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If you prefer a high heel drop for any reason, have you noticed any difference with the new high drop stability shoes such as the adrenalines, the wave inspires or the kayanos (which all lowered their heel drop)? Are you able to feel the difference in heel drop? How has it affected you? Is it an improvement or a step back? I am looking for feedback specifically from people who prefer high drop shoes. Thanks in advance.

Can we ask to be present when our oversized items (in this case my skis) are inspected so that we can repack them properly? I have a sport tube, and used it to fly my skis out of SeaTac yesterday. The tsa agent who took them out to inspect them did not repack them properly and now my upper edges have lots of new chips and small chunks in them that can mostly likely never be fully repaired to their original state. Also one of my poles got bent pretty badly at the tip as well. I won’t be filing a claim as it’s not enough damage for anyone to care or that will disable my skis in any functional way, but if this happens a few more times it will absolutely destroy my skis. I understand that things happen when you travel, but I put a great deal of effort into ensuring my gear does not get damaged. The only possible way for it to get damaged currently is if someone else literally takes it out of the case and does not repack back in the case in the same way. If I could be present, then I could ensure that it is repacked properly. I would happily volunteer to repack them for the agent to reduce the work load on them.

I mistakenly posted this in another forum last week by accident so I thought I would try posting here today which I originally meant to do…..

I was thinking about trying to ascend Rainer to Muir from Paradise, and get some ski turns in tomorrow. How is the snowfield below Muir looking? I have hiked Rainier to Muir twice in the past so I am pretty familiar with the terrain. My only question would be if you were doing a summer ski descent of Rainier from Muir heading towards Paradise, can you ski all the way down or most of the way down to the Skyline trail? When I hiked it (while descending I stayed mostly to the left of the snowfield on the rocks), and it looked like if you stayed on the snowfield that it went right and did not end up in the skyline trail. I’ve looked at a few maps and have pretty good idea of what route to take. I just would appreciate some Beta from others who have done it recently as well this year. Lastly, if I park at Paradise around midnight or 1am, am I likely to get a spot?

My other idea was to hike up Baker until it gets too dangerous to solo, and then get some skiing in there. How far can I ascend Baker before crevasses become an issue? Just to be clear I know Baker can get dangerous to solo once you get into the glaciated areas due to the crevasses, and I am assuming there is a fumarole up there as well since it is a volcano. I am not looking to do anything ambitious. I just want to get some summer ski turns and do a few laps.

Thanks in advance for the info.

I’m coming up from CO for a few days, and will be bringing my skis. I may just end up trying to ski the snow field below Muir, but I was thinking about maybe coming to baker instead. I am not trying to summit it or do anything ambitious. I am just trying to get some summer ski turns and do a few laps. What is the highest I can safely ascend up the mtn as a solo hiker/climber before crevasses become an issue? Are there any routes, trails, or parking area that you could recommend for me to use? Thanks in advance.

I was thinking about trying to up Rainer to Muir from paradise and get some ski turns in next week. How is the snowfield below Muir looking? My other idea was to hike up partially up baker until it gets too dangerous to solo, and then get some skiing in there. How far can I go up baker before crevasses become an issue?

I was interested in increasing my VDO. I feel like my face looks more balanced when my occlusion is slightly more open. I noticed this when I got a splint for my tmj. The splint is located on the front teeth. What is the best way to increase VDO? Is it jaw surgery, tooth lengthening, orthodontics, or a combination of all three? Thanks in advance for the advice.

Google Maps used to be so well labeled, but over the last few years it has gotten so bad in this respect. I was using a new route driving home from work tonight, and I wanted to check the names of some of the side streets because one of them is a straight shot to my house, but not a single street displayed a name. Why are there so few streets labeled on the recent updates? I posted a screen shot of what I am talking about below. In short, I am saying that what was once a strength of Google Maps is now a weakness.

https://imgur.com/gallery/google-maps-has-no-street-names-displayed-over-roads-X0jJNAR#AwKvQy4

Why do I get such hardcore salt stains from running in places like Colorado which have dry climates, but when I run in the ultra humid climates of the east coast I barely get any?

Do any of you wear Zipfits while ski mountaineering? Do you still World Cup into them when putting them on mtn side? I use mine when I am ski mountaineering, and the main difficulty I have is putting them on when I am on a steep slope. Just curious if others do this or experience this and if you have any tips. I always look for a large rock that I can use as leverage and push against to slip the liner into the shell.

I have had to do some first met punches near my big toe for a bunion and I think it is causing alignment issues in that boot. I think it would have been better to do a 6th toe punch and a small spot punch over the big toe on the bunion instead. Basically I think that my foot is finding the extra space on in the first met punch and is wedging in there so I relieve the forefoot and buinion discomfort. When it does wedge in there it causes the foot to roll inward and messes up my alignment in that boot. Does this sound possible?

I’ll be skiing mammoth tomorrow, and will probably be heading back to SFO after. I’ll be checked out of my hotel room by the time I leave so won’t have access to my shower. Is there anywhere near the resort I can get a quick shower like a gym?

I have been having a strange experience with pants over the years. It often feels like my knees are not in the proper spot in the pants. For example, when I sit or crouch down down I get excessive pulling, especially on my thighs. This cause the pants to rise up somewhat excessively when I sit. It’s like my knees are not in the proper pivot spot for the pants. The pants often feel tight around my inseem, and crotch area. If I size up waist wise, they look too baggy. I increased the length and they felt much better around my inseem and crotch area, but were too long around my feet. I usually wear a 34 waist with 32 length. This looks good when I am standing straight up, but feels uncomfortable whenever I have to bend or move. I bought an34/34 to experiment. It felt so much better on inseem and crotch, but was too long near my feet. I ended up getting them hemmed to shorten them. This made a huge difference in the look and feel and the way the pants moved with my legs felt perfect. I feel like I am on to something, but want to figure out what is going on here to help me with future purchases.

Have any of you had bunion surgery? If so, was it worth it? How did it affect your skiing? How did it affect the way your boots fit? Did you have to get new boots?
Side bar:
If you had Morton’s Neuroma surgery, how did it affect your skiing? Was it worth it? Were you able to get tighter fitting boots?

Hiked, skinned and skied St Marys today. I was shocked how many ticks or what appeared to be ticks in the snowfield I saw as I skinned up. I counted at least 15. Most appeared green and some had red spots. Is this a common thing? I don’t remember this when I did it last year.

Been having a lot of issues with my lips getting cooked recently. What are all of you wearing for lip protection?