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04-13-2024, 11:05 AM
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Gravity Logic is hiring experienced excavator operators for the 2024 build season
Gravity Logic is hiring excavator operators for the 2024 build season. We have jobs on the both the East Coast and West Coast this summer.
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04-13-2024, 10:08 AM
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Hey mags, Apologies in advance for the thread...
Hey mags,
Apologies in advance for the thread hijack. I'll delete this if the mods want.
Gravity Logic is hiring excavator operators for the 2024 build season. We have Canadian jobs on the... -
04-13-2024, 10:04 AM
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Gravity Logic is hiring excavator operators for the 2024 build season
Hey mags,
Gravity Logic is hiring excavator operators for the 2024 build season. We have jobs on the both the East Coast and West Coast this summer.
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04-13-2024, 09:32 AM
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This is the type of shit slinging that keeps me...
This is the type of shit slinging that keeps me coming back to this place :fmicon:
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I had a good friend die ski this way touring in...
I had a good friend die ski this way touring in the Canadian Rockies back in the day. He got to a summit with his touring partners. They unroped and sat for lunch. He got up and walked 5 feet from...
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04-05-2024, 07:33 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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That glacier has been disappearing fast over the...
That glacier has been disappearing fast over the last couple of decades. Regardless of a good snow year or a bad snow year, the trend has been for ice to disappear a bit (or a lot) more each year....
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03-27-2024, 11:45 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Silverton Challenger event livestream. Snowboard...
Silverton Challenger event livestream.
Snowboard men is on now.
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03-19-2024, 09:51 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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That dude who did the double front flip is this...
That dude who did the double front flip is this ripper J-Pac. A gnarly Frenchie who's been living in his car in the Creekside underground in Whistler for the last couple of years. He's a total...
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Cody is RFK Jr's pick for VP
Cody is RFK Jr's pick for VP
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03-03-2024, 08:24 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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I call bullshit on that. There’s perhaps less...
I call bullshit on that. There’s perhaps less dirtbags in town, but everything gets skied out as fast or faster than before. People ski every inch of the mountain immediately once the lifts open.
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02-29-2024, 05:12 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Harmony opened at 1230. Peak opened at 1330. ...
Harmony opened at 1230. Peak opened at 1330.
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02-28-2024, 11:00 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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One of the deepest/driest pow days I can...
One of the deepest/driest pow days I can remember. All time laps in the morning. Still dumping to the valley at 14:00. It warmed up and was raining at 1200 metres when we finished sweep at 17:30. ...
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02-28-2024, 01:43 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Whistler's snow whispers, Quintuple overhead...
Whistler's snow whispers,
Quintuple overhead bliss,
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02-28-2024, 06:07 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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I concur
I concur
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02-27-2024, 11:30 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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My prediction for tomorrow: no alpine lifts due...
My prediction for tomorrow: no alpine lifts due to wind. Possibility of mid mountain lifts also getting shut down due to winds.
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02-21-2024, 11:00 PM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw1Vi9hQsb0 ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw1Vi9hQsb0
Stan Rey's video about being a wildcard at the Kicking Horse event.
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02-19-2024, 03:30 PM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Whistler Freeride Club with 3 out of the top 10...
Whistler Freeride Club with 3 out of the top 10 in ski men!
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02-08-2024, 05:32 PM
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After all these years, the craziest part of this...
After all these years, the craziest part of this story, even more than this guy packing a gun on a ski tour in case of wolves, is the thought of trying to put your ski boots on while they’re already...
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02-04-2024, 01:43 PM
Thread: Steep line in Chamonix
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I believe the Euros refer to this as dry skiing. ...
I believe the Euros refer to this as dry skiing.
Not something I’d ever care to attempt but it made for a hell of an entertaining video! -
02-04-2024, 08:19 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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From Saturday: Lower mountain is extremely...
From Saturday:
Lower mountain is extremely icy. Ski outs are surprisingly fine (Whistler anyway), but everything not in reach of snowmaking is in rough shape. Below midstation there's... -
02-03-2024, 10:41 AM
Thread: Steep line in Chamonix
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Steep line in Chamonix
Here's some lunacy that the algorithm brought to my attention
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01-29-2024, 10:45 AM
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As a patroller I've been left on a chairlift at...
As a patroller I've been left on a chairlift at the end of the day at least a couple of times over the years.
Sit there for 15-20 minutes waiting for the chair to start again...
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01-20-2024, 02:52 PM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Baqueira Beret stop is cancelled. ...
Baqueira Beret stop is cancelled.
https://www.freerideworldtour.com/events/2024-baqueira-beret-pro/
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01-16-2024, 04:38 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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I love these master planning maps. The Whistler...
I love these master planning maps. The Whistler one with all the possible lifts is pretty wild.
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01-16-2024, 01:50 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Devil’s advocate thought on the loss of the...
Devil’s advocate thought on the loss of the Blackcomb t-bars (from a guy who mainly skis Whistler)
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01-15-2024, 09:42 AM
Thread: Rock Ski appreciation haiku thread
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Could that be a rock? Only one way to find out...
Could that be a rock?
Only one way to find out
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01-09-2024, 09:46 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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There are so many factors that affect when the...
There are so many factors that affect when the avalanche control is finished and when the high alpine chairs open. It’s essentially impossible to know without having inside beta. You can get a good...
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01-06-2024, 10:25 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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(Haiku idea stolen from rock ski haiku thread)
(Haiku idea stolen from rock ski haiku thread)
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01-06-2024, 10:22 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Powder slopes gleaming, Giant lineups, eager...
Powder slopes gleaming,
Giant lineups, eager hearts,
North winds, great skiing. -
12-29-2023, 09:34 AM
Thread: Rock Ski appreciation haiku thread
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Old Solomon skis We have ripped so much deep pow...
Old Solomon skis
We have ripped so much deep pow
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12-29-2023, 08:48 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Competition season is underway in Whistler! A...
Competition season is underway in Whistler!
A 2 Star junior event is underway and runs for 3 days. U12, U15, and U18 categories. The venue is McConkey's in the Harmony Zone. The area is named... -
12-29-2023, 08:42 AM
Thread: Rock Ski appreciation haiku thread
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Skis on rocks collide, barren slopes, no snow to...
Skis on rocks collide,
barren slopes, no snow to hide,
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12-23-2023, 10:50 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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They were throwing bombs in flute this morning....
They were throwing bombs in flute this morning. They prefer to not open harmony until the bombing is done because people are unwilling to abide by avalanche closures.
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12-22-2023, 05:22 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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The Valemont project looks amazing, based solely...
The Valemont project looks amazing, based solely on the lift alignments and the terrain it would access.
Cool little town with great biking too.
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12-22-2023, 02:30 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Pow day. Good times today above bottom of Emerald!
Pow day. Good times today above bottom of Emerald!
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12-21-2023, 10:52 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Anything forecast by the GFS beyond 3 days is a...
Anything forecast by the GFS beyond 3 days is a pipe dream. Until it shows up on the NAM I don't believe it.
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12-21-2023, 10:17 AM
Thread: Freeride World Tour
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Slight thread drift while we wait for comps to...
Slight thread drift while we wait for comps to start:
I'm contemplating a Yurp trip to coincide with the Verbier comp. Bucket list item for me. Can any euro mags give me some beta? Is it possible... -
12-21-2023, 09:51 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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In the end I just want them to build some lifts...
In the end I just want them to build some lifts and open. Yeah global warming, low elevation, too close to the ocean, real estate cash grab, and all that. But I just want another place for Seattle...
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12-19-2023, 09:24 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Lee, Can you decipher the lawyer speak here? ...
Lee,
Can you decipher the lawyer speak here?
They rearranged the company last week and now they’re going bankrupt? Is this the project circling the drain? -
12-18-2023, 01:56 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Peak opening is imminent. My sources say today or...
Peak opening is imminent. My sources say today or tomorrow
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12-07-2023, 10:22 AM
Thread: Auyuittuq Ski Traverse
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Amazing. (the colour of the text is hard for my...
Amazing.
(the colour of the text is hard for my old man eye's to read. Would've prefered white text) -
12-06-2023, 03:07 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Hell yeah. A couple more cm’s then forecast....
Hell yeah. A couple more cm’s then forecast. Decent
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12-05-2023, 07:58 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Garbage conditions today. 50 mm of rain to the...
Garbage conditions today. 50 mm of rain to the Peak overnight. Slush this morning, refreezing throughout the day. More bare patches on the lower mountain. It felt like early May conditions up there...
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11-25-2023, 09:56 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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There are multiple open crevasses in Whistler Bowl
There are multiple open crevasses in Whistler Bowl
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11-24-2023, 08:01 AM
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Beauty work. That's excavator work done by hand!...
Beauty work. That's excavator work done by hand! Holy shit.
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11-24-2023, 07:46 AM
Thread: Resorts that allow parking lot camping?
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My neighbours and I used to turn a blind eye to...
My neighbours and I used to turn a blind eye to people parking in our condo's overflow lot (Whistler). As long as they were discreet no one said anything. This summer when the snow melted we found a...
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11-23-2023, 05:53 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Opening day report: Low tide coral reef...
Opening day report: Low tide coral reef conditions, but not as bad as expected. Skied a couple inbounds laps and a couple lower mountain off piste laps. Lots of rocks/ditches/logs/stumps. Skied to...
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11-20-2023, 06:38 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Unofficial update: Low tide/WROD conditions...
Unofficial update:
Low tide/WROD conditions confirmed on Whistler.
Expect to be downloading from the Roundhouse.
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11-19-2023, 10:39 AM
Thread: formula 1 maggots
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That was a really fun race. Exceeded expectations...
That was a really fun race. Exceeded expectations for sure.
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11-18-2023, 09:14 PM
Thread: formula 1 maggots
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Yeah fair enough. I’d be into the spectacle of it...
Yeah fair enough. I’d be into the spectacle of it all. I think I’d spring for a more expensive package so I could do more than just sit in the grandstands.
I’ll go to at least one race in my life...
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