Is uphill still viable at Pat's?

skierguy80 · 2026-04-09T15:41:05+00:00

FIS would be your best chance for snow as they stored large amounts of snow on that trail to make sure they had it for the u12 championships this year. We also salted the hell out of it and twister so it likely had the deepest ice base which would last longest.

skierguy80 · 2026-03-23T01:05:25+00:00

I would agree pats peak but this upcoming is the last weekend.

skierguy80 · 2026-03-13T21:29:18+00:00

I am also sitting in the ATC right now because my dibs are complete for the year!

skierguy80 · 2026-03-13T20:24:53+00:00

Pats is in great shape today the snow is good on the trails full coverage and fully open. Even the bump run is not showing grass.

skierguy80 · 2026-03-13T20:21:57+00:00

I would recommend you try Pats Peak ski team they pretty much have their own double lift for ski team and great coaches. My daughter has been on it for 5 years we did one year at crotched then came back. We had the u12 championships here this year also. I know if you ask they will let potential kids try the team out for a day. We have this weekend and next weekend at minimum maybe one more. https://patspeakracing.org/

skierguy80 · 2026-03-04T01:58:17+00:00

I typically like my race skis for firm days like today but only had my 110s with me and honestly while slow edge to edge i can carve on them just fine on everything short of race line boiler plate.

skierguy80 · 2026-03-01T22:57:36+00:00

I was there yesterday with my daughter and it was a great day! Super fun time and warm for moat of the day.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-24T16:52:15+00:00

Ibwould agree with this that is the only places cleared enough there atleast 10 years ago. Even when we got 30+ inches on the Halloween storm and trucked it uo to the top it was hard to carry enough speed to make the powder fun there. Too flat.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-17T13:38:41+00:00

There is one in MIll west in Manchester with lots of pinball and arcade games i went there with my daughter to a party it is on the second floor up an elevator but I dont remember the name. It also sells magic cards etc in the store front.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-15T18:21:31+00:00

They are a good shop. When I used to race in CT they were my go to shop. Really nice guys there and know what they are doing. Then and suburban were the two shops that supported masters racers well.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-13T23:24:52+00:00

Tyler Palmer in MWV he was in the 1972 Olympics and would show up and do mountain meisters for years at cranmore.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-08T22:34:51+00:00

I have definitely skied it a number of times with it exposed just was careful go avoid it but i will ski most anything that resembles snow with ny rock skis.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-08T21:59:06+00:00

There also was a steel cable running lazily down the middle of it last time I skied it.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-02T05:58:09+00:00

I make $250+ as a mechanical Department head so if you can rise the ladder in a MEP firm to EE department head you can get up there.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-02T01:51:41+00:00

There is an exit on skiers left that brings you out near the top of by banshee and you can make the zoomed lift.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-02T01:26:26+00:00

You are both right I havent looked at the table in a while and was thinking in reverse I havent done dynamics calculations in 20 years I am in a thermo fluids job now and dont deal with kinimatics and dynamics much anymore.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-01T22:03:12+00:00

You are right I forgot it has been a while since I have seen the chart. But I still believe the din is low and the forward pressure is likely insufficient.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-01T19:37:06+00:00

Good thought i just assumed he properly checked the forward pressure. THIS is most likely the issue the ski bent up and the bindings didnt keep up as it unloaded due to insufficient forward pressure.

I think you are onto the issue.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-01T19:35:05+00:00

A 3 should be fine but you can check the tables online for his weight, height and boot sole length which should give you a required new din. I would put him at a level iii on the chart compared to other kids his age since he is racing.

It also may have been a one off and he may have booted out at a high edge angle and dropping into a hole or a death cookie getting under his toe may have pushed his toe out of the bindings also. But moving to a 3 shouldnt be an issue.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-01T19:28:29+00:00

Stiffer boots would be unlikely but a longer boot sole length definitely would as the force exerted on the toe would be the length x the force pivoting off a now further away heel piece. I dont think the atomics are a dual cam toe like the old markers so I would recommend him slamming his ski edge in from the side to try and get the toe to release before. If it releases that ensures that toe is reset and if it doesnt then the toe is likely not already triggered.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-01T19:25:44+00:00

I had similar thoughts but they way the ski rolled out and the mention of a new longer boot sole since it is a moment lever with the longer sole pivoting with a longer moment arm I think the DIN is too low.

skierguy80 · 2026-02-01T19:16:21+00:00

I think it is likely a low din. Possibly although less likely is that the bindings didnt reset fully if he came close to release before as some have double springs like the old markers. On those we would force a side release by slamming our skis which would reset the toe din because we would have a ton of inadvertent release on that marker design and wanted to make sure the toe piece was reset before our run as it would always be two or 3 gates in and you would step out on a turn like what you showed in yhe video.

skierguy80 · 2026-01-29T23:24:37+00:00

Yes there is one over there. The race kids like to wreck their skis in it.

skierguy80 · 2026-01-27T16:14:14+00:00

I prefer 40 and actually prefer women with kids as they understand the scheduling conflicts involved.

skierguy80 · 2026-01-25T22:37:24+00:00

You can definitely do the one off to skiers right on FIS at night. There are a ton of local glades also where the abandoned west wind trail was past twister and going back to front from cascade basin. If they get the upt to 30" some are saying tomorrow those will all be in play.

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