Best Slalom Pics of the Season Thread [Archive]

kaneboats

07-30-2013, 09:54 AM

OK folks, here's your chance. Let's see if anyone cares about slalom skiing or ski boats. Post your best pics of elbows in the water cuts, reaching for that next buoy or just family and friends having fun on slalom skis or even pairs.

I'll start with this shot of my daughter having fun on her HO-- not that good yet but she skis, wakeboards, surfs, kneeboards -- does it all. Why limit yourself? Learn it all I say.

https://forum.moomba.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17988&d=1375192451

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chawk610

07-30-2013, 12:27 PM

2.0 getting after it
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moombacraze

07-30-2013, 09:25 PM

Her is my son when he got up for the first time.

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc323/kkjenkins06/88F510DE-46FF-4F0A-AC77-C7CC1F3896F4-16693-000005F8690F9AFB.jpg

A couple of me at Lake Powell.

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc323/kkjenkins06/DA8E8523-913E-436D-AB22-0449E5D6FC56-16693-000005F7FB57DED4.jpg

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc323/kkjenkins06/90A12E56-4AAE-4EE0-BBE4-92467195084D-16693-000005F7E3E78981.jpg

http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/cc323/kkjenkins06/8AF5B555-1D2D-4F85-BED8-C8F1FE0CE50E-1693-000000D0506F728D.jpg

BensonWdby

07-30-2013, 10:32 PM

Nice water. Always thought it would be fun to ski on Powell.

Here is a vido link that might work. 22 off at 34 mph - somethign goes tragically wrong.

[Sorry - had to yank the link - too much exposure to other FB accounts. Will see about etting a different version.

BensonWdby

07-30-2013, 11:05 PM

So one more try at this. I can't get this to open in Internet Explorer but it works in Opera and Firefox so I know it is a good link:

http://home.comcast.net/~bensonwdby/Dave_22_34_crash.WMV

Nice water. Always thought it would be fun to ski on Powell.

Here is a vido link that might work. 22 off at 34 mph - something goes tragically wrong.

[Sorry - had to yank the link - too much exposure to other FB accounts. Will see about etting a different version.

kaneboats

07-31-2013, 10:19 AM

Nice water!

PatL

07-31-2013, 08:30 PM

18042 Truth in advertising I think my daughter took this last year....It's a fine example of the dig required even at 15 off if you are behind at 5 ball...A place I find myself all the time.

iwaterskihard

07-31-2013, 10:41 PM

Great shot Kane! Love to see the smiles on kids faces when they achieve something new! With that said man get the rope off the tower and straight line for her! It will make her improve much faster and will give her better body positioning crossing the wake!

OK folks, here's your chance. Let's see if anyone cares about slalom skiing or ski boats. Post your best pics of elbows in the water cuts, reaching for that next buoy or just family and friends having fun on slalom skis or even pairs.

I'll start with this shot of my daughter having fun on her HO-- not that good yet but she skis, wakeboards, surfs, kneeboards -- does it all. Why limit yourself? Learn it all I say.

https://forum.moomba.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17988&d=1375192451

17988

rca

08-01-2013, 12:43 AM

A couple from earlier this year when we still got the slalom out (we mainly surf now).

My wife Lisa:

http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g348/nsdhusband/lisa_zps0fd93e11.jpg

Our friend Cari:

http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g348/nsdhusband/cari_zps57f1a5a9.jpg

kaneboats

08-01-2013, 10:27 AM

Great pics! Keep 'em coming!

Sharpshooter

08-03-2013, 01:55 PM

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/04/yjamy3yb.jpg
Wills first time on a slalom

tarheelskier

08-04-2013, 10:41 PM

Unfortunately not best pics ( taken with iPhone)

14 year old has been ripping it up this summer http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w405/jeffwilliams11/51BE8B36-5911-4849-B161-F9EA33FD566C-6173-000006055869A5C3.jpg
http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w405/jeffwilliams11/D3B01ED3-39DE-4E89-926E-10337CCAE441-6173-000006058F8563DB.jpg

11 year old is improving. http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w405/jeffwilliams11/8CB70D69-854E-496E-8F7C-95ABB3CAA03B-6173-0000060525EB7EEF.jpg

skiyaker

08-06-2013, 07:11 PM

1807218073I've been spending a lot of time this summer trying to round those silly little balls! I'm improving very slowly but surely- made them at -15 32 mph the other day

BensonWdby

08-06-2013, 11:08 PM

Looks good to me.

kaneboats

08-06-2013, 11:32 PM

1807218073I've been spending a lot of time this summer trying to round those silly little balls! I'm improving very slowly but surely- made them at -15 32 mph the other day

Didn't you just start skiing the course behind the OBV last year? You're really rocking it!

BensonWdby

08-07-2013, 07:46 AM

These photos are behind the 2001 Nautique - right??

Didn't you just start skiing the course behind the OBV last year? You're really rocking it!

skiyaker

08-07-2013, 08:13 AM

Actually those photos are behind my ski partners Malibu lxi. we tend to toggle between it and my 01 nautique for course skiing. Whoever gets done with work first grabs his boat and gets it ready. OBV takes the open water action though if I can get to 22 off I'll put the OBV back in the course to prove it can be done- for me the wake on the OBV at 22 off feels really pretty good especially at 34 mph if I keep the ski on edge. This year I've put about 50 hours on each boat- I had initially intended the two boat system to be temporary until I figurd out whether course skiing was just a phase I was going through but now I think it's here to stay. I have 3 boys now so it's possible I'll eventually need a bigger open water boat- but I can't see giving up the big water vacations or the ski club- I like to do both.

kaneboats

08-07-2013, 08:40 AM

Don't blame you one bit. Gotta be nice to have the cake and be able to eat it too.

viking

08-07-2013, 09:44 AM

BensonWdby

08-07-2013, 06:05 PM

That makes more sense. If that was a V drive wake I was going to have to start rethinking my evangelistic platform.
Have you tinkered with 22 off? IMHO - don't wait for 15-34 to go 22-34 - if you are running 15-32 and getting some at 15-34 consider 22-30. It will help make that 15-32 pass seem more attainable.

Actually those photos are behind my ski partners Malibu lxi. we tend to toggle between it and my 01 nautique for course skiing. Whoever gets done with work first grabs his boat and gets it ready. OBV takes the open water action though if I can get to 22 off I'll put the OBV back in the course to prove it can be done- for me the wake on the OBV at 22 off feels really pretty good especially at 34 mph if I keep the ski on edge. This year I've put about 50 hours on each boat- I had initially intended the two boat system to be temporary until I figurd out whether course skiing was just a phase I was going through but now I think it's here to stay. I have 3 boys now so it's possible I'll eventually need a bigger open water boat- but I can't see giving up the big water vacations or the ski club- I like to do both.

96Comp

08-30-2013, 07:20 PM

Gotta love a private lake!

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Canuckle Head

09-06-2013, 02:08 PM

http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww30/wedeh/image.jpg?t=1378404377
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww30/wedeh/image-1.jpg?t=1378404475

Canuckle Head

09-06-2013, 02:18 PM

Couple more:
http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww30/wedeh/9fa717db-5f09-4595-8c36-db3bcaf9dc54.jpg?t=1378491433

http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww30/wedeh/image-3.jpg?t=1378491390

kaneboats

09-06-2013, 02:21 PM

Some mean pics there. Have to get back to slalom form next year.

Canuckle Head

09-06-2013, 02:34 PM

Some mean pics there. Have to get back to slalom form next year.

Thanks! Been getting back to slalom and really enjoying the speed! I still wakeboard and love it but I find it's starting to take a toll on my knees and lower back.

deerfield

09-06-2013, 07:56 PM

Canuckle - Nice! Thanks to you and others for posting slalom pics. Have not been behind a boat in a couple of years. Did you trade the V for a DD Outback? - Deerfield

maxpower220

09-06-2013, 08:37 PM

When did they start spelling Moomba with Nau?

wolfeman131

09-06-2013, 08:39 PM

When did they start spelling Moomba with Nau?

Busted!

I saw that on the seat, too.

MJR63

09-07-2013, 09:03 AM

Nice pics guys! Just getting back into slalom and picked up a new ski - Connenlly Concept With Double Sidewinder bindings. Love it!

Canuckle Head

09-10-2013, 04:23 PM

Canuckle - Nice! Thanks to you and others for posting slalom pics. Have not been behind a boat in a couple of years. Did you trade the V for a DD Outback? - Deerfield

No, I still have the V and I am still wakeboarding and wakesurfing. My neighbour owns the Naumoomba and we slalom behind that.

iwaterskihard

09-15-2013, 09:15 PM

No, I still have the V and I am still wakeboarding and wakesurfing. My neighbour owns the Naumoomba and we slalom behind that.

I like that the Naumoomba! Too funny! I admit that I now run a SN 196LE and not my Outback DD since we moved from Canada to Texas and on to a private ski lake.

Good to see some slalom pics getting posted on this site! Keep em coming!!!!

Grant M

09-18-2013, 11:53 PM

Still carving at 51!

https://forum.moomba.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18500&d=1379562609

trayson

09-19-2013, 11:24 AM

Well, I finally got back up on a Slalom ski after a 10+ year gap. I'm not very good, and it took me a while to remember how the hell to get back up on that thing, but I did it.

This is my "ghost rider" pic. I love how the rope disappeared...

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-jwcSJxYCyh0/Uiu77KPxqwI/AAAAAAAAO6g/eV8jPhU8K-8/s800/Resize_0907130943-00_01.jpg

iwaterskihard

09-19-2013, 04:15 PM

Still carving at 51!

https://forum.moomba.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18500&d=1379562609

Good to see dude! I imagine won't be too long until boats up there start getting put away for winter? I know I almsot made Halloween last year but had to leave the country so my last ski day Was October 21st last year! It was pretty darned cool already by then!

Grant M

09-20-2013, 02:10 PM

Yah I'm working a 6 week plant shutdown, so the LSV has been put away for the year. Only 40 hrs on her this summer :o(...

usaski1

10-06-2013, 05:14 PM

this is pretty cool... and a bit different that what you're used to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGJnCQXweo8&feature=youtu.be

Grant M

10-06-2013, 07:26 PM

That's awesome! You really have to work the wake bounce into your set-up for the turn. A great run!

usaski1

10-06-2013, 07:52 PM

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Heres few more from the CASS finals, Frameswitch, TX.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaQ6YzBTQPk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaQ6YzBTQPk

trevormcfar

10-10-2013, 04:20 PM

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jmvotto

10-10-2013, 08:30 PM

whats with the Horse Heads??? I actually live in Horseheads:o

newty

10-11-2013, 12:11 PM

Usaski1, dude you rip on that thing. Love watching your vids!

rdlangston13

10-11-2013, 06:45 PM

whats with the Horse Heads??? I actually live in Horseheads:o

what are you talking about?

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m523/rdlangston13/IMG_3572_zps50a5bc0c.jpg (http://s1130.photobucket.com/user/rdlangston13/media/IMG_3572_zps50a5bc0c.jpg.html)

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m523/rdlangston13/IMG_3596_zpsb9d77a22.jpg (http://s1130.photobucket.com/user/rdlangston13/media/IMG_3596_zpsb9d77a22.jpg.html)

http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m523/rdlangston13/IMG_3634_zps0cc27041.jpg (http://s1130.photobucket.com/user/rdlangston13/media/IMG_3634_zps0cc27041.jpg.html)

reeder

10-24-2013, 01:45 AM

Gotta love chicks drivin boats that know what they're doing. Good stuff!

kaneboats

10-24-2013, 09:33 AM

Yup, marriage material there. No question.

rdlangston13

10-24-2013, 11:54 AM

Yup, marriage material there. No question.

And in 9 days she will be forever off the market! :-)

Sent from my iPhone

clarkely

10-24-2013, 12:01 PM

congrats :)

jmb

10-24-2013, 07:34 PM

Thanks! Been getting back to slalom and really enjoying the speed! I still wakeboard and love it but I find it's starting to take a toll on my knees and lower back.

I am finding myself sking.more and more. I am really gettnig into it

kaneboats

10-24-2013, 07:44 PM

And in 9 days she will be forever off the market! :-)

Hey, that's my wife's birthday. Now you can remind me every year! Cool!

sicktc06

10-25-2013, 08:16 AM

And in 9 days she will be forever off the market! :-)

And if we see a Mini-Dave after nine months and nine days........

iwaterskihard

10-29-2013, 11:27 PM

Not the best but wife was on the dock while we were chasing bouys!!!

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jmb

10-30-2013, 06:47 PM

Went skiing today. Can't ski quite like the pics above but it was a nice day. Was glad to take a half day off and go.

iwaterskihard

11-03-2013, 10:46 AM

Sometimes it's not ALWAYS about the skiing but the memories left after the day too!

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mikenehrkorn

11-03-2013, 01:14 PM

Amen!!!

2013 Outback V
2003 SeaRay 182 -- gone but not forgotten...

jmb

11-03-2013, 07:39 PM

Sometimes it's not ALWAYS about the skiing but the memories left after the day too!

18752

I agree. Just love being out there. Would ride a tube if I had to. Bumming with winter already.

iwaterskihard

12-18-2013, 11:27 AM

I'm still skiing! WHat about the rest of the world?
Air Temp - 58
Water Temp - 53.5

http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/k612/iwaterskihard/IMG_2201_zps358084bd.jpg (http://s1118.photobucket.com/user/iwaterskihard/media/IMG_2201_zps358084bd.jpg.html)

BensonWdby

12-18-2013, 07:11 PM

We probably have 12 inches of ice on our lake. West Central Wisconsin. So can only envy you. But 58 and 53 - not too much envy. As long as there is no wind - and the sun is out - I could see it. I though the magic number was 120?

iwaterskihard

12-19-2013, 02:18 AM

The temp of the water is only a bit shocking when you first jump in and fill your wetsuit up. Suprisingly my feet did well as did my hands. So in reality - a non issue! :)
Sun was shining and it was a beautiful afternoon. Wanted to get out today as well but by the time we got to the lake the wind was out of the east blowing straight down the lake. One of the few times since I moved to our ski lake that I haven't been able to ski because of water conditions! :( But the bonus is..........there is ALWAYS tomorrow! :)

Mikey

12-19-2013, 10:28 PM

iwaterskihard

12-20-2013, 07:26 PM

If i could i'd be there tomorrow and with a wetsuit would be all over that. Enjoy a ski or 19 for the rest of us Northerners, that sadly miss a lot of ski time due to HARD water conditions. Don't know if you have been following , conditions lately. Back to -20 with wind chill of -29.. They say we are ''Likely'' going to have a WHITE Christmas.... Id think so . We have had Nearly 48 CM of snow in December alone.

Yes Mikey and to be honest..I'm NOT missing it! Our old neighbor in Millet just south of Leduc was on her side today in the ditch! I have seen the record cold temps, snow, and brutal winds!!!
Once my house is done I will have to invite some of my northern friends down for a set or two! :)