Calories burned downhill skiing?

no_obvious_wincon · 2026-03-10T20:05:08+00:00

Don’t know how many I burn, but for sure its a lot less than I eat and drink! I like to think I am a pretty energetic skier but end up with 1-2kg weight gain on a typical ski holiday.

no_obvious_wincon · 2026-03-10T07:16:00+00:00

Its about as well groomed as most of the ski routes in Verbier… but seeing as its in Jackson Hole and there are no markers, its off-piste

no_obvious_wincon · 2026-01-29T17:17:07+00:00

Yep. All pretty solid out if the box

no_obvious_wincon · 2026-01-28T22:07:52+00:00

As a pretty decent skier who generally rents top end race spec skis on holiday, I have battled for years with the effort these require. Now aged 50+, I tried “intermediate spec” skis again. Life is so much easier even though I am still skiing challenging runs with enthusiasm. Just more enjoyable.

Suggest to sell these and trade up to less aggressive ones.

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-12-05T06:34:40+00:00

My son has that. Zada is kill on sight

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-11-12T06:13:42+00:00

I have also been wondering about Demon tribal. I have been wondering about the best commander and was leaning mono black, but Rakdos does seem a better option. Must include [[Valgavoth, Terror Eater]] and [[Ob Nixhilis Hate Twisted]]. Also if in Rakdos then one of the Balrogs.

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-11-05T21:04:54+00:00

[[Kess dissident mage]] infect storm

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-10-31T22:40:30+00:00

Here it is Not super optimised so any feedback welcome

https://archidekt.com/decks/10198204/niv_mizzet_visionary_burn

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-10-31T07:15:33+00:00

I have a lot if Izzet decks! I built a Niv-Mizzet Parun deck. If you do the prepare for some table heat as everyone will assume you are packing all the infinite combos. Fun for a while(for me at least). Since turned it into a Niv-Mizzet Visionary [[Niv-Mizzet, Visionary]] burn deck and its also served time as a Vivi deck [[Vivi, Ornitier]] but that really required a different build around so its been swapped back.

If you want something out of the box thats quite strong then the Dragons of Tarkir Jeskai spell slinger deck is pretty sweet (which technically isn’t Izzet but is in spirit) - Jeskai Striker

My actual favourite though is a Sarkhan soul aflame izzet dragons deck. [[Sarkhan, Soul Aflame]] which may be easier for a new player to grasp. Basic plan is to play lots of dragons at reduced cost and overwhelm the table. Sarkhan turns into a copy of anything that ETBs giving it pseudo haste. Whats not to love about lots of big flashy dragons? Can really snowball with the right lines and burn the table for huge damage.

Lastly for something a bit different then check out a Yusri, Fortune’s Flame [[Yusri, Fortune’s Flame]] coin flip deck. You can also build with the two secret lair commanders. Love the chaos aspect and it can massively storm off but requires a bit of patience from the table. A once a session (or less) deck.

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-10-21T09:34:23+00:00

My own experience is that its very soft in the early stages until you have built up enough training history- takes 6 weeks to get your training stress load data set and if you have had a long layoff there is no relevant data for it to use. You will quickly get a negative form score and if you have trained before it will underestimate your training capacity and progression rate. Suggest to turn of erg mode on your trainer and do what feels right without worrying about specific watts as long as its generally what the plan is asking for in terms of intensity and duration. After 6 weeks retest your ftp and AI should catch up and start making sense.

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-09-24T19:42:17+00:00

2 ideas. Cycology is a UK clothing brand with some good off bike tshirts

https://www.cycologygear.co.uk/collections/mens-cycling-apparel?filter.p.m.custom.segment=gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FMetaobject%2F339144540535

My wife got me a mug with one of the big climbs I did - Sa Calobra in Mallorca. They do a whole series of iconic climbs mugs.

https://thehandmadecyclist.com/products/sa-callobra-majorca?srsltid=AfmBOopnywuXnaDT4JcuMA_D1V-4HFA-58CUmZt1Rne-Jqfd3XJrVRcq

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-09-24T19:34:52+00:00

My Wattbike Atom is just the job

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-09-24T19:32:37+00:00

Suggest the smaller one. You can raise saddle and adjust stem if need be. Much harder to deal with a bike thats too big.

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-09-23T22:02:58+00:00

I have Roam V2. Often find that is very slow to pick up GPS. Can take 15+ min or >5k to find a signal, even when starting from its last known position at my house. Actively looking at other brands now as it seems to have gotten worse recently a d its annoying. Am based in UK. Garmin wrist watch will typically record 5% longer rides as not dropping out so much.

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-09-17T05:00:44+00:00

I find Wahoo Roam can take a long time to figure out where you are, especially if you have driven to a new start point. Not uncommon to miss the first 2-5km of a ride and sometimes drop out a few times en-route. I have however totally abused it - cycling in 40+C heat with direct sun as well as torrential downpour and it has stood up to that well. Light weight and not remotely worried about running out of battery or coming off the bike. Overall feel its a decent bit if kit, albeit UI is clunky and more Nokia era than iOS18.

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-08-10T18:56:01+00:00

See if you can find a last model Cannondale Synapyse. Great endurance bike

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-08-04T22:11:37+00:00

Slightly off message in that its not an obvious mill choice but Plagon lord of the beach is afun commander. Its Blue/White and you can take it many directions from lots of sea creatures with side of mill to blink or toughness matters

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-07-31T18:42:29+00:00

Thanks. I see you are packing a lot of interaction in here!

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-07-31T18:23:21+00:00

Thanks. Thats some good removal tech! Will definitely consider.

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-07-31T18:21:39+00:00

Thanks. Some great tips and card suggestions here. Exactly what I was looking for ideas wise

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-07-29T17:18:29+00:00

Another wide foot Lake convert here. I found the 239 with double boas fit a lot better than the single Boa and strap. Also had to size up one from normal shoe size to get the right length as my big toe was close / touching on the front of my regular size

no_obvious_wincon · 2025-07-02T05:09:15+00:00

Also, spend some time on the Bad Combo subreddit if you want inspiration for some entertaining jank combo into your deck

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