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Everyone who is there to ski does it for the free pass Doug...

Altitude effects different people to different degrees, sometimes it has nothing to do with what kind of shape you're in. Over the summer I was in Whistler with a friend from PA who had never been west, and he was messed up when we got to the top because he wasn't used to going 4000 feet in 15 minutes. I've never seen someone get it as bad as he did, and he is in awesome shape.

Mount Mik you clown!

Blue Mountain rumor mill!!! Stir it up!!!

Snowbird will keep you busy, but it is real fun to check out some of the other spots. Brighton is well known for its smaller mountain vibe, but still has plenty of fun lines and a fun vibe. Solitude has been a big favorite of mine in recent years. That mountain rides huge, and there are lots of things that will get you into trouble if you want it. Add that to the fact that no one goes there, and its a great time. If I could go anywhere in Utah after a dump it might be Solitude just because I've never skied it while it is dumping.

Picanha Brazilian Grill 6501 Castor Ave. 215.743.4647 Awesome joint. It is BYOB so take your own cachaca to have them make you caparinhas. Whenever futbol is on they always have it on the big screen, a real fun place to go during world cup games. People who own it are super nice. We've closed the place down a few times and we usually share whatever beers we have left with the servers and cooks. Also, it is the best deal I've found for rodizio at $20, or you can go by weight. Even the place up by my girlfriends house in Nazareth, PA is more expensive. I haven't had a bad meal there yet. I'll be there tonight! To get back to the thread, I like Salt Lake a lot. When I'm on ski trips I'm usually pretty burned out from riding so I'll admit I usually don't close down clubs or bars. I've always found good bars to hang out at with decent beer, and thats all I need. The thing that made Salt Lake legit was the biggest party coming into town for a few weeks, the Olympics. The amount of new establishments that opened in Salt Lake prior to the Olympics was insane. A lot of standards or traditions were relaxed for the Olympics visitors, and in many cases kind of just stayed that way because the Olympics were so successful. Add that to what someone else said about an increasing number of non-Mormons in Salt Lake now, and know that while it is no Whistler, it is definitely better than the perception that a lot of people have of it.

I'm goin to one in Philly tomorrow night. Best place to eat in the northeast.

Decent entry level twin, but most folks go for the Trouble Maker. I spent two seasons on TMs and absolutely love the ski. The NBT falls into the developing "pricepoint" twin-tip selection that just about every company is starting to offer. Skis in this genre are normally a cap construction ski that is inexpensive to make and has more basic technology. Anyone here skied the NBT?

Can't find any USB cable and I have like 4 somewhere... Aargh!!! Tomorrow for sure!

If I started dropping substantial things I'd get a back plate and some butt pads. Only for like 50 foot plus drops though. I've never worn crash pads on the hips and ass but I've always wanted to score a pair. I spent a lot of time in the summer downhill mountain biking, which makes even hardpack snow seem like a down pillow. For biking I wear the whole kit. Full arm, chest, shin, knee, back armor, and a full face helmet. Skiing I just wear the lid. I digress, for hitting rails and stuff definitely snag some of the hip and butt crash pads. They aren't all that expensive for what they are either...

New box is sooooooooo nice. Folks need to get up and check this spot out. As certain people would say it is sooooo under the radar. Quit postin' at home and blow this spot up!

This should be good...

If Big Boulder pays its instructors for just being there then I am definitely working there! I have never heard of a mountain that pays its instructors 8 hours whether they teach or not. I love this alias. Keep going!

Picture or it didn't happen...

Don't drag down a good shop with your baseless generalizations of things you have limited knowledge of. It is apparent that you don't have a good grasp of quality service, product, or experience. While some customers don't need these things because they have the knowledge to do their own work, most people could use them. For instance, I have many friends who insist on a full blown race setup, but would ski better on equipment more suited to their weight, skill, and skiing style. Most employees at a quality shop like Nestors are able to provide knowledgeable advice on matters such as these, snowboard or skis. Competition in the form of other stores like Army Navy is good to have, but when it comes to local reputation and quality of staff, Nestors blows them out of the water. Also, while Burton does make some very expensive boards, some of which are a high quality product, they also produce and sell crap. Their decision to offer packages (boot, board, bindings) at box store prices in box stores have tarnished their reputation among many in the snow sports community. The product is one step in between the "snowboard" sleds they sell at Wal-Mart with no edges, and a true entry level board. It is a business decision that they made, and they feel that they can do enough marketing and team sponsorship within the core community to keep their reputation high for their more quality oriented product. I'm a big fan of buying last years gear, but I do appreciate buying quality gear. If I didn't I would out-ride it. If you got a good board for $200, then good job dude. You know how many people on here have gotten better deals than the one you found? The difference is that I don't see many other people getting online and saying how much of a shit store their local shop is because they were selling the brand new 2008 product for more money. You said there was a discussion about comparing apples to apples, which is fine. However, you're comparing apples to oranges. Listen, read, and learn before you open you go spoutin' off.

That makes sense. I read the patent from 1970 on torsion box ski construction and a lot has changed. Like you said modern materials have changed the game the most. The way I understood torsion box construction after reading the patent was that it refers to the materials surrounding the core material, and could include the topsheet and base materials. This is why I said that almost all skis could be considered of the "torsion box" construction. As I understand it now it means that there has to be some other material, like a fiberglass sleeve, around the core of the ski, but under the topsheet and base. Please enlighten...

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At present, almost every modern ski that you'd find on a shop wall (including the Chronic) has some derivative of "torsion box" construction. K2 just uses this proprietary marketing term to add another technological selling point to their lineup.

Have you picked up PE's next to Extremes??? From what I remember the Extremes feel so different than the PE's. Lighter AND softer...

Shaping up to be a killer event!

Check out the Look PX12 or Marker Griffon for binding options. I've never been a huge fan of Salomon bindings for park skiing after seeing a TON of issues with various things on them. I'll be spending my first year on the Markers this year so don't have personal experience, but have heard nothing but positive things about them.

and pigs fly...

Remember when there used to be like three decent twin-tips to choose from?!? If even that many! What the hell happened?!?!!!! Anyone who denies that newschool skiing isn't going to be a big part of the snowsports market only needs to look at their local shops twin-tip selection...

Definitely. They are built more as an all-mountain ski with a sheet of metal in them, a little different sidecut, and wider than the Chronic, Line's narrower park ski. As for park and pipe, all of Line's skis have the same height tail as the tip, so no problem there. Theoretically 90mm starts getting close to the point where for most riders it starts to get too wide for more technical or urban rails like down-flat-downs. I feel like for strictly park I'll always prefer something <87mm underfoot, but if you look at the industry there are sooooo many wide park skis out there now, and plenty of kids are hitting park rails fine on 100mm skis (I have yet to see too many people hitting urban stuff on fat boards).

If you are primarily skiing around here and in New York look for a twin-tip with sidewall construction, wood core, and mid-80's in the waist. Line Chronic, K2 Extreme, Nordica Ignition, Salomon Suspect, etc... It will ski well all-mountain, have enough float for some moderate freshies, and still rip everything in the park.