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Neil Gendzwill

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  3. What's a Head Check?

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    57 minutes ago, Odd Job said:

    You think so? I ran what I would expect to make in a tax nightmare of a city, San Francisco, CA.

    I come out really far ahead compared to living in Ontario. Adjusted for USD/CAD and stuff. I don't use government assisted programs in pretty much anything. Maybe I will when I'm 65.

    Your personal income is likely better in the US if you have a good job as a professional. If you have the means you will get better healthcare as an individual. But Shortcut wasn’t talking about your individual situation. The USA spends nearly twice as much as Canada per capita on healthcare with worse overall results as measured by gross metrics like life expectancy and infant mortality. And Canada’s system sucks compared to other countries who are doing it better. 
     

    So there’s not much motivation in the US for change when the people in charge aren’t experiencing any problem. 

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  6. Heard it in the Lift Line: 2021-2022

    in Carving Central

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    On 4/1/2023 at 5:13 PM, Jarcode said:

    “What is that?” - a snowboard

    ”How does it work?” - gravity

    ”Why are you wearing ski boots?” - why are you wearing oversized sneakers?

    “Nice mono ski” - thanks, I like your wakeboard.

    Got a really funny one today after clipping in at the top of the lift: “Wow, those look easy to use! Are those step ons?”… mind you, I’m not even on intec heels, just bails.

    “Is it fun?” No, my mom makes me do it. 

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  8. I Have a Lot of Questions

    in Carving Central

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    First twin tip was the Sims Kidwell I think. 
    In skating terms, fakie is riding backwards whereas switch is riding your opposite stance. As far as I understand it. So if you’re rolling backwards and do an ollie with your feet in your normal position it would be a fakie ollie but a switch nolly. It’s a subtle difference and not sure how it applies to snowboarding. 

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  15. Mountain Slope .951

    in Hardboot Reviews

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    On 3/1/2023 at 1:57 PM, ShortcutToMoncton said:

    I’m going to go with an Intuition SBC wrap liner (I tried their regular Pro liner but it is too short). That will also get me a little more volume over the ankle and hopefully lock it in better.

    Did you end up getting those liners?  If so how did they work for you?

    The one guy I know who runs the original Northwave boots uses Zipfit liners and swears by those.

    Seems like a lot of money to pay to get shitty liners.  The original ones in the .951 I mean.

  16. A little virtual coaching please?

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    Icebiker yes speed is a factor as well as turn radius. The tighter you turn at a given speed the more your body needs to lean. Therefore you need more speed to get low with longer sidecuts but even with short sidecuts you need a certain amount of speed.
     

    You get a tight turn with early edge pressure. As I said before I am not the best at getting low but I find I get the lowest when I seriously commit to that edge early. That means that the start of the turn begins when I am traversing across the hill just after the previous turn, and I huck my body over the top and onto the downhill edge. At this point I am traversing on the downhill edge as it hooks up. If you do it right you will whip around tighter and lower than you might think possible. But it requires commitment and faith that the edge will hold, especially going toe to heel. That one is a blind huck over your shoulder. 

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  17. Evolution of Carving

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    Hardboot carving is dying and has been for years. I think the current popularity of softboot carving is not going to create any great movement towards hardboots. Rather, the opposite. As the soft gear gets better fewer people will find a reason to seek out hard gear. 

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  19. Aspen grooming is dangerous.

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    1 minute ago, John Gilmour said:

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    I have always enjoyed Aspen, its 350 days of sun (no so this year) and its amazing snow management made it a perennial favorite.

    [snip]

     Frankly any good east coast groomer worth his salt could make Aspen snow amazing. It practically snows every 3rd day. But still its super awful

     

    These statements seem incompatible.  Does it snow every third day, or does it get lots of sun?

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