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03-09-2024, 07:59 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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Neither of us started it but we've both been...
Neither of us started it but we've both been involved for a long time. I was the main editor for a while and proof read/signed off on subtle's poetic form of prose. There is a new person now who...
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03-08-2024, 04:08 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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In the case of a south jam it is better to have a...
In the case of a south jam it is better to have a pillow under the skis than a spider outside the window.
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02-04-2024, 02:30 PM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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lots of big terrain that needs stable conditions...
lots of big terrain that needs stable conditions / is usually sketchy when the snow is great. many options to ski down the sides where the lifts are not after a short hike. some are more obvious than...
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12-06-2023, 12:54 PM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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very much depends on who's asking (it is awake...
very much depends on who's asking
(it is awake though, https://powderguide.com/magazin/wetterblog/wetterblog-2-2023-24-weiterhin-turbulent-steigende-temperaturen) -
10-14-2023, 02:43 PM
Thread: Tof Henry :-(
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This has footage of a Puntiagudo descent....
This has footage of a Puntiagudo descent. Overview drone footage and a bit of the climb is at the start and they drop in towards the end. Start at about minute 46 for an impression. The whole movie...
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01-31-2023, 02:16 PM
Thread: Japan and a little close to home..
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the other victim was a big part of the local...
the other victim was a big part of the local scene around here. love and condolences to everyone hurting.
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10-04-2022, 12:30 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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Europe epic as always. 428618428619
Europe epic as always. 428618428619
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09-29-2022, 11:38 PM
Thread: TR: Home, Sweet Home. Baker>Index>Rainier
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The pictures are gone but the vibe remains. As...
The pictures are gone but the vibe remains. As good a time as ever to appreciate the living. RIP, Liz.
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09-29-2022, 02:24 PM
Thread: Hilaree Nelson missing on Manaslu
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legend indeed. what is it with the last days of...
legend indeed. what is it with the last days of september? condolences to everyone hurting from this.
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09-28-2022, 02:32 AM
Thread: Powder11 RIP
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Ah fuck. Condolences to all who knew him. Haven't...
Ah fuck. Condolences to all who knew him. Haven't been here much lately but remember his screen name as one whose posts I'd always check out. May you RIP, Powder11.
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09-28-2022, 02:32 AM
Thread: Powder11 RIP
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Ah fuck. Condolences to all who knew him. Haven't...
Ah fuck. Condolences to all who knew him. Haven't been here much lately but remember his screen name as one whose posts I'd always check out. May you RIP, Powder11.
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09-29-2021, 12:22 PM
Thread: TR: Girls Gone Wild AK Style
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Seasonal bump. Take care everyone and remember to...
Seasonal bump. Take care everyone and remember to appreciate the living!
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02-09-2021, 06:25 AM
Thread: Beacon, shovel, probe.......gun.
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fundraiser for Haines bear mauling victim,...
fundraiser for Haines bear mauling victim, organized by his ski partner who says he unknowingly walked over the den:
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02-08-2021, 08:55 AM
Thread: Beacon, shovel, probe.......gun.
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the grapevine says the skier needs to be patched...
the grapevine says the skier needs to be patched up but will be okay, that it was indeed a very solid crew, and that the bear ran off. terrifying scenario.
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02-02-2021, 06:15 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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yeah totally, i was just thinking out loud....
yeah totally, i was just thinking out loud. everything everyone has said about the freeride boom and too many overeager people dropping in on each other (and people below in mogul fields) is true....
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02-02-2021, 03:37 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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I agree with you, but want to point out that 2,...
I agree with you, but want to point out that 2, maybe 3 of the recent fatal incidents in AT were not on terrain that is very obviously risky in the way that stuff in Verbier is.
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02-01-2021, 02:55 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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4 dead in 3 separate avalanches on saturday in...
4 dead in 3 separate avalanches on saturday in the Sellrain/northern stubai region, and one in Gastein. Multiple other incidents without fatalities but with search efforts due to unclear situation....
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01-25-2021, 05:30 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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this is the slide she's talking about, more info...
this is the slide she's talking about, more info in german from the tyrolean avalanche center here....
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10-12-2020, 07:39 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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good points here. Don't have my funicular porn...
good points here.
Don't have my funicular porn archives handy but here's Jamtal last week:
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10-09-2020, 06:53 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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Worth checking out! wasn't trying to take a...
Worth checking out!
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10-09-2020, 02:31 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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Lizum scrapes by even in normal years. They may...
Lizum scrapes by even in normal years. They may have more local visitors than other resorts but depending on the financial situation of a business, a 30% loss can push it past the point of viability...
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10-01-2020, 03:27 AM
Thread: TR: Girls Gone Wild AK Style
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hey. i was back in the alps when you asked me...
hey. i was back in the alps when you asked me this and that's where i still am. haven't logged in here in a long time, it's been a weird couple of years.
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10-01-2020, 03:21 AM
Thread: TR: Girls Gone Wild AK Style
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Well, it's that time of year. ...
Well, it's that time of year.
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10-02-2019, 01:29 AM
Thread: TR: Girls Gone Wild AK Style
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Bump just because. Appreciate the living. ...
Bump just because.
Appreciate the living.
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05-26-2019, 02:29 PM
Thread: I'm an alien, a legal alien in AK - ongoing
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Late April: Another weekend of wandering up a...
Late April:
Another weekend of wandering up a drainage in the Deltas accompanied by the rhythmic song of facet layers collapsing every ten steps and the hum of distant snow machines.
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05-26-2019, 12:40 PM
Thread: I'm an alien, a legal alien in AK - ongoing
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The USGS shack on Gulkana. Would be really cool...
The USGS shack on Gulkana. Would be really cool as a base for a few days I think if you had snow machines to get to the hut and then toured from there.
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05-22-2019, 10:59 PM
Thread: I'm an alien, a legal alien in AK - ongoing
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There were so many Skiland and Moose and Ester...
There were so many Skiland and Moose and Ester Dome days and after work stealth tours (and whatever the opposite of stealth is) and that's pretty much what kept me sane most of the time, but I'll...
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05-22-2019, 09:23 PM
Thread: I'm an alien, a legal alien in AK - ongoing
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January: Oddly warm. Richardson views. ...
January: Oddly warm.
Richardson views.
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05-22-2019, 09:01 PM
Thread: I'm an alien, a legal alien in AK - ongoing
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Some updates. It's been a while but life can be a...
Some updates. It's been a while but life can be a little overwhelming sometimes and then it drowns out the internet.
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05-01-2019, 11:41 PM
Thread: Alaska stoke and observations
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Loved the easy access stuff off the first few...
Loved the easy access stuff off the first few miles of the park road (before savage river) well into May last year. Never really got into shape this year, as far as I can tell. Open to Teklanika...
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05-01-2019, 12:43 AM
Thread: Alaska stoke and observations
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Educate me on skiing options in late May, please....
Educate me on skiing options in late May, please. I understand that flying to somewhere high would be best and would love to do that but lack partners so need realistic ideas. I will be free of a job...
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03-30-2019, 10:47 AM
Thread: Alaska stoke and observations
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Blergh. 276529276530
Blergh.
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03-30-2019, 10:45 AM
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Kellie is around & as badass as ever. Divides her...
Kellie is around & as badass as ever. Divides her time between AK and hardcore job related globetrotting.
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03-20-2019, 12:32 PM
Thread: Alaska stoke and observations
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was in girdwood for a long weekend, half a day...
was in girdwood for a long weekend, half a day skiing in the rain at alyeska, couple of super wet storm skiing attempts at turnagain, wind blasted crustiness at hatcher. now back in fbx, snow is...
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03-04-2019, 04:38 PM
Thread: Alaska stoke and observations
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another weekend, another trip up a drainage in...
another weekend, another trip up a drainage in the deltas. great scenery, variable snow, okay-ish access.
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03-01-2019, 11:52 PM
Thread: Alaska stoke and observations
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Where are you guys? better earlier in the...
Where are you guys?
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03-01-2019, 08:36 PM
Thread: Alaska stoke and observations
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Greetings from the North. Conditions are stellar,...
Greetings from the North. Conditions are stellar, more or less.
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Sorry for your loss, Phill. RIP Dug.
Sorry for your loss, Phill.
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Sorry for your loss, Phill. RIP Dug.
Sorry for your loss, Phill.
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11-05-2018, 12:29 AM
Thread: Where are all the maggettes?
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Are more men than women into skiing and...
Are more men than women into skiing and particularly the kind of skiing that TGR promotes? yes. Is the lack of female posters on the TGR message boards related to this? yes. Is the lack of female...
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10-28-2018, 10:10 PM
Thread: I'm an alien, a legal alien in AK - ongoing
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heh. I would not be surprised to learn that a few...
heh. I would not be surprised to learn that a few Germans above a certain age but definitely too young to have been personally culpable answered yes to that anyway. Helmut Kohl's tale of the 'mercy...
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10-16-2018, 11:33 PM
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Having put myself in a situation where literally...
Having put myself in a situation where literally everyone I know - as in all of my family, friends, and the person I've been in a relationship with and shared a home with for the last 8 or so years -...
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10-14-2018, 01:00 AM
Thread: what do I do here
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+1
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10-14-2018, 12:45 AM
Thread: I'm an alien, a legal alien in AK - ongoing
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Not sure they would have let me in if I'd told...
Not sure they would have let me in if I'd told them about my side hustle where I employ child soldiers for money laundering purposes so yes, no.
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10-14-2018, 12:09 AM
Thread: I'm an alien, a legal alien in AK - ongoing
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And in terms of being a stranger in a strange...
And in terms of being a stranger in a strange land, transcripts of my most recent interactions with the local Wells Fargo employees. WF is the only national bank in Fairbanks and also the only bank...
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10-13-2018, 11:46 PM
Thread: I'm an alien, a legal alien in AK - ongoing
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Continuing with the weekend warriors go hiking...
Continuing with the weekend warriors go hiking theme:
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10-02-2018, 10:48 PM
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are you all aware of the important new...
are you all aware of the important new controversy surrounding the Curvy Wife Guy? he is threatening to sue babe.net for comparing his new book to the unabomber manifesto. backstory if you haven't...
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10-01-2018, 10:56 PM
Thread: TR: Bonatti Couloir, Italy
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oh fuck this. saw the bump and rewatched the...
oh fuck this. saw the bump and rewatched the video, now I'm crying again for her and a couple of other people gone since, sometimes this particular kind of misery all blends together, just takes a...
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09-11-2018, 10:00 PM
Thread: Hurricane Florence
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I heard this guy (Texas State Climatologist,...
I heard this guy (Texas State Climatologist, among other things) give this talk about Harvey recently and found it quite interesting. He talks about extreme precipitation events and how they relate...
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09-11-2018, 09:45 PM
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I was 14, watching TV after school in Munich. It...
I was 14, watching TV after school in Munich. It was surreal. The only thing I really remember seeing is the people jumping. I told my dad I felt sick and I think he turned off the TV.
When I was...
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