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Don't know how I missed this when it first appeared. Great write up!

Here's the point: Most native alaskans that I've know are not big on restricting access to anywhere, at any time or by any means. By advocating restrictions you're attitude is directly in opposition...

Getting into the Wrangell's does not cost as much as heli skiing, unless you are comparing the cost of a drop off and pick-up by ski plane with the cost for a single day of heli-skiing. Even then the...

Wow, I suppose you were born and raised in AK yourself? Somehow I doubt it. Whenever I've heard these sort of sentiments, it is almost always from someone who moved there from somewhere else. ("I'm...

An excellent point that underlines the general neglect of proper explanations of the airborn rotation aspect of these techniques. The responsible authorities should take note.

No comment on Gaehner Geisttier?

Although discussions of technique are not generally held in high regard on this forum, I thought that the following instructional video might be of interest.

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The ski I use now for the type of skiing you are describing is the Moment PB&J. It is not going to be as good a carver as a cochise or mantra, but will probably be a better ski in bumps, crud and any...

Of the skis I've spent significant time on, the two that come closest to what your looking for would be the PB&J and the salli czar (though neither one is the 'ice cream pooping unicorn' you're...

Taos is in very good shape right now. If you like tight and technical steep lines, it has a bunch of them. Some examples:



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Taos is in pretty good shape right now, but if you are there on the coming weekend, some areas will be closed for the competition.

Just came over to Silverton from Durango at 5PM Wednesday evening. No problems.

For my taste, the best skier is the one having the most fun. I have seen 'once a year' crews out of Texas flailing down steeper runs in Taos while laughing their asses off <=> some of the best skiers...

Not a lawyer, but it sounds like an issue that I think is referred to as an 'implied easment' or 'right of way', where people have been accustomed to accessing some area by crossing some private...

This isn't exactly correct. Road damange as a function of combined axle weight ("equivalent single axle load") follows a power law (fourth power at that). See the following for example calculations:...

I can hardly claim to have done really complete research on the subject, but the beer that seemed to end up as the crowd favorite on this trip was Cutthroat Pale Ale from Tree Brewing Co. in Kelowna.

You can find this at the website for the office of management and budget. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/Overview

I'm guessing that skinnyskier was refering to LA rather than Santa Fe.

Regarding LA: Has the feel of a company town, with almost everybody working at the lab. The town itself isn't very...

The last few years I've pretty much stopped flying between Anchorage and Valdez. It ends up costing a bit more to rent a car and drive over, but does offer a number of advantages:

-Your gear...

An almost unbelievable accomplishment. What may have been the most mind blowing for me was the fact that they even thought about trying to do the Devil's Thumb on a trip like that. Sort of like...

Does seem that way. With the bad season last year, and a poor early season this year (in large parts of the US) it might be that those who have something worth posting are too busy skiing.

Although it might be disqualified by being in NY (although Troy isn't that far from the Mass. border) she might want to look at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Exceptionally good small technical...

I might have done this, except he might have then invited me to send one of the features on the Supernatural course. I'm sure the resulting carnage would have produced some good photos, but I...

Have to say I'm getting to be more on the fence now myself (for many of the same reasons mentioned by others above). Having a good trail system five minutes from the door is a big factor in this. ...

He might have been up there, but I didn't get to meet all the other guides. (Got to know the bartenders pretty well though).

Where I ski, even when there is a good snowpack, I end up hitting a lot of rocks. (Lots of tight steep lines). Over the years I've destroyed bunches of skis. Of the major brands I've skied on...

Baldface does seem to have a strong snowboarding history, but it seems like the guides and clients are a pretty mixed bag. There was very little traversing needed to get in and out of runs. The...

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Of course, in spite of the great conditions and our increasing familiarity with the terrain, things occasionally didn’t go completely according to plan. (Names withheld to...

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It turned out that we had a bit of luck in the timing of our trip. Not only had the area experienced a great early season, producing a snowpack as deep as...

This TR is about a trip to Baldface Lodge organized by the Tokyo based, Hakuba skiing Poachninja crew.

Most of the trips I’ve joined these guys on have been “interesting” in the sense of the...

For me, a sign that the boots arn't stiff enough is when I have to buckle them so tightly to get adequate control that the buckles produce pressure points, are hard to both close and open because of...

Never skied goats, but have had both pre- and post 'tip-rise' versions of the mantra and one of my primary ski partners has had pretty much every version of goat.

Regarding issues of rockered...

During the Columbine incident an armed deputy sheriff came on the scene six minutes after the start of the shooting and exchanged some fire with the shooters.

This didn't put an end to their...

What you are referring to is the period after 1935 when a gold inflows and capital flight from Europe produced an increase the money supply and availability of capital. This, in conjunction with new...

There is indeed no universal recipe for fighting a recession/depression that is universally agreed upon. It depends on the specific situation in question, what caused the recession in the first...

I'm guessing that you and bestskieratsnowbird are talking about two different things. Any stiff ski without tip rocker is going to hit surface irregularities harder than a ski with tip rocker giving...

Haven't followed this thread for a while, but going through it I noticed the discussion on Gary's consumption tax suggestion. A way to 'sort of' get around some of the counter arguements (mostly...

Don't know what sort of brain dead books on the great depression you've been reading, but what you (and many conservatives) seem to be advocating is exactly what was tried by Hoover in the US in the...

The mortgage interest deduction is a political third rail, being extremely popular among the voting classes, but has a number of negatives, some of which have already been mentioned. Most of the...

You might want to look at the Salomon Czar in a 174. (I think that would be about the right size for you). Very stable ski at speed in variable/junk snow due to stiffness, weight and lack of...

All ABS packs have ski carry straps. The older ones have a diagonal carry system and I think the newer ones have an option for side carry.

Regarding avalung vs. airbag: I've used both and...

Given that you don't ride that much (for a roadie) a few pounds of weight or better wheels are going to make little difference. The one thing that can make a significant difference is gearing. Odds...

No, in the good old days before technology got us into this particular resource scarcity problem, nature solved resource problems for humans the same way it solves it for all the non-tech species:...

The "pragmatic libertarian" doesn't always dispense or drink the koolaid. IMHO a number of markets and industries do need a hefty dose of regulation. At the top of the list for me:

-Financial...

Important and far reaching legislation doesn't necessarily have to be complex. Glass-Steagall is a good example. It's what, two pages or something?

Most of the complex derivative products...

As I noted above, I'm not a purist libertarian, so I'm willing to live with some tort reform. Another example of my lack of true believer credentials is the fact that I listed as a negative for the...

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It is very possible that many laws and regulations (which are often shaped by lobbyists) do have the 'intended consequence' of restricting market access. Don't know if one party is more to...

I'll give you two examples that I have personal experience with:

The Dodd Frank bill is a huge and complicated piece of legislation. How complicated can be deduced from the fact that two years...

I'm one of those unicorns that one hears about, but seldom runs into: An undecided voter. (I think all five of us ought to go out for coffee sometime and compare notes). Of course, this makes me...

How about just getting a shorter pair of Bibby's and mounting them further back?