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KC, do you know if the bar area will go back to "over 21" access only like it used to be....or will it be open to all ages? i ask this b/c last season we tried to get seating in there and it was always a hassel b/c people (kids and large family groups) would bring their cafeteria food or bagged lunches into the bar area and take up lots of space. not cool.

we'll take what we can get right now, lol!

that's cool. i hate to see any ski hill close....less skiing and less work for the locals.

**very tempted** lol....i demo'd the stead fast's last season...that was a fun ski....

don't you have to make turns in the trees

62 deg and very low humidity this morning....air felt clean and crisp! i know it's the middle of summer, but i'll take this brief moment of relief.

is this based upon your experiences with dieter? b/c that's not what i have observed with him, or any of his employees. dieter's all about very snug-fitting boots, and he let people know that. now, that's not to say that he works with what the customer wants. there are people who want a race fit and those who don't (like folks who ride park, aren't very aggressive, etc)....you can't fault a boot fitter for working with people's preferences. buckmans, on the other had, yeah i've def had bad stuff with them. i didn't get fit by dan, but some kid there that didn't really do too much other than measure my foot size and ask for how much i wanted to spend. i had really sloppy boots from them. we do plenty of shopping at buckmans, but i'll never go back to buckman's for boots. OP, here's another tip....don't feel like you're tied to one boot fitter. i think it's important to do business with someone you get a long with and feel like you can trust. if you go to a guy and you just don't click, then maybe he's not the fitter for you. everyone's gonna have their favorite (or least favorite) boot fitter. but in the end, most of them are technically competent.

FYI, make sure that you check your instep....it's been my experience that atomics tend to not favor people with high insteps. i have a pair of atomic rt cs110's and are OK for my instep (mine's a pretty normal height). i live near KOP and i'd recommend wicks as well. their prices aren't the best, but they know what they are talking about. you might also want to try out salter's in eagleville, good reputation but they carry dalbello exclusively. that being said, i go up to alpina ski shop (near JF). ask for dieter, he's a straight shooter and knows his stuff.

exactly what JL said....

go get fit by a good bootfitter. you may want to consider a custom footbed as well. in general, look for a boot that has a wider last (100 mm and up). other than that, you really just need to try a lot of boots on to see what works for you. have fun!

not that i'm aware of....

so does this mean gss will retire his beat-up old nordica's??

thanks for all the input folks....but it looks like a western trip for us isn't feasible this year. womp womp.

so we're **considering** going to out to snowbasin/powmow at the end of next january...2, maybe 3 days. any suggestions for lodging? we're hoping to not have to get a rental car; is that do-able at snowbasin/powmow?

nice stuff!

was that at the wwii weekend in reading?

living the life there dougie , lol...

dude, that sucks....

two crotchety old men having a hissy fit with each other

ya....ditto what johnny law said.

glad to see fluffy's been keeping it classy, lol....

i really hope these new guys can turn it around!

oh really? how come?

wow, that just made my monday. thanks for sharing!