Winter Time

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253

For those of us who are not lucky enough to live in Florida and ride all year long the winter season is approaching. Faster than anyone could imagine our summer has come and gone.This means breaking out those wet suits and getting ready to shred the last few sets before the old man comes out of his cave and spreads a chill across the lakes. Even here in FL I have noticed temps dropping within the last few weeks. Where is this going you ask? Well I remember last year around this time when we started to see a even more unfriendly side of wakeskating.com. Not that its very friendly now Laughing

but I remember it being much worse and everyone being a little on edge. What I am saying is that we all know its coming and there is nothing we can do about it. Lets be positive this winter on the forum and try not to get at each others throats as much. I feel for each and every one of you that has to deal with not riding all winter. I can only imagine how much it sucks to come onto the forum and hear about everyone that lives down here landing new tricks and still being stoked on wakeskating. Its an unfortunate situation but that is no reason to kill the stoke with negativity. So im asking each of you if we can just try to get along this winter and keep the stoke alive. I know that im not always a positive guy but im trying to get better at that and I think that we could all use a little wake up sometimes to remember why we are here, what we have in common, and why this sport is so damn awesome.

Thanks.

If im stupid for posting this please feel free to yell at me Smile

wakeboarderx03x · Posted: Oct 02, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject:

You could always move west for the winter. It would suck if the water was too cold and you didn't have any mountains to shred.

scott a · "a" is for angel Joined: 17 Feb 2004 Posts: 4126

Some of my most favorite moments on the water were during the winter time when the air and water temps were both below 50.

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253

wakeboarderx03x, The water never gets to cold to shred here luckily. Not everyone is baller enough to change regions when it gets nippley outside unfortunately.

Brett Leadley · Posted: Oct 02, 2008 4:03 pm Post subject:

I enjoy all the seasons here in NJ. Snowboarding gets me through the winter, and ice hockey with all my friends on the pond when it freezes Cool

And now I have a winch I can wakeskate all year too. Cool

Last Feb we were winching in a quarry with a rail to hit and a fire burning. It's so great because even when it's freezing out, it's ok because you're not constantly in the water; fall, get out and warm up, go again Very Happy

Guy · Backside 180 Joined: 14 Jul 2006 Posts: 842 City: Orillia

There is a chance of snow tonight... where i live.

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

i love winter ! Cool

Volcomstone167 · Posted: Oct 02, 2008 4:55 pm Post subject:

wet suit time is the shizzle

K'jellman · Posted: Oct 02, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject:

I just wrote the longest input and the window just automatically closed down! So pissed!

Brett Leadley, Winching definitely opens up a lot of possibilites for us cold water wakeskaters. How are your winters in general? How cold does it get?

I went riding today for the first time in a month, cause I have been ill and then some other stuff that got in the way. The air and water temp were both around 50. I rode for about 50 minutes and I'd say I spent about 10 % of the time riding and the other 90 % swimming Laughing

It never got cold though. I had a really bad summer so I didn't really ride that much and therefore I feel like I have so much motivation to try to ride all through this winter. If I wouldn't I'd just go crazy about not getting to ride. As long as the lake doesen't freeze I'll be there wakeskating. And when it does (because it will) I'll go winch the ocean instead. The local ski hill opens around the end of december. They have different rails, boxes and whatnot and it's located about 10 min from where I'm at. Definitely looking forward to the snowboarding season! Once they have opened there's usually snow there until march or april. Skating indoor parking lots is a classic in the winter. And as long as there's no snow and it doesen't rain there's always the skate parks. And if there's snow I might pull out the ol' snowskate for a little bit. I think I'll survive this winter aswell Laughing

My biggest hope is that the focus will be on wakeskating though!

pyroskater00 · Posted: Oct 02, 2008 5:46 pm Post subject:

I am starting a petition to get the equator moved northward. Does anyone want to sign? It will be passed to Jesus after 200 signitures. Thanks for your support.

Mario C. · Posted: Oct 02, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject:

mr.foonis · Posted: Oct 02, 2008 5:54 pm Post subject:

this is about the time when i break out the longboard

tad · 360 flip Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 5031

What is winter?

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Oct 02, 2008 6:37 pm Post subject:

iw as riding yesterday and noticed it was getting a bit nippy.... :/

skateonwater · Backside 180 Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 757

hardest time of my life is winter. i complain to all my friends that i cant ride, knowing they dont care. best day ever is the first ride back from winter season.

mr.foonis · Posted: Oct 02, 2008 7:00 pm Post subject:

skateonwater, dude my friends and i were debating wether wakeskating even EXISTED. wow friends dont know the stoke. btw, i hit one of them with my board and gave him a nice bruise. We dont debate about anything anymore Very Happy

samm · Pop Shuvit Joined: 02 Aug 2008 Posts: 241 City: Austin

i love that the water stays warm year round here in texas Cool

Evan71 · Posted: Oct 02, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject:

Lollar, winter is bomb, surf all the time, but the funny thing is right now in cali where i live its hotter than its been all summer for like the last couple weeks.

EJazzle · Posted: Oct 02, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject:

-=AlexXx=-, your nipples are always like that when youre riding with me...

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Oct 02, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject:

hahha <3