thelawgoddess

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.

i meant "pose" as in "a posture or attitude usually for artistic purposes" ... that's all. really.

and full of posers ...

that what skis and skins are for!

right on! hope to hear about your snowbound adventures this winter!

sweet, thanks for all of the info! must do some further research ...

wtf is up with ski resorts down south already open/opening? where's our love??? bring it! w00t w00t!!!

i will probably go. the other times i've been i've had fun.

no worries ... seems to go with skiing in general and i'm happy to supply more than my share. (just don't try to slip me any jack daniels! ) well, we don't have much here either ... compared to the summer anyway, but how little are you talking? (i've never been to ak!)

horsies like 'em.

sweet - couch surfing and some backcountry adventure! that's making it sound like a trip i should do. feb looks cheapest for airfare. haven't checked on car rental but i can't imagine those rates change much unless maybe there's a holiday involved. what's the deal with light up there? you be around in feb? okay if i bring s.o.?

thought i might jump on a cheaper airfare now and check out some ak skiing. i would definitely be up for checking out some bc skiing if i went! i don't know anybody up there and can't afford to pay a guide so was just planning to keep it safe and stick to resorts. btw, never flown there ... how's $229 RT?

where's best and when for those that like steeps and bowls?

this really will be your best bet to save bucks and the skis really don't matter because you will learn to ski whatever you have. (really!) i use "downhill" skis in both my AT and tele setups because those are the skis i wanted. sometimes i wish i had lighter skis on my AT setup but i just ended up with some beefy fat skis whereas i could have just bought lighter (downhill or "other") skis. still beats carrying my alpine gear around!

just finished "memoirs of a geisha" (arthur golden) and "icebound" (jerri nielsen). both were good, although i wasn't impressed with geisha's ending. just started "under the banner of heaven" (krakauer). also trying to read a risk management textbook, but i don't find it very exciting.

can i quit my job now? seeing stevens pass getting dumped on over the weekend made me remember why i haven't had a real job the past 4 winters! keep those pics coming ... i need something nice to look at while i slave away indoors ...

btw, this is also in the events forum ... (hey mods, any way to put one thread into two categories so we don't miss what others are posting when we don't realize there are twins? sorry if there was already a thread about that ...)

was wondering when this be announced. no sean this year?