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Head Radar Helmet vs Head Cinema Pro Helmet

I was intriuged by the HEAD integrated visor/google-replacement helmets, and used the HEAD Radar helmet all last season (23-24). I love the sphere fit, which is very comfortable since it conforms to your head shape. My head is 59cm and thus at the top of the range of the M/L size, and the Radar helmet was very comfortable. With the Radar, the way the visor/goggle-replacement works is that there is an clip mounted via an elastic cord to the helmet, that mechanically clicks into the visor/google-replacement. It can be raised and is held by a click stop on the helmet but because of the elastic at each side, needs two hands to bring up and down as it needs to be extended away from the helmet before being moved. The lens is big and provides good peripheral vision, but again because of the elastic, is pretty tight to your face, i.e. as tight as a google would be. This seals the visor pretty well, so that no wind gets behind the lens at speed. The visor padding is comfortable, but it is not...

Staying at the Village Lodge Hotel at Sugar Bowl ski resort, Lake Tahoe

We spent a Sunday night at the Village Lodge at the Sugar Bowl ski resort in the Lake Tahoe area in California. What a great atmosphere it has. The Village Lodge has only 27 rooms, housed in the original ski lodge that was built in 1939. It's had plenty of renovations since then, transforming from the main base area, into the now upscale but yet old timey hotel that it now is. I went to Sugar Bowl back when the original gondola was usable by the general public, before they build the Judah lodge. Back then, the lodge building had rentals, a shop and the usual ski lodge cafeteria. Now, it houses the hotel, an upscale bar lounge, a formal dining room, and a more casual eatery. The outside tables remain from the original ski lodge days. The hotel has a formal dining room and a more casual bar area that also serves food. There is another bar/lounge area in between the two. We decided to get a meal at the dining room. The chef has a background working at some upscale restaurants in t...