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All I know is that there has been ONE MONTH this year so far without snow on the mountains -- July.

My daughter started racing at CB years ago before we moved to MT. Which mountain will he be training on? She raced the first year on just any old skis. HOWEVER, if he likes this sport, be prepared to spend MUCHO bucks as he gets older. The older ones will travel more and more to regional races. You have to factor in at least a pair of skis for GS and another for SL every other year, plus helmets, speed suits, lodging, race fees, etc. Hold onto your seat now. The first year my daughter raced FIS races (international racing org), even though they were just regional, I figured that the total cost was $10,000. The following years I just stopped counting. And she wasn't even one of the top racers, just good enough to pass the FIS quotas. But, her skiing is top notch now that she's a senior in college and retired from racing (can't really study if you spend most of spring semester on the road). Compare this first picture to the second. There's nothing like racing to help a kid learn to ski. She is now into "side country" skiing with powder skis and the transition has been easy for her. Her reaction time and balance are the common assets to the two types of skiing.

Because the natural snow is like slush compared to the powder of the west. I've been on Pocono Raceway one time in a foot of fresh powder. (I have NO IDEA how they allowed that to happen.) It was far better than usual, but still really tough to ski in.

For NBC olympics coverage, vote for alpine skiing so we don't have two weeks of ICE SKATING!!!! http://www.nbcolympics.com/vancouver2010/index.html

Well, we don't do well with El Ni

"It'll always be, 'Big Mountain' to me." Anyone know if we're expected to have El Ni

Well, pick one as a "tune up", one because you know it's reliable and you've loved it, and one as something totally new. Then you've covered all your bases.

If you want to come here for a tour, the fee is Habersetts Scrapple, the heck with pretzels.

Let's all guess. Mine is that it's taken from the switchback on Birches, looking up hill.

I discovered that the above is part of the footage for which this next clip is a trailer:

This is the son of a friend of ours:

Last name?

God, no. I just got my flowers going in my planters, all 27 of them. I'm not ready to start dumping them into the compost heap already. I mean it was just four WEEKS ago we had five inches of snow.

Finally found the FisCher MAUnga. Did you look up reviews on these things?

Truly, go over to SkiDiva (www.theskidiva.com) and do a search on the comments about the Aura. Historically, I have HATED "women's skis". This ski I like. A lot. Siblet rocking the trees, April of last year. Siblet and I ski a LOT different. She's got a race background, started skiing when she was three. I learned in my 20's and have 35 years of bad habits and different ski techniques cluttering my technique. I'm timid. She's not. If we BOTH like the SAME ski, that means it'll appeal to a broad spectrum of people. She HATES my K2's, for instance. I like a damp ski, she likes a lively ski.

Siblet's new "normal" ski is the Aura. Only when conditions are hard and fast would she revert to her race skis and that's because she likes to tear up the slopes like she's back on a race course then, NOT because she's unhappy with the Auras' performance. There was one woman who used the Aura to RACE, I think it was in Austria, just a fun race, but she thought it did the job. I can't think it would be good for that, but both times I demo'd the Auras, I thought, this ski is just plain FUN and really builds your confidence. I already own a "powder ski", tho, and can't see adding another ski. I've got the Outlaw and the Recon, and used them 50-50. There's just no sense in using the Outlaw on days you don't have to, tho, because it's HEAVY. However, two friends of mine ski it all season. There are two women I know who ski the Aura 90% of the time. By the way, steer clear of the "Nancy", it sucks.

Please, that's not even a "mid fat" anymore. She's in Colorado now, guys, not PA.

Clearly you need to have her start reading SkiDiva. The hands-down weapon of choice for her is the Aura. Siblet is 5'3", 115 pounds and has the 163, but many women of not quite her caliber have opted for the 155.

So, you should be there this week? My co-worker from the store also works at Belton Chalet. Her name is Anne and I think she waits tables. Blond hair, pony tail, doesn't wear much makeup. The weather has cooled a bit. Still 50's at night, had been in the 90's, but today was only mid-80's. Forecast for Whitefish: Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Saturday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 76. Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a high near 75.

Another goat: If you go to Logan Pass, you will always see them. Occasionally you'll also see big horn sheep:

For those who want some nice glossy pictures of the area, go to http://www.explorewhitefish.com/ Their summer photos are up right now.

I've gotten ONE survey in like 30 years of getting SKI.

Problem of some kind with the above link, here it is again: March 2008

Sorry for the delay, the movies all took forever to upload. Okay, these are all taken in the latter part of this month. The file name will tell you the date and where it was. I apologize for the pink in the movies, any time it's low light, this happens. It doesn't happen if it's sunny out. One picture is showing you how empty the chair that takes you up to the resort after you hit Gray's is. The Goat Haunt picture is the groomer first thing this morning. Sorry no pictures of Gray's and the crotch deep blast, I was with other people and don't like to slow them down. God, I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow, but I guess I'm grateful for today and tomorrow is the anniversary of my accident so maybe it's best to keep off the slopes. March 2008 Best to hit F11 if the links to go to the next picture are hidden on your screen.