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04-20-2022, 07:14 PM
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Weird car and reliability are relative. I grew up...
Weird car and reliability are relative. I grew up driving Citroëns , both 2 and 4 cylinders. A diesel under there would be kinda cool. I’m shelving the idea rather than abandoning it altogether
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04-19-2022, 01:39 PM
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Thanks for your info on this quirky thing. As...
Thanks for your info on this quirky thing. As much as I value and appreciate "fun and weird" design and engineering I lack the auto skill/creativity, sufficient time, space, and deep pockets to keep...
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04-17-2022, 10:35 AM
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might replace old sienna AWD w older Previa All-Trac because unwise
Need a wee bit of a nudge to talk myself out of a dumb idea. 2004 awd Sienna is fine ski/camper etc vehicle. But there's something very appealing about the complicated weirdness of the mid-engined...
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03-29-2022, 06:46 AM
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I counted about 70 recently and started thinking...
I counted about 70 recently and started thinking about going for 100. Have been at it since the 60s so it only averages about 1.25 places per annum. Many were smaller places in upstate NY, no longer...
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03-09-2022, 08:36 AM
Thread: FS NEW Smith Goggle Cases
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pm incoming. Will they fit IOX ?
pm incoming. Will they fit IOX ?
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03-01-2022, 07:16 PM
Thread: FS: Hanson boots
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No more shin bang because the boot goes up to...
No more shin bang because the boot goes up to your knee! Nordica and K2 made tall boots that solved the problem of boot top fractures by moving the injuries to the joint above
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03-01-2022, 02:08 PM
Thread: FS: Hanson boots
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Recalling these artifacts always makes me feel...
Recalling these artifacts always makes me feel very old. Never had the rear entry or knee high boots but I did have the binding equivalents: plate fucking bindings
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02-24-2022, 11:30 AM
Thread: PSA - SAC - sale
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Did they try to trademark “Backcountry” the way...
Did they try to trademark “Backcountry” the way Lagunitas tried to trademark IPA?
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02-23-2022, 08:10 PM
Thread: WTB: Frontside Carver
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x2 what Mikey B said.
x2 what Mikey B said.
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02-22-2022, 04:08 PM
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WTB Very Warm Gloves sz 10 or FTP XL, liners + gauntlet Not smart enough for mittens
Needs to fit like Hestra 10 or FTP XL. Open to leather/non-leather, need to have removable liners and gauntlets. Don't care about color. Thanks
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02-22-2022, 12:41 PM
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So did you end up going somewhere east or north...
So did you end up going somewhere east or north or is that West Mt?
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02-20-2022, 04:24 PM
Thread: Fix your own cracked core?
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Thought this might interest a pal, a mono skier...
Thought this might interest a pal, a mono skier who shall remain anonymous. His thoughts:
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02-17-2022, 02:14 PM
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Damn. New or used 95 still for sale. I can be...
Damn. New or used 95 still for sale. I can be flexible and possibly open to trades.
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02-17-2022, 01:40 PM
Thread: 2019/2020 Midwest Stoke Thread
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Anyone else scraping the hard snow up north in...
Anyone else scraping the hard snow up north in the mitten?
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02-16-2022, 09:15 AM
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SB looking for more active clamps or vises. ...
SB looking for more active clamps or vises.
Beer or free releasable tele bindings. Let me know where to ship them
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02-14-2022, 02:27 PM
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pm for smith maze incoming
pm for smith maze incoming
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02-14-2022, 02:14 PM
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Free or Beer 7tm releasable tele bindings
my tele quiver (1 or 2) does not require these. It is smarter to have releasable bindings. I never go alpine skiing without them and I am not smart enough to use them for tele. mind the lock and heal...
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02-12-2022, 10:50 AM
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Thanks for the advice! Sent from my iPhone...
Thanks for the advice!
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02-12-2022, 12:17 AM
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I would be using it in the west or on rare days...
I would be using it in the west or on rare days in the east. Had some Brahmas, I liked them but when I'm on harder snow I prefer a cambered ski.
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02-11-2022, 12:02 PM
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Old Ski for Medium Aggressive Old Guy skiing old snow IIRC OG Cochise, or?
Started skiing before moon landing. Mostly ski hard surfaces in the middle or the east but sometimes I will ski softer/crud/old snow/post powder etc. Had some Cochise, probably too long, sold them in...
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02-10-2022, 10:35 PM
Thread: FS Kastle MX89 180cm
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i thought skinipenem was going for them. they...
i thought skinipenem was going for them. they have regulah cambuh, wood and metal, right? please say they ski short so i don't get another pair of skis. Trying to talk myself out of it. on the verge...
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02-10-2022, 10:29 PM
Thread: WTB Marker Comp toes (14,16,18 DIN fine)
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? will trade dollars or something for Marker toes.
? will trade dollars or something for Marker toes.
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02-10-2022, 09:36 PM
Thread: STP Deals Thread
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How does one know if those sizes are women’s...
How does one know if those sizes are women’s sizes or men’s sizes?
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02-10-2022, 06:39 PM
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yes, they're slightly weird and won't win any...
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02-08-2022, 06:26 PM
Thread: WTB Marker Comp toes (14,16,18 DIN fine)
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WTB Marker Comp toes (14,16,18 DIN fine)
Found some very beat Doberman 21m GS skis that have plates and heels but no toes. Thought they might be fun periodically, but only with toes. Can give you $ or perhaps something else. I know this...
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02-05-2022, 04:44 PM
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That was Black Mountain around noon. Lift lines...
That was Black Mountain around noon. Lift lines were short. Snow was good. I was in a different row, prepositioned the night before. I left early afternoon. That parking was…funny. Would not have...
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02-05-2022, 10:50 AM
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There are reasons many in NH, VT, ME call those...
There are reasons many in NH, VT, ME call those from MA Massholes. I became a Masshole for life having spent two decades there but I’m not one of *those * Massholes
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02-05-2022, 10:40 AM
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Meant to post this in east coast thread. Oops...
Meant to post this in east coast thread. Oops couldn’t delete it from phone. Relevant to sleeping in parking lots I guess (was where I slept last night) fortunately I don’t think I’m blocked (yet)
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02-05-2022, 10:33 AM
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Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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02-05-2022, 08:39 AM
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East Coast Roll Call 21-22 We have a hot date with Skadi, Pictures at 11
Black Mountain NH is good today.
Except for the crazy parking
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02-05-2022, 06:55 AM
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Anybody else at Black Mountain iNH today? I’m...
Anybody else at Black Mountain iNH today? I’m wearing red Antero and white Smith helmet
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02-04-2022, 06:50 PM
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East Coast Roll Call 21-22 We have a hot date with Skadi, Pictures at 11
Going to Black NH too (unless Indy Pass people need a reservation) Black is one of the few places north of Concord that I’ve never skied. Hopefully the crowds will be at Breton and Loon.
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02-04-2022, 05:52 PM
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Skinipenem’s six year old was really ripping it...
Skinipenem’s six year old was really ripping it up. Lots of cheers from the chairs. Jay was great today, good snow and skiing with Skinipenem and Phil.
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02-03-2022, 10:06 AM
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It’s snowing at Jay and will continue to do so ...
It’s snowing at Jay and will continue to do so
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02-02-2022, 07:27 AM
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East Coast Roll Call 21-22 We have a hot date with Skadi, Pictures at 11
Canon has no lift access to summit today. Windy AF up top.
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02-02-2022, 07:25 AM
Thread: Telemark skiing is dead.
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I shaved off my beard, no longer have the Jesus...
I shaved off my beard, no longer have the Jesus look. Can I still call myself a tele skier?
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02-01-2022, 02:04 PM
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Haven’t been to Magic in ages. Might get there...
Haven’t been to Magic in ages. Might get there Sunday. Interested in Black because it’s old and slow, one of those time machine places (or so I’ve heard) Burke would be a good idea but it isn’t on my...
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02-01-2022, 01:44 PM
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I will be at Cannon tomorrow, was thinking of...
I will be at Cannon tomorrow, was thinking of heading up to Jay or Sugarloaf for the impending snow Thursday and Friday. Trying to figure out where to go on the weekend that won’t be mobbed. Maybe...
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01-29-2022, 06:50 PM
Thread: Kanopy Recs
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Bronzés Font du Ski is worth it. If you laugh at...
Bronzés Font du Ski is worth it. If you laugh at New Yorkers and Texans remember that foolishness exists partout
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01-29-2022, 07:37 AM
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Fit for me and son was off. Should have tossed...
Fit for me and son was off. Should have tossed them back in the gs pond
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01-19-2022, 11:41 PM
Thread: Anyone got an empty ski box?
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Cardboard x 2 Sent from my iPhone using TGR...
Cardboard x 2
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01-19-2022, 10:01 AM
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FS Elan Spectrum 95 ALU Amphibio 187 New in plastic
Have some redundancy. Will post photos if there is a scintilla or iota of interest.
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01-17-2022, 07:26 PM
Thread: WTB: Cross country binding
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3-pin is a PITA (says the guy who has duckbills...
3-pin is a PITA (says the guy who has duckbills for tele dabbling)
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01-12-2022, 03:18 PM
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PMing now
PMing now
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01-08-2022, 12:09 PM
Thread: Softgoods: Strafe, MTN Hardware, Millet
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01-08-2022, 07:07 AM
Thread: telemarking is stupid
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I’m still a tele dabbler. I could go for a couple...
I’m still a tele dabbler. I could go for a couple
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01-02-2022, 10:14 AM
Thread: Roof Box Drag Effects on minivan MPG
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what year? any other variables? that's a...
what year? any other variables? that's a significant difference.
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01-02-2022, 09:26 AM
Thread: Roof Box Drag Effects on minivan MPG
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Roof Box Drag Effects on minivan MPG
Have always been a roof box user. Until recently only with cars (old Passats, Saab 9-5) Never cared too much about the effects of drag because I needed a roof box. Have an old Sienna awd with snows...
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12-05-2021, 08:33 PM
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minivan camper ponderings, queries on roofbox...
minivan camper ponderings, queries on roofbox drag, C of G and spatial relationships
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swix puffy pm sent
swix puffy pm sent
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