lordmetroland

My wife has a strict "no motorcycles on the carpet" rule. Unless you've carpeted the garage, which would be cool. Interested to hear your thoughts on the Gecko. I ride softies but think the characteristics would generalize.

If someone will buy the toe ramps at $50, bless them. If no one does and you can get them to me at $30, I'd jump on it.

Erm, I was pretty sure bone shattering cold was part of the Loveland Mystique. I guess my stack of "Loveland: So Cold You'll Cry For Your Mammy" bumper stickers may go unsold.

No disk issues here, but have done battle with a wonky sacro-iliac joint for the better part of a decade. It sometimes flares up after a hard day of riding. PT and Pilates focusing on increased core strength and piriformis/hip flexor flexibility have been the key. One particularly bad episode was helped by dry-needling. A good PT is a real advantage!

Which would have been a completely valid question and you'd have been right to ask it. In fairness, there was more than enough room to pass. Until there wasn't. At the time, I didn't feel it was a high risk move but clearly it was because I hadn't accounted for all the variables. I'm not defending my choice; had there been a collision it would have been my fault. My point, however poorly articulated, is that even though I knew I would be at fault, I wanted to pass some of the blame onto her for "being unpredictable," probably as a self-protective move. I'm a bit horrified by it, but I'm sure I was embarrassed and scared and a bit angry with myself for doing something stupid, but in the moment, some of that was directed - at least in my head - at the near-victim. I don't trust my ability to predict people's movements quite as much as I used to. By the way, I watched my 7 year-old daughter nearly get smeared in a similar situation just this past week. I try to be very clear with her about making predictable turns, but the guy nearly took her out anyway. Had he come any closer, it would have been his last run.

Is this the quantum mechanics addendum to The Code? This makes my head hurt. I think part of the aggravation is that even when people know they were responsible for a crash or are informed they were responsible for a crash, they often refuse to take responsibility for the crash. That's an altogether different issue from interpreting the fine points of The Code. A couple years ago, I nearly bisected an older skier. I was going very fast, hugging the left hand side of the run. There was only me and her. She was making predictable, slow speed slalom turns near the edge, but not against the trees. I had plenty of room to pass on the left and was tracking her turns to time my pass, but she completely deked me out by not transitioning out of her leftward turn back to the right. She keep drifting toward the left and I did too, trying to squeeze between her and the trees. I had one of those third person experiences where I'm watching this happen and saying to myself, "when is she going to turn? When is she going to turn?" She didn't. I hit the brakes hard, just before going through her like a pavement saw. Startled by the sound, she turned around and fell over. I skidded on my rear, ending up in a tree well. Being uphill from her, I knew it was my fault. At the same time, I was angry and embarrassed and wanted to chuck some of the blame on to her (I mean, honestly, after making such a string of nice turns, what possessed you to erratically fling yourself over to the edge?). I meekly apologized and asked if she was alright, but could not wait to remove myself from the scene. I suspect adrenaline got the better of me, and probably does with most people who "protest too much" when they're clearly in the wrong. Happily, she lived!

Amazing. This video is a bit like the Total Perspective Vortex in that it makes me painfully aware of how crappy a surfer I really am and am likely to remain.

Silver Surfers? You have singlehandedly driven me into the arms of "Just for Men."

...or a direct quote from a reviewer of Atlas Shrugged. I'm all for the Responsibility Code but it's not as if swearing to it is a requirement for receiving a lift ticket. The reality is that the average user of this site is WAY more safety conscious (at least within the bounds of a ski area) than the average person who's willing to plunk down $X for the privilege of running into you. I suspect nearly all of us wear helmets, know The Code, look uphill at merges, etc. When it comes to straightliners plowing into people, there is a world of difference between being responsible for something and taking responsibility for something. And there's probably a huge pile of ugly psychology behind the reactions to people who are responsible for causing a crash on the hill (e.g., embarrassment, defensiveness, territoriality, fear of lawsuits, etc.). Even if they know The Code, they probably won't cop to being responsible. By the way, I was clipped by a teenage kid this weekend. We were probably the only two people in the surrounding square acre. I had just dropped into a small ravine and he saw me the whole way. Couldn't have been more baffling.

Yes, see post directly to the north. For some reason, my Ride bindings are always scheming to escape the board. I've used Vibratite, teflon tape and as much torque as I'm comfortable applying on Phillips head screws, but the aluminum "mini-disks" have worked loose under all these conditions.

I was underwhelmed with my Vibratite experience. Used as recommended on a pair of Ride El Hefes and the screws worked themselves free with a couple hours. Granted (duh) the temp on the hill was lower than at the house and (even duh-er, I didn't re-tighten), but I wouldn't buy a second tube of it. Ooh, maybe I'll post the remaining .25 ounces on the For Sale thread...

I'd submit that any political comment anyone would be inclined to make about any issue could be boiled down to , or . So, for the sake of efficiency, feel free to use the shorthand.

Check out this thread/poll: http://forums.bomberonline.com/index.php?/topic/40475-mounting-hardware-additives-poll/?hl=tightening#entry412670

Or you could commandeer the equipment and have a go at it yourself. I suspect that doing a bid for Grand Theft Snowcat might get you first ballot enshrinement in the BOL Hall of Fame. [Legal disclaimer - I am not recommending this.]

You ought to congratulate yourself. The video is quite easy on the eyes, especially the ollie-to-switch carves. And for having the chutzpah to post it on a primarily hardbooting site for comment. Now throw it onto Easy Lounging or over to The Good Ride and see what they make of it! I've been running positive angles with my Power Plates, but may be inspired now to try something in the 15/-9 neighborhood. Nicely done and a good use case for Bomber.

There's a full set of OS2s on CL in Santa Fe for $200 (not mine). https://santafe.craigslist.org/spo/4877462356.html Might be able to take what's needed and part out the rest?

I'll buy that as an explanation. My experience is mostly limited to CO, primarily Winter Park, Loveland, A Basin. I'm not sure I've ever even seen a groomed black diamond, much less a double-black so the "groomed=safe" equation pretty much holds. The so-steep-you-won't-stop-falling-until-the-slope-flattens runs are unfamiliar with the Snowcat. A good whack at the piñata is always satisfying even if it doesn't spew candy! By the way, Icebiker, even if this thread has taken a decidedly strange tangent, thanks for starting it. There's been lots of useful information along the way.

At the risk of thread jacking, if you hang a piñata like this out there, you have to expect at least one sucker will take a swing at it. That sucker is me. I have to admit I don't follow the logic here. Help!

Thanks for clarifying. I was struggling to reconcile this. Though I'd love to see video of someone ripping carves down the backside of Mary Jane (ehm, just realized how bad that looked while typing it), it's a bit hard to imagine!

Rode Loveland today and conditions were firm and fast. CO blue sky and 30+ degrees. Nothing but smiles but I know enough to stay out of the trees when it hasn't been dumping.

Man, I love the expressionless face. He could be doing his taxes. In a helmet and shades. Awesome.

If you're looking to stay with "soft" boots, K2 has resurrected their Clicker system (Kwicker now?) that was popular in the 90s/00s. If you search Kwicker in the Bomber forums, you'll find some back and forth on it. I emphasize "soft" because the compatible boots will be somewhat stiffer than even a stiff soft book to compensate for the absent highback.

The precise reason I stopped wearing Burton Ions. It happened once with a pair of 2007s and sent the outer part of my left foot numb (about the same size area as yours). Sensation fully returned after about six months of no Ion wearing. Then, thinking it was primarily a size issue, but mostly because I'm an idiot, I got a pair of 2010 Ions, moving from 12s to 13s. It wasn't a size issue, it was an Ion issue. Same foot, same nerve damaged, about eight months recovery time. Now I ride DCs and Nikes with my bindings cranked and no relapse. I won't touch Burton's again. So I'm not a COMPLETE idiot.

Thanks for dropping this tidbit, which spurred a trip to their website. Nice to be able to finally make sense of all the Winterstick company permutations and get the sense they're on a stable path. Gotta love the "custodians of history" vibe. Plus the Tom Burt bio made for good reading. The Cordova Peak video link is a must see for anyone who loves to feel their bowels lurch. I swear, I don't know how he made it down with his obviously huge onions clanging around all over the place. Good luck to Winterstick, I only wish they made a wide 180+ board!

Do my eyes deceive me or, at :20, does he stop and turn uphill to double-check if this is really happening?