That sucks but you can still make some lemonade. Check the interwebs and make homemade dog food and enjoy the resort to yourself tomorrow morning.

I prefer these type of days to 3 foot powder days with weekend crowds 10/10 times. Thanks for the stoke.

Bump

Except that both should include contracts that spell out a clear cancellation policy. If that was the case from a legal standpoint the answer should be clear. From a business standpoint, what the...

No I couldn’t. Tried to get one from Blaster but he was able to find a buyer for the whole binding. I looked on ebay and couldn’t find them either but I was able to pick up Marker cruise bindings...

SOLD

I am selling Marker Kingpin 10 binding with one broken heel (see picture, the plastic covering the spring broke). Toes are in good shape and not part of the recall. Brakes are the wide...

And they have a great deal on toilet paper 🧻.

^^^This. And I should have mentioned the wind because it seemed like I blamed 100% of the upper mountain closure on cost cutting. Wind was a huge part of the issue but the same wind that closes...

I think we will never know for sure why the upper mountain didn’t open. But for me, the evidence clearly points to cost cutting from PTOV this season and I will even go out on a limb and say that I...

Sad to see operations go down to PTOV. Keep shaming them online:).

Good. Otherwise we would be talking about the effects on shipping on inflation :)

Are they nylon, mohair or a mix?

Bump for price drop.

Thanks!

Good to know. What horror stories did you hear about the Alpinist? Was it the toe or heel?

I thought the material was some carbon infused plastic on the M-werks heel. I was wondering if that was more durable than the plastic on regular Kingpins. Can’t decide whether to get another pain...

Plastic on the heel of my Kingpin broke. Looks like it was just brittle after 7 years. Anyone know if M-werks will be any better?

I have a hybrid pair that I might be willing to part with. Currently on second mount with Kingpins where one of the heels just broke. Can meet in Rocklin area.

Bump.

I think you are right. I updated the post and lowered the price to $50. Thanks for the information.

Are you shocked? They already said mission accomplished on parking and traffic before the first big storm of the season hit.

Salomon boots sold

I didn’t punch the shell but I don’t remember what the previous owner did.

Selling off some old ski boots. Two of them are touring that would be perfect for someone who is interested in cheap boots for trying a pin binding setup. Other is an Alpine set up. Bay Area...

You just described my perfect Alpine day. Sleeper powder day that may not be all time for snow but no crowds and bs. Once the crowds hit Alpine it’s a little less special IMO.

Good point. I am not a BA hater, I don’t think he is some corporate shill or think that he provides zero value. I just don’t think he is more accurate than the best models but does aggregate all...

^^^This. And I don’t want to jump on BA too much because I do find his long term forecasts entertaining but I always take them with a grain of salt. Part of the fun of Sierra skiing is the big drama...

I am sure you know that weather is critical to avalanche forecasting so yes SAC does grade their weather forecasts when they grade their avalanche reports. They just don’t do it publicly.

Also,...

Want an accurate weather report for skiing, check SAC. BA has always been weather optimistic which to be fair is common for most skiers but is unprofessional for a weather forecaster.

It also may keep falling for a few days[emoji50]. And snow levels will be fairly low 🤫

I really liked Cody’s response to the article. Good points from someone who knows the dangers better than anyone here with a sprinkle of clickbait. Personally I read the article more of a...

Thanks for keeping the stoke coming.

Maybe I am naive but I would like to think that there is some integrity left in our news and the statement that 99% of folks reporting news have no idea if it’s true or not is simply sowing...

Good points OG but let’s just state the facts, the more money you have the more power you have for NIMBY. Ever notice that red light cameras only exist in poorer neighborhoods?

As for the...

Good points OG. Unfortunately “environmental concerns” in California way too many is just another term for NIMBY, which is far too powerful in California IMO. And NIMBY loves to pass laws and...

[emoji23] . Instead of talking about building a new resort how about the existing resorts improve their operations. They seem to be really struggling.

I don’t think the major hurdle against new resorts are regulations, which to be fair are excessive in California, but that building a new resort is just not good business. Climate change will drive...

Totally agree about the hurdles and regulations of building a new resort and that is a big part of the initial capital costs.

Disagree about the private equity. Everything from the Gondola which...

Modeling climate change as rising snow levels is a good way of looking at it if you are calculating annual snowpack for water usage not for skiing. And it turns out that the scientists were wrong...

Future plans for PT seem to be more excuses and cost cutting. Absolutely pathetic what is happening this year.

I agree that building new resorts makes a lot of sense from a skiing perspective but I am not so sure it makes sense financially. With climate change it would have to be a four season resort and...

^^^This. I would add that resorts now have a bigger incentive to overstate the conditions so people show up and buy their $20 pizza and beers. That has become more of their revenue stream and if...

Thanks for the stoke! Looks pretty damn good out there all things considered.

^^^This. It seems like there is a collective action problem with public transit. Resort wants government to pay for it and vice versa. Personally I think the resorts should pay for it but it’s...

No doubt costs and money are impacting operations (with no mention of them in the excuse blog) but I wonder how much the recent avalanche has made the mountain gun shy to open new avalanche terrain. ...

Bad snow season, holiday weekend and a sketchy snowpack in an area that doesn’t get a lot of persistent weak layers make the news warning of avalanches warranted IMO. Yes if you moved from somewhere...

I just found the wording interesting as well as the lack of details other than it was a bearing. I would be particularly interested if this was found during a routine inspection and if it wasn’t...

I love that at no point it was unsafe to operate the Gondola but we won’t operate the Gondola until it’s fixed. Sounds like the statement was reviewed by a lawyer.

I wonder how good the Icon data analysis team is. If they aggregate all the data in one place determining whether someone shows up seems reasonable. I would look at scanned license plates, sales at...

Not arguing the change was a step function but over time things have slowly and steadily gotten worse. Parking reservations are a stark reminder of that. Also, building more parking without...