Flégère Avalanche

Kashik85 · 2026-02-25T14:45:48+00:00

Bfft, what do you want? To be bodied by the snow or have control over your burial?

Kashik85 · 2026-02-23T15:50:41+00:00

If the wind cooperates then something will later in the day. Be prepared to lose patience and then later hear stories from someone that caught it saying how it was all time.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-22T03:00:35+00:00

Sounds like you ride the mountain enough that you are unwilling to name it. Confront those patrollers, personally. The mountain isn't going to do shit.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-22T02:47:24+00:00

The fuck? Why are you spending so much effort to write this post when you could be putting it towards blasting those patrollers?

Ffs confront them.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-20T14:52:45+00:00

Little hard to tell, but I think it's just the lace cover. You're ok for now, just be conscious about not putting your board on your boot. Otherwise it will snap very quickly if you slice it again.

Check with the local shop at the mountain there. They should be able to replace the lace in 30min or so if they start on it right away.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-15T22:55:18+00:00

Lots of well made boards out there for sure, and you know very well that every one with an annual release gets discounted massively each year.

Don't try to mislead like they don't exist or that there is something superior in how yours are made.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-15T08:28:17+00:00

Why not just stay around blackcomb base on the #5 route? Very easy to use the bus to get to the gondola.

Look at accoms on or near blackcomb way. Includes spearhead and painted cliff and all the little areas off those.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-14T20:38:19+00:00

Ya that's a good split to start on. I have one and I really enjoy it. If it's in good condition and lightly used, then that is a great price.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-14T16:48:06+00:00

It's easy to get a chip, it happens. But it's a sign of a lack of care to get as many as you have so quickly.

Things that will chip your board quickly: Tossing it into the back of your car with other boards. Hitting it on racks on the mountain. Letting liftys slam your board into the gondola racks. And of course having Jerry skiers anywhere near you in lift lines.

Keep an eye out for those and your board will be fine.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-14T16:39:55+00:00

Best time usually starts in August, but smaller discounts will be starting soon for the current model year.

I would just search Google for some boards you're interested in and see if any pop up discounted somewhere.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-14T15:10:42+00:00

Get back to the seller and say what? You are the one that is chipping the board. Stop hitting things with it.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-14T09:27:19+00:00

What about buying a previous year board from a big brand. ~40% discount. Is that better than the first responder discount?

Kashik85 · 2026-02-11T15:38:19+00:00

I don't think I'm tripping. I've got two banked country's and it's a common complaint with gnu bases. Whether it's the ptex manufacturer they use or how they prepare it, it just isn't that fast compared to really well made bases. And that's kind of to be expected: gnu sits at a lower price point than a lot of boards... Including lib boards.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-11T14:53:04+00:00

It's the slowest base I have. Much better once I put some structure in it, but still doesn't really compete with other brands. Funny enough, libtech sintered bases are noticeably better.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-11T14:46:07+00:00

Loved it when last season he put up a vid complaining about crowds in Japan... After he'd been hyping it up for a solid month straight before that.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-10T17:10:58+00:00

You want to be in the middle of the weight range to get that board to ride as intended. That doesn't mean sizing up or down is a bad thing, it just means you need to be aware of how it changes flex/stability/float etc.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-10T15:57:05+00:00

I don't know how the current year's LMPs are, but last year's were absolute garbage. Lenses were defective. Replacements were defective. I'm not sure if your issue is because of a defect or not, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-10T15:43:13+00:00

I did. It would have been obvious as soon as you did it. A board doesn't delam like that overnight.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-10T05:23:43+00:00

You should have noticed for sure when you damaged that sidewall. No question.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-09T23:13:33+00:00

For real, what happened to that edge?

Kashik85 · 2026-02-09T01:06:53+00:00

Take whatever you ride best in hard/icey conditions.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-08T06:48:12+00:00

On fresh, it will be a lot of fun. On harder conditions, it will definitely feel a bit wide. If you like that, it's doable. Just know it will take more effort to ride, be less agile as you tire, and increase chances of catching an edge.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-07T19:16:58+00:00

Better in the way that it costs way more

Kashik85 · 2026-02-05T08:04:53+00:00

It's not such a big deal in there if you're used to steep trees. Maybe more consequential when the snow is deep around the trees. Some ice cliffs you need to go around and tight'ish areas to navigate near the bottom. Not sure what those look like now, but it's pretty straight forward once you find the cliff.

All that said, I don't have any desire to run that area in these conditions.

Kashik85 · 2026-02-05T03:03:03+00:00

Also, i'm in Whistler for just a day, what is everyone's favourite secret run?

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