Posts by coloradokid

Well it's kinda cold for kayaking....

I returned some snow pants that didnt fit to REI. They took them back, but they gave me crap about it. Tried to make me feel like it was my fault. She was put out. A little piece of customer service advice. If you're going to take them...

12" new, 26" in last 72 hours. Its like the middle of January up there. Smith googles, down parka, winter gloves, deep powder.

Right now Vail has spring conditions. Off piste will be difficult, not much powder. Any remaining powder will be heavy. You might find slush on top of frozen in the mornings. Off piste will be crud until next storm. Very warm now. The...

Nobody drives I-70 anymore during rush hour. It's TOO CROWDED!

Dude, you can't do that. And if they catch you, patrollman Pete will whack you on the pee pee and  take your skiis away from you. So don't do that man, at least not while anyone's around.

Do racer skis make good all around skiis?

Who makes SR78's and MX78's?

They are Rossignol DVD6's in 200cm measuring, 84mm tip, 64mm waist, 74mm tail widths. They are Rossi Strato style skiis, all terrain GS skiis is what we called them back then. "Old style". This ski design was first made by Kneissl...

I'm 200 lb, 5-11, skier of powder when I can find it, blue and black cruisers when I can't (occasional packed steep couloirs). I think skiis have gotten too wide (I currently have a pair of Rosignols in the old style) and want to get...