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Looking to buy 4x4 FG plate with hardware if anyone have a spare to part with.
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On 3/16/2023 at 10:17 PM, lafcadio said:
Jimmy, your son is an amazing carver and was railing turns. So much talent at his age! What boots was he riding? They looked like ski boots?
Yes, those are size adjustable ski boots. 1 size at a time gets too expensive
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On 3/12/2023 at 9:22 PM, lafcadio said:
So sorry I missed this. You guys were really ripping up Exhibition! Absolutely beautiful turns.
It's great to reconnect old faces!
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looking to ride this weekend both days. Hope to see others there
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Gonna be riding Mount Snow coming Monday. Hoping there is not too big of a crowd. Anyone riding there coming Monday? Has anyone been there recently? I read they got 20 trails opened, how's the condition?
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It was a lot of fun! Look forward to ride with you in the near future @Tddragon .
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We already got the tickets to go Berkshire East on Monday. I thought I remember there was a picture from a few years back showing decent emptiness and reasonable line there on president day.
As for Friday, we were deciding between Montage and Elk, but leaning heavily towards Elk base off of the pictures of the mountain layout online. We have been to neither, what is your opinion between the 2 and how does it compare to blue?
I have been to Blue more than a few times, it could get crowded, and it does get dangerous.
As for MC, I got tired of getting up early, hassling there, start waiting 30 minutes before open. Another 30 minutes wait by second run and forget about it on the third run.... weekday is another story....
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26 minutes ago, Tddragon said:
First chair Monday??:)
Was great ripping it up last weekend with you and your antibodies!
Possibly, we are hoping the crowd won't be so bad. It is going to be frigid though according to the forecast.
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Just got the tickets for Monday the 15th. Hope to see others there.
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Need advice on PA ski resort on president week that could be quite with decent wide slope. Any recommendation?
Currently thinking of Friday the 19th at Blue. Where would you go on president day if you have to?
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Yes, I am planning to be there Saturday.
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Good day Beast crew, I was talking to @jtslalomand we are planning tentatively to ride Jiminy peak Saturday the 9th and may be one of the weekday next week as schedule and weather permit. I am looking to confirm again, probably sometime Thur. unfortunately, it seems the snow storm somehow missed our destination, with only a little less than 2 inches Sunday night. However, the temperature looks cold enough to perhaps preserve the goods until this weekend. Sunday was another possibility, but it seems like the rain was going to ruin the plan the last time I check. May be that will change the next few days. Let us know if you will be interested.
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21 hours ago, lafcadio said:
... You have an amazing aggressive, yet fluid style.....
a bit exaggerated... more like aggressively crashing....
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Thanks for the locals for showing me around, and also thanks @Jack M for keeping the site running and helping like minded people ride together. It was a very fun day, meeting old and new faces, very friendly crew! Take care Brad, I did not witness the collision, but glad you are OK.
Condition was good firm grip condition in the morning and late afternoon, soft and grip as the temperature comes up. Matter of fact, it was great condition given the weather. The best thing was the lack of crowd on the hill. None of the 10 minutes wait for 5 turns before hitting crowd sort of thing, and it was on a weekend. Overall good trail width, consistency and coverage. Mountain layout was great too, I did not have to skate at all to get to places. Highly recommended for people around my area. Let's keep an eye out for @jtslalom post on Jiminy Peak, and may be a mini rally again at Jiminy Peak before season ends! Condition probably won't be as good, but it will be fun as a group of cavers sharing laughter and stories.
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I'm planning to be there tomorrow. Any discount ticket?
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On 2/7/2018 at 6:21 PM, jl1 said:
I took a little tumble up at Sugarloaf two weeks ago and dislocated my shoulder-The doctor told me I am out for the season. I still have plenty of discount tickets available though so pm me if interested.
Same here, hurt my ankles last week. I'm hoping to be at the Thunderdome rally if I recover.
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Blue's not far, I'm interested.
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When JT said first lift, he meant 8am with the season pass holder early access. I'm usually there after the first wave so I don't have to wait in line.
Generally speaking, MC is very crowded on the weekend.
Either way, see you all Saturday.
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Where's the 90s grunge rock background?
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2 hours ago, BlueB said:
The ideal edge angle to the snow is the one that offers ideal compromise of opposing the Resulting Force Vector AND driving the edge into the snow for the grip. So it can not be 0 and it can not be 90. You guessed by now... ideal is about 45, depending on the situation. Yes racers and EC riders go higher then that, but that is to: 1) tighten the turn radius,
tight radius is often needed for speed control for the next turn.
2 hours ago, BlueB said:2) oppose the centrifugal force of tight turn at high speed.
isn't that where the fun is?
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2 hours ago, BlueB said:
.....Pic 1 has more wrong stuff. Let's start with sentence "Edge angle to snow surface is irrelevant to edge hold", which is very wrong. It's common sense - stand still on flat ice, flat skis, then have someone gently push your boots sideways and you'll skid. Then balance over the angled edge and suddenly there is no skid. Of course, that brings us back to the Resulting Vector from Pic 2 and that is what the Pic 1 should be showing, not just the plain direction from CM to the edge....
"Edge angle to snow surface is irrelevant to edge hold" by itself is incorrect, and I agree.
The picture does show how "angulation" compensating loss of edge hold with reducing edge angle by moving the center mass.
Without proper angulation to place the center mass to create that downward vector, all force will result in paralleling with the slope, and no edge pressure applied.
The inability to create that downward vector/force effectively in duck stance is what makes the heel side so difficult.
2 hours ago, BlueB said:The ideal edge angle to the snow is the one that offers ideal compromise of opposing the Resulting Force Vector AND driving the edge into the snow for the grip.
Concur
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No problem, let me know if you change your mind. Thanks,