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01-14-2024, 04:54 AM
Thread: PSA: ....if you're in Korea...
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Having been in Japan for the last two weeks I dig...
Having been in Japan for the last two weeks I dig how weird yet awesome this is. Can't decide how the band would feel, awesome or fucking scary?
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01-08-2024, 05:17 AM
Thread: Japan 23/24 Season
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Rusutsu? Seems accurate. Local guide friend...
Rusutsu? Seems accurate. Local guide friend thought it was the best day in several years...
Many face shots, sasa not so problematic when it's hero snow.482104
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01-07-2024, 04:45 PM
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Good on ya, thems some deals!
Good on ya, thems some deals!
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01-07-2024, 04:42 PM
Thread: Japan 23/24 Season
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Snow machine turned on. Rusutsu reporting 60cm,...
Snow machine turned on. Rusutsu reporting 60cm, our local friend thinks more like a meter since yesterday afternoon. Delayed opening because they haven't cleared the access road or parking lot.
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01-07-2024, 02:16 AM
Thread: Japan 23/24 Season
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Concur, Rusutsu still has a lot of head high...
Concur, Rusutsu still has a lot of head high sasa. Dumping all day today, though.
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01-06-2024, 04:15 PM
Thread: Japan 23/24 Season
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481834 Flanks of Yotei yesterday - quite soft,...
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01-06-2024, 05:17 AM
Thread: Praxis Sapling Ski Poles
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Can't just dip the grips in boiling or near...
Can't just dip the grips in boiling or near boiling water to get the glue/epoxy to release to cut them down? I bet you'd find getting the grips back on after cutting down would be pretty easy with a...
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01-04-2024, 05:59 PM
Thread: Japan 23/24 Season
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Nice, skinning or in the heli? Follow up with...
Nice, skinning or in the heli? Follow up with Makkari onsen?
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01-04-2024, 01:32 AM
Thread: Japan 23/24 Season
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Not the conditions Hokkaido is known for, but got...
Not the conditions Hokkaido is known for, but got a bluebird Shiribetsu summit today.
Views of Yotei weren't bad.
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01-03-2024, 02:28 AM
Thread: Hexagonal bamboo ski poles
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[QUOTE=CMSIV;6997118]Love it! Good luck on...
[QUOTE=CMSIV;6997118]Love it! Good luck on project and hope this helps. Apologies for the bad lighting in the photos.
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01-02-2024, 01:50 AM
Thread: Japan 23/24 Season
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First ski day in Japan today, touring near the...
First ski day in Japan today, touring near the niseko resorts. Thin for Hokkaido, and a bit variable in condition, but super cool terrain, and the trailhead was about 100 yards from an awesome onsen,...
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01-02-2024, 01:35 AM
Thread: Hexagonal bamboo ski poles
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Yep, they've got some good flex, mostly towards...
Yep, they've got some good flex, mostly towards the tip. The weirder part was screwing the baskets on, you can feel the whole pole twist. The guide friend I gave them to took them out for the first...
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01-01-2024, 02:45 PM
Thread: Hexagonal bamboo ski poles
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Hexagonal bamboo ski poles
Don't post a lot of stoke, but figured the collective might have interest in this.
Started working part-time recently for a builder of bamboo fly rods. I mentioned to a buddy that I wanted to... -
12-19-2023, 07:08 PM
Thread: Intuition liners 26
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Passing cuz I think I need the LV, not MV...
Passing cuz I think I need the LV, not MV version. Bump for a good deal!
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12-19-2023, 12:34 PM
Thread: Intuition liners 26
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PM coming re tour wraps.
PM coming re tour wraps.
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12-05-2023, 05:31 AM
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Got a pair of those waiting to be made into a...
Got a pair of those waiting to be made into a chair, loved those sticks!
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11-28-2023, 04:34 PM
Thread: Japan 23/24 Season
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Opinions wanted: going to Rusutsu January 1 - 10....
Opinions wanted: going to Rusutsu January 1 - 10. Plan is 50/50 lifts/touring depending on snow.
Just picked up some Mindbender 116Cs for a one ski quiver. Planning to mount with G3 Zeds and... -
11-28-2023, 10:13 AM
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My number one lusted after ski, but $250 seems...
My number one lusted after ski, but $250 seems steep, as I've gotten my two pairs of explosivs for $60 and $75. Don't have those sexy topsheets, though...
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11-21-2023, 09:03 PM
Thread: PSA: Used Spatulas on eBay
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Ha.
Ha.
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11-21-2023, 08:23 AM
Thread: K2 Mindbender Skis
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Just picked up some '22 MB 116Cs for an upcoming...
Just picked up some '22 MB 116Cs for an upcoming Japan trip (and midwinter CO touring). Planning 50/50ish lifts and touring in Japan, depending on snow.
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11-21-2023, 06:53 AM
Thread: WTB: classy but cheap used pole grips
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Thanks, those look pretty good. I've thought...
Thanks, those look pretty good.
I've thought about turning cork grips, but cork rings are expensive and in short supply, seems like a bit of a waste.
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11-20-2023, 07:49 AM
Thread: WTB: classy but cheap used pole grips
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Bump - help me make my over the top ski pole...
Bump - help me make my over the top ski pole dreams come true.
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11-18-2023, 10:16 AM
Thread: PSA: G3 Zeds for cheap
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Thanks, just ordered some, had found a slightly...
Thanks, just ordered some, had found a slightly lower price from roam in nelson, but no shipping to the US, and with free shipping this is cheaper anyway.
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11-18-2023, 07:48 AM
Thread: WTB: classy but cheap used pole grips
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WTB: classy but cheap used pole grips
Anyone holding any good grips from broken poles? Preference for the four finger Scott style.
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10-30-2023, 05:00 PM
Thread: FALL 23/24 DAYS AFIELD THREAD
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474519 Got my first elk Saturday, just got home...
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Got my first elk Saturday, just got home after packing for two days, not many issues with getting the meat cold quick at 12000'.
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10-15-2023, 07:42 AM
Thread: WTB: Wootest/Kusala/other Japan ski
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WTB: Wootest/Kusala/other Japan ski
Got a trip coming up in Hokkaido in January, 50/50 lifts/touring, but my pow skis are trashed and heavy.
Looking for something roughly 115-120 underfoot, 185-188ish in length. Bindings not... -
08-14-2023, 09:11 PM
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Never before have wished I went to dental school....
Never before have wished I went to dental school. Now, though.
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07-31-2023, 10:46 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Saw the roof piece of a lift terminal being...
Saw the roof piece of a lift terminal being trucked westbound over Wolf Creek Friday, anyone know where it was headed?
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07-31-2023, 10:44 AM
Thread: San Juan Stoke 12/13
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Didn't see the patchskiing thread, but got decent...
Didn't see the patchskiing thread, but got decent turns yesterday for the end of July. South San Juan, really a fishing trip but brought the gear just in case. Rocks to dodge, but not bad snow. Skied...
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05-31-2023, 05:49 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Do it! Skis were on and off, some dirtskinning,...
Do it! Skis were on and off, some dirtskinning, and it takes forever, but the alpine was still quite nice. Not really worth it from a vertical ft skied vs effort perspective, but a sweet summit and...
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05-31-2023, 09:43 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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I'll still ski, but yesterday was the cherry on...
I'll still ski, but yesterday was the cherry on top of a fantastic season in the San Juans.
North Twilight solo mission, slog reputation held up, even had failing skin glue to make it more fun.
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04-18-2023, 12:42 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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456241 Some dust but still fat in the la...
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04-13-2023, 11:50 AM
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Vibes. Seems to me the biggest missing info is...
Vibes. Seems to me the biggest missing info is how skier 4 ended up on the slope at the same time as skier 3.
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04-11-2023, 10:43 AM
Thread: Wedge Mountain (Whistler) fall
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How about the line that if he'd had some...
How about the line that if he'd had some inflatable splints they might have been able to get out on their own?
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04-10-2023, 04:39 PM
Thread: ~1300g boot thread
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Just got some barely used Transalp Pros myself....
Just got some barely used Transalp Pros myself. Walked well enough, and seem like they should ski great, but couldn't get the upper buckle tight enough around my skinny calves.
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03-30-2023, 06:39 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Got the okay to get a Silverton unguided pass for...
Got the okay to get a Silverton unguided pass for next year, and the wife is planning to downgrade to a Fridays only pass, so don't think I'll be upgrading. Worth a thought in a year like this,...
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03-30-2023, 09:11 AM
Thread: 4/20 On the Green
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I'll be on the green on 4.20... but in labyrinth...
I'll be on the green on 4.20... but in labyrinth canyon, well downstream of trout. Anyone know whether it's worth bringing fishing gear for catfish/other warm water species?
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03-28-2023, 08:49 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Ugh, depressing for the weekday pass holder. I...
Ugh, depressing for the weekday pass holder. I love slush bumps, but between the lack of variety in aspect and early weekday closing, likely another year I'll miss out on lift-served corn.
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03-13-2023, 12:06 PM
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Explosive 1 means the neon yellow, yeah? Wish I...
Explosive 1 means the neon yellow, yeah? Wish I was in salt lake!
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03-08-2023, 10:44 AM
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Thoughts on wootest 2.0 as a Japan one ski...
Thoughts on wootest 2.0 as a Japan one ski quiver? 6', 155, so not sure I need all the protest float, and a wootest would be used a lot more here in sw co.
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03-07-2023, 08:23 PM
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Yeah, I've loved mine, but mulling a Japan trip...
Yeah, I've loved mine, but mulling a Japan trip and trying to ski protests/wootests (that I buy on gs) on backlands seems, not ideal?
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03-07-2023, 04:00 PM
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Damn, too slow for my size in the transalps....
Damn, too slow for my size in the transalps. Should've just taken the chance for that price. My poor backlands are falling apart.
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02-26-2023, 01:22 PM
Thread: San Juan double fatality
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Ugh. I've seen people coming out on the Nordic...
Ugh. I've seen people coming out on the Nordic trails there after skiing that zone, and it's just the type of place I could see myself skiing solo/more worried about deadfall than avalanches.
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02-26-2023, 08:31 AM
Thread: San Juan double fatality
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San Juan double fatality
https://classic.avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=831&accfm=rep
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02-22-2023, 09:14 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Fucking vail. Those china bowl cliffs were the...
Fucking vail. Those china bowl cliffs were the best in all of summit/eagle.
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02-22-2023, 12:08 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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It can't be very often that Telluride is cut off,...
It can't be very often that Telluride is cut off, right? Lizard head, Dallas divide, Norwood road all closed (Norwood closure might have just been temporary while extricating the plow).
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02-22-2023, 11:29 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Just came in the back way from Naturita to...
Just came in the back way from Naturita to Telluride to avoid lizard head. Was going perfectly, chilling behind a plow. Then plow and the car in front of us both went off the road... We pulled the...
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02-21-2023, 10:32 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Thanks for the vote of confidence in...
Thanks for the vote of confidence in family-ditching. I'll try to make y'all proud.
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02-20-2023, 09:43 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Thanks. I figured that, but my pa requested I...
Thanks. I figured that, but my pa requested I look into it, now I can honestly answer that I've researched the question. And yeah, Thursday is looking like a hell of a first day to ski telluride....
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02-20-2023, 06:35 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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My folks rented a spot in telluride Wednesday...
My folks rented a spot in telluride Wednesday -Saturday. Good timing, but could be a sporty drive from Bayfield Wednesday.
Does telluride ever restrict the number of day passes? Mostly concerned...
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