Hello, I am skiing in the park today and getting an early start, but I want to direct your attention to the comments to yesterday’s post. I could have deleted them, so no one would see them, but I thought that wouldn’t be right. Everyone has the right to say what they want…including myself.
Personally, I felt the comments were uncalled for and a little over the top…but to each his own. The thing I find about writing this way…over the web…to the world…is that it is sometimes hard to understand the context that something is said or written in. Most of the time I am just stating facts or thought’s that come to my mind as I ski around…often by myself. They may come off as harsh, or snobbish, and might even sound like ‘spray’. The reality of this site is that it is about AT skiing in the Tetons, cuz I am an AT skier and it pretty much rules my life right now. I love to ski more that anything, and sometimes my passion and emotions get the best of me and may come off as bro-bra. But if you think I am bro-bra, man you haven’t been out the box in a long time.
Please feel free to leave a comment, however you feel about things. Please note that if it is your first time commenting on this site, I will need to approve it as a way to control spam…and it might not be until Wednesday evening. I truly thank all those that visit this website…live to ski!
Steve Romeo, AKA Randosteve
Well Steve, I don’t think you’re bro/brah, but you are a little nuts. I’m at work, on a night shift at 2:40am, and you posted this pretty darn early. So you must be up, drinking coffee, then heading out the door. Hope to see some dawn patrol pics.
Have a good tour!
last post had a harsh strong flavour for AT only in the comments…but the film was just fun to watch…
even if I only use AT rigs I also snowboard and i think that tele is just as cool as any other sport with planks.
Id love to learn it…so anything related with glide on the mountains is just nice and definitely part of the same family.
and…climbing in the Alps sometimes wakes you at 2am and thats quite normal.
so, looking forward for mountain skiing and tele as well!
Were the harsh comments really necessary? If you think he’s nuts or arrogant, click on out of the website, don’t bash the author….
Didn’t your mother ever tell you “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all!”
Were the harsh comments really necessary? If you think he’s nuts or arrogant, click on out of the website, don’t bash the author….
Didn’t your mother ever tell you “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all!”
Observations from the Tahoe area:
Not exactly sure what bro-bra means, but it didn’t take long when first checking out the site last week to figure out that Randosteve is a serious outdoor dude.
So, seems you just factor that in and use the site accordingly. Seems “Complex” may be better suited to another forum. Perhaps things will evolve from being just about Steve’s accomlishment to a more useful information-sharing board. Still, I like the site.
I did think The Dark Side video was hilarious. Okay, I’ve been an AT-guy since Ramers cam out in the early 70’s (yes, I can’t tele very well).
On a more practical note, 10 of us (50/50 tele/AT)will be in Jackson Friday for 5 days of skiing and 50th birthday celebrating – inbounds and backcountry. I know locals everywhere are hesitant to reveal their powder stashes,but a few suggestions would be appreciated (I can hear you now: “yeah, I want 10 Californian’s stomping my playground into moguls”). Curious how 25 Short is now.
Well, Romeo here loves to talk about himself. . .but, if you actually knew the guy you’d know that it’s just a front he’s really a great guy. Lots of guys out there doing what Steve does, and they’re getting paid for it, and in magazines. He’s just doing it for himself. Anyways, it’s not his video. . .it’s just a link to a video. Hell, I’ve got a video of a monkey dressed up as a cowboy riding around on a great dane. . .just because it’s funny.
Steve is knows quite well that snowboarders and teleskiiers have more fun, but definitely take longer to get to the top (maybe that’s from being out of shape).
Penny is barking at the mailman. . .got to go.
Great site dude! Don’t fear the Augustus Gloop’s! They are all over the internet.
Why were they getting mad at Steve? ATA made the movie, Steve just posted it ‘cuz it’s pretty funny. It’s not like he told the joke that starts with
“What is the hardest thing about learning to tele?”
Ted – Skier, lot’s of different boot-binding combos
Steve, please do yourself and your readers a favor and ignore the negative comments. We read this blog to see what you are doing, because what you do is interesting to us. That includes skinning at Snow King or skiing Middle Teton. No one should be bashing you for sharing, and I’m sure most of us don’t see your posts as arrogant or self-promoting.
The most you can do is respond politely as you did and then try to forget that people who feel they need to make those posts exist. The worst part is, if you met them in person you’d probably all get along fine. The internet sucks in that way.
Thanks for the comments…everyone! Those guys pissed me off yesterday, but I’m over it now…cuz I just skied the Grand Teton and my legs are shot.
Look for a photo TR in the AM.
Nice, that will shut them up!
Way to get after it Romeo
Hey Romeo, thanks for sharing the passion. I have always wondered what it looks like skiing the Grand. And hope to do it myself someday. Great adventures, great friends, (Reed Finlay comes to Mind, glad to work with him this winter) and great pictures helps me keep from getting stagnant. I have no idea what the bashing of you is about, but it won’t matter in a thousand years. Thanks for the website , Werner
Well, there is not much else to say about the negative comments that has not been said lately. I would only add that we had a great time at the belays at Mr. Negative’s expense while skiing the GT. Plus, the whole “Napoleon Complex” thing got Steve fired up to put the boot in all the way up the Ford to the summit of the Grand. The bro brahs were thankful for that! A little chicken soup from chicken shit!
Oh, and one other thing…go ski with Steve before passing judgement. Otherwise, just enjoy the stoke.
Shaka,
BH
Hey Steve,
When I come up to the park, I’ll let you know ahead of time. Mind putting a ‘booter’ up the Grand for me ahead of time? How about fixing a line in the Chevy 😉
Thanks in advance,
Derek
Whatever it takes Derek!!!