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  2. WTF 2020. 1/17 through 2/1

    in Montana and Wyoming

    Posted

    14 hours ago, Cuban Carving Gooding said:

    Hi Dan. Do you come in Friday or Saturday? We get in Friday.  I should be  in by 3.  My number 216-390-4842

    Hey Cuban! I'm coming by train; it arrives around 7 a.m. on Saturday, so assuming it's on time, I should be on the hill by 9:30 or so. I'll text you my cell#. Looking forward to my second WTF 🙂

    Also, does anyone want to chime in on board selection? The forecast seems to say there won't be much fresh snow while I'm there (Jan 18-20), so I'm thinking my Thirst carving board and maybe an O-sin 3800 as backup in case we get snow. I'd prefer to just bring the Thirst though...do y'all think there's any reason to bring a pow board? 

  5. What bugs me about carving

    in Carving Central

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    12 minutes ago, 1xsculler said:

    So happy to hear that I am not alone in my feelings about carving.

    I will forge ahead.

    Hell yeah man, it can get lonely out there. Meadows has a crew, but I still ride solo as many days as I ride with someone. In theory, I could get a day in at Crystal occasionally, if I head that way I'll let you know. 

  7. Injuries through the years

    in Carving Central

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    Head first lawn dart that somehow sprung one of my ribs slightly out of place. I guess that's where the energy of the impact went - beats breaking my neck, but that rib now pokes me in certain postures. 

    Pretty memorable muscle spasm in my lower back last year at Montucky after a perfectly pedestrian fall. That took months to get over. 

    Messed up rotator cuff from a hard forward fall - no dislocation, but it was years before I could sleep on that side pain-free again. 

    Not too bad a toll, I guess. It probably helps that I ride slower than I did as a feckless youth. 

  13. Board bag source?

    in Carving Central

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    2 hours ago, Keenan said:

    http://bomberonline.3dcartstores.com/Accessories_c_32.html

    Bomber has them with straps for $35.

    Mark at Thirst Snowboards also has some made out of moving blankets if you want something more basic.

    Hell, if Mark would put a Thirst logo on his bags and sell them, I would be happy to buy a few. I've been burrito wrapping my boards for travel in some softshell fabric that I bought by the yard at a crafts store. It works fine, but is a pain in the butt - a bag would be much easier. If I could sew / had a sewing machine, I'd be all about making my own moving blanket bag. 

  20. Russia Banned From All International Sports for Doping

    in The Lodge

    Posted · Edited by Dan

    8 hours ago, Neil Gendzwill said:

    Russia is not banned, they just can't say they're Russia.  Weak sauce decision from the IOC, WADA should have been allowed to curbstomp the Russians.

    I tend to agree with this assessment. They're saying Russian athletes can still compete if they test clean...but the whole point of the Russian doping campaign was to allow them to dope and test clean, so...???

    Of course, this is just more confirmation the IOC is more interested in protecting their cash flow than in the sanctity of competition or anything else other than lining their pockets - exhibit b being the decision to hold the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing while the Chinese government has 1 million Uighurs in concentration camps...

    Is that veering a little too close to politics? 

    Also, does this mean that Vic Wild will be regaining his US citizenship to compete for the Stars and Stripes again? 

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  21. Okemo area rental/borrow

    in New England

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    1 hour ago, chaoticbiker said:

    A huge thank you to patmoore for taking me out today.  You definitely got me hooked on hardboots.

    Welcome to the dark side! There's lots of good used gear in the classifieds here if you're thinking about buying an alpine setup. 

  22. Helmet/Injury

    in Carving Central

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    3 hours ago, JohnE said:

    Growing up I never wore helmets either bike riding or skiing. 

    Now I never ride my bike or snowboard without one. I have never needed a helmet on my bike. Only once or twice was I glad that I was wearing a helmet snowboarding.

    I don't think that I take any bigger risks just because I'm wearing a helmet.  

    Modern helmets are comfortable. Better to have it & not need it than the other way around. 

    Just an anecdote with a sample size of 1, but I hit my head while cycling this summer for maybe the first time -- I've come off the bike before, but never landed directly on my head. This time, I managed to spin out in some dry leaves, fall, and stop my fall by hitting a frickin' railing with my head. Even though this was at very slow speed (I was riding up a spiral bike / pedestrian overpass to cross a major street) I would definitely have had a concussion - at minimum - without the helmet. I will continue to wear a helmet while cycling and boarding (and skating, for that matter). 

  24. Heard it in the lift line - 2019/2020

    in Carving Central

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    3 hours ago, cin said:

    I'm not a native English speaker, but I always imagined "y'all" being short for "you all", so plural..

    Also I'm still learning to carve so no nice comments on my cornering. Yet. 🙂

    I agree, it's plural. We say "y'all are" (in most cases). There are probably some people who would say "y'all is", but I think that's the exception. 

  25. Barefoot in boots

    in Carving Central

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    Never barefoot, but I have standardized on thin ankle-length running socks, pretty much what Neil suggested. I like that the short sock doesn't bunch up or rub around the shin. Before that I used hiking liner socks, pretty much the same idea. 

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