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Haha!Drumpf! But seriously, it's hilarious! And it is indeed a movie for our Monday. Unless you're a Trump fan though you're from Canada? Most of us in Europe are following American politics closely. We know that how it changes affects the world greatly! :) Perhaps our riding as well .haha :P

I understand your dilemma. :D If I decide to ride in winter as long as there isn't too much snow, I use a Gore Tex Windstopper semi-insulated soft shell from Marmot (Marmot ROM). It's quite resistant to scratches especially from crashes. I've crashed it many times. If it decides to rain, I have a cheap old North Face waterproof jacket with their hyvent material. It's not really the mud and abuse that's a problem. These GoreTex, event and whatever are really built tough. Their not built for tough crashes though. But semi-insulated goretex windstopper soft shells are quite tough. I've tested it myself. I mean I actually crashed several times on my marmot rom jacket. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBJ4WmZgxzg Once, I used my GoreTex Pro mountaineering hard shell jacket in winter for mountain biking and I crashed. I made a big tear on my jacket. It was the worst decision ever. I almost cried. Luckily, it was still under warranty and somehow I managed to get it replaced. So my goretex pro jacket is only for skiing and/or mountaineering adventures. Crashes while skiing is a big forgiving since you land on snow (mostly and hopefully). Most of my gear are interchangeable. I have mostly general outdoor gear since I do just about everything rock climbing, mountaineering, ski touring, and enduro/dh mtb. For cold temperatures, I use the same gloves for ski touring for mountain biking. Heck, I even use my urge enduromatic helmet of skiing. Of course, with a cap to cover my ears. :) I also use my evoc freerider mtb backpack for skiing and day ski tours(except for mutliday tours).

Me neither.....

Same here. Damn it Shimano! You were supposed to be the chosen one. :) http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/4f/4f5898cc3d036dd495e768fbb3ff148dacf891f583ad52be8f58eb0f4fa84e34.jpg

@adrennan, haha you sir deserve a cookie! :)

It's really cool because now this old video makes sense. They both ride for Canyon now. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6I1eCgr4EQ

G. Damnit! I was hoping to get a YT after years of riding canyon. I guess I'm staying with Canyon. :)

I think they focused on the cinematography especially the scenery and missed out on the riding. :P Nothing beats downhill rangers and their exploits around the alps. :D I think their footage is better. hehe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD1bYN9qbZU

Serfaus- Fiss Ladis. You pronounce as you read. :P Ser-fa-us. :P I've been hoping to go there but times running out. Ski touring and ski mountaineering season is coming up. :D

http://www.bikepark-sfl.at/en# Unfortunately, the English version of the webpage doesn't work so well at least for my pc. But you should be able to navigate through German version. I haven't been there but I'm hoping to go there very soon. There are many accommodations around the area which you can find from booking.com. From what I've found, lift passes are usually included in the accommodations similar to the Joker card in Saalbach Hinterglemm. :D From what I've heard, you can take a bus that also takes bikes from Innsbruck. So you can fly to Innsbruck. You can even make as stop at the Nordkette track if you want before heading out to Serfaus. :) They're open up to 18th of October. :)