Pat Donnelly

5th season and still holding strong. No shoe goo or goop. But I am on my 2nd pair of liners with these gloves; purchased separately. http://www.thundercloudmarketing.com/FreePage22.htm

Buggs - I had the 179 4WD, perhaps the 169 is a bit short for you?

Read http://snowboarding.transworld.net/photos/backcountry/the-core-four/ Buy "SportLegs" http://www.sportlegs.com/about/welcome.asp Find a local hardbooter for some on hill tips to get you going.

Getcha a bottle of http://www.sportlegs.com/about/welcome.asp Needs to be taken before the burn sets in. Generally, one hour prior to activety. Can be a multiple carving day trip saver!!

http://community.freeskier.com/videos/video.php?video_id=2084

check your foot bed, is it large enough and firm in the area where you notice the loss of feeling? I molded my new liners with the rigid footbeds and using Intuition's toe boxes. This combo helped my fit, no doubt.

http://www.yyzcanuck.com/E_tech_article06.htm My complaint on the SF series was snow had entry points when the boot was flexed; near the ankle joints and near the front of the boot at the tongue hinge point. This lead to colder feet and a bit of extra moisture or dampness in the liner. At one point I placed duct tape over the tongue hinge to block the snow. I do ave not experienced this with two pairs of AF seriers. To your original question . . . equal sized boots, "fit" was the same between the two styles. Biggest change in "fit" for me was change in footbeds. The footbed base my Raichle's was soft or flexible in the toe area. Found this curled and made a compressed fit within the boot. This year I am using my ski-boot footbed which has a firm or rigid base in the toe area and allows for a bit of wiggle room with toes and more comfort.

or find someone who has a set or size you need http://www.toolvice.com/screw-extractors.html

Should not be an issue if using a T handle wrench http://www.wihatools.com/300seri/334serie.htm

Here's a link to photos from the article http://www.skinet.com/skiing/resorts/2009/12/paoli-peaks-indiana

If you can get duct tape to adhere to the heel or toe pads of your boots then it just might work to repel the snow. Another thought is to fill in the bolt heads and the machined areas on the TD toe plates with silicon caulk OR duct tape over the toe plate of the binding.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nNhOH4Y0bI

Mike Doyle and Joey Cabell photos by Larry Castruita.

Evolved from softies? http://www.apexsportsgroup.com/index.htm

6-for-1 Day 12/18/08 - Boyne Highlands & Boyne Mountain <!-- no section matches the select key: ''--><!-- no section matches the select key: ''-->6-for-1 day is the official day to call in sick for school, work or whatever else might be in your way. This year we’re giving you another resort to enjoy -Boyne Highlands will be selling 6 lift tickets for the price of 1 on this day as well. Just plan on being at BOYNE on December 19th to enjoy the always popular 6-for-1 day in honor of America's first six-place chairlift installed at Boyne Mountain in 1992. And while you’re at it, stay a minimum of two nights between December 18-21at either Boyne Highlands or Boyne Mountain and receive a FREE Frequent Skier/Rider Card for the 08-09 season. Start practicing your best "sick voice" so you’re ready to make the call on December 19th.

http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=27614

warm it up with your iron and scrap to remove before it sets up; this is also a base cleaning method. If you want to be cheap about it, you can use plain old parafin wax for storage and cleaning. Follow up with base renew and / or top wax of choice. http://www.dominatorwax.com/renewzoom.html

http://www.cowbell.com/hear/ http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=ringmycowbell Also, Google "Olympic Cowbell"

It were good today with an opening @ noon. Game on!!

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=1&article=0

Another few days for my little hills to open. First shot is from Mt Holly and the second is my home hill, Pine Knob

http://www.spiritmt.com/snowreport.aspx Sounds like my local hill in that they do not give the man made snow a chance to dry as they do out West. Makes for a "firm" base when they groom wet snow near the guns. With the Artic air coming down they ought to have a string of productive snow making days and nights.

Bass Pro advertises a first time ever sale on UA cold gear this weekend $10 off select items . . . . local Costco had polypro base layers for $19 each, but IMO were not as nice as UA or Hotchilly's

http://www.underarmour.com/shop/us/en/mens/gearline/coldgear/compression/pid1203623-Men-s-ColdGear-Blitz-Mock/1203623-001 Check the outlets if you have one near by, I have had good luck find a few cold gear base layers marked down at the outlet in Florida.

My full size 07 GMC Sierra 2WD Extended cab works for me. I drive 1,000 miles/month or less. Like the size, ride and sittin up high. Easy to toss luggage and whatever gear in back under the cover with plenty of room in the cab for the lab and wife. Some of the "stuff" we buy is in bulk and it sure comes in handy. Lease is up in July and am tossing between an exact replacement or perhaps an AWD Terrain/Equinox. Got to support the brand as my wife works for GM.