advantyper
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Racin' at the track, rock climbin, mountain bikin', kayakin', jet skiin' and of course the gym.
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I never took any lessons for snowboarding or skiing, try skiing several times, for boarding, I skateboard, so the concept is similar and it does help u learn much quicker then a non-skater.. IMO.
It helps if one of your friends could give u some pointers in the beginning, it'll save you butt some pain..
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Oregon's snow condition been great this season, still going strong, till April 30th, when the resort closed. One week at Whistler on new years, which the snow was great also. Then a week in hakuba, which was nice, but hurt my leg:(. Then another week for summer boarding in Whistler in another week and half..so
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Hey Egglesby
My hometown is Portland, Oregon. The resort I go to the most is Mt.Hood Meadows, since I have a season pass there. We have three different ski resort near Oregon. only around 1.5 hrs drive away. www.skihood.com is Meadow's website FYI.
I go to Whistler every new years for the pass three years. January is great there, but anytime between Dec-Feb is the best time to go for DEEP opowder.. it usually get dump with tons of snow.
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dat episode was pretty funny!
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hell no! still got another month left, before my town's resort close. Then one week in Whistler next month.. so still going strong!
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haha, I'll try, but I only got like another month left at my town's resort and one week in Whistler... so not going to be able to do too much damage I think...hehe.. anyway, waiting for the 2007 vapor, hope they did some improvement on it.
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I go drinking with my co-workers at lunch time sometimes.. and I work in the states. So its all good! Of course I don't drink till I am drunk...
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Burton send me a new board, just got it today. They 2 days Fedex to me, which is pretty nice of them. Even with all the problems with Burton gear this season, got to loved their fast product repair/replacement. Still prefer to ride on the Vapor then any other board. I'll got easier on the board this time. Hope it'll last me for another season..haha
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haha, I'll try, but working for appareal company, we have 2 huge seasons to design for. So don't have a choice to slow down during the snow months
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Yes, the point of Virtual Pc is exactly what Fjef said. Its mostly for IS people, or sometimes if you have a PC only app and what to use it on Mac. But its so slow, its now even worth it!
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Man! 51+ times.. I guess u don't have to work..hehe
anyway, around 37+ for me this season and counting! my hometown ski resort suppose to be closing at the end of april, so got some time to make it past 50..
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Nice, only a matter of time before hackers solve the puzzle. Virtual PC is for running with G4 and G5 chipset. Roger is talking bout the new Intel based powerbooks.. didn't realize they have a contest with prize money for the fastest one who hack into it..
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plus when u buy flagship product, they'll last longer and you can grow into it more too, I think.
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I think it depends, my first snowboard setup was all flagship stuff by Salomon, cause my friend work there. Sold all the gear after one season, then got all Atomic flagship gear, cause my company I worked for gets proform deals, so everything at cost or roughly 50% off retail for new gear. Then this season when all out with Burton gear. I brought all high end gear for my first time/season, cause its cheaper then buying retail crappy stuff.
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well, I have had some bad experience with Burton's high end gear this season. But if I had to do it all over again, would i? I think yes, the vapor is such an amazing responsive board, and combo that up with C60, it is a killer setup. It sucks both broke on me, but maybe I ride them a bit too hard or something. I only worry bout it happening again, after the warranty is over.
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Sounds like a lot of us had bad experience with Burton stuff, but then again there are those with great experience. Well, just send the board back to them today, hopefully they'll send me a new board. But if they do, I'll probably just sell it, a bit worry bout it happening again, with the warranty over, then I'll be stuck with the bill.
Anyone interest in the Burton Vapor 157...hehe
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Well, this is my first season with all Burton gear, got all their flagship stuff. SL8, C60, Vapor, AK Goretext jacket.
C60, the carbon highback cracked on me twice! Waiting for them to send me a new set still.
Vapor, after maybe 35 times of using it this season. Out of all days, yesterday was a 12 inch powder day, the top layer peel off, which made the board as soft as riding on paper, on a double black diamond hill, send me flying down the hill. Luckily didn't injury myself. This is what u get with the lightest board on the market. Here is some pictures of the damaged:
http://www.snowjapan.com/e/insider/sjmember.php?uid=advantyper
The worst part bout it, is it happen in 1 hour into the day, so I had to dump the board back to the car, long walk, then go rent a board..
The only thing still in good shape is my jacket and my SL8.
I have to said, I am not longer a Burton supporter, and still got around a month of winter season left, then trip to whistler in April. Burton better send me a board in time and ASAP.
Anyway, I don't recommend buying Burton products anymore!
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wear jeans daily to work and outside of work, loved my jeans
I don't think there is anything wrong with wearing them all the time. They are more comfortable then dress slacks anyway.. -
yea, four times a week for weight lifting, after work. then one extra day for cardio workout..
Only way to stay in shape..
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Like i mentioned in the other board binding post.
Look at the K2 cinch binding they are way better then the flows, but Flow also just release the X6 binding, which suppose to fix the weight issue.
But i still like my C60 and K2 over my FLows anyday..
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regular duck feet stance, 34 in front and 30 in back, rides great and carve good too, but if you like taking deep carve turns, then I would set it at 30-24 in front and -10-20 in back for deeper caring..
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I am running Burton C60 and K2 cinch binding right now. The burton is the lightest binding I e ver use the board feel and control is more direct. The racket system is super fast and easy to use. My only problem with it is that i crackked the highend once, send it back and they send me a new pair. but I just crack it again, don't know if I am riding it too hard or just bad design. Need to send it back again. Luckily the warranty is for one year, but a bit worry, after the one year is over. So my advice, stay away from the carbon fiber high backs.
I also got a pair of 2006 K2 cinch binding, 10x better then my Flow binding, because the front rise up when you pullthe highback down, so much easier in and out. But downfall is a bit on the heavy side. And the feedback from the binding isn't as good as the C60.
I sold my Flow Pro-FR two months ago, they were too heavy and getting in and out of them was sometimes a problem, if your boot's front is a bit big. The new FLow X6 or something suppose to be much lighter and mbetter feedback when riding. haven't try them yet, but looks promising!
I would pick the K2 Cinch over the Flows, because of the easier in and out function.
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yes and no. It totally depends, on weekdays, sometimes is pretty empty, but during summer, spring or winter vacation weekdays, there will be packs of teenagers at the slope. So it depends on the time of year you go, but on average. In America and Canada resorts weekdays rock! Weekends you'll have wait average 6-10mins at the lift.
Snow plans for the weekend?
in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
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Yea, hitting the slopes tomorrow. This is the last weekend the resort is open, so after this weekend. Got to go to the other resort for glacier boarding