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  1. #51
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    -If you don't know the mountain @ snowbird be careful following "random locals" through goat paths in the trees at mach looney. They may end abruptly in a 50 ft mandatory huck that the local hits switch but makes you shit your pants. This applies at any mountain while following dantheman

    -Voile strap in pocket or wrapped around ski pole. Multiples in touring pack. Maybe the single most versatile tool ever created? Never leave home without one.

    -Spare goggles in the car, boot bag, wherever. All it takes is one beater putting snow behind your lense to make a foggy experience for the rest of your day. Oh and I tend to forget my goggles so having spare is key. All my friends are acutely aware of my foible and bring spare pairs to save my ass.

    -Get all your shit together the night before a pow day or tour. Encourage your crew to do the same. Everyone hates that guy who makes you wait 10 to 15 minutes getting their shit together to leave when you are trying to beat the road closure up LCC. For some reason I cannot fucking sleep if I haven't done this so I might as well.

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    Another way to put grip below the main grips on your pole is to reuse the tape off your road bike bars , the stuff showing may be worn but the stuff under the wrap is still good so just wrap it with the unworn side showing and wrap bottom to top (so you don't pull against the overlap) and secure ends with electricians tape
    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

  3. #53
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    Quote Originally Posted by BC. View Post
    It originated on another ski thread....somebody brought it here...
    Brit's been a bit grumpy, someone poured sour milk into his tea.

    If skiing the b/c, holster a proper sidearm for wolf encounters.
    "timberridge is terminally vapid" -- a fortune cookie in Yueyang

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheFugitive View Post
    -.

    -Voile strap in pocket or wrapped around ski pole. Multiples in touring pack. Maybe the single most versatile tool ever created? Never leave home without one..
    a great idea ^^ especialy if you have Rad 1 bindings, note that when the top peels off you will need 2 of the longest straps to secure your boot to the ski
    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

  5. #55
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    Quote Originally Posted by MyNameIsAugustWest View Post
    You guys back?
    I can run Eurotrash for a while, but then I gotta get back to the states.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Timberridge View Post
    If skiing the b/c, holster a proper sidearm for wolf encounters.
    Level III holsters only.

    Pro Hack: unless you're racing, ski your wax off. No scraping = no problems.

  7. #57
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    actualy wax left unscraped really doesnt do anything but slow you down
    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

  8. #58
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    Quote Originally Posted by tripice351 View Post
    Also, look further down the mountain than 10 feet in front of you. There may be VW size avy boulders 100 feet further.
    Only applies when riding Chair 2 though. Never had that problem anywhere else oddly....


    Bring bag of tools in the front seat and wear a neon construction worker type of sweatshirt to get cops to let you through road closures because you "just got the call to go work on the downed powerlines".

    a thick (non cotton) bandana or neck gaiter regulates your temperature nearly as well as an extra layer. Clutch for hour long lift lineups where its cold but don't want to overdress for when you do start skiing.

    When the lift sign says to keep your tips up, its not actually necessary... till it is and you become THAT jackass

  9. #59
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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    actualy wax left unscraped really doesnt do anything but slow you down
    Yeah, but only for a run or two. I usually do a quick scrape to get the thick coating of wax off, but i dont really worry about really making sure its clean or god forbid bushing and corking the base.

    I sometimes just rub some cold wax on the base and then give it a quick run up a down with the iron to melt it in a bit and call it good.

    Gotta watch out for the wax droplets on the edges though, that shit will make your first few turns awfully scary.

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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    actualy wax left unscraped really doesnt do anything but slow you down
    It might not give you the immediate performance, but it will protect the bases, and, if done enough, make them much faster than dry bases. I waxed without scraping 100+ days in one season and by mid-season, the bases were permeated. Amazing the shape they were in considering the mileage.

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    well if you don't hit anything the bases just go white but i don't believe a skiff of wax will protect against damage form hitting rocks or sticks
    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

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    Don't wear a pack lift skiing. Food, water and safety supplies go in ski jacket.

    Floor mats provide traction if spinning on ice to get you out of the parking space.

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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    well if you don't hit anything the bases just go white but i don't believe a skiff of wax will protect against damage form hitting rocks or sticks
    Having skied a very rocky mountain covered in dust for 20 years I will agree to disagree with that contention.

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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    actualy wax left unscraped really doesnt do anything but slow you down
    Not necessarily. Unscraped warm wax on a hot spring day adds structure and can actually be faster than flat scrapped wax. On a cold day though, or with the WRONG wax, ya drags a bit until it wears down along the edges..
    Go that way really REALLY fast. If something gets in your way, TURN!

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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    the situation strikes me as WAY too much drama at this point

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    When I want to be left alone on the mountain I start calling people gapers and jongs and mention the TGR forum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by core2 View Post
    When I want to be left alone on the mountain I start calling people gapers and jongs and mention the TGR forum.
    The nuclear option.

    Good play.
    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    the situation strikes me as WAY too much drama at this point

  18. #68
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    Need a grip below the grip, get athletic tape, friction tape or hockey tape; attach just below the grip, twist the tape to make it like rope, spiral down and back up the pole to make a crosshatch pattern then cover with more tape. Basically like taking the top of a hockey stick.


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    Quote Originally Posted by XXX-er View Post
    actualy wax left unscraped really doesnt do anything but slow you down
    In-area: ok, fine. Bc: call bullshit on that. Unscraped wax will foul the fuck out of your skin glue when you peel them - no way I know of to get it off (save re-gluing) .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shred Baron View Post
    ...like taking the top of a hockey stick.


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    I assume this is some sort of pegging fetish you share with your significant other...?

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    Quote Originally Posted by flowing alpy View Post
    this is also a useful hack when beaver diving
    I'm still coughing from the beer that came back up through my nose...
    Time spent skiing cannot be deducted from one's life.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BC. View Post
    It originated on another ski thread....somebody brought it here.....
    Its part of social experiment I was conducting.

    You have no one to blame but your selves.
    "Its not the arrow, its the Indian" - M.Pinto

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    5mg CBD 5 mg THC = frontside
    10mg CBD + 10 mg THC =
    Backside bliss

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    drive a van so you always get to put your boots on inside, warm and dry. especially if you live in a place where it frequently dumps
    clear nail polish keeps stickers from peeling off skis
    skid luxury

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    Quote Originally Posted by mtnbiker/boarder View Post
    Wake N Bake
    Breakfast Burrito and coffee
    rebake in the lot after boots are on and flask is in the backpack....FILLED
    Go skling
    Thank you my brotha, that took fucking forever.

    I agree with PNWB, weak ass thread. Coupla good ideas, coupla ancient tricks and a little common sense. Lotsa snowflake fixes.

    No scraping? Well, you'll be last.
    Skigee at ten below? why?
    Instant coffee? fuck me.
    Strap issues? get training jello.
    Cat trax, locks!, warmers...

    I'm 53, to me a hack is a terminally blue lifelong skier.

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