cracked

Ski steeps now and you'll die.

BOHICA!!!!!

Muffy!

AT skiers, like most Alpental locals. They open this weekend from what I heard. International cliffs are the cliffs at the top of the ski area, above the run Lower International (look it up on a trail map). The slide was pretty small, intial reports said 100 feet wide, 1 foot deep. Swept them into a terrain trap.

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.co...query=avalanche One Eric Lewis according to the news.

What about the Matrixs? I'd have to buy new, and I want garmont liners. I don't want to spend $700 on boots, that's more than the skis and bindings together.

Shit.

I'd buy a split in a heartbeat, but I figure I should become a less than so suck skier first.

I don't know about the Dynafits. I've got brand new Comforts in a box in a corner, but then I have to get new boots. Megarides don't go big enough to accommodate my ankles and calves, so I'd have to go with Laser and mod them extensively like I've done with my Denalis. But that's a PITA, and costs more, too. Maybe I'll just put Freerides on them, keep the Denalis, and deal with the weight. I dearly love those XTs by now. Hey Rudy, I heard that K2 was going to name the Shuksan the "Rudy" because it's short and doesn't ski well, but the PR people stepped in at the last minute.

As of two hours ago, I have a 'quiver'.

Dr. Crash, I've been doing all my winter overnighters with a Sub Kilo and an 18 ounce Polarguard jacket. Works great, but I'd want a heavier jacket for technical climbing when you'll be spending lots of time stationary at belays. YMMV.

Yeah, must be. Barry Blanchard was spotted using the Micro Puff jacket as a belay jacket in the Canadian Rockies. Guess he must be fat and out of shape. You waif, you!

Yeah, NOLSe, we're all glad that you're here to give your expert alpine opinion on everything. Give it a rest. And I use the Golite equivalent to the Micropuff as a belay jacket frequently.

Quarks strike me as too damn light.

Billygoat wins by a kilometer.

So, like, how do climbers help the environment, dude?

Oh, yeah, I use the Korean manual all the time.

I want that line too.

What hate? I might belong to the demographic of jibbers, but I don't identify with the activity. I have no inclination whatsoever to participate, but there's no hate. The mountains are what interest me. This is the first time I've ever heard of widespread animosity.

Yeah. But it died recently.

Patagonia fits my +4 ape index just barely. Better than Marmot, Arc'teryx, or Mountain Hardwear. My shoulders and chest are on the large side of OK for XL. Their silkweight capilene is bizarre, the sleeves of my XL end about halfway up my forearms. Doesn't bother me much. I just buy the largest size made (including boots) and pray that it fits. So I don't have an opinion if Patagonia XL is really something else.

I did all my trips last year with a ~2500 cubic inch pack. I now have a Wild Things Ice Sac at 3200, and found it big enough that I got rid of the Arc'teryx Khamsin 62 that I never used. 3200 is plenty.

Barryvox.

Do it yourself. Easy, fun, cheaper. Don't worry about burning them if you follow TT's instructions.

I broked the adjustment barrel on my G12s while climbing last weekend. I had them tight since one had popped off my boot in Lillooet last year (probably was my fault since it never happened again). So don't go too tight! I noticed that the plastic was folding over, like yours, before they broke. Guess that's a bad indicator. Is the heel groove of your boot very shallow or sloping? Can you grind some plastic away to get a better fit? Is the boot sole like my old Sportiva Eigers in that the crampon ledge is not plastic but rubber? If so, could the rubber have deformed enough for the crampon to pop off? Maybe you can replace it with a black diamond or petzl bail that fits your boot better? Either way, I wouldn't go sawing away at the heel piece...it works fine for so many people that I'd think the problem is in your boots, not the crampons. Good luck.