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Yeah, hiking for my turns in July I more had the attitude of "I can get down from this summer hike faster than walking" and less "I'm skiing! Shred the gnar!" I got lucky last season and could ski 5 days a week, that helped with getting the days in. Hopefully I can get the same schedule this year, I'm spoiled now

Anyone heard of them? They make a (quite good looking) 151 powder board with no metal edges and no p-tex base. Basically a burton backhill with 4x4 inserts. Apparently it gives a more "authentic" mountain feel or something. Not to be a negative nancy, but it seems kind of like regressing 25 years of development... Here's their website and an article I found about them.

I did a tandem jump around a year ago, so I wouldn't consider myself a 'skydiver,' but someone that has been skydiving before.

Couldn't have said it better. Mine specifically are: Consistently RIP perfectly linked carves down Regulator Johnson at Snowbird. Get better at switch on my softies, then maybe do some switch stuff on my Madd (might be kind of hard with a square tail though) Learn to 180, 360, and generally get more confident with airs (softies first, then on hardboots) Drop (bigger) cliffs more confidently. Maybe learn to backflip? Not super high on the priority list. And some fun/dumb ones: Getting over 100 days and/or beating my record of 112. Ride all 12 months. I got 10 months last season, SO CLOSE! Do a BN run, hopefully without getting arrested/ticketed/getting my pass pulled.

I saw a guy hanging from his jacket off the chairlift this season (without his ass hanging out), they had the lift stopped for maybe 10 minutes to get him down, everyone was cheering and laughing when he was down. Then a couple runs later I saw him still out skiing, shredded jacket and all!

I was on my softboot setup (haven't ridden hardboots since like may), just slush bustin' and moguls. Even making a zipper line down the moguls was kinda sketchy, people were everywhere. But I figure it was a once/few times in a lifetime experience, so it was fun.

I don't know how long it got at the bottom, but the upper lift that was open was around 20 minutes. I got in line maybe 5 minutes before the lift opened and the line was about half that long. Totally worth it to cap off such a great season! Here's a few pictures I took, sorry I'm too lazy to embed them.

I was there on the fourth, it was a party! 20 minute lift lines featuring snowball fights and fireworks, and some alright slush riding.

After the amazing snowfall the Western U.S. had this season, I was wondering the same thing, and I found this article that explains how higher global temperatures lead can lead to an increase in snowfall. Pretty interesting stuff, we'll probably start to see more and more of these weird affects from climate change every year.

Anyone had any of those "breakthough" moments this season? I've definitely had more than a few this season, so here are some pictures of me from the beginning of the season and towards the end. Post yours too!

Just passed 4 times my age... going for 5 or 6 times before this season is over! I'm hoping to make the magical 100 day mark this season. I know its just a dumb number, but I WANT it. Halfway through April, a 172" mid-mountain base, and more snow on the way. I love Utah!

Aparantly there is enough of a market of these to support two brands of beard masks... http://www.beardski.com/

Oh, I see. So you don't eat the fat, you make a coat out of it, Ed Gein style?

nah, I'd rather have the meat eater. All that extra fat they have could make leftovers for weeks!

I'm lacto/ovo. Burritos sound pretty good, I might try that. I could prepare everything pretty easily, except for the rice, but I could live without rice (I only have a microwave). I usually do no real meals and snack, but that's only if I'm riding until 2 or so. If I'm staying until last chair, I like to have a "real" meal to sort of break the day in half. Might get some nuts or trail mix though, sounds better than gnawing on a frozen powerbar.

Any vegetarians here? I became vegetarian this summer, but now that ski season has started/been going on for a while, I'm getting really tired of pbj sandwiches every time I ride. Any ideas for an easy, filling brown-bag lunch?

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So that's why you have 2 virus GS boards?:D

Here's mine, taken yesterday at Snowbird.

Yep, I already got my club membership, I just need to get a pass now. If I do the bird, its $130 extra to get tram access, do you think it would be worth it? I guess its just quicker/simpler to get the top? Also, what's a good place in town to get a tune and some repairs done? I've heard sport's den is good, plus I get a discount there through the ski club. Any other recommendations?

I'm at the University of Utah. At my orientation I met one guy who said he raced, his name was Jeff I think.

Thanks for the advice, it sounds like its hard to go wrong as for which resort to ride at, they all have their benefits. While I won't buy a pass, I definitely want to go to powder mountain a few days this season, it sounds like an awesome place to ride. Solitude sounds like a sweet place (I hate crowds), although their pass system is really complicated (and expensive). I'd love to ride with you guys on Sundays though, hopefully I'll make it a few days at solitude as well. Right now I'm thinking either Snowbird or Park City. Hopefully I will be able to do a lot of riding midweek, so I hope this will help with the crowds. I tried the hardbooter forum, but that seems to be just a dumping ground for spammers, so I'll try emailing them directly about racing.

Hey everybody, I just moved out to Utah for school, and I'm pretty excited for this winter, I've heard Utah has way better riding than Texas. :lol: I've never ridden Utah before, so I'm pretty lost on where I want to buy a pass. I want somewhere that has awesome groomers, awesome pow, and is pretty non-crowded. Any suggestions? I guess my only other wish is that I want somewhere close to SLC (so probably big or little cottonwood canyon or park city). I'm also interested in racing this winter as well. Coming from Texas, I have obviously never raced before so I would be totally new at this. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated. Do I need to go out and buy a SL and GS board, or would I be fine with my current board (a madd 170)? Do I just show up and sign up for a race, or do I need to like get a coach or join a team to train and prepare? Anyway, I'd really appreciate any advice on riding in Utah, or just living here in general. Thanks!

Thanks for the tips, guys. I'll try to keep my body above the post more and break not break at the waist. I read somewhere online about leaning forward and it didn't provide much detail other than 'lean forward and catch up with your falling.' Also, how high should the seat be? I feel like if it is too low, I have trouble keeping my weight on the seat instead of the pedals, but if it is too high, it is harder to mount (and more painful during falls:eek:).

I borrowed my friend's unicycle and have been riding it since last week, I can make it about 20-30 feet before falling. What usually happens is that I keep accelerating until my pedal strokes can't keep up with my falling body, and I end up falling forward. I guess that means I am leaning forward too much? It's been a lot of fun, although my shins and ankles have taken a bit of a beating.