I was curious so I FOIA'd the first 500pages of FS permits a few years ago. (You have to pay for anything past the first 500). They redact earnings...

I've never heard jack about a FS requirement in many seasons of being in the patrol room. Race training stays active well after public close.

I believe most Ikon pass resorts get a $ per skier day at said resort from Alterra. That makes the pass economics very different than Loveland which...

Sick -- cool to be able to see objective output even if it isn't perfect. Also Columbia Gesha -- yum. Got tired of hand grinding multiple...

Operating in May is operating at a loss. There are only so many skiers still going to populate ski areas. Those who end up at Loveland are on season...

Not right now but last night. A pull cable on my garage door snapped last night. Caused the whole door to get misaligned. Neighbor and I couldn’t...

Good summary, summit. Here's the field report they submitted for reference:...

I think you're misunderstanding the use case for a vest. Is the critique that a vest isn't a 40L pack? Yeah...a vest or 15L pack of any sort is not...

I personally wear the vest at certain resorts even if I'm not carrying a full avalanche kit or expecting to walk out a gate. Any ski area in which I...

No small pack or vest is going to carry boots well. That's not what they are designed for.

I have a vivid memory of working in a bike shop and having a customer walk in the door with a 30 rack of PBR. Walked around and tested every...

I was about to pull the trigger on one after fondling a few at Loveland. Ended up with the Dakine vest for about 1/3rd the price and all the...