November 13, 2009

First Backcountry Report

Last week, Nino, 3 skiers, and I headed up just northwest of Black Hawk city for what would be my first (and Nino's) backcountry trip. I had some of the gear I needed, but still dropped nearly $700 for 2 beacons,...

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January 25, 2009

Cheetah Ultra Sports Whip F117

Honestly, I was looking for information on Netbooks when I ran across Cheetah Ultra Sports ' new snowboard, the Whip F117 . I ran across the board on a Gizmodo post . The stick costs nearly $2k and looks like a...

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October 3, 2008

Village At Wolf Creek Back On Track

Hooray! I know some people won't be as happy about it as I am, but I'm sure they'll get over it. I've found a couple of stories saying The Village at Wolf Creek is back on track. It's only taken 20 years! There's an...

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July 5, 2008

Village at Wolf Creek Drama Continues

Thanks to ski-blog for the scoop. It would seem that one of the pending lawsuits regarding the Village at Wolf Creek finally reached a resolution. The following is from Mineral County Minor (and is also quoted on the...

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July 3, 2008

Review: Sessions Istodis Heather Jacket

Last summer I moved from Texas to Colorado, accidentally leaving behind my trusty old ski coat. I say "ski" because I bought the coat before I started snowboarding. It always served its purpose well, so I never replaced

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July 2, 2008

Review: 2007 Arbor Mystic 154

I've long lusted for an Arbor Mystic . Imagine my surprise last summer when I found one in a Texas shop at 50% off. I spent more time riding the Mystic 154 this past season than any other board. Before the Mystic,...

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July 1, 2008

Review: 2007 Burton Cartel Bindings

I have a 10.5 sized shoe/boot which puts me exactly in between a large binding and a medium binding. The upside is that I can ride both. The down size is that neither is a perfect fit. I bought a set of large...

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June 27, 2008

What to do with a leash...

It doesn't take long to realize just how pointless it is to have a leash on your snowboard. They're a toss back to a time when resorts required them. In practicality, you've rarely have both feet out of your...

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December 19, 2006

Steamboat Web Cams

So, I was really frustrated with the web cams on the Steamboat website . It didn't load well on Firefox and all I wanted was to see some pictures. I tried it out on Opera with much better results. That's when I found...

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December 15, 2006

December in Texas: Morning Fog

I usually try to post about snowboarding, but I thought this picture was worth sharing. We had a fog this morning when I got up. It's winter here right now - the middle of December. For anyone not from Texas, our...

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