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03-26-2024, 12:10 AM
Thread: P Diddy?
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Where there’s smoke there’s fire? Dude’s been...
Where there’s smoke there’s fire? Dude’s been getting lit up by accusations from every chick he’s touched in the last 15 years.
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03-23-2024, 10:57 PM
Thread: All Things Volkl Thread
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Anybody ever skied the V Werks 100? Just heard...
Anybody ever skied the V Werks 100?
Just heard a few guys who work in the industry bouncing it around that there was no deal on these boards due to it being a super small production run. No one... -
03-23-2024, 12:27 AM
Thread: The Midlife Club
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You’re definitely not the only one. Lots of folks...
You’re definitely not the only one. Lots of folks out there with an itch they just can’t scratch.
My advice would be to take up a daily meditation practice. Everyone’s different, but I think I... -
03-15-2024, 10:11 AM
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Lindenle, I got a couple pairs of sticks you can...
Lindenle, I got a couple pairs of sticks you can choose from. Demo bindings so we should be able to make them work. Shoot me a PM and I’ll send you my digits.
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03-06-2024, 10:15 PM
Thread: Canary Islands?
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I keep reading about the locals trying to limit...
I keep reading about the locals trying to limit tourism due to the convenience from Europe and popularity with the British. I’ve seen the quote “systemic collapse” repeatedly. The d check some...
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02-25-2024, 11:14 PM
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Glad to hear HooDoo delivered Schralph. Nice to...
Glad to hear HooDoo delivered Schralph. Nice to hear some positive comments about a ski area in central Oregon.
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02-25-2024, 10:15 PM
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I’ll be on the lookout for the blaze orange cap....
I’ll be on the lookout for the blaze orange cap. Skiing the Bird until Thursday. Probably have red and blue flylow with matchy matchy blue bibs. Shoot me a Pm if you wanna plan a meetup.
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02-25-2024, 09:59 PM
Thread: The Gaper Spirit Animal
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Not every teletubby is the GSA. No harness, no...
Not every teletubby is the GSA. No harness, no airbag pack with cordelette, biners, and shovel visible. No multiple GoPros (I think 3 is the answer). Perhaps a follower…. perhaps.
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02-22-2024, 09:59 PM
Thread: All Things Volkl Thread
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Nice! Glad it worked out.
Nice! Glad it worked out.
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02-22-2024, 09:47 PM
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I’ll be up in LCC for a couple days before hand....
I’ll be up in LCC for a couple days before hand. Not sure if schedule is going to allow the trip up to the Beav, but fingers crossed. Might just end up a day trip. Anyways, thanks byates for all the...
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02-21-2024, 11:12 PM
Thread: All Things Volkl Thread
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My guess at this point is I would have been...
My guess at this point is I would have been better off on the 177. Moving up +2 definitely helped me manage the length better, but it feels like it’s in front of the radius of the ski a smidge. Just...
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02-21-2024, 09:04 PM
Thread: Sobriety, V2.
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Well said, mooseknuckle. I dislike the idea of...
Well said, mooseknuckle. I dislike the idea of people having to hit rock bottom to make a positive change.
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02-20-2024, 11:30 PM
Thread: Sobriety, V2.
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You can be a moderate drinker and still abuse...
You can be a moderate drinker and still abuse alcohol. My experience has been to really stop and examine my relationship with booze if I crave alcohol, like it’s been a rough day, I need a drink....
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02-20-2024, 11:11 PM
Thread: Athletic performance in your 40s?
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Bachelor had a yoga class in the lodge before...
Bachelor had a yoga class in the lodge before first chair for awhile. Not sure what happened, it was popular and I hear people complain that it stopped. We have foam rollers in the employee locker...
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02-20-2024, 12:49 AM
Thread: Sobriety, V2.
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Best thread on TGR. Congrats WRG and all of...
Best thread on TGR.
Congrats WRG and all of you celebrating another day, month, year of controlling your own destiny. I’m proud of each of you. -
02-19-2024, 10:49 PM
Thread: Rossignol Black Ops?
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I think mostly the 182 just skis a bit short...
I think mostly the 182 just skis a bit short mounted so far forward. We got a bunch of snow that was layered up with different density. I wished I had been on something with a bit more float than a...
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02-18-2024, 09:38 AM
Thread: Rossignol Black Ops?
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Just scored a pair of the 98’s and agree the line...
Just scored a pair of the 98’s and agree the line is way forward. Probably need to move them at least -2. Weird, day one I was infatuated with this ski, but I’m about day 6 or 7 now and not so much....
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02-18-2024, 09:35 AM
Thread: All Things Volkl Thread
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I can give you my two cents in the next couple of...
I can give you my two cents in the next couple of days. It looks much better to my eyes at +2. It’s a 20 meter sidecut, but still I struggled to engage it with out banking my weight way forward.
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02-18-2024, 09:33 AM
Thread: All Things Volkl Thread
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Finally carved out the time and moved the M102...
Finally carved out the time and moved the M102 mount +2 yesterday. Should get the chance to try them in the next day or two. Picked up a pair of Rossi Black Ops 98’s in the meantime. Talking...
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02-18-2024, 09:29 AM
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I prefer the removable liner too. Mostly because...
I prefer the removable liner too. Mostly because it’s replaceable when it loses warmth. The sewn in insulation packs out and the gloves become obsolete. Can’t be bothered with drying them without...
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02-16-2024, 10:28 PM
Thread: Athletic performance in your 40s?
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Nice work! I’m trying to learn how to hold baby...
Nice work! I’m trying to learn how to hold baby in my left arm. The problem is that means learning how to do everything else with right hand.
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02-14-2024, 11:53 PM
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Some evidence the Little Boy is fading. ...
Some evidence the Little Boy is fading.
https://www.mlive.com/weather/2024/02/el-nino-starting-to-fade-noaa-predicts-end-and-possible-swing-to-la-nina.html?outputType=amp -
02-14-2024, 10:46 PM
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Came down pretty heavy all day. Hopefully it...
Came down pretty heavy all day. Hopefully it keeps going through tomorrow.
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02-09-2024, 11:04 PM
Thread: James Taylor
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He talked a little about his mental health...
He talked a little about his mental health history. Evidently he was institutionalized in his youth. Knockin Round the Zoo source material.
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02-09-2024, 09:57 PM
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I’m down to carpool from SLC, but I’m not...
I’m down to carpool from SLC, but I’m not completely sure of my travel plans at the moment. Shoot me a DM and I’ll send over my cell number so we can coordinate.
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02-07-2024, 11:15 PM
Thread: Fuck Cancer
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1 year anniversary of losing my dad to cancer...
1 year anniversary of losing my dad to cancer today. RIP big guy.
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02-07-2024, 11:13 PM
Thread: Let's Fucking Go
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Nah. I’m genX and we hate the millennial lingo,...
Nah. I’m genX and we hate the millennial lingo, too. Boomers generally just respond with WHAT? these days.
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02-07-2024, 11:07 PM
Thread: James Taylor
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My mom bought tickets to see him last summer and...
My mom bought tickets to see him last summer and I joined her.
Always enjoyed his music. He put on a great show. Really cool old historic photos on the big screen, lots of stories told. The crowd... -
02-06-2024, 10:58 PM
Thread: Boise / SW Idaho - ‘sgo!
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I spent a winter in Twin Falls 10 or 12 years ago...
I spent a winter in Twin Falls 10 or 12 years ago and helped out down at Magic Mountain. Local law enforcement and FS would roll through pretty regularly with the dogs. Almost made me want to take up...
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02-05-2024, 06:25 PM
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Co-worker was up there for an avalanche clinic...
Co-worker was up there for an avalanche clinic recently and said the coverage was good. Not sure how reliable.
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02-04-2024, 07:17 PM
Thread: Let's Fucking Go
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How about…. Not on my bingo card? Nothing...
How about….
Not on my bingo card?
Nothing yells I waste my life away on Reddit more than uttering this piece of shit phrase.
LFG is really on my radar now. All I can say is, LET’s!!!! -
02-04-2024, 07:11 PM
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I’m going to try and rally up to Bachelor Butt in...
I’m going to try and rally up to Bachelor Butt in the AM. See if this storm produced any snow overnight.
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02-03-2024, 11:00 PM
Thread: Open invite to ALPINEZONE.COM forums
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Interesting it was nearly a year to the day....
Interesting it was nearly a year to the day. Maybe part of the algorithm?
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02-03-2024, 11:15 AM
Thread: Sun Valley Beta
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Exactly. Interesting how often people second...
Exactly. Interesting how often people second guess experts who have spent their life dedicated to a job. I get that we all have opinions and make our own observations, but are we willing to risk...
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02-03-2024, 11:09 AM
Thread: Open invite to ALPINEZONE.COM forums
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I think Alpinezone was some of the earliest AI....
I think Alpinezone was some of the earliest AI. It had to be auto-generated back in the day, way too consistent to be done by an actual hooman. I always thought it could have a complimentary presence...
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01-27-2024, 05:32 PM
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A lot of y’all have been here a lot longer than...
A lot of y’all have been here a lot longer than me, what happens when you get 2 inches of rain? It was 41 and raining hard in the parking lot when I left MTB at 1:30 PM. Seems the glass is half full...
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01-23-2024, 12:15 AM
Thread: Roof box question
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Sprayed the key with white lithium grease, hit...
Sprayed the key with white lithium grease, hit the back of the lock mechanism, and both latch mechanisms at either end of the box. Seems to have made a huge improvement. I didn’t think it was a...
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01-22-2024, 10:02 PM
Thread: All Things Volkl Thread
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I’m 185 lbs. and it sounds like a similar...
I’m 185 lbs. and it sounds like a similar experience. Some of it is that I’m used to skiing short radius, stiff, shorter skis right now. And conditions blow. It’s been a bit of a mind fuck, as a new...
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01-22-2024, 09:44 PM
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Conditions are at least average although that may...
Conditions are at least average although that may still be only on piste depending on what happens. That’s pretty normal though.
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01-21-2024, 08:50 PM
Thread: All Things Volkl Thread
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I’m on the 184’s. They have demo Jesters on them...
I’m on the 184’s. They have demo Jesters on them and came mounted. I haven’t checked to see which line they used and where my boot center lines up. They’re in my locker up at the hill, so I’ll go up...
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01-20-2024, 09:46 PM
Thread: All Things Volkl Thread
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Got on last years Mantra 102 today, wasn’t love...
Got on last years Mantra 102 today, wasn’t love at first sight. Wasn’t the right day for them, but so many people have said they carve well I thought I’d give them a shot. I’m thinking a fresh tune...
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01-19-2024, 09:50 AM
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Yes! This is the biggest problem. We need a...
Yes! This is the biggest problem. We need a protocol to insure that kids get their mother’s genes. My wife has started calling our daughter “the bruiser.”
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01-18-2024, 08:06 PM
Thread: Roof box question
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Good recommendation. Thanks.
Good recommendation. Thanks.
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01-18-2024, 08:02 PM
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Congrats tgapp! You’re going to have a lot of fun...
Congrats tgapp! You’re going to have a lot of fun I promise!
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01-18-2024, 02:36 PM
Thread: Let's Fucking Go
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I really got a hard on for “epic” a few years...
I really got a hard on for “epic” a few years back. Seemed some of the bro brahs would use it to describe anything, even the relatively mundane. My response eventually became, “oh really? Like a...
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01-16-2024, 11:07 PM
Thread: Wagon Stoke
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My wife likes to take her Subie to the...
My wife likes to take her Subie to the stealership for service. Her car, her money, so be it. Yesterday I drove it for the first time in months and the starter was a little delayed, sounded like a...
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01-15-2024, 09:43 PM
Thread: Older parents-WWYD?
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Thinking of you Buzz. Take the time to grieve,...
Thinking of you Buzz. Take the time to grieve, celebrate her life, and of course be there for your wife. There’s just something different about life without your parents.
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01-15-2024, 09:36 PM
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I always liked Baker. He looked possessed...
I always liked Baker. He looked possessed tonight. Detroit watch out!
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01-15-2024, 09:31 PM
Thread: Let's Fucking Go
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Bitchin’
Bitchin’
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01-15-2024, 08:53 PM
Thread: Roof box question
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Thanks for the recommendations. It’s weird...
Thanks for the recommendations. It’s weird because some stuff turns and moves, and at room temperature it works fine. I’ll bring it inside and warm it up again and try to figure out where it sticks....
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