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03-25-2015, 07:25 PM
Thread: Lassen / Shasta Conditions Anyone?
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Lassen / Shasta Conditions Anyone?
We could ask the Lemurians?
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01-19-2015, 11:01 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Rofl
Rofl
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01-17-2015, 05:40 PM
Thread: Got my July 4th plans!
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Got my July 4th plans!
Don't think I'll make soldier, but fwiw I was there 7/9/95...
Cali would be my preference but not sure i can make any of the dates...
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01-03-2015, 11:01 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Somewhat typical January drier period ahead?
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01-03-2015, 10:08 AM
Thread: Good cheap strong coffee?
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Try the Allegro brand if available next time at...
Try the Allegro brand if available next time at whole foods, one of my favorite beans. In Colorado they have allegro in the bulk coffee bins at a great price, if you have to buy pre packed might not...
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12-05-2014, 09:13 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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It can stay warm here for couple weeks, who cares...
It can stay warm here for couple weeks, who cares most of us are busy in resort land. Let's start washing the cars and praying it will start snowing real hard on New Year's Eve continuing into...
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10-04-2014, 11:10 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Hotty Toddy! Chances for this winter look better...
Hotty Toddy! Chances for this winter look better after today :)
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09-12-2014, 12:39 PM
Thread: Park City just became EPIC
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Hard to say about combined passes. I don't know...
Hard to say about combined passes. I don't know of the side story or details, but Vail has shared pass rights with A-Basin for many years. So they do have some history of shared pass sales. Given...
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08-21-2014, 12:59 PM
Thread: Average Rent from 17 Ski Towns
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Great point and even more so that Avon would be...
Great point and even more so that Avon would be anywhere close to Aspen and Snowmass. Those numbers are useless...
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08-04-2014, 01:31 PM
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My experience is that win 7 32 bit does still...
My experience is that win 7 32 bit does still support 16 bit/ "DOS" applications and is the likely reason it's being used in an enterprise...
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03-31-2014, 10:45 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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You can see the dust layer everywhere here. Our...
You can see the dust layer everywhere here. Our cars have the same distinct red dust which you can see in the snow in W Vail
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03-12-2014, 05:37 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Yeah, it's very noticeable how the tree...
Yeah, it's very noticeable how the tree runs/routes at vail have changed with the good base. Those branches which used to be easy to pass under now smack you in the face. Coverage at beav between...
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03-11-2014, 10:27 AM
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Remember that chair Vividly! Probably the...
Remember that chair Vividly! Probably the scariest chairlift I've ever ridden. It's still in action? (And no safety bar?)
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03-07-2014, 03:10 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Take the traffic whining elsewhere! If you live...
Take the traffic whining elsewhere! If you live in that damn city or front range suck it up bitches ;)
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03-04-2014, 11:16 AM
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It may not be southern California, but Vail does...
It may not be southern California, but Vail does have plenty of women. Just in the time I've been around here from the 90's until now, there are way more women than used to be. It's more...
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02-09-2014, 12:07 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Haven't lost hope on this storm yet. Radar...
Haven't lost hope on this storm yet. Radar starting to look more promising :)
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01-11-2014, 07:19 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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I was skiing knee deep softness yesterday at...
I was skiing knee deep softness yesterday at vail. Loved windows, was perfect for blind turns. Who cares if you can't see long as it keeps everyone out of the stashes. Rode chair 21 like 6 times...
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01-02-2014, 10:39 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Boomer Sooner!!
Boomer Sooner!!
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12-30-2013, 09:36 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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New Year's Day is always a great day to ride! ...
New Year's Day is always a great day to ride! Vail is typically empty
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09-12-2013, 11:47 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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If this storm keeps up with the SE direction,...
If this storm keeps up with the SE direction, we're likely to see lots of cloud and little rain on the western slope unless there's pop up storms... Kind of ironic that the Front Range is flooding...
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08-17-2013, 01:19 AM
Thread: TTips Done
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Mistype...
Mistype...
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04-22-2013, 08:29 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Feel like we had a third set this ski season and...
Feel like we had a third set this ski season and it fuckin rocked! Hurt so good from the late season pow slayin :biggrin:
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04-18-2013, 02:03 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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At this point, the sun is trying to peek out of...
At this point, the sun is trying to peek out of the clouds, just praying for those afternoon pop up showers. Usually I'm easy to find waiting for Gondy One to open, say hello if your there tomorrow...
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04-18-2013, 01:56 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Just envious your always ripping the quiet and...
Just envious your always ripping the quiet and beautiful BC in RMNP :) Always enjoy your pictures/posts, Thanks for/keep sharing!
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04-18-2013, 12:02 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Yeah, it's sunny and warm here in Vail. ...
Yeah, it's sunny and warm here in Vail. Recommending that everyone go to Breckenridge tomorrow AM.
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04-14-2013, 06:02 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Woohooooo! Fuckin stoked :) so ready for one...
Woohooooo! Fuckin stoked :) so ready for one last shred
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03-28-2013, 10:01 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Gratzo's predictions were downgraded this AM for...
Gratzo's predictions were downgraded this AM for the next week. Guess we're stuck praying that we can keep getting light snows, hoping for a just an average drought instead of extreme drought...
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03-27-2013, 05:50 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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And I'll hazard a guess they won't bother keeping...
And I'll hazard a guess they won't bother keeping BSB or China/Mongolia Bowl open. Don't even think they ran 10 last year...
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03-21-2013, 09:48 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Came down hard for 3 hours. Looks like it's...
Came down hard for 3 hours. Looks like it's still snowing lightly on the hill, but the suns poking out in W Vail now. Bummer, might still get out, but was hoping for a better excuse to ditch work...
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03-20-2013, 12:21 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Seems like CAIC is wildly more optimistic about...
Seems like CAIC is wildly more optimistic about this storm Wednesday night and Thursday than Gratzo. Any guesses when the best snow at Vail will be over the next week? I'd have to pick Friday night...
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03-07-2013, 10:55 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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This thread could use a lot less whining, but I...
This thread could use a lot less whining, but I understand it's been a lean year and we'd all like more powder. When did TGR turn into a control freaks forum? Not sure why so many people have lost...
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02-28-2013, 09:01 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Unless your going to be in the bc, I'd bring the...
Unless your going to be in the bc, I'd bring the on-piste sks
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02-24-2013, 06:32 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Keystone was the VA overnight winner! W T F...
Keystone was the VA overnight winner! W T F
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01-31-2013, 02:31 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Who turned on the faucet! Freakin redemption. ...
Who turned on the faucet! Freakin redemption. Legit knee deep in favored spots at Vail 8). Still dumping when I left. Guessing vail's gonna report a pretty big number tomorrow from today's dumpage
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01-25-2013, 04:03 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Wouldn't be the first or the last time we could...
Wouldn't be the first or the last time we could see the evil "R" in January. But it's freaking warm out there. Street in front of my house melted out today at 8200'. My freaking heat tape failed...
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01-19-2013, 02:46 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Skiing is much more fun than so many other...
Skiing is much more fun than so many other things. There is enough snow for a good amount of terrain to be open. I have two little ones and the whole family is sick. I'll be glad to share my germs...
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01-12-2013, 10:52 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Enso neutral is teh suck
Enso neutral is teh suck
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12-30-2012, 07:01 AM
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Heat tape is expensive to run and breaks easily. ...
Heat tape is expensive to run and breaks easily. When our heat tape was working, roughly 100 feet worth it was maybe $80 a month in electricity. Best thing I've found is a roof rake. If you...
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12-15-2012, 07:09 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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2" overnight should be a enough to fluff the...
2" overnight should be a enough to fluff the pillow on rose bowl. Gonna make a rare appearance at the beav this am. Say hello if your also waiting to open the chairlift, I'll be on my 179 Lhasa...
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12-03-2012, 08:11 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Rofl. Montanaskier has earned interwebz...
Rofl. Montanaskier has earned interwebz celebrity status!
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10-28-2012, 12:05 PM
Thread: Through The Looking Glass
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Enjoyed the stoke! Gives me lots of nostalgia...
Enjoyed the stoke! Gives me lots of nostalgia for the 500 inch winter we had here (in Vail) 2010-2011. Nothing like slaying the fluffy fluff.
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Enjoyed Freerider, this threads all about Stoke!
Enjoyed Freerider, this threads all about Stoke!
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10-22-2012, 10:30 AM
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Not sure these replies regarding staying further...
Not sure these replies regarding staying further away are considering the challenges of having kids. I'm not in real estate and haven't had to book a room in town since I live here, but $300 a night...
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10-20-2012, 10:18 AM
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My guess the real reason there's no lodging...
My guess the real reason there's no lodging development at a-basin is that it's just to high up, a little too cold, and a little too windy (it has nothing to do with which re company owns the resort)...
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10-19-2012, 01:11 PM
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Many of the downsides and evils of VA have been...
Many of the downsides and evils of VA have been discussed previously in this thread... Of the things that Vail is very good at is getting infrastructure built, it is part of real estate development....
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10-07-2012, 03:59 PM
Thread: Snowblower Advice?
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I purchased an ariens 725le used. I'm no gear...
I purchased an ariens 725le used. I'm no gear head and can barely work on gas engines. But anyone who would prefer a shovel over a blower is either crazy or doesn't get much snow. Shoveling sucks....
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10-06-2012, 08:23 AM
Thread: Wifi router recommendation?
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Get a Cisco/linksys e2500, ea2700, or ea3200. If...
Get a Cisco/linksys e2500, ea2700, or ea3200. If your place isn't bigger than 2000 sf, and you have a dsl the ~$80 e2500 is probably more than enough. Remember to be real skeptical about claims of...
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09-17-2012, 04:45 PM
Thread: Open invite to ALPINEZONE.COM forums
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Nice to see we're getting under you skin, that's...
Nice to see we're getting under you skin, that's Fun :yourock: Your hypocritical enough to post things on TGR that would theoretically be moderated on your forums? Or you only care about reasonable...
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09-17-2012, 10:40 AM
Thread: Open invite to ALPINEZONE.COM forums
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Only those East of the Mississippi have to bother...
Only those East of the Mississippi have to bother with things as menial and sucky as bump runs :biggrin:
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09-17-2012, 09:00 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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What a beautiful and rare morning (in the midst...
What a beautiful and rare morning (in the midst of a drought), it's raining today! Looked like there might have been very slight dusting of snow on the bald spot. Can't wait for winter, I'm ready!!
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