Posts by mudfoot

If you take the cat track over to the back side you ski right under Juarez and Los Ninos Heros, so you can see exactly what you will be skiing if you hike the ridge and continue to the left past the radio towers at the...

The small wedge is supposed to be 15 degrees. I don't know what your Rossi's are rated, but the forward lean numbers are about at useless as flex numbers when compared between brands.  Many of the new boots are claiming sub...

Which forward lean wedge did you have in your Kryptons?

I've been skiing Telluride for 35 years and have a pass for a bunch of days this year but have not gone over yet.  The standard rule of thumb is that T-ride is not good for skiing the majority of the mountain until they have about...

My skis have some camber, so I pressed them together, which results in lengthening the rocker about 5 more cm on the tip and tail.  I marked the end of the rocker with tape and then used a diamond edging file to lightly dull...

I think of it as your body mirroring the snow.  The thicker the snow the more compact your body needs to be.  Skis stay fairly close together, knees stay a little more bent and body lower.  Angulate and push your...

I detuned all the rocker on my 5-point Keepers last year, but skied mostly deep snow with them, and they carved fine on the soft groomers.  Had the bases ground to flatten them at the end of last year and then just used them...

Well they have now significantly ramped back the projected snow totals for the Cottonwoods for the net two days.  Thus is the plight of the storm chaser. Hope you didn't buy that plane ticket.

My wife and I have been chasing storms in SLC (6 hr. drive from our home) for many years with great success.  You need to follow the big weather picture on sites like Powderchaser.com to see things coming, and then...

The Cottonwood Canyons report was updated this morning, they are now predicting 35"-50" by Weddnesday!!!