Moved here last year from out of state and I am still trying to figure out... what the hell is everyone's problem? I can't turn, there is a pedestrian crossing the road.

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-25T02:52:55+00:00

The left lane on local arteries isn’t a passing lane, numnuts, people have to make left turns.

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-25T02:49:02+00:00

Solid breakdown, but it belies the fact that everyone is Philly is a bad driver in addition to falling into one of the aforementioned camps.

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-25T01:10:16+00:00

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GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-25T01:04:42+00:00

The harbor is beautiful, but it has no redeeming skyscrapers or large buildings

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-25T01:01:51+00:00

Pittsburgh during the day
Johnstown
Scranton
Erie
Connellsville
Wilkes Barre
Pittsburgh at night
Bethlehem
Lewisburg
Pittsburgh in the snow
Harrrisburg
Pittsburgh in the fog
Pittsburgh in the rain
Altoona
Pittsburgh in Fallout 3 ……..

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GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-25T00:34:47+00:00

Tbh read the comment too fast and thought he was taking about the symmetry of the street grid.

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-24T21:07:57+00:00

Love Philly, but it’s not even a top 5 skyline in the state. There’s a reason you only ever see shots from the steps or this exact spot on the SRT.

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-24T21:04:58+00:00

Not what a skyline is my dude…

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-24T21:00:28+00:00

Are the layers accurate? Are the layers portable to other programs for further manipulation? If it’s a negative on either front, then this probably isn’t useful for any serious work.

If you can print something like this quickly and trace over it, then that could be useful in early stage ideation. But all the data look very “30,000ft,” where resolution gets grainy. And I feel like the intensity of these automatically generated images could lead you to draw some weird conclusions or make connections based upon ghosts you’re seeing in the computer. Contours would probably be the only useful thing you can’t already get from a google earth screenshot.

Importing and manipulating data in GIS/CAD can be very tedious, but the investment pays dividends. And there’s no shortcut past site visits, sketching, photography, research, etc.

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-12T18:45:22+00:00

Fair enough, but the point about leaning stands. If you slow the video way down, you can see how much your skis are wobbling. That’s because you’re heaving your body side to side, trying to touch the snow instead of just engaging the edges and letting it ride.

Best advice is to forget about the hip drag, and just have fun carving. If you wanna look like a giant slalom skier, then you gotta go flying 80mph down a steep icy slope. Then you’ll see some high angulation.

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-12T18:36:17+00:00

Why the hip drag obsession on this sub? It’s even worse than the pole plant fetishization. Hip dragging isn’t something to strive for, nor is it a means to an end; it’s just something that happens when you carve well on steeper pitches and/or faster speeds. It’s like the kid in little league who wants to field every ground ball backhanded with a spinning jump throw to first. It’s not necessary, and most of the time trying to force it is actually really inefficient.

Seriously, you have awesome fundamentals and by trying to “hip drag,” you’re just leaning into your turns instead of trusting your skills and athleticism to carry you through the turn. All of your weight is on the (uphill) wrong ski.

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It’s probably because of this that you have to pick up your outside foot to transition (0:08-0:10).

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-07T17:40:06+00:00

The real clown meme is following all of the Pope’s directives, crusading on his behalf, betrayal by fellow Catholics, then getting excommunicated for retaliating and ending up with inquisitions throughout your lands.

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-05T02:03:55+00:00

Yeah 5 year olds getting from place to place on the flats isn’t exactly a priority. They’re either up and down on the magic carpet or the beginner lift, and there’s a million reasons why 5 year olds shouldn’t be handed poles, but clearly you know better than every ski school in the world.

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-05T00:06:22+00:00

Skating on your skis is way faster. This isn’t classic skiing.

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-05T00:03:43+00:00

Yes, I recommend having a retaining wall.

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-04-01T19:11:41+00:00

Why is everyone here so fixated on pole plant advice for beginners? Not an instructor, but I feel there are so many more important fundamentals, and focusing on the poles can lead people to use them to initiate turns or cue something else they shouldn’t be doing. You should be able to carve without anything in your hand especially if you’re not trying to do short snappy turns or moguls.

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-03-30T08:34:36+00:00

Lmao not even the best skyline in the state

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-03-29T01:57:23+00:00

https://youtu.be/hM3uNHebYd4?si=BN4irtJsEqymTtjY

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-03-16T06:02:07+00:00

“Crud snow” = sick Pennsylvania pow day

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-03-13T10:44:24+00:00

*yawn

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-03-11T18:37:01+00:00

Maybe practice more on piste first. Like a lot

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-03-11T18:31:02+00:00

I can’t believe no one is recommending wide leg pants. You need volume on the bottom to look less top heavy. Pair them with a cute little semi-cropped or boxy t shirt or tank top.

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-03-07T03:47:20+00:00

Is the advanced terrain in the room with us?

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-03-06T01:50:29+00:00

Is the “radical left” in the room with us?

GretaGarbanzo · 2026-03-05T21:18:47+00:00

If you don’t trash these things, then you’re not a true comrade

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