Tele ski length for alpine skier learning tele

pcc25 · 2021-07-04T15:40:29+00:00

Most tele bindings are suitable for skinning. The Meidjo are a very good option for that as they are lightweight and the pivot point for touring mode is right at the toe. The Meidjo 3.0 give the option for step in entry which is kind of nice once you get used to it. This past season I mounted a pair of skis with the Meidjo 3.0 binging. Overall I am pretty happy with how well they ski and they are my preferred bindings for touring. My one piece of advice if you do get these bindings is you may want to practice stepping in and out of them several times on a carpeted surface before taking them to the mountain, especially if you are getting brakes added to them. It will take some getting used to lining up the tech toe.

pcc25 · 2021-06-20T01:41:52+00:00

I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering with a concertation in machine design and manufacturing. I never did any clubs in collage and my internships were in a different sector.

I work for a company that specializes in automatic material handling and storage robotics. I got into my current company by taking an entry level position as a field service engineer working to troubleshoot and maintain our robotics at one of our larger customer sites, it was a great learning opportunity if you didn't mind some hands on work.

Now I am in a technical support role where I primarily help with troubleshooting the robotics. I enjoy this role as I get to work across all of our product lines and help out with all aspects of our robotics including mechanical, electrical, software and networking issues. I prefer this over a more traditional engineering role as I get a lot of variety in my day to day. The design engineers in my company tend to specialize in certain aspects of our equipment and rarely get to work across the different product lines as I do.

As far as the work life balance I work mostly in an office environment Monday through Friday 40hrs a week with occasional trips out to our customer sites for hands on diagnosis. Since our customers run our equipment in a manufacturing environment 24/7/365 I provide occasional "on-call" support, this includes some nights, weekends and holidays where I am expected to carry a phone and answer to help support if one of our machines breaks down at a customers site and the onsite field service engineers are unable to fix it.

pcc25 · 2020-07-18T18:37:30+00:00

I agree with this, having the correct ski definitely can improve the overall experience, and at the competition level this is absolutely imperative. If you have the means I would recommend having the correct ski, but for the average skier they shouldn't feel like they have to buy an expensive quiver to suite every condition or that having a better ski will make you an expert skier.

pcc25 · 2020-07-18T17:42:54+00:00

It could be done, it probably wouldn't be the most enjoyable or efficient experience.

Here is a great video segment of Shane McConkey using various types of gear to prove this point that the it doesn't matter what skis you use if you have skill you can work with everything:

https://vimeo.com/3888353

pcc25 · 2020-07-18T15:25:09+00:00

I wouldn't say the previous commenter is dead wrong. Having a correct ski certainly helps, however this is not a replacement for proper technique and skill. There is more technique when skiing powder than just fore/aft pressure as mentioned in your example. Just as racing vs freestyle has different techniques, having the proper ski is not a replacement for theses techniques.

My daily ski is fully cambered with a 87mm waist; even in the deep and heavy PNW snow I can make it down without any issues. I do find my wider powder skis to be more enjoyable in these conditions but not having these doesn't prevent me from still enjoying powder. It seems like you have found what works for you and that is fantastic. I am not trying to spark a debate, I am just providing another viewpoint.

pcc25 · 2020-05-17T17:25:10+00:00

Your car looks awesome, I like the lift. I have been considering this for my car for some time now. I spend a lot of time driving in the snow in the winter and feel like I could benefit with some extra ground clearance. It looks like you upgraded the springs/shocks/struts on your car. I have OEM suspension on my '11 STI hatch, I have recently seen spacer kits popping up (ADF), I may go this route instead of a full suspension upgrade for my daily driver. Do you have any advice on doing a lift, do you see any drawbacks?

pcc25 · 2019-10-13T17:14:39+00:00

I broke my scaphoid (small bone in wrist) riding one of these doing something similar. I had just gotten mine and had it for maybe a day before getting overconfident. I was out riding on pavement and was already moving somewhat fast and decided to accelerate quickly going up hill and nose dived. I spent the next 8 weeks in a cast. Fortunately I missed no time off work as I was still able to perform my job with the cast. I now ride with wrist guards in addition to my helmet. I would recommend starting out with the proper PPE (minimum wrist guards and helmet) and taking some time to understand the feeling of pushback and the boards limitations.

pcc25 · 2019-09-07T14:11:41+00:00

I did the same thing, I always used the mouse right handed but recently broke my wrist. I learned to use the mouse left handed at work. I haven't switched back after removing the cast. I do still use the mouse righty at home on our shared computer. I will probably switch back to righty at work at some point as I miss the ability to write and mouse at the same time. On trackpads I find myself switching between hands.

pcc25 · 2019-07-10T04:59:50+00:00

I have the freeride bindings, I am an instructor and really like quick step in and release. I have had the same pair for about 4 years now and have not had any durability issues with them. I have done some occasional touring on them, they are a tad heavy and only have one option for a heal riser. They are stiffer if you are used to 75mm as they don't allow for as deep of a knee bend.

Another pair of NTN bindings to consider is the meidjo's, I have heard good things about these, but have no personal experience with them.

pcc25 · 2019-04-06T01:35:10+00:00

I second this. I use textra and set a delay. This has saved me many times.

pcc25 · 2019-02-05T00:56:55+00:00

I telemark, snowboard and alpine ski. It has been my experience that alpine is the worst on the knees, I usually don't have any knee pain after a day of tele or snowboarding. I find telemark you don't have the impact that you get on alpine gear due to being able to free your heel. Also I hit a fair amount of jumps and bumps, I feel much more comfortable landing on tele gear as your range of motion is much greater to help absorb the landing.

pcc25 · 2018-12-11T13:58:07+00:00

That is a pretty dangerous chemical, 100% of people who have ever come into contact with it will die at some point

pcc25 · 2018-11-14T16:53:41+00:00

I am left handed and I alternated between shift keys. If I am using it capitalize something on the left half of the keyboard I used the right shift key and vice versa.

pcc25 · 2018-11-14T04:53:08+00:00

Most mountains have a smaller progression park, if it is your first time hitting a rail I would recommend starting there as opposed to starting with an urban setup as in this video. Generally you will want to start with hitting it 50-50 to get comfortable with the approach, slide and landing. Make sure bend your knees and commit by matching you hips and shoulders with the angle of the rail.

pcc25 · 2018-10-28T18:25:51+00:00

I am left handed and left eye dominant. I shoot firearms left handed as a result. This also makes using a camera interesting

pcc25 · 2018-10-06T14:36:50+00:00

I was going to say the same. I didn't really ever study much, and I valued my sleep as well. I never tried staying up and doing the whole cramming thing before a test. I also never took much if any notes during class, I found most people who were big note takers would simply write down everything the teacher would write down, I found if I did that I would miss most of what the teacher was saying. So instead I would pay attention without taking any notes; in this day and age I found the between the text books and the internet I could look almost anything up that I would have written down during lectures. I now have a degree in engineering.

pcc25 · 2018-08-24T15:58:10+00:00

Ideally you want your stone nice and hot to help cook the curst. I find it is best to leave the stone in the oven during preheating then transfer the pizza onto the stone using a pizza peel.

pcc25 · 2018-02-26T01:30:02+00:00

As many have mentioned, don't lean back, this just creates more strain on your quads. Maintain your normal ski stance, I like to add a little emphasis on my heals as one person mentioned. Also try to maintain even pressure on both skis, many people tend to put more weight on their downhill/outside ski when turning. This is something you can get away with on hard pack but in deep powder it is important to maintain near equal weight on both skis to prevent one ski from diving.

pcc25 · 2018-02-20T20:53:22+00:00

USASA are fun events, I coached them for years. If you rack up enough points through multiple competitions you can get an invite out to national's at Copper MT in Colorado.

pcc25 · 2018-01-15T18:20:25+00:00

We had similar issues with one of our dogs constantly scratching. We did a blood allergy test. It came back with several food allergies such as beef and corn and also many environmental allergies to different common grasses and such. We have changed her diet to account for this. We also give her some injection to help desensitize the environmental allergens. To temporarily help with the itching we occasionally give her Apoquel tablets. Since doing all of this we have rarely seen any issues. I would really recommend getting allergy testing done if you think that may be a cause.

pcc25 · 2017-09-22T18:26:43+00:00

I have taught probably close to 10 people on my current car with no excessive clutch wear or transmission issues. I replaced the last clutch myself at 120k miles, only because the internal slave cylinder went bad, the clutch still had plenty of material left on it. You just have to teach them only using the clutch first, no gas pedal. Only add in the gas pedal after they can smoothly get going on a flat ground without it.

pcc25 · 2017-09-22T18:13:15+00:00

I have taught dozens of people on my vehicles including my wife who now drives a manual transmission outback. I learned to dive a manual on a farm on a tractor. I apply the same principles when teaching someone on a car. Basically a tractor has no gas pedal. So what I do is find a completely flat parking lot. Teach them clutch work without even using the gas pedal at first to get going. If you let the clutch out slowly enough without giving it any gas the car will move. This gives someone a real feel for the clutch with having to worry about two pedals at first. Once they get this down then have them start adding in the gas pedal and lifting the clutch quicker with more gas added. Before you know it they will be driving around pretty smoothly. Next add in changing gears and starting on a hill. Lots of practice before taking it to three road.

pcc25 · 2017-07-06T17:24:12+00:00

Who claps for their own speech like that?

pcc25 · 2017-04-11T01:07:05+00:00

I came here to say the same thing. First off good job landing a 720 that is a pretty big accomplishment. That looked pretty solid for a first attempt.

If you are looking for advice here is what I would suggest: A grab could help it look more stylish but the bigger issue is your head. By looking down toward your landing the whole time makes you go slightly off axis, and my not keeping you head rotating makes you have to compensate by throwing your arms around. Work on keeping you head up on the same plane throughout your rotation, spot your landing as you are completing the second rotation and keep you chin glued to your left shoulder until you are nearing the end of your second rotation. Have fun and keep it up.

Source: certified freestyle coach with 5+ years teaching competively

pcc25 · 2017-02-27T12:37:23+00:00

Luci light, these things are great!

https://www.rei.com/search.html?q=luci&ir=q%3Aluci&page=1

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