just six words ski stories
September 17, 2009
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I found this on Skidiva.com
Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") So I'm wondering if we could come up with six word ski stories. Give it a try; it might be fun.
Here's one:
She needed skis. Robbed a bank.
__________________
Life's short. Ski more.
Fresh powdah.
Get outta my way!!!!
Ski.
Drink.
Sex.
Drink.
Ski.
Drink.
How about:
"Tips up," the liftie said. Dang.
aaron
"Follow me, it's looks good. Craaaaaaap........"
Avalanche shell lands. Farewell to arm.
Lost luggage;I only have boots.
Make skiing fun. Save the whales!!
The loser Cheney skis in jeans.
David likes skiing during COLD SNAPS!
(Young kid at Snowshoe looking scared)
How much further down is it?
Warning: Easier trails entail higher risk.
First tracks were worth the divorce.
Sony Bono met a tree. Finis.
Michael Kennedy didn't wear a helmet.
Big pow pow! All big smiles.
"I came, I saw, I conquered."
-- Julius Caesar
powder arc
completed --
her expiration delayed .
comments:
Kurt Vonnegut's "Man in a hole" observation is applied here - the basic plot of "Man falls into a hole; man struggles to get out of the hole. " always works. We need a situation, a quest for resolution, and an outcome.
Rather than describing the action (turn completed), better to introduce visual/sensual descriptions to give the story depth.
The Hero, in this case, was chosen to be female; since women are in general less likely to engage in situations involving physical risk, the use of a female character generates interest and speculation about the Hero's personality make up.
The challenge is implied rather than stated, conveniently serving the dual purpose of creating a present challenge and at the same time setting up for the next. The hero resolves the challenge, but now faces an uncertain future, extending the story.
Wind Hold. Gotta use the Poma
I95 in Stafford.
Fog.
200 cars.
Sleet.
ice crust forms.
Major breakthru.
I fell hard and it hurt.
I skied great, snow was perfect.
New slope, new lift, big smile.
Timberline installs high speed quad lift
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Colonel
I'm picking up Blowers after work.
In Virginia? Powder skis not needed.
The Colonol has visited the future!
I will be stimulating my economy.
Fishnski,
For you...
Future skiing at Mt. Porte Canyon!
The Colonel
powder arc
completed --
her expiration delayed .
comments:
Kurt Vonnegut's "Man in a hole" observation is applied here - the basic plot of "Man falls into a hole; man struggles to get out of the hole. " always works. We need a situation, a quest for resolution, and an outcome.
Rather than describing the action (turn completed), better to introduce visual/sensual descriptions to give the story depth.
The Hero, in this case, was chosen to be female; since women are in general less likely to engage in situations involving physical risk, the use of a female character generates interest and speculation about the Hero's personality make up.
The challenge is implied rather than stated, conveniently serving the dual purpose of creating a present challenge and at the same time setting up for the next. The hero resolves the challenge, but now faces an uncertain future, extending the story.
m. sez - "you have to consider your audience"
1) He boasted, but his tracks didn't.
2) Against the treewell laid a glove.
(is that cheating, combining "tree" and "well"? I say no)
3) To ski. Alone. In the snow.
(okay, if Crush is going to call up Vonnegut I'm calling up the famous "why did the chicken cross the road" response from Hemmingway: to die, alone, in the rain. Take that, Crush.
)
... Against the treewell laid a glove.
- nice .
Longer drives, lead to longer runs
"Only green behind that knoll.... AHHHHHHH!!!!!"
bump bump bump grin grin ouch
In honor of both Hemingway, skiing, and the current economic situation:
For sale: slopeside lot, never developed.
snowflakes,melting on glowing hot cheeks
Crush reads too much Joseph Campbell.
Crush reads too much Joseph Campbell.
- ! -
how curious, or perhaps you are very cross-connected in your thoughts ... that is exactly how i came upon Vonnegut's "Man in a hole " comment - i was researching the history of myths with a friend and came across it.
snowflakes,melting on glowing hot cheeks
ah . lovely!
lying, dazed, waiting for ski patrol
hot buttered rum over warm lips
wind whipped face meets frothy mug
last run, skis off...........last call
embrace cold your soul not sold
ski bumps, lady lumps = goose bumps
frost on eyelashes warmth all around
speed and rhythm, smiles and bliss
Two plankin groove bustin the move
Socialized Medicine Is Good For Skiing
Waited 10 days for knee x-ray
Ibotta escaped socialistic Cuba to Snowshoe
Hot bikini chick caused yard sale
How is that a ski story
Bikini chick made waves at Luao
5 stars for 8 kinky posts
Skiing often makes my wallet hurt...
Was Boarder Babe talking about skiing???
(does that count as a story, if so it doubles as a question)
snowflakes,melting on glowing hot cheeks
She's back! Boarding, in her thong.
Spring skiing, bikinis, tailgates, yum
Phat girl in tight ski pants
Sex skiing & Rock & Roll
Ski Kansas! 3000 feet of verticle
ski bumps, lady lumps = goose bumps
- ok, the most important thing in writing is knowing when to quit: like now -
snowflakes,melting on glowing hot cheeks
She's back! Boarding, in her thong.
blahblahblah - really
c'one - just like the dragon fly
never.com is better 4 that
- ooooh, sorry scott : where's that writing experience now???!!!
nice but what have u done lately? fish-y-s swim past me on my way to a elevator-subway with strip-d roller-coaster moof moof's and a heavy dose of boo boo --
stop the math and write -
- jump in here any time -
after all it is a cha - oh that -
oh -- never -- mind -- --
Edwyin Collins
- never, never - never -nver I belong - singer - yu come a long -
and i nevermet a girl like you before -
and My CURE -
when ever i am alone again with you
da daa dah
you make feel like i am young again
you make feel like i am young again
i will always always love you
i will always love you
- da ahh
-dunn dunn away
u make make me feel like i a, free again -
i will all ways loveyou
i will love you
what ever words they say
oh oh oh i want 2 get a - my -way yeaaaahh
want and want and fly and want - ...
.....
i will always love you
- the soup and my food is burning -
I think someone forgot their meds
I think someone forgot their meds
hey - hey hey
you might not know this but i have a family of mafaous err famous writers and drunks. actually one pulizer prize winner just passed away last month. pity - he was an excellent playwright ( i think i might be better at poetry than he).
while that was definitely sub-standard for me (compared to, perhaps my recent blog posting of, say "- my kiss was just an introduction - " , you have to realize my brilliance comes and goes perhaps inversely proportional to my substance abuse (more abuse = better material - sorry i was not f&*k up enough).
i realize my limitation and will i'll try very hard in the future to abuse even more subtan - well drink and smoke err - right -- ah
exactly
the conversion rate is no good
they never came back and registered
they all asked how much it costs
i'll put the creme in the fridge
- assume it's all golden -
Yeah but I think you're violating the six word rule, Mr. Kerouac. (sp?)
not really; i didn't say how many stories there were. there are 36 5/6 stories in there.
Waist deep on Bold. Face shots!
Neck deep in Val. Can't breathe!
Running down moguls in ski boots.
Scaring the tourists at Deer Valley.
Tipped by grandma for hauling luggage.
Inside moving snow, down a chute.
Skiing with the off duty Santa.
Sheer terror on Red Mountain pass.
AK heli skiing with Kim Reichelm.
A blind ride in an avalanche.
Watching my students get lightbulb moments.
Calling showoff's bluff on Highland's Steeplechase.
Ptex folding over on a monoski.
Six fault layers. Let's go ski!
Skiing at altitude equal ten feet.
This was easier than I thought.
No air conditioning needed last night.
Hey, I miss this thread. Yeah!
Ski Patrol needed in Terrain Park.
42 in the Valley last night!
Killington 2008.
First yard sale, embarrassed!
happiest in the no fall zone.
wise, silent trees wish me well.
skiing. happy happy oh my friend.
(the last one with all due respect to tom marshall).
Meadow skipping in October sun shine.
(Should have been sunshine, but you get my drift.)
Here's hoping for an Oct. ski at Whitegrass.
Jack Frost nipping at my toes!
Whitegrass Jack Frost. Get your banjo!!
One more year... retirement!
epic skiing
Nearing the summit Arctic winds Blowing..
That describes many a day I've had at Whitegrass, some in Oct. There is nothing quite like coming out of the low trees into the open at the top of Baldy and standing there with upslope winds from the west almost lifting you off the ground. I love it when the mountains show their wild side.
Stowe reservations made. Come on winter!
Patches of frost reported in Canaan
Sept 2nd...
Sunrise from my
Fuji. Very Cold!
David,
Beautiful picture. My favorite moment on the back of my bike was early morning, the back roads between Poolesville and the Potomac river. As I was riding along, a hawk picked up a snake in the field next to me and flew right over me, 10 feet away.
I often feel that way about skiing. Were it not for skiing, I wouldn't be on top of a mountain with such a gorgeous view on a bluebird day. In fact, there IS no other way to see these things live but to go out and do it. I feel sorry for folks who don't get out and see what nature looks like close up.
Steve
My story is the low temperature the last six nights here in Davis, respectively.
40, 36, 34, 37, 38, 41
Hope you enjoyed my story.
Ski gliding requires very big gonads...
Let's get winter started already, dammit!
Where ya been Homey Ski Biscuit?
Tootling around Mexico with the Missus.
Skied at Cozumel and Puerta Vallarta
Tootling? You have a few sayings....
I was in the mountains... no snow.
Med school sucks. Skiing is better!!
Freshpow boottops stop kneedeep Solitude trees
Fresh powder! Afterward he drank happily.
Surprised I have not seen this
Ski Almost Heaven In West Virginia
The Colonel
"Scr*w Corridor H, finish Route Nine"
