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I track vertical and just use an altimeter watch. My dad has tracked it my whole life so I have an excel spreadsheet accounting for every vertical foot I've ever skied broken down by year and mountain
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bawfuls posted:I track vertical and just use an altimeter watch. My dad has tracked it my whole life so I have an excel spreadsheet accounting for every vertical foot I've ever skied broken down by year and mountain What's the SUM() so far?
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Jan 21, 2022 08:13
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Now that I look I only have the stats through 2019 on this computer, my dad has the updated sheet (I just send him daily numbers throughout the year). Through the 18-19 season I had 12.2M vertical feet over 750 days. This is a pretty pedestrian 16.3k per day. My single day record is 43k or so (set some time around middle school I think), and my single day powder record is just over 40k (absolutely epic day at Snowbird in 2014). Biggest seasons were 07-08 and 09-10 both around 860k, but I was lazier in the earlier year, doing it in 63 days vs 48 days in 09-10. 6.19M of the total was at Mammoth, a proportion that rose substantially after high school when I didn't get to tag along on all my dad's trips and had to get the most for my money. We also try to keep track of how much is powder and that was at 1.42M through '19. From 2008-2011 I had a three season span where powder accounted for >20% of my total vertical each winter. That was ski bum/early grad school time. I believe after the 2010 season I held the "family record" for powder vertical in a season at 198k but my dad retired the following year and annihilated my mark. My worst season as an adult for powder proportion was 15-16 at only 3.3%. There are 85 different areas in my spreadsheet history, but I've only added 3 in the last decade. Day counts have varied over the years. Growing up it was somewhat consistently around 18 days per year. In college I averaged more than 26 days per year, and the first four years after undergrad I averaged nearly 46 days a year. But since then I'm back to more like 20. I have also been recording which pair of skis I used each day for the past 6 or so seasons, but that's info buried in the raw data on my dad's machine and I haven't done anything with it yet. I don't know why my dad started tracking this but he did it his whole ski life (started in his 20's) and my whole life, so it's something I feel compelled to continue forever. bawfuls fucked around with this message at 08:50 on Jan 21, 2022 |
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Jan 21, 2022 08:38
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So probably around 10% of the way to moon, good going!
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Jan 21, 2022 08:41
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The Glumslinger posted:Do people have a favorite app for tracking their skiing? Speed, distance, elevation, maybe a GPS map? Slopes is nice. Tracking is solid, the updates come out pretty frequently, and I appreciate the developer's position on privacy. You can auto dump out to Strava. Unlike some apps, it considers going down the hill a run, not the lift up. The new friends feature is great for finding people in your friends list when you want to meet up. I had a question once on how a feature worked, and the emailed me back quickly. Free version works well, paid version has a few extra features.
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Jan 21, 2022 12:44
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Residency Evil posted:How many of us ITT grew up learning to ski on this trash ✋
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Jan 21, 2022 13:33
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I learned to ski on como golf course in Saint Paul. They had FOUR rope tows and you could build jumps coming out of the sand traps.
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Jan 21, 2022 13:39
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The Glumslinger posted:Do people have a favorite app for tracking their skiing? Speed, distance, elevation, maybe a GPS map? Fifty Three fucked around with this message at 14:39 on Jan 21, 2022 |
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Jan 21, 2022 14:36
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:I learned to ski on como golf course in Saint Paul. They had FOUR rope tows and you could build jumps coming out of the sand traps. This sounds amazing
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Jan 21, 2022 16:23
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There and Hidden Valley.
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Jan 21, 2022 16:25
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Same here. Rode a ton of 7 springs in college.
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Jan 21, 2022 16:57
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Yup. Learned mostly at Hidden Valley, been to 7S a few times, now I just go to Laurel Mtn if I want a mediocre rust belt skiing experience instead.
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Jan 21, 2022 16:59
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At least it gives us perspective. Even the worst days here in CO are like a dream compared to PA. Plus my edge control is sick now lol
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Jan 21, 2022 17:07
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7 springs is some of the worst skiing in the country and when I was 5 it was the coolest place on earth
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Jan 21, 2022 17:26
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Time posted:7 springs is some of the worst skiing in the country and when I was 5 it was the coolest place on earth Same. Same. The last time I went was years ago when I was home for some reason. Took a run down a few hundred feet of vertical then waited in a 20 minute lift line with a bunch of yinzers, all for the bargain price of $70 or $80 bucks. I haven't been back.
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Jan 21, 2022 17:53
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waffle enthusiast posted:Quick Seven Springs trail update for y’all. Mr. Bean goes skiing
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Jan 21, 2022 18:04
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Had a nice day at Targhee today, despite getting some really bad flat light at the end.    I just moved out here in November but apparently this is pretty normal for Targhee.  
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Jan 21, 2022 23:46
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Yeah I rode targhee a lot when I was younger and blue skies were for sure a rarity. More common was fog so thick that visibility was less than 10 feet. It was a surreal feeling being on the lift and only being able to see a few feet of the cable and nothing else until the ramp comes flying at you.
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Jan 22, 2022 01:39
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I loved, loved, loved Jackson’s mountain but drat I don’t know if I would give up our abundant sunshine for it.
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Jan 22, 2022 03:01
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That's why it's known as grand foggee
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Jan 22, 2022 03:22
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRHDB75gkdY Black Crows continues with their baller "Ghost Resorts" series. As someone who lives not too far from Fortress it's neat to see this. They've been talking for years of reopening but i'll believe it when I see it. If they can keep the Cat operation going then good on them.
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Jan 22, 2022 06:34
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First day out since the start of covid today! Morning was rough, my fitness is basically zero, but after lunch actually felt really good, nice to know that my technique didn’t completely disappear after nearly two years off. Daughter also had her first day ever skiing. She went from being super hype in the past few weeks, to being super anxious and refusing to go in the last few days, to being interested and ultimately deciding to try it today. I only go to watch her make one run down the bunny slope, but she was already trying to make a turn and doing it pretty well. Have a feeling that in a couple years’ time she’ll be crushing it. bawfuls posted:I don't know why my dad started tracking this but he did it his whole ski life (started in his 20's) and my whole life, so it's something I feel compelled to continue forever. That’s a hall of fame dad move, might have to steal it
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Jan 22, 2022 07:51
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Sharks Eat Bear posted:That’s a hall of fame dad move, might have to steal it For the first 15-ish years of his ski life he did it each day in his head i.e. he looked up & had memorized the vertical of each lift at the places he skis and kept a running tally each day. I remember it was a big deal when the Avocet Vertech watch came out in the early 90's, now we could count at new places that didn't list lift vertical on the trail map! I'm pretty sure he still has and uses his original version of that watch.
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Jan 22, 2022 08:02
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My dad just highlighted the runs we did on the resort map and I hung it on the wall in my room
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Jan 22, 2022 08:13
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Wistful of Dollars posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRHDB75gkdY Sick
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Jan 22, 2022 13:08
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I just can’t win. New poles, holy poo poo they weigh nothing, but they’ve both got indexed baskets just off to the right like this
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Jan 22, 2022 20:31
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If it's stuck with heat glue, you can just use a heat gun or some boiling water to loosen it, then move it and it'll set. A heat gun and a glue gun are useful things to have anyway. Or maybe ask the shop to do it.
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Jan 22, 2022 21:37
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I tripped barefoot on the steps outside while carrying new skis out to cure DPS Phantom in the sun today and managed to peel back half a toe nail on my big toe. Hope I can get it into a ski boot in 7 days!
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Jan 22, 2022 21:38
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Residency Evil posted:How many of us ITT grew up learning to ski on this trash I wish I’d learned at 7S - it’s a practical paradise compared to Mt Brighton, where I learned. (No, not the one in Utah.) First day out this season was good, kid’s first day on skis ever was good, sliding on snow is always good - even on trash heaps.
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Jan 22, 2022 21:45
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Ola posted:If it's stuck with heat glue, you can just use a heat gun or some boiling water to loosen it, then move it and it'll set. A heat gun and a glue gun are useful things to have anyway. Or maybe ask the shop to do it. Thanks for the tip. My buddy/race partner who just got the same poles was like “they rotate you idiot” except he didn’t get the indexed 3/4 baskets, which don’t. I’ll ski with them and see if the crookedness actually bothers me, and probably contact BD to ask their advice if so. I’ve got no idea how the tips are attached, and they’re super light carbon fiber; I’d be personally (as an uninformed idiot about such things) concerned about how heat would affect the shaft.
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Jan 22, 2022 21:57
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We had some unexpected family show up in town so we bought some last minute tickets to A-Basin to join them. Had a great day. Pretty soft and pretty much no lines. Which is really good seeing as a last minute saturday lift ticket was $179. Literally cheaper to go to keystone and breck last minute. The things you do for family. Also got another core shot in the rock skis, pretty easy fix though.
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Steve French posted:I just can’t win. New poles, holy poo poo they weigh nothing, but they’ve both got indexed baskets just off to the right like this I bought some (on sale, extremely unnecessary) carbon fiber poles to embrace my disposable income dork. I lost the threaded detachable basket on one the first time out. The metal tip broke off the same one this weekend.
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Jan 23, 2022 01:14
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Our AST2 ended up going ahead and was probably the best three days of riding I’ve ever had. The snow was unreal, and there were lots of nasty layers for us to do tests and learn on. Meant we had to stay out of avy terrain but there were plenty of < 30deg slopes to play with. We triggered this remotely on the first day which was really neat:  Some other photos from the week:   
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Jan 23, 2022 20:22
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Got myself nice and cliffed out today, wound up in a 18” wide choke but managed to escape unharmed. Shameful though. New board’s got some wounds.
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Jan 24, 2022 07:21
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Moot .1415926535 posted:Got myself nice and cliffed out today, wound up in a 18” wide choke but managed to escape unharmed. Shameful though. New board’s got some wounds.
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Jan 24, 2022 13:36
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Chair rollback accident in Korea. No serious injuries. The lift was a Poma built in 1990s. Not as bad as the Georgia rollback accident but still scary. https://liftblog.com/2022/01/22/lift-rollback-causes-injuries-damage-in-south-korea/
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Jan 24, 2022 17:58
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Dumb question from a former skier, current snowboarder: is there a difference between left and right skis? I know when I'd get bindings put on at the shop the shop would slap a sticker on one indicating that it was the right or left, but idk if it made a difference. Last time I was out at the slopes, a relatively new skier was having trouble getting their skis on in the lift line and I noticed that the left and right skis were swapped (based on the rental sticker) and told them and they switched them around. But I'm wondering if it matters at all.
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Jan 24, 2022 19:59
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shops put the stickers there because they test binding release with the specific boots and wear patterns could differ between left/right boots leading to slightly different release values it's really about shop indemnity more than anything
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Jan 24, 2022 20:13
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PCjr sidecar posted:I bought some (on sale, extremely unnecessary) carbon fiber poles to embrace my disposable income dork. I lost the threaded detachable basket on one the first time out. The metal tip broke off the same one this weekend. I got carbon fiber adjustable Backcountry poles. Lost both baskets in the snow in hours. I just jammed a couple red baskets from an old pair of Lekis onto the tips, and they have stayed on ever since  -- they don't articulate on the bearing, but, I'm also hardly a super aggressive skiier.Some Ice Coast pics  I did Sugarbush yesterday with some friends, this is at the top of Lincoln Peak. We had fun, it was icy as hell, but it started dumping powder on the way home so I made a pact with myself to get up early enough to be in line at open at MRG and sneak some runs in before work. Ended up getting around 5".       I've never used a tracker app before yesterday, but this is funny and unsurprising to me: skiing casually and easily with friends at "gently caress around levels" with a beer or two involved, involves going substantially faster than working my fuckin' rear end off solo at MRG dead sober does.
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bawfuls posted:shops put the stickers there because they test binding release with the specific boots and wear patterns could differ between left/right boots leading to slightly different release values The strange thing is I have never seen a shop ask for both boots until REI did for my GF's mount on her new skis this season.
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