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I went up to Mammoth for what I expected to be manmade snow, and although that was generally the case, conditions were actually quite good. After getting no sleep at all Friday and driving up at 2:45am on Saturday morning, I picked up my pass and got first chair! Unfortunately, on my first turn...

why is everyone here so against the avalung? It may look stupid and cost more, but the thing has been proven to actually work. I was looking into getting an avalung pack for next year when I'm in france and skiing on avalanche prone slopes all the time, but maybe not now...

Yep, you're right. I should have taken much greater care in choosing my words, especially in my first post on the subject. After all, it's because of the general trustworthiness of this forum that I prefer it over all others.

These were available last year through retail stores. Here's a quote from Jonathan S., who seems to be a trustworthy guy: "If Bentgate really has at least two pair currently for sale (as the website would seem to indicate — sizes 26.5 and 28.5)..." Another, albeit nonspecific, quote from...

Sorry, I had no clue about about the hotlinking of images. I know major retailers were actually selling the boots last year: at least Backcountry.com and Bent Gate Mountaineering. That's probably the biggest issue here. Not many boots were sold, but a few definitely were. The best known...

I saw that they were still offering the tech inserts yesterday in the TGR thread. I just looked again today and it has been removed. Here's a screenshot that someone took 2 days ago: I'll admit I obviously have no inside knowledge of the settlement proceedings. All I know is what was posted on...

If you check out the website they are actually offering tech inserts as an option still. Also, settle negotiations did not break down, as Salomon never tried to settle, but instead tried to hide the situation as best they could. Quite simply, they took short cuts on engineering and testing...

Except when it's Salomon, which makes defective AT boots, destroys a person's leg and life, and then does nothing about it, except release the boot again the next year. I need to figure out an AT setup for myself this year. I'll just keep my alpine boots: Garmont Shamans. Who cares if they...

On Friday, November 12, the Claremont Colleges and Skeeze will be hosting two showings of Light the Wick. One will start at 6:30pm with the doors opening at 6, and the other at 8:30 and 8, respectively. The movie will be on Pomona College's campus at the Rose Hills Theatre (same place as...

Not ski related, but since I saw 2 ski resorts and it snowed a bit, I figure this is worth posting. I had a 2-day Fall Break from school, so I decided to head to the Ansel Adams Wilderness (near Mammoth and Yosemite) for a camping trip at Thousand Island Lake. After leaving Claremont at 3:00am...

Unfortunately, we can't count Aaron and Jen as alumni. They seem to have gone to another Claremont College, Claremont McKenna.

I'm sure it won't be. That's the main reason for all these upfront deals. I find it interesting that they first offer the season passes, and once that market has dried up, they then go for the people who might be willing to only go for a day or two with these $15 passes. They're clearly trying...

Baldy is now offering single day tickets for $15. They require the one day in advance reservation thing, still.

Unfortunately, Les 7 Laux is well known for it's off-piste skiing and it apparently gets tracked pretty fast. Then again, I'm sure the powder lasts longer than at Mammoth.

You're going to get more of a "slarvy" feeling when skiing the S7 in powder due to the tip and tail rocker, and for that type of turn, you're not trying to put the ski on edge. If these are really going to be used almost solely in powder, than alpine bindings are still the way to go I think...

I'd definitely go alpine too. I've had trouble with raised bindings prereleasing on my Praxis. I'm putting Jesters on my new Lhasas to eliminate the stack height issue. The added stack height helps you get wide skis up on edge, but I just don't feel secure.

I really thought those would be 195s considering how much taller than you they look. I'm a little afraid of what my 191 Lhasas will be like now, as I'm still smaller than you. It's not always chest-deep blower, but you just said that these are dedicated powder skis, so why not prepare for it...

I assume you got the Super 7? Is this a 1 for 1 replacement for the Movements? By the way, they're definitely too narrow for a Utah powder ski. If I ever have your living situation, I'm definitely getting some DPS Lotus 138s. Why bother with any considerable amount of normal sidecut?

The UCPA is great for cheap combined guiding, lodging, lift ticket and food. I think it's limited to people under 40, though.

Zermatt had the most snow guns I've ever seen. I'd definitely love to go ski there for the unbelievably beautiful scenery and expanse of the trail network, but if I was looking for off-piste skiing, I'd surely go somewhere else. Even if the snow was good, the expert areas didn't look like they...