(strĀt shooʹtər) noun informal
1. One who is honest and forthright.
2. An American West pistol known for its accuracy and reliability.
StraightChuter.com – Honest, accurate, reliable & Western.
The techniques, recommendations and opinions expressed in StraightChuter.com belong to Andrew McLean of Park City, Utah. Andrew started skiing at age four and has dedicated most his waking hours over the last twenty years to Ski Mountaineering, steep skiing, ski mountaineering racing, backcountry skiing, writing about skiing, taking photos of skiing, going skiing, teaching skiing clinics, talking about skiing and traveling the world on skiing expeditions. He has completed first descents on all seven continents and is looking for new ones to add.
The StraightChuter.com YouTube channel.
The Chuting Gallery – A Guide to Steep Skiing in the Wasatch Mountains by Andrew McLean
Trailer from “Steep” – The story of Big Mountain Skiing
Hi Andrew,
I’ve enjoyed you blog articles. Am visiting the Wasatch in Feb 2010 (from London UK) for some ski touring and am interested the various arguments concerning skin fitting. Should the edges be exposed or covered. Do the majority of ski tourers in the Wasatch expose 1/8″ of edge? I am about to fit some Black Diamond Ascension Nylon STS Skins on Rossignol B4 skis for use in the Wasatch and Tetons. Do you already have a good article on this?
Thanks Ken
Hi Ken – I have five postings on skins at:
http://straightchuter.com/tag/skins/
and specific to trimming, there is one at:
http://straightchuter.com/2008/12/skin-set-up-part-one/
Regardless of the area, I always trim my skins back by about 1/8″ to expose the edge.
……keep your snorkel handy little brutha…and your parachute mended….skal
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Hi Andrew,
I am a literary agent who represents several extreme sports athletes, among them Carlos Buhler (mountain climbing), Sarah Reinertsen (handicapped triathlete), and Scott Tinley (runner).
You can check out the website above for more about the agency.
Would love to speak with you about the possibility of your writing a book. If you’re interested, please let me know.
Best,
Michele