgh, PA, I do not speak with the western PA accent except when I say "Go ahead" in some form of what is acceptable English. My wife has me tape her nose with the same type tape for her barefoot deepwater starts. My oldest son (almost 7) is on the Autism spectrum and definitely benefits from the sensory input from the water. One of his sensory quirks shows up when he falls skiing/wakeboarding/etc he will hold his right hand up out of the water in a strange cupped position. We have started calling it Socko (think professional wrestling, Mankind and his "Socko").

I have a very specific way I tape my hands (under my gloves) with 2" porous tape from Johnson + Johnson that I get from my vet clinic. While I am native of Pittsburgh, PA, I do not speak with the western PA accent except when I say "Go ahead" in some form of what is acceptable English. My wife has me tape her nose with the same type tape for her barefoot deepwater starts. My oldest son (almost 7) is on the Autism spectrum and definitely benefits from the sensory input from the water. One of his sensory quirks shows up when he falls skiing/wakeboarding/etc he will hold his right hand up out of the water in a strange cupped position. We have started calling it Socko (think professional wrestling, Mankind and his "Socko").

My wife skied with Karen during women's week at WBC. Karen helped co-write KSO's book Gliding Soles and I know KSO is very involved with Tommy Copper. I would be surprised if TC would not consider sponsoring BOS. Let's face it, we are the demographic he is marketing... Aging athletes, has beens, wannabees, and never was who want to keep skiing despite nagging issues. My wife did not see much of a benefit from the sleeve for her knee when running, but the other women at women's week gave good reviews. Also, if anyone has a wife, GF that foots, send them to Women's week at WBC. My wife had the time of her life...hopefully because she footed to exhaustion and not because she had 4 days without me

Please keep us informed on your WAS. This could yield great results on our lake if we can make it cost effective.

@behindpropellers, Aurora Lake

The variable weather in northeast Ohio makes it tough to have consistent ice. We went from -10 to 50 in 3 days last week. Although, we tend to get 1-2 perfect days like this every year. Most of the time, there is a ton of shoveling. This was very good ice, very fast. It snowed on it last night so there will be a prework shovel workout tomorrow morning for our Saturday afternoon skate. Great way to embrace winter.

It's not skiing, but we will take it.