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>>245391
>let my roomie borrow my skis
>he trashes them in a rockfield and doesnt even apologize

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>>245391
skiing is cool

>>245391
i plan to learn how to ski this season. im stoked on it, seems like something ill be able to do into old age. I've snowboard and skate. Hope i can pick skiing up relatively fast. I refuse to take lessons and give vail more money. Just going to watch youtube tutorials lol

>>246540
>I refuse to take lessons and give vail more money.
it's pretty easy to find independent ski areas that offer lessons that aren't owned by Vail / Alterra
if you're in CO Loveland is still family owned and offers lessons
you can probably pick up the basics pretty quickly though, it's not hard if you're moderately athletic. getting rental boots that fit correctly will be the most frustrating probably

>>246540
Even just some basic ski lesson help you a surprising amount. I’m no pro, but I can do black runs comfortably (only really get to ski like one week a year) and every once in a while getting some solid instructions has made my experience so much nicer. Having someone there as you’re going really helps get you better intuition for your turns and where to hold your arms (surprisingly important)
If you’re renting skis this year, I really like the Heads’ KORE skis are really fun intermediate skis. I’m not sure how beginner friendly they are though?
Best of luck this season!

Just bought myself some gripwalk compatible alpine touring boots for a splitboard set up, can I theoretically buy a pair of park skis and install grip walk bindings on them? How does it compare to standard ski bindings?

>>249717
Pretty much every ski binding produced in at least the past 5 years has GW on them. I have Grip walk boots/bindings on my park skis and though my geriatric 24 yo body doesn't really do corks anymore, they still do well enough on rails and other shit. As long as the boots are rigid enough to take some hard hits, the setup should be fine.

i'm so fucking hyped for this season bros

been going a couple days a season for the last couple years, I took a long break from skiing but had such a nice time at mammoth in January that I splurged and bought the ikon base pass early at a discount. gonna be taking a trip up to june lake in a month with some friends, haven't been to that mountain since I was a kid.

for anyone thinking about getting an ikon pass, if you have access to an .edu email address you can get the student discount. I'm 31 but was able to get my pass for like $400 instead of $600 because my old university still lets me use that gmail account.

>>249923
Damn I’m 25, turning 26 in a month, and working with a pair of 2023 atomic backland pros just getting into the hobby. Guess I still have more shopping to do.

Any recommendations for my first personal skis? I'm kinda intermediate and want something which will let me improve and will last me. Mostly groomed tracks, no freeriding.

>>245391
Skiied yesterday at my local resort (Lee Canyon near Las Vegas - literally a half hour drive from my door) and going to Mammoth next week! I'm still on blue runs but I can take them pretty fast now and I feel comfortable. I wish I hadn't waited this long to ski again, but I lived in California for most of my life and it was always kind of an out of the way and expensive hobby, so decades passed without me trying again after childhood.

This powder dump is pretty sick.
Certainly the most powder I've gotten to play in on the east coast.

Got some 2023 sheeva 11s with some tyrolia am 12 on some older atomic 130 hawxs (I think around 2014s, clear red plastic shell).
great setup so far got the sheevas for a steal. going to take them to japan with me. only thing i noticed is that the hawx 130s are for sure a colder boot especially when getting some speed on steeper groomers, tried using space blanket to keep the toes warm but mixed results so far

Good god can the west get some fucking snow