I'm beginning to plan a ski touring trip to Tromso and the Lyngen Alps at the end of April-beginning of May this year. Does anyone have any info on how their winter is doing? Snowpack levels? All...

Yep, where you live in Seattle determines where you buy a pass. Traffic through the city sucks, though its not bad once you get outside of the limits and head for the mountains. There isn't an...

OK, so I've read this entire thread, read the blog, and even the JH newspaper link. I thought about it, and I just could not logically make any sense of what actually happened. Yes, they were...

Hey, not sure if people are still checking this thread, or looking for rides, but I'm looking to go ski either Alpental, or do some touring outside the area, and I got wheels. Let me know, I live on...

OK, you want a budget? Here's what you can plan on:

Airfare: If you are lucky, it'll be about $1200-1500 with insurance. Get the insurance.

Ski pass: yep, $40 a day, but that adds up when...

Anyone heading out soon? I'm free Wednesday or Thursday, and have a car, leaving from eastside Seattle. I don't know much about where to go...either Rainier or Baker. PM me if interested. Thanks

I second that. Pretty much everyone has it right, 8 days in patagonia is not going to cut it. I spent over a month there and pretty much just added to a list of things I wanted to do/see. If...

I'll add to the ski misery. The resorts, if even open, will be pretty slushy, have minimal terrain open, and have lots of brown patches melting through. The current high's are in the 60's in summit...

Hmm, and this weekend in Boulder its supposed to be sunny with a high of 76 freaking degrees. I like skiing as much as the next guy, but, hey. Ski when the skiings good. Bike when the bikings...

First off, grad student or job? Just remember what Marge Simpson said: "Don't make fun of grad students, they just made a terrible life choice." Make the right choice.

Secondly, I don't know...

I used to have shin issues. I tried all sorts of things on my liner, booster straps, nothing worked. As it turned out, it was a PT issue. Now I just do some foot raises (like tapping your foot) a...

Dude, you're in Colorado. If the descent you are talking about is in Colorado, I can almost promise you its not a first descent. Everything, except maybe a few hidden gems in the san juans has been...

While there is some mellow terrain over there, I don't think its worth it. Basically, you'd be risking a lot on avalanche odds to ski breakable crust at 25 degrees. Not worth it. And the trees...

Awesome responses, thanks this is just what I am looking for. I don't think the lack of sun will bother me much (I'm from Minnesota after all). Traffic can't be much worse than colorado, and...

Thanks for all the helpful info! Sounds like if I can take some rain, it's a sweet place. I appreciate all the input.

So jobwise, I have a good chance to move from Boulder, CO, to Seattle, WA. It would be a good move, employment-wise, but that's beside the point. How is Seattle. I know its going to be a bit rainy...

Yeah, listen to the collective. Unfortunately, its a bad year. I can tell you first hand avoid SLC (and they are getting rain), and most of colorado is horrible right now. If PNW is not looking...

I'll second that. IPW is a horrible place to be most days above treeline. But, don't be too discouraged. If the wind ever stops, there are a lot of cool places up there. The locations you...

Hey

So the minimal amount of snow on the front range has me thinking about a trip to Wolf Creek, being that they are pretty much the only Colorado resort that is 100% open. Has anyone been there...

Yeah I remember a women from my trip to LL saying about the 5-star hotel she and her husband were staying at as "The worst 5-star hotel I've ever stayed at. No one will even help you put your boots...

I'd say book it. Its a good price, though you never know what you'll get early season. Last year we were skiing the Canyon in early december, and it was deep. Some years you have to wait a bit...

Just like everyone else has said, its a sweet town. As long as you aren't looking for something serious, its a fun place with good peeps and lots of outdoor potential. Sadly, WC is pretty flat. ...

I agree Beaterdit, I don't get to ski enough. How about we correct that now? I am currently accepting donations to raise money so I can quit my day job and chase the snow. Please send via paypal. ...

hmmm, so someone decided to make skiing a priority in life, and doesn't have any money to enter some ski competition? And someone else wants complete internet strangers to donate money so she can...

its total bullshit, and we can all hope it never passes. The peak is already named. Why doesn't she pick one of the countless unnamed peaks in Colorado? Regardless how you feel about John Denver...

Thanks cyc, but its looking like I'll probably bail. temps are only supposed to get down to 39 degrees and party cloudy friday night at 12.5k, so probably not much of a freeze if any. Guess I'll...

Quick question: Does anyone have any recent beta on fairplay conditions? I was thinking of heading out there this weekend and possibly skiing Horseshoe, or Buckskin or something of the like. Is...

Bump! Anyone been up there recently? How's the road? Snow conditions? Thanks!!

I would second that. Bariloche will be trouble, what with the airport shut down, and everything (ski resort included) covered in ash.

They'll pretty much always be some sort of place to crash. ...

two of my friends ride these skis. One tele, the other on alpine. Both love them, even ride them on groomer hard pack. Word is they suck on moguls. I plan on getting a pair next year

I'd bring skis. The snowpack is seriously deep. Probably not much for hiking or biking above 10k feet for maybe a month.

Whippets? There's nothing but cross country skiing in Wild Basin. Everyone knows that.

if anyone is looking to sell some power wraps mondo 26, let me know

Definitely. Well, maybe. Can you find the sore spot on your shin by pressing with your fingers? If so, that's probably a bone bruise. Stop touching it and it will go away in about 6 weeks. If...

I had something similar with my shins. I went as far as getting an MRI done, but all it all could have been solved by simple stretching and strength exercises. Calf raises and Resisted Dorsiflexion...

So i have a question for the injured community at large. About 9 weeks ago I twisted my ankle fairly well. I spent a couple days on crutches, went to the doc for X-rays (negative), and then have...

Hey

Does anyone know if the Marble quarry road is still plowed? And if so, how far? I heard that in January last year they stopped plowing it, but I haven't been up. Any info would be...

I dont know of much in steamboat that has winter camping. There is a campground north of town that is open year around, and I think its like $25 a night place. Better, there is a cheap motel called...

Sure, Catedral got a bunch of snow recently, but then it rained. Try skiing day old tracks that are frozen in place. Not a lot of fun. One of the few days I have ever choosen to ski groomers out....

Well, I do hope Bariloche gets some serious snow. Down here for a while, and skiing Catedral today was probably top 3 for worst snow conditions I have ever "enjoyed". Thank god for Fernet and Cola.

Pussy :)



Man, you seriously should have come to Glenwood with J and me. Nice to hear you are doing well and everyone is keeping you active and busy. We'll have to have a BBQ when I get...

When you refer to your partners as pussies on a public thread, I'm sure you'll have no problem getting more people to ski with. Please note the sarcasm.

Seriously though, I am glad you are still...

I've only skinned the ridge. I don't think it makes much difference. We were at thomas lakes at 6am, had breakfast, and left for the ridge. We watched you guys skin up the bowl. You beat us up by...

Great day. I was one of the three on the ridge. Skiing out and looking at the Laundry chutes, I could see numerous wet slides occurring. This was about 11am, and heard later that yes, there were...

Hmmm. Me no good at english. Higher = Hire?

Yo

Cleaning out the garage, and for sale is:

179 K2 Nancys. Brand new, still in plastic. $200

Intuition liners Mondo size 24.0. Heat molded once, worn for about 10 minutes and thats it. ...

Nice site, its about time someone did this. Just like mountainproject.com, only for skiing. I'll definitely add some routes

Jackson to Boulder? What the hell were you thinking? But to answer your question, no not in boulder. We have some ok xc trails (betasso, walker), but we're close to many good trails in golden and...

Oh, I'm not concerned about crowds, or sleds. I just don't agree with paying $6 to access roads and lands that I already paid for with my taxes. If I snowmobiled on the W side, and used the...

Still can't justify paying $6 to ski there.