Saying "hi"
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the Big Mao
- Posts: 9
- Joined: Wed Jan 12, 2022 2:15 pm
Saying "hi"
first time user from central WA, where our "state flower" is a can of Rustoleum spray paint. At 73. I've logged over 70 years of skiing, both Alpine & Nordic, but not a lot of tele skiing. I "can" tele, but since I was a serious racer (biathlon), almost all of my Nordic skiing is in track stuff. So I have questions-LOTS of them. Later this week I'm picking up a pair of S-Bound 98's, but next season, assuming Rottefella makes their Explor binding available here, I'm absolutely lusting after a pair of FT62's I think Johnny already answered this question in one of his reviews, but in addition to their x-skins, you can actually wax the pocket for grip. Waxing is something I'm very familiar with having raced extensively in the `80's, so I appreciate learning that you can wax these things. And who knows: maybe I'll eventually grab a full-on lift-served setup, but in the meantime, a bunch of us are eyeballing that hut-to-hut tour out in Sisters, Oregon! Happy New Year y'all!
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Musk Ox
- Posts: 569
- Joined: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:53 am
- Location: North
- Ski style: Bad
- Favorite Skis: I am a circumpolar mammal
- Favorite boots: Hooves
- Occupation: Eating lichen, walking about
Re: Saying "hi"
Hi Big Mao! And welcome!
Big fan here.
Loved your Five Year Plans. Having you here is a Great Leap Forward for this forum.
Big fan here.
Loved your Five Year Plans. Having you here is a Great Leap Forward for this forum.
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randoskier
- Posts: 1237
- Joined: Mon Oct 31, 2016 2:08 am
- Location: Yank in Italy
- Ski style: awkward
- Favorite Skis: snow skis
- Favorite boots: go-go
- Occupation: International Pop Sensation
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Roll on Big Mao juggernaut, roll on
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phoenix
- Posts: 937
- Joined: Mon Jan 02, 2017 5:44 pm
- Location: Northern VT
- Ski style: My own
- Favorite Skis: Varies,I've had many favorites
- Favorite boots: Still looking
- Occupation: I'm occupied
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Another welcome, Big Mao; first of your posts I've seen. What caught my eye is your avatar, as I'm also quite into "trad" archery.
Far as skiing goes, I've been at it for 'bout 65 years, starting with alpine, then on to xc/xcd, bc, tele. Hope we hear more from you.
Far as skiing goes, I've been at it for 'bout 65 years, starting with alpine, then on to xc/xcd, bc, tele. Hope we hear more from you.
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fisheater
- Posts: 2790
- Joined: Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:06 pm
- Location: Oakland County, MI
- Ski style: All my own, and age doesn't help
- Favorite Skis: Gamme 54, Falketind 62, I hope to add a third soon
- Favorite boots: Alpina Alaska, Alico Ski March
- Occupation: Construction Manager
Re: Saying "hi"
phoenix wrote: ↑Wed Jan 12, 2022 4:22 pmAnother welcome, Big Mao; first of your posts I've seen. What caught my eye is your avatar, as I'm also quite into "trad" archery.
Who wants a bow with training wheels???
Big Mao, I have a new FT Xplore, but it has yet to see snow. It is significantly different than the previous generations (2)
I’ll report when I have something worth saying
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freedom glider
- Posts: 84
- Joined: Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:24 am
- Location: indiana dunes
- Ski style: cross country, backcountry
- Favorite Skis: karhu catamount; asnes lillehammer MT-1; atomic outback tr; fischer e99 crown; asnes usgi/mt-65
- Favorite boots: nnn-bc
- Occupation: nature bureaucrat
- Website: http://www.andreart.site
Re: Saying "hi"
welcome. guess i've been skiing about 50 years now, so still behind.
let 100 flowers bloom. or is it 1000?
let 100 flowers bloom. or is it 1000?
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I'm a huge biathlon fan. shooting was not available to me when I was young so I settled for competing in Nordic Combined. I think that there should be a sport that combines Skimo + Biathalon. BiSkimathalon .