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pomme-de-terre
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this saturday me and a few friends are driving up to snow park niagra for some pre-season play time
i know that they have some snow there (man made of course) but i think the main sliding surface is gonna be snowflex.

ive never ridden snowflex before, and i was just curious as to how different its gonna feel from regular snow? should i sharpen my edges or anything? i dont usually wear gloves when i ride (even in the winter) but will this stuff fuck my hands up if im not wearing gloves?

Oct 13 2009 1:02PM
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baaangthat
Posts: 2245 - Karma: 2,587
dont sharpen, wear gloves, dont try to carve.  you can side slip fine tho.  wear long sleeves and pants too
Oct 13 2009 1:05PM
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TimmyK
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Its weird stuff, been to the one in va, definitely no edge hold, its like sliding on ice without chatter.  Definitely wear gloves, long pants and a long sleeve shirt. 
Oct 13 2009 5:14PM
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hnosyalnif
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^ Yep, you will definitely need all the above.  It is really weird at first because there really is no chance of holding an edge on it all.
Oct 13 2009 5:17PM
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hot-like-sauce
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I would def. wear long sleeves, maybe even a jacket pending the temp. snow pants are a good idea, and you should def wear gloves. Your skis wont need any special tuning, and you'll love snowpark im sure, I'll be there working, so be sure to say hi
Oct 13 2009 7:22PM
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Uncle.Badness
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WEAR GLOVES!!!! Also it doesn't matter really if your edges are super sharp or not, but word of caution it is kinda slow for some features.
Oct 13 2009 7:29PM
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Lanceasaurus
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Just dont have any skin open like on your arms your face is fine unless you fall on it otherwise itll hurt
Oct 13 2009 8:48PM
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