rossirider
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I'm curious too. My only guess is the wind. Though it didn't seem too windy to me yesterday. But if it was anything else, I would think they would have stop people from hiking up.
Liquid X - yes all of the Kagura lifts were stopped. Including the single chair that only goes halfway up the main gelende.
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hmmm...Quikrider just doesn't sound right.
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I'd be happy to try a set out too!
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I don't think you would need to be suspicious of a great deal of people. Even though the incident was on a grand scale, it is pausible that only a handful of people were "completely" in the know. With such a large operation, a great deal of people could be unwittingly involved. Their part being so small, that even after the fact they would find it impossible to believe that something they did was part of a 9/11 conspiracy.Quote:Originally posted by connackers:
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No I haven't, but the title alone sounds interesting.Quote:Originally posted by Ocean11:
rossrider, have you read "The New Pearl Harbor" by David R. Griffin?
Nice video, though I've never been that trusting of pictures and video myself. Particularly the 5 frames released of the 757 crashing into the Pentagon. These really don't show enough to support either the "757 was real" theory, or the "no plane was there" theory. Makes you wonder if the true intent is to distract us from something else by creating huge debates focusing on these two aspects. Why else would these frames have date/time codes of Sept. 12? -
Nice list O11. You left out one of my favorites, the fact that old Rummy's immediate desire after 9/11 was to bomb Iraq. His generals had to remind him that Bin-Laden was behind the attacks.
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you guys suck! Sorry, just jealous!!!
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I heard that the stupid silly Beat on TV is his way of mocking Japanese Television.
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I hear it takes a ton of electricity to run the shredded ice type machines they got at some places here. Maybe that's why we get the "not-so-discount" discount at Naeba. Either that or kokudo thinks they can use prince hotels to help bail out seibu. shady I tell ya
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Boots...bindings are good too, but I still remember the old school daze of stainless steel baseplates with cheap plastic straps and highbacks. My point being, like Rach says, as long as your feet aren't angry, you can manage to ride almost any quality board and binding set-up.
After boots...clothes, its just no fun when you're cold and wet.
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Buying the straps seperate could be a good way to go too. I do like mine, I think they are a nice improvement over standard toe straps. However, I probably wouldn't have bought them if I wasn't already in the market for new bindings. If your current bindings are in good shape and you like'em, I wouldn't spend the extra money on the new cap straps just for the sake of having them.
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DB this may be of interest to ya. Burton and Technine are now making strap bindings with "capstraps". Now I'll admit, I was very skeptical about the new toe strap at first. I just figured it was a new gimmick to sell more bindings. I actually got a chance to try a set last Spring. They actually work as advertised! The cap strap comes down around the front of the boot, with most of the pressure from the strap being transferred down the sidewalls of your boot. Making for a very comfortable fit (i.e. no more squished toes) and secure by forcing your heels into the heel cup of the binding. Plus, being more towards the front of the boot, you get a little more leverage equaling even better response for your heel edge.
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I've ridden K2's clicker bindings. They are nice and convienent, but still no match for the response and "feel" of strap bindings. Needless to say, I'm back to the straps!
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I would say this year has been a little above normal, especially the typhoons/flooding. But, I would also say that Japan has seen much worse in other years.
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I think we'll be alright (I hope). These things tend to happen when you live on two, no three, no four tectonic plates!
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and in the meantime...it's snowing early all over North America. I think we're getting the raw end of the deal
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Nice...exactly how does one ski inside a tree?
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Here's food for thought...Who makes the rules in the Backcountry??? And isn't the BC potentially more dangerously than some of the so-called "safe" off-limit lift lines?
And more importantly, is it snowing yet???
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I always thought the resorts made those rules to cover their six. So they couldn't be held liable when a skier/boarder makes a bad judgement call (i.e. overestimate their own talent or underestimate the terrain).
I wonder, if we lived in a world where it was impossible for a skier/boarder to hold a resort liable for something they did to themselves, would the resorts find it necessary to have those rules?
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Snowboarder...freeride type
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Geez...you mean there is more??? But seriously, thanks, that was helpful!Quote:Originally posted by connackers:
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isn't there some concerns when hot waxing with fluorocarbon (sp?) based waxes too? I thought I heard if the fluorocarbon wax becomes too hot, it can create harmful vapors.
Also, I agree with brushing the base after scraping. It clears the wax out of the base's structure (very small grooves in the base that help break the surface tension of the film of water that develops between the board and the snow, reducing friction).
Ummmmm...what I mean to say is...you go FASTER! 
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DB - rode a Burton Omen 163 all last season. Be it deep pow or steep hardpack, handled like a champ. I don't think you need to go over 164 for pow, just make sure your nose isn't too shallow.
Why close Lifts so easily?-Kagura
in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
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I wasn't too happy, the Mitsumata runs get boring pretty quick. I should have left and gone somewhere else....oh well