tell me again the story of why you people like skiing so much?Fortunately the cold/tight combo numbed me back to the balls of my feet fairly quickly. But yeah - I had to take numerous breaks. It was so fucking cold. I had my NF Himalayan down mitts with hand warmers and my fingers were STILL getting cold on the tram run.
Face shots. Face shots everywhere.
I come from a ski racing background and I can't stand those super tight/stiff boots anymore. My boots now are a semi-freestyle terrain park type boots and they are amazing. Super flexible and very comfortable. I even took out the stock insoles and put in a pair of Dr Shoals... I could wear those things all day without thinking twice.
because they have actual skiing. not the downhill ice skating that exists on this side of the continent
That's pretty much why I stopped skiing..that stuff sucks. Oh and the lift crowds when half of Toronto decides to go skiing on the weekends.
Hell, when I look at the stuff Heidi and GFF get, it is NOTHING like the rain/snow mix the Mt Hood gets. I tried to snowboard here when I first moved. But the number of great snow days I had in 3 years I could count on one hand. I made 5 different trips to Bend and all failed to result in ski weather. My stuff has been in a bag for at least 10 years since I took the boy up years ago.
when i still snowboarded regularly, we'd carpool, and have a cooler full of parking lot beers. same as lift beers. coleman stove to cook ramen.
I'm on the sidewalk next to Peoria from 25th to Montview and am on roads on campus. Everything else is on a dedicated multi use path, though, so as long as someone doesn't hop the curb on Peoria and pin me to the golf course fence…
I readily admit it's an expensive, often uncomfortable experience. East coast/cascade concrete comments hold true, too, although I had plenty of fun at Stevens and Crystal. That just goes to show how much fun a good day can be if it outweighs all that.
I think they mean ice sheets, sometimes covered with deeper snow.
I grew up on hills that had no grooming whatsoever, very little snow making, and it rained every other day even in good winters so the trails were either ice with natural bumps or ice glazed bumps. I like East coast skiing. 
Since wife's knee injury I don't ski that often anymore therefore I am gonna stay with my torturous almost-plugs for a little longer, I guess.
As an alternative to snowshoes is agree. Thosr could be fun for scrambling around in the snow, likely quicker if you could skate on them.
Hey now, that stuff can be fun if you love skiing very fast with big carving turns (I guess that's the ski racer upbringing in me)
I was at MJ almost 2 hours before chairs started turning. I was really close to just staying on the road and heading out there.This was a good day.
A really good day.
Bullet-proof blue ices is what I've heard it referred to an.I think they mean ice sheets, sometimes covered with deeper snow.
I don't see why you couldn't skate in them. They have metal edges and the ability to use several different bindings and boots.
My truck got 8 mpg and lift tickets alone were $50+ back then. It was $100 easy. I was going with a buddy, but he got sucked into Everquest.
You hit MJ that day? Yeah - you should have stayed on the road. That day was epic in every sense of the word. 27" was the measurement at mid-mountain - the trees up top were more like 3-4 feet.
That photo is groomed packed powder. Nothing like "granular" - I supposed blue ice would be worse than granular, but if conditions were that shitty I wouldn't ski.Hey now, that stuff can be fun if you love skiing very fast with big carving turns (I guess that's the ski racer upbringing in me)
It was still deep and there was nobody around, but not that's deep. That being said, Copper a few weeks ago was lower thigh deep in the trees. That was stoopid.You hit MJ that day? Yeah - you should have stayed on the road. That day was epic in every sense of the word. 27" was the measurement at mid-mountain - the trees up top were more like 3-4 feet.
LOLZI am interested in what you speak.
I had these for a while.....they were fun
I think that is one good thing about them; if you can ice skate, you can jump on those and get the hang of it right away.LOLZ
I have a couple pair of these ones in my basement collecting dust. I got them as an xmas gift many years ago.
The only time they actually came in handy was when teaching my wife and other friends how to ski.
oh shit that sucks!
On the plus side, at least it was their basement and not yours.
You have the RM posts to document you greatness. In Denmark you say its the thought that counts not sure if that will fly with the old lady.
Yeah the wife has had her eye on it for some time. Normal price was 2600 or something like that. Got marked down to 1237, I had it put aside to pick up after the move. Super nice and make of white oak, headboard was a little over 400 pounds type nice..... The part that super sucks is it's a one off so no go on replacement
