[...]I have observed other (smaller) skiers on both classic equipment as well as more xcd style gear, creep down the trails[...]The fun of the flats and uphills is starting to get outweighed by the terror of the downhills [...] It seems like you are skiing on something similar to what I have locall...

[...] I don't think Salomon ever made XCD skis? Do yours have metal edges? [...] Solomon has some skis they market as, "a waxless backcountry ski" and "Nordic Backcountry". Like this: escape-outback-83 But, I don't know anything about them. The only "Salomon Contagrip" I can find is a boot, not a s...

For those interested in vintage bordering on antique:

Skis, boots and a book.

https://cleveland.craigslist.org/spo/d/ ... 48087.html

randoskier wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 15, 2025 3:38 am

fisheater wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 13, 2025 7:13 pm

What’s BMI ?

Bowel Movement Incidence, a key figure for the spandex crowd.

Oh. I thought we we talking about the Big Mac Index, measured in cheeseburgers per month.

Agree with you—this is such a great time to check in on fitness and maybe even hop on the scales if you're feeling up to it. Skiing can push you to your limits, especially if you've been hitting the slopes in the Rockies. I have not been skiing as much as I want, but I am doing better with weight a...

when I transport my 170cm Peletonen Metsa’s in my VW Golf, they run fron the rear hatch, through the center of rhe back seats, and between the front seats, to rest on my dashboard. ;-) I have done the same in a Pontiac Bonneville and a Corolla. In college I drove myself and three other people, in t...

Thanks for ideas everyone.

My 188 resort skis will fit in the back no problem. It might not sound like much but 215 is a lot longer than 188 when moving them through doorways and getting them into a vehicle.

I like the pipe idea. I was also considering building a DIY plywood long-box.

Our good old van, "rusty", has finally been replaced. I wanted to get to 300k miles, but at 239k I started to worry about some of the larger chunks falling off the bottom. I have to think that eventually something important will fall off if I kept driving it. We now have a less-used family vehicle. ...

yeah ... I think I had two good days at the XC area and two good days nordorking around in the woods. That was it for the season.

The artificial snow at the resorts up north seems pretty solid, but no natural snow at all.

cornsnow wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 08, 2024 1:51 pm

It’s in the 22 Designs catalog:
https://www.twentytwodesigns.com/Catalog

Oh. Thank you! That has a lot more detail.