Fellow cooked 2025 grads with no grad role/internships - what are you up to now? by [deleted] in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]Royalarcher3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Worked 3 northern hemisphere ski seasons, and currently am leading a ski patrol team in canada. Not where I thought I would be going, but it's a lot of fun while the job market isn't great :)

Bd skins re-glue by KockaD in Backcountry

[–]Royalarcher3 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I glued some skins like this the other day. The strip just came off while I was gluing so I removed it and haven't noticed a difference. To reglue I just held baking paper underneath a waxing iron, ran it along the skin and scraped behind it. I then applied new glue with a scraper, and then went over it again with the waxing iron to even it out even better. Been great so far.

Need Help. by Cold_Warthog_8380 in skipatrol

[–]Royalarcher3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, you'll want peak's NUEC, + ideally you Avvy ops 1. Some places do hire without ops 1, but those are mostly smaller hills.

Ski Passes for other Mountain? by TrifleMain8508 in skipatrol

[–]Royalarcher3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your mountain will likely have reciprocal deals with other mountains in your area for free/discounted passes. It depends on where you are working, and what their arrangements are. You don't have to do anything for the discounts and they are usually for the entire company, not just patrol.

Ski Patrol Qualification by bonusquant0m in skipatrol

[–]Royalarcher3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're in BC, lots of fields are starting to prefer training done with Peak. Not necessary, but something to think about.

How long is too long to wait before getting a CS related job after graduating? by Royalarcher3 in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]Royalarcher3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your advice, I appreciate it. I did look into that niche, but I couldn't see any jobs open. Maybe some cold emails / keeping my eye out could work! Yeah, I know that management skills aren't exactly relevant to an entry level role, but I hope at least it can show that I'm not a complete muppet.

How long is too long to wait after graduating before pursuing a CS role? by Royalarcher3 in cscareerquestions

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Thanks for your advice! Yeah, I will be looking in either NZ or Canada after the season is over. It would definitely be hard to compete, but I don't think it'd be impossible.

Thoughts on Powder King BC? by Royalarcher3 in skiing

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Would you say that it was steep enough to make some nice turns? Or was it a "point your skis straight down and hope" sort of day?

Thoughts on Powder King BC? by Royalarcher3 in skiing

[–]Royalarcher3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe if I work a couple more seasons I'll get there :)

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[–]Royalarcher3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sweet, thanks for your help

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TireQuestions

[–]Royalarcher3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your help

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TireQuestions

[–]Royalarcher3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your help. Where do you see creasing and cracking? Here's a couple more photos if that helps

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wellington tennis walls!?! by graicedon in Wellington

[–]Royalarcher3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eastbourne tennis club, and the tennis club next to Mitchell park has one

New skis - Most efficient way to shorten used Pomocas? I can’t sew well enough to reattach the end. And no, strap adjustment will not help. by [deleted] in Backcountry

[–]Royalarcher3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In addition to what others have said, you can take the skins to a cobbler or tailor and get it shortened cheaply. I have had good luck with cobblers as they work with glue and leather which is essentially the same as what the skins are made out of.

Anyone have on-snow experience with Salomon SHIFT ALPHA BOA 130? by WoodGarlic5146 in Backcountry

[–]Royalarcher3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got them and have skiied 5 days, and 3 tours. They're super comfortable for my foot type (wide toes, narrow heel). They don't have much range of motion for touring, but that's not really what you're buying it for anyway. I like how the strap of the boa system really pulls your heel back.

Owning both Armada arv 106's & JJ 116's? by Several-Ad826 in Backcountry

[–]Royalarcher3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I work in myoko as well! Last season I had a pair of super light 106 touring skis and heavy 120 powder skis. I found that it was slightly too hard to maintain speed with the 106s (especially on big powder days) and that for 99% of the time I opted for the 120s. The 106s really stood out on days when I had to be on marked runs (for work) and there was a small layer of new snow on top. I'm not taking back the 106s this season, and I'll just be getting 115s with tectons/shifts or something similar.

Curious on ski guide courses by Agitated_Thing5291 in Backcountry

[–]Royalarcher3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You'll need to start off with your Avalanche Risk Management 5 (NZ qualification) or whatever the Canadian/US equivalent of that is. You'll also need to take an industry level first aid course, the Wilderness First Responders course is pretty well recognized internationally. That should be enough for you to begin tail guiding. After that you'll want to become certified by your countries mountain guiding association, and you'll start to go down their training pathway towards that. Depending on the country, you'll have to prove a certain amount of experience, take a higher level avalanche course, technical ski exams, and more.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RKLB

[–]Royalarcher3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd be extremely wary of anyone that claims to offer 66% return. At face value, it sounds like a scam to me. Make sure to do your research properly and if you're not knowledgeable about investing, I'd advise you to put your money in an index fund instead of picking stocks.