That’s a great deal! I love that you bought more skis without skiing [emoji23][emoji24]. This was my first year out doing the BC Nordic thing myself and I was only able to get 4 sessions in on my new Fischer 78s


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Woodserson wrote:Always carry a scraper.

Don't let your skis get wet.

Hot wax the glide sections and keep the scales lubed up with F4 or Maxiglide.

Persevere.

1/4 ain’t bad [emoji24][emoji23]


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Thanks for the photo-love + advice on all fronts gentlemen. In my estimation, it’s always better to get out than not, so I ain’t mad at it. I’m just really wanting to get some extended quality time on these new skis of mine, and I can’t say this winter has cooperated. Hoping for a couple more goes o...

Wow; awesome!


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Well...... I got out for a quick pre-work Valley tour yesterday after the recent snow, and in spite of my enthusiasm, I gotta say it was probably the worst time I’ve had on skis this season haaaaa [emoji23]. If I didn’t enjoy Type II fun so much, I prolly woulda packed it in ASAP and headed for coff...

Was sick Friday and now the Kids have me tied up all weekend! Gah! Killing me. Want to go before work tomorrow but here in the river valley at the foot of the Catskills where I live the temps are rising and snow is melting super quick :-/


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So satchel, who is that guy that made your pack? Dan McHale has been making extremely high-quality custom backpacks out of his shop in Seattle for a good 35 years+. He’s kind of a legend in his own right, except unlike other “pack gurus” (Dana Gleason of Dana Designs/Mystery Ranch for example) he n...

hey satchel, yeah, skiing with a pack or sled does take a minute to get used to. especially a heavy pack...that is the best (sarcasm). are you in the new hyperlite stuff? its too bad golite went out but someone just posted a link that they are back in business with "my trail", maybe you saw it. i w...

P1020003.JPG Although this was early September in the Brooks Range I had my winter set up. It's a Kifaru 4 man tipi with a stainless woodstove. Total weight is less than 15 lbs. with the tent stuffing down to a little bigger than a loaf of bread and the stove folds down to about the size of a three...

i do love michigan for the opportunities to do this kind of stuff. i only went 20 miles down the trail, but you feel like you are in the middle of nowhere... conny, yeah, my choice of trees was limited in the area i wanted to camp. that one in particular was sagging really good in the morning! but ...