jerrett

Woops, quite the oversight – thanks. Updated!

Another good resource for this: http://www.sparkrandd.com/events/

I think the Fujifilm mirrorless cameras are about the best you can get right now (in mirrorless), nobody really makes sensors like they do. To make it even better, the recently announced X-T1 is weather sealed too, and has some pretty wild AF tracking stuff going on (and really good AF to start). Worth checking out some reviews on the X-T1. I have…[Read more]

@vapor wrote:

what size boot do you use jerret, have a friend who has a pair of tlt5 that he couldnt get to work and will let go for cheap.

11.5 usually

@philip.ak wrote:

I’d be interested to see a photo of the lateral ankle flex you guys achieve with your HBs that exceed a soft boot.

me too! pics or it didn’t happen.

Lots of great insight here, the more the merrier 🙂

It sounds like walk mode is akin to highbackless, which seems like a nice option to have for those who are into that sort of thing (I’ve had lots of fun in deep days without highbacks, but it’s too much of a pain to switch back and forth for me to use as much as I’d like)

Has anyone noboarded…[Read more]

UPDATE: This winter is a continuing tragedy for the snowpack in the Pacific Northwest, and Cain is still not open. We’ve been trying to sort out what to do, but it’s become clear that Cain is not going to be open for the BCF.

Cain does not want the event to go on while they are closed and we want to respect that, so we are exploring other…[Read more]

@GoatBilly wrote:

Maybe time to revive this thing?!?

The snow hasn’t started yet 🙁

Surfs up though!

@raym wrote:

@jerrett wrote:

Ray, you need to make it to Cain for the BCF this winter 🙂

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Also – I’m in Vic this year!

I will try my best to make it this year, Kinda sucks I’ve missed the other years!

We will have to meet up and go for a tour, it’s been a couple years. I know of a couple local S. island spots that need…

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The tours are first come first serve and by donation, but we’ll have signups available on friday night… They will be using the t-bars to get to the terrain quickly so that lots of people can have an opportunity to do it. The guys running these are excellent, and their goal is to take groups of similarly skilled folks out so they can use the time…[Read more]

Nope, the festival is free!

The fundraising will come from the raffle tickets and from the donations for the guided laps. It’s worth getting lift tickets for the t-bars at cain because they provide incredible access to the backcountry, but if you’d rather head off in a different direction or skin up, that’s your call (they won’t be happy if…[Read more]

Nice! I’m getting antsy for snow!

Ray, you need to make it to Cain for the BCF this winter 🙂

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Also – I’m in Vic this year!

Here is another article:

http://www.thuggies.com/2013/02/vanisle-backcountry-fest-2013/

🙂

Trust me, we have lots of lazers in Kanuckistan, where do you think Cain is? ;]

It’s going to be pretty sick.. I may be carpooling to the beach on sunday if anyone is interested in a surf, if the groundswell that’s forecast pans out.. ;]

Ride with less reckless skiers?

I’ve never been in a situation where it’s been a problem – are there actually people out there who when they get to the top, race to convert and drop as fast as they can without stopping to eat, relax, catch their breath, enjoy the scenery, and assess the conditions/snowpack?

Also if you find yourself taking…[Read more]

I’ll be there, stoked!

Thanks again to Wade for putting this together, these things are a lot of work!

I have a friend who’s adapted Burton Step-in for his splits, and swears by it – never seen him have any problems, and he tours a lot. Seems like a pretty great system, if only it was still being made (and the boots)

I’m not liking the K2’s setup being bolted onto the voile slider pucks though… seems like a lot of extra stuff, and higher off the…[Read more]

@powslash wrote:

Correct. Deep snow of any density will cause wallowing. A long board can help this. A quiver is the answer.

I thought splitboarding was the answer 🙁

I have no idea! My splitboard is roughly a 159, perhaps a little shorter… and my resort board is a 169.

That said, I wouldn’t mind having a second split that’s a little less of a powder snob than what I have now.