TAY draft prospect?

See this article.
Based upon the authors views I should think he may be a perfect candidate for a TAY draft and needs to be contacted immediately to join the cult.
Personally I'd tar and feather him for his neo-ludditism and smug reverse elitism.
People like this are not stimulating the economy.

05 May 2010: Getting By With "One Pair Of Skis"

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Cory Smith took the above picture on a recent ski trip with Benji Uffenbeck and me. Besides that fact that it's a nice photo, I like this picture because of the statements it makes: Our backyard in Alaska is a beautiful mountainous playground. Fun in Alaska often takes place next to danger, like steep mountain faces and avalanche areas. And a key statement is made by Benji ripping a turn and fanning powder, which is: You don’t always need heavy randonee, alpine or telemark gear to shred turns in the backcountry. Sometimes lightweight cross country racing skis can do the job.

You can shred backcountry turns, get in evening workouts, go on adventurous backcountry trail rambles, race cross country skiing events and skate effortlessly over spring crust … all on the same pair of skis. And when you think about it … that’s pretty cool. This versatility helps keep the xc side of the sport of skiing simple and a bit more affordable so more people can enjoy it. And it addresses modern day concerns about hyper-consumerism and the world using raw materials to produce more stuff (skis in this case) than people really need.

Before I go on, I want to point out that I was careful in choosing the title words of this blog entry. I mention “getting by” with “one pair of skis”. By one pair of skis I really mean one type of skis – 44 millimeter wide cross country racing skis. Most of us skinny skiers have multiple pairs of 44 mm skis, but the differences between skinny skis in our quiver usually aren’t that dramatic. You can skate on classic skis and stride on skate skis if you have to. Any "one pair" of the 44 mm skis has a lot of versatility.

I also used the term “getting by”. You can get by skiing on 44 mm skis in a lot of conditions, but there is no question that more specialized skis do a better job in certain conditions. Alpine skis are more stable at high speeds. And fat skis float much better than 44 mm’s in deep snow. But I, and many other xc skiers, get around these limitations by going where our skis work best. If it is deep snow in the mountains and nice packed-snowmobile trails in the valleys – we stay in the valleys. If the valleys melt out and the snow in the mountains firms up … we head to the hills.

Yeah – you likely will not see skiers on 44 mm boards heli-skiing huge vertical around Valdez or Haines. And you probably won’t see skinny skis adopted by folks riding the lift at Alyeska. But then again, you won’t see skiers like me with a ski rack full of expensive “fashion of the day” wide or shaped or specialty skis that are infrequently used, collecting dust and going “out of style”. Instead, I’ll be the guy with one pair of normal xc racing skis that I ski the heck out of year after year until they wear out.

"One pair of skis". It puts the focus on skiing, and not the gear. It’s simple and pure. It seems to work for me and my friends.

This person ( discovered on TGR in a Nordic thread!.... the horror! and a TAYer)) judging by the picture is not stimulating the economy either!
Its your patriotic duty.
There are under-employed ski graphic designers relying upon us .
Plus if the latest small business bill passes and you incorporate as a small business you'll be able to write off your capital investment!!!!!

Rumor has it that he still uses this hat, glove and ski pole combo too. Heard he got his first ever season pass for $199. Look for the back seat skier in Flexon BumbleBees at Summit.

So Wooley whats the story about the picture and the Forbidden Tour caption.?
I saw it on TGR and I thought it interesting( in a good way).

Well, my son was concerned that I didn't have enough poly pro and gore-tex for a 3 day Mt. Olympus summit sprint in July up the Ho via the Blue Glacier. Just to B his B's, I rummaged through my gear (yes I never discard, only add) had a neighbor take the pic and sent it to him. Later, I met Martin V. and saw TR's on Forbidden. With a Mac and too much time on my hands,  there you are.

(In)famous lines from our trip:
"Did you come in with the crew that hiked in to Glacier Meadows in one day?
"Yep"
"Who's the guy who smoked a whole pack of cigarettes on the way in?"
"That would be me"

Due to a lack of confidence in our leadership, and not being real interested in rising at 3 A.M. to summit, my partner and I went out unroped for our 1st ever time on a glacier and got away with doing some really stupid things.