Member splittilps

@Taylor: There aren’t and even if there were the Custer/Gallatin National Forest isn’t processing any new special use permits. That means, no new (legal) hunting outfitter camps, no new (legal) ski yurt operations*, and certainly no (legal) heli-ops.

* I have a few contacts with upper level USFS folks and was considering starting a yurt ski…[Read more]

I wanted to respond sooner but had some re-registration issues.

I don’t think you guys need to be too worried. There’s been no talk or news about this in Bozy. My guess is that those heli folks just want to let Gigi and JJ know that they can land them somewhere if TGR wants some sick MT footy. Can you imagine the liability of REALLY running a…[Read more]

I agree with the suggestion for pockets large enough to hold skins for quick laps but I don’t know how you would do it. Split skins are huge. Either way, make pants pockets big enough to hold a knit hat and gloves so I don’t need to take my pack off when adjusting my heat retention.

Belt loops that are large enough to work with a variety of…[Read more]

@peacefrog wrote:

In any event get yourself 2 more guys. Have fun

At least call the outfit that you’re going with to talk about it. The only reason I say so is because my group of 4 arrived at our heli base with a 5th person who wasn’t with our group. After a discrete conversation with our guide (hey man, that guy isn’t with us) and at the last…[Read more]

Looks like good mountain biking conditions.

Your needs will change a bit depending on if you’re just sleeping in a car or modding a vehicle to be more campable. Just a few things to add

– That Delica is SICK!

– The guy who mentioned getting a VCR to handle charging of an auxiliary battery meant to say ACR (automatic charging relay). This is a good one…[Read more]

@chiller wrote:

the ugly truth, is all potheads smoke while driving. that’s been the only place to feel safe while smoking.

I call BS on this and caution you to rethink your perspective. I may be an exception but as I’ve aged pot effects me differently than it used to. Especially now that I own my own home, the LAST place you’ll find me smoking…[Read more]

What do you call an attractive girl on the arm of a splitboarder?

A tattoo.

Originally a banjo-player joke but I had to make it relevant to the forum.

@saign wrote:

I have a question for the guys who have been in the heli:

Me and 3 pals went to Haines in March 2014, just days after the SEABA accident. I can agree with the other’s about the following;

– take the ferry. It’s beautiful.
– get all the food and booze you can in Juneau.
– Stay with Bruce at the Funny Farm. We were on the Dirtbag…[Read more]

@Reindeer mtn wrote:

Looks like this years bindings are a success and have sold out.
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I went to buy my Magnetos on Friday last week and the shop told me they were out of stock but would head over to the Spark RnD Warehouse on Monday and get another batch. I had them on my board the following Tuesday. Granted, I live in Bozeman, but the…[Read more]

Thanks for the input guys! b PLease keep it coming. I’ll look into that Haines outfit and Points North has already been floated by one of our group as a possibility. Some more background;

There’s 4 of us. All pretty solid riders and I’m probably the biggest puss of the group – but still comfy on difficult terrain when the snow is good as long…[Read more]

@Matt Wood wrote:

I know allot of people use a silicone or a triflow type lubricant to help with snow and ice build up but I care way too muck about the rivers and steams below to do so.

Don’t sweat it. The materials that went into your board and whatever mode of transport you use to get to the trailhead have bigger impacts than a bit of residual…[Read more]

I like the comments – “if you were ski pole length from the surface you could just dig yourself out….lol”.

Great picture. Big ass rock.

Where you seeing any pinwheeling etc?

@nordicbordn wrote:

ok, i see your point. but the way splittips posted made me think he didnt care about snow depth at all..

I’m a “big picture” kinda guy and in some respects I don’t care about depth at all. If it’s deep enough to keep me from hitting rocks and logs I’ll consider riding it after taking other, what I consider to be more…[Read more]

It’s kept me safe for 15 years here in SWMT. Tell me, now that you know I had a failure at 12″ above the ground in 4 feet of snowpack at a certain point in space, how do you plan to integrate that info into your decision maiking process? Would you make a different decision than I did?

If your pit collapses easily that’s all you need to know -…[Read more]

@nickstayner wrote:

Nice to hear a report from the A/B. Snow depths/depths of slab would be good to note in above obs.

I honestly don’t pay that close attention to depths. There’s guys who get paid to do that and my philosphy is similar to avoiding deer while driving – once I see that an animal is in danger of jumping in front of me, I don’t need…[Read more]

We got an ECTP4 at a location* in the southern half of the Absorokas on Saturday. It was on a southerly aspect at about 9k feet. We were surprised to see it break not at the interface of the old/new snow but about a foot off the ground in some facets that had weakened since we last rode the area 2 weeks prior. On the opposite side of the ridge…[Read more]

Bummer they added an extra “s” to “Spark” throughout the entire article.

Yeah, and at least some of my weather watching friends tell me that this year is predicted to be a lot like the last. I was considering buying a new split but might instead get a solid in anticipation of hanging out inbounds a bit more.

Hmmm, life’s pretty rough when that’s one of the bigger dilemmas facing a person. 😀