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So Barnes & Noble the other day and I was reading Powder magazine. In the magazine there was an interesting article called End Game: the delicate balance of risk versus reward, relevancy, and staying alive in the digital age. Now many of the things said in this article are not new topics, the...

So I want to get a new jacket sometime this season or before next but I really don't know what brands to look at. I want a shell jacket or one that has similar style to the saga anomie. I won't buy saga bc of all the gapers wearing it now and my current mountain hardwear jacket just doesn't have...

So earlier this year I posted a thread about teaching my girlfriend to ski. This thread is basically how it went. I recently returned from a trip up to granite peak in Wisconsin. This trip marked the first time I ever skied with my girlfriend and I feel like the trip went really well. We spent...

So I'm leaving on a ski trip this next week and I just ironed on a thick coat of wax. I was thinking that maybe I should wait to scrape it until I get to where I'm going and my bases might be a little more protected while traveling. Any comment

Anybody go there? I am looking at transferring there to finish my major in computer engineering. What's the campus like, good vibes, class sizes, good academics? any information is welcome.

So my younger cousin is trying to learn park and he asked me to teach him some of the basics. so far he has 360 540 270 on and switch 3's and 5's he wants to learn a backflip but I don't know how to go about teaching him how to do it since I just watched a ot of videos and hucked it until I...

I just kind of want like a rough size of some sticks for the park. like should they come up to the waist or around there?

I'm going to a boot fitter in Chicago to have some work done on my current boots. I know they make commission so I feel I attest owe them a good tip bc they aren't selling me 800 dollar boots. Anyone know what a good or appropriate tip would be.

Admit it!!! At one time or other most of us were gapers (I realize there are quite a few people who might not think they were). On NS we love to make fun of Gapers but I feel like we all have a few stories of our days of goggle gap. I know I sure do. So share your best, funniest, most...

So my local ski shop wants $50 to mount my skis. Do most shops charge this much?

I am currently working on poles that have leds built into the shaft. I've seen poles like this before and think it would be sick for night skiing. If I can successfully integrate the electronics into a pole wold this be something that you would buy

I just did a quick search and there is nothing on jump shaping. I am preping my winter setup but I don't know anything about shaping jumps. Does anyone know of instructions or a tutorial or even some cool features I could shape. I know there are a lot of park crew members on here so throw me a...

So the other day my girlfriend and I were talking about skiing. I noticed throughout the conversation that she was becoming annoyed. when I asked why she said I was obsessed with skiing. She further went on to say that my obsession is unhealthy. Moral of the story is I don't give a fuck and my...

So I've been on the hunt for a new helmet since my crash in feb. Problem is blending atyle with function. I don't want an ugly ass helmet bc in the past that has caused me not to wear them. What does anybody think about this one...

I bought a pair of jesters at a steal but I need a smaller brake; anybody know where to get one cheap? I need a brake at 90mm but the one I got is a 110

Its pretty straight forward. I usually ski about 20 days a year. how about anyone else?

So my girlfriend of a few months wants to learn to ski this winter but I really have no idea how to go about teaching her how to ski. I don't even know if its a good idea. I taught myself to ski in 2010 but I just figured it out. My question is how do you teach a person in a way that allows both...

I am currently writing a paper for my english comp class and my topic is how the need for media attention adversely affects sports. I wanted to get some opinions because I have seen a lot of new articles recently about how media attention is influencing athletes to take unnecessary risks in...

To be honest I'm jealous of a lot of people on here because they grew up skiing. I didn't start skiing until I was 12 and I'm the only one in my family who does. My parents tried to subdue my skiing obsession for 3 years after I started until they realized they couldn't. They also don't know...

When I first started skiing park I was totally lost as to what a lot of terms meant. Lets face it, we have some wierd names for tricks, features, grabs, and what not. I was just wondering though why not see if we can'y make a list of these terms for anyone coming onto the scene or to learn a few...