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  1. 10-13-2005, 03:05 PM #1
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    PORTILLO ....pics


    Some pics of skiing the Andes this summer and to get stoked for this coming season.

    Santiago to Portillo via heli



    Get out of bed in Portillo and look out the window to see this every morning




    Chutes in back of the hotel















    Skiing across the frozen lake...heard it hasn't frozen over in the past 5 years




    Heli trip

















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  2. 10-13-2005, 03:07 PM #2
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    way to totally not suck!
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  3. 10-13-2005, 03:11 PM #3
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    Good stuff, though not tahoe rad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim S



    Gettin a little frisky with CD aren't we?!

    Very nice!!
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    you met famous people !

    nice pics.
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    Sweeet. Another entry in the "whenthefuckamIgonnawinthegoddamnlottery" ledger.
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    Great pictures. Looks like it was a great trip. Heli from Santiago to Portillo, holy shite, man.

    FYI, the lake froze over in 2002.
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  8. 10-13-2005, 05:45 PM #8
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    great portillo action.

    i'm really digging this shot. makes me wanna go skiing right now

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  9. 10-13-2005, 06:02 PM #9
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    Very nice stuff, I have to find some way to get down there next year.
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    Tap that ass.
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  11. 10-14-2005, 06:37 AM #11
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    was your heli guide frank coffey??
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  12. 10-14-2005, 06:40 AM #12
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    Pilot was Mario and the guide was a Frenchman with an unsual name, Mann or something. I was so stoked I could barely remember my own name.
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    Great pics but the bald guy in the shades looks like a turtle who needs to be punched out.
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    That did not look like a bad trip, sweet pictures!
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    Way to use those Pistols in the 6th picture from the bottom (compared to the tracks seen on the skier's left)

    Reminds me of the long hauling done in the Girose Glacier in Grave last winter...hmmmmm goood
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  16. 10-14-2005, 08:32 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jiehkevarri
    Way to use those Pistols in the 6th picture from the bottom (compared to the tracks seen on the skier's left)
    Thanks. I wanted to balance high speed straightlining with making the run last so I made big high speed turns. I was asked to ski last as clean up in case anybody else lost it. BTW, they are the Vicious and not the SP.
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  17. 10-14-2005, 10:29 AM #17
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    Skiing across the frozen lake...heard it hasn't frozen over in the past 5 years


    Nope, I skied down to it daily in '02.

    Schweet pix tho'.
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    i thought your t-shirt had boognish on it, but it was only the spitfire logo. too bad. otherwise, looks like boner city.
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    Question

    I'll be in South America for about 4-6 weeks next year, think I'll be in Las Lenas. How long does the season last there? Until mid-october? I can work at my seasonal waitstaff job until the start of September.
    That thread is frickin' awesome!!!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Squirrel99
    great portillo action.

    i'm really digging this shot. makes me wanna go skiing right now
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    Sweet, although last year was the best season on record for them. The year before was awful. Let's keep our fingers crossed for this year.
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    Everyone should go to Portillo this year!
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  24. 03-16-2006, 07:25 AM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim S
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    Chis Davenport, me, Shane McConkey

    What you don't see in the picture, is that Jim is firmly cupping Shane's ass... hence the big shit-eating grin on Jim's face and the awkward smile on Shane
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  25. 03-16-2006, 08:04 AM #25
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    LLLOOVVEEE the pic of you looking down over your skis into the chute!

    I've been trying to get the bread together for a summer ski trip for a awhile...stoke like this really helps...actually it hurts...
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