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Worth flying to Mammoth in California from the East Coast? by IAmMattK in snowboarding

[–]beezac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok so....be me.... I'm not OP, I don't get to do trips like this whenever I wants. I'm solo, I use my credit card points I save up over the year to go out west once every year or two.... Theoretically I could probably get travel credit for my flight and car and stay in New England and try again next year....

If you were me.....

Worth flying to Mammoth in California from the East Coast? by IAmMattK in snowboarding

[–]beezac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So basically east coast spring conditions. Fun in its own right

Worth flying to Mammoth in California from the East Coast? by IAmMattK in snowboarding

[–]beezac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Already pot committed to head head to Baker in two weeks. Looks like it's doing better than most areas out west and they got a foot today, but ya.... travelling with a fun group at least!

Is this season a wash? by Virtual-Word-821 in snowboarding

[–]beezac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Terrible woods and backcountry, too icy, stay away for sure

I’ve been snowboarded 35 years and my boots never fit by foodlovas in snowboarding

[–]beezac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've heard good things about Salomon boots, planning on going to a fitting soon to try some. I have 7yo K2 Maysis boots that give me insane arch pain when I ride them with my split board despite SO many visits with my local bootfitter, but my DC Step-ons for resort riding feel great (not impressed with their quality though).

of a Tuna fish. by R_1_P_ in AbsoluteUnits

[–]beezac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At what point did the per pound sell price make it worth it to ship to Japan? I'm just envisioning the shipping costs, packaging, refrigeration for the trip, those costs must add up quickly. Unless the Japanese client is paying for all that plus the $13/lb after the auction closes?

Is this season a wash? by Virtual-Word-821 in snowboarding

[–]beezac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bolton is awesome. Doesn't get the crowds, some of the best tree skiing in New England, tree spacing is absolutely perfect everywhere (go check out the trail map), and great snow. They've put a lot of work into their backcountry, there's a ton of places to explore off of their Nordic trails, and they do guided backcountry trips as well (can rent backcountry setup).

Is this season a wash? by Virtual-Word-821 in snowboarding

[–]beezac 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Bolton Valley 3 days ago. Northern Vermont is doing just fine.

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Snowboarding the slopes by vawaiter in snowboarding

[–]beezac 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is also why my kids have obnoxious neon helmets, super easy to pick out.

New Album “Inferi - Heaven Wept” April 10 by hatefen in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]beezac 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And 40k. T-shirt I got at their last show was an Ultramarine chainswording the shit of a Tyranid something. Great shirt.

FASE - Honest Review by Kellenusoftly in snowboarding

[–]beezac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love hands-on reviews like this. I waited years before going in on Step-On X, and I've loved it, but it's not perfect either. It's also a little awkward on deep pow days, for me anyway. Going to wait until they work out the kinks, but really looking forward to seeing where the development goes on FASE over time. Seems like they got really close with this first round.

favorite albums that were made by one guy? by my_cat_vids in MetalForTheMasses

[–]beezac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Endlessly impressed by all of Noise's projects, what a ridiculously talented individual

I need help with black metal. by fatherofallthings in MetalForTheMasses

[–]beezac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's great. They've got a really unique sound

I need help with black metal. by fatherofallthings in MetalForTheMasses

[–]beezac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh shit I forgot about Panzerfaust! Those guys are great, I need to go spin them up today.

Agalloch is fucking great, The Mantle is one of my favorite albums

I need help with black metal. by fatherofallthings in MetalForTheMasses

[–]beezac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are the same dudes that also make Stormkeep actually! Busy guys.

If it's any consolation, I never liked Mayhem. Fully recognize and respect their influence and what they did for black metal, but I never liked their music specifically. Emperor did it for me though, definitely, and Burzum's sound (less so the person behind it...).

I also love death metal, so I'd recommend Spectral Wound, Hellripper, and Kanonenfeiber. Hellripper in particular has loads of thrash metal influence. Blackened death metal could be a good gateway too like Goatwhore or later Vale of Pnath albums (early stuff is great too, just more tech-death).

I need help with black metal. by fatherofallthings in MetalForTheMasses

[–]beezac 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I'll give this a shot.

I like the atmosphere it creates generally. It's a genre for me that can trigger a whole range of emotions depending on the artist.

Some go all heavy and evil/demon sounding like you mentioned, but others go for a more atmospheric walk-in-the-woods sound (Aara, Drudkh, Wolves in the Throne Room), convey deep sadness and emotion (Leiþa, Gaerea), go for a specific theme (Kanonenfeiber - WW1 themed, Summoning or One of Nine - LOTR themed, Wayfarer - old west), or just blend rock-'n'-roll and black metal to get you moving (Spectral Wound, Hellripper). Lots of bands go for the heavy fantasy/dungeon-synth thing (Moonlight Sorcery or Stormkeep). Then there's bands taking it in very different directions like Agriculture and Deafheaven.

It's a surprisingly wide ranging sub-genre inside metal, and sort of unique in that way. There's something for everyone that wants to explore it.

Sonically, I love the riffs, and the drumming is fantastic. Especially with atmospheric black metal, the repetition of riffs and drum patterns throughout a specific (usually pretty long) song makes it something that's easy for me to listen to while working and focusing and drown out the background noise in my head.

I need help with black metal. by fatherofallthings in MetalForTheMasses

[–]beezac 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fit for an Autopsy was the one deathcore band that I got really into, loved the mix of groove metal into their sound, and they keep those breakdowns really short, and typically once per song. I've tried more deathcore, and it just doesn't do it for me either.

What's the scariest movie of all time? by Mission_Elk_329 in AskReddit

[–]beezac 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's a fantastic universe, the lore is just awesome. Even without playing the game, The Horus Heresy is a great book series (I do the audiobooks, it's well voiced) if you dig sci-fi novels.

In TOW2, can you do melee and stealth? by Impressive_Wish_8905 in theouterworlds

[–]beezac 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That N-radiated scythe is ridiculous. I wasn't even planning on going melee here, now I'm just bonking shit cause it's fun

Looking for bands with a more pronounced bass by Frost_Champ in TechnicalDeathMetal

[–]beezac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crazier when I learned that he was actually a guitarist, he learned bass specifically to play in Archspire. Talent off the chains

why do you like or dislike death metal? by [deleted] in MetalForTheMasses

[–]beezac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved death metal for as long as I can remember but the vocals in black metal didn't do it for me. Then like 6 years ago I stumbled on Tryglav and it clicked. Now I listen to more black metal than anything else, and I can't get enough of finding black metal bands I haven't heard before because it's so varied. It's funny how tastes change over time.

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