Cross country ski and snowshoe groups largely panned last month's decision by the U.S. Forest Service to divvy up what had been a 10,000-acre area in Logan Canyon set aside for skiers to also include snowmobiles. Salt Lake Tribune 1/16/07

I broke my old Life-Link adjustable poles and needed new ones right away. I was going to buy the Life-link adjustable poles without even shopping for others, but the only Life-Link poles I could find were around $95. First, let me say this: you DON'T NEED TO PAY MORE THAN $60 for adjustable poles. You will see all kinds of light-weight poles made from carbon fiber, titanium, non-obtanium, etc. And if you were to believe Backcountry and Coolwar, you'd think pole "swingweight" was really important and worth spending $180 to get it. I seriously doubt that you have ever thought, "If I just had lighter poles, all my skiing, or rather falling, problems would be over." Ski pole swingweight is the least of your problems!

A cold front moved into the Tetons on Wednesday, January 10. The good news was that as the cold front came in, it squeezed out 10-12 inches of snow on the west side of the Teton Range. The bad news: Daytime temperatures in the mountains were between -5 and +5 and those temperatures were predicted to hold until Monday.

The latest storm dumped almost 50 inches of snow at Wolf Creek Pass. In honor of this tremendous storm, I added several new Wolf Creek Pass backcountry routes to the online guidebook. With 96 inches of snow, Wolf Creek Pass is in. Definitely.

It's happening in the Tetons 

We're in another storm cycle up here, and after the feeding frenzy of the Christmas/New Years week, we need it. It started snowing late Wednesday and hasn't stopped yet.

Tognar Toolworks Ski and Snowboard Waxing Tips Tognar Toolworks sells ski and snowboard wax and waxing tools such as scrapers, irons, vices and base repair tools. This is a link to their "Tips and Tricks" page, where you'll find everything you need to know to maintain and wax your boards.

I'm on my second pair of Rudi Project Kerosene Sunglasses . I like them because they are light and stay put on my face, and it is VERY easy to change lenses. But more importantly, they have a great guarantee and they back it up with quick, friendly service.