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Stuck in Sydney AUS with no gear, WTB some cheap alpine skis and boots.. I'm ~a mens 10.5 (28.5cm). Skis don't matter much at all... almost anything will do!

I'm in Sydney australia for a semester and want to go skiing.. any recommendations? Some friends want to go to Thredbo, but it looks expensive and crowded and not all that great... I was dumb enough to not bring my ski boots or skis, so I'll also need to pick up some used gear/rent some.. any tips?

Someone was asking me about a snow dance today, so I figured I'd document one that has worked well for me over the years. http://appleguru.org/snowdance.html It originated in Japan and has been used successfully by myself and friends a handful of times since 2002 ;-)

Ok, here's the deal. DARPA has a new "network" challenge this year. The challenge is to locate (with long/lat coordinates; GPS devices work well for this!) 10 numbered red weather balloons that will be up tomorrow, Saturday, December 5th only. The balloons will only be up during the daylight...

Just saw this yesterday and loved it.. I'm sure there's a thread somewhere already, but all the links out there are broken atm... I made a mirror here:http://appleguru.org/createamazing.html Check it out if you haven't seen it yet! 3 and half minutes of awesomeness.

Everyday is a saturday is on iTunes... Just found it today on my iPhone, couldn't believe my eyes!http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=330198452&s=143441

I saw Stept's How We Livin' for the second time last night at the Boulder premier (I saw it for the first time at IF3). While I enjoyed it at IF3, with a second viewing in Boulder I was nothing short of blown away. To say the film has grown on me would be a tremendous understatement. The intro...

Haven't seen a thread for it yet so I figured I'd make one... I missed the beginning of the film, but what I did see was sick... Good (if not interesting at times) soundtrack, good cinematography, tight editing, good variety... and (Nick) Martini absolutely kills it. What did you guys think of it?

About to head off to the NS Awards party at if3, but before I headed out, I just wanted to post some comments about MSP's latest, IN DEEP: The Skiing Experience Lots of big mountain, general all around good film... Pettit killed it. But the Shane McKonkey tribute was really what the entire film...

RE: The re-watch...Give the Mountain Sports International/MobileRider guys (the production team hired to bring the premier live to the world) a day or two to get back home (utah?) and capture the HD 1080p footage from their XDCAM HD tapes. Once they do that they'll encode the stream at a few...

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This is a great camera; one of the best sd cameras on the market. I've used a vx2100 extensively over the last year and a half and it's superb. My only qualm with the camera is its so called "progressive" mode.. it sucks (namely due to being 15fps). Other than that though it's a helluv a camera...

Grodent87, no, they wont be my only skis, but they'll be the skis I ski most often and will almost certainly become my park skis... I have a lot of (non-twin tip) skis that I.. don't use all that often... 168 Volkl 5 stars, 190 Fischer RC4 GS skis, 150 RC4 SL skis, 190 black diamond arc angel...

Ok, so I need new twin tips. I've been skiing on K2 public enemies FOREVER, and they've treated me well.. it's time to move on though. The PEs are getting old, and they're too heavy, and too stiff for my liking anyways. Plus, the edges are pretty much nonexistent. Anybody have any...

CC is the shit.. I'm a sophomore there atm.. my brother applied early decision and just got in, so he'll be in your class next year. If you ever need a ride up to the mountains just give me a call.. I head up pretty much every weekend.