So we had a good time in Puerto Vallarta.  Lots of fish tacos, plenty of sun, and good snorkeling.  However, I no longer recommend traveling there.  We were constantly hounded by street and beach vendors selling all kinds of stuff we didn’t need.  They don’t quit at “No” either.  We couldn’t even get out of the airport without getting sales pitches left and right for timeshares.  We were left with the feeling that the whole city is rigged to squeeze you for more money.  I realize they make a living that way, but I am sure there are better jobs out there.  Or maybe not.  Other than that, we had a good time.

Things in the shop are progressing to the point we actually can handle in-store customers without them tripping over boxes.  We hired a few great employees to help us get things done faster: Carlos, Tim, and Shidasha.  They are all bringing a unique flair to our store and they are working hard to make the store even better than it was last year.

The past couple weeks brought cooler weather and we are all getting ants in our pants over the upcoming season.  I am trying to get fully decked out with Level Nine Sports gear from head to toe.  I’ll hopefully be sporting the following, so keep an eye out when you are skiing Snowbird or Powder Mountain:
Scott Messenger goggles,
Download Jacket and Pants,
Head S 12 boots,
Free Flex 20 Bindings,
Ninthward First Blood skis.

I’ll be able to tell you first hand how these products rate.  Although, I am confident they already rock.

Two inches at my house in Park City yesterday means winter is right around the corner.

As always, we are never ready for the selling season, both the web and store need some cleaning that I expected to have done a month ago and hope will have done a month from now.

Personally, I am looking forward to this ski season more than any in years. We hooked up a few Canyons shop passes and this year I have a plan. I’ve already told Jon that he needs to figure out a way that I only need to show up at the shop a few days a week starting Jan 1. The ski lifts are about 5 minutes from my house and I am seriously super psyched to mount up some Early Tram bindings on my Shamans. This will be my everyday set up unless it’s hard packed in which case I’ll be ripping the groomers on a pair of 1100s (we are going to sell out of the 1400s before the season starts and Im already taking two sell out items from inventory.)

I’ll probably mount up a pair of mogul skis as well, though I doubt my legs can handle too much of that. I love my Edge 10’s but I’m seriously thinking about taking another sell out item from inventory, the RS80.

Should be a great season.. I hope your planning on making a trip out to our famous Utah snow.

My name is Tyson some would say I have a problem others I know would say I could still have more skis. This year I got an Ipod for my birthday I had it for about a month. During that time I mowed my lawn with it ran with it and listened to it in the car. Well the other day it died, when we when to Costco to exchange it they were out of I pods. So I decided to get my money back, while I was putting the money into my wallet my wife commented to me you don’t plan on buying a sixth pair of skis with that money do you. Well she read my mind, isn’t there always room for another pair of skis in the quiver, I could use something narrower. Four out of the five pair I have for this season are over 109 mm in the waist. I could use a monster 88 or 82 or how about a old pair of explosiv’s for early season rock ski’s, or maybe a touring set up, I don’t know, can you really have to many pairs of skis.