BROs were blessed at the Grand St Bernard Hospice

**verbier61** · 02-14-2005, 05:58 AM

not that I am a religious one

(actually it's the opposite

) but the opportunity was really tempty... so I selected the Gr St Bernard for my first AT with the BROs, and they got a sort of blessing at the hospice. It used to be a jove temple much before becoming a xstian church, so it should be OK also for the pagans here in the forum

and, YES, BROs totally kickass as AT skis. The lightest I ever had

**KANUTTEN** · 02-14-2005, 07:19 AM

That does look like a sweet set up! Finally they were able to make those freerides in nice looking colours. Even matching those BRO's. Congrats!

**verbier61** · 02-14-2005, 08:02 AM

yeah! and this year they also add the retourn spring to freerides (last year it was only in the tianials.... why

) and my general feeling is that they work a bit better

**KANUTTEN** · 02-14-2005, 10:17 AM

anyone knows what the change in the freerides for this year are (except the return spring)?

**splat** · 02-14-2005, 10:49 AM

or, as they say in Latin when you go to the church.........

Eccum Spiri, Bro, Bro, Bro.

**verbier61** · 02-14-2005, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by splat

or, as they say in Latin when you go to the church.........

Eccum Spiri, Bro, Bro, Bro.

or, as Patti Smith said.....
jesus died for somebody's sins, not for mine

**splat** · 02-14-2005, 02:22 PM

Dominus Nobiscum.........

btw, Francesco.... I love that shot. Thanx, very much. classic...
Can you email me a higher res version to use on the website???

**verbier61** · 02-14-2005, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by splat

Dominus Nobiscum.........

btw, Francesco.... I love that shot. Thanx, very much. classic...
Can you email me a higher res version to use on the website???

da,da, tovarish Pat! it's indeed a distinguished honor!! I'll send it to info@pmgearusa.com, but I want a high resolution copy of your avatar! like it SOOOO much... it's kinda of a billy bragg song!

**splat** · 02-14-2005, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by verbier61

da,da, tovarish Pat! it's indeed a distinguished honor!! I'll send it to info@pmgearusa.com, but I want a high resolution copy of your avatar! like it SOOOO much... it's kinda of a billy bragg song!

Sorry- that's as high res as I could find. It'd make a good poster.

**train07** · 02-14-2005, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by verbier61

The lightest I ever had

Okay, I'm hearing this word often in the Bro reports...you've got my attention, splatitude....

**Lostinthetrees** · 02-15-2005, 01:46 AM

Nice pic, bro! I know the place very well. Glad you made the hike.

Did you go around the lake and look down into Italy? I was wondering how the descent lines were. Last trip they were all burnt up. Scorched. Often you get great Spring-like conditions on the sunny Ital-side after climbing up the CH-side through the "arctic shadows".

**verbier61** · 02-15-2005, 02:18 AM

Originally Posted by Lostinthetrees

Nice pic, bro! I know the place very well. Glad you made the hike.

Did you go around the lake and look down into Italy? I was wondering how the descent lines were. Last trip they were all burnt up. Scorched. Often you get great Spring-like conditions on the sunny Ital-side after climbing up the CH-side through the "arctic shadows".

hi LITT, there was much more snow on the CH side (and there should be even more after the last dumping), but the italian side was windy-crispy but feasible up to st Remy.

this was CH side

this was Italian side

as far as I can understand, no more than 10-15 pow fell on the italian side thereafter.

**Lostinthetrees** · 02-16-2005, 01:26 PM

V61.
Thanks for the pictures and snow report. From the angle of your photo of the CH side of the Gd-St-B did you use the "ski-tunnel" to descend into the "valle de la mort"? The angle looks too high to be taken from the skin track up & down.

Everything at SSB is open. I think by now the Italy side should be nicely filled in. I will file a report on my next skin-up.

**verbier61** · 02-17-2005, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by Lostinthetrees

V61.
Thanks for the pictures and snow report. From the angle of your photo of the CH side of the Gd-St-B did you use the "ski-tunnel" to descend into the "valle de la mort"? The angle looks too high to be taken from the skin track up & down.

yeah we passed by the tunnel! it was the first day on skins for all the ladies and the kids you see in the pics! they could not stand more than 30-40 min skinning

**Lostinthetrees** · 02-17-2005, 03:31 AM

Originally Posted by verbier61

yeah we passed by the tunnel! it was the first day on skins for all the ladies and the kids you see in the pics! they could not stand more than 30-40 min skinning

tell me about it...
got a 11 and 13 year old and the just think I am crazy when I pull out the skins. they want nothing to do with it.

**Teletori** · 02-17-2005, 04:28 AM

Nice one Verbier61... Hear you get a lot of snow down there!!!

I have only blessed my skis on a gas station...

**verbier61** · 02-17-2005, 04:38 AM

Originally Posted by Lostinthetrees

tell me about it...
got a 11 and 13 year old and the just think I am crazy when I pull out the skins. they want nothing to do with it.

he!! you see two kids in the pic... one is my oldest (just 13 few days before), the other one is 10! He's not a son of mine.... but her mom brought him on the mont fort the day before under promise he would have skinned the day after at the G-s-B!!!

**verbier61** · 02-17-2005, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by Teletori

Nice one Verbier61... Hear you get a lot of snow down there!!!

I have only blessed my skis on a gas station...

hey! nice pic! where's this sweeeeeeet spot

?

**Teletori** · 02-17-2005, 05:34 AM

Its Oppdal in the middle of Norway...

We had half a meter snow overnight and through that day, so we could ski all the way down town.

**verbier61** · 02-17-2005, 05:50 AM

Originally Posted by Teletori

Its Oppdal in the middle of Norway...

We had half a meter snow overnight and through that day, so we could ski all the way down town.

lucky scandis!!! the last big snow we had in milan was 1984..... the only time in my life I went to work in the hospital on skis and skins.....

**splat** · 02-17-2005, 03:48 PM

How are those brototypes holding up, Teletori?

**chaka** · 02-17-2005, 07:14 PM

please tell me more about the BROs. I am in need of a new A/T setup, looking for a quiver of one for Sierras primarily. Any compares to say a Jak, a Reverend, a Pistol? I like what I read about the weight....

I am frigging clueless...

what the fark is a BRO? Have a company Website? Sorry, I feel like the dude who was asking what a Kneissel Tanker is....

**splat** · 02-17-2005, 08:08 PM

www.pmgearusa.com

also, you can search here or on google (for: Bro Model Ski) for a good deal of history.

**verbier61** · 02-18-2005, 02:28 AM

Originally Posted by Chaka

please tell me more about the BROs. I am in need of a new A/T setup, looking for a quiver of one for Sierras primarily. Any compares to say a Jak, a Reverend, a Pistol? I like what I read about the weight....

I am frigging clueless...

what the fark is a BRO? Have a company Website? Sorry, I feel like the dude who was asking what a Kneissel Tanker is....

I can offer you a comparison of soft BROs and Jaks.
soft BROs are much more lighter, faster, a bit more stiffer (particularly in the tail) and a bit more demanding. They ask you to be a slightly better skier, but they also help you to become a much better skier. If you need an AT oriented setup, no doubt BROs are better than jaks