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Fifty Three posted:Did anyone save the video/image/whatever it was? The original tweet is gone. Not the video but I do have this still shot
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IncredibleIgloo posted:This isn't directly skiing, but kind of related, if I wanted to go to a mountain town area for a week during Summer with multiple families for a family trip that would involve people of mixed athletic ability and some elderly people, is there a specific mountain or area of mountains anyone would recommend? We would be traveling from Oregon and Washington so I am considering Sun River/Mt. Bachelor, Park City area, Tahoe Area, and Mammoth Lakes area. We used to go to Mammoth Lakes when I was much younger and and we had some fun family trips there and with my father's health this might be the last summer trip he is able to make, so the nostalgia of that has me leaning towards Mammoth, but I would be interested to hear some other opinions. I'm not the best for recs but the Bozeman area seems developing too. Although places like Jackson and Sun Valley probably have more "cultural" spots. Santa Fe/Taos maybe? As I'm dealing with some health issues the recs you're seeking probably are relevant to me in the near-term as well. Suicide Watch fucked around with this message at 22:09 on Jun 1, 2022 |
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Aspen, Basalt, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs (ie the Roaring Fork Valley) is a great area. I live here so I'm biased, but it has everything from pleasant walks about town to death defying summits. Also bikes. And alpine coasters. And literally everything else.
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IncredibleIgloo posted:This isn't directly skiing, but kind of related, if I wanted to go to a mountain town area for a week during Summer with multiple families for a family trip that would involve people of mixed athletic ability and some elderly people, is there a specific mountain or area of mountains anyone would recommend? We would be traveling from Oregon and Washington so I am considering Sun River/Mt. Bachelor, Park City area, Tahoe Area, and Mammoth Lakes area. We used to go to Mammoth Lakes when I was much younger and and we had some fun family trips there and with my father's health this might be the last summer trip he is able to make, so the nostalgia of that has me leaning towards Mammoth, but I would be interested to hear some other opinions. If you want literally everyone to be happy go to Tahoe. It's impossible to have a bad time. Second place Park City. I mean Tahoe even has casinos so the old degenerate gamblers will be happy* *not all grandparents are old degenerate gamblers, just mine
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Sunriver, Bend, and the surrounding area is lovely in summer and has lots of old people in it too, but agreed that Tahoe is the most likely all-crowds-pleaser If you do go to sunriver/bend and it's late enough that the snow is gone, I highly recommend summitting South Sister (hard but non technical; permit required) or Bachelor (moderate). Also checking out Smith Rock.
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Thanks for the tips everyone, I forgot about the gambling in Tahoe. That might suit the needs of at least my mom, haha, so that might be a really good choice.
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IncredibleIgloo posted:This isn't directly skiing, but kind of related, if I wanted to go to a mountain town area for a week during Summer with multiple families for a family trip that would involve people of mixed athletic ability and some elderly people, is there a specific mountain or area of mountains anyone would recommend? We would be traveling from Oregon and Washington so I am considering Sun River/Mt. Bachelor, Park City area, Tahoe Area, and Mammoth Lakes area. We used to go to Mammoth Lakes when I was much younger and and we had some fun family trips there and with my father's health this might be the last summer trip he is able to make, so the nostalgia of that has me leaning towards Mammoth, but I would be interested to hear some other opinions. Wherever there isn't horrible wildfire smoke - this could end up being the biggest knock on Tahoe.
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IncredibleIgloo posted:Thanks for the tips everyone, I forgot about the gambling in Tahoe. That might suit the needs of at least my mom, haha, so that might be a really good choice. Heavenly is the place to go. It's awesome. but yeah if it isn't on fire.
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Soon enough every mountain town will be enveloped in smoke for most of the summer sadly
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Getting a $4.95 refund from Vail resorts for charging shipping when they didn't send a pass as i already had one. Ohhhhh baby.
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spwrozek posted:Getting a $4.95 refund from Vail resorts for charging shipping when they didn't send a pass as i already had one. Ohhhhh baby. Next round of Dasani is on you!
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I have a pair of Mantras from 2016 that are still in decent shape but are starting to get beat up (cosmetic plastic covers coming off of bindings, etc). Would my best bet be to try to demo some skis in November/December and try to get a pair then, or will a bunch of stuff be sold out by the time I'm ready to buy in December/January?
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Residency Evil posted:I have a pair of Mantras from 2016 that are still in decent shape but are starting to get beat up (cosmetic plastic covers coming off of bindings, etc). Would my best bet be to try to demo some skis in November/December and try to get a pair then, or will a bunch of stuff be sold out by the time I'm ready to buy in December/January? Skis almost never sell out. Like, the inventory is stupid large. If you like the Mantras there's nothing stopping you from purchasing something with similar specs sight unseen for like 60% off right now. Skis are so good and easy these days. And if money isn't an issue or you just want to try a bunch of different skis, your plan is fine as well. The market for skis is nothing like bikes or cars.
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Eejit posted:Skis almost never sell out. Like, the inventory is stupid large. Oh gotcha, that’s helpful. I like the mantras and have thought about just getting another pair, but wanted to see what else is out there. I love how stable they are carving, but wouldn’t call them “playful” in moguls. I remember renting a pair of k2 mindbenders a few years back that seemed to pop pretty quickly. I’m not sure if any resorts/shops on the front range have a better demo situation than others? Residency Evil fucked around with this message at 07:31 on Jun 7, 2022 |
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Demos are spotty, I don't know in the front range other than Christy sports but I'm sure there are other places. Echoing previous statements that right now is by far the best time of year to get ski gear if you know what you want. Crazy deals.
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Powder7, Epic Mountain Gear (née Colorado Ski and Golf), Evo, or Bent Gate for front range demos. I think maybe Neptune if you’re in the PRB?
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waffle enthusiast posted:Powder7, Epic Mountain Gear (née Colorado Ski and Golf), Evo, or Bent Gate for front range demos. Powder7 is a neat shop
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:Demos are spotty, I don't know in the front range other than Christy sports but I'm sure there are other places. Ugh. I guess I could get another pair of mantras?
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Over a meter of snow a week before season opens here in Australia and more on the way. Best start to the season in nearly 20 years. I have no trips booked til July though
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Laserface posted:Over a meter of snow a week before season opens here in Australia and more on the way. Best start to the season in nearly 20 years. I'm hoping to sneak up to Hotham for a single weekday in late June to remember how to board again, but same - my first trip is scheduled for late July
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Some more local terrain just opened up for me next winter  Let’s see if I survive it
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Hope you got a buddy with one too.
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Anachronist posted:Hope you got a buddy with one too. Haha, yeah. Well, for one, this is probably the first of two, my wife is interested in one and it seems smart to generally have two anyway so I can always take two out if I'm going with a buddy. Working on a few friends, might convince them to grab one before the winter also. But most importantly, the nordic SAR group I've been volunteering with over the past year and a half or so has a snowmobile team and they are all super friendly and excited about anyone on the ski side coming over to the sled team, so I should have plenty of opportunities this winter to go out in a group (and had two different ski trainings this past winter that were joint exercises with the sled team)
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Very nice. As a very bad snowmobiler myself i highly recommend lessons on how to ride a mountain sled. Those Bungie tow straps are also very nice to have. Tunnel bag for sure. Cheetah factory ski racks are very nice but expensive. Also rip your ski boots. If you go heated tunnel bag you can wear soft boots/snowmobile specific boots and then change into ski boots when you get where you are going. Snowmobile running boards just trash ski boots. Sleds seem to break all the time. Def ride with buddies.
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Don't go 80mph drunk at night like the dead ones do every winter
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Are most people using a snowmobile to extend the area they can backcountry in and then still hiking what they intend to ski? I've seen a few clips of people riding up and then skiing down with the snowmobile riderless which seems both dangerous and potentially expensive. Is that common?
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asur posted:Are most people using a snowmobile to extend the area they can backcountry in and then still hiking what they intend to ski? I've seen a few clips of people riding up and then skiing down with the snowmobile riderless which seems both dangerous and potentially expensive. Is that common? From the folks I know that use snowmobiles they go out in pairs and find the area they want to ski. They then park one sled at the base and both people ride up together on one sled, and one of the the riders ski down. The driver then drives down to pick up the skier and they drive back up the hill and the other person skis down. I don't know anyone who rides out alone on them because their tendency to breakdown really makes it an activity where safety dictates it is done in pairs.
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asur posted:Are most people using a snowmobile to extend the area they can backcountry in and then still hiking what they intend to ski? I've seen a few clips of people riding up and then skiing down with the snowmobile riderless which seems both dangerous and potentially expensive. Is that common? It will depend on the zone. Of the probably 30 days I have sled skied I have only done ski drops one time on vail pass. They are great to get you into a zone though. Where we ski in Canada you can't really ski back to the highway (besides on the logging roads) so it opens up a ton of terrain and cuts out miles and miles of not fun slogging. Going on solo really depends on what you are doing. It is not ideal. Having another sled to help you get unstuck (and just people in general) is really helpful. The thing about being a sled skier is you still have your skis to get you out. I would never go out solo just hooning around.
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Yeah, my plans with it are threefold in this order: 1: Sled skiing, quicker/more reasonable access to remote zones or that otherwise would be a slog on skis, maybe doing tows up to shuttle but primarily just using for approach 2: getting involved with the motorized aspect of SAR 3: hooning
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I would love a sled to open up terrain, but as someone who grew up in the upper Midwest but has only snowmobiled in Revelstoke, yes the goddamned things break constantly. My friends dad goes on sled trips up by the Canadian border in MN every winter and they always bring a couple extra sleds because it's a given they will break down. Often the brand new ones break down the most too? Crazy Also holy poo poo they are heavy. I learned this when I got one stuck near the top of a cirque on the steeps and was instructed to "just pull it out and jump on!" wilfredmerriweathr fucked around with this message at 04:35 on Jul 1, 2022 |
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wilfredmerriweathr posted:
I have never been on a snowmobile and they look fun as poo poo. But whoever that guy was that came out of nowhere and just learned how to snowmobile and suddenly was competing in the X-Games and then hosed up a jump and the snowmobile landed on him and separated his aorta from his heart? I watched that poo poo live and it shook me. Those things do seem heavy.
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The reason most sleds break down is because they are not heavy. They cut weight everywhere possible. A Summit X is under 500 lbs with fuel, tunnel bag, and skis. Seems heavy but honestly not heavy at all considering.
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I mean they weigh as much as two dirt bikes, which is drat heavy imo.
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Sorry I can’t hear any of you over the 850cc two stroke braaaaaaaap
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I want to widen my stance on my board. My front binding is as far back as it can go (it's an EST setup and it's at the entry end of the front slot) - so my options are: Move my back binding further back Move my front binding forward Move both bindings further apart What's the best starting point? The boards suggested position is set slightly back as it's a trad. Camber board with a taper but there's no deep snow here in aus. I don't really ride switch or do spins/tricks so I'm not worried about that so much as having better control at speed.
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Still try to be fairly centred. You'd want to be way back if you were regularly in deep, but it doesn't sound like it
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I forgot who wanted some moment snowblades. They’re making more, and if you want some you should sign up here https://www.momentskis.com/pages/sms
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