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Yesterday.

Not sure. These things are so gradual, you know. I was using them today and the edge wasn't holding well, but I'm sure it just needs tuning. Could possibly be a sign of a loss of stiffness, though. Things are a bit firmed up lately due to ten days of no snow. Brought them home to be worked on, so will report back on the results Thursday. They still have camber. Bases and edges have plenty of material. They're my skinny skis, so normally only use them early season. This year's a mess weather-wise. Tons of snow and frigid temps early then no snow and blue sky for January. Crazy!

When I had a job my skis wore out every 100 days. Now that I'm unemployed, it's amazing how long they last. Oldest pair has 155 days. Next pair has 197 (whoa, didn't know they were that bad..). Newest pair has 38 days.

I only have a base grind every other year and even then tell them only enough to freshen the structure. You don't need all your scratches taken out. Just think of them as open structure!

Yes, sometimes it's like skiing on sand here.

Let me know how fast they are when it's minus ten.

MLK Sunday with inversion:

Fine, sounds like our spring conditions. Fresh snow over hard corn in AM, skied to hard pack in the lower mountain by lunch, then slop in the PM. Hard to find the right wax. Generally solves itself in a week.

For that day, I'd use red wax as the general wax, but put some CH4 or at least some green wax along the edges. Make sure your structure is fresh and not all worn down. Given you're not waxing, you've probably let that go as well. If your structure is actually good, then maybe some fluoro is needed, but I usually stay away from that stuff. Sounds like spring conditions. :-(

Now that it's embedded, I can see it. Odd.

Yesterday: Today:

Apparently Montana has seceded. Not allowed to see the content on copyright grounds.

Oddly, there was a skier in one of the pano shots that I used for this, but it was removed when I created the pano. I re-did it, skier still gone. I just looked at that pic, though, and the pano program clearly had an issue with the dude's form. I'm sort of wondering how the guy survived the slope, which is not really shown in this photo. I was in a lesson and they were sort of torked about me stopping to take pictures, so I didn't take any more.

Great views and great snow on Gray's Golf Course.

100 is a ton of runs. WF has number 20 if I recall. If you're left off it's pretty bad.

Did you get "outed" or something over there?

Yep. Can't say I'd be in a rush to be on that without an inspector after that kind of ravaging.

Today. High winds, but no closed lifts.

A troll or a newb, take your pick, it's great. http://www.epicski.com/t/124734/any-tips/0_10

Whistler also had one. http://globalnews.ca/news/1077094/man-dies-after-falling-into-tree-well-on-whistler-mountain/

No Name. Some windpack, but good stuff.

Apparently they are supposed to mark all 1 million of them.

I've stopped skiing with several friends because they do not watch in the trees. Might as well be by myself. At least then I can choose my own route. Some of these things are six to nine feet deep.

There was another tree well death today. http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/skier_dies_in_tree_well_at_whitefish_mountain_resort/37359#.UtH51sEHIPo.facebook