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  1. Tick bite aftercare?

    in The Lodge

    Posted

    You should call your primary care provider.

    If the tick wasn't on long enough to get a full feed, usually 24 hours plus, it probably didn't transmit Lyme.

    However, ticks carry a whole lot of other nasty diseases.

    You'll most likely get the prophylactic dose of doxycycline.

    Get ahead of it.

  6. Should we all just start straight lining? Is getting smoked by the general public from behind the new norm?

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by Spiny Norman

    I hiked up a blue square trail today and was shocked at the number of really dangerous skiers and boarders coming down the hill.

    It was very very firm.

    70% of both types of sliders were unwilling or unable to use their edges. And half the folks that could use their edges were still going far faster than they could reasonably control themselves in a bad situation.

    It is NH school vacation but the trouble was across the age spectrum.

    I think I'll stick to more of the mid of midweek days.

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  14. Intro to Skateboarding Resources

    in Summer Carving

    Posted

    Dear All and Sundry,

     

    My son just got a board and it looks fun enough that I'm thinking about getting my first board since 1979.

     

    I'm looking for websites that could help a svelte 200lb, middle age guy, find the right board. All I want to do is keep the wheels on the ground and turn, turn ,turn.

    There was a great video that was maybe on the old Bomber site of a kid on a fish shaped board freeriding down a city street that looked like a blast.

     

    Cheers

  16. DIY Swallowtail/Dovetail/Batwing?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I've watched a few of the S Korean soft boot carving videos AND I just acquired an excellent condition Gnu CHB and 

    said to myself, "self, instead of a splitboard how about a DIY tail cut out to rip like the kids?"

     

    In the distant past, perhaps at the old site there was a bunch of talk about reshaping the tails. A cursory search got me no where.

    Anyone cut up a perfectly good board or could point me to some good info or have an opinion on this bad idea?

     

    Thanks

     

     

     

  22. wear high visibility vest allow at resort?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    As a commercial truck driver I can tell you Hi-Viz clothing makes a difference.

     

    I like to think I see everyone near the road. I can definitely say that hi-vis colors burn something into my short term awareness.

    If I see hi vis colors, for some reason, I'll remember and track those better than dark or neutral clothes.

     

    Scary but true.

     

    Cheers

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