[Heard it in the Lift Line: 2021-2022]

30 minutes ago, Jack M said:

I love how when people don't know what it is, they just make up stuff.

Had an argument on the chair once with an instructor who said I was riding a "carving board" (fair enough) but insisted that it was not a snowboard. 

[For WORDLE fans]

10 minutes ago, Jack M said:

Who plays on hard mode??

Me, always.  I typically get it in 4, sometimes 3.

[For WORDLE fans]

I think your first word choice depends on whether you are playing on hard mode or not.  Or at least I read that the strategy is different.

[For WORDLE fans]

I play it occasionally and usually go with irate.

[Tracks]

Yeah, that’s South Divide, super carving there when it’s groomed. Old farts like me call it Brewster. 

[Tracks]

1 hour ago, StrangeFuture808 said:

Caught a couple laps on an empty Delerium at Sunshine Village this morning.
Riding a 160 Donek Nomad Goofy with +27+9 stance 29.5cm waist width

 

How is that Delirium? Looks like you were under Angel chair. 

[Half a Run]

I got caught by the same "for kids" thing.  It gives you that option, and you think "sure, there's nothing in here that kids can't see", without being aware of all the restrictions that imposes.

[Big White]

Weird, image search came up goose-egg for me.

[Big White]

Falcon Chair, I think. @st_lupo, I don't get the reference.

[Have to share . . . kind of like bowling for skiers/boarders]

On 1/5/2023 at 7:10 PM, pmorita said:

Ironic that the Tbar goes under the chairlift.  Why would anyone boarder take the Tbar?

Maybe it serves the local terrain park?

[Half a Run]

7 hours ago, crackaddict said:

Less than half a run this time...

This section of the Snow Rodeo is the most consistently steep groomed section in Revelstoke.  About 600 vertical feet of 33 degree double black diamond corduroy.   I have nailed this thing on soft boots in seasons past with power and style but it won't count until we get in on camera right? 

Looks great, James! I think the steepest I’ve carved is that one section of North Axe at Nakiska but I don’t think it’s 33 degrees there. It’s hard to not let the speed get away from you. 

[AI being asked to write CODE]

2 minutes ago, philw said:

As bad coders will tell you all the time. Definitely unnecessary comments are a bad thing.

If you feel the need to add a comment, you should ask yourself whether that could better be addressed by better naming practices or refactoring your code into more understandable chunks. Comments are definitely necessary from time to time but the old school requirements of commenting the hell out of everything have been replaced by clean coding practices. 

[AI being asked to write CODE]

10 hours ago, crote123 said:

That'll be useful as the most common comment in code is something like

// Do stuff

Good code has hardly any comments at all.

[Nidecker Supermatic Bindings - Men's Large]

Curious to see how high it goes, $540 already with 6 days to go.

[22/23 Board Porn]

I want to hear a report on the Pocket Rocket.  Full rockered 129 with a 30 cm+ waist?

[Binding Angle changing while riding]

Could be the inserts you are using have pulled up a little bit. Had that happen on my old Tanker. 

[Advice on Length of Board and Setup]

I think to progress past what the Custom X offers you should be looking closely at sidecut radius.  Your 158 has a sidecut radius under 8m.  That's pretty limiting if you are able to generate good pressure to the edge.  To progress I'd look at something in the 10m range.

[what size board bindings boots and plate for a new alpine racer]

8 hours ago, ShortcutToMoncton said:

However, because you’re so tallthe straightforward answer is that you’ll likely have to buy custom equipment, either straight from the manufacturer or getting it made yourself. So it will likely be a lot more expensive and difficult for you to get alpine equipment.

Keep in mind that weight is probably more important than your height when it comes to finding a board, 

The only relevance height has is related to stance width. Maybe at 6’9” he needs a wider insert pack but odds are the stock ones will work. The inputs to the board involve weight and strength. 

[AIL "Alpine Injured List"]

Surgeon says no high impact activities until at least 6 months, fully healed 1 year. I reckon I’m an idiot if I don’t follow his instructions. 

[AIL "Alpine Injured List"]

Thanks, Paul. Had a checkup with my surgeon today and he said I am doing exceptionally well, so that was very encouraging. 

[AIL "Alpine Injured List"]

Just to let everyone know, I had my hip replaced on Nov 22 and it went about as well as it possibly could. I’m following my post surgery instructions as closely as possible and already can walk smoothly without assistance. I mostly use a cane as the leg tires quickly and needs some support, with it I can walk a km or so before I feel I have done too much. 
 

This season is toast but I should be good to go next year. 

[Sidecut Radius]

My Flagship is 8.3 I think. The downside/upside (depending on how you look at it) of a shorter sidecut is that if you pressure the edge with any authority it comes around RFN. It’s ok just tipping it over gently but I need to spend some more time with it to get the best out of it. 
 

For those of us who like to go fast and not necessarily be turning uphill all the time a longer sidecut is better. 

[Car nuts thread ?]

Throttle House is great and getting better with every video they put out. Their latest review of the electric 7 series BMW is a hoot. I have no idea how they keep getting these expensive cars to review when they call it exactly as they see it, good and bad. Also they are Canadian, even if they are from Toronto. 

[Car nuts thread ?]

Ford beat Chevy to the punch with the flat plane crank in the Shelby GT350 a few years ago. Hopefully Chevy isn’t having the same oil consumption issues Ford had. 

[Car nuts thread ?]

Nice looking C5! Love the Cobra too.