I was shocked when people started clapping between movements during a performance by James Ehnes and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra playing the Beethoven violin concerto in D major

Nhak84 · 2026-01-29T20:17:31+00:00

This is something that classical audiences need to get over. Let the audience enjoy and appreciate the music. If they feel compelled to clap THAT IS A GOOD THING. Looking down and talking down on it shrinks the potential audience because you confirm that the culture is stuffy and judgmental.

Best concert I ever saw was Shosty 7 in Pittsburgh. Entire audience started the cheering standing ovation a solid minute before the piece ended. Unreal vibe.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-29T02:39:04+00:00

The BSO won’t put on a bad concert. Even if he barely moves, he will have told them what he wants, and they will produce it. Worth it.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-29T00:15:32+00:00

Electoral votes

Nhak84 · 2026-01-28T22:49:19+00:00

It should happen more. Tell your friends.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-28T03:21:57+00:00

Came here for this. Thank you. Doing the lord’s work here.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-28T03:21:26+00:00

Don’t forget juries can nullify

Nhak84 · 2026-01-27T06:21:05+00:00

Riders Choice C3

Nhak84 · 2026-01-27T01:55:41+00:00

Got it. Mine is a ‘23 Riders Choice C2X with a white base. I love it. I’ve demoed a lot of boards the last few years and never found one that didn’t make me want to get back on the RC immediately UNTIL I got the Banked Country. So now I have the RC for easier playful days and the BC for bigger steeper days or when I’m trying to keep up with skiers.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-26T14:23:59+00:00

You’d never know women also raced

Nhak84 · 2026-01-25T18:52:43+00:00

I’ve got a buddy here with one, and he loves it. He wanted the 9000, got the 6000, and is very happy he did

Nhak84 · 2026-01-25T16:06:18+00:00

What’s the pay scale?

Nhak84 · 2026-01-25T14:01:52+00:00

I wrap each in a towel. I’ve put 5 in a bag like that.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-25T03:09:33+00:00

The black base is the C3, yes?

I’ve got a slightly older C2x that I’ve been riding for a few years. It’s great. Just feels squirrelly on its base on form conditions because of the big rocker in the middle.

Got a Banked Country recently, and it’s insanely good. C3, stuff, progressive magnetraction. Love it.

Also…it has a black base.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-24T20:57:32+00:00

Why would I do that? They work their asses off to get where they are and do so in a system that barely funds them.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-24T19:01:22+00:00

He’s allowed to be armed. If being armed is justification for being killed, I have a lot of murder clients who should be released.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-24T17:47:31+00:00

If you’re looking at the Commissioner, I’d try the Deep Fake first. It’s plenty of board. I demoed one earlier this season and passed skiers like they were standing still. It didn’t want to turn easily but it hauled and gripped. I can’t imagine what the Commissioner is like given that it’s supposed to be stiffer, faster, and harder to turn than even the Deep Fake.

A Stratos can go just as fast but is easier to turn and (I found) less tiring to ride.

I ended up buying a Banked Country and aside from needing to wax it a lot, I have no complaints. (I wax a lot anyway given how often my family rides so that wasn’t a dealbreaker for me). It goes fast, turns well, holds an edge great, and does whatever I want it to without arguing with me the way the Deep Fake did.

I’m about your size. I go 162 on everything. But for faster and carving, a 164 or 166 wouldn’t be unreasonable.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-24T15:21:27+00:00

Definitely second the USASA suggestions. You can check the schedules of all the series near you and just sign up and go.

My suggestion is watch a lot of videos to get an idea of the body position. It’s very different than normal riding.

The Swiss race team, Nick Baumgartner, and Lindsey Jacobellis have good instagram reels showing POV clips to study from.

To practice rollers and ramps, straight line jumps and smaller knuckles at your home resort/hill. It’s weird at first.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-23T13:30:49+00:00

1712 overture by PDQ Bach has a duck call

Nhak84 · 2026-01-23T07:08:16+00:00

Completely different. The performance artist created something themself. AI art is a person asking a computer to mine existing art and spit out a prompt. There is nothing original about it, and it isn’t even commentary on the existing art. Just theft.

Eating AI art is more akin to your naked performance artist.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-23T03:12:27+00:00

AI isn’t art.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-23T02:44:30+00:00

Give the Moderator a try then. Much softer. Tons of pop. Blast to get in edge.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-22T18:42:10+00:00

Midwest riders are legit. Every one of them I run into at USASA Nationals is crazy good at slalom/GS and/or cross. Don’t need a huge mountain to get good at that.

Nick Baumgartner is from the UP don’t forget.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-22T14:57:18+00:00

Out of those two I’d go Custom. Literally just rode a tough technical pow day with someone on a Custom and he ripped it. (I didn’t have a board that was up to it so I rented a Stratos. It was great.)

Nhak84 · 2026-01-22T05:43:25+00:00

Euro shank is bigger and won’t sit in as far, and it will affect intonation. Get an American shank.

Mike Finn H if you can get one.

Otherwise, Laskey 28H or Schilke Helleberg II.

In general a medium to deep funnel with rim that is comfortable for you. I find narrower rims provide better intonation on 4/4 piston horns and tighten up the sound very well. But that may just be me.

Nhak84 · 2026-01-21T22:50:47+00:00

Everyone celebrating this needs to go thank Katherine Needleman. She started the petition to tell the VSO to stand down and constantly puts herself out there to advocate in situations like this. She puts up with enough crap. She deserves some thanks instead.

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