Hi all. I'm Chris, currently working and skiing in Alta, Utah outside of Salt Lake City. I had heard about high powered laser pointers a few years ago but never gave it a second thought. Now that I am doing more back-country skiing it seems like something good to have for signaling purposes, as well as pointing out stars and mountain ranges. My first post here was asking about a good green outdoor laser for cold weather use. Well apparently I have a lot to learn, as green lasers are very temperature sensitive. So in the course of a few days I went from thinking about getting a 50mW green laser to probably getting a custom 500mW blue laser in a waterproof host. I already spend too much money on flashlights so hopefully I can restrain myself from starting a laser collection! This forum seems very knowledgeable, can't wait to learn more.