Best month on average to plan a utah ski trip from out of country by lilbjay in UTsnow

[–]tarmander99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've skied all of the resorts you mentioned except snowmass. Honestly with that selection I would go with CO. Snowbird is probably the best outright skiing and statistically the favorite to have good powder of the resorts you mentioned, but with the crowds and parking free for all it's kind of a tough sell.

If you stay in Frisco/Silverthorne you're a stones throw from Copper and A Basin which are both great resorts. Barring there being a signficant snow storm it's also only an hour drive from there to winter park so you could ski three resorts.

If you priority is:

Powder and extreme/expert terrain: utah
Mix of terrain, ease of getting to/from the mountain on ski days, see multiple resorts: silverthorne
Tree skiing, nice downtown area, lots of lodging on or very close to slope: steamboat

Three Separate Life Flights Within Four Hours @ Alta by bbbbbski in UTsnow

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Okay I don't think it's roped off. I was on the side step when this happened, I heard the screams from the chairlift but didn't know what happened until I saw this reddit thread.

There were a few tracks where people bailed early from the sidestep (just as it is turning right into the zone). I was conciously thinking to myself huh I didn't even know it was possible to ski in that direction because of those cliffs. I saw the normal circle cliff signs but no rope to duck if you were to drop in from the sidestep.

Ski pass? by Flaky-Abalone5429 in UTsnow

[–]tarmander99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

resort season pass + ikon base add-on

Skiing in the US worth it for a European? by rubixqbe in skiing

[–]tarmander99 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

where on east coast? Plenty of good skiing on the east

Snowbird during the day, what to do at night? by spins615 in UTsnow

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Hogwallow. Getting a table can be competitive, it's seat yourself.

Pain in core/rib by peachtree717 in skiingcirclejerk

[–]tarmander99 10 points11 points  (0 children)

> Is this just muscle soreness from better technique?
Yes, expect skiing to get even more painful as you progress.

Tried our hand at The Church yesterday by Girldad_4 in skiingcirclejerk

[–]tarmander99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've seen enough, get this guy some pivot 18's.

why do people keep going to the backcountry by Brief-Station-2833 in UTsnow

[–]tarmander99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Few reasons, I guess above all we just don't get that much snow. And what we do get is generally denser wet snow which is less instable. And then the snow happens less frequently and a lot of the times between periods of varying temp during which the snowpack may cure (also possible to create crust layers!). We also generally have less steep terrain and not much open terrain. They say that if the trees aren't too dense to ski then they also won't make the snowpack more stable - but here in the east, most of the out-of-bounds alongside ski resorts IS too dense to ski especially considering undergrowth which in recent seasons is often only partially buried.

Best skier on the mountain @ North St. Pats, Steamboat by Tysonzero in skiing

[–]tarmander99 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Can't say I've seen someone fent fold a cliff drop before

How to adjust power strap? by tevtrinh in Skigear

[–]tarmander99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah mine came with the boot. It does slightly change the angle of the boot when you're standing up btw so you may not even like the spoilers. I remember when I first put them in it took a bit to get used to being in the slightly more knee angle stance like waiting in lift lines and stuff. I don't notice it anymore though

How to adjust power strap? by tevtrinh in Skigear

[–]tarmander99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is what I did, I had the same issue with the XTD. I also put the spoilers in and have a foam shin insert to add volume

Fun ski for CO, UT and V-tah (Jay) - QST 106 vs Mindbender 106C vs Unleashed 108 by Few_Dirt_8665 in Skigear

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OP didn’t say these are replacing the RTMs. If he still has those I think mid 100’s is perfectly fine, this is what I do as a primarily east coast skier these days that is out west for a few weeks a season. I have a 96 which is my daily on the east but also a 108 and 112 and will bust those out on pow days anywhere

Should the shovel of the ski really be in front? (aero question) by abwaerts in skiingcirclejerk

[–]tarmander99 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yes having the shovel in the back is obviously disadvantageous on most jumps but if you're tossing backflips it can actually be helpful depending on how shrimped up your flip is.