Posts by Walt

I attach my pass to a lanyard that's sewed into my parka pocket, and since I never ski without the parka I'm never without my season pass. Since the hill rarely asks to see it (once a season, if that) having it buried in a pocket is no...

1) Whatever resort I'm skiing at right now.  Because it's important to live in the moment and not pine away for something better when you can enjoy yourself right now.   2) Wherever it was that I skied the last time I...

The Course TI is an amazing ski and my daily driver for groomers.  I'm 5'10" 170lbs and ski on the 172 (mine are a couple of years old),  I've yet to find an upper speed limit on them - which is to say I wimp out before the...

Posted without comment.   http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/04/20/us/ap-us-colorado-avalanche.html?hp&_r=0

I race small sailboats.        It's cheaper than skiing - has to be because the sailing season is seven months long and ski season is only 4.         Of course, sometimes I...

So what do we call it?   "lift served backcountry"?   My understanding is that 'sidecountry' is terrain you can access by riding a lift up, leaving the in-bounds area through a gate, and then skiing down to somewhere...

I was favorably impressed with the K2 Aftershock & Richtor,  but neither were the skis for me.  They may be for you.   Agree that the Chams in 97 were not at all "carvy" - yes, I could rail a turn if i tried hard...

Quote: Originally Posted by KevinF  >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...

Quote: Originally Posted by fuzzybabybunny  . I like when it's steep enough that you can't really stop - the best you can hope for is course corrections. When you slide out it doesn't really hurt, besides the ice burn and...