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04-22-2014, 05:12 PM
Thread: 9 dead, 3 injured in slide on Everest
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could have way bigger MCI last year in montezuma,...
could have way bigger MCI last year in montezuma, and certainly on numerous occasions this year on peak 6 terrain breck. Chtating with an avid in bounds hiker at the resort today who did not quite...
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04-19-2014, 12:57 PM
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not sure if this will reach the audience I'm...
not sure if this will reach the audience I'm hoping for, but I'm wondering if anybody has seen relevant weather events and numbers r/t Kicking Horse fatality
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03-06-2014, 11:51 PM
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using your criteria I'll try and give the E/ Face...
using your criteria I'll try and give the E/ Face of Red near Silverthorne a score
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03-06-2014, 08:16 PM
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quicktroll
did you read the avalanche review posted on this thread? if that's not science then please define it...Complex systems must allow for entropy as well as enthalpy. you cant refute without first...
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03-06-2014, 12:24 PM
Thread: Independence Pass 2.15.14
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A perfect way to end this session
A perfect way to end this session
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03-06-2014, 09:43 AM
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safety is cyclical AND risk tolerance...
safety is cyclical AND risk tolerance combined....I was looking at those 1-1,5 a the day before that 8" of heavy SWE fell and was fairly confident they'd ahve skied well.. I also spent an hour on...
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02-23-2014, 09:28 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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unusually warm temps in the dillon valley this...
unusually warm temps in the dillon valley this am...
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02-18-2014, 12:20 PM
Thread: Independence Pass 2.15.14
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Danno something from Jesus Christ would be...
Danno something from Jesus Christ would be appropriate-Nao?
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02-18-2014, 11:02 AM
Thread: Independence Pass 2.15.14
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This pseudo political discussion of how to make...
This pseudo political discussion of how to make brain damage contagious and available to the masses might just be the best we can do, Although I like rog's suggestion of staying low...
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02-17-2014, 01:31 PM
Thread: Independence Pass 2.15.14
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thanks to those who posted the sheep creek tar,...
thanks to those who posted the sheep creek tar, and fuck me I just totally sharted Crap:cussing::o:cussing:
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02-16-2014, 05:46 PM
Thread: Independence Pass 2.15.14
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Let this be the alarm to the entire region and...
Let this be the alarm to the entire region and zones adjacent....conditions across the state are nothing if not getting worse. ++to those who knew them++/
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02-14-2014, 06:39 PM
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shock collars and dye packs for everyone. And...
shock collars and dye packs for everyone. And does every lift in CO have safety bars yet?
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02-14-2014, 04:55 PM
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Not sure about that, but we'll see what kind of...
Not sure about that, but we'll see what kind of naturals, and skier triggered slides we hear about from today. Wind loading should have triggered a bunch of DSI on S/E aspects ATL if the snowpack...
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02-14-2014, 11:01 AM
Thread: Slide at Keystone (?)
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or perhaps the grizzles alter ego is referring to...
or perhaps the grizzles alter ego is referring to the pacific jets gracing us with all this nice pow-since these recently elevated temps are beginning to cause problems? We need charts that are more...
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02-14-2014, 10:26 AM
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Graveline Histrionics. Who's asking and why?
These histrionic...excuse me-..- historic slides. Graveline in particular. The point of this mitigation is to prevent slides from potentially reaching the road, and maintaining sigma 6 safety ratings...
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02-12-2014, 11:37 PM
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I read a DOA publication from the 70's that...
I read a DOA publication from the 70's that demonstrated the measurable, but seemingly negligible impacts of cornice killing on spring watershed. I'm assuming there are still reasons for blasting...
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02-12-2014, 10:47 PM
Thread: Slide at Keystone (?)
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WELL said miker27 -..-Although I wouldn't rule...
WELL said miker27 -..-Although I wouldn't rule out the alopecic Yeti (hybrid clan). You know HOW they gits jiggy when the pow's asunder \ Crap THEN :) eg. youtube I'm reposting from a parallel...
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02-11-2014, 07:46 PM
Thread: Slide at Keystone (?)
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whoever laid down those steezey tracks along the...
whoever laid down those steezey tracks along the margin did, although I hope they had a sled to extract
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01-30-2014, 11:52 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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still dumping in silverthorne ...It's about...
still dumping in silverthorne ...It's about fucking time this region get nuked. people need new powder skis
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01-30-2014, 11:32 PM
Thread: SNOW PITS... good or good for nothing?
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Great thread, and I don't think anyone will ever...
Great thread, and I don't think anyone will ever suffer from snow pit analysis. I also like giving it more weight in the overall decision making processes that lead to "no" and less weight in a...
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01-27-2014, 06:05 PM
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USAJOBS and DOA positions
any suggestions on grabbing the attention of people hiring for positions like these? I've filled out forestry tech applications in the past with no success.
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01-15-2014, 07:13 AM
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Like the complete absence of two way comm devices...
Like the complete absence of two way comm devices in pretty much any of the incident reports. And you mentioned it above so keenly...Even casual observations such as what color someone sees are...
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01-14-2014, 11:29 PM
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so, if I lay out two scenarios with nearly...
so, if I lay out two scenarios with nearly identical outcomes, is distinguishing responsible vs. irresponsible possible...Comparison is 2007 hotdog bowl accident on Cameron Pass to Sinaktu from last...
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01-14-2014, 08:56 PM
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scientia paribus animatum...any scholars out...
scientia paribus animatum...any scholars out there, because as far as I'm concerned it means better to be alive and lacking than otherwise fulfilled...
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01-14-2014, 06:09 PM
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no question about it. And to take that mentality...
no question about it. And to take that mentality and apply it to a group situation? Not possible is the point. You come exceedingly close however if you identify a decision maker up front, and then...
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01-14-2014, 05:54 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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absolutely stoopid @ loveland today.
absolutely stoopid @ loveland today.
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01-14-2014, 05:51 PM
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I know that when I am in the cold, and not...
I know that when I am in the cold, and not counting on someone other than me to get up and down and back again, I spend more time analyzing things, and have an easier time bagging a loaded line
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01-14-2014, 05:50 PM
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yeah maybe I'm just diving into the conversation...
yeah maybe I'm just diving into the conversation haphazardly, but what I thought I saw was a comment about complacency, and how skiing with other people is a guarantee for that happening...
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01-14-2014, 05:45 PM
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how then do you maintain the if i fuck up im...
how then do you maintain the if i fuck up im going to die mentality when your not out by yourself?? Because clearly that's the level of stress I want people to have when we're in the "zone"
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01-14-2014, 05:37 PM
Thread: I hear the sound jong when...
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I hear the sound jong when...
I think of missing out on all the powder skiing currently taking place in the intergalactic region known as pretty much anywhere in North America. If you are having trouble finding inspiration to get...
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01-12-2014, 10:48 PM
Thread: Breckenridge Avalanches
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10 mi has been getting grunt fucked by these...
10 mi has been getting grunt fucked by these westerlies since October. 2006-2007 saw some pretty serious winds, but not as consistently as this. 50-60 mph gusts at all the passes over the last few...
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01-12-2014, 01:26 PM
Thread: Breckenridge Avalanches
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Better than sitting on your couch eating douche...
Better than sitting on your couch eating douche filled eclairs. Even if you already have a pass
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01-09-2014, 07:26 PM
Thread: Breckenridge Avalanches
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I heard that member of BSP was recently termed...
I heard that member of BSP was recently termed for being overzealous with the ordnance, or causing a slide that ran too far. Probably just a long time local being JONG, but if it's true that sounds...
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01-09-2014, 04:48 PM
Thread: Breckenridge Avalanches
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The sluts and crats (brilliant line By The Way)...
The sluts and crats (brilliant line By The Way) are mostly too chicken shit to explore the notion of seek and destroy behaviors as related to dangerous avy terrain. Because what if they get behind it...
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01-08-2014, 05:35 PM
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Intelligence is my downfall. In that I'm mostly...
Intelligence is my downfall. In that I'm mostly confident my aptitudes put me somewhere on the bubble of average, even though 1 out of every three solo tours I take ends up in the willows... Any...
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01-08-2014, 09:57 AM
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There's absolutely no substitute for being out in...
There's absolutely no substitute for being out in the elements, skinning on the snow and observing change. 3 mi is good, 7 mi is better, non stop over the course of a few days with your best buds and...
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01-08-2014, 08:46 AM
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Regarding the steep gullies announcement made...
Regarding the steep gullies announcement made earlier this year, i just assumed it was done for PR, and that they never intended to open it anyway. Especially in the wake of last year's zuma bowl...
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01-08-2014, 12:13 AM
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With guardians in the air @ 215pm, and 4 and 7...
With guardians in the air @ 215pm, and 4 and 7 camera crews at VP rec area an hour later :cussing:, you just knew it wasn't going to be good... Vibes to those who knew him+++
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01-03-2014, 03:43 PM
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just putting my hat in the ring here with. If...
just putting my hat in the ring here with. If you're skiing a slope that runs big on a regular basis....aka last year's vail pass fatality, this years steambot fatality, two or three years ago on...
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01-02-2014, 07:48 PM
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Although some were clearly nervous the techs...
Although some were clearly nervous the techs opened whales tale/ vertigo. Great day but man oh man things could get really ugly up there if a slab fails with all jong heading down haphazardly at th...
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01-02-2014, 07:21 PM
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Although he writes professionally, the point on...
Although he writes professionally, the point on confusion is made quite nicely by this field reporter covering "steamboat" avalanche...
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01-01-2014, 09:00 PM
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Well said dread head shred dog. Take it to the...
Well said dread head shred dog. Take it to the CAIC feedback thread
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01-01-2014, 08:57 PM
Thread: New CAIC Website - What ya think?
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I like the new approach the CAIC uses to...
I like the new approach the CAIC uses to separately address problems within a specified set of categories. Very straight forward... and thorough enough. If however the future has arrived, and people...
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01-01-2014, 08:17 PM
Thread: New CAIC Website - What ya think?
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Not sure why you've had issues. My older laptop...
Not sure why you've had issues. My older laptop running XP had some difficulty on the first day following the changeover, but seems fine now. Office PC's running something corporate and also problem...
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12-31-2013, 11:18 PM
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Vibes to those who loved and knew him+++
Vibes to those who loved and knew him+++
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12-29-2013, 02:32 PM
Thread: New CAIC Website - What ya think?
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[QUOTE=whipski;4141274]I usu start my day with...
[QUOTE=whipski;4141274]I usu start my day with the statewide weather forecast and now 3 times out of four it doesn't even load[/QUOTE
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12-28-2013, 06:41 PM
Thread: New CAIC Website - What ya think?
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i second the color idea. And just eliminate green...
i second the color idea. And just eliminate green for fucks sake.
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12-28-2013, 06:38 PM
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And leave all karma and guilt to the self...
And leave all karma and guilt to the self important assholes who survived me? Kinda catchy...
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12-28-2013, 06:03 PM
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Here's to saying goodbye to low risk avy days in...
Here's to saying goodbye to low risk avy days in the BC, leaving the straps, and bringing a beacon. When you die the pertinent negatives will make you look less like an arse.
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12-26-2013, 11:51 AM
Thread: East Vail Slide 12/22/13
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Agreed, and at a time when douchebaggedness is at...
Agreed, and at a time when douchebaggedness is at an all-time high.
ditch the straps.
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