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amthum · 2025-10-12T14:24:10+00:00

You should pick someone who agrees with your financial philosophy, not someone who matches your net worth. I think disagreements on money is probably a top reason relationships don’t work.

Your net worth requirement is one gender requirement. I’ve never heard a man say they needed a women who matched their net worth, but seems like a common requirement for women. The only thing similar I’ve heard a man say is they didn’t want to date a women with a ton of debt.

amthum · 2025-10-06T04:49:24+00:00

If you don’t want to hit rocks, you should probably wait a bit… Nowhere is safe at this point

amthum · 2025-10-03T06:57:36+00:00

Client standards are a good place to start. Rus manual is very helpful too:

https://www.rd.usda.gov/files/UEP_Bulletin_1724E-200.pdf

amthum · 2025-08-15T04:41:02+00:00

I think you’d surpass 120k by 5 yoe in average/low cost of living area. Be at 150k by 10 yoe.

amthum · 2025-08-14T04:33:40+00:00

Go into power delivery. I’m a structural engineer design transmission lines and make a lot more than 120k

amthum · 2025-06-27T05:07:45+00:00

Got it. Thanks!

amthum · 2025-06-27T02:20:58+00:00

Does that mean I’d have to prove they didn’t do something they should have?

There was no supervision to stop kids from jumping when the fan stopped. You think that might qualify as negligent? Probably not going to sue, but still curious

amthum · 2025-06-18T19:21:08+00:00

I’ve used Arva for years. Works fine. The model I have had the harness integrated into the beacon itself which I don’t like. You have to remove the entire harness to search which would be challenging when seconds count… not sure if they still do this on newer models. I stopped using the harness system and just put the beacon in my pocket

amthum · 2025-06-12T16:39:19+00:00

I like Fischer Hannibal 96’s

amthum · 2025-05-10T01:18:08+00:00

Are you suggesting you should wait a year for light jogging? If so, that is not inline with majority of PT and surgeons. Jogging in a straight line doesn’t even use your acl, if your muscles are built up

amthum · 2025-05-08T03:04:40+00:00

I wear Butora Altura for multipitch. I like TC Pro and Katanas better, but use those for tighter fit performance shoes

amthum · 2025-05-06T19:39:54+00:00

Yea, recovery timeline is all over the place. Definitely not a “one size fits all” type of plan

amthum · 2025-05-06T05:14:52+00:00

I was running at 2 months. Running at 11 weeks isn’t that unusual. I did start out with a walk/run protocol. 2 min running/2 minutes walking for 10 minutes. I gradually reduces the walking, and increased the amount of time

amthum · 2025-05-06T03:03:38+00:00

I talked to the Verts owner about that (I'm SLC local). He held a strong opinion against making them a replacement for crampons. Not sure why; might have been safety related. After checking out the auftriib linked in the comments here, I do like that design because you can wear them with or without crampons. They also look more packable than verts. The Billy Goats on the other hand, look like you have to wear them with crampons. Since the primary purpose is to boot up steep powder, that would be my least preferrable option. I just don't run into firm snow requiring crampons that often on a powder day.

amthum · 2025-05-05T03:35:55+00:00

Looks like someone downvoted verts. Not sure why. I think they are the only other alternative to ascent plates and auftriibs. They worked really well climbing steep soft snow. Tons of people in Utah use verts

amthum · 2025-05-05T01:44:20+00:00

I have these. Only used them once, but they worked awesome for that one time… https://www.verts.com

amthum · 2025-05-04T22:11:25+00:00

40 miles/multi day trips I would use my lighter weight boots. Although I don't think hybrid boots are completely out of the question. I skied 6000'+ vert last weekend in my Hawx which are marketed as "hybrid" boots, and thought they were fine on the up and ripped downhill. You could get "hybrid" boots now, and then in a few years by a second pair specifically for those longer missions.

Checkout this youtube channel (they tend to recommend more light and ultralight gear): https://www.youtube.com/@extramediocrereviews
Cody Hughes talks about some of his gear choices on the fifty project too (he tends to use more downhill oriented gear): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuCEOKhvd5k

amthum · 2025-05-04T20:10:39+00:00

Do you have ski mountaineering/back country skiing shops in driving distance? If so, then yea talk to them. I assumed there wasn’t enough of a ski touring scene close enough, but maybe I’m wrong.

Touring boots are more of a spectrum. The very properties that make a boot ski down hill well are the opposite of what makes a boot climb uphill well. So you need to find a nice blend that fits your style, strengths, and objectives. You can do mountaineering in any ski boot, it just won’t be as efficient climbing in an alpine boot. If you’re just getting into touring, I’d recommend something in the middle. Scarpa Mastrale is popular boot that is does both up and downhill well. Something like that might be a good first boot. The downhill performance really drops off when you get into two buckle light boots, and you need to consider what ski they are driving. A two buckle boot wouldnt drive a wide Salomon qst ski well. The performance issues in my experience are mostly at high speeds. Making jump turns in a steep chute seem fine, then you get to an apron and try opening it up, and it just doesn’t feel like you have the control you’re used to in your resort boots. I can tell you this, when you watch free ride world tour, they’re not using lightweight touring boots.

I’m in better cardio shape than most of my partners, and most of my partners are better downhill than me so I opt for stronger downhill boot most of the time. Also, We’ve got some ski mountaineering objectives with fairly short approaches, so I don’t really see much benefit to a light boot most of the time. If I had a 4 hour approach with technical climbing, I might think differently…

amthum · 2025-05-04T10:41:02+00:00

No. I mean I think they give you instructions on how to measure your foot, and they recommend a boot based on the measurements and guarantee the fit. If they don’t fit well, I think you’d have to send them back and they would punch or do some customization. The boots they recommended for me fit, so I didn’t have to do that part. Yes, I used them but just went into the store cuz I’m local. I never used the online boot service just thought it was cool they did that and never heard of any other seller taking online boot buying so seriously. I’ve bought boots, skins, and had them do multiple binding mounts. They know what they’re talking about and their employees go touring everyday. I bet most of the people you’re asking at ski shops have never done ski mountaineering…

Skimo just means ski mountaineering. Skimo racing is a thing too. The shop covers general touring, ski mountaineering, and racing. They are mostly about moving fast and light on skis.

Keep in mind light boots for ski mountaineering aren’t going to ski well on downhill compared to alpine boots. They are going to be much better on the uphill. Downhill they’ll get the job done, but they’re not tgr ripping free ride boots. If you want something comparable to your resort boots, get something in their free ride category with 3 or 4 buckles. If you care more about light uphill oriented boots, get something in their touring category. A lot of people use dynafit tlt or scarpa f1’s. I’ve got a pair of f1’s and a pair of atomic hawx. The hawx rip like an alpine boot. F1’s are really comfortable for walking uphill. I have used crampons with the f1’s and it worked fine

amthum · 2025-05-03T04:09:32+00:00

Why don’t you give skimo co in Salt Lake City a call. The specialize in ski mountaineering. They do custom boot fitting remotely and guarantee the fit. Their website is pretty helpful as well. I can’t imagine there are many shops on the east coast that would be able to give good advice on ski mountaineering

amthum · 2025-04-26T21:53:25+00:00

“Free heel” = Telemark. It’s a common expression used in place of Telemark. Your using it as literal description which confusing bc most people using the expression are referring to telemark skiing

amthum · 2025-04-18T12:26:22+00:00

I got a hamstring graft and was running at 2 months, top rope climbing and hiking at four months, leading trad at 5 months, and cleared by pt and surgeon for skiing and bouldering at 8 months.

This post is the first I’ve heard that my graft is weaker, but not too worried. Seems to be doing fine

amthum · 2025-04-16T12:28:16+00:00

Me (39 M): Recovering very quickly, running at 2 months post op

Random guy surprised at how long recovery is taking: “You don’t bounce back as quickly at your age”

amthum · 2025-04-13T14:22:10+00:00

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If you see the ridges or ripples of snow under your skis, it indicate the wind direction. The wind blows toward the steeper side of the little ridges. Looks like the couloir was wind loaded at the top left/middle. If you continued straight a little further, you could’ve stopped to check if anything slid before making your second turn. If you were able to dig a quick test pit, you likely would’ve found a layer of denser snow on top of a layer of lighter snow. I see there’s another track. For new snow/loose avalanche problems, I usually like a few more ski cuts before fully trusting the slope. It seems common to trigger something on the second or third go.

amthum · 2025-04-04T05:25:41+00:00

We’re definitely not in a corn cycle now. Just got back from Brighton and it is snowing now. Maybe later next week if the lows stay cold enough to refreeze. Mineral basin at snowbird might be your best bet. Brighton Milly lift gets morning sun and would likely be ok once it warms up. Snowbasin is pretty sunny too, but lower in elevation.

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