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Yesterday I went snowboarding for the first time. I fell down a lot, and then I fell less. It was great and I can’t wait to collect more interesting new bruises next weekend
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the bsd boys posted:Yesterday I went snowboarding for the first time. Keep it up! It's like 3-5 days of falling down a lot, then a whole new world opens up to you. You'll just get better and it'll become more and more fun. 5 years 150 snow-days later you're blissed out in a flow-state flying through some powdery trees laughing uncontrollably and having the best time of your life.
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Nov 27, 2018 01:03
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https://www.9news.com/mobile/articl...3cEuGfqJuu6khtg Lol
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Nov 27, 2018 17:06
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So these fancy bastards arrived today, courtesy of forums poster highme and his proforms saving me a pile of cash. I gotta say they work very well for looking around my apartment but uhhh I guess I'm going to have to wait a while to use them on the hill because welp I guess it's raining now.
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Nov 27, 2018 17:41
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copper_mountain.txt (I am, of course, glad that no one was hurt and hope they get everything sorted).
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Nov 27, 2018 17:43
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Dangerllama posted:copper_mountain.txt They seemed to brush it off as it isn't a problem. Some debris from construction got under the grip or something. Still, not a good look.
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Nov 27, 2018 17:54
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That's one of the worst made pieces of TV news I've seen a long time. They must have been extremely bored and decided to attempt to be creative?
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Nov 27, 2018 19:26
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Sierras lookin' good with a nice follow up to the ~2ft we got last week, planning to hit Mammoth this weekend
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Nov 27, 2018 20:11
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http://grantland.com/features/the-wet-stuff-verruckt-waterslide-schlitterbahn/ is a good (pre-accident) read on where all if it started out.
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Nov 27, 2018 21:16
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That video is chilling, knowing there was like zero oversight (Kansas has since gone more blue, politically-speaking) and that their solution was to just build a cage around it, and knowing that that video is basically the last thing that kid saw before the cage ripped his head off. And then the irony that he was the son of a Kansas state senator that contributed to the lack oversight. It would feel like justice if it wasn't the saddest, most avoidable death in a long time. /sad derail
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Nov 27, 2018 21:40
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On a happier note, 14 inches of snow at Magic Mountain; https://twitter.com/SkiMagicVT/status/1067426121610862592
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Nov 27, 2018 23:26
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Mammoth too 55mph gusts no bueno, however
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Nov 28, 2018 00:03
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kiimo posted:Mammoth too I've been in Mammoth for storms with well over 100 mph gusts It snowed nearly 4 feet in a single night I remember a while ago, probably in 2003, they had a New Years storm that dumped 100" in 2 days
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Nov 28, 2018 00:11
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Top Quark posted:So these fancy bastards arrived today, courtesy of forums poster highme and his proforms saving me a pile of cash. I gotta say they work very well for looking around my apartment but uhhh I guess I'm going to have to wait a while to use them on the hill because welp I guess it's raining now. Is this site not displaying correctly for me or something or is Smith now charging $145 for LENSES? I could swear when I got my IOX a few years ago they were like $30-40... I should have bought more apparently
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Nov 28, 2018 00:13
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gusts to 55 aren't that bad by Mammoth standards and at this time of year they can help plaster the wet new snow to all the rocks
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Nov 28, 2018 00:14
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Sorry when I say 55 mph winds no bueno I'm very specifically thinking about riding up Chair 23 freezing my nuts off.
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Nov 28, 2018 00:17
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Math You posted:Is this site not displaying correctly for me or something or is Smith now charging $145 for LENSES? It's not broken, Smith really does charge a shitload for their lenses. Mind you that's the most expensive variant I linked. Also it was like 50% off with proforms which is probably the only way I'd ever buy replacement lenses because yeah gently caress paying full price for those.
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Nov 28, 2018 00:22
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kiimo posted:Sorry when I say 55 mph winds no bueno I'm very specifically thinking about riding up Chair 23 freezing my nuts off. It’s great fun when they stop it. Somehow it’s so much worse when you’re not moving
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Nov 28, 2018 00:28
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kiimo posted:Sorry when I say 55 mph winds no bueno I'm very specifically thinking about riding up Chair 23 freezing my nuts off.
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Nov 28, 2018 00:37
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Kalman posted:http://grantland.com/features/the-wet-stuff-verruckt-waterslide-schlitterbahn/ is a good (pre-accident) read on where all if it started out. This was good. I'm definitely going to Schlitterbanh New Braunfels next time I'm in Texas.
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Nov 28, 2018 02:01
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Mongoose posted:Keep it up! It's like 3-5 days of falling down a lot, then a whole new world opens up to you. You'll just get better and it'll become more and more fun. 5 years 150 snow-days later you're blissed out in a flow-state flying through some powdery trees laughing uncontrollably and having the best time of your life. The first time I strung together a few turns I realized I felt the same way about it as I did when I started to ride a motorcycle. So uh RIP to my free time every weekend I guess
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Nov 28, 2018 03:49
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Kalman posted:http://grantland.com/features/the-wet-stuff-verruckt-waterslide-schlitterbahn/ is a good (pre-accident) read on where all if it started out. This is crazy.
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Nov 28, 2018 03:55
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Fixed my bases and they look great. hopefully everything holds together well.
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Nov 28, 2018 05:37
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I can’t tell whether I love or hate everyone in the waterslide article
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Nov 28, 2018 06:06
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the bsd boys posted:Yesterday I went snowboarding for the first time. Welcome to the learning curve! Make fists when you fall and wear a helmet, and then one day you will hit some powder and begin to float and be changed forever. Oh and don’t get in the habit of dragging your uphill hand(s) on the ground or you will end up with wrecked shoulders like me.
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Nov 28, 2018 06:34
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Way ahead of you! Most of my gear this first season is budget or borrowed, but I did buy a nice Giro helmet, and it's probably already saved me from a nasty headache
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Nov 28, 2018 15:54
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Moot . posted:Oh and don’t get in the habit of dragging your uphill hand(s) on the ground or you will end up with wrecked shoulders like me.
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Nov 28, 2018 19:18
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But it looked cool when Craig Kelly did it!
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Nov 28, 2018 21:08
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Got my first day of the year at Loon yesterday, and it was a good one, chock full of pow. Now I need new legs.
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Nov 29, 2018 00:29
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Mammoth 12-18 expected today, 17-23 tomorrow, snow in the forecast the next two days after that. They already have a 40” base on the top. Winter has definitely arrived.
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Nov 29, 2018 00:34
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Varg posted:lmao good to know I'm not the only one Hand drags on big toe side turns! I am not sure what else can be better, especially in powder!
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Nov 29, 2018 01:11
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 Took this on my way home from work. I’ve been in Oklahoma for six days so this (and the snow we’re about to get) is, like, extra good.
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Nov 29, 2018 01:31
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spwrozek posted:Hand drags on big toe side turns! I am not sure what else can be better, especially in powder! Knuckle drags on skis. I maintain that is the best non-powder related feeling on snow.
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Nov 29, 2018 02:06
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Bit the bullet and rented skis for my local days this year. Almost worked my way up to the recommended length for my height and weight! 
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Nov 29, 2018 04:25
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Fifty Three posted:Bit the bullet and rented skis for my local days this year. Almost worked my way up to the recommended length for my height and weight! I am pretty sure you actually can't get correctly sized rental skis. My buddy was on 167 last weekend and is 6'5" 190lbs...
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Nov 29, 2018 04:44
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spwrozek posted:I am pretty sure you actually can't get correctly sized rental skis. My buddy was on 167 last weekend and is 6'5" 190lbs... When I had to get rentals for a powder day in Kimberley a couple years back the guy tried to give me a pair of 148s. I laughed, went "nope" and he kept handing me incrementally longer skis despite me asking every time for something in the 170 range. I just kept repeating no until on like the 7th pair he handed me some 168s.
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Nov 29, 2018 04:48
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HookShot posted:Knuckle drags on skis. I maintain that is the best non-powder related feeling on snow. Huuuuuge fast tele carves on hero snow are right up there.
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Disinterested posted:What are you looking for Cheap, slalom skis probably, waisted much less than my 100 regular all mountain skis (edited for clarity) Bilirubin fucked around with this message at 07:42 on Nov 29, 2018 |
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