abra cadabra: i really don't know what to call it

Been a little lax in school the past couple of weeks and have now been slamed again by the professors' will to impose yet another and another paper upon the students. When will it end?? Lukily I think I've finally found a field that would really interest me if I ever decide to get a real job. But if I don't I think skiing will work just swell.

Breck opened last weekend with some marvelous 30 ft tables. It was cold as ____ out there, but felt good to be hitting legit jumps so early in the season. Additionally, at Copper I ran in to Colin and Seaton MacMillan from Crested Butte, two big mountain stars. Took some run with those boys only to realize that my legs have a long way to go this season. But if felt nice to take some charging (well charging for me) runs through trees and bumps and some powder. It finally felt like real skiing, not just putsing around early season terrain. But the MacMillan brothers and I have all come to an agreement that the big mountain comps need an alteration. Too many people have gotten hurt, too many people are chosing lines that they should not take at their ability level, and the juding has become too inconsistant. It used to be a full DQ if one fell in a no fall zone; now they just take points off. At some locations judges score differently what they consider to be a fall. Hip check, a little swimming, feet above your head, it all varries. And additionally, without the events running as a combined series, local competitiors come out, who know their mountains by heart and dominate. This is all fine and good, but some reward should be given to those who travel and have to have the skill to learn new terrain on the spot with only one warm up run. With all that said though, it is still a judged sport and as athletes we have to accept it as that. We are being JUDGED, and we just have to run with it. Enjoy the skiing and prizes and the comradship of your fellow tele-ers.