Hello everyone, I sense that the site is on the verge of imploding. If that is indeed the case, and I'm saddened by that, I'd like to say thank you to those who have been friendly and welcoming over the years. I joined here in 2016, a year or two after I'd begun realizing a long-held, but vague, dre...

Thank you, gentlemen. It's good to be back.

Hello out there! I'm back on skis again after a 3-year hiatus. I'm an "older gentleman" who got into tele late in life. I won't tax you with the details of the challenges of these last three years. Suffice to say I had some serious doubts about the place of tele and some other activities in my futur...

Why does Elon Musk merit a pre-emptive attack against his critics in mainstream media or elsewhere? Is he another poor misunderstood billionaire in need of protection by less-entitled folks like us? I'm baffled by the enormity of his cult of worshippers, some close to home, who gaze adoringly at him...

Yes, when disgruntled right-wing zealots determine that the likes of Bill Maher are the standard-bearers of "the left" I suspect it's time to either pack my bags and leave for Walden Pond (no, not THAT one, the one in Northern Ontario!), or instead, just give a friendly shout-out to someone here who...

The "Freedom Convoy" is piggy-backing on several ugly forces of which the main impetus isn't opposition to government management of Covid. The anti-mandate stance is a convenient pretext to allow people to act out other disappointments and insecurities about how the world is changing. Have we fessed...

It's from his book about his years in Paris: "A Movable Feast". Reminiscences of the years when he was in his prime. Takes lots of liberties with the truth, and that's maybe what makes it a good read.

Randoskier, thank you for posting this. The piece still turns me on. I came across it at least 40 years ago during my youth during a time when Hemingway's books fascinated me. I still read him (and about him) from time to time. I'm grateful that you decided to celebrate the mountains and the writer ...

I can't say I didn't get some enjoyment out of this thread. To say so would be some serious holier-than-thou bullshit. Some of it was more than a little bit annoying. Thankfully, the elephants in the room were duly acknowledged. Poached for their lovely tusks. Given a bit of a loving spanking. Okay,...

The hardwires look like a good find! As for scales on ski bases on groomed runs, or on any runs at a lift-served resort, I don't recommend them. You'll descend slower and noisier than everyone else. There's no reason to use them at a resort, except if you don't have other skis. Là, vous habitez une ...