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04-15-2024, 09:34 AM
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My wife and I have spent our lives living and...
My wife and I have spent our lives living and traveling for skiing the Rockies and Canada. Since retiring 10 years ago, moving several times and spending every winter chasing the goods we have come...
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04-10-2024, 07:18 PM
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Sorry for the Tech Interlude: Anybody know a boot...
Sorry for the Tech Interlude: Anybody know a boot fitter in Bend who has experience punching Pebax shell AT boot? Thanks, carry on!
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03-11-2024, 05:27 PM
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My sentiments exactly! Just finished my 2nd day...
My sentiments exactly! Just finished my 2nd day at Jackson Hole on my 188 AM R99s and am finding them more than adequate in places I never expected. Because of my size I tend to over ski them when...
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02-25-2024, 10:19 AM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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Red Mt, Rossland, BC. $25 CAD (which is about...
Red Mt, Rossland, BC. $25 CAD (which is about $17.50 US) a night. No ammenities but very close to lodge for bathrooms, water and good WIFI. No reservation required, but you need a passport to cross...
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02-23-2024, 10:33 PM
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The fastest distance between two points is a...
The fastest distance between two points is a smooth line.
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02-23-2024, 08:24 PM
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If you are skiing faster than everyone else no...
If you are skiing faster than everyone else no one can run into you, you can only run into them, therefore you are in control of the situation.
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02-22-2024, 09:32 AM
Thread: How many Snowbird Seven Summits passes?
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The info I have came through a member who...
The info I have came through a member who describes his locker as a double, so maybe that explains the 100 number, but I don't know for sure. My info is second hand. I also know of families that...
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02-21-2024, 06:32 PM
Thread: How many Snowbird Seven Summits passes?
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Just heard there are only 45 Seven Summits...
Just heard there are only 45 Seven Summits Passes, and they are not a guaranteed next tram deal. They allow 35 people to cut the line each tram. If there are too many patrol, classes, etc ahead of...
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02-18-2024, 07:15 PM
Thread: AI is your new master ....
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Check out AI Trump talks about his E.D. on...
Check out AI Trump talks about his E.D. on YouTube. The beauty is that if he publicly complains it will just cause milions of more people to see it.
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02-13-2024, 08:55 PM
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Whizz Break 1/2 Way Down Backside of Bach Today
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01-16-2024, 09:22 PM
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I want to buy some skis from a Bend Mag but need...
I want to buy some skis from a Bend Mag but need to sell mine first. Anyone interested in some 186 Nordica 94s see my listing in Ski Swap. Perfect tools for Mt.Bach's recurring solid surface. I will...
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01-14-2024, 03:23 PM
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Trying to figure out how to wax for skiing the...
Trying to figure out how to wax for skiing the trees with one inch of breakable ice crust and large frozen clumps falling from the trees.
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12-27-2023, 09:44 AM
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I've always said that once you stop learning new...
I've always said that once you stop learning new tricks you are nothing but an old dog.
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12-26-2023, 08:28 PM
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Say "OK," then get out her old ski boots and make...
Say "OK," then get out her old ski boots and make her try and put them on herself. That may end it right there.
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12-24-2023, 10:58 PM
Thread: Lange Shadow 130 LV dual pivot boot
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No, I have not skied the 130 LV dual pivot, so I...
No, I have not skied the 130 LV dual pivot, so I have no right to critisize it. Probably skis fantastic, but the description sounds like a lot of new (and undoubtedly expensive) tech to solve...
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12-12-2023, 09:39 AM
Thread: You know you’re in a dive bar when…
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The sink in the men's room is really high so...
The sink in the men's room is really high so drunks that don't want to wait in line won't piss in it.
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12-11-2023, 02:06 PM
Thread: Lange Shadow 130 LV dual pivot boot
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FWIW: They conquered shell deformation (Is that...
FWIW: They conquered shell deformation (Is that even a word?) 45 years ago with the the Raichcle Flexon, which is where I fell in love with progressive flex, and fortunately the Cabrio shell still...
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12-10-2023, 11:39 AM
Thread: Lange Shadow 130 LV dual pivot boot
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It seems like this boot was designed in part to...
It seems like this boot was designed in part to eliminate progressive flex, which is something I have always liked. A statement like "Turn initiation comes on very quickly" makes is sound like the...
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11-25-2023, 12:18 PM
Thread: Why you should own a Stockli Stormrider
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If I understand the numbers correctly those are...
If I understand the numbers correctly those are 186 cm, 101 waist and a 27.7 m turn radius. Stockli seems to have a real affinity for long radius sidecuts. My 192 cm 110 waisted TTs have a 30 meter...
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11-21-2023, 11:00 PM
Thread: Signs We Are Getting Old
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You realize you've become completely invisible to...
You realize you've become completely invisible to college girls.
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11-17-2023, 09:15 PM
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I'm 6'4" and recommend Booster Straps to help...
I'm 6'4" and recommend Booster Straps to help resolve boot inequities for tall people. They effectively make your boots taller while giving the cuffs a more even progressive flex.
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11-15-2023, 11:40 AM
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Hey, who said I was talking about my wife?
Hey, who said I was talking about my wife?
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11-15-2023, 10:02 AM
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That may be true, but generally neurosis does not...
That may be true, but generally neurosis does not age well.
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11-14-2023, 07:34 PM
Thread: Durango - shop with best ski base grind
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It might have been under your radar but try 2nd....
It might have been under your radar but try 2nd. Avenue Sports. They have a stone grinder and the techs seem pretty knowlegeable
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11-03-2023, 09:31 AM
Thread: Big guy touring set-up
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I was using the term in the more general sense of...
I was using the term in the more general sense of thick inconsistent snow, although I've often had to ski classic cut up tracked "crud" exiting high traffic bc areas. If you are just touring a light...
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11-02-2023, 06:43 PM
Thread: Happy Halloween
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Regardless of the situation or your lame ass...
Regardless of the situation or your lame ass rationalizations, thinking you are entitled to as much as you want at the expense of everyone else is a long term life strategy for becoming a loser, a...
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11-02-2023, 06:15 PM
Thread: Big guy touring set-up
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When the Zero G 105s first came out I flexed a...
When the Zero G 105s first came out I flexed a pair in the shop and they seemed really stiff for my taste, but they may have mellowed them out a little by now. I like a ski with a wide tip and some...
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11-02-2023, 02:56 PM
Thread: Big guy touring set-up
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There are a shitload of light AT skis that will...
There are a shitload of light AT skis that will not cut it for a 200+ lb person. I have also seen some light skis and boots that are overly stiff to try and compensate but none that reviewed well....
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11-02-2023, 09:05 AM
Thread: Big guy touring set-up
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6' 4" and 225 lbs. who went as light as possible...
6' 4" and 225 lbs. who went as light as possible on skis and boots and regrets it. My current setup climbs great but skis like shit except in light snow. My advice is to make sure you get a ski that...
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10-28-2023, 09:17 AM
Thread: rolex watches...really?
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But my question is what's the reason for the need...
But my question is what's the reason for the need to shout that, small dick? Which I mean in the broadest psychologial sense.
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10-27-2023, 10:36 AM
Thread: rolex watches...really?
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Expensive watches make no sense from a strictly...
Expensive watches make no sense from a strictly functional standpoint. Isn't the question really why are you wearing it? To make you feel better about yourself, to make other people feel a certain...
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10-26-2023, 09:30 AM
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474007 Tell me that picture was...
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10-16-2023, 01:42 PM
Thread: Those other beers thread
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WTF happened to beer? Every place stocks 50 kinds...
WTF happened to beer? Every place stocks 50 kinds of IPA, 20 kinds of hard cider, and a dozen beers with fruit in them, but almost zero stout, bock, porter, or dark beer. It's the middle of October...
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10-12-2023, 09:35 PM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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Looks like the scam price was designed to skirt...
Looks like the scam price was designed to skirt the $10,000+ IRS reporting requirement for cash bank deposits or business receipts.
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10-07-2023, 07:11 PM
Thread: New Mexico is full of PSYCHOS and MORONs
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Actually, I grew up in Wisconsin when drunk...
Actually, I grew up in Wisconsin when drunk driving was an accepted way of life,
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10-07-2023, 08:02 AM
Thread: New Mexico is full of PSYCHOS and MORONs
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471859 "Drunk with guns - nobody is surprised....
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"Drunk with guns - nobody is surprised. Welcome to NM, Mom, don't break down and fill up with gas whenever you can please."
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10-04-2023, 09:36 AM
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Originally there were lots of jeep trails, old...
Originally there were lots of jeep trails, old desert roads and slick rock for the rock crawlers and motorcycles, which the mountain bikers began to share with no real issues. The key was that none...
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09-21-2023, 08:13 PM
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Yeah but your White Hot inset is polyurethane. In...
Yeah but your White Hot inset is polyurethane. In case emergency I can eat my vegetable based Pebax insert.
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09-21-2023, 03:01 PM
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Even if Pebax sucks in ski boots I love it in my...
Even if Pebax sucks in ski boots I love it in my Ping putter.
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09-21-2023, 02:52 PM
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Old Adage, but true
I think this is a situation where you need to consider that "when you dance with the Devil you don't change the Devil, the Devil changes you."
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09-18-2023, 09:15 AM
Thread: STOCKLI Stormrider TT110 183s
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I'm 6'5 and 225 and also use my 192 110TTs way...
I'm 6'5 and 225 and also use my 192 110TTs way more than I had ever thought I would. Got lots of other skis but something about the smooth cruise feel of these babies has ruined me for using...
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08-30-2023, 09:23 AM
Thread: Water.....
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Sorry, It just showed up in the "new e-books"...
Sorry, It just showed up in the "new e-books" section of my local library. Guess I should have checked the publishing date. Since it's about the near future none of the assumptions seemed out of...
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08-29-2023, 08:38 PM
Thread: Water.....
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Anyone interested in some cyberpunk syfi about...
Anyone interested in some cyberpunk syfi about our water future check out a new book called The Water Kinife.
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08-22-2023, 10:12 AM
Thread: Title 9 is dead
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I respect women who devote themselves to becoming...
I respect women who devote themselves to becoming athletes and think we should allow them to define there own sports. It may be a societal issue to you but it is very personal to them. I trust them...
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08-22-2023, 09:03 AM
Thread: Title 9 is dead
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The discussion reminds me of men telling women...
The discussion reminds me of men telling women what abortion rights should be.
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07-24-2023, 07:57 AM
Thread: AI is the new Idiocracy
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If we invent some AI that has instantaneous...
If we invent some AI that has instantaneous access to an infinite amount of information and can process it a million times faster than the human mind it would seem to make sense to put it in control...
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07-23-2023, 08:20 PM
Thread: AI is the new Idiocracy
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There are no examples in history, nature or...
There are no examples in history, nature or science where a lesser intelligent entity maintains long term control over a more intelligent one. With AI we are attempting to create something a million...
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06-14-2023, 10:40 AM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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I am enjoying all the info in the thread drift...
I am enjoying all the info in the thread drift but the title is Ski Rvs. If you are in the mountains in the winter there are almost no off road spots to park a van. Wife and I did 8 days in SLC...
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06-14-2023, 10:06 AM
Thread: RIP Cormac McCarthy
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Blood Meridian was mind altering to read. No...
Blood Meridian was mind altering to read. No Country for Old Men was written in a more traditional style but BM was like he took a hammer, smashed the English language, and then created a new diction...
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04-18-2023, 01:26 PM
Thread: The Mank Ski Thread
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Icelantic Keepers. 117 waist, 150 tips. Massive...
Icelantic Keepers. 117 waist, 150 tips. Massive platform with 18 meter sidecut and big smile flex. They totally rule thick "hot mud" and rotten collapsible snow that is completely unskiable on any of...
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