Ski descent is an entirely different beast than a standard descent. Winter ascents are summer ascents with more cold, snow, weather and less sun.
The only person who cares about tele vs alpine vs board is Tom Turiano.
There are regional differences of opinion on that issue. Women in the PNW want/are more comfortable with independance than in other regions. In my experience.
Climb. Ski. Repeat.
Argentina (5 days to go!) for glaciers/rock
Europe (Switzerland?) for skiing/touring
India (Kullu Valley) for skiing/climbing
NZ for anything
How bad was coverage on the Alpine?
Did it last Sunday and the beargrass was sticking up through the powder. Best to stick in the luge track (which was interesting at twilight w/o a headlamp)
Given the data provided by the BD tests (the worst ) of screws who f'ing cares? In good ice, a screw is damn solid.
The questions raised by the above are:
1) Is this test repeatable?
2) Does this extrapolate into a less solid placement? (does it f'ing matter if BD screws will hold 22+kN lbs)