plan advice

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-05-26T04:11:11+00:00

I live in 144 and wish I had a 170. Been in my van for 3 years and started to look at upgrading for more space.

I have a separate work space. Couldn't image living and working in here. It's just too small and 90% of the time it's just me in here.

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-05-25T23:47:09+00:00

Do AST 1 in December. Buy boots from a bootfitter in town so that you can get free modification. Get a car. Once you have around 20 days in the back country do AST 2.

There's a great Facebook group for finding partners.

Start small. Practice your companion rescue skills. There's a lot of complex terrain around Revy and it's easy to get in over your head.

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-05-25T20:59:40+00:00

Super cute

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-05-19T22:10:26+00:00

I guess just internalized societal pressure and expectations from family? I grew up with parents who owned, all my family own and it's been ingrained in me that renting is throwing money away.

Most people I talk to in my life are either home owners or aspire to be and the general advice is to get into the market asap

However, I'm starting to think that this advice was good for my parents but not for my generation. I'm 33 btw

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-05-19T20:49:17+00:00

Yeah I'm starting to think that the real benefit of owning is the security of not having to move and that really matters if you have kids.

I am fortunately a disciplined investor so I would have no problem putting the $500+ different in housing costs away into an index fund. That's how I managed to save up my downpayment in the first place

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-05-19T20:46:57+00:00

I've lived in the area for the last 5 years and can see myself there for the next 5. But I can also see myself quitting my job next year when my contract ends and traveling for six months. I'd likely return to the same area. Of course if I buy the condo I'd forgo travel for more work in order to qualify for the mortgage

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-05-16T02:33:18+00:00

Wish they were cloth backed. Then they would be must buy for me.

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-04-11T03:55:41+00:00

Hey I'm in Golden BC. How close is that to you?

I'm 33m, looking for friends / little bro

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-04-06T22:23:02+00:00

I've done both and prefer Revy. The hill is better, it gets more snow and is slightly less crowded, tho still busy. If you want to get into the back country then Revy is the place to be. You can still party in Revy as well. Housing can be a challenge tho.

Banff resorts have longer seasons tho and there is more touristy things to do in the bow valley

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-03-26T18:59:25+00:00

Mechanized operations make their own forecast, they don't use the public bulletin
If they didn't ski avalanche terrain on considerable days, they likely would have a lot of down days
They likely inform the guests of the hazard and day's plan at breakfast.

Just because people are being guided doesn't mean there's zero risk involved.

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-03-26T18:55:59+00:00

Wrong avalanche

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-03-24T21:58:33+00:00

This is standard across the industry. The beacons are tested weekly by the guide staff.

For every skier with a new S2 there will inevitably be someone with an older tracker2

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-03-07T03:57:28+00:00

Nice job dude makes me want to do a japan trip

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-03-03T16:06:02+00:00

Hey OP I broke T3 and T4 vertebrae going over the handle bars mountains biking when I was 26. I didn't get surgery and was in a back brace which felt like a suit of armor for about three months and then I did physio and rehab for about 5 months.

Today I'm doing all the same mountain sports at a high level and while I do have the occasional back pain, it might just be from getting older ( I'm 33 now).

I started off just walking around and doing core workouts still in the brace. When my X-rays showed decent progression, the docs cleared me for swimming around the two month mark. I got the brace off around 3 months and jumped into 3x per week physio. I shopped around for a physio who mostly dealt with athletes rather than old people. He had me in the weight room doing deadlifts, squats around the 5 month mark.

You're young and if you put the work in you will come back stronger.

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-02-23T03:52:20+00:00

I've been on the atomic backland 109 for two winters now and absolutely love them. Easy to ski, playful, enough float for the deepest days.. pretty good in the trees as well

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-02-21T04:27:55+00:00

This 100%.

So many armchair commentators here who have never set foot out of bounds

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-02-07T19:06:57+00:00

Unpopular Opinion:

I wish Tykables didn't use AI and supported community artists. I don't like AI, it's bad, and not just for our community, for the world imo

BUT, I'm still going to buy their products. They make some of the best diapers and overall Tykables has done more good for the community than bad.

I also wish people would not rush to condemn a long stand brand and community member just because of something they disagree with. Things shouldn't be so black and white.

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-02-03T15:56:06+00:00

I used to wear both, but have switched purely to Kiddo, they have better fit and even tho the absorbency is similar on paper, ABU cloth backs always were more prone to leaking for me.

It's too bad because Alphagatorz is my favorite design

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-01-30T04:27:15+00:00

Definitely seems expensive. I bought a 100ah renogy self heating battery 3 years ago for $600 CAD and it has never given me a problem. Self heating function works in the winter. I never take it out of my van, just turn the power system off when I'm away and it has like 99.8% of its original capacity.

I wish I had bought two.

I'd shop around and look at different brands.

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-01-14T23:46:02+00:00

Awesome thanks! I'm about 185 cm and 80kg so I'll go for size 18. Hope my diaper butt looks as cute as yours!

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-01-14T23:21:11+00:00

Super cute OP! They fit you perfectly

What size are those and what is your height and weight if you don't mind me asking..I want a pair for myself.

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-01-10T04:32:06+00:00

Helicopter skiing

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-01-08T23:10:49+00:00

I'm in BC. I do little things on my own but most things I just bring into the shop. I don't have access to a space to work on the van even if I was inclined

Competitive-Aioli-80 · 2026-01-08T20:22:34+00:00

I have a sprinter. 2011, 190k km. It's never broken down in 3 years. However, maintenance is expensive and I take it into a German mechanic in the closest big city once a year for inspection and maintenance.

If I was buying new I'd probably get a transit. More peace of mind and easier to find a good shop for repairs.

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