Show your last ski runs of the season!

Lake Norman Pumpkin Ski

Poor persdon on the outside of the pyramid has his pumpkin facing off to the side. I bet kinda hard to complete with the headgear! Fun to see others having fun while I work on downed leaves.

My last run

Me, Chris on the floor, Jamie hoppin, Russ standing on the bow like a knucklehead

RESIZE!!!
LOL
nice pics!!!

Last Rides of the season???
My only complaint is that it gets dark a 5:00pm. I have to leave the shop at 2:00pm to get my ski rides in. starting to need a rash guard or some kind of warm top as the water is 69*, kinda chilly!!
skined it tonight and ran a few at 35 off, not bad for a 50 something fat guy!!!

Water was 50, air in the 60s Saturday and Sunday! A little breezy during the day, but still tricking, slalom and barefoot. We have been getting an unfortunate SW wind which gives us the very little calm water. Even a strong NE wind will give us long straightaways of glass. Of course, 1 mph N wind today!

Minimal clothing under the drysuit, otherwise you're sweating. There is 1 pontoon boat, 2 o/b aluminum fishing boats, and 1 1988 Ski Nautique left on the lake. I will have to watch the weather now, we took the vinyl off the ShoreStation while it's still plyable. Looks sunny and dry all week, may take it out after skiing Sunday but if it'll stay warm I'd like to leave it.

Now that most everyone's docks, boats and lifts are out of the water you notice just how many seawalls are on the lake. A few in a row will have an effect on your back and forth ski runs.

All that cold water rushing through the Velvet Drive's trans cooler makes it tough to keep warm. Hard right turns at slalom or barefoot speeds will almost gaurantee a slip. I'm sure 1183 on it has nothing to do with this...

I think I'll be asking Santa for a new camera for Christmas.

Alicia is looking a little scruffy there, time to make a salon appointment.

Can't really tell...right side of deck is almost done w/wetsanding. Other side still has custom hot rod accents!

[QUOTE=SkiBum] Not exactly the end of the season. We aren't too good about taking pictures. This was during our annual trek to Lake Powell. My daughter, Michelle (18 yrs).




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Andy and I managed to get a good stretch of barefooting water right in Downtown Sacramento's waterfront called Old Sacramento! This backdrop is a nice change of pace from the swampgrass you usually see us footin' in! Water mid-50's, air high 50's. Still warm!

Roy in Old Sac

Andy in Old Sac

Roy, it's fun to watch the cool places you guys get to ski. Are those temps normal for you guys right now? On Saturday, we were in the 60s here again, low 50s on Sunday. Our small spring fed lakes are just below 50 now, though Lake Michigan (closest big water) is still in the mid 50s. It will freeze a couple hundred feet off the shoreline come January. 40s and 50s this week, lows in the mid to upper 30s.

Finally got some NNE winds yesterday, awesome long straightaways of GLASS. This was the best water I've had on Powers Lake this fall. Lots of tumble to ones, riding 1 footers, and a couple good clean toe holds. I really need to practice my reverse but I don't want to take any nasty headers w/o my neckbrace on since it doesn't really work well with my drysuit. A handful of back 1 foots too, I just couldn't resist the water was that good!

One dock left on the lake, one lift, one 1988 Ski Nautique (now drained). I treated the cover over the cockpit area with an entire can of Camp Dry, hopefully that helps since it might rain a little this week. There was also one little aluminum fishing boat (launched), those guys were wearing parkas and hoods! We will probably have to yank the ShoreStation this coming weekend, then do the trailer thing until the lake freezes over. The skiing is probably going to get more and more uncomfortable from here on out.

Another great weekend on the lake. Skiied Saturday and Sunday, only three other boats out there, of the aluminum variety, off of trailers. The water is still in the mid 40s, unbelievable! 2 years ago at this time it was 32 degrees. Pulled up to my friend's beach, they were having a family party. Somebody asked "How's the water?", my response "MINE!".

I did pull the dock and lift out yesterday, since we are going to get rain and snow this week that would have made it quite a slippery mess trying to tow the ShoreStation out uphill, on frozen snow covered grass.

Surprisingly I'm still progressing with the skiing, toe-holds are almost "solid", front wakes are fun though I don't count or time it. I'm able to cut out of the wake backwards like Roy does in his videos, then just ride as long as I can. Also learning new tricks on the shortboards, line steps next year for sure.

Another new gash on the back of my hand from pulling the hose off the bottom of the trans cooler. Tip for all you tilted engine guys, if you don't know this will save you some hassle, or I'm just a DA. Pull the hose off the bottom of the RWP (where there is lots of room) instead of the trans cooler (where there is no room -> engine cradle + blower hose). When I pull it off the RWP first, nothing comes out the trans cooler end. I was skeptical if the hose bracket created a high point where both needed to come off, but really nothing comes out of the trans cooler after the hose is already off in the front.

The boat is at the storage barn now, I helped jockey half a dozen boats around (including Johnny's), so that it's near the front and it can come out a few more times. It needs to come out at least once, the water is drained and gas treated but the oil is not changed and engine not fogged.

I'm running out of time to ski anyway, but as long as I'm not working I'll be out if I can find a truck and a driver. Being on the trailer we have some options on where to go now. This coming Sunday is looking good again! I have access to a spare Medium neoprene drysuit for anyone in the area, it'll fit a slim build up to 6', and will have my spare Large bag suit repaired by spring. Come on out!

Took a newbe out yesterday - Air was in the low 60's as was the water temps. Need to figure out how to re-size the pictures to upload

Ski Report:
Panama City, Florida / Emerald Coast.
High 75* Water temp 64* Wins light and variable 0-5 mph.
Boat hooked to trailer headded out 2:00pm.
Skied yesterday with out wet suit,rash guard only!
Though I would rub it in a little!

Coincidentally, this is what my Spring barefooting would have looked like as well.



The angle of the rope looks high, but this is just the factory trick/air pylon. A lot of people (particularly wakeboarders) call PhotoShop when posting a picture of big air off a double up. The rope really does look higher than it is when shot from below the tow point.

At my current skill level, I don't want any part of any back barefoot slalom. A mostly dry original foam floored 1988 Ski Nautique 2001, 90' of line (plus handle), about 36 mph.