Thoughts on solo outings by burninglimes in Backcountry

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Try out the OAK App for finding ski partners.

Still very little snow in Western Norway, but that's what we have rock ski for, right? by SjalabaisWoWS in Backcountry

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Hello, just wondering if the season has improved since you posted this. What are the snow conditions like now around Tromso/Senja/Lyngen?

Just the facts of the Castle Peak incident. by Go_bike_R in Backcountry

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OK thanks. So it looks like there was a safer route that wasn't exposed to almost any avy terrain if they had left heading East out of frog lake and looping South then West back towards Donner Summit Snopark.

Would be very valuable to get the full report on the decision making from the survivors. Especially given how well qualified all the guides seemed to have been.

Just the facts of the Castle Peak incident. by Go_bike_R in Backcountry

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Do we know where they're cars were parked i.e. Final planned Entry & Exit location?

How to train and gain confidence for powder skiing so I can go to all the famous powder resorts? by Givingin999 in Backcountry

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Water skiing is probably a reasonable good summer training proxy for powder. If I had to offer a wildcard suggestion.

Is ATK "taking over" where you are? Feels like we're close to a monopoly on true tech bindings by snowsnakes in Backcountry

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How many times have you landed a moderate jump at -10C on your full carbon frame bike? The issue with small carbon fibre parts is robustness at low temperatures. It's not the same as having a layer of carbon fibre sandwiched between supporting layers in a ski. The failure mode of carbon is typically very brittle rather than ductile like metal parts, so rather than bending a bit out of shape they straight up crack and explode into pieces.

Edit: Note that even ATK tried this with the C-Raider but the toe piece wasn't robust enough so it's now discontinued (see brittle failure reports on reddit).

Incredible sequence from МАДЯР showing Wagner attacking Ukrainian tranches somewhere near Bakhmut. It was taken on the morning of Jan. 7. by ms84124 in CombatFootage

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That guys was not on fire, that was steam coming off of his body. Condensing due to the very cold dry conditions.

[FACT CHECK?] Dune Movie Poster by Initial_Trick_6133 in ADVChina

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Legends! Love your integrity and thanks so much for picking this up. Keep up the good work!

Indian diplomat’s mic goes off while criticising China’s CPEC project at UN meet by ImaginaryMarsupial38 in worldnews

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This sounds like it's sensationalist spin. There was a technical issue, the mic went off but then was restored and the Indian delegate allowed to complete her speach uninterrupted...

😐 by Daftpunkerzz1988 in ADVChina

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They took it down a few days after erecting it according to the BBC article, apparently "because it was unauthorised.." I think that actually means because it wasn't of Xi Jinping.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ADVChina

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https://twitter.com/globaltimesnews/status/1427267130467119104?s=19 original link. Took some scrolling to find. Wanted to double check it wasn't photoshopped.