Posts by mgrezmer

I was at my boot fitter today for some adjustments and he showed me the new fully heat moldable Salomon boots.  WOW!  The distributor had  left him with a sample yesterday to show around.  They looked terrific and...

A sobering reminder for all of us.  Thank God you saved the girl.     I am making my first visit to Vail in April and this is something I have thought about.  Can you rent rescue beacons?  

You are on the correct path, boots must fit.  

I have always been able to purchase  new boots  that fit and  are  one or two seasons old at a huge discount from the local ski shops.  They all seem to have leftovers and are happy to clean them out of the...

Kinda gets in your blood.  Special people.  

Sweet tea, the bags came from Looziana.

I have good luck with Hertel's FC-739 all temp.  Check their website.   There are an awfull lot of waxes out there to try.  

Do not buy a ski that is too long.  You want to keep her enthused, not make it hard for her.  Do a season rental to make sure she is going to stick with skiing.   Good luck.  My teenage daughter is in ski patrol...

I also purchased a demo pair of MX-78's from Dogcatching.  Now have an additional 50+ days on them and the topsheets still look good but not perfect.  I patrol on them and they get a workout.   If looks are real...

We have 8-10 in Appleton , near Green Bay and it sure is welcomed by the skiing community here.  Leaving to patrol at Blackjack in the Upper Peninsula in about an hour for 5 days with the family.   Have a safe...