Have no idea how to answer the question.

On an almost completely (but only almost) unrelated note a friend just posted a video from Lofoten implying that at least in mid/late March one is able to...

I've been touring a bit up towards Col d'Izoard (which I guess is technically far north and possibly not really Queyras; nice but bad access in wintertime - really beautiful in late spring) and then...

Yup, it's a sweet area. Especially Claviere / Montgenevre.

I would however strongly suggest staying down below in Serre Chevalier if you have a car anyways. Serre itself boasts some amazing stuff....

It seems the second part is up ;)

The gnar:
http://www.coreshot.com/images/stories/Etna/30.jpg

Consider checking with Glisseur; I guess you have his email?

Yep. Nope. Dunno (as I've always slept on other peoples floors/couches).

PM Glisseur or Mulletizer for specific contacts in LG. It doesn't seem to be all that difficult, especially if you speak ze...

Wherever you went seemed like a nice place to me. That was nice.

I think there was a part from Disentis & Muster in one of the old Free Radicals movies (FR2 I think). As far as I remember they got some sweet stuff from there.

Yup, agreed. Very very cool and amazing views/pics.

Nah.

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Friendly - as in "generally not offended by dead animal produce" -, yes. More like not so much focus on real quality stores with esoteric products I guess.

Seal is kind of a rarity in shops. Whale on the other hand can be found pretty easily in Norway, those very hard to come by in Denmark. Not blubber, but some serious blackish-red meat that is. BBQ's...

In Denmark, very likely. In Norway, very likely not.

So close, yet so far apart :(

If it wasn't because importing unprepared meat/fat tended to offend national security and law enforcement around here about as much as pure plutonium (and the fact that it's either require some...

Been using those quite a bit. It's nice. It's also not an 80's thing but a pretty modern & tech piece of cloth. It fits in well with the others visually though. I love mine.

http://www.bmskier.com/stuff/sc/coffewithaview.jpg
Coffee. With a view. P2 at La Grave.

http://www.bmskier.com/stuff/sc/balme05.jpg
Playing off the Balme ridge.
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http://www.bmskier.com/stuff/sc/picblanc_lameijerateau.jpg
La Meije and Rateau as seen from Pic Blanc du Galibier. Really early season, not much cover.
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http://www.bmskier.com/stuff/sc/hop1.jpg
Hop's first run in Serre 2004. Line entry, scandi style.

http://www.bmskier.com/stuff/sc/hop2.jpg
Hop's second run in Serre 2004. Line entry, scandi...

Here is what I managed to dig out in a hurry. No really good ski shots as that's mostly been with pro guys whose pics I haven't got access to. Anyways, it's a nice place.
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Will dig out my old laptop and see if I can put some stuff together on the area other than only the skiing. Will take a bit though.

Sure it's low. And south. But hey, some years everything but Engelberg seem to go dry. Most other years I'd go back to Serre in a heartbeat (lived in Serre and La Grave for 9ish seasons). I love it....

I believe this sums it up real well.

WTF do you want to do that for?

Engelberg. It's on right now.

Get back quickly Buster.

I heart hop's t-shirt.

Nah. Just follow tracks. And remember to pack enough rope. And some diapers.

Buster knows stuff. It requires a bit more of an effort than a megaresort like Val Thorens/3V and such, but those putting in that effort will reap the reward.

But hey, Chamonix, St. Anton and...

I guess with many bets it's not really the size of the bet but the fact that you've made a bet that matters.

Just checked the official site; Henrik won in '01, '02, '03, '05 and '07 it seems. Jon won in '04.

Henrik has like four or so. Among others Manu Gaidet was there one of the years during which he dominated the IFSA tour.

Probably has to do with the fact that one has to walk a good deal on trips like the Haute Route I guess.

La Grave is pretty easy. Or extremely hairy. Depends on where you go. Plenty of stuff there...

Not mentioning names I sold my summer season pass to a certain very low-key now-pro skier in '99 when he showed up and couldn't afford a pass of his own. The rest of his gear then didn't really smell...

Terrain (with a bit of skating or walking from top lift) should be compared to a winter resorts, not a flat and soggy glacier in the Alps. There are definately lines that require you to bring your A...

Heh. Glisseur was spancered by Atomic and on first gen. BD's when I first met him. At the time he had them going soft from hard skiing and looked rather envious towards my team-only M103's. I think...

Schweet :D

Well, to Stryn just get the express bus if noone is driving up that weekend. If it opens this weekend I probably know a load of people driving up; make sure to remind me later to try and find a free...

FWIW Stryn is currently recording snow levels that seems to approach best ever levels. Yep, lifts are few, but the possibilities are endless.

I would gladly swap 2 months of great La Grave winter...

Sorry to hear about the knee man; but yeah - way to get after it.

In short I skied full time for almost 10 years, starting out doing dishes and stuff to pay for it and ending up being spancered and doing all kinds of consulting stuff in outdoor sports branding, R&D...

Hop is referring to the blue jacket with the yellow zippers. Who's the dude wearing that?

And yeah, the run has got to be Laub. And yes, it's ok on a pow day :D

Wow, that's fakkin cool. And yep, I totally aggree with hop on this one. One nice dude he is!

Some random Tatu stoke from the last few years:

Tatu on the upper Tonale glacier:...

I've done it a few times, but backed off after a failed attempt at the tele title in 99 left me with two broken skis, two broken poles, two blown bindings, a cracked helmet and broken mouthguard and...

Gulmarg, I guess.

Hehe, yep. Not from cph though - and haven't really been there in the last ten years except for work (and then I kinda didn't really do much). Last week you could have watched the riots/car burnings...

Fack. I miss it :(

Best maggot I've skied with is Glisseur I think. While he might not be a shit-hot fly-off-something-you-can't-land often-hurt charger, he's incredibly strong and adaptable to all kinds of shit....

How did you mount them? I found my first pair last year to be somewhat less than ideal at the mark; but love them at 1.5-2ish cm behind.

Firefox works great for me. Have had like 2 unwanted pop-ups since converting something like 1.5 years ago (and that while spending ridiculous amounts of time browsing all kinds of sites). Ease to...

Dunno about the Dyna insert; but the XR NTN protos I played with didn't have them. They were stiff though, possibly stiffer than any production AT boot I've seen yet, so it could work. Still sceptic...

I like the Airport Express (though I'm a pc guy). I run it with a simple WEP encryption at home (I know, it ain't that safe and all that - but I don't really care; it's not like my tgr surfing is...