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  1. Drail

    The line that got away

    there is this dog leg couloir at kootenay pass I've wanted to ski for the past 4 years. I can't even tell you how many times I've stood on top of the line but conditions didn't allow me to drop in. Always eating at my brain, never able to ski it. One of those things. Hitting new zones...
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    Average age of touring folk on NS

    i think the average age of the site as a whole is 22 or something, but for touring folk, I always assume people all older than they are. In the sun drinking a beer instead of going to the park for the afternoon and was curious. I'm 30. This near average? Am I young, or an old dude...
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    Dps touring line

    so. I'm drunk and on ns while smoking outside right now and this is on my mind. I saw today on facebook that dps is releasing a 'touring specific' line for next year. This is all I know and in this state, in not about to link anything. sorry, not sorry. Point is - their carbon line is...
  4. Drail

    Rossland Winter Carnival

    Late notice, and nobody comes to this forum anyways, but whatever. Rossland Winter Carnival is happening this weekend. Get there if you can. Rail Jam downtown all day Saturday with a beer garden at the bottom. Do it.
  5. Drail

    TR: Kootenay Pass Baldy/Crags

    This season has been overall pretty lackluster here in the West Kootenays with temperature spikes after or during pretty much every storm that's come through and long periods of inversions and high pressures. Our snowpack has been poop and snow quality is far from blower. That being said...
  6. Drail

    Alberta/BC stoke & conditions

    It does make sense for us to copy tgr with the regional threads I think. If not just for those around the area, but for outsiders to keep tabs on what's been going on weather/snowpack wise in the area if they come out late in the season and have no idea. I also figure, since we are a...
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    Dragon transition lenses

    I just found out about this last night and haven't seen any talk about it here yet, so I thought I'd share. Has anyone used them yet? How are they? The idea sounds pretty amazing and I'm real tempted on buying a pair. http://www.dragonalliance.com/en-us/snow-goggles#global/all/lens/transitions
  8. Drail

    Snow in Drumheller

    anyone know how much snow Drumheller gets in winter, on average? skiable or no? Are there any rules against playing on the slopes due to erosion and stuff?
  9. Drail

    Oh snap. 30 today

    I'm 30 today, and I spend entirely too much time on this website. I want my 15 years back! (Or however many years I've 'wasted' here. Got a head cold last night. To party tonight, or stay home and rest? Your call ns
  10. Interview: Trevor Sexsmith

    Interview: Trevor Sexsmith

    Interview by Darryl Hunt. Pictures by Trevor Sexsmith Every summer skiers from the Northern Hemisphere make the long journey south in search of the endless winter. The quest for year round pow skiing can be a long and expensive one, taking you to the far corners of the globe, in order to...
  11. Drail

    The Middle of Nowhere

    The Middle of Nowhere. An actual location, or a state of mind? As skiers we often find ourselves travelling to remote locations, either to live or visit, so we can get the most out of our sport. Driving for hours on end every weekend from major urban centres to resort towns. Moving to...
  12. Drail

    News broken?

    Posted something on ns today and it's broken. Can't preview it, posted it up anyways and the link is broken.
  13. Drail

    How to deal with online piracy and its bigger implications.

    Been thinking about this a lot, and if you haven't, you should. Is there a solution to the situation we have currently? File sharing is huge and no law will ever fully stop it. I'm sure when Metallica sued Napster, eventually resulting in Napster shutting down the music industry thought...
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    Nelson poker?

    Any ns'ers in Nelson (and area) interested in doing poker nights at my house this fall? I'm working out of town so I'm only around weekends. Thinking it could be a fun way to meet up and be social in the fall and going into winter. Express interest here and well get phone numbers from...
  15. Drail

    Wasted again...

    In newschoolers ville. This is why I don't get nice things.
  16. Drail

    Absinthe films: vivid. Can you find it?

    So, most ski and snowboard videos from the early 2000's can be found on the Internet. I'm trying to find the opening segment of vivid. I think it was wolle nyvelt? Can you guys find it for me ? It was a busta rhymes song
  17. Drail

    Having a moral dilemma

    Ok, so I'm sitting here trying to decide which direction I should go in life. Currently working silviculture 7 months a year and skiing the winter away, but I want a change. The "easy" out is to get into a trade and go work in fort Mac, making $6000/paycheque give or take (most likely...
  18. Drail

    JOI time!

    Practice has started, I'm on mobile right now so I'm not going to try and bother putting that video up. Just thought if start up a discussion thread. Jump looks big and trick able, rider line up is all time and the format should get a sick vib going. Anyone know the times of the competition...
  19. Drail

    Forum is broken?

    i'm surprised there isn't a thread on this yet. the forum is broken. glitched double and triple posts everywhere with some of them showing up late. I am sure you guys are aware, but thought I'd bring it to light just in case you haven't noticed.
  20. Drail

    I'm orange and I'm scared

    I can't even look at myself the same way. I'm honoured and confused. Thanks friends for thinking I'm worth orange, I'd say I will hold up my end, but I'm not sure what that entails. I'll keep it real, that much, you can count on. Thread worthy? Probably not. Note worthy? Apparently...
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