My GPS skiing project is now officially underway, and I’ve set up a database to keep track of chairlift positions at ski resorts. I will use the database later for computing mountain stats and for analyzing tracklogs generated by skiing with the GPS receiver in my pocket. Google maps is useful for displaying the lifts I have in my database.
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Last weekend I went on the MIT GSC Ski trip to Sunday River. We had an awesome time, despite the fact that Sunday River continues to groom every square inch of their mountain. I stayed in a condo with a bunch of people from the Langer Lab. The best part was, when we were leaving on Sunday afternoon, the bus was backing out of the parking lot put its back wheels into a snow bank, and got stuck! They had to call in some huge hick-sized tow truck which eventually got the bus out, but at this point the back wheels on the bus were bent sideways. So they had to call in a new bus from BOSTON! Overall it added ~8hrs to our trip, but at least we got free beer and food at the Sunday River base lodge! Here are some pictures taken by other people in my condo:
Grace’s Pictures
Abe’s Pictures
I got to try out my new Volkl Karmas on Friday at Killington. They came as advertised. Stable at high speeds, they lay out on edge well and hold completely through turns. I felt like I could edge so hard that my knees were about to hit the ground. I felt like a downhill racer. They can also skid-turn, although it was a bit tricky at first. Eventually I was successful taking them through bumps, and even skiing backwards a little, although it’s scary.