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Denver sunrise this morning taken with Lumix LX7:


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Temps won't reach below freezing at below 14k for much of the Front Range and SuCo until this weekend.

^^^^ (artist formerly known as iskibc) got to ski with Davenport on Meeker on Saturday. Here's their writeup ... I guess Dav is a jong Colorado turd for putting up the topo map of the route as well. ...

Been a while since I've been up in the mountains, and was itching for some high alpine turns last weekend. The emails started floating around and somehow we bypassed a myriad of easier options for...

8" at Wild Basin @9.5k. Think Bear Lake picked up the same. Spring 2011 redux.

Once again, explain to me why it's okay to warranty a pair of secondhand skis for a particular issue for one person and NOT warranty the same issue for another customer's secondhand skis? Simple...

My involvement with another company and how they treat secondhand warranties is not the issue here. It's clear as daylight that Splat plays favorites and treats customers with identical warranty...

Anyone thinking Splat doesn't play favorites with warranty issues needs to get their heads out their asses. Granted, the OP could have handled this better but for fuck's sake, have some consistency...

16" of 10% snow at Bear Lake overnight; 7-10" more today. Think I know where I'm going on Saturday. That wet snow should make some unusually skiable lines a little more inviting.

I know it's weird because it's not in line with people's thoughts, but to me, the EW felt a bit lifeless when compared to the BP. This was during on-snow at SIA and thought the ski needed more carbon...

Forget the exacts, but 184 Exit World is around 8.4 lbs ... maybe a bit lighter.


Personally, I thought the Bibby Pro had more life in it but the Exit World had a more damp feeling and something...

Over-reaching a bit with this?

"You went sight seeing, for the purpose of creating site content which will help you sell more advertising. You also seem to show one of your partners skinning...

Those photos on Lou's site make this accident even more devastating. Truly in awe what a difference 20 feet may have done.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/overstock-digital-washington


You guys will sleuth the fuck out of some guy that pissed in your Cheerios but couldn't figure this one out?

It's not about being a cunt, it's about adding to the machine. Sucks other people received warrantied skis for similar problems in the past but the OP didn't. Bigger pom poms next time I suppose.

After some thought, best to not get involved in this. But if the OP was a cheerleader for the company, then things would likely be a whole lot different for him (read: warrantied skis).

I'd hate to engage in a "they shouldn't have been out that day" discussion because most of us have done similarly in the past. Otherwise, it would be unfair to those lives lost to put the finger...

Difficult to read that the group did nearly everything right and may have just been caught in a terrible spot at the most unopportune time imaginable.

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Highlighting the below from CAIC's...

Little more detail on the group released today. For one of the victims, Saturday was the FIRST time he had ever been in the backcountry.

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Just be sure to plug your brain back together with nootropics after your roll.

Ever travel across an avy path and think (a) the slope above is pretty mellow, it can't slide, (b) if it slides, it won't be big, (c) if it slides, I can quickly get out of the way, (d) if it slides,...

I've been with people where we set off two slides with ski cuts that we knew would rip after conducting a Rutschblock test and ECT. One at Vail Pass, 3' of overnight snow that traveled 200' to a flat...

My 182 weighed 9.2 lbs which is in line with the 4.17kg/pair measurement.

The WildSnow link above tries to make some light of this.

Why not call Scott again and tell him how Trapp was "talking smack" on his skis? No really. Please do.

I don't have a horse in this race, but keep the lynch mob shit in check. Dude hasn't said a bad thing about them. He posted a picture and asked for help. That's it. You guys love making assumptions...

Not picking on you, but was going back through the old posts and ran into this from 11/13/2012. Pretty sure I was one of the few that continued to be optimistic the whole time. Ultimately, I got...

17" of snow over 1.1" of water over the last 12 hours at Bear Lake SNOTEL. Picked the wrong fucking week to start a new job. Shit will be dirty in RMNP tomorrow.

I would never mount this ski in front of the line unless you don't plan on skiing pow or ski it well. On the line if you can maintain a neutral stance, -1 if you press the tips very hard.

Motivated to sell, so make me an offer if the prices above aren't right.

Skis are 11/12 Moment Bibby Special in 186cm (now called the Governor). These are the production version and NOT the prototype version as originally reviewed by Blister. These skis are the tits and...

Same line on April 2, 2011 (still had to downclimb, but it was MUCH easier):


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Didn't get a look at Notchtop Coolie ... spin drifts made it near impossible to see most of the time. If you head back there, some of the Ptarmigan Fingers look FAT! Definitely check those out.

This past Sunday, I joined Carl (frontrangedrummer) and my buddy Zach for a tour in RMNP, a favorite playground for us and a place I haven't been to since early January. We heard reports of good snow...

- Bibby grows in length to 176, 186, 192.

- Ghost Train is a Ghost Chant/Night Train hybrid with radius rocker (make a T shape with both skis and the sidecut is fully flush with the base profile....

Added photos from our day on 25 Short ... need to go back for Bucks, Wister, and any of those amazing south-facing lines off Nez Perce.

And thanks for the ass-kicking, Mayor Dan! Table was an...

Nice running into you ... had a feeling someone might post up here, if not from Taylor then from the other trips we had. If only we hit that east face a few days earlier, but ultimately we lucked out...

Sunday was our day of rest and day to get weird while watching the football games at Grand Targhee. Keeping up with the theme, we skipped breakfast and went straight for 1st and 2nd lunch before 1st...

Friday night in Driggs, we ran into Mayor Dan and told him about our trip as well as ask for a suggestion on what to ski Saturday. His choice? Without hesitation? Table Mountain. All of us were...

Running theme on the trip was eating minimally at breakfast, small quick snacks on the uphill, and polishing through 1st, 2nd, and often 3rd dinner at the end of the day. Since we had quite a big...

Lots of photos here, so I'll try to cut down on much of the wordiness. Last Wednesday, I headed up to Driggs, ID with Fritz to visit a friend of ours that recently moved to town. Me not currently...

Skinning towards Table Mountain with a view of the Grand

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Another shitty day in paradise

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More photos from Taylor:

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The sun rises and sets in Driggs, Idaho


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Taylor after the gang rape ...

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Skied the east face of Taylor today. Top half in the skier's right area was trenchtown powder. Super nice. Baked in the gut though. Plenty of pics to upload but it's time for 2nd dinner.

Absolutely amazing day in Tetons:

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Did anyone get on Taylor today or yesterday?




Also, had an awesome day on Beard. Lots of photos here:
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North face...

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