Pat Donnelly

Ordered mine today and it will be mailed out tomorrow so I will be able to try this out in a few days. Attached is something of interest I received with my order confirmation. how.deep.pdf

Nice site(s) . . . Very real deal http://hawaiianwatershots.com/eosgalleries/BESTSHOTS_03-04-05/BESTSHOTS_2003-04-05_BY_JAMIE_BALLENGER/the%20perfect%20butt!_std.jpg http://hawaiianwatershots.com/eosgalleries/BESTSHOTS_03-04-05/BESTSHOTS_2003-04-05_BY_JAMIE_BALLENGER/put%20your%20mind%20in%20the%20gutter!%20its%20kewl!_std.jpg

http://heraldnet.com/stories/05/12/02/100ae_ae6descent001.cfm

http://www.tognar.com/tips_tricks_information_ski_snowboard_waxing_tuning_repair_tools.html

Thanks Geoff, I will place an order this weekend . . . spent the better part of an hour last weekend hot waxing and knew there had to be a better way.

Earlier thread reminded me to ask if others here have tried this? http://www.alpineskituning.com/raysway.waxwhiz.htm I have yet to try this but it sounds like a lot less pain than using the old iron. D-Sub, I think you were on to this weren't you?

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10267247/ I also saw this film Tuesday night and held off comment as it did not excite or grab my interest in the way of Riding Giants or Dogtown Z Boys did. Kind of felt a bit of a void when the film talked about the 02 SLC Olympics and not a mention of Chris Klug?

Booster, that reminded me just in case anyone gets inspired by the First Descent film to do some back country type riding. Ski Cooper offers cat tours but you need to make your reservations well in advance. http://www.skicooper.com/chicago.html

http://www.bootfitters.com/ link on "certified shops"

Not saying he invented the carve but makes for a good read. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/06/shreded.html Who was first to put a metal edge on a board?

No wait, he invented the internet!;)

Would like to hear your comments if you make it there. Have driven by the area but missed out last year at this time due to lack of snow. It looked appealing to me as I would not expect much traffic on the hill. My understanding is they offer a few wide easy blue groomers. You may want to consider Ski Loveland as they are open during the week and reports have been good.

Wouldn't this set-up offer a bit more resistance than the shell of the boot itself? Weighing in at 200 lbs., my thinking is the soft (yellow) spring would still be more consistent as well as adjustable than "walk mode" - Fin?

May have someone lookig to demo

Just won a pair of tickets to view this Nov 29th . . . and I could hear the faint roar of the snow guns from my local hill this a.m.

Jack Johnson and Friends - A weekend at the greek + Live in Japan Picked this up today at Sam's club . . . .$19 Was not impressed with sound quality on our older stereo set-up but what a difference (all good) through HDMI / HDTV . . . excellent!!

PK will not re-open until Friday @ 10:00 a.m. www.skipineknob.com

Pine Knob was open Sat & Sun with very low turn out, no complaints here on that. Will not re-open until Friday @ 10:00 a.m. www.skipineknob.com Same plans at Mt. Holly http://www.skimtholly.com/front.asp

http://www.frappr.com/hardbooters Quads are just a bit tender this a.m. after riding Saturday and Sunday at Pine Knob.

secured them with a T-nut and short screw, centered on the rear back cuff and above the top boot strap. Top of the Booster-Strap is at or just above the the rear cuff.

<TABLE cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR style="FONT-SIZE: small"><TD class=hed2 style="FONT-SIZE: small">Ski savings as plentiful as snow </TD></TR><TR style="FONT-SIZE: small"><TD class=hed4 style="FONT-SIZE: small">Check out these season-long deals </TD></TR></TD></TR><TR style="FONT-SIZE: small"><TD style="FONT-SIZE: small" vAlign=top width="85%"> Tim Jones <HR SIZE=1><!--Note: PublishedDate does NOT use an object file so we put a <span> here-->November 14. 2005 8:00AM </TD></TR><TR style="FONT-SIZE: small"><TD class=storybodytext style="FONT-SIZE: small" colSpan=2><TABLE cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR style="FONT-SIZE: small"><!-- width was 482, modified 3/4/2004 --><TD style="FONT-SIZE: small" vAlign=top width="100%"><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 align=left border=0><TBODY><TR style="FONT-SIZE: small"><TD class=dropcap style="FONT-SIZE: small" vAlign=top>T</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>emperatures have finally fallen to the point where some resorts are firing up their snowmaking systems. Clip this column and put it on your refrigerator. The deals listed below last the whole season (except, of course, weekends and holiday weeks). The next time you are tempted to complain that skiing and riding are expensive, take this down and compare it to what you'd pay for dinner and a movie. New Hampshire Attitash (374-2368; attitash.com) - The Super 7 Midweek Package starts at $89 per person per night and is valid Jan. 1, 2006 through March 16, 2006 except for Feb. 19-24. All three or more night stays will receive a $25 Mobil gas card, and can ski or ride at Attitash, Black Mountain, Bretton Woods, Cranmore, King Pine, Shawnee Peak and Wildcat. Bretton Woods (278-3333; brettonwoods.com) - Mother's Day Tuesdays: $89 adult lift ticket and all-day kid program. Add women-only group lesson for $10. Two-Fer Wednesdays: $57, non-holiday; two group lessons $30. Senior Thursdays: 65+ $30 lift ticket and 1.5 hour group lesson. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Cannon Mountain (823-8800; cannonmt.com) - Tuesday & Thursdays: 2-for-$54 except Dec. 27 and 29. Wednesdays: NH Residents $20 except Dec. 28 and Feb. 22. Crotched Mountain (588-3668; crotchedmountain.com) - Two-fer Tuesdays: $22/ea. Ski & Ride 101: Beginners only, $59 any time ticket, rental, lesson. Family Sundays 2:30-5 p.m., $29 ticket, rental, lesson. Every Day: upgrade any same day ticket to night for $10. Gunstock (800-GUNSTOCK; gunstock.com) - Two-fer Monday (non holiday): $45. Women's Wednesdays child care half price with lift ticket purchase. Friday nights free, after 4 on Friday, free with next day's multi day pass. Mount Sunapee (763-2356; mtsunapee.com) - Magic Mondays: ski or ride for only $32. Excludes holidays and Jan. 16. Ladies' Tuesday (excluding holidays): women only $39, with luncheon buffet and half-price childcare. 2-for-1 Wednesdays (excluding holidays): 2 for $54. Surf n' Save Thursdays (excluding holidays): weekly savings vouchers on-line. NH Resident Special (excluding holidays): Sunday from 12:30-4 p.m. for $27. Proof of residency is required. Pats Peak (888-728-7732; patspeak.com) - Pay-One-Price Saturday Nights: $29 includes skiing, snowboarding, tubing, rentals, lesson tips, entertainment. Starts Dec. 31. Ragged Mountain (768-3600; raggedmountainresort.com) -Wednesday Carload Day $50 for up to five people in one car. Excludes Dec. 28 and Feb. 22. 5- & 10-Pack Booklets. Fully transferable, no black-out days. 5-Pack: $169; 10-Pack: $299 Purchase at participating ski shops or call 877-467-5476. Wildcat (888-SKI WILD; skiwildcat.com) - Next day $25. Every day, all ages; show yesterday's lift ticket. AristoCat Tuesdays (non-holiday), ages 50+, ticket and lesson $45. Sunday Afternoon: $20. Two-fer Wednesdays (non-holiday), $55. Ladies' Thursdays (non-holiday), for Ladies, lift ticket, ski lesson, plus 10 percent off kids' program discount, $45. Birthdays: free with valid photo ID. Family Fun Pass: 2 adults plus 2 kids, 5 days for $499. Ski & Stay Wildcat Inn & Tavern in Jackson for $57 pp/do Tuesday night lodging & Wednesday (non-holiday) lift tickets. Vermont Ascutney (800-243-0011; ascutney.com) - 2-for-1 Tuesdays , non-holiday. Tele Thursdays: Telemark skiers ski all day on Thursdays for $25 non-holiday. VT/NH Sundays afternoons: Residents with ID ski and ride for $25 Sunday after 12:30 p.m. Bolton Valley (877-9BOLTON, boltonvalley.com) - Vermonter Days: Mondays and Tuesdays (non-holiday $25 with ID). Women's Wednesdays: $25 tickets and free lesson, starting Dec. 7 (9 a.m.-9 p.m.) Childcare is $15. Excluding Dec. 28 and Feb. 22. Tele-Thursdays: Dec. 30-March 24, demos, lesson and a ticket for $39. Bromley Mountain (802-824-5522; bromley.com) - Midweek/non-holiday lift tickets are just $25 all-age, all-day, all-season. Family Friday: Paying adult pays just $10/kid for up to three kids. Dec. 2, 9, 16, Jan. 6, 13, March 24, 31, April 7, 14. Jay Peak (800-451-4449; jaypeakresort.com) - Learn to Ski/Ride: $49 Beginner Zone lift ticket, and 2-hour group lesson. Recruit a Newbie: Bring a never-ever skier or rider, purchase a $49 Learn to Ski/Ride package, get a free lift ticket. Must book online at least 24 hours in advance. Magic Mountain (802-824-5645; magicmtn.com) - Midweek non-holiday lift tickets all ages $20. Mount Snow (800 245-7669, mountsnow.com) - Learn n' Turn: lodging and learn-to packages start at $90. $65 Ski Free: lodging and lift packages available daily Nov. 27-Dec. 23, and March 31-April 16. Midweek only Jan. 1-March 30. Okemo Mountain Resort (800-786-5366; okemo.com) - Okemo Appreciation Thursdays: $39, Dec. 1, 8, 15; March 16, 23, 30; $29 April 6, 13. VT/NH Wonderful Wednesdays: Residents with ID $39 Dec. 7, 14, 21; Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25; March 15, 22, 29; $29 April 5, 12. VT/NH Sunday Afternoon Special: Sunday afternoon from 12:30-4 p.m. for just $22 (valid only non-holiday). Proof of residency required. Not offered during holiday dates of Jan. 15 and Feb. 19. Killington (802-422-3261; killington.com) - Ski & Stay Free Midweek Package includes 3 nights lodging and a 3-day lift ticket (the free night and day are included in the rate) and is based on maximum occupancy. Available for arrivals Nov. 27 through April 22, non-holiday. Packages must be booked at least 24 hours before arrival. Book online at killingtonresortvillage.com. Mad River Glen (802-496-3551; madriverglen.com) - Ski for $1: Buy a two-day ticket and ski the next day for $1, except holidays. Sunday Afternoon: (non-holiday) 12-4 p.m. $25. Day-and-a-Half Midweek Special: noon non-holiday Sunday through Thursday. Next day ticket skis the afternoon free. Vermonter Days: Every Wednesday $25 with ID. AARP member discount: midweek $25. Smugglers Notch (800-451-8752; smuggs.com) - Military Mondays: $29 with valid military ID excluding holidays. Business Monday: Business card gets $15 off a full-day ticket, excluding holidays. Tuesday Demo Days: demo gear $19.95 all day, excluding holidays. Thursday Smuggs U: $29 with valid college ID, excluding holidays. Friday Vermonter Days:, with ID, half-price tickets, group lessons, and rental, excluding holidays Stowe (802-253-3000; stowe.com) - Vacation Plus Packages: 20 percent (10 percent during holidays) off multi-day lift tickets purchased 14 days in advance of visit;. 10 percent off multi-day lift tickets purchased 72 hours in advance, excluding holidays. Lessons and rentals free with most non-holiday packages. Stratton Mountain Resort (800-STRATTON; stratton.com) -Stay for Free: Purchase a three-day midweek (non-holiday) lift ticket for $144 and get two nights free lodging at the Liftline Lodge (pp/do). Ski for Free: Two night lodging package at $79 (pp/do) and get two days of skiing free. Available Nov. 27-Dec. 8 and March 26-April 9. Lifts and Lodging: Available Sunday through Thursday (non-holiday) and select weekends: 2- to 5-day lifts and lodging packages $59 pp/per night/do. Sugarbush (800-537-8427; sugarbush.com) - Daily: Mount Ellen tickets: $47 non-holiday. Offsite tickets: Purchase tickets at ski shops and supermarkets: $55. See Web site for where to purchase. Lift/lodging packages, starting at $69 pp/pn. Maine Shawnee Peak (207-647-8444; shawneepeak.com) - Monday Carload Dayz. Before 11 a.m., everyone legally in the car gets a lift ticket for $59 cash. No busses or large passenger vans. Excludes Dec. 26, Jan. 16, Feb. 20. Monday Night Madness: $10 lift tickets from 4-9 p.m. including holidays. 2 for 1 on Tuesdays: (excludes Dec. 27 and Feb. 21). Wednesday Family Day: Buy One Adult (age 13-64) ticket and get a junior (age 6-12) free; Each additional adult/junior $15/$10. Excludes Dec. 28 and Feb. 22. Thursday State Resident Days tickets $20 with ID. Maine Dec. 22 and March 9. Massachusetts Dec. 22, Jan. 19, Feb. 9 and March 16. New Hampshire Jan. 12, Feb. 2 and March 2. Friday Ladies' Day: Lift ticket and $7 lunch voucher $32. Saturday Family Deal: Four family tickets together (one must be a junior) $133 (every weekend). Saturday Night Fever: 7-10 p.m. $10 lift tickets. Rentals $12. Sunday afternoon $22. Noon-4:30 p.m. excluding Jan. 15 and Feb. 19. Sugarloaf/USA (207-237-2000; sugarloaf.com) - Maine Day Wednesdays: $26 lift tickets for residents, except Dec. 28 and Feb. 26. Military Discount: $35 for adults and $25 for juniors/seniors with valid military ID. E-tickets: buy lift tickets online at least 2 weeks in advance and save 10 percent. Sunday River (207-824-3000; sundayriver.com) - Ski Free package: lodging and lift from $59.95 pp/pn ($49.95 early-season) includes a free group Perfect Turn clinic. (Tim Jones can be reached at timjones@easternslopes.com.) ------ End of article Tim Jones

If you are upgrading from the Norica SBH's you may want to start out riding in the walk mode then go from there.

Marquette Mountain . . .never been but often thought of making the trek. Understand it's a blizzard up above.

www.SkiLoveland.com 4 packs @ $99 each - all for you or to share! Can buy on line but hurry as this offer EXPIRES Nov 21, 2005. SKI FOR JUST $30 A DAY when you purchase 4 or more days of skiing and riding! These are the guaranteed lowest prices on lift tickets for the 05/06 season. Don't miss this limited time internet offer. This deal expires December 9, 2005. I don't think you can share tickets and they must be used within 7 days of first use. http://www.coppercolorado.com/tickets/lifttickets/index.htm Also check out http://www.skicoupons.com/

Complete article http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/other_business/article/0,2777,DRMN_23916_4232547,00.html Crested Butte is an outdoorsy, young, athletic, natural experience. That's what people like about it. Though we want to appeal to a broader market, that's the image. We're never going to be that soft, cushy, totally manicured ski resort. What are some untapped markets? The East Coast is an untapped market for Crested Butte. We're trying to take advantage of our Eastern connections by letting full season pass holders at Vermont's Okemo Mountain use those passes at Crested Butte. Chicago is another logical market for us, as are Phoenix and Tucson, because they are nearby.