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Yesterday, 07:00 AM
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The bike industry has always been subject to...
The bike industry has always been subject to oversupply from dilettantes playing at business. Add in a bunch of investors who somehow convinced themselves that the Covid sales bump would last, and...
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04-23-2024, 07:07 AM
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If you care about America and immigration...
Immigrants are self selected for being highly motivated (the lazy ones stayed home). To owners and investors and anyone interested in productivity or just getting the essential work of our society...
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04-20-2024, 07:12 AM
Thread: 2013/14 Inland PNW thread
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2013/14 Inland PNW thread
Lifts turning, $25 tickets, and sunshine at 49 today. Road trip.
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04-12-2024, 01:23 PM
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Karbon Jacket & Insulated Bib pants. Mens XL.
Karbon Legend Jacket Mens XL. Yellow, with BC Ski Team Logos and Sponsors. New unused.
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03-23-2024, 07:10 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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If it was a Slopestyle event and just their airs...
If it was a Slopestyle event and just their airs mattered, then Finn probably had it, but it’s difficult to appreciate how much their respective lines on the upper face factored into the scoring....
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03-22-2024, 07:41 PM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Not a backslap, just a wheelie.
Not a backslap, just a wheelie.
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03-22-2024, 08:51 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Top 4 runs were all mind blowing in their own...
Top 4 runs were all mind blowing in their own ways.
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03-22-2024, 08:45 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Top 4 runs were all mind blowing in their own...
Top 4 runs were all mind blowing in their own ways.
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03-21-2024, 08:06 AM
Thread: The FIFTY
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It’s a sheet of ice to which on very rare...
It’s a sheet of ice to which on very rare occasions skiable snow will stick. It only gets skied when someone with the skills (significant but not superhuman) and intention monitors it obsessively...
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03-21-2024, 07:56 AM
Thread: Intuition liners
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It’s possible the liner you bought has simply too...
It’s possible the liner you bought has simply too much volume, however they might be perfect if you bake (~240 degrees for ~ 12 minutes in a convection oven) and mold them with a very thin sock and...
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03-19-2024, 07:04 AM
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Slope angle is everything. Too steep and...
Slope angle is everything. Too steep and beginners are going to be bracing in fear. Too mellow and competent skiers aren’t going to be able to flex their skis through turns, and will be meandering in...
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03-19-2024, 06:36 AM
Thread: AT Helmet halp
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Pret helmets tick all those boxes. I like my...
Pret helmets tick all those boxes. I like my Salomon Mtn Lab, particularly the swappable liners (great for skiing with a ball cap), no MIPS but has EPS4D (whatever that is).
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03-12-2024, 02:05 PM
Thread: PSA/Deals Thread
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Sold out. Couldn’t last long at that price.
Sold out. Couldn’t last long at that price.
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03-12-2024, 07:20 AM
Thread: 2023/24 BC Southern Interior
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Waking to yet another “powder day” at Red, at the...
Waking to yet another “powder day” at Red, at the tail end of a memorable 2 week run of exceptional late season conditions. 23/24 sure started off slowly, but for those of us that stuck with it...
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03-11-2024, 07:16 AM
Thread: PSA/Deals Thread
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I’ve had numerous similar pairs of Julbo...
I’ve had numerous similar pairs of Julbo photochromatic shades, and for me nothing else compares. I wear them all day everyday through summer working and riding, and eventually trash them, so am...
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03-10-2024, 05:24 PM
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I’ve been using the Ergon GP1 grips for at least...
I’ve been using the Ergon GP1 grips for at least 10 years. They addressed the hand issues I was having and I’ve become accustomed to their unconventional paddle style. I’ve always been curious if...
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03-07-2024, 07:11 AM
Thread: 22/23 gear rumors
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Good to know that I don’t have to go into horde...
Good to know that I don’t have to go into horde mode, again.
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03-06-2024, 02:52 PM
Thread: Anyone ski the G3 SLAYR 114?
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They look great on paper and could be an awesome...
They look great on paper and could be an awesome ski, but I’m yet to read/watch a proper review and I don’t know anyone who bought them to ask. I loved my Synapse 109s and I can get G3 at cost, but...
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03-04-2024, 07:37 PM
Thread: 2023/24 BC Southern Interior
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489286 Pretty much as good as gets around here.
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03-04-2024, 07:33 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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I’d previously watched all the men’s ski runs,...
I’d previously watched all the men’s ski runs, but only just caught the full highlight video. Snowboarding just doesn’t seem to work with this format, as it seems that despite having a blank canvas,...
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03-02-2024, 07:28 PM
Thread: Tune new skis?
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New skis, old skis, everything gets regular love....
New skis, old skis, everything gets regular love. Getting my edges smooth, sharp and beveled (2 and 1 degree) exactly as I want them, my bases flat, filled, and waxed, it’s all a fundamental and...
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03-02-2024, 02:57 PM
Thread: 2023/24 BC Southern Interior
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489008 Finally overachieving on snowfall (and...
489008 Finally overachieving on snowfall (and crowds) today at Red. That’s the snowfall statue and gauge.
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02-29-2024, 09:58 AM
Thread: ~1300g boot thread
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~1300g boot thread
Similar challenges for me. There’s not a touring boot on the market with the ankle fit and skiing position of your CS130s. The now discontinued Salomon S-Lab X-Alp and almost identical Arc’teryx...
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02-28-2024, 07:08 PM
Thread: 2023/24 BC Southern Interior
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2023/24 BC Southern Interior
Glassy, leg-wrenching, breakable crust on top of 10cm of new snow at Red. Weirdly almost non existent on the face of Red (though icy underneath) and less prevalent in the tight high north trees, but...
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02-27-2024, 08:04 AM
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I’ve been skiing Raichle / Kniessel / Full Tilt...
I’ve been skiing Raichle / Kniessel / Full Tilt Flexons for the past 38 years. I’m not aware of published numbers, but they’re widely acknowledged as having amongst the most aggressive forward lean,...
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02-24-2024, 02:48 PM
Thread: Athletic performance in your 40s?
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I’m still doing most of the same things on skis...
I’m still doing most of the same things on skis as I was 20 years ago, it’s just been a slow incremental decline in most of my physical capacities, most noticeable since my mid 40s. I’ve been able...
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02-24-2024, 08:31 AM
Thread: Athletic performance in your 40s?
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Athletic performance in your 40s?
Now 55, I’ve always been compulsively active, skiing all winter, trail building and mountain biking all summer, surfing in the Spring and Fall. Just keeping going, while slowly adjusting down my...
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02-20-2024, 08:06 AM
Thread: Athletic performance in your 40s?
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https://www.redresort.com/first-chair-yoga/
https://www.redresort.com/first-chair-yoga/
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02-16-2024, 10:44 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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IMO, no. His upper section was relatively mundane...
IMO, no. His upper section was relatively mundane and on the edge of control (compare to Goguen), and though an impressive drop .. still just a straight air. Mid 80s max.
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02-16-2024, 10:31 AM
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I use FTP Backcountry’s (lightly insulated) and...
I use FTP Backcountry’s (lightly insulated) and Flylow John Henrys (unlined) to cover most ski touring conditions. Fit, dexterity and durability are all perfectly adequate. Lots of poorly fitting...
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02-16-2024, 09:29 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Hitzig’s ability to stomp moderate angled...
Hitzig’s ability to stomp moderate angled landings makes him unbeatable. Mandin was impressive, but he rolled the dice and got lucky, whereas Hitzig appeared well within his limits. Goguen’s cross...
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02-13-2024, 07:24 PM
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30m Beal Rando 8mm is lightweight, does what you...
30m Beal Rando 8mm is lightweight, does what you need, and is cheap. Buy one each.
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02-12-2024, 10:32 AM
Thread: 2023/24 BC Southern Interior
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All of the above. I consider my local backcountry...
All of the above. I consider my local backcountry everything day tripable from Rossland. All in great shape right now.
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02-12-2024, 08:14 AM
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This year’s Radical Softshell pants seem to be a...
This year’s Radical Softshell pants seem to be a very close evolution of my Mercury Pro Softshell pants, which gets all the details right, and which I hope to replace with the same when the time...
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02-11-2024, 09:01 AM
Thread: 2023/24 BC Southern Interior
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486476 Full reset in the local backcountry....
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02-11-2024, 08:56 AM
Thread: This week in Canada.
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For fucks sake, a thread started to share...
For fucks sake, a thread started to share humorous Canadianisms has degenerated into yet another old men yelling at clouds circle jerk.
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02-08-2024, 05:18 PM
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PMd.
PMd.
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02-03-2024, 12:31 PM
Thread: Katana 108 - the resurrerection
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Appreciating the comparisons. I’m finding the...
Appreciating the comparisons. I’m finding the combination of my M6s and VW Katanas handle the range of usual conditions as well as I could hope, but I often wonder about what I’d gain from the rest...
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02-02-2024, 08:44 PM
Thread: 2023/24 BC Southern Interior
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I’ve been skiing fun Spring conditions every day...
I’ve been skiing fun Spring conditions every day through the warming at Red. Snowpack is low and patches are opening up, especially on the lower mountain, but still tons of great skiing. We got snow...
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02-02-2024, 08:44 AM
Thread: 2023/24 BC Southern Interior
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This past week would have been terrible...
This past week would have been terrible (unskiable) at all the huts, with freezing levels above the highest peaks. Resort spring skiing on groomers has been reasonable. Temperatures are now heading...
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01-28-2024, 08:07 PM
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Republic is a thriving metropolis compared to...
Republic is a thriving metropolis compared to Ione, Northport and Metaline Falls, which don’t come close to meeting the 1000 person threshold for consideration in that analysis.
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01-28-2024, 11:10 AM
Thread: 23/24 Gear Rumors
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Fuckers took my money for a product that didn’t...
Fuckers took my money for a product that didn’t fulfill its primary function (binding) and offered no recourse. Huge loss of credibility. It’ll take a lot for me to be convinced these changes are...
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01-26-2024, 08:07 AM
Thread: All Things Volkl Thread
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Finally enough coverage at Red that I’m not...
Finally enough coverage at Red that I’m not pinging rocks and logs every run, so broke out my beloved 184cm Katana Vwerks for the first time this season. Lapping untracked ankle deep dense powder in...
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01-22-2024, 07:08 PM
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Old Volant Chubbs - Salvageable or no?
I have friends who ski hard on similar bindings in far worse condition. I’d be more concerned about the Chubbs. They were super fun skis, but very delicate.
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01-21-2024, 07:39 AM
Thread: DIN Setting?
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That calculator seems accurate(8.5) for me,...
That calculator seems accurate(8.5) for me, though I’ve never bothered with half settings. I turned my STH2WTR13s down (I was at 11 a decade ago) to 8 this year, partly for the low snow hazards and...
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01-20-2024, 09:03 PM
Thread: Raide LF 40L Backpack Review
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Sweet pack. Raide/Kyle really seems to have...
Sweet pack. Raide/Kyle really seems to have nailed everything a discriminating user could want in a premium ski touring pack, but the functional difference relative to any number of slightly less...
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01-18-2024, 03:27 PM
Thread: All Things Volkl Thread
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Yes, great deals. Also 50% off Mantra M6, Revolt...
Yes, great deals. Also 50% off Mantra M6, Revolt 121, Blaze 106, and Vwerks Mantra.
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01-16-2024, 01:44 PM
Thread: Stoic Bombshell one-piece
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I have one exactly the same, not being used....
I have one exactly the same, not being used. Patched tear on the thigh, but 100% functional. Open to offers.
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01-14-2024, 08:03 AM
Thread: Hoji Free touring boot
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLJmQr-Xi0w...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLJmQr-Xi0w
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482950 Ski touring at -27C (-17F). Late start,...
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Ski touring at -27C (-17F). Late start, cabin (with fire) for lunch, and early finish. Idyllic on sunny windless aspects, but otherwise took everything we had to keep hands and feet...
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