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04-04-2024, 08:47 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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Any fresh faced engineer should know what a...
Any fresh faced engineer should know what a detente is and what it is for.
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04-04-2024, 08:41 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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Someone is going to get injured either by...
Someone is going to get injured either by pre-release or a runaway ski. I’m just letting folks know. Of course this is tgr so everyone already knows everything here anyway so sorry if I’m wasting...
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04-04-2024, 08:37 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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These are brand new bindings and also not the...
These are brand new bindings and also not the only pair. There is another. We don’t always have Aaron around to fetch our skis when they are hundreds of yards down the hill.
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04-04-2024, 08:34 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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Yes and you have to wait a while to even get that.
Yes and you have to wait a while to even get that.
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04-04-2024, 08:31 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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Not my bindings. I’m still skiing the hammerhead...
Not my bindings. I’m still skiing the hammerhead which is the binding design they purchased to start their company and then they discontinued it to offer more inferior products. The fact that there...
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04-04-2024, 08:27 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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I’m fine. I think my boots are big enough to ski...
I’m fine. I think my boots are big enough to ski the vise. One of the main reasons I still ski telemark bindings is that I don’t like pre-release. 22 Designs has brought that back it seems with...
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04-04-2024, 06:16 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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If you have small boots like 22.5- 24.5 and buy...
If you have small boots like 22.5- 24.5 and buy 22 designs vise bindings, be prepared to have the cables loosen while you ski enough to have your ski come off without warning. That’s right your ski...
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03-27-2024, 07:45 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5METT21EkCAAwesome...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5METT21EkCAAwesome! Here is a video from late March 2011.
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03-25-2024, 06:13 PM
Thread: Ongoing Kid Stoke [2011 and on...]
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491880Sharing the lift line with my boy Saturday...
491880Sharing the lift line with my boy Saturday last. It was wet but soft and utterly skiable. I think it was a little crispy up high but Bowl Four looked like it was skiing nicely after they...
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03-12-2024, 08:39 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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Yeah. The snow is a lot more reactive than you’d...
Yeah. The snow is a lot more reactive than you’d think. Not too deep but probably just enough to potentially eff you up.
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03-12-2024, 06:02 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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It was almost as good as the day we skied castle...
It was almost as good as the day we skied castle before the slide. That day our spray was going up over our heads from behind. Close though. I have a video with the wind blown filling my tracks as...
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03-12-2024, 03:37 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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490280Never made it off chair four today. ...
490280Never made it off chair four today. Haven’t skied this line before (Well I have but that was before the landslide).
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03-03-2024, 04:38 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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489139This is from lap number two.
489139This is from lap number two.
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03-03-2024, 04:30 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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I had done one run under the chair on three and...
I had done one run under the chair on three and then one down no name to chair two again. So maybe 9:00?
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03-02-2024, 08:01 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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489044 Lonely.
489044 Lonely.
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02-26-2024, 09:57 AM
Thread: Review: Volkl Blaze 106, 179cm
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They say right on them not to mount them tele. I...
They say right on them not to mount them tele. I rode the lift with a guy who found that interesting since he had a binding toe piece rip out. He took it to pro ski in Seattle to have them fix it...
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02-25-2024, 09:30 PM
Thread: Review: Volkl Blaze 106, 179cm
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488190488191So glad the Black Crows have issues...
488190488191So glad the Black Crows have issues with binding retention.
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02-23-2024, 09:15 PM
Thread: Ongoing Kid Stoke [2011 and on...]
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487970Did I ever post this? From a few seasons...
487970Did I ever post this? From a few seasons ago. We have to learn to live with these one planking post holing knuckle draggers. God love them.
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02-23-2024, 08:49 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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Going to be a nice spring and summer like the...
Going to be a nice spring and summer like the olden days.
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02-21-2024, 08:57 PM
Thread: Ongoing Kid Stoke [2011 and on...]
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487762How long until I’m no longer getting first...
487762How long until I’m no longer getting first tracks?
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02-19-2024, 05:44 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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487528Mission Ridge today.
487528Mission Ridge today.
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02-19-2024, 05:43 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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I clicked on your link. I think it was Kirsten...
I clicked on your link. I think it was Kirsten Ullmer who wrote about telemark being stupid. I might be missing something though. Wouldn’t be the first time.
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02-19-2024, 05:34 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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487517Still skiing powder at Mission. Snowing...
487517Still skiing powder at Mission. Snowing today.
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02-18-2024, 06:43 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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487408Still good at Mission.
487408Still good at Mission.
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02-17-2024, 07:41 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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02-17-2024, 07:35 PM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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487236Ripping in the rain at the WSsMra.
487236Ripping in the rain at the WSsMra.
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02-15-2024, 10:22 PM
Thread: Review: Volkl Blaze 106, 179cm
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02-15-2024, 09:05 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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I did see a snowboarder under chair three but he...
I did see a snowboarder under chair three but he was mostly off the surface. Seriously like aired the entire run.
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02-15-2024, 09:02 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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You ditched me. But that’s okay. It really...
You ditched me. But that’s okay. It really wasn’t much of a frenzy though. Nobody was skiing under chair three. Legit face shots.
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02-15-2024, 08:38 PM
Thread: Review: Volkl Blaze 106, 179cm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJZRGV2JZEc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJZRGV2JZEc.
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02-15-2024, 08:37 PM
Thread: Review: Volkl Blaze 106, 179cm
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Ripped it up on 10” of new on the Blaze 106. ...
Ripped it up on 10” of new on the Blaze 106. Still some crust to be found in spots but since de-tuning the entire edge with the gummy they are just ripping everything and grabbing just enough when...
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02-14-2024, 09:03 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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yee haw
yee haw
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02-13-2024, 03:54 PM
Thread: Review: Volkl Blaze 106, 179cm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHgApUfoDnI. ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHgApUfoDnI. Took them out to bowl four. First time out this season. I got a pair coming from Wisconsin for my wife. These skis seem to want to go off piste and...
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02-12-2024, 08:32 PM
Thread: Steep line you've skied/want to ski
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486647This is inbounds at Mission Ridge. A few...
486647This is inbounds at Mission Ridge. A few weeks after this there were racers up from Squaw Valley and a bunch of them straight lined it.
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02-10-2024, 07:49 PM
Thread: Praxis Lhasa Pows?
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Give it up.
Give it up.
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02-10-2024, 07:47 PM
Thread: Praxis Lhasa Pows?
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That ski is yesterday’s news nowadays.
That ski is yesterday’s news nowadays.
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02-10-2024, 07:45 PM
Thread: Review: Volkl Blaze 106, 179cm
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They worked great today. My wife tried the 186...
They worked great today. My wife tried the 186 and loved them. They really ski short. Is 186 the longest they make these skis?
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02-09-2024, 07:52 PM
Thread: Review: Volkl Blaze 106, 179cm
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I just hit the whole edge with a gummy stone. ...
I just hit the whole edge with a gummy stone. We’ll see how firm it is tomorrow.
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02-09-2024, 09:05 AM
Thread: The Black Crows thread
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Can you mount the newer Corvus with tele bindings?
Can you mount the newer Corvus with tele bindings?
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02-08-2024, 07:10 PM
Thread: Review: Volkl Blaze 106, 179cm
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I have a couple days on the Blaze 106 mounted...
I have a couple days on the Blaze 106 mounted boot center with hammerheads. It is great for tele. When I lean on them in hard steep conditions mostly in parallel format they tend to grip and...
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01-30-2024, 08:04 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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Ski patrol philosophy probably hasn’t changed too...
Ski patrol philosophy probably hasn’t changed too much since you’ve been skiing there I imagine.
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01-29-2024, 04:24 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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484856484857484858484859We visited the Nertz...
484856484857484858484859We visited the Nertz slide from yesterday.
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01-29-2024, 07:12 AM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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Probably Winny Chutes.
Probably Winny Chutes.
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01-28-2024, 07:51 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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I was on chair four when I found out. We could...
I was on chair four when I found out. We could see it. Pretty much the crown went all the way across the top of Nertz. I didn’t even think to take a photo but you could see it from the parking...
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01-28-2024, 07:42 PM
Thread: Ongoing Kid Stoke [2011 and on...]
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Fantastic!
Fantastic!
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01-28-2024, 07:38 PM
Thread: Ongoing Kid Stoke [2011 and on...]
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No but we do have tons of racers on the hill that...
No but we do have tons of racers on the hill that we get to watch from the chair. This season we seem to have more bumps than normal and he is really into it.
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01-28-2024, 04:36 PM
Thread: Ongoing Kid Stoke [2011 and on...]
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484731484730Today at Mission Ridge.
484731484730Today at Mission Ridge.
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01-28-2024, 04:31 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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Inbounds slide at Mission today as well on Nertz.
Inbounds slide at Mission today as well on Nertz.
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01-21-2024, 09:35 PM
Thread: Ongoing Kid Stoke [2011 and on...]
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483947483948483949From today at Mission Ridge.
483947483948483949From today at Mission Ridge.
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01-21-2024, 08:35 PM
Thread: Cascadia/WA Pow Farming ‘23/‘24
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483938Death Star.
483938Death Star.
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