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Howdy, Today was the last day of the season at A-Basin. And of course, the end of pond skimming season. The forecast was a high in low 60's. So I got there early, wanting to get my laps in before things got out of hand. :-) Those are my Blossom 78's in the rack on the left. All there was to...

Howdy, This year pond skimming officially opened - defined as Lake Reveal at A-Basin opening and when Al says it's opened! Looks like the first reveal was June 1. https://www.arapahoebasin.com/als-blog/page-5096/ I got there last Saturday June 7. It was a challenging pond crossing, here's...

This weekend marks the start of my season at Abasin. I'll be there till closing day, which is "sometime in June". Both yesterday and today I made a new thing on The East Wall. I hike to the North Pole entrance, ski down to the traverse, then hike up the Stair Case to Arizona Rock, ski Willie's...

I was telling Tony about this, he didn't seem to know. Vail Resorts shareholders are upset I thought this video is accurate. Has Vail ruined skiing? Last week a senior was run over by another skier at Vail. The senior suffered a broken femur. Apparently had not a young skier stopped to help...

I had a great weekend at the Basin. As I was saying to everyone -- "It's not the end - it's just the beginning". Here's my post on my blog. Abasin closing weekend Ski ya soon!

What It’s Really Like to Ski at Arapahoe Basin in June

Love this message board. Shoulda joined years ago. Oh well. Well but I came close when I joined Peter Keelty's forum. So is FTO the oldest ski forum now?

@jamesdeluxe got me thinking about something. I don’t see many “skinny” full camber skis now. It’s not wrong. It’s just different. Hey whatever gets you across the pond, right? I’ll have to get with @Tony Crocker, have him help me calculate how many skis I’ll need to get to 100. Then start...

Howdy, Epic two days at the Basin. Still one more weekend to go. Can't wait. Here's a link to a post on my blog. Goin' off at the Basin!

Howdy, I've been skiing in the Head Raptor 130 for years. The boots were great for my skiing and they fit like a glove. But two big problems: 1. Since they're a race boot and they fit so tight my feet got cold. Like it could be 20ish degrees and my feet are cold. When I gets really cold I had...

Howdy, In the Beaver Creek thread the bamboo poles @Tony Crocker was using one day were spotted. A discussion popped up. I lent Tony those poles one day as his were out of commission. The poles are called Grass Sticks, made by a company in Steamboat Springs, CO. Here's their website...