Recent content by Beetlenut

I've had them on my Swix poles for about 6 years and like them. I find the one place they really come in handy is when your polling across the flats, you can put the butt end of the pole in your palm, and hold on to the Add Tabs with your last three fingers, and get a good push-off the end of...

They're not a twin tip or park ski. So yes, flat tail with a layer of carbon fiber. Kind of reminded me of an old Rossi 7S they way they unload you out of a turn with that forward rebound.

I skied the Temper TI 173 a few weeks ago at Okemo's demo day. A tad chilly that day with 8 degrees for a high. Needless to say all man made and fast that day. Of the six skis I demo'd that day, the Temper TI was far and away the most impressive. Flat out no speed limit and for me, the steering...

Man, those look like cross-country skis now compared to what's out there!

I'll try and leave you some powder! Double w00t!

I also skied the 9.22 Beta Ride in a 180. Good out West ski! Compaired to todays skis, they were HEAVY though! I first went to an Atomic C7 in a 168. Man that ski could carve. I still used it last week for an afternoon. Then I skied the Atomic Snoop Daddy. Too soft and surprisingly not very...

From Sunday River's web site: UPDATE: 11:30AM*** It is absolutely dumping out! We have six inches on the mountain, and the storm looks like it's still building. According to the forecast, we haven't seen the heaviest yet! 10"-14" forecast. I'm driving up in 5 hours! Woo Hoo!

World Cup is their signature bump run and where they have their comps. It's alright, but kind of short. Upper and lower Spruce are usually bumped up, and give a nice long bump run if they are. Diamond in the Rough is one of my more favorite tree runs off Polar Bear. Moon Dance is also good, but...

Congrats everyone! Guess that practice last night helped eh Brian! ;-)

I'm going to try and get there for the 6-10 shift. Dress warm!

My GOD! :-o .... And have informed buyers purchase the correct ski boot the first time! You must be mad! The industry would never tollerate that!

No, two chairs = two shots! Take one chair, get off, ski to second chair, get on second chair, take it to the top. "In one shot", as in you get on at the base, and get off at the true summit. The Ursa chair went in years later. Actually it replaced an old fixed tripple. If you want to ski...

There is, but it's too small to take any weight off your legs, and with 8 to 10 other people with skis and poles, there's not much ledge left. It's more dangerous in that thing with all the skis and poles flailing about, then it is actually skiing! I remember all the buzz before Stratton got...

Intrawest! It figures! They put a similar abomination up at Stratton years ago, except it had a top. Looked like a phonebooth. Went to the top of the mountain, took about 7 minutes. Crappy part was you couldn't sit down, had to stand the whole way. They stuff about 10 people in there with skis...