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  1. ezav

    Upping range of motion and poppiness

    Ive been stiff as a board for most of my life and didnt realize how much it was holding me back in skiing til i started stretching regularly. My stretching routine now mostly targets the hammies/calves/groin before my standard leg day routine but i still feel like i could be doing more in the...
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    Postgrad living for a weekend warrior

    I'm finishing up undergrad in the spring and trying to find a job out west. Looking for a place with a good balance of skiing, social life, and plenty of opportunities for mechanical engineers. Thing is I'll most likely be working a pretty rigid 9-5 job, which will only leave me with weekends to...
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    West coast ski prep

    I'm flying out to tahoe next week for the first time and its been getting dumped on. Having grown up almost exclusively skiing ice coast parks I dont really know what to expect or how to prepare. I was hoping to get some info on what to pack, how to prepare, and general tips to make the most of...
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    Big body skiing

    Weighed in at the end of last ski season at 6'2 170-175 lbs. Started lifting heavy rocks at the gym and eating right, just weighed in at 195 going into the season. I've heard some cautionary tales about how weight gain and overall change in body composition affects performance in the park...
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    Okemo mt snow or stowe

    Planning a trip to vt this winter w the homies. Most of us sold our souls to vail so we wanna hit one of the mountains covered by the epic pass. That leaves us to choose between stowe, mt snow and okemo. None of us have been so looking for some insight on what the move is Looking for chill...
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    Logistics of mt hood summer moves

    My brother and i are heavily considering sending hood this summer as we have nothing to do and skiing is cool. Neither of us have planned a trip like this on our own so I'm looking for some logistics advice that'll help our dream become reality. The main issue is transportation. We live in...
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    Mazel tov

    Got my first ever edge crack after ~4 years of skiing park. Kinda blows but i also feel like its a rite of passage into getting more devoted to park skiing. Jus a random shower thought id share
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    Calling all maine homies

    I'll be skiing sunday river jan 11-14 and im looking for some homies to lap the park and rip runs with. Never been so im stoked to explore the mountain and meet some maine heads. Also offering fat pen rips in exhange for wisdom so lmk if youd be down to link ‼️
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    Snow shaping tips

    Im planning on some backyard pvc laps later this week and since theres no natural snow here im once again gonna be hitting up the local ice rink for their shavings. In the past i haven't had much luck shaping lips and drop ins with the stuff because it doesnt stick together well and tends to...
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    Corona cutting ski szn short

    Ive got a trip to killy planned for mid january and a years worth of stoke to unload this season. Only thing is coronas hitting an all time high and many states are upping restrictions again, so im bugging that we'll see country wide resort closures leaving us with our dicks in our hands all...
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    Preseason prep

    Just sold my soul to vail resorts and bought an epic pass. Local hill probably wont be open til late december but the preseason hypes eating away at me. In the downtime ive been getting myself ready for the season via rewatching all of the traveling circus videos for at least the fifth time...
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    Qtine leg day routines

    A little late to the game but might as well start now. Im looking to beef up my chicken legs w only ~30lb dumbbells and common household items at my disposal. Building mass is important to me but my main goal is preventing injury and improving strength for rotations, swaps etc. Drop ya routines
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    Longboard recommendations thread

    Been looking for an excuse to start longboarding but dont know the first thing ab where to start. Any brand, size, what to avoid, etc recs for a shmol looking to get his first board? Keep in mind im mainly getting one to cruise around the neighborhood and campus, not that intense downhill shit
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    Overcoming muscle memory

    I feel like a lot of skiers at some point hit a progression wall where they have to unlearn some bad technique they learned a while back in order to learn something new. i'm curious if any of you guys had a similar issue that seemed like it took forever to relearn Rn im in the process of...
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    Edits made good by music

    What edits do you guys watch for the soundtracks and not for the content? Theres some really average edits with loose editing out there that make up for it with great music. And i'm not saying the edit has to be bad per se, could be something you wouldn't really go out of your way to watch if...
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    Options in the alps

    Im planning a trip to the alps for the end of next march. Ive never been, so just wanted to hear about the places youve been at, suggestions etc. Obv emphasis on all mtn, but having a nice park is definitely a big plus. I’m also going to be with a big group, so we’re looking for a place where...
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    Form pointers

    my form’s been improving but still needs work. from what i can tell so far i’m not staying gripped into the rail towards the end. my feet are pretty close together, and my shoulders seem to always rotate so that my upper body is facing down the rail. anything else you guys can point out? hoping...
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    Wtb pivot 12/14s or fks 140

    show me what you got. open to any colors, 100+ brake width. venmo/paypal, pm me or text me for a quicker response 3015188172
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    Importance of leg day

    I'm still learning to slide my first rails and hit my first jumps, so I'm just wondering about the importance of regularly having leg day/how often it should be done. I run a decent amount but i have chicken legs (my quads are normal but my calves are pretty small). i also work out my upper body...
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    Skiing in cali

    I'm heading to san diego at the end of next december for a friend's wedding and im planning on taking a few days to ski in cali. I would prefer to go farther (tahoe, mammoth, etc), but that might not be an option. Would smaller resorts like bear mtn or buckhorn even have snow that early? Is it...
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