Yes if you're in Ellensburg you could try the Teanaway (although Stuart is apparently already pretty melted out). Snoqualmie pass would probably be thin down low but okay above 4k or so and has...

Paging riff!

I saw a recent ish insta post from Trevor Kostanich of a ski traverse through there and it looked like coverage was good.

Weather seems to be moving into a typical spring storm...

$20 for a set of 4 would be reasonable when you've bought an $800 boot (for 40% off in a spring sale, of course)

Cool yeah I was thinking of this report where they climbed up that line but skied another direction https://www.cascadecrusades.org/SkiMountaineering/goode/goode2011.htm

I've heard it's silent E as well, but people will say different stuff. E$ aka Hedonaut has done a bit of exploring in that zone and told me some tales. I believe that eastern couloir on Goode was...

I think I first heard about Rob from his posts on WildSnow. Sad to hear he's gone.

We are setting up for epic corn, evidence ^^^ and forecast

In the PNW the el nino/la nina effect is not that big, statistically. Not sure what that means for Chile. I would still plan a trip down if I could!

Thanks to DoubleBogey for a great deal on Intuitions and quick delivery

Looks pretty high volume ?

I think if you want it to ski as well as the Zero G, be prepared for around the same weight. Just find something with a low friction walk mode.

The Fischer Transalp Tour is pretty close in ROM to the F1 GT that I recently started using. I'm not sure it's worse, but I do certainly feel the weight difference and forward lean difference...

I dunno, I think the Wayback 96 is fairly forgiving in the PNW for volcanoes etc. It is stiff enough to edge but also smearable and with the pintail it does ok in pow. The 98 is more of a "beginner"...

Interested, PMing

Seems to check out!
Used this idea to order a size 31 F1 GT... "2 sizes bigger" by numbers than the standard 29 performance fit I've been wearing forever in touring boots. And it frigging worked....

FYI XT has 2 more degrees forward lean than the GT and LT models

Skied epic pow on the northern volcano Saturday and surprisingly corny snow (brief window) in the vicinity yesterday. Bring on the next storm.

I got married at the Seattle arboretum, very affordable but maybe a little small for your group.

Fit is great in these F1 GTs. Skied them on two big days already. I've never been able to do big days like this without any shell work, just a sock-method at-home mold of the intuitions. Maybe they...

Oh and I had a glass of some kind of red at my friends' place. They'd already decanted it, so not sure the type, but it was nice!

Survived a 4k tour yesterday so I'm going to call it a success

I have some F1 GTs on the way from Telemark-Pyrenees for a nice deal. I'll report back on them since there's very little info. It's basically the XT with a grilamid rather than carbon-infused cuff....

Had a little tear at the edge of my skin from stepping on a rock (doh!). Tried XXX-er's idea with the drier sheet and some aquaseal SR that was in my freezer. It seems to have worked great! I didn't...

Blame my buddy ;)
The windbuff alpine up high was tough on his 88 skinny sticks

Which size is it?
Thanks

Validated!

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Kulshan!

A couple pics

Some wind-affected snow on Coleman glacier (skied down the fall-line, away from the uptrack)
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Thunder glacier looking like crap compared to last year... icefall has broken...

I heard that people summited from the South on Sunday in the nice weather. I made it up to 9k on the north side (Coleman-Deming) but turned there due to active windloading on that side of the Roman...

Huh I would've thought that more degrees of flex is normal but I'm wrong!

Presumably a skier will flex their boot more than 10 degrees, but the skialper test isn't getting you into the range. As you say, the forces are roughly comparable at 10 degrees, but we aren't seeing...

It looks like the skialper ski flex is showing very small flexes/forces compared to the other graph

Cool data!
Surprised to see the F1 GT up at the top of the ski mode flex chart with nearly the same as the F1 XT and Zero G Peak models. Most info I've read describe them as significantly softer...

Thanks for the sweet deal on specs, cheers

Interesting, that ice cliff is sure changing. Just like the ice on all our volcanoes, thinning and moving around.
FWIW Baker's glaciers above 8k are pretty well filled-in this year from what I've...

Brakeless long travel version. I believe the nice ski feel comes from the kiss gap at the heel.

Had my first release in a crash 2 weeks ago. I run the 12 springs with lateral release set to 10....

Will pass on those plums, thanks

Gnarly avalanche conditions out there and bound to get worse with the incoming record heat.
Stay safe all... Good weekend to skip backcountry skiing I'd say

Interested in the Plums but would need confirmation that you've got screws.

Do you have all the screws and leashes to include? Color me interested

Try reaching out to Fischer directly. It's a known issue and they might hook you up.

Bumping this
Interested in things like the Zero G Peak, Backland, TLT, Travers, etc. Not actually looking for a skimo race boot

Longer term review on the Transalp boot:

Still pretty happy with these. On longer tours I found a fit issue where the clog was too restrictive around my ankle. This led to some rubbing and...

Theragun & foam roller: add to your yoga
Doesn't hurt to try fatter fatties (and smoke em if needed)

Hi, I'll take the Julbo glasses. Sending PM. Thanks.

Glad to hear you are looking into this issue. I found it super difficult to remove the bushings on my 1st pair of backlands (I am no mechanic ace though). Mine must have been ovalized because new...

Bookmarked, thanks.

I really like these as well. Skied all of last season on mine and going strong. I have no need for a freeride spacer or extra bulk. The ski feel is so solid. Only improvement...

Lots of good advice here. I tour a lot more than I ski inbounds and keep moving towards more comfortable fit. Too big def causes it's own issues, but you need room for your feet to swell on big days...

In the Cascades while skiing, it's not super common to find accessible ice that one could put a screw into... unless you end up deep in a crevasse. This year is a little different, however, with the...

You've pinpointed exactly my issues with Backland Carbon: cuff pivots get sloppy FAST and liners pack out/fall apart at about the same rate. Maybe 10 long days/60k vert for me....