Recent content by shin-bang

Was looking at my pivots and noticed the circular heel piece has completely over shot the white indicator tab. I tried tightening the screws and rotating the heel to try and get it to sit normally, but nothing helped. With Boot in the binding it still sits improperly. Is this an issue? Has this...

I snagged a gortex jacket and have worn it about 3 days. Theres so many black stains on the back it looks like ive worn it for 3 years straight. whats up with that? i have worn my saga and virtika jackets on the exact same lifts for years and barely get any black marks. is gortex literally a...

The old caylors are pretty dead, but have loved the way they rode. The ski is 6 years old now. currently riding the 191 at -2.5 from center. ON3Ps unable to produce them any more and am looking for a replacement. something full rocker and FAT. I want something wide, stable, and easily turnable...

sup yall. havent made a thread in a bit but i need some help. I wax my own skis and buy wax from my local shop. The wax ive used before is either SVST red wax, or used some black colored blue bird wax. Both of which stained my bases. I now have red and black tints to my bases. ive extensively...

So, bottom line is. local shop mounted a pair of sth2s for me. heel track by the brakes was borderline sticking up too much. so i popped the heel off, and tightened the top 2 screws a little bit to makes sure they were all the way down. In doing this, im worried i broke the seal of the glue (i...

so i got on facebook for a second today to see someone had liked this video. so i clicked it. im no sled junky, but this was striaght physco https://www.facebook.com/SLEDtv/videos/10153371748596860/?pnref=story

so I got fitted 'professionally' and so I have a snug fit around the base of my foot and have a custom footbed. How much room should you have in the instep? When my foots flat, I have a solid inch, or almost exactly an inch Above the top of my foot right before my ankle. My heel often lifts up...

after going to Jackson hole a couple times, the tram design really interests me. ive been searching for designs/blueprints/construction pictures and have had very little success. i really enjoy engineering and seeing how things work. its just awesome to see how massive something like this can...

ive made an observation over a couple years. it seems like all these very smart intellectual kids at my school (and just in general) are super smart in school such as math, act scores, analyzing literature, ect. but they legit dont have the sense to do basic tasks. like this one person i know...

So, ive been trying to tuck my legs up more with spins and it's been wrecking me. what progression steps have you guys taken in order to get those lofty tucked up spins with grabs. Like I set the spin, try to suck legs up In A fluid motion, but it send me so far back seat, I landed literally on...

So i decided to switch from pivots to sth2 16. The shop set the new sths at an 8 ( which is normal) I ride a 10 so I moved them to ten. Even at 10 I pop out super easy, I leaned forward in the lift line and my heel easily popped out. Then I moved them to 11 And had 2 minor wrecks and they came...

first off, i call it the frankenski so a series of unfortunate events happened to me, the worst one being me going mach 9 potato down a big canyon that leads into one cat track, and this guy wiggles his way next to me, clips me, and i tomahawk completely snapping my ski. i was thrown off the...

so, being seniors and all we have to give our senior presentations about a career you may be interested in. lencon decided on physical therapy, this is what i found on his presentation.. :| "my plan i guess" - become a PT -????????? -Profit $$$ hes wearing one of cy whitlings idaho...

idk about everone else, but my flashlight always comes in so handy. Whether it's looking in a dark spot and no one else has a flashlight, or if it's sneaking back into your house late at night, or for Petes sake taping two iphone flashlights to the front of your car when your headlights go out...

so theres this mountain behind my house called old tom, and i really want to ski it. a couple people have actually skied it over the past few years but its just so big. i would do it late season in the warmer slushier temperatures when the avalanche danger is low and not likely. i have a...