This one was fun... a TGR meetup!

Come to Alaska to ski and I'll lend you faulty ski gear and rant about the Devil chasing man through history!
Oh yeah and winter is over with this last warm...

Benny the Beast! What, you got nothing to do in the frozen wasteland so just crushing watts on Zwift all day?!

So on the Stage 4 long route you hit the Jungle Section way late in the ride, can I switch to mountain bike mid ride and then switch back?

edit: I just went a practiced picking bike mid ride and...

A little crash action never hurt...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6UlD1hVM4E

Ha, thanks for watching guys! I just think it is cool how a story is hiding in each of these races. Sometimes a lesson in sweet victory, more often than not, in crushing defeat lol

Don't forget...

^^Yeah those things are sweet! Such a fun combo of huge float but nimble underfoot.

Probably would have made this weird wind slab more fun!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-1sJm7WmSQ

TOW Stage 3!!

This might have been my best Zwift race ever! Snagged a top 5% finish with 17th out of 330, new FTP bump from 341 to 348 and a kudos from GP Lama! Oh yeah and used a 'aero helmet...

I finally got these Shiros up to top speed for the conditions and found a limit to their versatility.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltN0yaidMFI

Where the heck are you?! I thought he was bad here with 5deg this am . We still 6 weeks from any real dirt . Sure the ski hill is open through end of may , but I’m ready for summer ...

Top 10%. !! Solid effort!

Heh, a little self doubt never hurt anyone... go get 'em tiger!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D-dOLJLSZU

Finally got the gumption to do stage 2. Went about as expected, almost barfed at the end. Had a good time questioning my sanity and priorities in life as I suffered through the pixelated hellscape......

I don't want to hijack the thread but just making point of similarity in scenario as far as communications difficulties go.
We were in flat, flat land so when we got dropped off in the am we were...

A long way off from jail bar status, I reckon


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUrWX4B9Hiw

I was in a Hues 500 that crashed into a lake in Northern Alberta way back in 2006. We were doing mining exploration work in actual middle of no where.
Hit the water 8:27am. The camp manager...

Full edge delam...


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

Damn these Volkyl Shiros are fun! So quick under foot but with tons of float up front... a wicked combo!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BizPJSR9aM

^^It makes me feel like a dog chasing a ball to utter exhaustion. Some deep mammalian fight or flight instinct surfaces and we can't help it lol

Stage 2 looks mean. Titans grove start followed by...

Burning matches?! I like to just throw the whole matchbook in the fire...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u5Mu9Nf49E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLwbh9KCBR4

This is my first winter having a fat bike and I love it! I got this old school Surly Pugsly for $100. Steel frame, mech disc brakes. Super knobby in rear with almost bald in front. I can't believe...

The guide crowd is like one big happy family here in small town Girdwood. I am kind of on the periphery while a couple of my friends were best buds with those guys... Pretty devastating all around.

Head 320 W... Challenging terrain made more so by skiing these skis!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z145lCIJGCU

You seem nice, I'll help you out. Google to the rescue!

https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/topics/shoes-and-boots/best-skate-shoes

You should also try the Dynastar x106, they rip!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUtkomOUQVk&t=1s

You don’t have to wear mask at the beach. Just indoor public places like stores and restaurants. All normal otherwise.

Fun to get out with you guys, I would more often if there was a later ride option...

These Sugar Daddies were pretty fun!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp3t6BlgnxM

^^ Yeah those Olins were a hoot! So fun to have such light feet, unlike these fatties...

Atomic Big Daddies. To think I used to think these were big and hard to ski. Oh how times have changed

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lamC9FmbWPk

Atomic Beta Ride REX 198 cm classics...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIe__DIQb30

Volkyl Shiro 193cm = Amazing!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6jDFtIIRjc

All gains in 'training' come from a balance of strategic increase of stress and adaptation (rest) over a period of time.

On the pro end of things, (Ironman, etc) these guys will build through a...

Home builds for the win! I finally got these Jerry launcher replicas out on the hill for rip around and liked them right from the start. Slicing and dicing in the trees into dark...

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I got to take a pair of Salomon Rockers out for a spin! They were on the big and heavy side but did like going fast...


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

Night riding all this week during Spring Break! Gotta get it while the gettin is good.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX0FqAqxoAQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PqtXvSndF8

Getting some sun on the North Face! All the pow is gone, back to the crust... more snow coming this week...
StormRiders for then win!


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

Something a little different...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDwa8hEWwPA

Ya mon, twas a good one! wore me out...

Could be Run of the Year... 3000' of powder to sea level!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=160AEWRk9Qg

The sun had some warmth today! Springtime in Alaska is just around the corner... prime time!
Took the K2 Jerry Launchers out for a farewell shred...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IfcX6Jvros

I seriously love these skis! These are the 180cm and they are so fun to smash around on the mountain. Been one of my daily drivers for years


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IfcX6Jvros

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE30hoVessw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m_i8alRMrw

My first turns on Olin ever!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bedWtERM_1c

Finally got enough clips together to make a real intro!
Olin Mark III shred session...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bedWtERM_1c

I took out a pair of the 193 Quixote with the bindings mounted -3 and was having some tip dive issues. In general I can't stand center mount skis and like having maximum float up front aaand the snow...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGb8YFA_Pn4