What you are describing is the original Moment Bibby. Haven't skied the new version (Wildcat), but I suspect that the weight reductions have made it less comparable to the Black Ops. A used 190...

I think somewhere around $125 / day is the most I've ever paid for lift served skiing. I don't remember where that was - maybe Whistler? But that's about my limit. And that's what I'd pay for a...

Here it is. Audio sync is still off for the first part of ski men.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFjiT2njiKI

Fixed.

Currently I pay around $12 / day at the home hill. Season pass is $675ish.

I'd be fine with paying a bit more for the same skiing experience. I'd also be fine with paying a good bit more (say,...

Blizzard Cochise and Dynastar M-pro 105 are both poplar, but probably in the neighborhood of what you're looking for. The older legend pros were poplar as well, I believe, so that isn't really a...

For when you want a heavy metal laminate ski, but you still want a super tight radius so you can noodle around and make slalom turns.

Technically the shipping companies don't like shipping pressurized things, but realistically it doesn't really matter one way or the other. It's easier to remove a depressurized shock on some bikes.

Oh dang. I didn't realize there were abrasions at issue.

Seems like this just needs to be declared a maggot summit. The Death Chute Invitational?

All mags are welcome. Few will survive.

Genuinely interested. What're you thinking you'd sell it for?

Bushwacka is taking some unnecessary heat here. We should be encouraging the proliferation of ski-offs, not mocking them. That said, Bushwacka is never going to win the ski off with those double...

I don't think his training is applicable. This isn't some bullshit Alaskan spine that's completely lacking trees or ice. This is gnar chute.

I've never ridden an Occam, but as with most bikes, the geometry has changed a bunch over the last few years. What might have been a sharper handling bike 2-3 years ago is likely fairly different...

I actually never got to try the Gnarvana iteration, but I agree with your take - the further you get from the "middle" bikes, the more there's a sacrifice. On the Gnarvana, as best as I can tell,...

I'm kind of torn on this trend. On paper it makes a ton of sense, and it seems like a good way to keep costs down.

The flip side is that using some of the same frame bits across dramatically...

Despite being the evil empire, specialized makes some pretty nice bikes these days.

The whole progressive / regressive thing on that sine suspension is 99% bullshit. The "curve" is effectively just flat. It's straight linear. They keep some *very* minor wiggles in it to dodge...

Holy shit. That's nuts.

So it's a compression sock for your neck?

Bushwacka skis with bracelets?

And he doesn't use pole straps.

Late stage capitalism arrives at the LBS.

2 bed 2 bath where you can walk to the lifts? I know nothing about the Big Sky rental market, but $1700 seems absurdly cheap for something like that unless it's infested with rabid skunks that also...

I've had the same experience with paper templates. Using a jigarex I'm at the middle of the adjustment range. I wonder if the BSL markings on the paper template are a little off?

Glad to see that they have releasable straps. Critical safety feature for 135° chutes.

It's the bushwacka stimulus check. But as with most stimulus checks, there's a lot of talk about it but actual delivery is pretty questionable.

Replace armed services with railroad / timber industry / construction industry and you've described a ton of the guys around here. The second there's a hint of money in their bank account they're...

Shit. If that chute is 135°, I'd chip another $1k into the ski off pot. That's serious gnar.

There've been several tree well deaths at my local ski hill that were at least partly attributed to the person being head down, on top of their poles with their hands stuck in the straps.

Maybe you can work on your grip strength while you're hanging out on the couch for the next 10-ish days. Then you can join the strapless revolution!

If I was skiing with nordic length poles, I'd probably want straps so I could skate better. But I ski with normal length alpine poles, so when I want to skate, I just kinda hold onto the pole. ...

My college roommate was from Colorado, and when he was home he'd work the register at the grocery store in Estes Park. That was an hour commute from his house (each way), but they paid him driving...

I can't decide if I like the format or not. On one hand, it seems like the riders are having fun, and the 2 run athlete judged format seems to lend itself well to the guys that want to send it,...

Agreed. They're pretty much setting the standard for how live events should be broadcast. Great editing, great angles, the replay is up in a timely fashion, and the ability to easily click through...

Thanks for this info. It jives with my experience. Plain black bases are fastest. My older Moments are noticeably slower than my newer ones. And ON3P's are super durable, but possibly the slowest...

All those people camped out in the left lane. I'm pretty sure they've got this playing on their stereo: https://v.redd.it/ib217vaex7j61

Yup. Same with Freeland - he had that video of him crushing Snowbird in mediocre conditions. Pretty much perfect practice for FWT.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjq34bQvUA0

Agreed.

Although particularly with the tricky snow, it seems like it was probably easier to take a slightly mellower line and do more tricks. But I dunno.

Ultimately, some of the skiers...

Haven't used that particular one, but have a Yakima trailer that looks to be essentially identical. I used to use it for quick grocery runs, but haven't used it in years. It kinda sucks to ride...

That all seems like a lot of work. No way to just get the tag along adaptor to work on the dropper?

People are saying that no savvy investor would ever sink money into a resort with climate change on the horizon. But climate change strikes me as the exact reason why a ski resort would be a good...

Didn't it happen 5 days ago?

SRAM buys Time.

Older gentleman in the parking lot: are they still requiring masks to get on the lift?

Me: yeah, the pandemic isn't over yet.

Him: gets flustered and starts stomping around his car and...

I'd be very surprised if you damaged the carcass just from re-installing (assuming you didn't blow it off the rim at any point in the process).

I bet if you ride it a bit it'll mostly sort itself...

I was more thinking torx would allow for a smaller head on the screw.

Weight savings would be entirely nominal, but that obviously doesn't matter to the marketing department.

Caveat: I'm new to the BO 118 - have maybe 5 days on them. Have owned the WC108, and the BO replaced my old Bibbys. I think the BO works well as a soft snow inbounds daily driver in that it's damp...

I surprised more of the gram counter touring bindings haven't switched to different types of screws. Seems like there's some nominal weight savings to be accomplished there. Bike companies have...

Heh. I missed that, but that's pretty funny.