We are in desperate need of snow, and what we do have is full of facets. It is going to be super tricky when it starts snowing.

TC is super bony right now. People are skiing it but I sure...

Yes. It is.

He's nice, he's funny, he's knowledgeable, and he's hella fun to hang with. He's also quite gracious to those who really are, well, creaky.

Laughing! Awwwww, Deke, that's some funny schitt right there... worth the trip over to TGR!

OK, here's what this morning's tour said... didn't have a lot of time to spend on this, sorry.

Hiked up to Island Lake. There are two patches remaining. The one below the gendarme under Full...

Fair enough.

If it does end up happening, you might want to call the Elko BLM office - 775-753-0200. Ask for Tamara or Zach. If you take the easternmost Carlin exit and continue on east on the...

It's patchy but your best bet is likely below Ruby Dome at this point. I'm leaving town early Friday morning but can open the gate at the bottom for you tomorrow, if you'd like. I haven't been up...

Hate to tell you this, but your best bet really is to push on to Thos. Canyon campground. I'd offer to let you camp on our ranch, but it's honestly a bit farther out than the campground is. There...

Elko is pretty meh in and of itself. It's certainly getting better. The people make it good - there are some genuinely good people here, very welcoming and accepting. You have to be able to get...

The skiing in the Rubies can be excellent, but it definitely is avalanche terrain and it does require one to either skin uphill or have a friend with a snowmobile who's willing to haul you up there. ...

Good. The more people who think like you, the more powder I'll have all to myself.

AFAIC, you can ALL go fight for tracks in Tahoe and Wasangeles, we have too many out-of-towners tramping...

Perhaps more of them do than care to admit...

Now, see, I venture over here to get a laugh out of your comments on that vid, and... only 5?

You people are slacking off!

Phortuitous photo, Climber Jim.

Outrageous TR, you guys.

Where do you keep the semi you use to haul your balls around with?

Thanks for the nice TR - I've wanted to do that route for years. Perhaps I should make my way back to CO sooner rather than later...

Done any exploring around Winnnnnnnnnnnnnnemucca? I always thought there'd be skiing in them thar hills. I know a couple of ice climbing dudes from Winnnnnnnnnnnnnnemucca who make their way over...

Well... guaranteeing steep skiing around here is a little unrealistic. The slide danger can get pretty intense, and as a business owner I can understand why Joe wouldn't have wanted to take that...

No, he's a neighbor, a sometime collaborator, a sometime friendly adversary. A good guy who's been able to make a reasonable living in a very small town doing something he loves. Can't argue with...

If you're up for some snow camping and your avy chops are sound there are better destinations.

Check out the Come Line up Seitz Canyon, or think in terms of Ruby Dome. There are some chutes up...

It truly is. Hugely aesthetic. There's better skiing elsewhere in the range, though.

Worth doing just because it's so incredibly beautiful.

Well, it depends on the year and it depends on when you ski that line. Sometimes the road closure is above TC, sometimes below.

We ran into a couple of Utardians skinning up from the closure this...

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Excellent post.

Gary's still running WP? He's a good guy. I used to work with his wife. Corporate as they come but somehow has never managed to lose his heart.

WP isn't "keeping it real" by any stretch but the...

You may laugh, but....

Shouting out to the Elko (Nevada) SnoBowl - a community non-profit hill run 100% by volunteers, open when possible so that local kids (and even adults) have a cheap, nearby...

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Good stuff from Rocket Man.



Mr. Kircher, as a former public relations professional and current business owner, I know absolutely that you already know this - one unhappy...

OK, that is beyond cool.


:D

I just got handed the job of putting together the annual fundraiser for our little tiny ski patrol - we always show the latest TGR flick, which is great for raising money AND for building huge stoke!...

Well, this is a fun thread, esp. considering Ben's been out of the cooker for a while now... what a cutie!

Did you ever fabricate a good green chile recipe?????

No, he's hugely unpopular with the huddled masses.

Bhutto was more incompetent than corrupt - she was trying to run a country that has functioned on corruption for centuries. (Use of the word...

Sure I'm a local.

Here in the Rubies.

(God's country, for those not familiar).

(Although Driggs is right up there...)

Thanks for the stoke - that's been one of my favorite sections of CT for a looooooooong time, and this is the best time of year to ride it.

Laid up for a bit so the only spoke stoke I'm getting is...

Boy, if there were anybody more qualified to pull that asshole down I'd be surprised.

I absolutely hate powertripping cops. Almost sounds like a case of little man syndrome.

Since your cop was...

I bought a bike from Western Spirit Cyclery in Moab at the end of the season a few years back (a hardtail GT Avalanche). They rent bikes to their tour clients who don't want to pack their own bikes...

I think Walt used about half of that trick when we set me up to go tubeless (one drunken night at Gooseberry, where were you?)

Filleted tubes, some Stans, a good floor pump and some elbow grease. ...

This from Dan:

"I have not gotten a good look for a while. I would guess there are steep sunpocked lines in the cirque, but that's about it. I would recommend the Tetons. :)"

Sorry, wish it...

We had a fairly miserable year this year snow-wise. The skiing was reasonable a couple of months ago... I'll check with a friend of mine (dhm over on Telemark Tips) to see what he knows about...

Interesting re: heart rate maximum:

http://www.bodyforlife2.com/max_heart_rate.htm

If you know your resting heart rate (go to bed with HR monitor on, resting HR will be the avg from the night's...

I've worn the HRM several times this winter. I have to admit that a couple of weekends ago was really tough going - deep, super-heavy snow, about 3000' laps. Hard work up AND down.

Other times...

Interesting thing about the HRM - I found out how hard I wasn't working.

I've owned and used a good Stairmaster for several years. Last year I got a HRM and started using it... heartrate while on...

Have you guys found this yet?

(just found this thread, sorry if you've seen it)

www.fitday.com

A friend of mine recommended this and it's great. Has a cool calorie calculator for food and...

Doug, I've not met you but have been thinking of you often, as have many thousands of people around the world (this has gone beyond TGR).

RE: the shrinks - it's important particularly that you...

Well, he's made a difference in ours. What goes around comes around.

In.

Something like this reminds us all of how incredibly precious our loved ones are.

I hope that her husband finds comfort in the love of of his friends.

Such a beautiful girl. :(

This is heartbreaking.

I'm so, so sorry for both of you.

Yes, San Juan Ski Company (the one out of Durango) does. I was up there with a group of patrollers one time and hucking a 30-footer was in order for several of them... there was an adjacent...

FWIW, my X husband was extremely allergic to cats, as is a very good friend. I've fed my cats nothing but Science Diet for their entire lives and am always very conscientious about keeping the house...

They don't make their money selling lift tickets. They make money selling huge 2nd homes by golf courses in mountain settings.

Don't be fooled by thinking this is a ski resort. This is a real...

Oh, I know it, we have two guys on our patrol who have their head in the same space. Pisses me off in a huge way - we don't need more people like that in jackets.

Wow... that's his hill? Didn't...

They'll never trust him with a toboggan. Seriously. Hopefully HE'LL never trust himself with a toboggan.

At little tiny hills like that they're probably just happy to have a warm body. Sucks,...

Only if you prefer a bloody gaping hole where your face used to be. :eek:

How about "man, she rips!!!" or something to that effect?

(FWIW, I don't, just have a good time flailing!) :D