First EuroBBI Thursday March 21, 2019

**CascadeLuke** · 10-10-2018, 01:57 PM

Arrive Saturday 16th 18:00
Depart Monday 25th 11:15
This will be amazing, stoked! Don't sit on the sidelines - get there

**Buster Highmen** · 10-10-2018, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by CascadeLuke

Arrive Saturday 16th 18:00
Depart Monday 25th 11:15
This will be amazing, stoked! Don't sit on the sidelines - get there

It would be great if you could put your schedule here:
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/..._19-DANCE-CARD

Also the guide questions over there in Hook Up: Do you want one and when for what.

**oftpiste** · 10-10-2018, 03:39 PM

Originally Posted by bobinch

Good day sir! Did I see your boy over in Verbier during the Summer?

Nope. He was in SEA gathering money to get through the next round. Hope all is well with you guys!

**alias_rice** · 10-10-2018, 04:55 PM

The only problem with this trip will be trying to decide which pair of skis to bring. I’d really like a dedicated touring set and an inbounds ski, but 2 pairs of boots would be a massive pain in the ass.

**Foggy_Goggles** · 10-10-2018, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by alias_rice

The only problem with this trip will be trying to decide which pair of skis to bring. I’d really like a dedicated touring set and an inbounds ski, but 2 pairs of boots would be a massive pain in the ass.

Bring your favorite 100-120 ski with a mid weight touring binding and be done with it

**Buster Highmen** · 10-10-2018, 05:24 PM

Originally Posted by Foggy_Goggles

Bring your favorite 100-120 ski with a mid weight touring binding and be done with it

Yeah, foggy, dew itt.

I'm hoping for soft conditions but rentals abound.

I don't think we'll really be touring that much; at least I won't because there's just so much great terrain pretty much right off the lifts.

**Foggy_Goggles** · 10-10-2018, 05:34 PM

Lottery tickets!

You know how many vacations I queue up in my mind that never happen?

**TAFKALVS** · 10-10-2018, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by alias_rice

The only problem with this trip will be trying to decide which pair of skis to bring. I’d really like a dedicated touring set and an inbounds ski, but 2 pairs of boots would be a massive pain in the ass.

I'm bringing either Billygoats or Dynastar Factory Protos if it's looking soft or Dynastar Legend 105s if it's looking firm.

Bindings will be p18 with CAST plate.

Boot will be Lange XT which is essentially an Alpine boot with tech inserts and walk mode.

Hope that helps.

**alias_rice** · 10-10-2018, 06:02 PM

I’m hoping the wildcat tours with shifts I bought this fall will be the answer. Possibly a little wide though if it’s super firm. Luckily I have 5 months to work it out.

**Norseman** · 10-10-2018, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by alias_rice

I’m hoping the wildcat tours with shifts I bought this fall will be the answer. Possibly a little wide though if it’s super firm. Luckily I have 5 months to work it out.

Those will be sick.

**XavierD** · 10-10-2018, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by alias_rice

I’m hoping the wildcat tours with shifts I bought this fall will be the answer. Possibly a little wide though if it’s super firm. Luckily I have 5 months to work it out.

Kinda my thinking too. Someone mentioned this to me in a text message and I’m pretty interested. Makes sense why a some others have been texting me about touring brakes over ~110 skis. Looking to clear out the end of March on my Schedule.

**Norseman** · 10-10-2018, 06:26 PM

😁

**Foggy_Goggles** · 10-10-2018, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by alias_rice

I’m hoping the wildcat tours with shifts I bought this fall will be the answer. Possibly a little wide though if it’s super firm. Luckily I have 5 months to work it out.

For me, that would be a perfect answer. See...when you say "firm" in a North American sense of high pressure no new snow, I think...go a a long tour, get up high, check out the glaciers etc. About the only time I've had a groomer day is if it is firm and the visibility of horrible which usually only happens at the beginning of a storm cycle.

I know Buster isn't your tour guide but I've been skiing enough with him to know that if he is recommending a place it is for long aesthetic of piste itineraries.

For most, the Alps ain't really about "charging". That shit will put you in the hospital. Prepare to be humbled in a big way.

Take the equipment that you are most comfortable skiing in ALL conditions and ALL terrain. If you can't do this on touring equipment you will be limited in access and safety. Sometimes you end up in a village and the train stop is 30mins up an XC track, or you go the wrong way over insane exposure. Slapping on the hides sure makes these situations more management. Skiing is mountain travel.

**Buster Highmen** · 10-10-2018, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by Foggy_Goggles

For me, that would be a perfect answer. See...when you say "firm" in a North American sense of high pressure no new snow, I think...go a a long tour, get up high, check out the glaciers etc. About the only time I've had a groomer day is if it is firm and the visibility of horrible which usually only happens at the beginning of a storm cycle.

I know Buster isn't your tour guide but I've been skiing enough with him to know that if he is recommending a place it is for long aesthetic off piste itineraries.

For most, the Alps ain't really about "charging". That shit will put you in the hospital. Prepare to be humbled in a big way. Don't be a dick.

Take the equipment that you are most comfortable skiing in ALL conditions and ALL terrain. If you can't do this on touring equipment you will be limited in access and safety. Sometimes you end up in a village and the train stop is 30mins up an XC track, or you go the wrong way over insane exposure. Slapping on the hides sure makes these situations more management. Skiing is mountain travel.

fifm

**Foggy_Goggles** · 10-10-2018, 07:25 PM

Also keep in mind that it will be the end of March meaning that outdoor Apres will be in full spring. Make sure your boots are comfortable. A guide friend of mine said the Rossbodenstock was one of his favorite tours in the area. I don't see where the bar is at the bottom however. Don't forget your axe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhhdW8fCMXg

**alias_rice** · 10-10-2018, 09:08 PM

I’m loving all these videos.

**SkiLyft** · 10-10-2018, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by Foggy_Goggles

Also keep in mind that it will be the end of March meaning that outdoor Apres will be in full spring. Make sure your boots are comfortable. A guide friend of mine said the Rossbodenstock was one of his favorite tours in the area. I don't see where the bar is at the bottom however. Don't forget your axe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhhdW8fCMXg

Ja-heezus that skin track looks like an interstate!

**2FUNKY** · 10-10-2018, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by alias_rice

I’m loving all these videos.

No shit! So excited for this trip.

Originally Posted by SkiLyft

Ja-heezus that skin track looks like an interstate!

And yet they find killer snow. Whoop!

**bw_wp_hedonism** · 10-11-2018, 02:13 AM

Just for a bit more stoke - Switzerland (early) March 2018. Not Andermatt (Klosters), but you can pretend if it makes you feel better:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cH...quo0sqlVC-Cw2j

I’m new to this and haven’t figured out how to attach video, so have pasted link instead. Sorry for the Jong move.

**Ripzalot** · 10-11-2018, 03:03 AM

I don't have any Disentis/Andermatt stoke but here are some TRs from Engelberg, March and April can be very good.

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...ip-to-Remember
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...-POW-Shrappage

And if anyone comes round Geneva way, I can offer this kind of stoke:

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...n-steezy-G3000

**doebedoe** · 10-11-2018, 08:48 AM

Stoke. Flights booked - March 13 - 28th. A slight shift in schedule. Planning to be at Mt Lodge nights 15, 16, 17. Then Urner, then Engleberg from the 22nd to the 27th.

**Mofro261** · 10-11-2018, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by Ripzalot

And if anyone comes round Geneva way, I can offer this kind of stoke:

https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...n-steezy-G3000

Mmm G3000. That's where I went in ~feb 2014. I had to give a talk at a conference in Les Diablerets and it snowed 30-40 cm while I was there. After being closed for 2 days for storms and wind they opened G3000 and everyone waiting for the opening fit in the first tram. I was solo and it took me a lap to figure out the freeride there, but damn it was good once I did.

**vendul** · 10-11-2018, 10:31 AM

Here is a thread about last season, from november till end of season... no action but you can see most of the resort
The Lodge is 1/2 a mile from the lifts
https://www.alpinforum.com/forum/vie...p?f=53&t=58673