Report #2 Details

Report-ID: 2
Submitted: 11/07/00 09:24:18
Host: pxy-hst-17.tandem.com
Date: 10/14/00
Days: 1
Resort: Boreal
Hours: Day
Equipment: Alpine
Rating: 7
Primary-Surface: Thin
Secondary-Surfaces: Hardpack
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Ability: Advanced
E-mail: fiendbear@fiendbear.com
Loved: Being able to ski in mid-October!
Hated: The sun which turned already thin conditions into slop.
Closed: Only Gunnar's was open with access to a short green run.
Liftline-Waits: Less than 1 minute most of the time.
Moguls: N/A

Details:

I went up right after the storm which allowed Boreal to be the first
resort to open in the U.S.  I only stayed for a couple of hours and
I was able to make a few turns.  At about noon or so the thin snow 
turned to mush and Boreal closed down shortly after.  The crew was trying
hard though as three folks were out there with a trash can full of snow
patching up the numerous bare patches.	The 

After skiing I went into town and was able to buy a pair of the new 
Dabello SGS boots.  I was lucky enough to be at Porters when the Dabello
rep was in the store to train the employees!  He set me up perfectly and
for the first time, I'm able to have my severe bowleggedness corrected.

If you haven't heard about the boots, they correct alignment problems by
articulating at the base of the boot.  No more cants under bindings or
imprecise adjustments.

Although the skiing was poor, I was very happy to get set up in the new
boots before the real season began.

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