The divisions of culture are broadly similar : the skinny and lycra-clad xc/skimo crowd kitted-out DH racers, voluminously baggy free riders, tight pants for the urban scene. As my interest in skiing and ski-touring has grown, mountain biking has been my frame of reference for understanding the art of climbing up and sliding around on sticks. My mountain biking background goes back about twenty years, my skiing only two. As proficiency develops, so does appreciation of gear function. Hang around in any gear-driven sport long enough, and you will get the hankering to upgrade.
Summer is short.īut it is bike season, so I’m thinking about that too.
#Switchup dev mountain skin
A full moon Friday night at the warming hut on top of the mountain is as hopping as any downtown bar, the side country is webbed with skin tracks, and powder stashes are now about as secret as hacked internet passwords. The uphill skiing scene has generated enough mass and momentum to merit a front page article in our local paper this past winter. The reward of exploring untracked winter terrain has me daydreaming of snow in the midst of summer - and I’m not the only one.
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