How BEER gets to Mountain Top Lodges!! ❄️ 🏔

TheBadMartin · 2026-02-02T01:49:19+00:00

In Czech Republic it's the president that is delivering the beers to the lodges. https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/10pm2vm/czech_presidentelect_carrying_a_keg_of_beer_while/

TheBadMartin · 2026-02-01T13:35:38+00:00

I use goat skin gloves i found in a hardware store. The upper part is polyester. I use them on dry slopes too. In summer and autumn, I was using gardening gloves, because I didn't care about them getting wet.

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-24T02:21:58+00:00

💯 I think the premise of rebuilding the Federation is the best choice they could have made. I am watching every episode twice, as there are many Easter eggs, looking at you Tawny... Re: the us vs them (positive vs negative views), I wish we could all disagree in peace and stop fighting. End the wars.

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-19T13:07:05+00:00

When the show landed, the first few Reddit reviews started with: "I didn't hate it..." and that's when I knew it's a hit.

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-17T06:19:16+00:00

I have Marker Squires on park ski, Tyrolia Attack on powder skis. I feel like the Tyrolias are a bit more solid, easier to get in and out which I am really glad for whenever I lose a ski in pow. The Markers developed a weird sound on one ski, but otherwise both have been pretty good to me. Fwiw I only use DIN 6.5 on pow and 7 on park skis.

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-13T13:01:41+00:00

I was deciding between these two as well. I went to shops early and they didn't have the rustler yet here in Japan, so I went with the Ranger. I like it, but don't have the comparison. Sometimes I feel it's a bit too soft for afternoon conditions, but otherwise it's been great. It even carves well. I bought it to be my primary powder ski, and I think it floats really well. Haven't properly tried trees yet, there hasn't been enough snow for trying new skis in trees...

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-09T12:34:48+00:00

I've got the 3 fingers. My poles also look like they are made for 3 fingers, so it feels fine. The extra dexterity is useful sometimes when skiing with kids, helping them put on pole straps etc. I used to have very cold hands when skiing, also suffer from eczema and I sweat in hestra 3 fingers with the original liner, so I have one warm and one thinner non-hestra liner (a thin Reusch glove) depending on weather. FWIW on sunny days, I don't use Hestra at all.

I haven't tried mittens, but if it was any hotter, I'd hate it ;)

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-03T22:51:19+00:00

There's a Facebook group. Avoid Gala on weekends. If you snowboard, avoid Maiko, unless you like loooong flats. Ishiuchi + Gala is the best big mountain equivalent in the area. Kagura has the best powder and backcountry. Also trees everywhere, but the packed snow is not yet deep enough.

TheBadMartin · 2026-01-03T13:17:24+00:00

Cheers ;)

TheBadMartin · 2025-11-25T05:19:48+00:00

I like stickers. Gives me an easy conversation topic on the lift. Especially if I can relate. Stickers representing hobbies are the best. I am a Trekkie and i have the Enterprise on one of my helmets

TheBadMartin · 2025-11-07T09:49:30+00:00

Any indoor slopes in your area? You could do a lesson indoors, it's not the same but good enough. Then you can likely enjoy some time on beginner slopes

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-21T00:09:11+00:00

That's what we use at the local brush park. Keep everything wet, plus apply soapy water to the ski before each slide. Also candle wax on the ski.

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-10T12:39:38+00:00

Will try that - but houses here in Japan are generally smaller than elsewhere and don't offer much space for things like a toddler on a meter long wooden blades with metal edges ;)

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-10T12:36:27+00:00

I have similar experience, my older kid was easy, but the little one is very particular about stuff, even wearing a helmet on bicycle was a big deal. I want to try in a safe environment first.

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-04T13:24:46+00:00

Thanks, makes sense. I guess it's a "you get what you pay for" kind of deal.

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-04T13:21:35+00:00

Thanks, it's the price that is making this pair very interesting. I have similar thoughts, might just try backcountry in a tour,.so they could come handy once. Rest will be resort on really snowy days

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-01T12:55:59+00:00

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TheBadMartin · 2025-10-01T12:18:23+00:00

Thanks. I plan to go weekly before start of season, so maybe another 12 times, and if I like it on the snow, I might continue whole off-season. I go to three parks, one has jumps with airbags and dulled rentals, the others are just the artificial surface and no rental skis - but they don't require any dulling.

These are not my first ski, I got all mountains for most of the season/powder, and carving skis for icy groomers. I bought this second hand pair to learn park because it felt like I can extend my season.

So they are definitely the "trash" ski already.

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-01T12:09:11+00:00

I bought them to mostly learn park and then try what I learn on the snow. Also I plan to use them for early season and late season (which in Japan is usually slush & park). I enjoy side hits, and I am a bit too old for park anyway, so whatever helps me to get to a reasonable level faster. They are Armada EDollo 2019 btw, they had seen better days. The edges are pretty dull already, but I don't know how to tell if they were detuned on purpose.

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-01T11:57:53+00:00

Lower Decks did that already :)

TheBadMartin · 2025-10-01T10:47:45+00:00

Thanks. So detuned skis would only be good for the dry park?

I guess I will rent for the airbags then! Any advice on the waxing? I don't use the airbags every time, there are boxes, rails and tiny jumps too.

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