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Recent content by chrisbk

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    Help me geek out on a new set of skis...

    i'll take the other side. I ski 116 moment wildcats every day. I'm a pretty decent skier and i do understand how skis work. I don't particularly ski a lot of groomers, mostly woods and bumps, and when i do ski groomers, i'm not hide-the-wife-hide-the-kids dude on his slalom skis going 86mph...
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    The dreaded ''Closings 2019'' thread

    mad river is open today and saturday.
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    Lake Louise

    try to sneak in a day at kicking horse if you can. it's about 1.5hr west. it's amazing. not a lot for non-skiers there compared to Banff.
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    When is there too much snow?

    i haven't demo'd these but will if i ever have the chance: https://4frnt.com/products/originator
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    When is there too much snow?

    yeah i agree about the versatile ski size --- i'd lean to the 105 end of the spectrum because i think a 90mm is too limiting in crud and soft snow.
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    When is there too much snow?

    i've daily driven a pair of 125mm g3 empires for the last 2 seasons. They're a suprisingly stiff fully rockered ski (lots of rocker in the tips). I ski at Mad River Glen almost exclusively, trees and bumps, which is meaningful to this given conditions the last 2 years (lots of awfulness). I...
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