# 2010-2011 Ski/Snowboard Thread! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 29, 2010, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932 "2010-09-29T12:29:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/61 "2010-11-08T05:30:37Z")
> [@deebo](#): > > yeah i bought them new, but not from a shop locally. ill probably do it myself, thanks for the info! > > edit: seems they are already waxed, but ill do it again anyways Remember to remove the old wax first! I use the Orange Citrus Goo-Gone in a spray bottle, works really well. Some people like their skis/boards freshly waxed all the time (Me personally); and others never wax their stuff. It’s a personal thing, but IMO it’s also a conditions and riding style thing. A lot of the people who just go play in the parks and like to goof around typically like their edges dull, and their boards/skis un-waxed. If you ride/ski all over the mountain and do mainly general riding, then I’d say wax every few times out, depending on your riding style and conditions. Ice/hard-pack obviously eats the wax off more and faster than powder days. And if you have your own waxing equipment, it takes maybe 10-15 minutes to do a quick wax before you head out. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/62 "2010-11-08T05:57:51Z")
> [@deebo](#): > > yeah i bought them new, but not from a shop locally. ill probably do it myself, thanks for the info! > > edit: seems they are already waxed, but ill do it again anyways I’d leave them alone for a few trips out. Typically from the factory is the best wax job you’ll ever see. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/63 "2010-11-08T06:41:48Z")
all new skis/boards come waxed I hardly ever get my board board tuned up…I think it might be time for a new one soon, but I hardly use it so I’ll probably just keep beating on it. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/64 "2010-11-18T13:09:44Z")
Holy crud The Hole is getting pounded… Jackson that is. They should have 200" before you know it! ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/65 "2010-11-18T17:32:51Z")
> [@97FormulaWS-6](#): > > Remember to remove the old wax first! I use the Orange Citrus Goo-Gone in a spray bottle, works really well. > > Some people like their skis/boards freshly waxed all the time (Me personally); and others never wax their stuff. It’s a personal thing, but IMO it’s also a conditions and riding style thing. A lot of the people who just go play in the parks and like to goof around typically like their edges dull, and their boards/skis un-waxed. If you ride/ski all over the mountain and do mainly general riding, then I’d say wax every few times out, depending on your riding style and conditions. Ice/hard-pack obviously eats the wax off more and faster than powder days. And if you have your own waxing equipment, it takes maybe 10-15 minutes to do a quick wax before you head out. yeah i ended up just buying a kit which came with general temp wax or w/e , an iron, scraper n pretty much everything else. thanks for the tip with the goo gone. :tup: it better snow soon! ---
**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/66 "2010-11-18T17:35:07Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > Holy crud The Hole is getting pounded… Jackson that is. They should have 200" before you know it! wow, hope this keeps up…thats the planned destination this season ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/67 "2010-11-19T05:27:41Z")
I use a soy based wax I get at Zumiez, it worked great last year. We’ll see how it does this season. I got my stuff out, but have been sooo busy with other crap I haven’t gotten it ready to go. ---
**Author:** ![DougFresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@DougFresh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DougFresh)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/68 "2010-12-05T20:47:42Z")
HV opens tuesday… ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/69 "2010-12-05T21:37:53Z")
im goin!!! but my for some reason my boots feel tight as shit. 🖕 ---
**Author:** ![DougFresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@DougFresh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DougFresh)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/70 "2010-12-05T22:11:02Z")
I plan on getting out also. ---
**Author:** ![LowlyOilBurner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@LowlyOilBurner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LowlyOilBurner)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/71 "2010-12-06T04:48:34Z")
> [@deebo](#): > > but my for some reason my boots feel tight as shit. 🖕 Happens to me every year. By the third time out they start feeling OK. ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/72 "2010-12-06T05:18:43Z")
I’ll be there tomorrow am. I’m only getting a 4-hr pass seeing I’ve got to be on a plane at 5 to go to SLC. Got everything tuned up, MP3 player programmed; just gotta gather everything together and pack my crap in my bag. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/73 "2010-12-07T12:21:49Z")
So who went? Did it suck? ---
**Author:** ![DougFresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eada6e/32.png) [@DougFresh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DougFresh)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/74 "2010-12-07T13:44:22Z")
When I read 3 Lifts and possibly 10 slopes I said meh and will wait til they have 30+ slopes open ---
**Author:** ![LowlyOilBurner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a6a055/32.png) [@LowlyOilBurner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LowlyOilBurner)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/75 "2010-12-07T13:52:09Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > So who went? Did it suck? I just got back. I feel REALLY sorry for anyone who had to pay for a lift ticket. Snow was terrible. It was a mix of man-made and natural snow, which gave you stop/go feeling under foot. As much as I hate Kissing Bridge, they make WAY better snow than HV. It’s all in the different systems the two areas (three, if you count Holimont) have. Holimont and Kissing Bridge use a “snow cannon” type snowmaker which tend to produce better quality snow (more of a “dry” snow, with less moisture content to it). Holiday Valley uses compressed air/water, and force it through a nozzle which “atomizes” the mixture and blows it in the air. The down side of that, those nozzles need to be replaced at regular intervals to ensure proper “atomization”, as they wear out over time. Also, the “mixture” can be controlled at the hydrant on the side of the slope (more or less). It just seemed like straight up water was coming out of those guns at HV this afternoon. I made three runs and left. Not putting HV down, most of the time I have a blast skiing there, this just sucked, maybe they jumped the gun to open first? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/76 "2010-12-08T08:12:56Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > Rockies anyone? Last season there was some talk of a trip out west. Well since none of you poseurs responded to this post I just booked a trip to Tahoe in Feb. 🕶 ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/77 "2010-12-08T09:13:32Z")
I am going to HV at 4 if anyone wants to ride. Meet in cheektowaga near the galleria. ---
**Author:** ![lamboceligts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@lamboceligts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lamboceligts)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/78 "2010-12-08T15:22:18Z")
Im looking for some people to snowboard with. Send a pm I have been boarding for years and havent been in the past two, really wanna go! ---
**Author:** ![Garick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Garick](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Garick)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/79 "2010-12-09T09:40:18Z")
> [@LowlyOilBurner](#): > > I just got back. I feel REALLY sorry for anyone who had to pay for a lift ticket… wow, I don’t pay for daily lift tickets but I thought the last two days have been pretty awesome. It was snowing nearly constantly sunday-wednesday, I don’t know how you could say it was terrible. The valley hasn’t had snow like this in over a year and a half. Sure, the man made base was a bit firm but if you are doing it right you should never feel it. ---
**Author:** ![Gus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gus/32/5112_2.png) [@Gus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gus)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2010, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2010-2011-ski-snowboard-thread/160932/80 "2010-12-09T10:14:09Z")
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