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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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    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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  3. Good on ya, thems some deals!

    Good on ya, thems some deals!
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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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    Concur, Rusutsu still has a lot of head high...

    Concur, Rusutsu still has a lot of head high sasa. Dumping all day today, though.

    Love those vector glides, been seeing a bunch of them.
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    481834 Flanks of Yotei yesterday - quite soft,...

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    Flanks of Yotei yesterday - quite soft, still more blue sky than preferred...
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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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    Nice, skinning or in the heli? Follow up with...

    Nice, skinning or in the heli? Follow up with Makkari onsen?
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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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    [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.
    - First bend starts 48cm from pole tip
    - The bend is 15cm long (in photo it...
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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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    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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    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...
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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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    PM coming re tour wraps.

    PM coming re tour wraps.
  16. 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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    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...
  18. 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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    Ha.

    Ha.
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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.

    Current plan is to mount them with G3...
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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.

    I'll post something in tech talk eventually...
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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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    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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    WTB: classy but cheap used pole grips

    Anyone holding any good grips from broken poles? Preference for the four finger Scott style.

    I've been learning to build bamboo fly rods, so of course also want to build a set or three of totally...
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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'.
    After many years of faithful service my car camping tent...
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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...
  27. Never before have wished I went to dental school....

    Never before have wished I went to dental school. Now, though.
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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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    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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    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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    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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    456241 Some dust but still fat in the la...

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    Some dust but still fat in the la platas yesterday.
  33. 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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    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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    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.

    Either the first...
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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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    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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    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.
  39. 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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    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.

    50/50 tour/lifts around yotei/rusutsu....
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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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    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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    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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    San Juan double fatality

    https://classic.avalanche.state.co.us/caic/acc/acc_report.php?acc_id=831&accfm=rep

    This was just around the corner from me, and a weird spot that I wouldn't usually think of as being avy terrain....
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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