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12-11-2022, 10:24 AM
Thread: Sun Valley Beta
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Avalanche danger now extreme. Slide off scorpian...
Avalanche danger now extreme. Slide off scorpian hit houses. Slide off dollar also hit houses. Slides across Warm Springs road in the usual places. Forecast for another 8" to 20" today.
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11-30-2022, 05:53 PM
Thread: A-Basin skiers can eat a bag of dicks
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As someone who worked 3 seasons at Vernon Valley...
As someone who worked 3 seasons at Vernon Valley and 3 seasons at A Basin, I feel fully qualified to post in this thread.
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11-03-2021, 04:12 PM
Thread: Tips for Aosta Valley in early Jan?
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I'd suggest staying in Courmayeur or Dolonne....
I'd suggest staying in Courmayeur or Dolonne. Buses go everywhere, but eat up time coming from the smaller towns where they may not start early. Courmayeur and Hellbronner would best be two separate...
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02-19-2021, 04:36 PM
Thread: Another fatality
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Another fatality
Snowmobiler near Smiley Creek ID.
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01-29-2021, 04:09 PM
Thread: Sun Valley Beta
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At least 4 treewell incidents on the mountain...
At least 4 treewell incidents on the mountain today. One was possibly fatal. Skier triggered slides into homes on Warm Springs. Search happening now out the board ranch for another skier triggered...
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12-17-2020, 03:17 PM
Thread: Sun Valley Beta
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I saw that at #5, before Warm springs opened....
I saw that at #5, before Warm springs opened. Unless you have kids/beginners, avoiding River Run is a given.
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12-16-2020, 05:50 PM
Thread: Sun Valley Beta
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They have yellow coats trying to be maze sorters...
They have yellow coats trying to be maze sorters this season. Most locals are looking at avoiding the hill over the holiday. That said, certain lifts at certain times of the day can allow one to...
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12-16-2020, 05:10 PM
Thread: Sun Valley Beta
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Priced to keep the riff raff out. That said,...
Priced to keep the riff raff out. That said, there's enough open to make it worth an occasional day.
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10-16-2020, 02:32 PM
Thread: Should I get new skis?
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Get the ones with the robot on them.
Get the ones with the robot on them.
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06-30-2020, 09:09 AM
Thread: Sun Valley snobs?
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Short term rentals are booked. Real estate is...
Short term rentals are booked. Real estate is flying the same day above asking prices, sight unseen. Everyone has discovered they can work from their SV home and not go back to Seattle, LA or NY....
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01-16-2020, 11:37 AM
Thread: Sawtooth fatality
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Sawtooth fatality
A snowmobiler was fatally caught in an avalanche yesterday in the Baker Creek drainage of the Sawtooth NRA. His companion located and uncovered him, but the snowmobiler was buried for 30 minutes and...
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10-17-2019, 09:27 AM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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One more trip down I-70, but it's with a moving...
One more trip down I-70, but it's with a moving van. So long!
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10-15-2019, 09:40 AM
Thread: Sun Valley snobs?
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Gunna be getting some of those 5B plates next...
Gunna be getting some of those 5B plates next month.
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10-14-2019, 10:59 AM
Thread: A Basin leaving Epic Pass
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A basin is less crowded this year because I'm no...
A basin is less crowded this year because I'm no longer there. Most of the crowd last year was just hoping to catch a glimpse of me.
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Gressoney is spread out over a number of very...
Gressoney is spread out over a number of very small villages. Between them, maybe 20?, but none of the villages has any kind of nightlife. Mostly lunch and late afternoon places.
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Champoluc is the place you want to be for family...
Champoluc is the place you want to be for family friendly., for a number of reasons. Champlouc proper has decent beginner facilities. Frachey (2km away) has very good intermediate terrain. The town...
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Mt. Baker has had only one season in its history...
Mt. Baker has had only one season in its history below 400". Other than that, yeah pretty much.
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10-16-2018, 12:59 PM
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Still alive and kicking. Loveland spinning on...
Still alive and kicking.
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10-16-2018, 10:26 AM
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I predict A Basin will open first! Not counting...
I predict A Basin will open first! Not counting Wolf Creek.
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10-10-2018, 06:10 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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285 had a 23 car pile up this morning. And that's...
285 had a 23 car pile up this morning. And that's well before the "I'll take 285 to avoid 70 home from Breckenridge" crowd fires up for the year.
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09-07-2018, 10:24 AM
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Poll: A basin.
A basin.
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08-21-2018, 10:12 AM
Thread: "The Turn"
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First frost has happened. Bears are desperately...
First frost has happened. Bears are desperately overturning trashcans. Songbirds are mostly gone. Still a pair of Calliope Hummingbirds around. Tough birds considering they're the smallest birds in...
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10-10-2017, 08:59 PM
Thread: Do you have a “crew name?”
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So, do you have a crew sign? Like you poke each...
So, do you have a crew sign? Like you poke each other in the deep south, and hold up the stinky pinky for a quick DOOD
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10-10-2017, 08:54 PM
Thread: Bacon appreciation thread
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Fiddler!!! Fry up some Hemplers for me!
Fiddler!!! Fry up some Hemplers for me!
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09-20-2016, 10:07 PM
Thread: "The Turn"
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It has been unseasonably warm here...this is the...
It has been unseasonably warm here...this is the first time since I moved up on this here hill that we have not had snow by the 15th. The golden aspens have made me miss you kooks just a little bit....
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10-28-2014, 07:13 PM
Thread: 4frnt hoji length
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Not the way of the forum, grasshopper. This IS...
Not the way of the forum, grasshopper. This IS taking it easy on you.
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10-27-2014, 05:58 PM
Thread: Who is cutting wood?
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Maybe you're just still full of shit. You are...
Maybe you're just still full of shit.
You are claiming $288/ton, when the company you bought it from prices it at $380/ton.
You're claiming it is from MO:
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10-27-2014, 05:40 PM
Thread: Who is cutting wood?
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Oh I've been reading just fine. Like when you...
Oh I've been reading just fine. Like when you posted this:
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10-27-2014, 05:30 PM
Thread: Who is cutting wood?
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I have. You seem dumber and dumber as it goes...
I have. You seem dumber and dumber as it goes along.
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10-27-2014, 05:15 PM
Thread: Who is cutting wood?
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So, you're buying oak trucked to you from...
So, you're buying oak trucked to you from Missouri instead of buying Colorado oak because you get 29m BTU/cord instead of 21m BTU/cord? Good decision.
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10-27-2014, 04:49 PM
Thread: Who is cutting wood?
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I do "live around here". And the oak is not being...
I do "live around here". And the oak is not being shipped from the east coast.
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10-27-2014, 04:37 PM
Thread: Who is cutting wood?
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Red Oak (or more correctly Gambel Oak) is the...
Red Oak (or more correctly Gambel Oak) is the only kind that grows in Colorado. But if they're shipping you oak from Maine, maybe that's why you pay $800. Or why your talking sounds a lot like...
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10-27-2014, 03:51 PM
Thread: Who is cutting wood?
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Buy pellets by the ton, they're $230/ton at Big R...
Buy pellets by the ton, they're $230/ton at Big R today. Unless they're on sale for $199. Which is either way less than your $288. Which is not an accurate number. Red Oak (the kind you get in...
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10-27-2014, 01:57 PM
Thread: Who is cutting wood?
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I'm just suffering from...
I'm just suffering from STFUtalkingouthisassagain. But aren't we all?
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10-27-2014, 11:59 AM
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Baker does a 3 day right before Christmas, I...
Baker does a 3 day right before Christmas, I don't know if it's open to non team members. They also have multi week kids programs that are not race oriented, from 3 weeks to 8 weeks. Bit of a drive,...
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10-27-2014, 08:50 AM
Thread: Who is cutting wood?
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No, pellets are not an equivalent to $800/cord....
No, pellets are not an equivalent to $800/cord. Seasoned oak is around 1 1/2 tons to 2 tons per cord. Pellets run $200-$250/ton.
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10-27-2014, 08:42 AM
Thread: Mountain Obsession James Pimping daughter
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I'm telling you. Poster boy for what drugs do to...
I'm telling you. Poster boy for what drugs do to an already simple mind.
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10-27-2014, 08:34 AM
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NY made the 3 week quarantine in a bow to hype,...
NY made the 3 week quarantine in a bow to hype, not medicine.
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10-21-2014, 06:08 PM
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Holy shit do you hold a lot of opinions based on...
Holy shit do you hold a lot of opinions based on a middle school knowledge of the world. Hang it up, Benny, everyone's tired of your blathering.
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10-21-2014, 05:59 PM
Thread: Rate my plan to SUBVERT the status quo
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Poll: Try as you like to recoup your thugity, you still...
Try as you like to recoup your thugity, you still drive a sonata.
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10-21-2014, 11:30 AM
Thread: Rate my plan to SUBVERT the status quo
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Poll: I'd just put the whole coyote in the car.
I'd just put the whole coyote in the car.
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10-21-2014, 11:14 AM
Thread: Rate my plan to SUBVERT the status quo
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Poll: Just bought a "barn find" F250 from South Dakota....
Just bought a "barn find" F250 from South Dakota. Pulled the air cleaner and there was a mouse nest under it, and the carb was leaking gas. How that got here from SD without burning up is a mystery...
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10-21-2014, 10:57 AM
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I never had them check to see if I had put other...
I never had them check to see if I had put other stuff in my ski bag or boot bag. Which I might have done.
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10-21-2014, 10:56 AM
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Certainly have to factor it in. I've been flying...
Certainly have to factor it in. I've been flying Spirit lately which is on the other side - pay everything ala carte. Ended up cheaper than SW for me, I could keep my baggage to little or nothing....
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10-21-2014, 10:11 AM
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Benny hates the green.
Benny hates the green.
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10-21-2014, 09:33 AM
Thread: Euro advice
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You might think about the Italian side, and go...
You might think about the Italian side, and go around to Champuloc/Alagna. Less expensive and the food is better. As always, leaving it open to go where the snow is can be wise. Downside is that...
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10-21-2014, 09:24 AM
Thread: My addiction to gear
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I finally passed the point where I thought that...
I finally passed the point where I thought that new gear would somehow make me a better skier. Now I just use my age as an excuse.
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10-21-2014, 09:18 AM
Thread: Rate my plan to SUBVERT the status quo
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Poll: Grand Marquis, I'm telling you. Your thug persona...
Grand Marquis, I'm telling you. Your thug persona is suffering here.
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10-20-2014, 02:34 PM
Thread: Rate my plan to SUBVERT the status quo
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Poll: Dude, you drive a sonata? That's so ......
Dude, you drive a sonata? That's so ... pedestrian. I figured you for something exotic, like a 78 Grand Marquis.
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10-20-2014, 10:58 AM
Thread: Euro advice
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I was waiting for Buster's recommendation of...
I was waiting for Buster's recommendation of Briancon. Cool town. Also second Claviere. The via lattea gets busy on the weekends from day trippers, but is not as bad for UK punters.
Weather...
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