I got curious and dug around a little, found this reddit thread.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/1lbdz2/just_what_is_that_white_ball_on_highway_410_east/

Which says it's a USAF...

I was once told this is part of the civilian aviation navigation system. A beacon of some sort. I don't remember who told me but I thought they were credible.

I cannot fucking believe the constant changing of plans. How do they not understand how this makes them look bad and undermines trust?

That's good info, thanks. 80mm supposedly exists but I can't find it in stock anywhere.

The point was that having the government shell out a ton of money for Crystal to have a road only to have Crystal charge users for parking at the end of it is offensive.

I'm looking for 80mm STH2 brakes as well. The 120s look pretty funny on my Brahma 82s. Willing to buy or trade the 120s.

Have you considered Silvrettas, which you own already? This is the application they are intended for.

To improve much over Silvrettas, you'd need a tech toe. Who cares if they're heavy? Touring...

Dude. Recessions exacerbate wealth inequality.

Lots of these are good points.



The master plan included a lift up Bullion Basin to expand intermediate terrain. Anyone seen a plan more recent than 2004?



I have heard they intend to...

"quality" is just one factor and probably not the most important one in determining pricing. Demand has a lot to do with location. Anybody know how many season passes JHMR sells? Seems like Denver...

Well this is true and is part of the problem. We need increased access to recreational opportunities on public land.

This is complicated enough that I can't tell how it'll work out. If the theory was too many casual Seattle skiers bought Ikon passes and caused the parking/traffic problems, this might not do...

Well, because they want you to not come.

Kind of... the price increase while maintaining paid parking and reservations is kind of hard to swallow.

New base commons area, summit house, and hotel:
https://www.crystalmountainresort.com/reimagine

I see that BD specifies they aren't for use with rigid soled boots, which seems like a huge miss for this already niche product.

Unless you can get some of those hacked crampons with the tech...

I don't think missing skin back at the tail will change performance much at all. You'd save a little weight. You might want to think about whether your next pair of skis will be a different length.

BD is making these sketchy looking things, they also sell the binding alone apparently. I've wondered if anyone has used them.
...

Wait, so how are tech bindings able to be mounted correctly by shops? Don't they use jigs that use BSL?

Steal some out of a fence!

Do we have a date?

I would imagine the repercussion could be they don't let you into the country after this. Bad idea.

Tell us more.

I don't see how it could, can you imagine what would happen?

Yeah, there should be. It's useful to zoom out for a moment, this is a problem created by allowing a giant corporation to control local public resources. Through all the layers of bureaucracy, the FS...

We do this regardless of the weather, when it's snowing it's just diluted with posts of good skiing.

Maybe this is totally normal business speak, but it seems really disingenuous to use the term "discount" when they set all of the pricing.

I almost can't believe anybody is willing to buy Freerides in 2022.

Good ski, good deal, free bump.

I don't know what the problem is with Juneuary, although I've usually heard it in reference to our shitty weather at the beginning of summer.

He probably can go back to the shop and level up, he just really has no idea yet what he needs or should ask for.

Actually I'm pretty sure this is the answer.

I've got a buddy who decided to learn to ski this year. He got a season rental from a local shop, soft short beginner skis. The other day was probably his third day out and he stepped up to his first...

I've been skiing Alpental for many years but I'm still a JONG. Is "Shot Six" the starting zone above the gully you traverse right after you go through the Shot Six gate?

Yeah, I should have clarified that I was talking about land crossing. Thanks for the info.

I put 5 or 6 years on my old Kryptons before one of the shells cracked right above the middle buckle. I thought I'd gotten enough out of 'em and bought some Krypton 2s.

Who has crossed recently? How did it go?

Apparently two people have told my wife that you now need a negative test to get back into the US. This would be extremely surprising to me. Has anyone...

Yeah, I'm sick of worrying about COVID too, and COVID doesn't give a shit how I feel about it. There aren't words for how hard a pass I am taking on the opportunity to get on a bus, until Omicron...

Really, really wild how inaccurate this all is. What, if only we had your blue-collar perspective we would be... happy and grateful for getting less than we thought we were paying for?

You're an...

Shit is golden up there because they took our money to make it that way. I don't think I'm innately entitled to lift served skiing or parking or heated bathrooms. I'm well aware of how privileged I...

Did any humans get into the parking site at 12 noon today?

How on earth could they fine you for not showing? They plan to be certain they scan in every single vehicle in the lot?

This is a fucking shitnado. I can't even bring the site up.

I'm concerned that with the 2 reservation limit, I'll make my 2 and then they'll all be booked until April. That's worse.

I'm no expert but I've done way too much reading about COVID, off the top of my head:
- antibodies are only one of the forms of protection your body has against viruses, lacking them doesn't...

I like the other threads where people talk about topics they have knowledge about

Yeah but your organs are grateful.



Wellll maybe part of it is you think, like me, that patrol does some kind of control work out there before opening the gate. I'm not all wrong about that, am...

I haven't logged into FB in months, but I went to check, and HOLEEEEEEEEEEE SHIT is that comment section a pile of garbage. Lots of complaining and lots of really really dumb ideas. Par for the...

What he said, and



They need to reconsider this. They ARE putting limitations on access to Crystal, they're just doing it this year via a dumb hack, after they got our money. It seems like they...

Crystal patrol is excellent, one of the best things about Crystal.

Two parking reservations?? How is this is going to appease any unhappy consumers? This seems much worse to me. If I want to ski 2...

I had the orange Lupos in size 27.5, same as my Kryptons, and found I couldn't tour on them. As soon as I stood up straight my toes mashed to the front. I really wish this thread existed before I...

I'm still trying to come up with an OG Bodacious that isn't the black reissue.

This is the thing, I was at Crystal opening day and watched a bunch of (people I judgmentally view as) gapers walk up and buy IKON passes at the window. To me this shouldn't have been possible, but...