thanks for your nice words. I had been taking, and referring to them as, splattskis since I saw his (spattskis') photos. The name had been popping up on our idahosummits board with others too. I suggested we upload our splattskis all together somewhere and delta made a page here. I just thought it needed marketing so i got on a roll one night and wrote an article to be funny. I had just met splattski and climbed with him on a group outing about a week before the article. I figured he'd take it well. Frankly, I think its all in the name. It's fun to say. I don't think any amount of creative writing from me could have made a "Tom Shot" or a "Penny Pic" nearly as popular. Safe Summits!
Splattki came from John's last name Platt and his love for Skiing. He can explain it better. The "Splattski" style photo in named after him because he almost always takes that summit photo (he has hundreds of them)
it's one of those words that i suspect has multiple meanings, but definition "1" is the summit shot. My guess for "2" would be "a garage sale beyond compare." I think it would be in-area. And I think people on the lift should holler "NICE SPLATTSKI"!
So glad to see this back on the front page. Every time I hear folks say they want to take a selfie, I think of this article, which I read way before ever hearing the term selfie.
Deltaoperator17 - Nov 3, 2009 12:38 am - Voted 10/10
Re: TipsNo, that would be a "kam6alsoski", LOL
Mlasky - Nov 4, 2009 1:04 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Tipsgreat idea. I'm so stealing that thank! did you post your splattski yet?
tarol - Nov 4, 2009 9:38 am - Voted 10/10
Love itThank you! So glad to be able this self-portrait technique by its proper name now :)
SusanM - Nov 5, 2009 10:24 pm - Voted 10/10
Very CreativeI think this concept will catch on.
Mlasky - Nov 7, 2009 5:17 pm - Hasn't voted
seems to bethanks for your nice words. I had been taking, and referring to them as, splattskis since I saw his (spattskis') photos. The name had been popping up on our idahosummits board with others too. I suggested we upload our splattskis all together somewhere and delta made a page here. I just thought it needed marketing so i got on a roll one night and wrote an article to be funny. I had just met splattski and climbed with him on a group outing about a week before the article. I figured he'd take it well. Frankly, I think its all in the name. It's fun to say. I don't think any amount of creative writing from me could have made a "Tom Shot" or a "Penny Pic" nearly as popular. Safe Summits!
lcarreau - Nov 10, 2009 9:53 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: seems...That still doesn't explain where the word "splattski" originated from.
Is that the sound that is made when you take the "splattski" incorrectly, and fall down on your face ???
Deltaoperator17 - Nov 10, 2009 11:52 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: seems...Splattki came from John's last name Platt and his love for Skiing. He can explain it better. The "Splattski" style photo in named after him because he almost always takes that summit photo (he has hundreds of them)
Mlasky - Nov 11, 2009 12:21 am - Hasn't voted
Re: seems...it's one of those words that i suspect has multiple meanings, but definition "1" is the summit shot. My guess for "2" would be "a garage sale beyond compare." I think it would be in-area. And I think people on the lift should holler "NICE SPLATTSKI"!
lcarreau - Nov 11, 2009 12:21 am - Voted 10/10
Re: seems...I didn't know what John's last name was. Thanks for clearing that
up for me, Steve.
Now, I can eat that hot dog with plenty of mustard!
Deltaoperator17 - Nov 11, 2009 2:10 am - Voted 10/10
Re: seems...Waiting for your to come over with that Pizza and beer so we can go burn it off in them Idaho Hills! LOL
Mark Doiron - Apr 27, 2015 6:13 am - Voted 10/10
Excellent!So glad to see this back on the front page. Every time I hear folks say they want to take a selfie, I think of this article, which I read way before ever hearing the term selfie.
--mark d.
lcarreau - Apr 28, 2015 10:00 pm - Voted 10/10
Ditto ....I read it way before I promised Delta Operator I'd come to Idaho.
Missed out on some good pizza and beer, for damned sure!