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One of my favorites! That is a funky, cool mountain. To anyone who hasn't been, stay at the Las Trancas Hostel. It's in a small village about 7 miles before the resort, right where the road turns to dirt. The road access skiing in Valle Nevado rocks, too. Like heli-skiing but you use a car +...

"that dude, did he really used to live in the 9th Ward in New Orleans?" My understanding is that Campbell McKeough lived in New Orleans, just not in the Ninth Ward. His story is that he grew up in New Orleans, lived near that neighbourhood, went to high school with a bunch of kids from the...

Don't go. It's too close to Munich and when it snows, the crowds are the worst I've ever experienced in Europe. The lifts suck. Old, slow trams that don't eat up the lines. Or shitty super-slow chairs that give you no vert. There is glacier skiing on top of the Zugspitz, but it's pretty flat for...

I've skied the glacier at Hintertux. It's good. It the glacier also has some steeper terrain, so you're not stuck on the flats up high all the time. Austria is generally cheaper than Switzerland (but not by much). Personally I think I'd go back to Hintertux before Saas Fee. It's less ritzy and...

Just like you Phrosty. See you opening day.

And don't forget seeing Glen Plake when he was a kid in the Greg Stump movies (with day-glo one-pieces, too). Classic stuff! Stump just re-released all of his old stuff on DVD. I saw an ad in Freeskier for it. But if you really want to go old-school you have to check out people like John Jay...

If you REALLY are looking to buy skis in Las Vegas, here's an idea: Google "Las Vegas Ski Shops: and see what happens. . . Or do the Quest Yellow Pages search.

Boulder is tough, a lot of competition for the best jobs. Since you're a skier and you're into communications and technology, why don't you look at applying those skills to a job with a major resort company. The two in Colorado are Vail Resorts and Intrawest (Copper and Winter Park). Just an...

It is. And he will. Amazing athlete.

Why, like you are old enough to drink? It's about making your shop "sticky" Phrosty. Give customers a reason to hang out, stick around and buy something. That's why you'd put in TV's with vids and have couches. But of course, you're the expert! (at least that's what my friend whose name rhymes...

Yeah, I stand corrected. You're a hell of a lot better off going to Mammoth than Brianhead. Not even close.

Well last year you guys had a ton! I was going to skip out of SIA and avalanches had destroyed Chair 1 and the place was a no-go zone. I really like skiing there. So close to The Strip but a million miles away as far as the vibe. The backcountry rocks (bring your trekkers) and all those rails...

It's an expensive village, that's for sure. No cars, you have to park in a parking garage and then walk through town to the gondola. The park and pipe seemed pretty good. Not great, just good (that's typical for Europe, though, and this is one of the better locations for park and pipe in...

Agreed. The hardgood brands are obvious. Carry the best. Also have a website w/ with ability to sell both in North America and abroad to the folks who don't have access to brands like Armada. This will expand your customer base and you will reap the rewards. Clothing is important and make sure...

agreed! ugly and mean for first-timers.

Don't do it!!! If you must get some old movies, get Greg Stump. Warren's films will have a good segment but you'll have to work through a bunch of junk for that couple of minutes of stoke. Just my opinion, though. If you've gotta have Warren, then you've gotta have him and nobody else will...

Really? Hmm, don't be so sure. And I'm not talking about ski instructing or patrolling, although those jobs can be really cool. But that doesn't matter. This thread is about ski testing. I have my opinion, others have theirs. I respect their options, even lizziebeth's. She falls on the other...

I don't think you can compare Scotland to Colorado. To get good skiing in Scotland, you have to fly to Europe which is why dry slopes work there. I don't know about an indoor park in Den. it would be cool but I just can't help thinking about how most of the indoor skate parks have shut down...

What kind of car? I own an Audi and the audifans.com site has been really helpful. There's a couple of good junkyards in Denver one of which specializes in Audi parts and Slipstream automotive does a bunch of high end work. My '87 wagon is chipped, with upgraded suspension, brakes and turbo...

party really early, get there early, buy a ticket and keep partying until right before the show starts.