Let It Snow!!!! Winter Sports Thread
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also looked into the dalbello panterra but unfortunately they were out of my size…so went with the Nordica Hell and Back H3 100!
the guy in retail said that the toes should touch the front of the shoe when standing up straight. now if you bend your knees, the foot tends to slight back and the room in the toes is getting more and more, so they have to be a tad thight at first, no?! -
The hell and back is a great boot, and it sounds like your basic fit is good. if you find that you have anything that bothers you comfort wise in your feet after you wear them skiing a few times, don't hesitate to go tell the shop. For example, if the boot were to feel a bit too tight around your big toe, they could definitely make it bigger there, thus making your boots much more comfortable
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thanks for the hint daniel…so far i have 2 days of hitting the slopes with the new gear (helmet, boots and ski). love everything i've bought
on saturday i was at Grindelwald again (same location as the week before) and yesterday and today i was at mount titlis in Engelberg (pics are in the making)...unfortunately today got cancelled cuz of too heavy winds
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Skied sat morning 3 hours of straight bumps. Could barely walk the rest of the day. Embrace the burn!
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Will be doing bump runs all night tonight. Need to up my game.
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I put this together a couple of years ago, the go pro thing is not really for me though so I've since sold it
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saturday - Grindelwald (switzerland)
arrived early in the morning, so no standing in the queue and was able to grab one of the first gondolas
my view
beautiful scenery
mate from my first job and a friend of his
in front off the Eiger Nordwand again
waiting on the train
here it comes
at the end of the day i've enjoyed a nice cold beer before doing the downswing
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Beautiful place
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I put this together a couple of years ago, the go pro thing is not really for me though so I've since sold it
great one daniel…btw. you even used one of my favourite tracks
i have a few videos that i need to cut into one nice one, so let's see what i can do ^^ -
Great facials!!!
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Beautiful place
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I spent so much time on kleine scheidegg and Wengen in my childhood awesome place, lots of great rememberings. Thx for the pics Rafa
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great to bring back some memories buddy, no prob
yesterday and today - mount Titlis, Engelberg (switzerland)
on the way
straight on to the gondola (with my flat mate)
taking a short rest
mug shot
aprés ski
the hotel we stayed in (food was good, bed not so much)
IH with me, all the time (ihsh-21, ihsi-02)
and as already said, too much wind today, so we just went for a little walk
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Man. Awesome stuff Rafa.
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You and your sleepovers for a second I thought you were with your boss again. In all seriousness hope you are having a blast you lucky bastard.
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Looking great on the slopes, Rafa - loving the updates
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CNN news…..... Man gets caught in avalanche in gunnison valley snowmobiling (aka crested butte area, and some of the most unruly weather in the US). Dude could have easily died. Fist thing out of his mouth..... I think ill take an avy 1 course now.....uhhhh..... Dude, I live in ohio, and I've taken avy classes. If your going to be in the back country driving 700 pound sleds around, It would be wise of you to know what you are Doing!!!! This is why people die in avalanches. Because they are stupid!!!!!
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A lot of people were breathing a big sigh of relief this week as the west finally started getting dumped on. Unfortunately a winter of blistering cold temperatures and heavy wind with no snow has created a very unstable base, which reacts poorly when you add over 1m of snow with a high water density on top of it. In the last few days, there have been many incidents, including a snowmobiler who was swept over a 1000ft cliff band in an avalanche and survived with no injuries (wtf). And wade Galloway, a tireless champion of split boarding, and the organizer of the extremely successful Canuck split fest in Rogers pass, which has raised avalanche awareness and funds for the canadian avalanche centre for the last 4 years. Wade passed away in an avalanche in Waterton national park on February 15. This photo is from orca bowl in fernie bc. A very popular and typically fairly safe area for ski touring. The slabs ripped out on fairly mellow slopes in typically well supported terrain. There was another avalanche yesterday that has not been properly photographed yet. It was classified as a size 4 (big enough to bury a small village) and it took out 200yr old old growth cedar, and ran to the bottom of the valley, where it it just started chugging up the other side before coming to rest. Nature is fucking petrifying.
For the uniniated eye, there are two main slides in this photo, the big centre one, and if you look carefully, from the right side of the picture, you can see the fracture line that runs halfway out the ridge line
