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    Ski leashes

    Ok NS, roast the fuck out of me, but how bad would ski leashes work. I ran into these brakeless frame bindings while in summer ski planning mode, and though "hey, why has no one put carabinered leashes on skis? long enough and they wouldnt whack into you, if anything they might act as a bit...
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    One of those days

    Over this past year, I've had 4 concussions. The most recent was from skiing street early season, when I felt like I absolutely had to be out, stacking clips, doing something new. Today I got back on snow for the first time in a month, skiing with a friend of mine from school who I'd never...
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    Forrmula vs Take 3

    NS, answer me this. the thread for Take 3 has 3x as many responses as the thread for forrmula. subjetively, forrmula is noticeably better than take three. was forrmula just so good that theres no room discussion, or is ns straight up not core enough to go buy forrmula and talk about it? P.S...
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    I walked 38 km with chronics on my back for this

    https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/996272/441C8C41-02FE-42C1-86ED-FEB518DC205E-MOVdid my friends on the hike question my sanity: yes was it worth it: probably not great story: definitely yes
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    Spring skiing feels

    As an ontarian, with all our ski hills closed and not looking like opening, there are little setups and mini parks showing up all over the place. There isn't much snow and conditions are marginal, but people are out all the time. Currently beautiful and sunny, so i spent all morning sessioning...
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    Southern QC Season Pass

    So looking for advice on where to get a season pass this winter. My school in Sherbrooke would normally have had a deal with Jay for seasons passes, but with borders being closed and no idea on when they'll open up, that isn't an option this year. Geographically, Orford, Owls Head, Bromont, and...
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    Calf Pain Cause?

    Skiing my home hill in Ontario for the first time this season and was left with incredible calf pain. Also did this https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/957417/trim-B3317785-9260-4471-B8C9-26E7FE1E906C-MOV and am now trying to figure out how jumping off a lift in some value village skis...
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    More east coast ski advice

    So I tore the binding out of my volkl gotamas today, ripped out enough core that I can't remount. time has come to get new skis, and i've got a few options. My dad is ski patrol for nordic and willing to use his pro deals to get me a discount on skis(blizzard, head, elan, kastle, fischer, K2...
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