thelawgoddess

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didn't watch the whole thing but it sure looked sweet even from the city.

snow sounds inviting but i'm learning to ride motorcycles this weekend - yeehaw! looking forward to the rain, too.

sames as genepires - i have the cloudveil ice floe that i use most of the time and the bd dry tool for when it's really warm. (i think the cloudveil feels better overall; the dry tool is a little loose on me.) i also had a pair of bd fleece liner-type gloves that i would wear inbetween climbs. one time i forgot to switch back and climbed with them and was surprised how well they worked.

melted out southwestern colorado mud also sucks. (literally!) i wanted to buy real linked chains for my car ... but "they" said no way; had to get those lame cable chains. i had to get a 4-wheel drive xterra pulled out of a ditch by a toyota pu once. that was sweet.

you don't just go for the movie; you go for the good times and group stoke.

when i got mine fitted in t-ride they actually used one of those little toaster ovens. came out quite nice and toasty! if you're doing anything like t1's, after toasting put liner on foot (can use a toe spacer) and use tape wrapped around ankle area to close tongue, then insert into boot. the tape seemed to be a great trick!

"... humanity took a giant step backward to survive." hmm ...

not sure about thanksgiving. well, maybe the day after i could go for the weekend. but i'd need a partner, too. i'll have to see what happens between now and then before i make any plans, though. i definitely wanna go when you take your old roomie (mr. rr) out for his first time so sign me up for that one for sure.

cool pics. purple snow rocks!

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yeah, out of those things boots are the ones you'd like to be able to try on ... but also perhaps the biggest chunk of change without looking around for a deal. depending on what binding you want, they may be difficult to find deals on period. just decide what you really want first and start shopping around.

no, i haven't, but i know someone that uses the raichle tongue in his AT boots for the ski and he's recommended that to me. his would be a bit big for my boot, though, but probably modifiable. i haven't looked into whether they make smaller ones and where to get ... but maybe that's my next step. anybody happen to know if these are available anywhere in/near seattle? or know of an online source? maybe i should call my local bootfitters?

i think shop owners like jim nelson can be good resources for gear reviews. reviews are probably better taken if you respect the people giving them, and shop owners often know what's coming because the reps will not only bring it by their shop but give them the opportunity to demo it.

k2 makes soom nice bags and stuff, too.

you planning on doing more trips like that this winter?

that sounds great ... but what about a fast-flying jet for those of us who have real jobs? people stuck in town should see the events forum for the nov. 6th "ice" comp at cascade crags ...

getting in line at 6am would seem like a small price to pay if you could save a few hundred dollars on some nice skis!

from my [limited] experience i would agree. that's why i love k2's. i haven't had enough experience with atomics to form much of an opinion but here's one anyway - the ones i've been on were not as lively as k2's but they still felt more responsive to me than rossi's. i wouldn't count the volkl's entirely out, though. volkl makes some amazing skis! you might peruse some other sites to see if you can get more feedback on the joos.

don't know but let me know if you're going!

you may not hear much about k2's but they are out there in full force in the bc - mostly shuksans and launchers, but you'll definitely see some pistols, amongst others. i ski the public enemies in my tele setup. those are twins. i also ski not quite as full-on twins in my AT setup. no problems with my g3 skins on the latter. i do have issues with my bd skins on the public enemies though. the pe's are park skis and the edges of those skis are the same thickness as the rest of the ski (unlike most skis). the fat edges are just a tad too fat for the bd skin clips so they don't fit correctly and sometimes the tail clips slip off. not a big deal, though, and if i had adjustable length skins i think it would be even less of an issue. i know people with pocket rockets that do something with duct tape, but i've never seen that in action. i've skied the joos in pow and on soft groomed (and was duly impressed) but i have never skied them in hard crud or ice. i would think the shuksan and the tm:ex would handle those conditions better, but that's just a guess based on what i think i know about those skis.

to some extent it definitely is a fit issue (nobody makes AT boots in a true mondo 22!!!) but the magic are not as beefy as the laser. the laser even comes with a stiffer tongue for skiing, and i don't understand why they don't offer that with the magic. regardless, i really think they walk rather poorly (it almost feels like i'm wearing downhill boots) but i haven't walked in a lot of AT boots so i'm not exactly sure how they compare with their brethren.

not the best vote here, but i probably would have gotten fancy garmonts if they'd fit. (well, that or lowa's.) i have scarpa magic's but i wouldn't really recommend them. even if you were a girl. unless nothing else will fit you.