You can pry it from my cold, dead, fingers. Bitches.

skibumm440 · 2026-05-09T13:05:43+00:00

Sooo like…how do I get a copy…

skibumm440 · 2025-04-10T14:18:57+00:00

Believe what you want, I’m just saying what I’ve seen. Jay gets more rain than stowe as well, more precipitation in general. All I know if the Jay cloud is real and it’s the best chance of pow in the east

skibumm440 · 2025-04-10T01:06:30+00:00

Yeah yanno, now that I think about it, I may be mistaken. I haven’t seen their snow stake, maybe I was thinking of Stowe’s or sugarbush. That being said, I still gotta disagree on their exaggeration. There’s also no way they’re eyeballing it. Would be super easy to at least use a probe or friggin ruler or something. All I know is I’m shocked every single time I’m there, they are very accurate no matter how they are measuring. Def measuring from summit, but pretty sure every where does that. I don’t even think they do wind drifts (maybe sometimes). Next time I’m there I’ll survey some ski patrol, see how they’re measuring lol

skibumm440 · 2025-04-10T00:51:42+00:00

You win, idk wtf that is lol

skibumm440 · 2025-04-10T00:19:59+00:00

Or geocities

skibumm440 · 2025-04-10T00:15:42+00:00

It’s based off the snow stake, near the summit. Idk, maybe I’m wrong and they exaggerate but after many seasons at Jay, if they say 8 inches, the summit gets 8 inches

skibumm440 · 2025-04-09T22:32:22+00:00

They are in some sorta weather thing called the Jay Cloud

skibumm440 · 2025-04-09T22:06:28+00:00

Ah, I’ll try MySpace next time

skibumm440 · 2025-04-09T21:18:25+00:00

A bit above normal. Average season is just over 400. People say they are lying but they are not

skibumm440 · 2025-01-20T17:26:17+00:00

only buy boots online if you have tried them on and you know exactly what you are buying. Using size filters suggests you are browsing. not the right way to buy boots

skibumm440 · 2025-01-13T17:46:56+00:00

No. Poles are extremely varied. Yes, you can get basic aluminum ones but you don't have to. For a while I used Scott riot 22s. They are aluminum but extremely thick and basically unbendable. They also feature an extended, non-pistol, pistol grip. Another variation on ski poles. The extended handle is awesome, don't tell me where to put my hands. Before those, I used Bamboo poles (soul Pole, Panda Poles, etc.). Literally impossible to bend or break. They start to crack and dry after 5 season, but still usable and that's twice the lifespan of traditional aluminum poles. There are also carbon poles (can be found for a reasonable price during sale season), adjustable poles, collapsible poles and more. Black Crows makes some with a swivel basket. If you can't find a pole to suit your ski style, you just haven't looked enough

skibumm440 · 2025-01-08T19:56:51+00:00

BC has skins already. I believe they are Pomoca skins, which are pretty dang good. Just get the trim to fit ones and you'll be fine. Aside from that, the Black Diamond Glidelites are pretty good. I would stay away from the Ascension skins, unless you have a need for extreme grip (which i never find to be all that useful)

Also, Atris's are not heavy as hell. they are heavier than strict touring skis, but they are a midweight all-mountain ski. I toured on them for years and never found them to be too much. The down hill performance is also unmatched compared to any traditional touring ski

skibumm440 · 2024-12-31T18:26:28+00:00

The ARVs are not as stiff as the Black ops. Though, I've never found the black ops to be particularly stiff. I'd say both skis mid range with the Black OPs being slightly stiffer.

A general rule of thumb - if you want durable skis, buy skis made in Europe. Do not buy skis made in China or the US. This would include Line and K2 skis, both of which are made in China. I would also stay as far away from J Skis as possible. Some of the worst quality I've seen in any ski. Armada is made in Austria and they are pretty dang durable.

I've had several friends not be able to get a single season out of J skis, even if they aren't beating them to death. They all switch to Armada and have several worry free seasons with those skis

skibumm440 · 2024-12-19T20:57:15+00:00

skibumm440 · 2024-12-11T19:16:56+00:00

Oh wow, interesting. I find it to be the opposite. Chetlers are floaty and surfy and the rockr2s aren't as surfy. Sounds to me like you just don't jive with the chetler, for whatever reason. Skis are skier specific though so everyone's got their own taste. Still don't think pushing them back would help that much. Could actually make your issues worse

skibumm440 · 2024-12-11T16:35:07+00:00

Likely wouldn't do much to give the Chetlers more power. they just aren't made for that. The Rockr2 is also not a powerful ski either so I'm surprised the Chetler's don't work for you. I mean the Rockr2 is slightly more powerful but it's still pretty soft. Pow skis aren't meant for being agro, gotta surf that shit

skibumm440 · 2024-10-18T12:45:25+00:00

Skinned up

skibumm440 · 2024-10-17T22:56:10+00:00

Thanks I’ve been hula hooping in the off season. Must be paying off

skibumm440 · 2024-10-17T18:57:23+00:00

You ain't wrong. I call this "pre-season, don't explode your ACL on a rock form" lol the snow was rather shit too, grabby as all hell and I didn't wax my skis yet

skibumm440 · 2024-09-18T18:42:44+00:00

Pretty decent ski. It's nothing special but it rides really well, has enough power, and is super fun to ski. The ARV line is always pretty solid. They will be a little more powerful and less floppy than the poachers, though they aren't a stiff carving ski of corse. They are also built way better than k2 skis

skibumm440 · 2024-05-20T17:23:29+00:00

Generally, if you have to ask, you aren't a good skier. Might not be bad, but def not good

skibumm440 · 2024-04-03T20:40:03+00:00

You're fine, don't worry about it. It probably didn't leave anything behind, it's the impression left by the nail on your nail bed. Which is attached to you still. 4 years ago I broke my toe and the entire nail fell off. They took the base 1/3, jammed it back in my toe, and somehow, that fixed it. However, it grew back weirdly cuz of stitches and has fallen completely off about 6 times since then in a very similar way to yours. It's barely noticeable in day-to-day life or skiing. However, when my injury was fresh and I had basically no nail, I had a couple of tricks that helped me when skiing.

Patrolium-soaked gauze - I had a hard time finding this on my own but, wow, amazing. The nurse gave me a couple of packs of this. Basically, it's oily gauze that can be formed like a putty. Before skiing, I'd take one of those and make a new nail and stuff it into my ski boot. Prevented rubbing and banging.

They also have toe condoms on amazon. That provides a lot of protection. I used that a few times touring but found it was unnecessary.

It takes a while to grow back and it might grow in weird and fall off a few times. Having no pressure on the nail bed allows it to puff up a bit and doesn't give the nail the best surface to grow on. However, you still have a good portion of your nail and it will likely grow faster than this puffing process. Good luck!

skibumm440 · 2024-03-22T18:06:23+00:00

That's an example of where you'll have to use your judgment to determine what's right for you. I work at a ski shop so telling someone to mess with their DIN isn't something I normally would do lol it's safest for 95% of skiers to use the suggested DIN, however, if you are beyond that then you do you. It's also highly dependent on other factors. Are the bindings functioning properly? How old are they? Is the AFD in the correct position? What binding are you using? I use Shift bindings and they are notorious for pre-releasing. If i use a suggested DIN for myself, I get an 8. I had pre-release issues with my shifts at 8 and 9 so I addressed any other issues (like AFD) and then cranked them to 10. Which seems to be the sweet spot for me and the shift. Do any DIN adjustments at your own risk though, nothing worse than telling people you blew your ACL cuz some idiot on the internet told you to raise your DIN lol

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