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Profile: WildSnow guest blogger Jonathan Shefftz lives with his wife and daughter in Western Massachusetts, where he is a member of the Northfield Mountain and Thunderbolt (Mt. Greylock) ski patrols. Formerly an NCAA alpine race coach, he has broken free from his prior dependence on mechanized ascension to become far more enamored of self-propelled forms of skiing. He is an AIARE-qualified instructor, NSP avalanche instructor, and contributor to the American Avalanche Association’s The Avalanche Review. When he is not searching out elusive freshies in Southern New England, he works as a financial economics consultant.

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  • VT skier: Lou, Here is a link to some weights and prices for smaller LiPos used in ...
  • Harpo: I wanted a longterm review of the Light Removable including how the light w...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Got a better scale for larger weights, weight of Voltair 30 liter unfortuna...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Hi Harpo, we're working on a lot of things, not sure exactly when that will...
  • Tyler Eardley: I'm 99% sure this is the boot of choice for splitboarders. I'm taking the p...
  • harpo: Hi Wildsnow, I think you indicated in the comments that you would be doing ...
  • Eric B: I agree with the "one deploy" philosophy. If you ever had to use one of th...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Finn, my understanding from our extensive comment threads is that there are...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Hi See, I didn't feel like you were detracting from anything, but thanks fo...
  • See: I am in no way trying to detract from your project here, Lou. I’m totally i...
  • finn: Ok, after reading all of this, what is the opinion of the safest tech bindi...
  • Stewart: Seems just another example of technological fetishism and consumerism unhin...
  • Lou Dawson 2: I found what's possibly a better, lighter weight converter, ordered it. ...
  • Lou Dawson 2: See, good points. My UsbAir wiring harness indeed weighs less than yet anot...
  • Jeremy C: I doubt a USB feed off your avalanche airbag, is something that any manufac...
  • See: Great fun, but a 9000 mAh usb charger weighs less than 8 ounces, can be kep...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Drew, I actually do agree with you, I think the "one deploy" model is way b...
  • Lou Dawson 2: It's a Galaxy Note 1, been in use for about 18 months with the same battery...
  • Buck: "Speaking of the Galaxy Note, it’s got a massive aftermarket battery on it....
  • Drew Tabke: The philosophy behind the multiple-deploy design principle is madness. If y...
  • Lou Dawson 2: I don't see why not. It would run your tablet as well. It's basically a hig...
  • Billy: Can you charge your galaxy with that contraption while flying on a commerci...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Thanks Andrew, I was hoping someone who knew something would chime in and h...
  • Dan: Lou, you are sick...brilliant, but sick....
  • Andrew: Battery size appears super-conservative, assuming you somehow keep the batt...
  • Joe John: Pretty crafty Lou!...
  • Max: So here is the problem I have. "Pack without battery, with controller u...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Bear in mind that weight is the pack without battery but WITH the black-box...
  • Trent: Thank you. Very helpful. "Pack without battery, with controller unit, ba...
  • Lou Dawson 2: Thanks Eric, we played around with that for a while but the packs change so...

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