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My source of amusement today was asking one of the local shop guys if they were going to stock the Enforcer 88. His response was, basically, "Oh yeah, I was testing them last weekend, they're great. ... Wait, where the hell did you hear about them?" 
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bringer posted:At first glance it looked like the doctor gave up, amputated your arm, replaced it with a pillow, and booked it hoping you’d enjoy the drugs too much to notice while he was still in the hospital. Reminds me of the goon in the old SA yearbook that had his arm removed at the shoulder from a dirtbike accident. *shudder*
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I'm looking at some consignment gear. These solstice Gore Tex pants fit well but have dual full side zippers that go bottom up and top down. No other venting options. Is this stupid or cool?
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Jan 12, 2019 19:31
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My ArcTeryx pro shell pants are basically the same thing. When I get hot I just zip down the sides, but that’s usually only in maybe April-June. If you like them get them.
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Jan 12, 2019 19:52
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Side zips have the advantage over thigh zips of not shooting a load of snow onto your junk when you take an unexpected turn through the deep On the right day it's not terrible, but even with mesh, if it's blower, it's gonna be cold. Happened to me a few times after a hike and I forgot to batten down the hatches
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Jan 12, 2019 20:07
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kiimo posted:Reminds me of the goon in the old SA yearbook that had his arm removed at the shoulder from a dirtbike accident. *shudder* You might be referring to Back Panther, and the story is much funnier than you'd expect from that summary
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Eejit posted:Side zips have the advantage over thigh zips of not shooting a load of snow onto your junk when you take an unexpected turn through the deep Crotch zips are great for ventilation though, much better place for airflow than the outside. Usually if I go down I’m on the outside so snow coming in through the crotch zip is more rare.
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ante posted:You might be referring to Back Panther, and the story is much funnier than you'd expect from that summary Was he the "arm reduction" guy?
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Why is the thread title gently caress Vail? I just went for the first time in 10 years today. It was pretty great. PS, any Goons ever want to meet up some weekend and ski/snowboard? Disclaimer. I'm from the Midwest and am not the best skier.
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RC Cola posted:Why is the thread title gently caress Vail? I just went for the first time in 10 years today. It was pretty great. gently caress/Marry/Kill (or kiss/marry/kill if you're little) is a game where you choose three people, usually celebrities, and you have to shoose which one you want to gently caress/kiss, which one you want to marry, and which one to kill.
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But the joke is that Vail has been buying up other resorts and objectively making them worse. The example close to home for me is them buying Whistler and pricing out the locals, instead chasing the rich tourist market even harder
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RC Cola posted:Why is the thread title gently caress Vail? I just went for the first time in 10 years today. It was pretty great. Nobody says gently caress Vail because the mountain sucks, because it doesn't. It's a good mountain. Vail Resorts the company, however...
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The crowd that Vail is trying to attract, well, gently caress them too.
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Jan 13, 2019 04:49
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RC Cola posted:Why is the thread title gently caress Vail? I just went for the first time in 10 years today. It was pretty great. Heh, hey Chicago buddy. I'm hitting Winter Park Tuesday/Wednesday because I'd rather take off a couple of days in the middle of the week and not get paid than fly/ski on the weekend.
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I managed to ring my bell today. I hit a drop created by snowmaking but didn't see a second much larger drop behind the first, and slammed the back of my head into hardpack on the second drop. I always wear a helmet and didn't lose consciousness or get sleepy or nauseous, but I had a sore neck and didn't feel awesome. I took a half hour break then was back riding but pretty conservatively because I didn't want to hit my head a second time in the same day.
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TMMadman posted:Heh, hey Chicago buddy. Ah I wish, I don't have any days off for a while yet. Just skiing on weekends for now  PS I moved out of Chicagoland in August
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RC Cola posted:Ah I wish, I don't have any days off for a while yet. Just skiing on weekends for now Congrats, did you move out to Denver? I've still got two more days at Winter Park that I'll probably do in late Feb or early March, but it will still probably be during the early part of the week. It kind of depends on flights and stuff.
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It's amazing how much Vail has actually been loving up really basic poo poo here. I'm pretty sure we're only a couple seasons away from Rob Katz being burned in effigy by drunk locals on Canada Day.
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Investors might beat them to it with what has happened to the stock price.
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:Crotch zips are great for ventilation though, much better place for airflow than the outside. Usually if I go down I’m on the outside so snow coming in through the crotch zip is more rare. I do agree, and my current pants have crotch zips, but twice this year I have frozen my junk in Highlands Bowl after forgetting to zip up after hiking up
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Eejit posted:I do agree, and my current pants have crotch zips, but twice this year I have frozen my junk in Highlands Bowl after forgetting to zip up after hiking up I live dangerously and leave them open almost 100%
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my friend got made fun of at jackson hole for having cheap poles lmao. so glad i'm a snowboarder
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Haha what the gently caress who makes fun of people for that?spwrozek posted:Investors might beat them to it with what has happened to the stock price.
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Yeah that's loving weird. My poles don't always match, are very kinked, and sometimes are sheared off a few inches above the basket and I've never had anything besides positive comments. Also it's JH not Deer Valley jfc
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Jan 13, 2019 23:00
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Yeah. I use my old destroyed poles from when I was a kid and no one comments.
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Jan 13, 2019 23:59
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Pretty drat hype about this forecast, if it stays cold enough Baldy will be prime this week
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Got back last night from four days at Jackson Hole then one at Grand Targhee. Hadn't been since early 2015 and man have prices jacked up. I paid $28 for bison meatloaf at the Mangy Moose the first night so after that we usually went into town. Had 13" of fresh snow the night we arrived but garbage visibility, so some nice slow but floaty runs on Monday, then good vis Tuesday-Thursday, getting into trees and a bit out of bounds for fresh lines. Then 5" more the night before Targhee which made for tons of untracked lines since the place is just so wide with fewer people. Good times, but I'm definitely feeling my age at 40 with a lot less desire to jump off large things.
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Yeah my freeskiing poles are like 5cm too short and one of them is bent at like a 30 degree angle.
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All this pole talk makes me want to break out and old pair of American flag poles that I last used in the early 90s and are surely from the mid 80s (or possibly before) because I took them from my dad.
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making fun of cheap gear is pretty jerry all of the best skiers I know (incl SPONSORED ATHLETES like hoji) are pretty cheap and stretch stuff as long as they can (unless the rep is handing out new stuff)
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Razzled posted:my friend got made fun of at jackson hole for having cheap poles lmao. Man, I'd whittle some loving branches into poles and stick some baskets on them for the next time I went there. There are some 1980s bamboo poles back at my folks I should grab.
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Wistful of Dollars posted:Man, I'd whittle some loving branches into poles and stick some baskets on them for the next time I went there. https://www.pandapoles.com All the cool kids are doing it.
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TMMadman posted:All this pole talk makes me want to break out and old pair of American flag poles that I last used in the early 90s and are surely from the mid 80s (or possibly before) because I took them from my dad. Send them to me
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It's pretty sad to make fun of someone for their gear. One cannot simultaneously hate Vail for catering to rich fucks and then make fun of someone's cheap gear. *Exception for wearing jeans and a Cowboys Starter jacket, that's open season. vvvvvv I'll allow it kiimo fucked around with this message at 19:04 on Jan 14, 2019 |
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Hockey jerseys
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My home mountain in NJ is nothing but hockey jerseys and NFL team jackets as far as the eye can see.
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I just ordered one of these: https://www.burton.com/us/en/p/mens-burton-family-tree-bottom-feeder-snowboard/W19-185761.html I can't wait to try it out. I spend as much time as possible off-groom, and I think this will be a lot of fun. I also wear a size 12 boot, and I'm looking forward to being able to really lay this thing over. I've been riding a Burton Sherlock for the past four or five years, and it isn't wide enough. Good float in pow, decent performance on groom, maneuverability in trees, and wide as hell should suit my needs nicely.
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ante posted:Hockey jerseys Sports jerseys on game days are fine. 
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Yuns posted:My home mountain in NJ is nothing but hockey jerseys and NFL team jackets as far as the eye can see. I was at Deer Valley earlier this year and almost everyone under 20 had an NBA or NFL jersey over their ski jacket. I wish I had brought some of my vintage inexplicable jersey purchases on that trip for extra hipster cred
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Going to Squaw this week, if TSA allows it. It's my first time there. What should I know/where should I go?
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