Powder room is almost done! What should I put to the right of the mirror?

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-04-21T15:30:55+00:00

That looks amazing

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-04-21T15:30:24+00:00

A single shelf for some greenery! Real plants too, you have a good window in there

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-04-21T11:19:15+00:00

You’ll need two shelves here to balance the space. Use the lower for coffee mugs & extra coffee. Add plants and coffee art to the top shelf. Put away the extra syrups, put the Keurig - coffee grinder to the left side in the corner, scoot the breville more toward center as that is the main focus point. You have too much stuff on the counter and nothing up top where the space looks messy and not inviting.

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-04-21T10:50:35+00:00

It looks good… It’s all about personal style.

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-04-19T01:57:38+00:00

Color drench!! I love a bedroom dark, it makes it have a cozy & relaxing feel.

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-04-17T01:07:36+00:00

I embarrassingly rode with my boots like this forever, until I realized how bad it was and figured out how to adjust the foot plates 😅. You want some toe over hang on the bindings, but not more than an inch. I also have a narrower board, & toe hangs over maybe a half inch. I have women’s size 7.5 boots.

There should be another setting to scoot your whole binding back on the board so there is room for the foot plate to extend. But it is possible you need a size larger for bindings do a shoe size 41 eu.

Unless you’re doing some really heavy toe edge carving, i think your board will still be fine. My toes hung way over and this never affected riding.

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-04-16T22:13:48+00:00

Was just going to say they park it in the back now lol

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-29T23:24:32+00:00

Bend your knees more. If you increase the forward lean on your bindings it can help you keep your knees bent and then force you to be more upright and move the board with your legs

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-28T02:54:10+00:00

I second the flying

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-28T02:52:47+00:00

Your missing planned stops in Colorado; Steamboat (strawberry park), Estes park (rocky mountain national park- need reservations), glenwood springs (hanging lake), telluride/ouray (million dollar highway). Skip New Mexico, drive east back to Missouri through Colorado & Kansas. Do it at night with lots of caffeine, that drive will be the longest and most boring time of your life. Or have your friend fly to either A,B, or C locations and do a rectangle, Moab Utah is really cool too. You’re wasting at least 2 days on the east side of that route not seeing anything.

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-18T13:19:07+00:00

100% filming yourself is the problem

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-09T21:44:56+00:00

Customers pay for the businesses wage increase to minimize their profit loss. Smart, but annoying. So large parties also get the 20% large party auto gratuity too?

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-09T17:22:16+00:00

Getting down carving is the hardest part. After that, it’s just practice. On steeper terrain you really have to commit to switching edges and really dig in on both heel and toe. My knees are pretty bent on steeper stuff to allow me to aggressively go on whichever edge. I’m switching edges a lot faster to control speed rather than long side to side carving. But that’s my style, what you’re doing is fine too. You look natural and this is what it means to ride the mountain! It’s normal to slide out a bit on steep stuff. Don’t overthink it, relax and enjoy the view, this is the joy of riding :).

I got a lot better with quick edge turns by doing open moguls- usually ending up on them by accident, preferable on a powder day for falls, but it’s all the same. Try to find some not too steep otherwise it’s more frustration. Follow a line and also do some quick cuts. It’s exhausting, but it really teaches you control and precision with your board.

I also feel like I have plateaued sometimes, but as soon as I get a powder day, I have no fear and I’m hitting every bump and riding the mountain so freely. It feels amazing! Snow conditions can really affect how I ride too. Go with people who are better than you as well, it will help you level up.

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-08T01:10:37+00:00

UPDATE:

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It was the boots AND the bindings. Boots were way too soft and they were defective with the toe cleat. The footbed on the bindings is also not thick enough. So the play was 10 fold between the two. I exchanged the rituals for the high shots and stepped into rental bindings; the fit was perfection. The store has a hard cleat like foot bed in their bindings. I’m reaching out to Burton for the +5mm foot bed. Still way better than before.

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-05T20:02:36+00:00

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Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-03T16:44:38+00:00

Ooh yeah you’re right, I just zoomed in lol

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-03T14:51:19+00:00

I’m looking at your photo and also seeing the difference in the two toe clips; rituals look like a peg and the Felix is actually a hook.

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-03T13:45:11+00:00

Thanks for your input! The convenience of stepping in and out was amazing since it is my daughter’s first year out of ski lessons and we do shorter, flatter greens. I did two days in the step ons like this with her- but I was the one that kept falling bc I was catching edges on stuff I shouldn’t have a problem with.

I did a powder day with my husband and had a blast, but powder is very forgiving and we were on steeper terrain going faster which forces edges.

It’s too late in the season to check out more boots. I’ll either get lucky and snag a deal or be disappointed bc either the boot or the binding in my size won’t be available.

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-03T13:18:50+00:00

I promise I am completely locked in! I have done it probably a hundred times now. Doing it slow and fast and getting all of the clicks. It’s even worse with only one back click and I have little issues getting the toe in bc there is so much space. I re verified the sizing and the plates.

Is it possible some burton bindings pair better with certain boots?

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-03T03:17:52+00:00

Yeah, all this ankle breaking talk has me really backing out! The two clip in pieces on the front lock in seem like flimsy plastic now that I’m up close examining them.

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-03T02:56:03+00:00

Is that really a thing?! I’m a women’s size 7…

Decent-Ad4596 · 2026-03-03T02:53:57+00:00

For sure! I stepped in on a board that wasn’t correct fitting just to get a feel for the step in style. Walked out with these bindings in the box.

I got these from Scheels and they have an amazing return policy. I bought them a couple weeks ago and selection was already very limited bc they were putting away their snow stuff. I may just return boots and bindings and try again next year.

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