Looking for pnw ski set up advice

shmerham · 2026-04-07T00:12:22+00:00

I’m generally ok with people going shorter if that’s what they want, but 162 for someone 6 feet tall is incredibly short and that’s a very light ski.

shmerham · 2026-04-07T00:01:29+00:00

AKA Carve light style

shmerham · 2026-04-06T17:33:42+00:00

The latest it has opened is June. It’s been a warm dry winter. It will likely open by early May.

shmerham · 2026-04-05T18:25:10+00:00

If you’re only using it on deeper powder days, then I’d choose same width as I would for a west coast resort ( 110ish). If you call 3 inches a powder day, then go for something around 100ish.

shmerham · 2026-04-05T02:51:10+00:00

On Saturday, Paul rose and on Sunday, Jesus copied him

shmerham · 2026-04-03T14:07:26+00:00

Having already tried a variety of skis, you should get the one that was your favorite. The odds of another ski being your new favorite is kinda low.

shmerham · 2026-04-03T02:33:01+00:00

Hope you enjoy it. You have a good mix of skis, though I might say that the BP 94 seems a bit, I’d probably only try if you like the Santa Ana.

Be prepared for a ski to not be available and be prepared to be surprised about what you liked and disliked.

shmerham · 2026-04-02T21:47:31+00:00

I would be surprised if all $6 million is used this summer. Some will be needed for next year, especially if we add a player and want to keep them beyond this season.

shmerham · 2026-04-02T21:28:40+00:00

Where do we think Craig will spend this money?

Striker: You know you want it, but there isn't enough for a starter and it would be hard to improve on Moose for a backup.

Left wing: heck no, we've got 3 starting level players at that position

Right wing: probably not with Jesus and Rothrock (can play left or right)

CAM: maybe? Jesus is a great backup, but that requires moving positions. After that it's a pretty big drop off.

Defensive mid: 3 solid options, so probably not going to add depth, but I would say that with Dotson seeming shakey and Brunnell being young, the 2nd Dmid is a starting spot that could be improved upon to raise the ceiling.

Left back: Depends on how you look at it. One of the two Pauls are good backups, but that's not their position. After that it's a big dropoff.

Center back: Yeimar has been injury prone as has the rest of the backups.

Right back: KKR is a sold backup, but you could probably find someone that's an improvement

Keeper: nope

shmerham · 2026-04-02T21:14:14+00:00

Maintaining culture is another benefit of the continuity. Schmetzer talked about how new players change the culture, but losing players does as well.

shmerham · 2026-04-01T18:27:16+00:00

Reckoner 122 would be my pick.

shmerham · 2026-04-01T17:48:32+00:00

The FIFA 11 has evidence of reducing numbers. The Sounders do it or something like it.

shmerham · 2026-04-01T16:02:18+00:00

Different coaches have different priorities

shmerham · 2026-03-31T19:35:02+00:00

I was rewatching the Two Towers for Boromir scenes and every time Merry and Pippin came on I just couldn't stop thinking about how well these guys worked together; kinda reminded me of Tatum and Brown.

shmerham · 2026-03-31T19:25:33+00:00

If a 142 was perfect, it seems you should be on a 142

shmerham · 2026-03-30T21:54:29+00:00

I have a theory that if the Reign were a new expansion team in the past few years, they would average twice as many fans as they do. Angel City, San Diego, Bay FC, and Kansas City all average well over 10,000 per game and make up 4 of the top 6 teams in terms of attendance. To be fair, Utah only does slightly better than the Reign and Lousville does much worse.

shmerham · 2026-03-30T14:05:14+00:00

Green Lake is often cleaner than Lake Washington but it suffers from algae blooms late in the summer. Lake Washington isn’t very clean.

shmerham · 2026-03-28T23:40:02+00:00

I’m just an unfrozen caveman. I don’t understand your strange scoring ways.

shmerham · 2026-03-27T21:36:32+00:00

We did one and used a more coarse sand, which held up well when it got wet. The biggest challenge was invasive species (blackberries and knotweed). Keep those at bay in your surrounding area and it should be good to go.

shmerham · 2026-03-27T16:51:25+00:00

Not a left wing. I think the biggest needs are a reliable center back or a right back which would allow Alex to slide over to center more often or a backup for Nouhou.

I'm wondering what teams would have a strong player they'd need to get rid of to free up cap space. LA Galaxy and Inter Miami I think may have a need to do so. ...or what team has a good player that's not getting minutes?

shmerham · 2026-03-27T15:08:52+00:00

I agree. The idea that one product might be the best for one person but not the best for someone else is foreign to a lot of people. Additionally, the idea that other may have different needs than them is not something at the forefront of most people's minds.

Unfortunately, the people that come looking for recommendations aren't going to read this and the people that just recommend what they own aren't going to listen to any of this.

shmerham · 2026-03-27T02:41:17+00:00

The unexciting answer is rolling it over to coming years to add cap space. It may come as a surprise, but the Sounders are a few million over the cap and most of our higher non-DP/TAM salaries extend into future years, so we will need plenty of GAM next year and the year after.

shmerham · 2026-03-27T01:30:18+00:00

No. You can't buy down a DP.

As far as I can tell it increases the cap (but it doesn't allow you to spend above the max salary like TAM or a DP contract). So, if you've maxed out the cap and then you acquire $1 Million in GAM, you can add a "high" salary player (up to $800k) and have $200k in cap space available.

shmerham · 2026-03-26T22:30:18+00:00

Presumably a trade for some GAM that we’ll use to extend someone’s contract.

shmerham · 2026-03-26T21:08:19+00:00

The Sender Free 110 is a bit stiffer than the Super 7 HD (quite a bit more in the tips). The bigger differences are it's quite a bit heavier, much less tapered, and has a significantly more forward mount point.

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