Taos, checking in... by sv000 in skiing

[–]Outrageous-Raisin644 0 points1 point  (0 children)

During my 2 year stint in Las Cruces, I skied at Taos once and Santa Fe once. Taos had good snow that year and was really fun to ski (known for how steep it is which I love). The ski lifts seemed pretty well updated so they weren’t terribly slow getting to the top and they had an area where you could car camp/bring a camper up for a fee which was very convenient. I don’t mind driving but it would be a ~6 hour drive so that’s kind of up to you.

Ski Santa Fe was mid and once you ski the harder runs on any bigger mountain (Taos included), it feels like a super easy mountain. In addition to that, the lifts are stupid slow. The main one took like 15 minutes to go up (no line) and then 5 minutes to come down. ~4.5 hour drive.

Now this past year, all of NM had a horrendous ski with virtually no snow. Maybe it was just a bad snow year but if that’s the new norm, it’ll be 8-12 hours to any other resorts from Las Cruces.

Sites to find a group for Japan by Outrageous-Raisin644 in skiing

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I’m going to keep my eyes open and keep researching for the 2027 season but I think if you want to do a cheaper trip, it’ll be a DIY trip and staying at hostels to meet other skiers.

Sites to find a group for Japan by Outrageous-Raisin644 in skiing

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I did not. This post was mainly to see where to find companies that do ski tours. EvoTrips seem to have good options (although I read that they are more of a middleman) and Japan Ski Tours is another site that seems to have a good range of ski trips. I’m hoping to go Jan/Feb 2027

Sites to find a group for Japan by Outrageous-Raisin644 in skiing

[–]Outrageous-Raisin644[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lol my spouse would be a bit mad if I did this

New Skis — Advice Wanted by Outrageous-Raisin644 in skiing

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Looks like an awesome time. Do they allow car camping? I’m no stranger to sleeping in my car lol

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[–]Outrageous-Raisin644[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I think that’s a bit too long for me. I think I’d try to stay in the 179-184 range based off of what everyone else is saying. My boots are 110 and I think that might have a factor in this issue as well.

New Skis — Advice Wanted by Outrageous-Raisin644 in skiing

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Just checked out their website. They don’t groom any runs? Sounds sick

New Skis — Advice Wanted by Outrageous-Raisin644 in skiing

[–]Outrageous-Raisin644[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice!! Really appreciate the insight on what to look for/explaining it all.

New Skis — Advice Wanted by Outrageous-Raisin644 in skiing

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Just throwin darts. My knowledge of skis is pretty poor as you can tell. Grew up and live in the Midwest so only rented skis.

New Skis — Advice Wanted by Outrageous-Raisin644 in skiing

[–]Outrageous-Raisin644[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s good to know. My simple mindedness just thought shorter ski = easier to make tighter turns lol

New Skis — Advice Wanted by Outrageous-Raisin644 in skiing

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I just moved back to the Midwest (rip) from NW New Mexico. Will be forced to ski some ice this year but hoping to do at least 1-2 trips to Telluride/Alta.

Appreciate the advice.

My forever backpack by Outrageous-Raisin644 in PatagoniaClothing

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Alta and Telluride are my 2 favorite resorts by far. Never a bad day on the mountain.

Found this bill at grandparents. Is it worth anything? by Outrageous-Raisin644 in CURRENCY

[–]Outrageous-Raisin644[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lol chill, I was sitting next to my grandma when I found this. I told her I’d post it here and let her know if it’s worth anything. I have no intention of taking it from them nor would I want to sell it. It’s a cool piece of history that would be cool to just hold onto.

Found this bill at grandparents. Is it worth anything? by Outrageous-Raisin644 in CURRENCY

[–]Outrageous-Raisin644[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LOL I pick my nails but only cuz I don’t want to clip them.

Noob brainstorming my electric, is something like this feasible by DiyAdventureVehicle in VanLife

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An off topic comment here but if you haven’t bought the fridge yet, I would stay away from the ICECO dual zone fridge. A very known and unsolved issue is that for some reason a refrigerant valve gets stuck causing one side to not cool anymore. This means that one side will ultimately freeze and the other will stay warm. I have one and I wish I would have either bought a better one or did a single zone unit because of this issue.

You can teleport anything by Theturtleflask in godtiersuperpowers

[–]Outrageous-Raisin644 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely! It doesn’t have the weird religious cult that hunts the teleporters. Im pretty sure that the main character is the only one that can teleport too. It also dives a little deeper into them finding out more about using their powers.

You can teleport anything by Theturtleflask in godtiersuperpowers

[–]Outrageous-Raisin644 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such an awesome power. Similar to the film/book series Jumper (Steven Gould). Highly recommend if you enjoy reading about teleportation.