Really? Straight up the apron is pretty standard for a winter Lone Peak ascent. Bit longer than coming in from Alpine but it saves you that endless S face slog and the airy summit traverse which...

Dude you are cursed! I have yet to have one go bad, and they are everywhere in the house. The only place I don't use them is my beacon for some irrational reason. They've been flawless. Ironically I...

This is the hardest thing for me at the moment. I have never dealt with this level of time constraint, and have always considered a sub-2 hours bike ride as not worth it. The thought of going on a...

The actual slide happened left of the back knob center of the pic right?
I assume the bigger slide in the middle of the pic (crown by the few scattered pines and very visible above) pull out during...

Damn, textbook trigger on the shallow rocky ridge. Not something I would ever think about with a 600+ snowpack at that elevation, but there it is... Lookers left of the ridge is more NE facing, with...

The drift right is real. At least they built some extra landing room on this one, you guys should look up the previous longest jumps at Planica. That hill was built as a 210m one then expanded to...

Shit fuck, I was wondering what the heli was up to this morning buzzing about in that area and was really hoping it wasn't a rescue. After a bunch of close calls all seasons I thought we were finally...

I did for a while. Played the sourdough game a bit, lots of work timing everything properly and managing the starter but I have a couple easy no-knead recipes that I really like. Ms Boissal got...

In SLC I still haven't found a better bread than at Costco. They have a cranberry walnut loaf that is legit. I could do without the cranberries and walnuts to be honest, the bread can stand on its...

That's what I just got actually, a Sirrus X3. Huge discount for the limited sizes left, got it for $700 instead of $1200. I would have gotten an X4 to stay in the Shimano ecosystem but they come with...

Thanks for the beta, those Konas look good, same for the Diamondback. Mother's day gift here we come!

Experts, not really a tech question, more of a general thing. Ms Boissal wants to get a bike to putz around the neighborhood, go to the gym, get light groceries, etc... Nothing fancy but since she...

#1 mucho better if you give a shit about water. #2 mucho better for proper bowel evacuation. #3 creepy as fuck.

I believe sharp white cheddar was used, on bread rubbed with aioli. I liked it. No ketchup, I don't touch the stuff, even home made. Too sweet for me, and after having made a batch myself (and...

Our neighbor is redoing all her landscaping this year, taking out 2/3 of her lawn and replacing with rocks/gravel/etc. She's good friends with Ms Boissal and helps us a bunch with our dog so I...

Holy NaCl blowout!

FWIW, I am not advocating for a universal unsalted butter ban, I just think it tastes better on toast (50% of my butter intake). Unsalted butter is banned at my house, I'm not...

Re: car seats, I don't know that there are many options for ones with swappable bases once the kid gets to about 1 year old. That's what we have now, 1 seat 3 bases, it's great. But the seats the...

Ms B is from the US. Her French citizenship would have been revoked at the mere mention of using unsalted butter!


As a chemist I disagree with this (salt doesn't really dissolve in butter, it...

Was gonna amend my OG post to clarify. Some of the nicest houses in the valley are nearby. That particular house does not make the list, and it's not much worse now than it was before it blew up :D

Make sure to tell her some French guy on an internet ski forum is telling her what to do, that should help your case.
Seriously though, if it's anything chocolate-based, salt is an enhancer. But I...

The Freakonomics podcast had a 3 part series on immigration recently, it was quite eye-opening (ear-opening?), and I usually consider myself very well informed on that topic on account of having had...

The vast majority of cake recipes call for a pinch of salt no? At worst that cake will be a tad saltier than it should be.
Sounds like Mrs skaredshtles is looking for an excuse not to make a cake....

Success as defined on a ski forum by buttahflake: leering at people who drive fancy cars while in a state that is the antithesis of anything snow and mountain-related.
You might be doing it wrong...

Generational wealth takes on a different meaning when it ends up blowing up the house the kids are hoping they'll inherit.

Crews detonate ‘ancient dynamite’ sticks found in Holladay home

https://ksltv.com/639565/crews-detonate-ancient-dynamite-sticks-found-in-holladay-home/

Apparently a substantial amount of...

FWIW, I have a pair of Superlite 2.0 on my big skis (Heritage Labs C113) and am loving the setup. They shave a bit of weight, are essentially bombproof (I thought the toe cracks were on the older...

I'll do my best, I certainly ski stupidly enough that it's bound to happen every now and then but the body can't take too many of those hits. Made it home with 0 pain that day on account of eating it...

I will 100% echo this. I didn't get anywhere near as many days as I'd like this season but I got to ski the 187 C113 is pretty much every conditions and I haven't found anything that throws it off....

My front brake lever was pulling a bit closer to the bars than I like on the previous couple of rides. I finally got to it a couple nights ago, cleaned the sticky pistons, realigned the calipers so...

I was a bit worried honestly. It was my first time camping with her, and my first time going back to that spot as a dad. Before the baby I probably did 30 multi-day trips out there with a solid group...

Bwah!

We took our 10 months old on her first camping trip this weekend. Ms Boissal bought a castle of a tent, enough for an inflatable twin-size mattress and a pack and play. When I made it to bed...

This one scores really low but you gotta give props to people who are committed to really seasoning their food.
Behold the quad-ketchup double-soy sauce GOTOS:
Actually you don't get to behold shit...

It blows my mind every day. I feel like she was a super tiny weird looking thing barely a month ago, and now she's a sturdy chunk zooming all over the house, taking wobbly steps, shoving cheese in...

My 10 months old daughter emptied her sippy cup into my lap this morning at breakfast. While staring me down. Looked very intentional. While I was flailing around trying to mop the water up she...

To be fair, I think the behavior probably comes from the fact that most drivers expect bikes on the road to do whatever the fuck they want and follow 0 rules, and they're anticipating that to some...

This has always bothered me, people think they're being nice but it puts you in a sketchy position. It's not easy speeding through an intersection after coming to a complete stop, and usually the one...

Sounds like a great way to start a tour at 0-dark-thirty. Pay $$ to get your blood pressure through the roof, shout at strangers, and get the sheriff involved. I'll stick with the 4pm tours...

I am not a car person by any measure and rarely have an opinion about what vehicles look like but I really fucking hope this isn't what the future has in store for us in terms of esthetics. Those...

That's why it's not something I would ever consider. That shit is actually one of my biggest fears when riding. There are people in the upper Cottonwoods who hate bikers and like to drag big sticks...

Stringing a wire down low seems harmless enough and should only lead to a crash but after getting in a fight with an electrical cattle wire a couple years back I've gained a healthy respect for the...

That cute little ketchup container probably extends the range of that beast by what, 12 miles?
The 2 gigantic spares are a nice touch, good luck getting either off the truck unless you can also...

Dipshits on e-dirt bikes piss me off.
I live by a pleasant little neighborhood park, 15 minute paved loop around some wetlands and relatively untamed treed areas, little pavilion with a playground...

I raise you this specimen spotted yesterday while strolling around the neighborhood. Barely any points but damn, bet this one can get places. And it's up for grabs!

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My next reincarnation better be as one of KQ's strays...

Damn, she is sending it!
Watching this put a giant smile on my face, and damn near made me tear up. My little one is 10 months old, just starting to look like she could take a step, and I can't wait...

Ms Boissal and I had to go the IVF route for minimissBoissal to become a reality. The fertility clinic was not close to the house, and smack in the middle of the most mormon corner of Utah Valley....

Every season is different but delicious April pow is a constant. The fact that good conditions are so short-lived with the damn sun makes spring pow that much tastier. And if all else fails the...

Well shit, solid deal, and after holding strong for 15 years I bought a pair of these for next year's comeback to the resort. Downgraded to P15s though, my old bones were creaking at the thought of...

UAC prelim report says 4 caught and carried, damn, that one could have been a lot worse. Firewater is no joke, for such a small bump that NE facing shot is properly scary.

The Brighton story,...

You must have been within 10 cars of me. Saw the guy running in the middle of the road just as I finished loading my shit in the car and got in line to see him disappear around the white pine bend....