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snowmosexualToday I skied 102s on a 2+ft pow day and it was so sick being at the bottom of the snow. Skinnier skis for the win. It was soooo deep
108-112 is the most optimal size underfoot in my opinion. You still have width at both the tails and tips but still have the ability to charge groomers and chunder when it's skied out. Fully agree.
CoolChillGuy420108-112 is the most optimal size underfoot in my opinion. You still have width at both the tails and tips but still have the ability to charge groomers and chunder when it's skied out. Fully agree.
the 102s definitely get tossed around in chop but i think thats cause they're soft af
I just saw some Liberty Evolv 100s with a tip protector like Vishnu has. I know they’re made in same factory but when did they start having the tip protectors too?
BradFiAusNzCoCaI just saw some Liberty Evolv 100s with a tip protector like Vishnu has. I know they’re made in same factory but when did they start having the tip protectors too?
Patrol even set up trash bags for us yesterday at the woods party and said quote "Have fun, be safe, clean up after yourselves, and fuckin party!" and that's the difference between people who work in the offices at ski resorts vs. people who work on the hill themselves lol.
The amount of policing from DOT's and Police forces for just trying to make it up to the ski hill, especially during this season, is so fucking stupid. Get your car figured out or fucking stay home dude. Stop making us wait.
r00kieAnyone want to ski A Basin on Friday or Snowbird on Monday? I'm seeing old friends on a little road trip but everyone I'm seeing isn't much a skier.
Alta is at 874” on the season as of this morning 🤯 Both cottonwood canyons are closed today, 0/4 resorts open. Salt lake is under a foot+ of snow. Don’t know if we’ll ever see another winter like this in my lifetime. Just absolutely bananas. It’s April, I just want some spring laps at this point.
I think I got a concussion a couple of weeks ago skiing. Did the stupid thing where I tried to play it off. I’ve been feeling off lately. Brain fog at work has been really bad.
BradFiAusNzCoCaI think I got a concussion a couple of weeks ago skiing. Did the stupid thing where I tried to play it off. I’ve been feeling off lately. Brain fog at work has been really bad.
Word, I’m p sure I got a minor one 2 weeks ago, slid back off a rail and ate shit by landing flat on my ass, didn’t hit my head but my neck felt hella sore and whiplashed and was fatigued all week. Took till the next Friday when I woke up feelin amazing and felt like I had been lifted out of a brain fog for me to realize that I probably had a concussion
Skied this little guy today, first realish chute. Also, snagged a free pass to Copper tomorrow so looks like I'm going there if anyone wants to link up.
Ill be at WP on Sunday linking with @partyandBS if you somehow end up around there
r00kie
Skied this little guy today, first realish chute. Also, snagged a free pass to Copper tomorrow so looks like I'm going there if anyone wants to link up.
BradFiAusNzCoCaI Think schizo and FarmVille are going.
Ill be at WP on Sunday linking with @partyandBS if you somehow end up around there
Hesitant to post this but I also got 2 $25 vouchers left for the season to email to people for an Alterra resort. I started with 24 so I’ve been running through them for sure. Would consider giving 1 to someone on here if they shared a saucy rail trick!
Holy shit this thread just confused the fuck out of me. I thought it was glitching and i was in 2 alternate universes of ‘post whats on your mind’ that was a trip lol.
Hot take: I don’t actually think steep steep is that bad and I definitely don’t think he is a jerry. Yeah his stoked thing can be played out but he actually goes to interesting places and actually hits the features. It could be way worse.
BradFiAusNzCoCaHot take: I don’t actually think steep steep is that bad and I definitely don’t think he is a jerry. Yeah his stoked thing can be played out but he actually goes to interesting places and actually hits the features. It could be way worse.
Pretty valid hot take tbh, I will probably still talk shit cuz he looks like a montec clone but that’s rly my only beef with him tbh
Tbh if I were him with limited resources - I’d probably take the dope sponsorship. Either I get to meet Jesper and flown out to Stubai Zoo, etc etc or I get nothing. Easy answer.
*let’s add Avoriaz, France to that list. I would not gaf if NS hated on me all day.
”How you gonna hate from outside the clubs??”
CowboySkibopPretty valid hot take tbh, I will probably still talk shit cuz he looks like a montec clone but that’s rly my only beef with him tbh
**This post was edited on Apr 10th 2023 at 12:56:21am
BradFiAusNzCoCaHot take: I don’t actually think steep steep is that bad and I definitely don’t think he is a jerry. Yeah his stoked thing can be played out but he actually goes to interesting places and actually hits the features. It could be way worse.
He's a decent skier he's just annoying as hell. Getting views for the sport is good tho
I think a lot of kids don’t detune their skis nearly enough. To get my skis sliding steel how I want to, it requires a pretty hefty detune. I think a lot of issues people have with park skis stem from this. It can be easy to ignore if a park has smooth rails. Hell, you can ride mailboxes and tubes and not even notice but those thin little rails are the true test.
Some math person help me out - is it to do with surface area? Maybe more pressure on a smaller area when sliding a thinner rail?
BradFiAusNzCoCaI think a lot of kids don’t detune their skis nearly enough. To get my skis sliding steel how I want to, it requires a pretty hefty detune. I think a lot of issues people have with park skis stem from this. It can be easy to ignore if a park has smooth rails. Hell, you can ride mailboxes and tubes and not even notice but those thin little rails are the true test.
Some math person help me out - is it to do with surface area? Maybe more pressure on a smaller area when sliding a thinner rail?
I don't think there's a smaller contact area with thinner rails, at least if they're all round. I catch plenty on flat-top rails with more surface area (less pressure). I think it has more to do with the material of the rail and thickness of the wall. And also a lot of it is likely just mental I'd guess
I guess a skinnier rail with otherwise the same dimensions and materials would be less stiff. So it can flex more when you land on it, making it more likely for your front edge to catch
That’s gotta be it because it’s not mental for me. I can literally feel a difference between thinner rails and fatter rails as far as sticking with edges that aren’t severely detuned
ReturnToMonkeyI guess a skinnier rail with otherwise the same dimensions and materials would be less stiff. So it can flex more when you land on it, making it more likely for your front edge to catch
BradFiAusNzCoCaThat’s gotta be it because it’s not mental for me. I can literally feel a difference between thinner rails and fatter rails as far as sticking with edges that aren’t severely detuned
Growing up, our backyard setup had a couple PVC tubes but also a steel pipe probably 1" in diameter. That thing would flex so much, we caught so often. And if we didn't catch edges on the rail, we would likely catch on the ground lmao
