On Episode 129 of the Totally Deep Podcast:

1. The snow falls, and Doug takes a spill.
2. Questioning performance and bike socks might be the difference. 
3. The UCI MTB World Cup in Lake Placid. 
4. UCI MTB course technical features. 
5. Tariffs and pricing.
6. The ATK HY Free binding and its merits.
7. Pomoca's Expedition skins could make the uphills fly by.
8. Dynafit's Blacklight 2.0 gets some high praise.
9.  Why are outdoor gear shops under financial stress?
10. Focusing on solutions to keep your local shop afloat.  

Thanks for listening and joining us for the 2025-2026 season. 

And remember: be safe out there. 

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On Episode 128 of the Totally Deep Podcast:

1. A move to Portland and dog hair.
2. Dynafit HQ.
3. The Dolomites.
4. Population density in the mountains. 
5. Oberalp's HQ. 
6. Dolomite riding. 
7. The E-bike dilemma in the U.S., it's not so much in the Alps.
8. World Cup mountain bike racing.
9. Lake Placid's upcoming World Cup Mtb. race.
10. Be safe out there.

Thanks for listening and joining us for the 2024-2025 season. 

And remember: be safe out there. 

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Backcountry Skiing, Uphill Skiing, Rando (skimo?) Racing, Splitboarding— it's all uphill from here.

On Episode 127 of Totally Deep Podcast, Doug Stenclik and Randy Young of www.cripplecreekbc.com bring you the lowdown on the world of uphill and backcountry skiing and boarding. Gear, technique, fashion, jargon, guests, and assorted spray from folks who know how to earn it in the backcountry. The world's best backcountry skiing podcast.

Outside of the Roaring Fork Valley, you might know of John Gaston as that dude from out of town who came into your local scene, under the radar, and cleaned up. He's been doing as much in the mountain bike and skimo racing scenes for well over a decade at all levels of sport. 

Sufferfest accolades include two podiums at the Leadville 100 and skimo stats that make the head spin: 13 skimo national championships and a most recent highlight placing 21st in the ISMF World Champs vertical race. In his spare time, along with a growing family, Gaston helps run Strafe outerwear.  

What we get on episode 127 is Gaston amped up. There are opinions on the skimo scene and gravel, as well as which bike you should or shouldn't take on your next gravel ride. Spoiler alert: Gaston is fond of svellte but downhill-capable XC mountain bikes, as they are do-it-all and do-it-well steeds. 

On Episode 127 of the Totally Deep Podcast:

1. Has Gaston ever lost a race?
2. The skimo scene and the Olympics.
3. Edurance v. speed efforts.
4. Covering skimo for growing the sport.
5. Grinding through Leadville.
6. The 6-hour barrier.
7. The bike check.
8. Gravel bikes? Do youn need one?
9. Doug's latest bike race and crash and burn 12 miles in.

Thanks for listening and joining us for the 2024-2025 season. 

And remember: be safe out there. 

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Backcountry Skiing, Uphill Skiing, Rando (skimo?) Racing, Splitboarding— it's all uphill from here.

On Episode 126 of Totally Deep Podcast, Doug Stenclik and Randy Young of www.cripplecreekbc.com bring you the lowdown on the world of uphill and backcountry skiing and boarding. Gear, technique, fashion, jargon, guests, and assorted spray from folks who know how to earn it in the backcountry. The world's best backcountry skiing podcast.

And...with a new twist, the world's best bike & backcountry podcast. That is correct; if you have been listening to the podcast for a while now, you are likely aware that CCBC has expanded to CCBBC, as in Cripple Creek Bike and Backcountry. As we are a topical podcast regarding the happenings at our stores, we'll be covering cycling—in all, if not most of its forms—on the podcast.

For those die-hard backcountry skiers, we discuss our staff retreat at Silverton Mountain, which involved a spicy entry for some. We then pivot to two-wheeled steeds. There's the Giro, the Mountain Bike World Cup, and some discussion of bike tech to close out this podcast session. 

On Episode 126 of the Totally Deep Podcast:

1. But sliding or scooting into a firm-steep line. 
2. Closing the Silverton store. 
3. The Giro.
4. Stoke for Christopher Blevins and the Short Track and Olympic XC.
5. Streaming cycling races.
6. The quiver review (cycling). 
7. Tire casing & width. 
8. World Cup track dreams.

Thanks for listening and joining us for the 2024-2025 season. 

And remember: be safe out there. 

More info about TDP at Totally Deep Podcast Blog on Cripplecreekbc.com.

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Backcountry Skiing, Uphill Skiing, Rando (skimo?) Racing, Splitboarding— it's all uphill from here.

On Episode 125 of Totally Deep Podcast, Doug Stenclik and Randy Young of www.cripplecreekbc.com bring you the lowdown on the world of uphill and backcountry skiing and boarding. Gear, technique, fashion, jargon, guests, and assorted spray from folks who know how to earn it in the backcountry. The world's best backcountry skiing podcast.

This 125th episode features the Roaring Fork Valley's Mike Marolt. His name is synonymous with the rise of high-altitude ski mountaineering in the United States. Along with his twin brother Steve and friend Jim Gile, he climbed and skied Shishpangma in 2000. They became the first from the U.S. to descend an 8,000-meter peak on skis.

Mike discusses his latest climb-to-ski ambitions in South America and his book, Shishapangma, Skiing the Highline: The Account of the First American Ski Descent from an 8000-Meter Peak, released last year.

Almost happy spring and be safe out there.

On Episode 125 of the Totally Deep Podcast:

1. Skimo dreams in the Puget Sound zone.
2. Bring on Mike Marolt and the goal in Chile. 
3. Finding inspiring objectives and the ease of South American expeditions.
4. Shish and the 8000-meter peak dream. 
5. Putting thoughts down on paper and recalling the scenes. 
6. Making peace with trauma on the mountain.
7. Navigating a camera crew.
8. The climb and descent.
9. High altitude paralysis. 
10. The gear and the heavy loads. 
11. "We have no idea what we are doing Mike."

Thanks for listening and joining us for the 2024-2025 season. 

And remember: be safe out there. 

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Backcountry Skiing, Uphill Skiing, Rando (skimo?) Racing, Splitboarding— it's all uphill from here.

On Episode 124 of Totally Deep Podcast, Doug Stenclik and Randy Young of www.cripplecreekbc.com bring you the lowdown on the world of uphill and backcountry skiing and boarding. Gear, technique, fashion, jargon, guests, and assorted spray from folks who know how to earn it in the backcountry. The world's best backcountry skiing podcast.

Pete Swenson is our guest, and he's here to talk straight about the ski mountaineering racing scene. 

Swenson wears many hats, but for the Lycra set, he's most well-known for starting the COSMIC race series here in Colorado. Beyond his legacy of speed, Swenson has been a forthright advocate for the racing scene. And as you'll hear on the episode, he's thought quite a bit about how to sustainably grow the sport and make it a more viable option for recreational fitness skiers and those keen on besting a Strava segment. 

As we move into an Olympic year where ski mountaineering will be featured, Doug, Randy, and Swenson dream of bigger things to come, which you'll hear about on Episode 124.

On Episode 124 of the Totally Deep Podcast:

1. Dynafit repping around the Rado.
2. The ski mountaineering race niche. 
3. The spint discipline. 
4. Ski mountaineering in the Olympics and growing the sport.
5. Who should commentate the Olympics?
6. How to grow the sport.
7. Planning and developing better events.
8. USSMA and change.

Thanks for listening and joining us for the 2024-2025 season. 

And remember: be safe out there. 

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Backcountry Skiing, Uphill Skiing, Rando (skimo?) Racing, Splitboarding— it's all uphill from here.

On Episode 123 of Totally Deep Podcast, Doug Stenclik and Randy Young of www.cripplecreekbc.com bring you the lowdown on the world of uphill and backcountry skiing and boarding. Gear, technique, fashion, jargon, guests, and assorted spray from folks who know how to earn it in the backcountry. The world's best backcountry skiing podcast.

Doug takes a winter reprieve and heads south, way-way south, for some sunshine, pedaling, and horseriding—giddy up. Chile is today's primary destination. With a family trip planned to Chilean Patagonia, our resident fun hog, Doug, sheds light on the excellence and adventure of the region's freeform and manicured mountain bike riding. There's fjords and alpine and all the in-between to take in. But really, you came for the skiing or the potential for skiing. Although it's high summer in Chile, Doug takes a few strolls in the saddle and convinces himself that his next ski adventure should include wrangling horses, packing them up with a not-so-light load, and heading for the hills for some turn-making.

Horse packing may be Doug's new thing, CCBC will not be carrying horse and tackle supplies anytime soon. 

On Episode 123 of the Totally Deep Podcast:

1. Off to Patagonia, not Arizona.
2. Traveling with a bike. 
3. The how-to get your bike under 50-pound trick. 
4. "I rode some serious horses."
5. The outdoor rec economy in this Chilean region.
6. Riding with the locals.
7. The potential to backcountry ski. (Sometimes with horses.)
8. Randy goes skinning.
9. Snow in Austin!
10. Rallying, despite the jet lag, to go ski.

Thanks for listening and joining us for the 2024-2025 season. 

And remember: be safe out there. 

More info about TDP at Totally Deep Podcast Blog on Cripplecreekbc.com.

Comments: info@cripplecreekbc.com.

Or leave a voicemail: 970-510-0450

Backcountry Skiing, Uphill Skiing, Rando (skimo?) Racing, Splitboarding— it's all uphill from here.