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11-19-2014, 11:42 PM
Thread: EAST COAST ROLL CALL #8 14/15 A NEW HOPE
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I've been busy and haven't read the last few...
I've been busy and haven't read the last few pages so don't know if it's still cats lying down with dogs or what but whatever, ^^^^ is kind of where my own head is at now as far as the season goes...
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11-10-2014, 02:23 PM
Thread: EAST COAST ROLL CALL #8 14/15 A NEW HOPE
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but ... I'm pretty sure ... he's ... Canadian ...
but ... I'm pretty sure ... he's ... Canadian
Aha haha, kid/love.
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11-10-2014, 12:26 PM
Thread: The New Roolz
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05-12-2014, 06:28 AM
Thread: TR: Shouldering the Seasons
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I love a story with a great ending. And great...
I love a story with a great ending. And great everything before the ending.
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05-09-2014, 06:11 AM
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Welcome back RT3. Hey listen, there are a bunch...
Welcome back RT3. Hey listen, there are a bunch of questions over the past 20-25 pages here that you haven't answered and that's cool but there's one that almost keeps me up at night:
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05-09-2014, 06:02 AM
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Disappointing TR; no shots of putting on boots...
Disappointing TR; no shots of putting on boots already clicked into the bindings
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05-07-2014, 03:53 PM
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Wonder how this worked out for our hero ...
Wonder how this worked out for our hero
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05-05-2014, 10:32 AM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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Don't have real current intel but in case this...
Don't have real current intel but in case this helps at all: As of last Tuesday snow was wall-to-wall continuous on TRT from halfway up, which is where the Sherb was roped off, but this morning's...
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05-05-2014, 07:13 AM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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A sonogram of Rog's embryonic offspring riding an...
A sonogram of Rog's embryonic offspring riding an embryonic fatbike in the womb would be infinitely more stoke than you've ever posted. Your concern for this thread is sweet though.
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05-04-2014, 07:07 PM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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http://monkfish.com/ski/2013-14/20140429mtw/rrgran...
http://monkfish.com/ski/2013-14/20140429mtw/rrgrandson.jpg
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05-03-2014, 01:53 PM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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I'd figured they're surfers if anything. And very...
I'd figured they're surfers if anything. And very safety-meeting-conscious.
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05-02-2014, 07:39 PM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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WHOA, a CVB show while skiing?!?! Here's the...
WHOA, a CVB show while skiing?!?!
Here's the recording of the Killington show
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05-02-2014, 10:07 AM
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Send lawyers, guns, money and SAR. The shit has...
Send lawyers, guns, money and SAR.
The shit has hit the fan.
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05-02-2014, 09:52 AM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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Let's not forget our PTT folks ...
Let's not forget our PTT folks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6BVIJ6_ljs
bonus: Garcia was a guest at that show, playing David Hidalgo's Les Paul
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04-28-2014, 03:29 PM
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^^^ ...
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04-24-2014, 07:09 AM
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Yep, and I think MRG has been good about sharing...
Yep, and I think MRG has been good about sharing its knowledge/experience with others looking at alternative business models. I remember reading about that when Jim was initially exploring options...
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04-24-2014, 06:52 AM
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He said something similar upthread here. Of...
He said something similar upthread here. Of course the word "slab" has specific avy meanings, likely not his intent. As I try to picture what he describes I think it might well not meet the...
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04-23-2014, 11:08 PM
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OK, no question MRG is not viewed lovingly by...
OK, no question MRG is not viewed lovingly by snowboarders. But without getting into whether the ban is right or wrong, I'm not sure it's a "marketing problem" as in something that nets them less...
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04-23-2014, 04:31 PM
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I have no doubt RT3 took his fall but at least a...
I have no doubt RT3 took his fall but at least a couple things in his email to ABC News set my bullshit detector a-clangin' when compared with his 2013 King Ravine TR:
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04-23-2014, 03:24 PM
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With the link to the 2013 TR on Epic I now have...
With the link to the 2013 TR on Epic I now have been able to answer one question I posed upthread - what time King Ravine goes into the shade. And that almost certainly is ... before RTTT started...
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04-23-2014, 08:34 AM
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THAT would have actual utility. Think Claudine...
THAT would have actual utility. Think Claudine Longet Invitational (ignore the typos, and no it doesn't appear video of the skit itself is online anywhere - old SNL is pretty well locked down)
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04-22-2014, 06:30 AM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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NoPostholio, I was up there for the first time in...
NoPostholio, I was up there for the first time in Aug 2012 and thinking of the skiing opportunities ... then as we did the arduous trek (from the parking lot 1/4 mile up) to the true summit, it...
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04-21-2014, 07:08 PM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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LOVE it. Don't stop 'til it's ALL gone. Thurs...
LOVE it. Don't stop 'til it's ALL gone.
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04-21-2014, 06:57 PM
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Yeah, re marketing MRG's biggest problem may be...
Yeah, re marketing MRG's biggest problem may be "Ski It If You Can" has been a little TOO successful, intimidating some into not trying the place when in fact there's ample gentler terrain (and they...
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04-21-2014, 04:48 PM
Thread: 9 dead, 3 injured in slide on Everest
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The Sherpas are on strike...
The Sherpas are on strike (esquire.com)
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04-19-2014, 05:23 PM
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How did you determine there was no avy risk?...
How did you determine there was no avy risk? (FTR, MWAC did have Tuckerman and Huntington rated Low that day but aside from potential issues with extrapolating for other zones, they noted, as they...
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04-18-2014, 10:35 PM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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The GOS reports are probably going to make me...
The GOS reports are probably going to make me envious but had a great day at Cannon. Even a pretty decent amount of untracked cream cheese on ungroomed parts of the Front Five (not that this photo...
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04-18-2014, 05:59 AM
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This post might actually be pretty funny in the...
This post might actually be pretty funny in the context of what some here think of Markers. But continue please. Trip planning/time of day, what you pack (and I don't mean the gun), assessment of...
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04-18-2014, 05:40 AM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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This being a thread about skiing, I was thinking...
This being a thread about skiing, I was thinking posts about skiing. Sorry I wasn't clear. Since I posted you are 0 for 3 in this thread, batting .000. Seeing as how improving that probably would...
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04-17-2014, 10:21 PM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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I still put the probability of you posting...
I still put the probability of you posting something useful at 0%. Happy to be proven wrong.
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04-17-2014, 10:18 PM
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RTTT, seriously I haven't seen you answer...
RTTT, seriously
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04-17-2014, 09:06 AM
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Bear? GET A GUN Seriously though, I'm deeply...
Bear? GET A GUN
Seriously though, I'm deeply conflicted here. I can't say I'd wish the OP's near-death experience on anyone, but I can't imagine what my life would be like at the moment without... -
04-16-2014, 12:14 PM
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04-16-2014, 11:24 AM
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04-14-2014, 09:12 AM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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Why not quit posting on ski messageboards then?...
Why not quit posting on ski messageboards then? Seriously - what's your point? Rog singlehandedly fucked up the Prezzies and you're going to singlehandedly unfuck them by persuading everyone how much...
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04-14-2014, 08:17 AM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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I forget if this has been posted here but this...
I forget if this has been posted here but this wind map is one of the coolest things ever. Well, not literally cool with S wind torching us at the moment, but still.
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04-14-2014, 06:26 AM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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Hey, he did some fine internettin' too. From...
Hey, he did some fine internettin' too. From outside, even!
Sorry. Stoke. Here's a little stoke. I couldn't get out this weekend myself but I borrowed this from a FB feed. That wretched place... -
04-11-2014, 09:37 AM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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BD: :biggrin: Editing photos from yesterday...
BD: :biggrin:
Editing photos from yesterday and thought I'd try to get back to contributing stoke after my one-time diversion.
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04-11-2014, 08:33 AM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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And you're paying it forward by ruining the...
And you're paying it forward by ruining the internet.
I'm gonna say one other thing addressed to a bunch of folks: The gay slurs? Hello? It's 2014 people. -
04-10-2014, 04:16 PM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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PERFECT peelaway corn in t-shirt weather today on...
PERFECT peelaway corn in t-shirt weather today on the Firescrew snowfields, which I had entirely to myself and which nobody else had skied since rain refreshed the surface earlier in the week.
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04-09-2014, 08:10 PM
Thread: TR: Song of Katahdin
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Not sure anyone's mentioned this but the distance...
Not sure anyone's mentioned this but the distance photos really help make the TR. I mean, it'd be a world-class TR regardless but that's a pretty unusual element for something not pro shot.
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04-07-2014, 07:27 AM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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I feel a little silly posting about anything I've...
I feel a little silly posting about anything I've done after reading that Katahdin TR (or Jonathan's marathon for that matter), but had fun in the sun with my son - here, casting a long shadow
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04-04-2014, 04:35 PM
Thread: HELP: Tuckerman Ravine Skiers / Riders!
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I conduct and analyze surveys for a living and...
I conduct and analyze surveys for a living and respectfully offer constructive criticism.
hortence correctly raised the issue of selection bias. And even if you conduct the survey at the Pinkham... -
04-01-2014, 09:21 PM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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Consolidate. Freeze. Thaw. Harvest. Lather....
Consolidate. Freeze. Thaw. Harvest. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.
Do NOT under any circumstances get there for first chair.
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04-01-2014, 03:52 PM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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Catching up on this thread and NP here (LOUD) at...
Catching up on this thread and NP here (LOUD) at this very moment is Rider from 4/1/85 Portland ME, the only April Fool's show I saw.
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04-01-2014, 10:47 AM
Thread: An uncommon avalanche
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p.s. I'm thinking that is a party of skiers in...
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04-01-2014, 10:42 AM
Thread: An uncommon avalanche
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I'm still a noob to this stuff but I'd like to...
I'm still a noob to this stuff but I'd like to think that reading about persistent slab for weeks in MWAC bulletins would have had my spidey sense tingling at least a little. Not a coincidence that...
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03-27-2014, 08:58 PM
Thread: Why do eyes water when going fast?
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Flatulence -10 -9
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03-27-2014, 04:50 PM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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If that's the Newburyport windmill, from that...
If that's the Newburyport windmill, from that angle it has to be north of PI. With the little groin on the beach I'm thinking maybe Hampton NH. Can't place that cedar shake shack though.
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03-21-2014, 10:42 AM
Thread: Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!
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March: In like a lion, out like a polar bear. ...
March: In like a lion, out like a polar bear.
FUCK YEAH.
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