Recent content by loopie

Anyone have any experience using shims with their AT gear? I I skied frame style bindings for three years and then swapped to Dynafit radical FT 2.0, Scarpa Maestrales, and ON3P Steeples . This was a huge upgrade on the uphill side of things which was awesome but I found the combination to be...

http://www.pawprince.com/pawprince/writings/text_versions/tao_chutes.htm I love this. It's hard to actually dislike powder, I mean we need it to fill in areas so we can ski, but I can't help but sympathize to what he is saying. UT has been overall pretty sketchy with persistent forms...

I don't really expect many to know much on this subject, but I'm trying to ski there. It's been a goal of mine to ski on all the continents. I have two left (not including Antarctica) and they are Europe and Africa. There has to be snow there, that's for sure. I would love to summit a peak...

Has anyone used these Verts (http://www.verts.com). I just got back from post holing up a 40 degree chute in the Wasatch. I made it the top, but simply put it was a bitch. These sound like a good option, but it sucks the hard boot version is so much more expensive. Anyone used them?

Hey guys is anyone going down to Sundance for the DH race next week? I'm in a tough spot and have no ride but already paid all my entry fees ect. Front Runner can get me down to Provo (I live in SLC) but I can't seem to find a way up (taxi or rental car are my last options) to Sundance. I've...