A slew of SX lately at Mammoth. May 15.
May 18.
Yesterday about 15 minutes apart.
Oh no! Protect those soles from the vicious asphalt! Don't you know "they don't make them like that anymore"?A slew of SX lately at Mammoth. May 15. View attachment 203949 May 18. View attachment 203951 Yesterday about 15 minutes apart. View attachment 203952 View attachment 203953
+MachetesOh no! Protect those soles from the vicious asphalt! Don't you know "they don't make them like that anymore"?
Try theseA little story about an older guy on SX92's...me.
I returned to skiing about 15 years ago, life got in the way for too many years. My boots were SX92's, yup, white, black and pink (ugh).
First western trip was to Utah, bought a group lesson at Alta. While riding chair with our instructor, she commented about my old boots, and, not in a good way. At lessons end, she somewhat apologized and stated my skiing was much better than she predicted.
2 days later, at Snowbird, I happened to link up with a married couple who were instructors at Bellayre NY. He was a L3 and a founder of the ski school there, she was a L2. Sort of the same story, they told me my boots would not work in modern skiing. A couple of hours skiing with them, they sort of changed their minds. I did meet up with them later that year at Bellayre.
My first pair of modern boots were Salomon's and a major PITA to get into. So, yeah, there is a place for a rear entry boot for those who want to ski more for fun than performance. I've always been a little disappointed when getting new boots, the anticipated jump in performance on snow was less than I hoped for.
It's the Indian and not the arrow....true then....true now.
BTW, the SX92's went into the trash during a house moving. I wish they were somewhere in my attack not...just because.
I was getting ready to meet you at the lift when this guy was clicking into his bindings. The sound wasn't "solid" and I almost wondered if the bindings should be in the scary binding thread.View attachment 218568
Every day is retro day at Mt. Rose
What is sad is we did see him take a wipeout at the bottom of the hill. Not sure what happened and/or if it was an equipment failure.
Double bonus points for the pants tucked into the boots.View attachment 218568
Every day is retro day at Mt. Rose
What is sad is we did see him take a wipeout at the bottom of the hill. Not sure what happened and/or if it was an equipment failure.
We have a scary binding thread?I was getting ready to meet you at the lift when this guy was clicking into his bindings. The sound wasn't "solid" and I almost wondered if the bindings should be in the scary binding thread.
But I was like...."nothing to see here. move along."
We have a scary binding thread?
Ready to head straight to the office on Casual Friday!Not from this season, but if we're talking outfits View attachment 218588
Ready to head straight to the office on Casual Friday!
The guy has like 2 inches of space in front of his shin. Can the boot take that up or is he in the wrong one?View attachment 218568
Every day is retro day at Mt. Rose
What is sad is we did see him take a wipeout at the bottom of the hill. Not sure what happened and/or if it was an equipment failure.
see, that's what happens when invited to go skiing and you find out the night before that you put on too much weight to fit into your ski clothing!Not from this season, but if we're talking outfits View attachment 218588
see, that's what happens when invited to go skiing and you find out the night before that you put on too much weight to fit into your ski clothing!
nobody wore helmets the last time dude or dudette skied, Davey Crockett raccoon tail hats were in vogue back then when dude or dudette purchased the gearAnd that explains the hat... how?