Posts by KevinF

Quote: Anybody can go fast. After all, the maximum speed of a cow is 120+mph, when dropped out of an airplane.     Is that for an African or a European cow?

Quote: Originally Posted by SkiMangoJazz  I was told I'm "close" 3 years ago by an Examiner who failed me.  Skidude may very well be right that I wasn't.   If that's the case I should have been told the...

I usually transition out of ski season fairly easily.  It's a good 2+ hour drive from eastern Massachusetts (where I live) to get to "real" skiing, and after making the drive God-knows-how-many times over the past couple months --...

Quote: Originally Posted by JayT  About 10 days after we were all there, Chris Rennau attempted the Class 6 Headwaters chute.  Having taken a good look at those lines from the Lone Tree chair, all I can say is,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Max Capacity  We've even skied together.   Yep, we have.  You still work at Okemo?  I spent an early season day there this year...  We need to do it again at some...

Quote: Originally Posted by Max Capacity  Hi Kevin, Damn, I didn't know there was a competition to get to 3000.   I better hurry.   I figure 3,000 is a nice round number to ride off into...

Quote: Originally Posted by procos  I have a really solid quiver:   2012 Kastle MX78 in 178 2012 Kastle LX82 in 172 2013 Kastle FX94 in  176 2013 Blizzard Cochise in...

Quote: Originally Posted by east or bust  Nowhere in my post did I say fatter skis are necessary to ski powder, I said it makes it easier... I don't think there's much room to dispute that, especially with a beginner...

Quote: Originally Posted by Josh Matta  sorry pole cam does have a place......       I was thinking the same thing.  You just found it before I did.   That said,...

My personal preference for skis when I have no idea what I'm getting into is in the mid-80s underfoot category.  Wide skis don't provide the edge "feel" that I like, and they start becoming a serious handful in tight bumps. ...