Frikadeller

Thats cold.... Cold as ice.

You know, reading through this thread, it reminds me: There is not a single pack or boot combination that is univerasl for everyone. This is the crux of this spot. You have to set a defined set of rules when shopping for gear. Look at what you want to do. There is no "one size fits all" piece when it comes to boots and packs. Hell, I use four different packs, three different boots, two different snowboard boots, three boards, and on and on.... (don't even start thinking about sleeping bags or ropes...) having friends with the same problem helps.

Don't forget the details here! You also gotta have a few $$$$ for the McHale. I think it starts at $500, and goes up from there.

70cm, nuff said. (As far as the Lutherans are concerned)...

Volume #4 of the holy grail. There is a Volume #7 now... It's required reading.

I've got $100 from selling scrap copper... Let's start a pot!!! Heh.

I have about 35-40 total days on it. I only use it back country, and not the resorts. I agree though, it is starting to have a bit of play in the binding interface. I guess it will only get worse over time. It just seems that the Voile is more cumbersome to put together with the slide plates and all. But hell, who am I kidding, I will eventually be riding a board with the voile interface sooner or later, unless they come up with something new/better. My buddies must have the older ones or something, because they seem to fight with the sliders all the time. Maybe their boards are not set up right. Yeah, I was aware of the lawsuit from voile. Kind of lame, but oh well. Like I said, eventually I will be riding a voile, unless I can get my hands on another burton! OK, thats enough splitboard talk hijacking the AT/Tele war.

Ohhh... that is the quote of the year!! Especially the rock monkey comment!!! LET IT SNOW!!!! (and alot, please.)

What! put on the brakes here. Screech... Hmm... I still ride the old Burton interface, and I have to disagree with you here. All I have to do is unsnap the binding, split, hook and go. I can even slap a crampon in while still attached to the "ski/binding" try that with a Voile set up. Every one of my splitter fiends have voile but me, and I am constantly waiting for them to put their shit back together. I would like to see less than 5 min with voile, especially in powder. (not that burton is great in powder either, but thats why I carry a small paintbrush!!) With voile, loose one pin, and you're screwed. No pins in my Burton.... Yeah, I know, there must be a reason why they discontinued the Burton... I guess I just like my set up, and am used to it.

Exactly!! I even push with my poles in board mode if needed. No reassembly or disassembly required.

Well, that one boarder gave you the impression that all of us suck? Split boarding is just as effecient as your AT set up when it's in tour mode. As a matter of fact, I can float better in tour mode because of the fatness of my "skis"... But I am not going to try and prove you wrong, since I have never used an AT set up. mainly because I can't ski as well as I can board... Kind of like, I play the Bass because my Guitar skills suck theory... But damn, I rock at Bass.... Maybe one day, if I hit the lottery, I will give AT a try... Until then, it's splitsville for me.

Nah, I climbed Hood a few years ago with the guy and his GF.... He is most likely just looking for some feedback.

Only idiots in and from Washington do that crap.

Whats with all this mad hate for snowboarders? I know, I know, the resort douche bag boarder is probably what comes to mind... Not all of us are like that. Some of us enjoy the turns more than the steez, especially splitters...

Wow! Thats gotta be fun waking up to drunks with guns.. http://www.smithrock.com/localguide/campgrounds/sh_campground.html

Keep driving, go to Baker. It's in great shape still. I skied the Coleman-Deming on Saturday (9/15). 4700' vertical of decent corn, ~2.5 miles of hiking in on good trail. Waaay better environs than da Hood this time of year. It's always ski season in WA bishes! Yeah, I could do that too... But that is a WAAAY longer drive... Hood, while sucky, is only 45 min. away.

Damn!! This thread got me so excited, I tuned and waxed up the Splitboard in anticipation!!! Shit, I might have to go up to Timberline next weekend and ride some slush!

What kind of ERP exposure does this job entail? I assume that the radio tower is going to be active during the job?

Jeez, how old is that picture on the Mazama web site? Half of the people in the picture are wearing shorts over polypro....

I am a use a TNF Spire 38 for single day climbing or multiday non climbing trips and seems to work fine for me. I also use a Dakine Heli pro pack for summer and times when I carry my splitboard when you just can't skin anymore...

So far they have been fine in the summer snow conditions, but I agree, In hard ice and styrofoam snow, they might not be the best, but then again, in those conditions, I would not wear these boots anyhow...

I picked up a pair of boots off e-bay a few months ago, and I am really digging them. They are flexible enough for comfortable hiking, yet accept a full step in crampon! It sure was a much lower cost IMO for a basically brand new summer mountaineering boot. Now, I am curious to what model they are, obviously they are Garmont, but they don't make these anymore, so there is no info on the Garmont web site. Maybe some of you gear minded folks around here know what these boots are.

I always thought that the MSR white gas was just a more expensive and rebranded version of the Coleman white gas anyways...

Thats what south side of Hood is all about!!! At the right time that is...

Nice. Wishfull thinking, but your full of it!! Of courrse he is, but I for one, think it's a good idea!! (Note this is fucking SARCASM, If I see the this on Oregonlive I am gonna shit like the last time you took my post out of context!!)