Alta, UT 12/24/11-1/2/12

[flyover]

Admin, 40 years without a binding failure is an impressive record. Since you mostly ski Alta, it seems unlikely you do much bump skiing these days. Was there a time in the past when you might have spent more time in the bumps than you do now? If not, that might explain the longevity of your bindings. In my experience, bumps are where equipment wears out the quickest. In my youth (before I went free-heel), I completely exploded at least two sets of bindings on eastern moguls.

[Admin]

Skied many bumps in the past, and more than my share in this low snow year. Still hate 'em.

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[SnowbirdDevotee]

Since you mostly ski Alta, it seems unlikely you do much bump skiing these days.

Don't ever have the idea that there aren't many bumps at Alta. it's like any other place, when it hasn't snowed for a couple days it gets bumped up like any other place. It can have mean and nasty bumps.

[Marc_C]

Since you mostly ski Alta, it seems unlikely you do much bump skiing these days.

Don't ever have the idea that there aren't many bumps at Alta. it's like any other place, when it hasn't snowed for a couple days it gets bumped up like any other place. It can have mean and nasty bumps.

Here's a March 2002 pic taken from the road above GMD of most of High Rustler. I think it qualifies as being bumped.

[Admin]

I generally avoid bumps like the plague, but this season that's harder to do than normal. Typically if a line at Alta is sporting bumps I'll pick a different line. Life is too short to ski bumps.

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[Admin]

I should add that since moving here I apply a different technique to them, too. In the constrained spaces back East I'd have to ski a tight line. Here I just make big GS turns though them and absorb them en route to smoother snow.

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[Marc_C]

In the constrained spaces back East I'd have to ski a tight line. Here I just make big GS turns though them and absorb them en route to smoother snow.

The zipper line is for:
* the narrow, crowded, icy trails of the east
* Olympian wannabes
* people who do not value their knees or are young enough that their knees are still made of Kevlar and graphite.
* east coast visitors to Alta

[SnowbirdDevotee]

The zipper line is for:

Wildcat

[kingslug]

They have taken their toll on my knees..but I have no choice over here..and they do make things more interesting..got to work with what you got.