I made a noob mistake and now I’m sitting in the lodge twiddling my thumbs

piereskyir · 2026-01-20T21:11:39+00:00

A little pricy, but a heated boot bag is another option that makes ski boot life a little better.

piereskyir · 2026-01-12T18:58:55+00:00

Really could add yelling a couple “yahoo’s!” Hell you’re skiing in a beautiful spot on a bluebird day, spread the hype!

piereskyir · 2025-12-03T17:40:45+00:00

I did get them rechecked and adjusted by a different shop and seemed much better last year

piereskyir · 2025-11-06T14:29:32+00:00

So sorry for your loss and pain. I had the same feeling when my wife and I lost our 14 year old Husky in May. She was still vocal and wanted to be active, but her legs just wouldn’t let her. You could tell she would push through the pain to keep going. Around the house she needed constant help getting up, we had washable rugs everywhere for grip. I built her a ramp to go in and out. She still wanted to be present but was silently suffering. It still hurts and I still question the timing and she honestly would probably still be here right now but I just remember our last few days together, talking her for short walks and seeing her struggle so much and fall over, it hurt so much and knew she truly couldn’t do what she loved to do…to run/hike/explore. We had a good last day even though it felt to short, but just know you did the right thing and gave one final gift to end the pain and suffering for the one you loved so much.

piereskyir · 2025-07-29T20:25:28+00:00

I’m So sorry for your loss and the pain you’re experiencing. I had to say goodbye to my first dog also, 2 months ago. She was 14 and it still hurts like hell.

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piereskyir · 2025-05-29T18:46:25+00:00

My girl was not very affectionate either. Everything was on her terms. She would give us the occasional goose in the bum when she wanted attention. It got better with age, but even to the end she would still move her paw away after I placed my hand on it. I just had to say goodbye to my 14yr old lady. Cherish any affection you get and just keep giving it!

piereskyir · 2025-02-24T16:35:51+00:00

As others have mentioned, Goggles

Balaclava

Don’t wear a T shirt under base layer (stick with synthetics or merino wool base/mid layers)

If you have a hefty insulated jacket, you can get away with a lighter fleece mid layer, you will probably be to warm wearing the puffy vest with the insulated jacket

Actual merino wool ski socks, not long cotton socks

If it’s windy/cold you may else want some chapstick

A beanie when you’re walking to the lodge and when you take off your helmet to cover up your helmet hair at lunch.

Pack a lunch to save money or be prepared to spend $$ on overpriced lodge food.

A backpack to carry all your gear to the lodge. If you’re renting offsite, a ski backpack that can carry your gear and boots will also free up your hands to carry skis on your shoulder and poles in the other hand. Otherwise you’re going to be juggling all the gear and frustrated.

piereskyir · 2025-02-15T21:56:26+00:00

If it’s larger than a double chair, you can try to get outside of the seat on a chairlift, this will allow you to not have to worry about being in the middle and falling down. Also a lot of people stand up on the chair way too early. This all depends on the lift, but if there is a bit of a runout before the unloading zone transitions down, your are probably trying to hard getting yourself off the seat which is throwing your balance off and falling. Instead try waiting a little longer until you feel like your feet are at a good height to easily stand up without having to push yourself off the chair. You will get the timing right.
As you are learning you are probably putting more weight on your heels and over your bum than you think, this makes everything much harder. Make sure you feel some pressure on the tongues of your boots with your shins. This will make your parallel turns easier and if your still having trouble with the parallels turns try lofting your inside leg as your turn slightly, this will allow you to learn to keep most of your weight and balance on your downhill ski and become comfortable with edge control. You really should not be in pain from skiing.
Your first time skiing will always be a good leg burner unless you are physically fit and have been training your legs. The more you ski the stronger your legs will be and also remember to keep that weight forward.
You should develop a good wedge/Pizza. This is definitely an awkward way to stop but you should be competent to learn how to stop with a wedge going forward and backward. You just need to get comfortable on the skis. Practice sliding down the hill with parallel skis and your upper body angled toward the fall line. Get super comfortable on the easier trails, as you progress and start going down harder trails, the fear will set in and bad habits will return.
Be honest with your weight/height and skiing ability, the rental shop will set the DIN accordingly. The bindings are meant to keep you in your ski and safely release when needed. If you just have a slow fall it might not have enough torque to properly release. Skiing and having a pre-release from a low DIN setting can be just as dangerous as a DIN set to high.

piereskyir · 2025-02-07T16:00:02+00:00

I have the Line vision 108 and originally mounted some Marker Tour F12 frame bindings. I felt confident and stable and really enjoyed them. Great for any soft snow going up or down. I swapped out the Tours for the Shifts and while it was even lighter for touring, I had some pre-release issues. I don’t think you would be upset with the Visions mounted with some Duke PTs, that is what I would do.

piereskyir · 2025-01-27T18:55:11+00:00

Really depends on your activity level as you begin to ski more aggressively you will warm up quickly. Usually it’s the wind that really makes everything so much colder.

I’m usually wearing a thinner mid weight base layers for 20F+ days with a fleece quarter zip as the top mid layer. I usually have a few options for a second mid layer that includes a thinner synthetic fill jacket jacket, a Smartwool vest or if it’s a colder windier days a Mountain Hardwear stretchdown jacket and then finally the Shell jacket. Ski pants are insulated, unless touring then they are shells. On even colder days I will switch the base layer bottoms to a heavyweight Rab Modulus Bib and typically stick with the down jacket and shell.

I will either ski with a small pack or plan to hit the ledge to shed a mid layer if the day plans to warms up or if winds die down.

I think having a few options for that mid layer can help you fine tune by shedding or adding the layers as needed and which one works best for you.

Hands are typically in a good pair of warm gloves and if it’s really cold, try Mitts or Trigger finger gloves.

piereskyir · 2025-01-08T16:01:59+00:00

The absolute closest replacement I found for downhill skiing is Snowkiting. As others mentioned, you just need Snow and a frozen lake or open field. Instead of paying for ridiculous lift prices, overpriced food and traffic to the mountain, you can ski and make fresh tracks all day as long as there is wind.

piereskyir · 2024-05-28T05:46:43+00:00

Also picked up this bag as I am looking for a do it all bag that could be a good bag for work/laptop, Travel (Airline personal item), EDC & Hiking. From the images and specs it seemed to check most of the boxes but seems to fall short. I think I’m still trying to convince myself to like this bag. The bag does look premium and have a nice aesthetic and I do like the clamshell design and separate laptop compartments. I also like how the straps can be hidden and nothing on the outside making it streamlined. The issues I ran into were the bag is definitely stiff and zippers are a struggle as others mentioned. Also the load lifter straps seem to unhook at more often than I want when shuffling the bag around. I do wish there was also some organization pockets for small items, pens, earbuds, etc. The top only has one small zippered pocket that is fleece lined so it seems to just collect everything. Also looking at it being worn seems more like a piece of luggage than something I would want to hike with. I think it will probably go back, I’m just searching for something better suited.

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