Corey

Awesome, thanks!

Our friend Shaka broke/bent two of the screws for the Intec step-in heel. Does anyone have some of those at the event? I think everyone knows Shaka by now as he might be the friendliest human on the planet.

Aspen? I think any of the big destination ski resorts would work for you.

Sweet!

Call Walker first... A trick for a pressed shaft that's moving is to peen the sides of the shaft in the area that engages the press-fit area. i.e. put it on something heavy like a vise, take a punch and hit it to make a dimple. The steel around the dimple will rise and engage the sides of the hole better. Do this in 3 or 4 spots around the diameter before pressing back in. You don't need much of a dimple. Loctite bearing retention compounds work well too, but more expensive and you need to clean everything very well.

From a pure materials point of view, there are so many grades of carbon steel that are stronger and tougher than 316 SS. Zinc-plate the steel and the corrosion problem is resolved for the relatively short life of an F2 T-nut.

If you look at how vastly different any given person looks to any other on the hill, it's no doubt that we all have such a variety of cants/lifts/lean angles. There's no standard answer, just literally adjust to your comfort first and foremost, then tweak from there. i.e. If it hurts, it's wrong and you can't extract any meaningful performance. Put on your boots, clip in, watch a video and see what hurts. Adjust away from that. It won't get better on the ski hill!

I had an epic day at Snowmass, maybe 2 days after SES 2017. Airport was shut down so I couldn't get home, so I went riding. Jim Callen showed me the secret spots and coached me into stuff I never thought I could do. Rode the poma lift at the top most of the day. When the liftie said last run I was genuinely shocked. I was having so much fun it felt like 12:30 or something. Then that first MCC. The legends are true. Someone said they got more powder than any heli trip they'd been on. Truly humbling riding with amazing riders that so freely shared tips to help this prairie guy learn more. I started riding pow with a tow rope behind a snowmobile in the late 80s. Very different dynamics, but some of the basics cross over. There's no need for speed control... You do what you gotta do when there aren't mountains where you live!

Cool, offer's open if the need arises!

This is so true it hurts a little!

A group of us have rented a house in Libby, it has an oven. If you know how to do it or are comfortable with newbies giving it a go, come on over! I've molded 3 pairs of liners before, only re-molded one. I'm far from an expert!

Some like skinny, some like fat. Seems like 90% of the boards have a 20cm waist. I'll take 22cm over 18 any day of the week, but I have M28 boots.

Made a big mistake and ended up hitting a rope retention fence at 90 degrees. Was horrifying as I only saw the trees on the other side. Fence worked great with a gentle caressing stop that was downright peaceful - especially considering the violence I was expecting. But it wrapped me up like a burrito. Took forever to free myself. Riding down the front face of Buttermilk with a new board in my hands that I bought at the SES demo tent on the other side. Didn't think about how much of a sail it would be, steered me right into the moguls under the lift as soon as a crosswind hit me. My first time riding powder in actual mountains: I saw a big powder mound so I did a big heelside slash just like Craig Kelly would do. Yeah, that's a rock you dumb &$#%!

I heard this is Lovey: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cn2vDMejoiS/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Best advice for this and any event: Say "Hi, I'm NAME, I'm new and confused/lost/whatever. Can you help me?" Most people will do anything they can to help. Some are pricks, but then you know who you don't need to get to know better. Move on to the next person and try again.

I know some guys that rent a whole mountain! Problem solved! Paging @dredman

I'll never forget going for another run, effectively 2nd tracks on copper bowl at SES. 100+ aggro carvers, just trenched out!

The ruts have to accept and want the change before they can. Don't force them.

Love it! Funny enough, I took a random pic this morning too:

Brilliant, Rob! Love the idea of a hard reset.

Yes, exactly! The words "zero emissions" annoy me. It's marketing wank. There are always some emissions, just maybe not at the vehicle. I get to see a bit of how the sausage is made. We are making huge strides, but the marketing is overblown. I guess overblown marketing is nothing new though!

Pretty cool stuff! Power per mass is a problem for most electric vehicles, but it gets better every few months. An important question: Where does the electricity and/or hydrogen come from? - An old coal plant with grandfathered emissions controls? Likely worse then running a modern diesel engine with DPF and other emissions controls... - A modern power plant? Much cleaner!

Tiny ski hill that's like a cultural snapshot from the early 2000s: "Are you having fun on your ...uh... board?" "Is that a monoski? I've never seen one before!" "What is that?!?" "I gotta get one of those!"

I love those guys!

That's the zinc plating doing it's best to corrode instead of the steel below. Search up on galvanic protection if you have insomnia... Like a galvanized fence. Once the zinc corrodes away the steel is next. Clean it up and spray paint! And dry them off well before storage if you do or don't paint them.