A bitter sweet end to the ski season

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland) 05/20/2020 at 21:01 • Filed to: Waxing

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I’m the messiest person I know.

Before:

After:

Slight improvement.

It’s a bitter sweet moment to be putting storage wax on the skis. What ski season we had was very good. But it was cut three weeks short by the Corona Virus shut down. In retrospect this was a very good idea for ski resorts but met with a lot of pissed off skiers in my part of the world. I managed five more ski days by using alpine touring gear. They were good days but when it takes 1.5 hours at maximum physical output to do a run you don’t do many runs.

The touring skis are the Atomic’s with funny bindings.

I am pretty happy with this quiver. The Heads are the oldest skis in my line up but still perform very well so I’ll keep banging them down the fall line until they are done.

PowderHound > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/20/2020 at 21:14

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I need to do some repairs and storage wax for my main board. I may still use my split (got out last Saturday) so that will remain sans storage wax for now. My brother got a board for free with a busted tail that he doesn’t want so for my next project, homemade swallowtail board!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > PowderHound 05/20/2020 at 21:26

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Ironically I was going to take advantage of discount snow board lessons over spring break. Everyone says it’s the skit in the trees and pow. Oh well maybe next year. We are in full biking mode now. That’s okay I like riding bikes too.

facw > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/20/2020 at 21:42

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I need to do something along these lines. I’ve been procrastinating based on the idea that I’d like to stash them in the back of the closet, but didn’t want to go back there until it was warm enough for me to need to dig back there for my window A/C. That time may be upon us though (or at least close enough). 

Nom De Plume > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/20/2020 at 22:09

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Kü hl bench

dumpsterfire! > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/20/2020 at 22:26

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I find explaining the concept of earning turns by skinning up gets so many people to make that face "I hear your words, but it makes no sense"

PowderHound > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/20/2020 at 22:39

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Got excited and went for it. Now I want some fresh snow. I can deal with mountain biking though.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > PowderHound 05/20/2020 at 23:29

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Wow that’s umm quite the swallow tail. I’m curious to see how it works out.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > dumpsterfire! 05/20/2020 at 23:33

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When the chairs spinning I’m riding the god damn chair. I’ll go Nordic skiing before I skin at the resort. This gear is for “side country”, preseason and post season. I’ll take an Avi class next fall and hopefully join my friends for some canyon laps.

PowderHound > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 05/20/2020 at 23:37

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Haha yes it is. Is a stiff board so it should be fine. Maybe. If it works it was a heck of a lot cheaper than buying a powder board