kimchi

Posted by: @pow_hnd Posted by: @kimchi but that shit takes forever to dry Interesting, that hasn’t been my experience at all, it doesn’t dry as quick as synthetic, but it’s not that bad, after a day of touring I’m pretty…   Read more»

Posted by: @pow_hnd Still the best vehicle I’ve ever owned… 25-28mpg, never have gotten stuck ( intermountain snow ) and I can get inside to change at the resort/trail head    [attach]4243[/attach] And now I’m keeping the miles off it…   Read more»

Posted by: @buggravy Posted by: @kimchi Bit cliched, but I bought a Subie last November. Used 2018 Forester Touring with turbo engine. Fit my needs for hybrid city / adventure car. Got some issues with the tech / user interface,…   Read more»

Re: ninja suits, I bought a Patagonia capilene one. Rarely wear it because I run warm and it’s rarely cold enough in the Sierras for me to need it. If I was in Japan, the Rockies, or interior BC, I’d…   Read more»

Bit cliched, but I bought a Subie last November. Used 2018 Forester Touring with turbo engine. Fit my needs for hybrid city / adventure car. Got some issues with the tech / user interface, but that thing rules for performance….   Read more»

Sigh. Coming to terms with my season most likely being over. I was hoping to get in a few tour in mid-late-May, but the Bay Area just extended shelter in place through end of May. With a weak Sierra snowpack,…   Read more»

Posted by: @unsuspected Bought this season Acerra boots since Adidas is pulling out. They feel exactly like my Tacticals with 30+ days and some work done to them except for boa and softer? Though they would be stiff as first…   Read more»

@zc1 They’re producing boots next year, but word on the street is no 2022 line.

Posted by: @pacendubya I’ve worn Thirtytwo boots exclusively for the past 13 seasons.  I’m considering giving Vans a shot.  Anyone able to provide general impressions?  i.e., Quality of construction, overall footprint, wide vs. narrow fit…etc… Haven’t owned a pair, but…   Read more»

People have been shitting on this idea since it was announced last year, but I think it has its place. I wanted to get into backcountry several seasons before I did, but I felt constrained by high barriers to entry….   Read more»

Posted by: @cortado @spenser another carving board that doesn’t have that much edge. Not knocking it, it will probably be great, but if you disregard the nose-kick, it looks like a 152.  Perspective must be messing with you. That thing…   Read more»

Posted by: @c-fuzzy [attach]4010[/attach] [attach]4011[/attach] Got Backseat Driver season end closeout + currency conversion = Like whoa. Should be fun. Lol did you buy this from the The Circle in Whistler? I came close to pulling trigger on that one….   Read more»

Yep, GP87.

Posted by: @spenser US orbit 57, 2019. Pretty standard camber by today’s standards. You can see the slight roll into early rise at the front contact, nose in the distance [attach]4000[/attach] That’s more tail kick than I would have expected…   Read more»

I was poking around the CAIC site and found their forecasts kind of confusing. Definitely not as straightforward and visually simple as the stuff I’m used too out of the California operations (Sierra, Eastern Sierra, and Mount Shasta Avalanche Centers)….   Read more»

Posted by: @psklt definitely rode with my avy gear in bounds last year for most of march. Couldn’t even drive certain roads without a bsp in your vehicle because a bunch of cars got buried by highway covering avalanches. Final…   Read more»

I’ve worn my beacon (and full BC kit) in-bounds on sketchy snowpack days at big mountains. Unlikely, but you never know.
But to @spenser‘s point, I’m not going to bother on “spring groomer” days.

Posted by: @gd lol @kimchi, fun to look at either way. And do find United Shapes tend to have a good/lovely bit of camber height to ’em (which I love), all the ones I’ve gotten at least. Yea. Just wish…   Read more»