Slalom Vids!

**Mig** · 12-01-2005 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by Directive0

I wanna see more people posting videos of themselves wiggling! C'mon!

As requested by Chris, here's some slalom vids from the QC slalom crew.

From the 2005-11-12 session.

Danilo, doing it with style -
http://media.putfile.com/Dan-051112

Rich, pump demon -
http://media.putfile.com/Rich-041112

Rick, with a slide out that seemed to scare me more than himself -

http://media.putfile.com/Rick-051112

And myself -
http://media.putfile.com/Migs-run

From the 2005-12-13 session, which probably was the last until spring.

Julie -
http://media.putfile.com/Julie-051113

Once again, Danilo.
http://media.putfile.com/Dan-051113

Rich.
http://media.putfile.com/Rich-041113

And me again...
http://media.putfile.com/Mig-051113

**Directive0** · 12-01-2005 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by Mig

Originally Posted by Directive0

I wanna see more people posting videos of themselves wiggling! C'mon!

As requested by Chris, here's some slalom vids from the QC slalom crew.

Man you cats are wiiiiild. Dan got a really sweet fluid run in, very relaxing to watch, he totally looks like he's in control of his skateboard. Rich's skating is kinda like a cheap corner store firework; you light it and you're not really sure if its a dud or not and then all of a sudden it explodes and people get burned and its on the evening news. That slide out was good too, sometime near bails are more tense then real ones, just watching a little chirp can give me anxiety pangs. And mig man, your skating always leaves me a little speechless. Holy crap, Julie's skating has improved by leaps and bounds too! Right on guys! Where abouts in QC is that run, you have to show me it when I'm in the neighborhood.

**Scooter** · 12-01-2005 01:42 PM

Great Vids Mig!

Have gotten out a few days myself with part of the Fatboy squad, NJ division. Am looking foward to the slopes though but if the temps hold up I'm sure we will be back on the asphalt and the ramp!

**aaaaaaagh** · 12-01-2005 01:46 PM

AWESOME VIDS

**bpz** · 12-01-2005 02:29 PM

Hey Mig - how's it going? Its Brian here from the Ball Mt. Dam race in Vermont. Nice to see some videos, thanks for posting. You guys all look like you're skating great. I go to Quebec City in February, I should take apart a slalom board, pack it up and meet with you guys! Look forward to racing with you all again next season. Take it easy.

**Sensei** · 12-02-2005 04:55 AM

Wow, those are great vids! Those are gonna help me get through this last day of work before a weekend of skating. Thanks! 8)

Hey Scooter, me and a few guys are gonna be running some cones on Sunday at a parking garage here in Joisey, not too far away from you. If you want to join us shoot me a pm and I can give you directions.

**Civ** · 12-02-2005 10:54 AM

you guys look great, keep it up and there will be some great racing next season.

**Mig** · 12-02-2005 02:47 PM

Thanks for all the nice comments, guys!

Chris, that's one of our 3 practice spots and it's near the "Galerie de la Capitale" shopping center. If you're ever in town, I'll gladly show you.

Brian, if you come in february better bring a snowboard rather than a slalom setup... unless we find an indoor practice spot.

Scooter, I'll be spending my 5th and 6th day on the slopes this weekend! Even rode a foot of pow last saturday. Outside skating is definitely over around here... But snowboarding is almost full on!

Here are some more vids. These ones were more professionnally made by Boris Firquet, a local longboarder and friend. He came to film a longboard/slalom jam we organized in october 2004 and was so stoked that he bought a Bozi Mad Bomber with some Seismic 180s and Gumballs the next spring. Here's that movie, first part is some speedboarding by part of the Kebbek racing team followed by a slalom jam session:
http://www.lebancdecaplans.ca/blog/longboard1004.mov

Here's a trippy one he did of Rich last may with different camera angles:
http://lenomdelachose.org/boris/blog...kate050505.mov

This one is some slalom runs from a local longboard/slalom gathering:
http://lenomdelachose.org/boris/blog...m-04062005.mov

And this one is from the Naphte Magazine meeting in october:
http://www.lebancdecaplans.ca/blog/n...meeting-05.mov

Enjoy!

**bpz** · 12-02-2005 05:12 PM

You know of any parking garages or other indoor spots we could possibly run cones? Part of the trip is that we're going skiing (or snowboarding... but I ski) at Mt. St. Anne for one day. You snowboard?

**Mig** · 12-12-2005 02:45 PM

The last 4 URL's I posted aren't available anymore. Boris made some changes to his website. You can see those same vids here:

First one: http://www.lebancdecaplans.ca/blog/v...brd231004.html

Second one: http://www.lebancdecaplans.ca/blog/vid-rich.html

Third one: http://www.lebancdecaplans.ca/blog/v...lom040605.html

And the fourth one: http://www.lebancdecaplans.ca/blog/vid-naphte.html

**Sensei** · 12-14-2005 05:45 AM

The second and fourth vid didn't work for me (my computer hates quicktime for some reason) but the first and third one were awesome!

**GPymp** · 12-14-2005 05:44 PM

...everytime I see someone slalom whether it be a vid or in real time..I want to bust some cones..NOW!

Awesome vids..

100 Fish dollars to the camera operator!

**Directive0** · 01-10-2006 02:22 PM

vid of our garage session, plus my damage..

http://media.putfile.com/SLALOM-NIGHT

**Raymondo** · 01-10-2006 02:26 PM

Stitcher.avi

Stitcher.wmv

It's raining wheels.avi

rmn

**Directive0** · 01-23-2006 11:31 AM

More garage footy, me and a lil Joker540.

http://lsv.stylesunknown.com/httpdoc...omjan22-05.MP4

**bpz** · 01-23-2006 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by Directive0

More garage footy, me and a lil Joker540.

http://lsv.stylesunknown.com/httpdoc...omjan22-05.MP4

The requested URL /httpdocs/directive0/slalomjan22-05.MP4 was not found on this server.

[Edit: found it
http://lsv.stylesunknown.com/directi...omjan22-05.MP4]

Do you guys up north sand your roads? Here in New England it's customary that the towns plow the streets after a snowfall, but they also lay down layers of sand to increase traction. What happens is ANY car that is driven on these roads picks up the sand in the wheels, wheel wells, and all over the frame. Cars then drive into parking garages and dump the sand all over. Your garages don't seem to be sandy at all, while we have none we can skate in here in Hartford. What's the deal? Do you guys sweep everytime you go? Let me know, I'm itchin for some cones

**Directive0** · 01-23-2006 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by bpizzle

Originally Posted by Directive0

More garage footy, me and a lil Joker540.

http://lsv.stylesunknown.com/httpdoc...omjan22-05.MP4

The requested URL /httpdocs/directive0/slalomjan22-05.MP4 was not found on this server.

[Edit: found it
http://lsv.stylesunknown.com/directi...omjan22-05.MP4]

Do you guys up north sand your roads? Here in New England it's customary that the towns plow the streets after a snowfall, but they also lay down layers of sand to increase traction. What happens is ANY car that is driven on these roads picks up the sand in the wheels, wheel wells, and all over the frame. Cars then drive into parking garages and dump the sand all over. Your garages don't seem to be sandy at all, while we have none we can skate in here in Hartford. What's the deal? Do you guys sweep everytime you go? Let me know, I'm itchin for some cones

thanks man, I just copy and paste the link out of my ftp client and sometimes I forget to delete those directory listings.

That garage is a bit of a skurf crown jewel. It was discovered by our eldest rider and its a sealed off car-dealership lot. Its only used to store BRAND NEW cars. Naturally the stakes are high if you bail into one so we have to be carefull, but its usually always clean and dry.

the other garage we run cones in is underground several levels so it usually doesn't track dirt all the way down to the bottom (where we skate).

I should also not that Toronto is having UNSEASONABLY warm weather this winter, and there has been alot less snow and therefore less salt!

**silversurfer** · 01-23-2006 06:08 PM

ha.

Even when the snow melts here in new england, I cant skate.

The sand that helps cars with traction, doesn't help my skateboard with traction and is hell on bearings too.

I need a 6 wheeler with crap bearings.

Can't wait for spring.

**nsc1120** · 01-23-2006 06:17 PM

yea the salt is horrible this year, my town must of gotten a good deal or something because we have so much. last week when it was ~50 there was a pile of salt TWO INCHES deep at teh bottom of a hill near my house.