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Crystal Mountain Resort posted:A solid 6" at the base area and it's still snowing! Telemetry says there's 10" up top!! Not bad for October 21st. Need more snow.
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M.McFly posted:Goon input required. I am a huge Smith fan, and I love my IOs - I buy a new pair almost every season (just cause I like em and I get Pro Pricing). Even just a basic Ignitor & Sensor set up keeps me ready for 99% of conditions. That being said, when I rode at Baker last year I had the Sensors in and I couldn't see a goddamn thing. It was snowing like 2" an hour, and with how wet it is up there I'm really not sure there's anything you could do. Maybe a clear lens?
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| # ? Nov 1, 2012 15:27 |
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Wear a motorcycle helmet with a pinlock. Look goofy to those who can see you!
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| # ? Nov 1, 2012 15:31 |
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Got a week ski trip planned at Les Deux Alps just before Christmas, and then a couple of weeks at my mates chalet in Chamonix in February. Going to be sweet, got some Volkl Bridges in the summer sales so looking forward to breaking them in.
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| # ? Nov 1, 2012 15:37 |
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CO skigoon checking in Hopeful for a decent season this year or I will be one of the regional webcam suicides dv, sorry to hear that Denver didn't work out, but hopefully you will be back soon
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| # ? Nov 1, 2012 15:49 |
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Wish I could get proform on stuff. That would be so handy and I'd buy/get a shitton of new stuff. Raining in norcal but not strong enough to snow much in Tahoe. No storm till end of next week apparently. drat it I need more snow!!
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| # ? Nov 1, 2012 15:53 |
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So far I'm doing Whistler and Silverstar in December, as well as probably day trips to Grouse and maybe even Hemlock since my husband's a new snowboarder and will benefit from Hemlock not really being a hill.
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| # ? Nov 1, 2012 16:47 |
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I am so loving excited the season is upon us once more! Last year ended up being the perfect year for a down season, I don't know what kind of person decides that they want to snowboard less in any given year but that was me a season ago. It was mostly for financial reasons, and a desperate need for new gear, but the couple of times that I actually made it up made me feel not so bad. It was downright depressing up there, I've never seen the runs so rocky in my life. Hopefully this year Mother Nature can get her poo poo together. Priority #1 for me is boots. I'm probably going to look at some today, but I'm really sketchy about buying them. The best (as in most comfortable) pair of boots I've ever owned were gifted to me, without me ever having tried them on first. Second best fit was a pair of DCs that I bought online, again never tried them on first, and second best here is by default as they didn't fit very well at all. I bought my worst fitting pair of boots last year, at a shop with a person helping me. I understand they are supposed to be snug and all that, but the Salomons that he sold me made me absolutely miserable. They only saw about a half a days use before they got tossed into the trunk of my Jeep, traded out for the still uncomfortable but at least roomy DCs. lovely boots are killing my passion for snowboarding. It wasn't always like this, I can remember a time when I didn't even think about how my feet felt. Going to Loveland next Saturday for my buddy's birthday. Is it still too early to be hopeful about open blacks?
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ironlung posted:this is kinda fun/funny: http://www.powdermag.com/stories/ski-town-throwdown/ Some of these are kinda weird. Especially Ogden. Like, it's a cool suburb and all, but it's still pretty much a suburb. I don't want to hate on Ogden as I've been told it's a great place to live and I can tell you firsthand Snowbasin is a fantastic and super-underappreciated area, but in the top 4 total without the annual of the Cottonwoods? Eh... A lot of these make sense, although I'm interested in the rationale behind the high ranking of Rossland/Nelson, Girdwood, and Bellingham. For them to surpass Jackson, Bend, Mammoth, and a bunch of others will be interesting to read about. Also Sandpoint as 9/32? Uh, Schweitzer is cool I guess? Looked pretty bleak when I considered doing a 3 day trip there last year. The initial seeding is most likely like this: starting in the upper left and most likely going counterclockwise with normal direct elimination bracket seeding. So in the top 32 list, it would be 1. Revvie, 2. Rossland/Nelson, 3. Bozeman, 4. Ogden, 5. Girdwood, 6. Bellingham, etc. e: marauderthirty posted:Going to Loveland next Saturday for my buddy's birthday. Is it still too early to be hopeful about open blacks? Yes. You're going to have 1-2 runs open, they will be blue and only under one chairlift. Eejit fucked around with this message at Nov 1, 2012 around 16:54 |
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Loveland wasn't really exciting in that way till like late January last season, but then again nothing along I-70 was. Anyway this year I moved to Bend, which Powder gave a #3 seed because of beer mainly I think. It's a fun town and I sort of like how I'm both closer to and further away from civilization than I was up in the CO mountains. (more crap here, but further away from any other city) Bachelor here I come  ...in a few weeks or so 
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| # ? Nov 1, 2012 17:07 |
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Phone posted:Should have been Snowboarding & Skiing Megathread 2012-13: Pizza... French Fry! M.McFly posted:Goon input required. washow posted:I took a snowboarding lessons once last season and I didn't learn poo poo. The instructor seemed like a long time boarder but the guy was lovely as hell at teaching. RCarr posted:Just booked a week at Mont Tremblant! Jan 4th through the 10th. By far my favorite mountain in the Northeast. I can't wait! marauderthirty posted:Priority #1 for me is boots. Anyway I'm in New Jersey, and mega snowstorms are a lot more fun than getting bitchslapped by a super hurricane. Towns a few miles from me won't be getting power on for maybe a week in some spots. People are lining up at gas stations for miles and standing in lines with cans for their generators. And I'm just sitting here like, bring on the loving snow.
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washow posted:Wish I could get proform on stuff. That would be so handy and I'd buy/get a shitton of new stuff. Come to SIA this year, if it's really important. Last year every pass hade a code that gave you access to Promotive.com, which is a group ProForm site. Includes brands like: Diamondback Bikes, Smith, Reef, Crank Brothers, SkullCandy, BCA, Teva, Contour, Liberty Skis, Bern, Marker, Phunkshun Wear, Trew, Moment Skis, 4FRNT Skis, Homeschool Outerwear, and Hestra. Sounds like you're in Tahoe, so it'd be a pricey trip. But it's fun - you get the deals and free shwag while you're there. Plus everyone in the industry is drunk for like 3 straight days, which is seriously entertaining. Also, if you say you're "freelance media" (run a blog or something) you get in for free. That's what I did last year because I'm contractually employed as a Videographer for Vail Resorts, but not technically an "employee."
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I can settle for blues. I usually don't try to make a trip until after thanksgiving, because it pretty much ends up being a waste of a day, but my friend really wants to go for his birthday so whatever. I'm putting both of these pairs of boots plus a jacket that I only wore a couple of times on Craigslist, hopefully I can come up with a quick couple hundred bucks and get myself some better boots by next Saturday. Is anybody a passholder at Copper? I ordered mine online months ago, but I only faxed them the release form a week or two ago and I can't remember if they said they would mail them out or I have to pick it up or what. I know in the past you could normally take care of it at Christys, but I don't remember it saying I would have to go there this year.
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| # ? Nov 1, 2012 18:01 |
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Looks like Snowshoe got over 2ft from hurricane Sandy. Please let this be a good omen.
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| # ? Nov 1, 2012 18:12 |
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NH Goon here. Unfortunately, ill be missing most of the season this year due to being in Ireland starting in January.  I go to school in Vermont and hopefully we get some snow soon, I need to ski Stowe once before I go. Ive been skiing since around 4 years old, missing a season is depressing to me. Is anyone hitting the parks, or are goons more trails/trees types? Good luck to you all in your travels!
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| # ? Nov 1, 2012 18:27 |
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Just replying to a couple of things while taking a break from packing.n8r posted:Why does the skiing thread need to go in GBS? SUPER HASSLER posted:It started in GBS 2 or 3 years ago and the mods agreed to keep it there during the "main" season in order to attract more attention and exile it to W&W otherwise. M.McFly posted:Tell me what to do Goon Think Tank. vanilla slimfast posted:dv, sorry to hear that Denver didn't work out, but hopefully you will be back soon bomblol posted:So I don't want to get too indepth but last time (and the first time) I tried snowboarding I just fell over again and again even though I had watched a bunch of videos, got the beginner lessons, read advice etc. It probably didn't help that I was on some awful, icy, artificial late winter northern Illinois slopes. But is there anything I can do to make my next time better? SierraEchoBravo posted:Is anyone hitting the parks, or are goons more trails/trees types? I totally loving forgot the poll this year :'( Mods, if you're reading this, is there a way it can be added or did I totally drop the ball?
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marauderthirty posted:I can settle for blues. I usually don't try to make a trip until after thanksgiving, because it pretty much ends up being a waste of a day, but my friend really wants to go for his birthday so whatever. I'm putting both of these pairs of boots plus a jacket that I only wore a couple of times on Craigslist, hopefully I can come up with a quick couple hundred bucks and get myself some better boots by next Saturday. Yeah, I meant you're looking at like 1-2 30 second runs with a 30 minute wait for the chair, if my experience last weekend at Abasin is any indicator. I mean I had fun, it was skiing on snow and wow, but it is VERY early season in a mediocre early season so far.
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Eejit posted:Also Sandpoint as 9/32? Uh, Schweitzer is cool I guess? Looked pretty bleak when I considered doing a 3 day trip there last year. I had my best days last season at schweitzer. I had never been there before and it really surprised me. It's a great place, there's some sweet stuff on the back. And along the ridge. also SierraEchoBravo posted:Is anyone hitting the parks, or are goons more trails/trees types? I'm all trees/steeps here. No park for this guy, had some bad encounters with rails when I was younger and decided it wasn't worth it! More power to those who are good at it, and them being in the park means more fresh lines for me... 
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I am looking at getting my wife a new board. She has a pretty nice Solomon board that is about 4 years old now. It is a full camber and she really likes it. I am thinking that she could use a rocker or a hybrid rocker since we are in Colorado now. I will do anything to invoke the please of the snow Gods at this point. She currently rides a 143 which seems to be really good for her. The trouble I am having is figuring out what is good and not so much on the women's side. I have just been looking on dogfunk to get some ideas. This arbor board looks pretty good, the progressively less rockered board seems like a good idea. Probably get a 147cm. This never summer also looks pretty nice with the rocker under foot and the camber at the tips. Probably get a 146cm. There is also a roxy board but it has magne and I don't really like my lib with it so I don't think I will go that route. Does anyone have experience with the boards above or have any other suggestions? She refuses to ride Burton stuff but other that that... For comic relief this is the day that I pretty much stopped riding rails in 2005... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se-J-yWYkd0
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New Hampshire snowboarder checking in! I bought my first pair of BOAs a few weeks ago and not having to lace is an amazing thing. I've been walking around my apartment in them as much as possible when I get home from work. My wall of honor:  It stays there the entire off season
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| # ? Nov 1, 2012 23:31 |
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spwrozek posted:board for my wife
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| # ? Nov 1, 2012 23:46 |
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spwrozek posted:For comic relief this is the day that I pretty much stopped riding rails in 2005... as for women's boards, the neversummer you found would probably be fine, but check out Rome.. the Lo-Fi Rocker or Romp might be good, or Technine.. perhaps the Queen Bee, Spectrum or Glam Rocker. My brother's gf has a used 140cm Rome setup for sale, she liked it a lot before she got a new Technine. PreserveByNeglect posted:I bought my first pair of BOAs a few weeks ago and not having to lace is an amazing thing.
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| # ? Nov 1, 2012 23:54 |
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And yes I'd rather buy gear then drawer handles
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| # ? Nov 2, 2012 00:00 |
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PNW here too. Ill be working at Mt. Baker and occasionally around the Spokane/CDA area....mainly Silver.
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| # ? Nov 2, 2012 00:05 |
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As far as early bird and other specials go does anyone know when would be the best time to start booking things for a December 2013 trip to Whistler?
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| # ? Nov 2, 2012 00:59 |
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Cirofren posted:As far as early bird and other specials go does anyone know when would be the best time to start booking things for a December 2013 trip to Whistler? Do you have to go in December? Early-season trips are always more risky because there is a greater likelihood that it won't snow enough before you go to cover all the good terrain. Additionally, the week between Christmas and New Years is the busiest week at most ski resorts, so prices and crowds tend to be at their worst. But if you have to go in December, Whistler is more reliable for early season snowfall than most. However, I have no clue if places will take reservations or give deals for a trip more than a year in advance.
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that Vai sound posted:PNW goon here. Are you looking to buy the Red Sensor, or is that what you have? If you're looking at options to buy, upgrade to the Sensor Mirror. It's what I have, and it's an improvement over my previous gold lite lens (5% vs. 15% VLT increase). Don't expect complete clarity, though, I don't know if that's possible here. The high intensity yellow from Oakely is another lens I've heard good things about for flat light. Looking to buy. I dont see 'Sensor Mirror' on the website. I see 'Red Sensor Mirror' or 'Blue Sensor Mirror'. Anyway, I think I have my answer: this lens = acceptable for low light. I'll also take a look at Oakley's Persimmon. Cheers. n8r posted:Anything near $175 for goggles is an insane amount of money. But my steeze!!?!
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SierraEchoBravo posted:Is anyone hitting the parks, or are goons more trails/trees types? I usually ride only park unless there is fresh snow, in which case I will do entirely trees and steeps. I love natural terrain, and once you can blast solid 180s and 3s anywhere and everywhere snowboarding is a blast.
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bawfuls posted:Since when is Tahoe considered part of the PNW? Just how it is in the OP. Sierra Nevadan fucked around with this message at Nov 2, 2012 around 01:57 |
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spwrozek posted:I am looking at getting my wife a new board. She has a pretty nice Solomon board that is about 4 years old now. It is a full camber and she really likes it. I am thinking that she could use a rocker or a hybrid rocker since we are in Colorado now. I will do anything to invoke the please of the snow Gods at this point. She currently rides a 143 which seems to be really good for her. My girlfriend picked up that NS Lotus last year and she has nothing but good things to say about it. It may just be the 'yay new gear' thing that's doing it but she's certainly faster on it than her old board. She says the board gives a nice damp ride but it's still soft enough for her muscle around. On a related note, I grabbed myself a NS Premier F1 at the same time and holy poo poo, does that board like to haul rear end!
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bawfuls posted:Do you have to go in December? Early-season trips are always more risky because there is a greater likelihood that it won't snow enough before you go to cover all the good terrain. Additionally, the week between Christmas and New Years is the busiest week at most ski resorts, so prices and crowds tend to be at their worst. We're an Australian family going specifically for the fun of our first White Christmas. Beyond my brother and I no one's skied outside Australia before so cover isn't likely to disappoint. All the deals I can find is for the current/upcoming season so I guess I should just wait six months or so and look again.
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Good to see this thread again. Looking forward to another epic pow season here in Japan. Last year was really good. Looking to pick up a splitboard and my own poles and avy gear this year. You don't need to know to ski to use splitboards right? I did some backcountry hiking last year in snowshoes and it was hell, especially in deep powder. I looked on in jealously at the skiers the entire time with their effortless gliding.
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Cirofren posted:We're an Australian family going specifically for the fun of our first White Christmas. Beyond my brother and I no one's skied outside Australia before so cover isn't likely to disappoint. But anyway, Whistler is a good choice for this kind of thing. I'd say just keep your eyes out for deals over the next six months, cause that is peak season as far as prices go.
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I've got 2 years of snowboard experience here in AK, but the amount of times I've actually gone probably amount to less than a full season. I can actually count on one hand how many times I went last year. Anyways, I can make it down the hill well enough not to look like a dweeb and take every opportunity I can to take jumps. I can land 180s pretty effortlessly, but this is where my main problem comes in. Riding switch (goofy for me) freaks me out if I'm going at an uncomfortable speed. It always feels like I have to deliberately "push" the tail of my board to the side whenever I make a turn, and thinking back on it, I'm pretty sure I lean back quite a bit out of fear. Is this something that should just correct itself with practice, or some bad habit I should watch out for and correct? And here's a a nitpicky/cosmetic question: Do I look like a total n000b idiot if I have the toe strap pointing upwards, perpendicular to the board? Or should it be angled diagonally so that it cups the curve of my boot? I've seen people do it both ways, and I'm paranoid it's some "weed out the newbies" type thing that allows bro dudes to snicker at me behind my back.
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| # ? Nov 2, 2012 02:30 |
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Sierra Nevadan posted:Just how it is in the OP. But this is the gooniest of nitpicks so whatever.
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TheChaosDunk posted:And here's a a nitpicky/cosmetic question: Do I look like a total n000b idiot if I have the toe strap pointing upwards, perpendicular to the board? Or should it be angled diagonally so that it cups the curve of my boot? I've seen people do it both ways, and I'm paranoid it's some "weed out the newbies" type thing that allows bro dudes to snicker at me behind my back. Depends on the bindings. Many current bindings are specifically design to go either way. I wouldn't worry about it.
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TheChaosDunk posted:And here's a a nitpicky/cosmetic question: Do I look like a total n000b idiot if I have the toe strap pointing upwards, perpendicular to the board? Or should it be angled diagonally so that it cups the curve of my boot? I've seen people do it both ways, and I'm paranoid it's some "weed out the newbies" type thing that allows bro dudes to snicker at me behind my back. Bindings permitting you want it cupping the toe of the boot. With some binding/boot combos it's going to slip off the toe and over the boot like that. As for a weed out the newbies thing... the binding thing is not something that anyone really pays attention to. Just make sure you don't have a gaper gap and demonstrate good etiquette and no one will give you poo poo for being a beginner. Switch is hard at first. Just keep making an effort to ride switch for a few turns when you're on easy runs throughout the day and you'll get it sooner or later. Steezy Skunk Tamer fucked around with this message at Nov 2, 2012 around 03:12 |
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Okay, thanks. Thanks also for introducing "gaper gap" to me, because the Google Image results are pretty hilarious.
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TheChaosDunk posted:Okay, thanks. Thanks also for introducing "gaper gap" to me, because the Google Image results are pretty hilarious. gently caress that man, the definition of yardsale is one of the funnier things I've read recently.
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denereal visease posted:I would recommend the NS. I've been super happy with mine (10-11 Evo) and really like the hybrid profile & Vario Grip sidecut. NS also offers a 3yr warranty whereas most manufacturers only offer a 2yr. Also recommending NS. They make solid boards you will be happy with. Sorry CO didnt work out DV. You could always come out to Cali. Theres plenty of work out here and In N Out starts at $10/hr. Finally grabbed an Epic pass. CO needs to get good snow this year so its worth heading out for a month.
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