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Butler Gulch is a popular beginner/intermediate spot, and usually fills in earlier in the season. Below treeline is typically avy safe. You see a lot of hikers, snowshoers, dogs, etc. on the approach, but once you go vertical it is all skiers and riders. Laps are short but you can get a few hundred feet of nice open tree skiing.

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@cometogether wrote:

I bet! BP parking lot is a total shit show , from sledders, families, tourists, skiers, Christmas tree hunters, and a couple people who probably shouldnt be there all together.

How does RMNP do this early? I see lots of talus and rock in summer so I think they would need a bit more snow unless you go up high…

CP sounds…

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@Norv wrote:

For some reason people like to ride C.P. or RMNP. Still trying to figure that out…

Because as crowded as CP gets on weekends, it is a ghost town compared to Berthoud!

@Jason4 wrote:

Dogs in the skin track aren’t a big deal for me yet. I don’t see enough out to really change the nature of the skin track and I’m usually pretty happy to see dogs out playing in the snow. I was out a week ago and saw a long haired dachshund jumping from one boot hole to the next in a boot pack.

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@Kyle Miller wrote:

My real peeve is when people ski down the skin track now that is unacceptable.

What do you mean? People skiing down the switchback part of the skin track? That defeats the whole purpose of earning turns. Not sure why anyone would do that.

But skiing back to the car on the flats in the skin-track, I don’t think that is a…[Read more]

@acopafeel wrote:

rarely do i feel the need to chime in on shit like this…

booting on a packed skin track would be easier than wallowing through a bunch of freshies.
skinning on a packed boot track might be easier than busting a new trail trough a bunch of freshies.

so who cares? :doobie: Is it really going to slow your roll that much?
i think…

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Bottom line is: if you find yourself skinning in an area where our more primitive knuckle-dragging relatives are booting, then you haven’t gone out far enough! :thumpsup:

I no one is around I don’t see a problem. But one time I was in the cattle-train hiking up Highland Bowl and some ignorant woman was in the middle of it on her skins. She was so annoying, asking to pass everyone. Definitely not cool. If there isn’t enough open space to the side to pass, take the skis off and boot it like everyone else.

@Ecobrad wrote:

Not that I’ve ever been, but if you want strip clubs take a shuttle to Reno. Getting a private dancer to come to your house is an option but as far as clubs go, SLT has nda mucho.

The casinos in SLT should be fun during that time of year, assuming the snow’s decent and the white trash from the Central Valley and Bay Area are…

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Thanks Tex! We booked a house on Heavenly and have over a dozen guys, so we’ll probably just stay there in South Lake. Too much to organize a trip to Mammoth, etc. Plus we want to hit the casinos and strip clubs in NV. Any suggestions?

@Ecobrad wrote:

I don’t live IN Tahoe but my advice is just to make sure you don’t hit it on a holiday weekend (MLK, Presidents Day, etc.). Spring break is usually late March/early April so you should be fine the first week of March. Are you looking for BC or resorts or both? North or South Lake?

Congrats on getting hitched. Does she know…

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911 Carrera 4 on Blizzaks with a ski rack :thatrocks:

Hi Meng! I can’t really help you, since I moved out of the valley 5 years ago. I had a hard time finding BC partners up there. Valley people are a strange bunch. They tend to stick to their inner circles and not let others in. I even tried striking up chairlift conversations with people I noticed using A/T equipment, and they were very…[Read more]

Thanks. I’m looking for the least-invasive product that will do the job. I’ve always though acetone was safer than goo-gone, but maybe I’m thinking of ‘goof-off’.

Yes, the plan is to hot wax it after I get the debris off.

I’m going to start with soap & hot water and go up from there.

I took a hiatus last winter but I’m looking to get back into things this time around. I’m a weekend warrior.

The only answer to this debate is to always skin in deep pow 😀

@powderjunkie wrote:

i could see how someone could have a preference on what leg they prefer to hold (lower vs. upper).

But, regardless of that, wouldn’t the straight inside edge hold/traverse better than the outside curved edge? :scratch:

No. The whole purpose for sidecut is to allow for more edge control. Without sidecut, all of your weight…[Read more]

Better edge hold on steep traverses is all relative to which foot you prefer that hold to be on. Splitboards only have sidecut on one side of each ski so it is a trade off on traverses. With sidecut on the inside edges, your ‘lower’ ski has the sidecut and is keeping you from sliding down. If you don’t reverse the skis as intended, then your…[Read more]

You can have the most flexible job in the world but someday you will end up being claimed by a woman who will not be too happy with you off playing for 4 straight months. Enjoy it while it lasts, fellas!

@Matt Wood wrote:

What size truck do you have? I drove a friends old toy with one in some modest wind and it scared the shit out of me. I’d say go for it if you have a 1/2 or 3/4 ton.

3/4 ton Powerstroke. The wind is a factor I didn’t consider. There are some that do have a lower ceiling that pops up. That may be better.