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  1. Parker Livingston Can't Lose
  2. My only recommendation is to not stay in San Marco. You'll pay too much for lower quality. Look at Dorsoduro, especially in the more residential area.
  3. That I don't know. One I am not qualified to answer. Man, in France I could have picked up rental skis for 200 Euro... skis, bindings... good quality ones. Was really tempted. On a side note, does anyone wax their own skis. There was a guy named Paul at St. Bernard in Austin that would do a good job but he left and I wasn't happy the last time I went there. Anyway, starting to realize that I should just start waxing my own skis between trips and when putting them up for storage. Looks like you can get a basic rig pretty cheap as I just care about waxing, not doing my own edges.
  4. Some of my favorite labels at TJs... most of these are simple, everyday table wines. Nothing fancy. Nothing complex. Just food friendly or hot weather friendly wines. Any of the Prosecco by this winery is excellent Lastly, this is a great stand-in for Prosecco in a spritz...
  5. Depends on each kid. Mine was on 168s this past trip and I was thinking that for skis, I could do it. Boots is still too risky.
  6. We would occasionally go because, why not... its sort of weird... you know, you just go because its there. In Bee Cave? Yeah, that sounds really really terrible. Its basically going to be some lameass Lakeway area Farmer's Market without anything weird about it. Pass.
  7. Just got back from France where seeing dogs in restaurants was not out of the ordinary. I don't have a dog but I was totally fine with it.
  8. Yeah I think certain resorts. You can work the game and try to find some decent deals like the Epic Day pass at CB or some of the packages at Copper. If you want to go somewhere like Breck or Park City, geeet ready. And you will still get bent over on lessons and rentals. Honestly for my money, I'm always going to try to go to Taos or Crested Butte. I feel like the amount of value I get in those places is great. I need to buy my youngest his own pair of skis. He was on 168s this past trip. I was super tempted to get him a pair while in Europe and bring them back because they were having amazing end of season deals. Like stupid deals.
  9. Was out of town during the rain but saw we got 1.4" of rain...
  10. Yeah but it sucks to have to play the pass game. And even when you buy passes, unless you live within easy reach to the mountains, you're probably paying too much. Its a racket. I'm not going to do all the various vacation cost comparisons but if you have a family of four like mine and you buy 4 passes for 6 days at the resort I mentioned, you're at about $1300 for four people. If you want to do the same at Breckenridge using Epic Day Passes, here's your cost below. That's a $1200 difference. We haven't even touched rentals, lessons, guiding, etc. I mean, let's look at this... So... let's say you pay $63/day for equipment... I went to a local INTERSPORT shop in the town where we were in France. I had already rented six days of equipment for my other son and that was all paid up for about $200 for higher end all mountain gear. Anyway, I then added the following: * 2 days of intermediate rentals for my other son * 1 day of avalanche gear rental for me * 1 hand wax of my skis Total - 87 Euro
  11. Yes! While I am not a fan of the European tendency to use buses to go to/from the terminal, I do appreciate using both doors. Posting this from a plane and the dude in the row in front of my had a ridonculous carry-on that barely fit in the new, upgraded UA bins. F that dude.
  12. Slow ass people who clog the aisle during boarding/deplaning
  13. Funny... all depends where you go because it can get very mellow. But the big cities, yeah.
  14. Our 6 day pass in Serre Chevalier was 320 Euro. Adding insurance (on mountain rescue - yes, it's worth it) added something like 24 Euros. Pass also give you access to one day at each of the following, if you wanted to use it... Aloe d'Huez Les Deux Alpes Via Lattea/Sestriere Monts di Lune/Montgenevre Puy St Vincent Longest lift line we saw was, I don't know, 3-4 minutes Also @Litig8r if you want to go to Chamonix, wait until they've finished the cable car at Lea Grands Montets
  15. Sitting in an airport, waiting. So, here is a variation on a them. When above treeline, you can pretty much ski, hike, take whatever line you want. Personal responsibility is on you so you better have a beacon, etc. We saw one guy underneath a series of colouirs walking around the bottom of a fresh avalanche field looking for his skis. Idiot was not wearing a backpack so probably didn't have any avalanche equipment on him. I was with a guide who talked to the liftie who saw it happen. Liftie pretty much said the guy was a dumbass and put himself in a dangerous situation and hopefully learned his lesson.
  16. Ewers accomplished a lot but he never felt inspiring. He didn't have the personality.
  17. I love Rome but it's very poorly run and the insane number of tourists have ruined it for me. Next time we visit family I will avoid 90% of the famous sites and go to lesser known places although I would equally be happy going to my uncle's place in the country.
  18. Italian bureaucracy. Mind you I wouldn't mind doing it permanently and I have citizenship and speak the language but I'm terrified of the process.
  19. Why get so worked up over it? Will post pics later. 6 days on the mountain, knee got a bit tweaked on some chopped up heavy powder (first day!) but since I'm stubborn, I pushed through the tightness and inflammation here and there and made it work. Actually got better by day four Although six straight days was a bit of a "woof!?" More pics lto.come but here's one off piste with my son on day one
  20. texasdago

    My dog died

    Neoghbor had a wonderful outdoor cat that basically lived around our house. Super friendly, affectionate, took care of mice... always around. We loved her very much and she was snatched by a coyote this week. We're heartbroken.
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    SXSW 2025

    I think maybe this is happening? I'll believe it when I see it. https://www.esgarch.com/portfolio/twin-oaks/ So... went down to South Congress. Lots of music going on from C-Boys to the bridge. Some highlights... INOHA put on a good show at Guero's. Missed Monobloc at SXSJ by 20 minutes. Caught a bit of music at YETI but next door, there was a long line to see St. Vincent at Rivian. We didn't have time to go to that but we walked over to the bridge where no one had realized that St. Vincent was right there, getting ready for her set. You had a perfect view to just watch her rehearse and warm up. Pretty cool.
  22. texasdago

    SXSW 2025

    Was just talking to a neighbor about the lineup at Colton House. Tempted to go over there and check it out. We're about to roll out to South Congress and just wander up and down. Good day for it. Yeah @jimmyjazz its sort of hidden back there. Wife and I went for cocktails maybe three weeks ago and the garage seemed full. We'll see. I always wonder if Freddo will make it, though
  23. texasdago

    SXSW 2025

    Smaller than Chess Club? That's a tiny place. I like it but it is "petite"
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