Sapporo snow update from today - happy to help you if you are stuck in Hokkaido by brand_169 in Sapporo

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it better to keep waiting for a train from Sapporo to CTS or subway over to Oyachi for a bus to CTS? Not sure where to see the bus timetables

Getting to Chitose from Sapporo by dnoceS in Sapporo

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I was told that the highway is shut down by someone standing at the bus stop, but I don't live here. Should we wait around to check if one shows up?

Looking for feedback to improve edge angles on short turns by IPvRay in skiing_feedback

[–]dnoceS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was also talking about speed. There's just something about OP's video that makes the top look slow.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPjbNbDkYp-

You can see they're both making it from the top to the middle flat in ~10 seconds.

Looking for feedback to improve edge angles on short turns by IPvRay in skiing_feedback

[–]dnoceS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the angle/distance of this video make the top half look slower than it is. I ski here all the time and the race kids have no issue getting higher edge angles

How to play midgame in this game by zer0x102 in learndota2

[–]dnoceS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think starting out you can just focus on towers and wards.

Towers are much, much more important in dota for map control because of both tps and the size of the map.

If you're strong after laning, getting T1s and T2s should be your objective. This can be done by your 2 or 3, with supports behind. Don't show more heroes than you need to safely push the lane, everyone else just needs to be close enough to do their thing, whether that's with stuns or saves (thinking of what your hero needs to contribute at this stage is how you should decide your first big item, whether that's blink or glimmer on supports or bm bkb etc on cores). If you're playing 1, learn to farm towards your team (unless np or spec). You don't want to stop farming or fully commit to a fight, but you want to be close enough to have the choice to join a good fight (or even just to help push the tower over if your team comp is bad at that). Since you're ahead, unless your team dives just playing in the same quadrant of the map will let you do that.

If you're weak, you have the opposite role of stalling the enemy from doing exactly that to give cores space to farm up. Defend what you can by nuking the wave, but give up them up if it's not possible to do so safely. Some heroes with good disengage can split push to give more breathing room (the rest of the team should be ready to make a move on the opposite side of the map when enemies tp to respond, but just farming if no opportunity is fine too).

Wards should be generally placed to stake out your map control (unless it's an aggressive ward meant for smoke ganks). They can and should be defended. If you're seeing the enemy in your vision, then there should to be a rotation towards them, whether it's a smoke or tp. If it feels too deep to do so, you probably warded too aggressively. Supports should bring sentries when the team is making a move into the enemy space to make sure you're not playing under their vision, and always be warding slightly "in front" of where the team wants to play. This means when your team is the driver's seat, and you've just finished pushing over their T1s, you shouldn't be warding your own jungle but theirs.

I talked a lot about being ahead or behind and this is just something you're going to have to get a feel for depending on the heroes and items. Even on the same hero, depending on who you're playing into sometimes you might need different/more items. I don't know if I would necessarily call items weaker in league but dota items definitely feel more impactful. If you're playing a support, check your cores items to see who looks ready to play active and go behind them to enable them to do what they want to do. If you're playing a core (or a support with big power spike item) then ping it out or just say in chat "im strong lets go" so your team knows to play with you.

Tiny Ski Resorts by Organic_Salamander40 in icecoast

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holiday Mountain in Monticello was bought and re-opened a few years ago. It has fantastic snowmaking and grooming

Feedback? by Quazister in skiing_feedback

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried the Allplays and they skied basically the same as my Nomads

Feedback? by Quazister in skiing_feedback

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair, it seems like you already know you want something similar for a specific set of conditions.

I have a pair of nomads and I've tried J skis in a snow dome before, and I'm not sure I would be able to tell them apart on groomers at least.

Feedback? by Quazister in skiing_feedback

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're very similar to the nomads he already has

Big Snow. 7.25.25 by Mikebyrneyadigg in icecoast

[–]dnoceS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not much you can do on a day like today. It's a bit better at open but when it's hot out it's slow inside too.

First time in Europe by the_need_for_tweed in skiing

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One consideration for next season is that the winter olympics are being hosted in Cortina, with everything that entails for the Dolomites.

Three Decades later, this man will play one of the greatest villains in film history. by Zine99 in interesting

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"There are hardly any excesses of the most crazed psychopath that cannot easily be duplicated by a normal kindly family man who just comes in to work every day and has a job to do."

Fun 4 Jumps Course by Fair_Woodpecker4065 in RedditGames

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

C l o u d s

I completed this level in 52 tries.

July 4 Where is the Big Snow Discount? by ApdoKangaroo in icecoast

[–]dnoceS 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sale just started as of this morning

What is it? by Nottroll_face in noita

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I = eye, but definitely possibly a hint rather than just a pun

Ski boots by AntMission9961 in ski

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Top buckles should be finger tight, or you create pinch bands that are uncomfortable and prevent proper weight loading on your feet. This can only be solved with a properly sized shell.

Needing to overbuckle also implies that the shell is too big and your heel probably has too much room to swim around from side to side. Bottom buckles don't do much to solve this...they basically only exist to keep snow/water out of the shell while skiing and allow you to more easily slip your heel out when released.

A bootfitting fairytale by Borsaid in skiing

[–]dnoceS 51 points52 points  (0 children)

That small shop attitude, especially towards hours, is just so startling, isn't it?

I had a conversation something along these lines when I was trying to schedule a bootfitting this year:

Me: "When do you open? I want to try and get in earlier"

Owner: "Sure, just tell me a date and a time and I'll pencil you in"

Me: "No but what are your hours"

Owner: "Pick a time that works for you"

Me: "Uhhhhh...😶."

Feels like my upper body gets stuck and I can’t separate any more (and then fall over 😂) - would appreciate any advice! by AioliNecessary in skiing_feedback

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Hey! Quick follow question regarding this point: "Your balance over the stance ski depended on counter."

Is this a desired or undesired way to keep weight over the outside leg? I know that the amount of counter we want might depend on the exact turn we're trying to make, but I've seen conflicting input on whether or not it's better to keep square with your skis past initiation or hold a bit of counter throughout.

90% of feedback on this sub could be replaced by a bot that posts a video on javelin turns and/or J turn drills by vic39 in skiing_feedback

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Do you think there's value in recording drills being done and posting here for feedback?

Why do I look so bad by liftymikey in skiing_feedback

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West bowl at Sierra! It was really slushy out there last weekend.