Trikke Tips

Blasting over the snow dunes on Capitan. Carving down a lift line in the thickest of powder puffs and tuffs – without eating it. Having Apache Bowl, with its wild ass terrain and untouched powder – all to myself – for nearly two hours. Blazing through the trees into the deepest marshmallow cream sandwich. Taking all the runs – even the blackest of Diamonds – with no fear. Since the first snowfall of the ‘Ski’ season up here in the Sacramento Mountains of South Central New Mexico — I’ve been up on the slopes of the southern most Ski Area in the Northern Hemisphere! The snow events have come like clock work — in big dumps, at once a week – or every other week – since last Thanksgiving Day! Ski Apache received over 220 inches this season and saw thousands of Skiers and Snowboarders each of those many weeks — some in just one day! Oh, and one lone Trikke Snow Skkier up there too — me! Without tooting my own horn too loudly (and I actually play a Trumpet!) — I’ve had the best complements laid upon me by locals and tourists — from witnessing my SKKI riding. When some of the best local ‘boarders’ and ’skiers’ tell me I’m ‘hot’ and make riding the Snow Skki – ‘look easy’ — I’m full of chagrin and humility. Taking my Trikke Snow Skki up to Apache at least twice every week since they opened — my skill set is tops. To explain just what the ‘ride’ does for me – physically and mentally — would take a tome longer to read than anyone would care to. But I’d just say that the Skki has been the best riding experience I’ve had in all my life up to this point. The winter mixes have waned and the crowds have thinned out as the snow pack begins to melt into the creeks and streams and feed the wildflowers. To be the one standout attraction in such a glorious setting amongst so many other snow sports enthusiasts has been a tremendous gift. For many months, to hear shouts of – ‘hey, it’s the Trikke guy!’ – ‘here comes the Skking Mantis!’ (from the way I look on this fantastic carving vehicle) — has done my soul much good — and has made me extremely proud to be a Certified Trikke Trainer. My gratitude and admiration to Gildo Beleski is boundless. I applaud the universe for spawning forth such a human being — who has the brain power to create such a device that brings such joy to my heart!