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Just received the wonderful stuff that Highme arranged for earlier. I had a question for folks who have used Smith helmets and the associated audio chips. Is the proper way to use them to remove the fabric/foam from the ear muff/cover portion, or do you slide the chips in in front/behind of the foam? If the foam stays in does it matter if the chips go between the foam toward the head or between the foam and outside of head?
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davebo posted:I've always gone to Jackson Hole in late Jan early Feb, and haven't been since 2015. Any idea what it might be like this year in mid-Jan or historically is that a decent time to go? I've got a 50/50 record the six times I've been of it being good, so I figure whenever I go it'll just dump powder the second I leave anyway.
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I skied today. Very nice at keystone. Good snow and zero lift lines. It was very strange for November. Hopefully good things to continue!
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spwrozek posted:I skied today. Very nice at keystone. Good snow and zero lift lines. It was very strange for November. Hopefully good things to continue! All hail Ullr.
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Getting deep AF in Revvy, meanwhile cold enough to walk on lakes on the coast but barely 20" total coverage up there. I'm leaving for the Rockies in three weeks. 
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2017/01/13/worlds-best-ski-resorts-telluride-wows-with-charm-scenery-great-skiing/ Noted ski expert Forbes Magazine thinks Telluride is the tits and that proofreading articles is for pussies.
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Moot . posted:https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2017/01/13/worlds-best-ski-resorts-telluride-wows-with-charm-scenery-great-skiing/ It makes me want to visit. Is the article wrong?
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that's one of those "Forbes" articles that is really just some guy's blog that Forbes lets you publish on their site for a fee or whatever
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"If you are flying private, there’s no major ski resort other than maybe Aspen that’s easier to get to."
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bawfuls posted:that's one of those "Forbes" articles that is really just some guy's blog that Forbes lets you publish on their site for a fee or whatever Well, hope they get some sort of kickback for it. I am looking at the Telluride trail map right now. I can't fly private though.
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IncredibleIgloo posted:It makes me want to visit. Is the article wrong? Not wrong, just poorly written. Give me a shout if you do decide to come.
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Spime Wrangler posted:"If you are flying private, there’s no major ski resort other than maybe Aspen that’s easier to get to." Flying into telluride is terrifying
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Flying into Mammoth is great, and if you're coming from the Bay Area, its practically mandatory
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:Flying into telluride is terrifying Is that just the local private airport or the nearby public ones as well? I am scared of flying. 
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:Flying into telluride is terrifying https://www.telluridenews.com/news/article_f6d88f0e-ab41-11e5-82c4-4f4958e245b4.html ...especially if the airport is closed
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IncredibleIgloo posted:Is that just the local private airport or the nearby public ones as well? I am scared of flying. Telluride only really. The runway goes straight off a cliff.
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:Telluride only really. The runway goes straight off a cliff. That just adds some flavour to the trip.
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Aspen can have some pretty exciting landings too. Last year I think someone landed next to the runway, but once again everyone was ok. On Sunday we landed on one wheel and hung there for about 3 seconds, but it's ok, I'm still alive
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https://imgur.com/CS68Y6a Finally got my hands on my new skis!! Very excited for these, especially how cheap they were, and also hopefully not sinking up to my nipples in anything vaguely resembling powder. I’d eat rear end for some snow right now. Kazak_Hstan fucked around with this message at 04:00 on Nov 15, 2018 |
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Just casually training on the same hill as Lara Gut... We got 20cm over the course of the day yesterday, which was pretty fun for a while, even on GS skis, until it got pretty chopped up and kind of weird.
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Breck was amazing for this time of year. Skied off piste in mid November, albeit in avalanche debris.
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Disinterested posted:Breck was amazing for this time of year. Skied off piste in mid November, albeit in avalanche debris. I'm stoked to ski. First day for me will be on Monday, but all the Summit Co posting has me wishing juuuust a little bit I was still on the Epic pass
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In honor of the earliest DC area snow I’ve been here for, if you like Nieheus trail maps, he’s kickstarting a book of them. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/orsc/james-niehues-the-man-behind-the-map
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Snow at Eldora is already as good as I remember it being at any point last year. I've been almost completely sedentary for a couple months and it feels great to get out again.
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I'll be hitting up winter park this weekend. Did anyone get out there for opening day yesterday?
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I didn't but I hear from one of their old timers that the new gondy timeline is Christmas-ish.
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fknlo posted:Snow at Eldora is already as good as I remember it being at any point last year. I've been almost completely sedentary for a couple months and it feels great to get out again. My last Eldora experience was insane winds that closed almost the entire mountain. Hope it’s better.
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Disinterested posted:I didn't but I hear from one of their old timers that the new gondy timeline is Christmas-ish. Haha yesterday Vail announced that the new gondola on Blackcomb isn't going to be ready by opening day like they've been promising since forever, including as recently as like a month ago. They're now shooting for December 14th. It's kind of a joke here because as soon as they announced what they were doing literally everyone was like "lol not a loving chance". The lack of that gondola also means that Blackcomb is virtually unskiable until there's enough natural snow to go up to the alpine (where there's like 20cm right now) so the extra crowds on Whistler are going to be super fun.
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:My last Eldora experience was insane winds that closed almost the entire mountain. Hope it’s better. It's always windy there. Today was no different. It really wasn't bad though. Wore my Trew stuff for the first time, it obviously didn't get tested in any way. It does seem to let a bit more wind through than what I wore last year. On the flip side, I kept the jacket on for the ride home and to get coffee and never got hot and it's 60 degrees today.
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Gore and Whiteface opening Saturday 
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The freezing level remains above 3000'. The frozen lake I walked on a week ago has probably melted, and the 1.5' of snow with it. I was already slaying blower pow this time last year. 
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LostCosmonaut posted:Gore and Whiteface opening Saturday
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Kazak_Hstan posted:https://imgur.com/CS68Y6a Nice, I'm aiming for a pair of them for my next skis. I picked up a pair of Fischer Rangers second hand for this season.
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Nearly 10 inches of snow coming to my east coast mountain Sugarloaf for opening day tomorrow. 20 inches this week. East coast... good???
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Mr Newsman posted:East coast... good???
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I'm super excited for the beginning of the northeast/midatlantic season. I've dropped from 240 lbs at 35%+ percent body fat last season to 150 lbs at about 8% now so it's going to be interesting to see how all my snowboards ride when I'm 90 lbs lighter. Landing jumps is going to be way way easier on my body now though.
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drat dude way to go. It's going to be like a whole different sport.
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Thanks! I'm really looking forward to it. Only minus is having to wear a better midlayer now that I don't have a thick layer of natural fat like a walrus to keep me warm.
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Yeah, that's pretty sweet.
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