I understand where you're coming from; maybe it's just as reckless for someone with a wife and kids to become a cop or a soldier as it is to become a ski daredevil. But I don't think it's reasonable...

My mother is in frail health, and her husband and caregiver is a passionate skier from the old school. He still manages to get to the mountain every week, but he always takes it a little easier...

The unbelievable story of a little dog who came back from the brink to give his grieving family something to smile about:
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I have an old pair of Silvretta 400 bindings, size large (not sure the range, but probably won't go smaller than 320mm boots). I got them from an old timer in Vermont, off an old pair of K2's in a...

I am applying for a job based in Pagosa Springs, CO and was just wondering if anyone here had any input on what life would be like down there. It seems like a pleasant little town but I've never set...

I just butchered my rear brake lever (2008 XT) in a piss poor repair attempt. Either XT or SLX or LX or whatever would work fine.

Just FYI, you can't access the cylinder inside the lever housing...

Schwalbe Nobby Nics. My bike came stock with them, and I thought they were amazing - grip like nothing else I've tried. But since I couldn't afford to replace them with the same thing I bought a...

Some classic ski bumming experiences I can relate:

- South American exchange girls >>> Stuck up white chicks from New England.
- Ski gear is worth more than the car it's strapped to.
- Piece of...

I did a five day trip up there a few years back. We skied a bunch of shots above chimney lake and off the Hamlin peak ridge. Incredible experience, if you can handle all the red tape involved. Such a...

Leave no turn unstoned.

From the old Northside Bozeman days, when he was a longhaired, teepee-dwelling mountain bike nut, to his latter days as a big bald slayer of trout, Dave was my brother in many adventures. He put a...

The tram terrain at Big Sky can deliver some of the most heinous flat light you can imagine - so bad you can't tell if you're moving or not, and if you are, which direction you're going. So if you...

No love for the K-12?

All I have to say on this topic is that 90% of the tele skiers I see on the hill today are making alpine turns 90% of the time. In tele gear. At a lift-accessed ski area.

Definitely check out the book "Climb to Conquer" by Philip Shelton - the story of the 10th Mountain Division's inception in WWII. The ski industry in America was basically invented by members of the...

I paid retail for a different version of these at my LBS. Not sure if the Hucknroll ones are the newer or older version - mine have more of a moulded, wrap-around sole. They look cheap as hell but...

You don't need a jig to mount bindings - you can make your own by tracing the screw holes on a piece of paper. The one thing you should have is a drill press, because it's very hard to keep a hand...

And for the poster - Bridger's groomers are pretty limited. There is almost always a long drought somewhere in Jan. or Feb. where the skiing at Bridger is absolutely hopeless. Big Sky is definitely a...

It's true. Big Sky sucks and there's no good powder skiing there. Tell all your friends, too.

I think this has a ton of potential. I know a lot of poeple think they need a binding with a DIN of 18 to contain their radness, but I have found that bindings with a max DIN of 12 are more than...

The trend with the indie companies is to make fatter, lighter, softer skis for deep snow and backcountry applications. Metal is really unnecessary for all that. The big companies for decades based...

Not to be a prick, but ski resorts and habitat protection are mutually exclusive.

I have even heard of shops charging $25 just to try on boots. You really can't blame them with the way the internet has turned retail upside down. Shops here in Bozeman are charging $75 for a mount...

Beehive Basin and Dudley Creek in Big Sky, or head south to the Lionhead area near Hebgen Lake. The snow is always deeper down there. Make sure you check out the avy report before you...

Big Sky has updated their snow report to show 32-53" of base. Apparently 30 inches of snowpack has melted away in two days, and in 10 degree temperatures.

Truthfully, it's a total mixed bag up...

I bought a pair of 194s on impulse - they were the only size available. I'm 33 y.o., 6'1" and 185-190 lbs. with two aftermarket ACLs. This is my first ski with rocker of any kind. I was afraid they...

Anyone else been up to Big Sky this week? Is it me or is their claim of up to 70" of base a complete fabrication? The Big Lie seems to be in full effect right now, although I will say there are...

Thanks for the input. I had heard that Kalispell was kind of lame, but it's hard to believe that could be the case in an area with so much to offer. I had checked out real estate and kinda had to...

Lots of local owners put their condos up for rent on Craigslist, under "vacation rentals". There are some decent deals and not too many scammers there. There is a Craigslist page for both Bozeman and...

I am applying for a job in Creston, MT, about 10 miles east of Kalispell. I have lived in Bozeman for 14 years but have never ventured up to the Flathead area. I was wondering if anyone had any input...

I spent a couple of days in Rossland last year. There was absolutely nothing going on there. I had to drive around for a while before I even found a place to grab a beer. I drove down to the next...

I DJ at weddings and big events. I generally only work evenings and weekends, which leaves the middle of the week open to dicing up powder in relative solitude. There is nothing in this world more...

I have contemplated surgery as well. I did the "skier's thumb" twice on the same thumb about 12+ years ago, then again about 7 years ago. Each time I spent some time with a thumb brace on.

I...

I tore my 2nd ACL a few years back, and because I had so many tendinitis problems with the PT graft the first time, and because I had heard enough bad juju about the hamstring graft, I opted to try a...

The one piece of advice I have from my ski bum days is this:

When you do get a job, no matter how shitty it is, show up on time and do good work. Always be sober in the workplace. Get to know...