I think you are bold, OP. OK, I am an old man, and I wonder just how old you are, because its gonna matter. The ski you are chosing is not gonna be a beginner ski, and I think yo are a beginner from Texas, Yes? Did I totally misconscrew that? I do (or have) done mountain skiing. I mean peaks, using ...

It's scary how old my gear is. I am still skiing stuff that was sold 25 years ago. Or if not, well, its still hanging on the wall like I do. High Route rossi skis, excursions are my modern boot, K2 is made all my skis for ages, skiied at a lift Yesterday or so, used the yella Heli's with rots' bough...

hohboy, thats some old articles. How they get that stuff on there, the internet was a rollplay troll and mountain game on a couple mainframes in University basements back then. I love the articles, if you are reading stuff that dull then you are all professionals in the "industry". I am finally gett...

Son is OK. We took a seven mile walk Sat with a buddy, moved quick, held back a little for the sake of the buddy. He gets the next MRI in a month, maybe they will clear him for things that make the blood more turmultous. Still I got a lot of time. Got in a Thursday ski trip with an old bud, so I am ...

I just don't ski enough to have any experiemce in some ways. When I get a pair of skis, I am on them for the next few years. Or decades. A simple google shows the F17 is screwy hot ski right now, but I got no idea what that would be like. But refitting and remaking some well preserved downhill board...

y'all sound like a bunch of wine sippers. guzzle. Nothing being made that's fat is for BC. You cant travel 15 miles to and from a place on fat flat lead weights. If all you are doinf is skinning straight up some ridgeline to the straight downiest place, then young and strong can get there if you put...

About a third of my work has never been built. I am a civil draftsman. I got used to it. Here is why, I figgured out. A LOT of work is done on "spec" or as something to show a proof of concept, to drum up business. It often costs some shump NOTHING to get you to produce a bucketload of very cute dra...

I still need a new partner. See the previous post(s). So all that hardguy stuff of actually going out and riding a bike a mile is gone. The more or less regular Saturday event , low key as it usually was during the time, due to my son having a torn gizmo in his wrist or some such, needing healing. W...

I have the BD skins halfskins and they are OK for me, but I actually still prefer the old style skinny glu on skins. Skinny stripe of sticky cut a little short and running down the center of a fatt ski leaves you the sides you can edge up on to take advantage of a short dip through a sno-mo track an...

Good, 'cause when I re-read your post, I realized the box I saw was nowhere near long enough for 210's, on end it was about head high. 5.5/6 foot . A cargo box, not a full on ski box.


Just as well.