Bayou City said:

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Whistespace 3L or 2L bibs, Helly Hanson, Acertyx or Obermeyer.

White space isn't cheap but very good quality product. New to the market so not a huge following at the moment. That will change over time.

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I'm also in the market for bibs but $250 is about my upper-end. Thoughts on Montec **** and North Face Freedom?

No ski season for me. My daughter just tore her ACL. Maybe next year

Ben there. 6 months of therapy post surgery to rebuild it.

FWIW, I skied on it torn for 3 days and did fine, also had a partly torn MCL, meniscus tear, and a tibia fracture. A few ibuprofen and I was good to go, I just couldn't hockey stop very well on that side.

I went to the gym afterwards too, worked out like normal, just had no Lateral knee stability. As the Ortho surgeon put it: "you can't tear it any worse now"

Once you get the surgery, sports are a no go until you go through the therapy process and heal and rebuild your quads.

Point is that if you had a plan, and the timing for any sports season allows, it isn't strictly necessary to immediately have repair surgery and your knee can be fairly functional without an intact ACL.

I usually tell people to avoid all of the insta brands : Montec Dope & Snow. Same owners.

TNF is much better

Skied a 1/2 season with a fully torn ACL. As noted it can be uncomfortable at times but with enough lateral support it's really no different than normal.

I poach good stuff on steep and cheap or backcountry when I can, being a cheapskate. I got a nice HH shell last year for really cheap. They don't always have your size and it's often less popular colors from the last season. It's an option if you know your size and want quality and value, and aren't worried do much about your favorite color.

I'm an Obermeyer fanboy myself. Still in the same jacket and pants for a decade now. I'm 6'8" and they make tall sizes that work great for me. I try and catch the kids stuff on sale for my oldest which will be passed down to my younger boys.

Kids are on year 7/8 of their Obermeyer hand-me downs. Pretty incredible when you consider they destroy most things w nuclear force. Things I never imagined were breakable these gremlins can conquer in seconds.

I have a my Mountain Hardware set posted on Depop/Vinted/Poshmark. Large bibs and Medium jacket.

If anyone is interested, let me know.

I have a buddy who flies long haul to Asia for United. I'm going to see if he can make a stop at the Arc'teryx factory in Hong Kong. Otherwise, I'm looking at the Outdoor Research Snowcrew jacket with the Powderverse bins.

Steamboat got a little dusting on Wednesday this week.

I think I'm going to get a pair of Stio bibs. My MH pants have just gotten shredded at th bottom and have about 6 patches from the last few years. But I've had them for probably close to 10 years so I've gotten my money from them.

I hope these aren't them…..

Stio makes excellent shells. I've got the Environ jacket and pants.

rather be fishing said:

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Stio makes excellent shells. I've got the Environ jacket and pants.

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Thanks. Yeah, a guy I go with every year has a kit of theirs. We've got a few other pieces from them and are happy.

Proud of em though

ChipFTAC01 said:

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rather be fishing said:

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Stio makes excellent shells. I've got the Environ jacket and pants.

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Thanks. Yeah, a guy I go with every year has a kit of theirs. We've got a few other pieces from them and are happy.

Proud of em though

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I think I have a 30% discount with them on select gear. I don't think it applies on the Environ jacket but does on most other stuff. Happy to help out if you need it, not sure if it's a code I can share or if I would have to buy and ship.

I bought my Stio stuff used on one of the resale apps. Check out Depop/Vinted/Poshmark.

Is Patagonia ski wear any good? Cousin gets employee discount. Don't care about their politics, only if gear is worth a flip.

Everything patagucci is very very good. Don't believe everything you hear about their politics either, I have a couple sick pieces from their outlet that were made for military contracts

Starting to finalize a Christmas-New Years trip to Park City and will need to gear up a couple of people.

Hopefully a few deals on the basics start popping up.

Probs past that point. Maybe some Black Friday deals. Ski gear discounts are April - September usually.

Thanks.

EVO just sent out a "last day" clearance email, so I will check there for our needs.

Backcountry/steepandcheap, bluezone if they're still around. I bought a pair of armada chairman pants in khaki/medium 2 years ago that don't fit me, they're like a 31" waist fully extended. Tags still on. $50 shipped if anybody wants them

I have up to 10 Ikon Passes for $1300 vs. $1529 and up to 10 Ikon Base for $950 vs. $1099.

If anyone is interested lmk and I'll send you the information.

That's 5% off the early season price for the full and the same price as the early season sale price for the Base. So if you missed out on those early prices and changed your mind about skiing, you can still get them but not for much longer.

Also have this coupon if anyone would like it - it's only valid at the Cabelas on the list but I thought some good ag may be able to use

tamc93 said:

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Starting to finalize a Christmas-New Years trip to Park City and will need to gear up a couple of people.

Hopefully a few deals on the basics start popping up.

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Go check out Depop, Poshmark, and Vinted. Tons of good deals to be found on quality gear.

Well done. You should throw it up in the tree next year.

Snow and snow making is starting up a bit in higher elevations in Colorado as I understand it. Southern Colorado just got hammered with near record flooding.

We just booked at Purg end of Jan to first week of February

The precipitation is already showing up. We need the cold

For anymore planning on skiing WC between now and the end of December, I'd be checking CDOT for updates on 160 between PS and Southfork.

The multiple sections of 160 washed out completely and over 10 miles of the shoulder has been washed out from the recent floods. There is currently no way to get from PS to WC from the south.

We're hearing that 160 will likely be closed in BOTH directions for 10 days to 2 weeks. They have about 10 miles of shoulder washed out directly against the road and multiple spots of sub surface wash out. Once safe, they will open the inside lane in one direction switching turns.

First they have to remove the debris, then test the stability, and then make the repairs, then retest. If things go as planned and there's no more rain or snow, the plan is to complete the remaining repairs over the following weeks/months.

I wouldn't expect it to be fully open by the start of ski season. Scuttlebutt inside CDOT is 60+ days. If they get hit with some big storms that figure could be moved back indefinitely.

On average that area has about 4000 vehicle crossing a day. That's increases to 7,000+ during ski season.

If they only have one lane open in December that's gonna add a couple of hours to the WC ski crowd.

Posting this so that people w plans to stay in Pagosa and ski WC know that they may be in for a brutal traffic jam for the next couple of months.

Thanks for the warning. I usually kick off my ski season there and then Purg and had plans for early December. I'll be monitoring updates. I don't mind traffic for good conditions. At lest if things go well and I get a very early start there might be a possibility it's still accessible.

I guess worst case I look to start on the SF side.

So just heard an update.

It's going to be 1 lane for the duration of the winter into the spring. They can't make permanent repairs until the temps are 40+ degrees.

It's gonna be closed for a couple of weeks. Then it'll have signal vans for a week or so and then portable traffic lights that will cue each direction. Should add at least 30/hr to the drive to WC if not more on clear days.

Dangerous parts going to be when it snows because the lanes will be narrowed by temporary barriers so the plows won't have much space to push snow. It's gonna build up and likely get pretty nasty on those days. I'd imagine snow days will add an extra hour or two. Both directions.

Ugh, so be it. If the early season snow is good, I'll suffer it.

Update on 160

The emergency crews were able to survey and get it open in both directions (one alternating lane). They're specifically focusing on a 4 mile stretch along the scenic portion that seems most precarious. Still expect delays, but no more 4+ hour detour.

Overall great news for locals and travelers.

Expected to be one lane alternating for the foreseeable future.

Give CDOT some props on this one.

A Basin is OPEN