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OH MY GOD!!! The MOSS MOTHERLOAD.

Anybody got any experience with the Alpine Liner? All Intuition liners are on 50% Off Clearance! Thanks Slabber!! https://intuitionliners.com/product-category/clearance/ I've been using the Power Wraps but they are out of my size in M28 ...but they have my size in the Alpine liner. Anybody got experience with the Alpine Liner or another Intuition Wrap style Liner I should know about??

I've thought about it. Even was thinking about using my old road bike light but not there yet.

Hey D, yea Sean offered that as another variant possibility but that was an unknown to me I didn't want to risk. With my experience as the last holdout of all things UPM I felt confident that adding UPM inserts and a plate would decrease the dreaded MK Buzz while increasing the ride time before the MK took it's toll on the rider....not to mention the reduced impact on your knees a plate provides! So far I think I proved my hypothesis correct.....And it will still turn on a dime and leave .09 cents change! ....and maybe a case of whiplash!! I will say the day of my barely 3 hour test drive I stopped before I got tired, so I know I didn't overdue it but the day after and today I feel really beat up...my knees and thighs are really tight! Which is strange as my Angrry never beat me up this bad! Well I knew/expected the MK to demand and produce more muscle fatigue but this MK is teaching me I got muscles I didn't know I had!

I here ya Ladia! It seems the older I get the more the Planets have to align to have a good carving day! Uneven grooming, uneven lighting, uneven snow quality....any of the above and there's a high probability I'm gonna have a challenging day on the slopes! Hey...... if a MK is good enough to be Sean's every day daily driver, then By God that's good enough for this mere mortal to give it a go!

Hey Ladia Just Damn glad to hear your still getting after it! Keep it up my man! Come up to Boreal for some night riding with me next season under the lights....you'd be surprised how bright the runs are lit up....even when it's dumping! Yeah, same here at Squaw/Palisades......by 11am I head out or switch to my Slush Slayer, Moss PQ60!

With my season not starting until March because of surgeries I've just gotten enough of my groove back to finally (have the courage!) to get out on my MK Mutant Sean created for me....as a reminder it's a MK variant that's 20W with UPM inserts and I put a Donek F plate on it with TD3 SW SI's on BP lowers. As Sean suggested I did have it ground and waxed plus 1/2 edges. Like me, it's been sitting on the sidelines since Nov. but since March I've been out quite alot on my more forgiving Moss PQ60 and finally moved up to my Coiler Angrry SST and have had a few semi good runs on the Angrry. Anyway decided it was now or never to give the MK a trial run in our Spring conditions before we loose the freeze/thaw action on the groom that will prohibit any attempts at carving.... So for my 1st day/3 hours before it turned to slop and chop I have to say.... Wow! Now to be clear, I love my Coiler Angrry but this MK variant takes fun to a whole other level! It tracks straight off the lift and picks up crazy speed! In our semi firm morning conditions on the groomers it's quick edge to edge, even quicker than my 20w Angrry! It felt very maneuverable but not overly temperamental to only be hard carving and was as happy cruising as it was turning/craving...but when you even think about tipping it over it snaps around so quick (even with a isolation UPM F plate!) it will pop your dental filings out! I expected some of the famously quick MK maneuvering but it came effortlessly and surprisingly quick and threw me in the back seat the first few times! For general riding imo, with this MK variant you don't have to stay ahead of it like you do on a Donek Rev to keep it from pitching you in the woods...unless your pushing the carving envelope....which I'm far from this season! I felt like I could have ridden it all day and I never experienced the dreaded MK buzz .....both of which was part of my decision (and supported in theory by Sean) to put a plate on it! But overall What A Blast! Can't wait until next season to turn it loose on the Olympic run/lift over at Heavenly!

L, way to keep the New England stoke going!

Last day for the best carving run at Heavenly, Olympic chair was yesterday, Mon. I did drive over to Heavenly for morning laps Sun. which was mostly cloudy imo but was able to find my groove somewhat. Sure wish I could have gone back for Mon. the uncrowded, sunny laps for last day for that lift! Heavenly is running the. CA side until April 21 I believe. Nevada side closes the 15th Boreal closes the 15th also Hope to get back up this Sat. or Sun. for forecasted couple of inches! Palisades is in good shape and says open until Memorial day......we will see!

Anybody been there this week or last weekend ? How's the grooming been? Looks like a good freeze/thaw cycle through this weekend could make for some good carving before the temps turn it to slush. I as thinking of coming over to Sat. to run some laps out of Stagecoach and Olympic..... but even an old fart senior day pass of $169 is hard to swallow......especially considering I'd be lucky to last three hours because of the weekend crowds........not to mention my post surgery ankle!

I've been sporting a carbon Osbe Race helmet the last few years and it has served me well. Light weight, warm with ventilation if needed and fits well. Small brand presence here in the states. Not my cup of tea but here's a link to an review of an Osbe with integrted visor : https://gearjunkie.com/winter/osbe-proton-helmet-review

Hey Surfer, That ain't no Hometown Hero! What's the board, it looks.....surfy

D, I seriously feel your pain! Hope you at least got to remember the Helio flight! Get well soon!

Another reason I like night riding......at Boreal it's seriously lit up like an aircraft landing strip! Without the lights I'd be blind! Which makes it tough now as Daylight Savings has changed it's not getting dark up here until after 7pm! I usually show up around 6pm and the lifts close at 8pm

Well after being on and off the AIL list for the last 2 years from a drunk skier taking me out and 2 surgeries later my solution is to go when it's less likely to be busy. I go out in the middle of the storm for the pow but also because hardly anybody else is crazy enough to be out driving in the storm much less on the mtn. in it! So night skiing is my haven this season......... last night I might have seen 5 people total on the lift and less on the runs....All Night! I never checked my 6 once!! It was marvelous!!