Visiting Martin Griff's blog today from the US Open I got tickled.
http://blog.nj.com/skiing/2008/03/ian_thorley_tough_as_a_2_dolla.html#more
He opens with a shot of Ian upside down and then the next shot is Humpy with a sword. I told you those two are like two bear cubs on the mountain and even though this is high stakes in the snowboard world--Don't tell these boys $20,000is on the line--they're still out there having fun. Actually the play was probably a de-stresser for Ian who reported, "These are the worst conditions I've ever snowboarded in."
Freezing rain last night turned the mountain to concrete and then today it softened up enought to punch through to corn snow. "Between the jumps it was like a mogul field," said Ian when I talked with him at 3:45. "You couldn't get up speed."
Still, he is in the running. Finals are tomorrow.
You can view them live on www.go211.com.\
Broadcast of last weekend's Chevy Grand Prix at Killington is set for this Sunday, March 23 at 4 p.m. on Versus, channel 68 in the Marquette area.
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