samurai
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How long are your poles?
samurai replied to merryJim's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
I've stuck by the shoes on/ fore-arm level theory for 29 seasons. Works pretty well, and I'm finicky about that stuff. some skiers go longer to justify their lifters under their bindings. some skiers go shorter to bring their upperbodies more forward; if skiers feel they are in the back seat, they may cut their poles a centimeter. If they feel they are bending at the waist, they may go longer. Nonetheless, start level. any stock aluminum pole can be cut by removing the grip. (place the pole between your door and its frame, close the door on the pole just below the handle, pull the pole.) -
Quote: Originally posted by Kumapix: Quote: Originally posted by quattro: don't quite get that. I don't like faceshots. do you like getting a shovelful of snow in the face? You can't see where you're going for a (what could be important) second and you get a wet & cold face. Roostertails and big hero turns are what its all about FWIW, skis do that too.
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Ski socks
samurai replied to fukdane's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
Quote: Originally posted by daver: canada. i'm actually getting a shipment of socks sent over this month. ultimately, me too. I just can't find suitable ski socks over here. -
sleeping in the car
samurai replied to tsondaboy's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
If you plan on sleeping in more than one parking lot for more than one night, consider customizing your heaters. I ran mini hoses down from under my heating duct in my old truck, this gave me custom hoses to plug into boots and gloves, which makes for a sick road-trip rig. perhaps a pain in the bum for you now... perhaps not. -
line skis
samurai replied to frankenstien's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
clothes make the man. -
Ski socks
samurai replied to fukdane's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
Ok--- damn good topic! Where do you skiers buy "thin" wool ski socks? Honestly? or smartwool ultralights? -
Drugs.
samurai replied to Early Cuyler's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
Quote: Originally posted by daver: i always thought the rule of thumb was if you can't live with out your vices, don't leave you vices. ie stay at home stoner. That's funny. Real... but funny. It's just that I have the eye to imagine a stoned foreigner in this country walking around like; "what?... What are you looking at? Shut up!" would look like. That's funny. -
TGR movies, big turn off
samurai replied to damian's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
Motherhucker, I've been refraining from my black-powder homemade bomb stories. cheers for that! You scratched a mustang, we just used to tie 'em to trees to see how large of a trunk we could uproot. then my friend made one out of a small bottle that originally held paint for model airplanes. Glass shrapnel in his hand changed our course. we stopped making bombs. I can't believe you blew up a car garage wall. Good on ya... or not... my friend can still use his hand, but that was a quick wake-up call in junior high. Most kids at aged 13 get caught with dad's dirty mags. Since Columbine, -
TGR movies, big turn off
samurai replied to damian's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
Can't wait to get to a computer (with the necessary software) to see the clip of 'normal' american behavior shooting a pistol at explosives in a fire. I'm an american with a handful of guns back home. I miss 'em dearly. I miss cleaning 'em, gettin' 'em all shiny-like. I got my first gun when I was twelve, after my safety cert. It was (and still is) a Marlin 30-30C lever for dropping deer. It was my grandfather's--- no idea how much meat it has harvested (maybe 8 deer by my finger) Then I got a 16 guage side-by-side shot gun for grouse and pheasant. Then I got a 12 guage Browning pump for -
Quote: Originally posted by Fattwins: we had a meeting here on monday cause a student wrote on the board that they wanted to kill themselves. The principal pleaded with the students not kill themselves that they are young and people can help you. I thought that he was going to cry. He didn't cry? My principal balled when the baseball team got banned from the season due to a coach beating a student. (actually a good dozen teachers cried that day.) I agree with Ocean11; principals killing themselves over curriculums. WTF? sorry to hear it creekboy. really sorry...
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Good fits - goggles & helmets
samurai replied to indosnm's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
which A-frame lens was fogging? I and my buddy have our H.I. yellow fog up. but just that one lense. Giro fuse/A-frame fits perfectly, no gap... (as others have mentioned.) -
daver had a blast last year on the first, he just won't admit it... You may be able to find something mid-december. The trees won't have their small undergrowth covered yet, so they're out. You may be still poaching under-the-chair lines at that time. or the sick-ass 38*. That can be fun on a snow day for a few runs. Stay right for the most snow ... also, keep an eye out for closed lifts, and find a way to access what lays beneath them. Last december it was Honnenkam chair from Chuo ropeway. rocks included. (hence it being closed) otherwise, take daver's advice and take a bath... or
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What is ski porn?
samurai replied to excited's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
Push is good. Has some good BM stuff, and is fading from the rail segments. Still tons of jumpers though, Simon dumont and his buddy, Sammy carlson throw down for how old they are, no more sloppy turns from tanner either, so that's good. Shane blows a hip, Hugo does a knee and is finally entering the wrecking realm. There are more big lines in it than last year's Hit List, but still not the huge ak decents from five years ago with what the TGR and MSP competition for stats presented to us. I miss watching guys ski 5k decents and never touching their slough. It's alot to due with the cost of fi -
Tattoos?
samurai replied to YellowSnow's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
my mommy always told me never to get names as tats. -
Tattoos?
samurai replied to YellowSnow's topic in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
First on topic, no tat problems at onsens here in yamagata. You're fine at Zao. Hello... I like skiing better than tats