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I have a pair of Raichle 324 size 24.5. asking $50 plus shipping. if interested email ak_snowkat@yahoo.com

I have an older pair of Raichle 324 boots size 24.5. They are still in good functioning condition, just a little old. Everything works on them. Asking $40 plus shipping. If interested, or for pics e-mail ak_snowkat@yahoo dot com

I have a Burton ALp 51 for sale. Not sure what year, but it's the one with the purple topsheet. The base is in excellent condition, no scratches, etc. Little bit of rust on the edges from sitting around for several years. The pic is poor quality, but the board is in excellent, like new condition. I just need it gone. Asking $50 plus shipping. If interested e-mail ak_snowkat@yahoo dot com

i have an alp 151, if you're interested

i have a pair of raichle with a 24.5 shell. let me know if that would work.

I have a Burton Alp 51 for sale. It's in excellent condition. Would be perfect for a lighter rider. Asking $100. For pics email ak_snowkat at yahoo dot com

breathable layers are your friend. we just got finished with a cold snap with high temps in the negative numbers. I never once put on my down coat while riding or biking. just layer with wicking materials, so you stay dry. toe warmers are also good in the boots to keep the toes warm. i wore a heavy weight base layer, 300 weight polartec fleece jacket and a shell on top and I actually was sweating in sub zero temps, but stayed nice and warm and dry. although you're talking about windchill, so that could be different. just my 2 cents worth. hope it helps.

i have a pair of burton ice size 23 in excellent condition. asking $75 for them. email me if interested, ak_snowkat at yahoo dot com

if you're still looking for boots, I have a pair of Burton 3 buckle size 23.5. can't remember which model, i think burton ice. great condition. if you're interested email me ak_snowkat at yahoo.

what's your mondo point size? i may be able to help. if you don't know your mondo point, are you looking for 7.5US womens or mens?

Anyone who thinks prince william sound is completely recovered is dillussional! you can go to cordova right now and dig down in the rocks on the coastline and still find oil. apparently pressure washing oil off of rocks doesn't really clean the coast, it just cleans the surface of the rocks. On the bright side of that spill, we now take more precautions to prevent another such disaster. There have been oil spills in that area since 1989, but it gets contained now, and it doesn't reach the shore. Too bad this does nothing for the situation in the gulf, since it wasn't a tanker that caused the oil spill. Maybe this will lead to stricter regulations, but that in turn would need to lead to people actually enforcing the regulations. Fat chance given our current leaders in Washington DC. And I'm not just refering to the president and congress. Everyone is in big oil's pocket. Someone mentioned the billions in dollars that exxon had to pay. Slight correction, Exxon was initially fined about $5billion-approx. their revenues for 1 year. Exxon spent many years and several millions of dollars appealing this. basically it went from $5bill appealed down to $4BILL, then appealed again, went back up to $4.5bill. Then Exxon pulled out all the stops, and went straight to the US Supreme court. Those geniuouses decided that $4.5bill exceeded maritime law limits, and dropped it down to about $507 mill.(and this was done just a few years ago. These people are still sitting on the bench). So far Exxon has paid about 75% of that and are claiming that they don't owe interest on the money. Apparently the people in Washington think a year's revenues is too much to ask of a company whose gross negligence caused the accident and who didn't pay to clean up the oil. The initial clean-up was done by an independent co. Big Oil has this country right where they want it, and there's nothing we can do about it. we need oil for everything. Even if we all drove electric cars, you need lubrication to move the parts. Look at how many people in this country make a living from big oil. Their wages, in turn, get dispersed to just about every other sector in the country. There's no way we can completely get away from it. I think we should focus on how to make it safer and prevent further natural disasters like prince william sound and the gulf from happening again. This seems like a more productive use of energy rather than trying to think of ways to become completely independent of oil. Although I wouldn't be upset if the number of snowmachiners/atv-ers were to dwindle

yup, was a race participant. super-fun. @AK rover-yes, bird creek north of portage, but i don't know why you're surprised that it rains here. Alyeska is in a rain forrest, and as the crow flies, I only live a few miles away. It rains all the time in this area, plus it's an el nino year, which means more rain than usual. I've ridden the places you mention. Too many people and too many snowmachines. I prefer my secluded spots.

Man-sled race!!! http://snausages.newslinevine.com What do you do when it's dumping 3 inches an hour with 85mph winds and the mtn is closed? Look for video of yourself doing something rediculous on the internet.

from the looks of the magazines they were loading i would guess 22LR, which agreed is a weak round, but the point of biathalon is accuracy, not to kill something.

wow dude, sorry to hear about your injury, or should I say, welcome to the club. I did my tibial plateau plus an acl tear march 29, 2009. luckily didn't need screws for the tibia, the weight bearing part healed level. seeing your pics i feel kinda lucky that i did my acl too-no cast, just crazy robo-knee for 12 weeks, so atleast i could take it off to shower. the balancing on one leg was a different story :) all i can say is speedy recovery to you, and netflix is awesome