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Welcome Root Skier.

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Welcome to the NEW HOME OF THE BORG!

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mashani wrote:Welcome. If you back country Nordic ski and you are a brewer, then you are instantly a friend of mine.

I'm a downhill skier, however I just bought a X-C setup and I'm looking forward to spending some time on them this season.

Bluejaye wrote:Welcome, glad you found the place. How have you first brews turned out, and need help with anything?

My first brew was the MB "Canadian Draft" and it was just ok. Of the 8 1L bottles, only 4 turned out ok, but I did get a good buzz from them.

My second MB brew was their "Mountain Raspberry". It turned out really well, but I would have liked a little more pronounced raspberry flavor and more carbonation.

I just brewed my 3rd beer yesterday. MB "Wild Wheat" with Wyeast 3944 (Witbier) with the zest of 1 orange and 1/2 tsp of chopped coriander seeds. It's smells awesome. I love Witbier, I have high hopes for this one.

I've got 4 more brews I'm planning, and I'll post up the recipes I'm thinking about in the coming days. I'm most certainly interested to see what the Collective thinks of them and how I can make them better.

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Root Skier wrote:

mashani wrote:Welcome. If you back country Nordic ski and you are a brewer, then you are instantly a friend of mine.

I'm a downhill skier, however I just bought a X-C setup and I'm looking forward to spending some time on them this season.

You might want to rent some Telemark skis and try them out too. Think of them as Alpine skis with the bindings like your Nordic skis. So you can lift your heel. You can do all sorts of really smooth tricks/turns on them on a hill as long as you've got good knees.

I only do downhill occasionally, mostly cross country as it's my replacement for running and cycling in the winter. I ski classic out in the woods, skate on packed trails, and a mixture of both if I'm at a center that puts down a track. Cross country is easy to learn but difficult to master, especially classic style skiing. I also do ski biathlon with bows and rifles. It's a real challenge, it's hard to settle down to shoot when your HR is up there. I love doing it with bows, as it's like channeling my ancient Norse ancestors who would have hunted on skis in the winter.

mashani wrote:

Root Skier wrote:

mashani wrote:Welcome. If you back country Nordic ski and you are a brewer, then you are instantly a friend of mine.

I'm a downhill skier, however I just bought a X-C setup and I'm looking forward to spending some time on them this season.

You might want to rent some Telemark skis and try them out too. Think of them as Alpine skis with the bindings like your Nordic skis. So you can lift your heel. You can do all sorts of really smooth tricks/turns on them on a hill as long as you've got good knees.

I only do downhill occasionally, mostly cross country as it's my replacement for running and cycling in the winter. I ski classic out in the woods, skate on packed trails, and a mixture of both if I'm at a center that puts down a track. Cross country is easy to learn but difficult to master, especially classic style skiing. I also do ski biathlon with bows and rifles. It's a real challenge, it's hard to settle down to shoot when your HR is up there. I love doing it with bows, as it's like channeling my ancient Norse ancestors who would have hunted on skis in the winter.

One of the guys I ski with occasionally Telemarks. It looks like it would be fun as beer on a powder day. I tend to ski pretty fast (40-60mph) and I mostly ski on Pennsylvania boilerplate so I'm gonna stick to my alpine bindings and super stiff skis. I've X-C'd before, but not in a really long time. The biathlon sounds fun, but I live in NJ, and people here would get freaked out (and I'd get arrested) if I tried something like that. I don't know why people around here are so afraid of bows and rifles, but I digress.

Ah, skiing in New Jersey. Vernon Valley, Great Gorge (I date myself). Otherwise known as skating on ice. PA isn't great for skiing unfortunately (lived in 3 of the 4 corners over the years). Vermont was my go-to spot when we lived out east. Michigan has nada unfortunately, but Vermont is so far that when we go we go out west.

RickBeer wrote:Ah, skiing in New Jersey. Vernon Valley, Great Gorge (I date myself). Otherwise known as skating on ice. PA isn't great for skiing unfortunately (lived in 3 of the 4 corners over the years). Vermont was my go-to spot when we lived out east. Michigan has nada unfortunately, but Vermont is so far that when we go we go out west.

VV/GG was a great place to ski. It had real character. Now it's a disconnected shitshow. I haven't skied there in 5 years and I have no plans to anytime in the near future unless it's free, someone else is driving me and providing lots of beer.

Do most of my skiing and have a season pass at Blue Mountain, PA. The snow is no better, but the beer scene is. There's about a dozen of us and we all love craft beer. It's a quick 2 minute walk from the lift to the parking lot. We have a great "open cooler" policy I named "take a beer, give a beer". No BMC allowed. I love skiing in Vermont. It doesn't matter where. It's all fun to me. I haven't been out west, but will be making a trip to Utah in January.

Root Skier wrote:I've X-C'd before, but not in a really long time. The biathlon sounds fun, but I live in NJ, and people here would get freaked out (and I'd get arrested) if I tried something like that. I don't know why people around here are so afraid of bows and rifles, but I digress.

When doing it with guns vs. bows locally we use paintball rifles. Local area is too urban/suburban to be firing off rifles, even in the woods your still often have an unsafe backstop for any rifle. Many places (although not all) it would be illegal. Even where it's not illegal it's not safe. Paintballs are not a great representation of your accuracy, but it's still fun. Safety first always.

Welcome aboard.....kep us posted on those brews, glad to see you are brewing what you like. It looks like you jumped right, I thinks that's awesome.