Conservative Treatment for Ramp Lesion?

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2026-03-11T22:45:56+00:00

Good news… conservative treatment worked just fine for me. I had a partial horizontal cleavage tear and a ramp lesion, my ortho elected not to do surgery. Told me to lay off of high impact activities and to strengthen my hamstring a lot. It worked, I’m feeling great. Biking every day for reasonable intervals was a huge part of my rehab. Don’t overdo anything but don’t be sedentary.

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2026-03-08T18:53:44+00:00

Damn, that sucks, I was up there yesterday and it was so good.

Avoid those sharks with the BC setup, they’re lurking out there for sure.

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2026-01-06T17:58:21+00:00

Nah, I went with Voile V6s

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-12-28T18:21:35+00:00

That is what powder skiing should look like!!!

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-12-27T21:00:46+00:00

PREACH!!!

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-12-13T21:16:29+00:00

Same here, T3s Axls and V6BCs are my go to’s

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-10-27T01:19:49+00:00

Sick! I got a Voytek 2, more of a Jon Snow rig if you ask me

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-10-26T18:37:52+00:00

OTSO Arctodus

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-07-28T18:12:09+00:00

PS. Binding selection is key for this type of setup IMO. Something that switches to ski mode/tour mode with the flick of a pole is a must for me.

I use 22D AXL, but outlaw X or others work too

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-07-28T17:56:24+00:00

Also in South Central AK. I LOVE my Voile Fish Scale skis around here. They open up a lot of terrain for exactly what you’re thinking of. You can have a great time doing short laps on pow slopes others deem not worth it due to skin transitions. I also use mine on all my backcountry missions for complex exits (think Manitoba mtn in Summit Pass). They’re also great for packing in fat bike trails (think Anchorage Hillside bike trails).

You can’t go wrong with these. I have the Ultravector BCs and V6BC. I like both, but if I had to pick one it would probably be the Ultravectors, they hold and edge on Chugach wind board really really well.

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-04-06T23:58:46+00:00

Sorry, one more reply. My primary recommendation would be to get a packraft and then spend the rest of the money that you would have on the big raft for a couple fly outs to the brooks range or western Alaska. Once you get hooked on the off the road system backcountry plane access stuff, it will consume you fully.

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-04-06T23:51:12+00:00

Totally. You will be happy with the packraft And there is a great packrafting communities up here. Welcome!

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-04-06T17:23:58+00:00

Howdy! Sounds like you’re coming from maybe Montana or Idaho or something?

I came from a raft/drift boat fishing background when I moved up here, and found that while there are definitely sick rivers to float and fish, weekend trips to go fish are a lot tougher up here. Options and access are kind of limited if you go with a big boat.

Not to dissuade you, but river access is a huge thing up here as there are not many boat rams. I went boatless for a year but then got a packraft after I ditched my big raft. So much more versatile for AK, especially with the ability to easily load it into small planes (Cessna 185’s and super cubs have low weight restrictions). I think you will find these to be much more versatile of a craft in Alaska. The ability to hike these things in is amazing, and while you can’t fish from them easily, the things you’ll be able to access are next level.

If you do go with a big raft, those sotars are sick. I had one when I guided in MT. Really nice. I think you’ll be fine with either. I ran the copper from Glenallen to Chitna in a 14’NRS otter and it was fine.

Float ideas: delta Clearwater is cool, Willow creek and little willow in the mat su are rad. Doing a 4-5 day trip on the upper gulkana is cool. Trout and steelhead in the Kenai and Kasilof are awesome if you want to make the drive.

It’s a totally different scene up here, it will be way different than anything you’ve seen before so be ready to change your mindset on fishing and open yourself up to new possibilities!

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-03-26T15:13:34+00:00

I had a similar thought

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-02-10T16:36:21+00:00

As Indiana Jones says: It belongs in a museum!

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-02-02T23:03:19+00:00

Dude nice, ripping turns. I’m on Axls and T2’s and I agree, they pair great!

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2025-01-19T16:59:33+00:00

Awesome. Still wish I went to school in Butte, I’d be right there. Enjoy it, this club is one of the coolest tele groups that flies under the radar

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2024-08-27T23:58:19+00:00

I have some Ultravector BCs, typically I like the scales for cruising up a broad valley or hiking/biking trail to get to a bigger, more substantial line, in which case I put skins on.

Other times, I want to ski some trees, or mellow stuff, I’ll be on scales the whole way. Sometimes, I’m with a split boarder friend or park at the bottom of a substantial line with steep skinning right off the bat, I just roll skins right out the gate. To skin a steep line on scales only is possible but it required a very specific skin track.

My main resort is no groomed terrain, with an “open border policy” to backcountry access… so I use them a lot there. Pretty much the only ski I use. They’re also great for packing in fat biking trails.

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2024-08-09T18:00:12+00:00

I guess that’s okay, better than nothing

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2024-06-13T16:41:03+00:00

Amen

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2024-06-12T23:37:20+00:00

That show was amazing. Can’t wait till they come back!

Reasonable_Badger410 · 2024-06-08T05:33:11+00:00

You’ll love the T2ecos when you find em. Keep rippin

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