Demers Bicycle in Quebec has a huge variety available. Oberson in Quebec has a couple of different pairs. SPRY in Blairmore has Rossi. La Cordee has an Alpina boot. Norseman in Calgary has Rossi. Just Google the boot you’re interested in and add Canada to the search. Really like my Alpina Pi Tech, f...

I gave in and bought some X-skins. Soooo lacking willpower at times.

That Fireball stuff is awesome on a trek- warms you immediately! Also creates the illusion of being 10’ tall and bulletproof.

La Cordee has their Black Friday specials extended to Åsnes now. Think I’m all shopped out gearwise this year (never mind LH!) but some pretty good discounts from normal pricing…
https://www.lacordee.com/asnes-rabb-68- ... ns-542309/

Fernie Brewing Company has a new seasonal beer…very smooth, no afterkick.

My vote is Ingstad. You describe varying conditions where the scales and an Xskin would shine. Its also lighter and turns better than the USGI (I own both). That USGI is a bruiser though, it’ll punch through s**t that will toss Ingy around. Gotta try your Rex Tape idea, interesting to learn it’ll ha...

Manny mentioned Sverdrup and J.S.K is digging his Objectives. I’ve used Hoks (slooowww), Gammes (keep the skins on for descents, hairpins are scary as f*^k), Nansens (see previous), Ingstad (see previous), and Rossignol BC120’s (tried out both skin and kickwax for climbing) which were slightly more ...

I’m pretty fortunate to have overtime available to me if I wanted it, otherwise I’d be building decks and other handyman kinda stuff. I’ve done a lot of snow shoveling in the past as well- getting paid to workout is sweet.

The RCR card is still an okay deal if you’re just going a few times, good for other RCR resorts too.

Snow is abundant in S.E. BC, nice powder over a harder base😁

Fernie Resort opens tomorrow. Might have to sell some organs to pay for a day…