tech talk you fucking JONGs

This is the Benniest thread of recent memory

I toured up the valley today, got there at about 8 am and it was getting pretty full. I managed to find a spot in the small lot under the Phantom. It sure looked like they'd enforced the lot 4 rule,...

Taking into account what I've read here, and what I'm trying to accomplish, I got a Power Wrap 29 to try and squeeze into my 28.5 Tecnica Zero Gs. Without baking yet, dry run, it took about 3 tries...

You're BORED with a boot that works? WTF.

Best encapsulation of Alpental I've ever heard.

I'll be there too, rolling solo, hit me up. Blue coat, orange pants, Billy goats or cochises.

I have a maybe really really dumb question:

I've got asym BGs from a couple years ago. Which ski is left and which is right? If the topsheets say explicitly, it must be covered up by my binding....

Harden up like a frozen poocano.

Shitlagmite?

This may be true but this isn't the first year they've had the toilets out there.

They've also got locks on half of them, I don't know their intended purpose but I can't see a way it points to...

Oh, how long has there been a bar at the top of the gondy? It was open today.

Irate to find that again today, Crystal had failed to stock the portapotties with TP. I know this is a hard year for everybody. My expectations for a satisfactory pooping experience are very low.

Really had my fingers crossed that there'd be just enough new snow to make Crystal fun, but there wasn't. Wet refreezing slush, ice, things are starting to look patchy in a lot of places. In case...

I saw GregL who was very helpful and knowledgeable. He agreed these boots are probably about the best option for me, but if I understood him correctly, he doesn't have strong feelings about...

My wife loved her older Black Pearls. I tried a pair back when it didn't have a number- I think it was 88 underfoot. Seemed good but at my height/weight they kind of folded up under me. Which is...

I have a new pair of Tecnica Zero G Touring boots in 28.5, a size up from what I wear in alpine boots. They're an improvement over my last touring boots, but I would still like to feel more locked in...

Maestrales have sold, Lupos price drop.

bump.

I might also entertain a trade for a size 28 Dalbello "touring" boot.

We have chosen English Labs, who are large and not known for endurance athletics. Still, the younger loves to run around, and I was psyched to see what he might be able to do when he was mature...

We were so psyched with the dump a couple weeks ago, coverage was so good so early. Definitely need to remember that it's early December and if you're doing the traverse off 6, whatever skis you have...

Lots we can criticize Crystal for, but I'd say they've generally excelled at opening shit.

Speaking of, what happened at Crystal today?

While the rusty metal thing is a widespread misconception, tetanus is everywhere, it's recommended to always keep your booster shots current.

Or, you can wait until you get wounded and go to the...

This is the kind of innovation I expect from TGR!

I often go hatless, but haven't tried bare arms.

Are you talking about something other than the classic R1 fleece? I never had one with any softshell properties.

https://www.patagonia.com/product/mens-r1-regulator-fleece-pullover/40110.html

I've used 2 different thin merino shirts, I think Icebreaker and some Norwegian brand, both the thinnest available (probably 150), they don't seem to breathe well enough. Smartwool also looks like a...

Dalbello Lupo 130C boots, size 27.5. Used under 20 days, I think the liners are unmolded and unused. These are too short for me to tour in. They ski almost exactly like my beloved Kryptons.
$325 OBO...

New Billy Goat only has a bird on it?

I guess I used my pass without a reservation on Tuesday? I thought I had one, but realized later I somehow accidentally hadn't finished the process for a group of reservations. No nasty gram yet. I...

I'm in search of a new lightweight base layer.

I tour mostly in Washington where it's damp and not that cold, and I seem to run hot, I especially sweat a lot on the way up. For the climb I...

That is awful. I'm sorry.

Was going to describe conditions at Hyak this afternoon as awful, but I'll adjust my attitude and say they were just pretty bad. Raining in the lot. But any time I get to...

Rad, I still think of this video most days.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7iVsdRbhnc

Mounted the skis at the back line, took them out in low-end-of-mediocre conditions yesterday at...

I just dropped a pair of new Zero G 105s off to be mounted, and remembered something:

I think the ski had two boot sole midpoint bumps.

Can anybody confirm, and what the difference between...

Bindings are sold, plates still available.

At Big Sky I once got two core shots in one turn.

Dynafit Radical FT 1.0 bindings, the ones that go to 12. Includes B&D toe shims. The dumb pieces that connect the heel and toe seem to have gone missing, you didn't want those anyway.

SOLD $180...

This is an interesting thread. I did some spreadsheeting trying to decide on bindings for the new setup I'm putting together this year. I settled on:

Blizzard Zero G 105 180: 1503
Tecnica Zero G...

growing a pair, lightening up, and chuckling are all TEXTBOOK signs of weakness

you are all disgraceful, put yourselves on ignore

googling is a sign of weakness

thick skin is a sign of weakness

Has he started a thread this year about how he's really going to learn to tour this year?

This looks like a steal. I bought an OBS Powerstroke in 2010, put a camper on the back, lived in mountain towns for 3 years and put 60k miles on the truck. The only real problem I ever had was hard...

good thread guys

The stock liner is laughable, put in a power wrap like is in your kryptons.

I went on a tour yesterday and I am fucking done with these Maestrales. They don't fit me. I can't ski well in anything other than easy soft snow. At this point I might just start dragging the Lupos...

SOLD

In case anyone needs more more options, I used 3m Mastic on mine. I like it, it's extremely grippy, probably a little too grippy at the beginning, but I have had these poles like 10 years and they're...

Looking for Marker Jesters to fit the existing holes in a pair of skis I just bought. I have a pair of Dukes to trade if you're interested.

It doesn't seem possible that I'm asking too much for these.

SOLD

Somebody buy these!