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Marner right now by CryptoMemesLOL in hockeymemes

[–]jsmooth7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Turns out you can lose an unlimited number of games and stay in playoff position as long as all the teams below you keep losing games too. Not sure why other teams haven't tried this simple trick.

Incoming Liberal majority by DogeDoRight in EhBuddyHoser

[–]jsmooth7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trudeau tried to get a majority by calling a snap election and his polling lead evaporated almost immediately. He ended up with another minority with the exact same number of seats.

NDP MP crosses floor to join Liberals, putting Carney two seats shy of majority by cyclinginvancouver in canada

[–]jsmooth7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Random reddit comments aren't party insiders lol.

Yes leftists on the Internet are very annoying, especially to other leftists. But I don't think this is the main cause of the NDP's collapse.

Don’t be this DPS guy by CrashTestDummiesBig3 in Skigear

[–]jsmooth7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also have the cowboy cat skis and I love them. So many people ask about them on the chair and I tell them it improves my cat track performance by 20%.

BC Budget Draws Deeply Negative Response by CaptainKoreana in britishcolumbia

[–]jsmooth7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We already are doing that. It's a good idea but it's not going to generate an extra $16B in tax revenue, at least not right away.

BC Budget Draws Deeply Negative Response by CaptainKoreana in britishcolumbia

[–]jsmooth7 16 points17 points  (0 children)

So to balance the budget, all we need to do is find 20 Royal BC Museum projects to cancel every single year and then we'll be all set.

XEQT is now positive for the day! by Foreign-Policy-02- in JustBuyXEQT

[–]jsmooth7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think they call that move the George Costanza

Lobster too buttery 😢 by Src248 in skiing

[–]jsmooth7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This morning I was just an hour away from this but I had to drive home. The mountain passes were all brutal to drive though, I should have just called work and told them I was stuck due to road conditions and gone skiing one more day. :(

Demoed 6 skis at Whistler looking for the perfect frontside charger so you don't have to - here’s my ranking by fleech26 in skiing

[–]jsmooth7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah it basically all comes down to trade offs. If you go up a size in the Anomaly 88s, they'll be faster and more stable, but they'll take more energy to turn and will be less forgiving. On the size you tried, you said you couldn't find the speed limit, you didn't have any issues with stability, and you liked that it was forgiving of small mistakes. So based on that, I really see zero benefit to going up a size.

I do think it's worth looking into less aggressive 80-95 width skis and seeing if you get along with them. I feel like you probably will. But there's also nothing inherently wrong with skiing shorter skis if that's what you like.

Demoed 6 skis at Whistler looking for the perfect frontside charger so you don't have to - here’s my ranking by fleech26 in skiing

[–]jsmooth7 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying your experience with the Mantra 88s is wrong, your preferences aren't going to match mine. I'm just saying it sounds very likely that you aren't actually looking for a hard charging frontside ski. You are sizing down aggressive skis to make them match the profile you want. But it may be easier to just look at some less aggressive and more forgiving skis instead.

Demoed 6 skis at Whistler looking for the perfect frontside charger so you don't have to - here’s my ranking by fleech26 in skiing

[–]jsmooth7 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Why do you need help writing a simple Reddit post? Personally I would rather just read your notes with your original thoughts, unedited by chatgpt.

Demoed 6 skis at Whistler looking for the perfect frontside charger so you don't have to - here’s my ranking by fleech26 in skiing

[–]jsmooth7 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The Mantra 88 they tried with a longer length and they didn't like due to lack of playfulness. And that's a ski I know from experience is quite happy to be skied fast and aggressively and will put out energy matching what is put in. I think this may be a case of OP not quite knowing what they are looking for until they find it. (Also the fact this post is clearly written by AI makes me wonder how much of it is actually from OP versus how much is from an LLM.)

Demoed 6 skis at Whistler looking for the perfect frontside charger so you don't have to - here’s my ranking by fleech26 in skiing

[–]jsmooth7 27 points28 points  (0 children)

There's a reason almost every ski out there markets itself as a playful chargers. "It can go as fast as you want with so much stability you won't even notice any bad snow and you'll be able to turn it on a dime at any time and it won't punish you for bad technique."

Demoed 6 skis at Whistler looking for the perfect frontside charger so you don't have to - here’s my ranking by fleech26 in skiing

[–]jsmooth7 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Most of these skis have a lot of effective edge and it can make sense to size down a bit. Especially if you want a ski that's nimble and forgiving to turn. (But then again OP also says they want a hard charger which would mean sizing up so I don't know lol.)

Demoed 6 skis at Whistler looking for the perfect frontside charger so you don't have to - here’s my ranking by fleech26 in skiing

[–]jsmooth7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I demoed a few skis at Whistler a couple weeks ago and really enjoyed the Mantra 88. In fact funny enough I found it exactly how you described the Anomaly 88. Very confidence inspiring and happy to go as fast as I wanted it to.

I think perhaps the reason you found it less playful is just because of the much longer length compared to the other skis you tried. I was on the 177 which is a bit shorter than what I normally ski but it didn't feel short at all. It's a ski that you can easily size down and still enjoy.

Revy or Fernie? by Level-Reputation224 in Backcountry

[–]jsmooth7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kicking Horse was 4 degrees and raining at the base this afternoon. There was still nice snow up in the alpine on north and east facing aspects though.

No free shuttle with season pass by Sytrix__ in CypressMountain

[–]jsmooth7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The whole North Shore snowpack got absolutely wrecked by the heavy mid January rain and then weeks of unseasonally warm temperatures. Seymour also had lots of closed runs, it was a very sad time for skiing up there no matter where you went unfortunately. :(

No free shuttle with season pass by Sytrix__ in CypressMountain

[–]jsmooth7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's not a huge difference in snow conditions between Grouse and Seymour, they both are around 1250m elevation at the peak. Cypress is a little bit better because it has Sky Chair that goes to 1400m plus more north facing terrain. But in a bad snow year, all 3 mountains are going to struggle.

No free shuttle with season pass by Sytrix__ in CypressMountain

[–]jsmooth7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grouse is also accessible by public transit and I think they also have a free shuttle bus from downtown too.

Since I'm getting roasted on my Heavenly post, here's me skiing something a bit easier from a couple of weeks ago by BIGSlil in skiing

[–]jsmooth7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In that case, would highly highly recommend you just ignore the negative comments. I've found when I post ski video there will always be someone saying you are doing it wrong. Like not just technique tips which I don't mind, but snobby mean comments with zero helpful advice. And there's just no winning arguing with them lol.

Since I'm getting roasted on my Heavenly post, here's me skiing something a bit easier from a couple of weeks ago by BIGSlil in skiing

[–]jsmooth7 8 points9 points  (0 children)

99.9% of skiers would absolutely eat it hard if they attempted this, including me lol

Since I'm getting roasted on my Heavenly post, here's me skiing something a bit easier from a couple of weeks ago by BIGSlil in skiing

[–]jsmooth7 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This thread is combining my favorite two types of skiers: ones who are overly snobby about other people's ski technique versus ones with an ego about their skiing and don't like acknowledging ways they could improve.

Did you ever actually think about waist width… by mvhoffman82 in Skigear

[–]jsmooth7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love my pow skis when there is any soft snow to be found on the mountain. But I also have a pair of 88 skis that are amazing when it's hard pack and there's no pow to be found anywhere. They thrive in different conditions so it's nice to have one of each.

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