qclabrat
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Sorry meant which peaks/mtns at Killington, how was Bear?
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All of them.
Bear just opened this weekend, so it was a tad more raw. Lots of snow guns so you ended up getting sand blasted by those. We did a few runs over there then headed back.
In general the bubble/Ramshead areas were the best because it has a great base. Superstar was shockingly NOT icy for about the first time in history. Rime/Reason chair was good but 1 trail closed for race training.
Needle's Eye was also snow gun-heavy. Kinda sucked because visibility was zero.
The new Skyship gondola wasn't open yet.
Jay peak was ridiculous Friday and Saturday it was painful leave to head back to Gore. Thursday Friday look to hit the reset button with a lock up. I tell myself it’s good for the base.
Just another day at Belleayre.
qclabrat
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Anybody do their own quick tunes? When the kids were younger they didn't need a tune as the skis got longer every two years. They gave up on skiing so it was just me and occasionally MrsQ for a while. 6-7 years later they are interested in going again and the skis were just about to get donated. But could use a quick tune. Bases are great, just needs sharper edges and fresh wax. Kits are about $100-200, is this an easy diy?
Find some time to come by the house the week of the 27th and I can help you out. Just sharpening, no waxing just yet in my portfolio.
You definitely don’t need to spend $200 though.
FYI, the newer Toko spray waxes are legit. They last almost as long as a hot wax with 10% of the effort.
Over the Bars
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Ohh man the videos on tik tok of the slopes after all the rain look rough
qclabrat
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Though I have 4 sets... We used to wax skis in college but for some reason never sharpening. I'll be by, thanks
Purl
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Gore was surprisingly decent.
I heard Sugarbush was excellent today. Really good fresh stuff.
Bob and I had a blast at sugarbush today..... Wouldn't say powder, but on mt Ellen we got to be in line for a few rope drops and got some runs on fresh snow before it was tracked out. Considering the rain yesterday, conditions were really good...absolutely nobody here
Checking back in from Tremblant, Canada. We found it. Got all your ice right here. Still better than working.
Yesterday we hit up killington on our way home from Rochester....it was what I expected for December...Less icy that I thought it would be to be honest. Man, does that rams head chair need to go now...what a piece of shit
Plenty of fresh pow tho and free refills 🙂
Great couple of days....Both sugarbush and Killington had pretty much no lines anywhere....wasn't too cold...opening of Mt Ellen on saturday was super fun...never thought I would have gotten to ski on fresh snow this weekend, so it was a nice bonus.
I bought new Zip fit liners last year on my last day in Utah....I got to use them once in Alta on a really warm march 29th day...like 55 degrees....was interested to see how they would be in the cold....I was really happy with them. My boots ALWAYS hurt my first day back and saturday my shins were hurting a bit and I was just opening the top buckles after every run......but sunday that was mostly gone....whats really awesome with the zip fits is the toe box area...my foot has never been so comfortable. Then i bought some Nordica enforcer 99s over the summer...First day trying them out. I had demo'd enforcer 100s in Utah before I enjoyed them. Nice all around, really good in the fresh snow on saturday and while they dont handle ice or carve as well as my Volkl deacons....they were still really good.
Plenty of fresh pow tho and free refills 🙂
Great couple of days....Both sugarbush and Killington had pretty much no lines anywhere....wasn't too cold...opening of Mt Ellen on saturday was super fun...never thought I would have gotten to ski on fresh snow this weekend, so it was a nice bonus.
I bought new Zip fit liners last year on my last day in Utah....I got to use them once in Alta on a really warm march 29th day...like 55 degrees....was interested to see how they would be in the cold....I was really happy with them. My boots ALWAYS hurt my first day back and saturday my shins were hurting a bit and I was just opening the top buckles after every run......but sunday that was mostly gone....whats really awesome with the zip fits is the toe box area...my foot has never been so comfortable. Then i bought some Nordica enforcer 99s over the summer...First day trying them out. I had demo'd enforcer 100s in Utah before I enjoyed them. Nice all around, really good in the fresh snow on saturday and while they dont handle ice or carve as well as my Volkl deacons....they were still really good.
Zipfits are by far the most comfortable liner I’ve used. Been in the same pair for about 12 seasons. They move to each new shell and I just sell the stock liners on eBay unused.
Lange RX130 LV. These are punched, my last pair were ground, no issues. They make various versions of the Zipfit liners depending on the volume of the boot. Then they are adjusted by adding or removing the Omfit (cork) from the pockets around the heels and in the tongue. Pretty easy to DIY too.
Purl
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I’m in basically the same boot (Rossignol hero 140) just different boot board and name on the side. It’s a tighter fit but so damn comfortable once dialed in, scared to jeopardize that.