The "Remember When" thread

[Bultaco188c]

I remember when as a student at WCU in the late 70's lift tickets being $3 at Sapphire Valley on weeknights and going over to Gatlingburg in the fall and spring and skiing on that wet artificial turf,beads or whatever it was.

keith

[teledave]

And if you could find the gear you used at Gatlinburg then, it would still somehow have some of those beads in it. I think those things regenerated themselves.

[jeffryc]

@Bultaco188c 170818 wrote:I remember when as a student at WCU in the late 70's lift tickets being $3 at Sapphire Valley on weeknights and going over to Gatlingburg in the fall and spring and skiing on that wet artificial turf,beads or whatever it was.

keith

Astroturf and silicone pellets. It was not fun!

[teledave]

jeffryc;170820 wrote:
Astroturf and silicone pellets. It was not fun!



I loved it. First time I ever skiied was on that turf.

[jeffryc]

@teledave 170821 wrote:I loved it. First time I ever skiied was on that turf.

And you've probably still got the stone bruises!

[teledave]

Nah. I was good from the start.

[TannerP]

remember mental hats? Oh wait those are still around.

[bamapilot]

Bultaco188c;170818 wrote:
I remember when as a student at WCU in the late 70's lift tickets being $3 at Sapphire Valley on weeknights and going over to Gatlingburg in the fall and spring and skiing on that wet artificial turf,beads or whatever it was.

keith



That was back when the ice skating rink was in a building all its own.

[Bultaco188c]

If I remember it was okay when wet but deadly when dry. We would take skates sticks and pucks and mess around after the last sessions at that dark old ice rink.

keith

[skiatlanta]

the old old messageboard. i think only a couple here would