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03-15-2024, 11:00 AM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Now that's just crazy talk.
Now that's just crazy talk.
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03-15-2024, 10:25 AM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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1:30 from Silverthorne to Golden this morning....
1:30 from Silverthorne to Golden this morning. Amazing how many semis without chains on snowpacked/ice.
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03-14-2024, 04:46 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Should have hung out in DEN - 70 reopened a...
Should have hung out in DEN - 70 reopened a little bit ago.
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03-12-2024, 05:19 PM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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Motivated. We also have guides for 4 of the days...
Motivated. We also have guides for 4 of the days we're there, on our own for 3.
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03-12-2024, 08:55 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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I'll be in Chamonix next week - weather forecast...
I'll be in Chamonix next week - weather forecast looks showery with a mid-mountain snow line. How bad are conditions going to be?
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03-04-2024, 12:39 PM
Thread: Marker Alpinist Long Term Review
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Helpful review - I've had similar issues with...
Helpful review - I've had similar issues with floppy risers and with one screwjacked heel piece.
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03-01-2024, 08:53 AM
Thread: Anthracites Playground 2-11-24
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I found it interesting that in his book (good...
I found it interesting that in his book (good book bad name, Art of Schralpanism) Jeremy Jones talks about treating any avalanche forecast mentioning a PWL as if it has a "high" danger rating,...
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02-27-2024, 07:41 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Started hammering snow at my place in summit at...
Started hammering snow at my place in summit at 7a.
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02-22-2024, 08:08 AM
Thread: Anthracites Playground 2-11-24
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I agree. I think it's notably from a...
I agree. I think it's notably from a decision-making standpoint though, since the field observations weren't matching up with the conditions the team expected.
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02-21-2024, 07:29 PM
Thread: Anthracites Playground 2-11-24
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...and because they were depending on a deeper...
...and because they were depending on a deeper snowpack in the zone to mitigate the PWL danger.
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02-13-2024, 01:06 PM
Thread: Lyngen, Norway
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I mapped some lines from guides for a trip we...
I mapped some lines from guides for a trip we never took (April 2020); here, if it's helpful: https://caltopo.com/m/N851
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02-13-2024, 08:12 AM
Thread: CO Hut to Hut Trip Planning
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Yeah, I'm familiar with Conundrum - it sounds...
Yeah, I'm familiar with Conundrum - it sounds like there are veiled claims of something nearby in the Difficult Creek drainage.
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02-12-2024, 02:16 PM
Thread: CO Hut to Hut Trip Planning
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Bumping my old thread - since our Vance's ->...
Bumping my old thread - since our Vance's -> Jackal -> Fowler trip, we decided a better itinerary is 6 nights over 2 huts, so have done Lindley -> Green Wilson and Taggert -> Friends. Both very...
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02-08-2024, 08:28 AM
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Don't forget about their Worn Wear site for the...
Don't forget about their Worn Wear site for the expensive stuff. I haven't paid retail for Patagonia in a long time. And they'll still repair their Worn Wear stuff.
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02-07-2024, 09:01 AM
Thread: Steep line you've skied/want to ski
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Skied: What Big Eyes You Have, Deming Drop,...
Skied: What Big Eyes You Have, Deming Drop, Conundrum Couloir
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01-31-2024, 08:34 AM
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Hagar isn't that easy to get to. Loveland has a...
Hagar isn't that easy to get to. Loveland has a cat skiing operation it can run in the basin, but Hagar never struck me as having a side country vibe.
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01-31-2024, 08:09 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Toured E facing in Summit yesterday - it's been a...
Toured E facing in Summit yesterday - it's been a surface hoar factory up high. Lots of loud pow on a supportable slab BTL. Sluffy.
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01-30-2024, 04:40 PM
Thread: The FIFTY
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The GQ piece gets a lot less breathless as it...
The GQ piece gets a lot less breathless as it goes on. I enjoyed this bit:
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01-30-2024, 09:38 AM
Thread: The FIFTY
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The Op-Ed is awfully armchair-quarterbacky. Seems...
The Op-Ed is awfully armchair-quarterbacky. Seems like an effort to paint Cody as being a slave to the tick list when it seems pretty clear to me he's been very cognizant of that risk and hasn't...
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01-22-2024, 12:04 PM
Thread: K2 recon pro/team boot?
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Appreciate it; I'll reach out.
Appreciate it; I'll reach out.
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01-22-2024, 09:13 AM
Thread: K2 recon pro/team boot?
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Yep, trying that route too.
Yep, trying that route too.
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01-19-2024, 04:13 PM
Thread: K2 recon pro/team boot?
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Sorry for the minor hijack, but I was skiing...
Sorry for the minor hijack, but I was skiing today and noticed one of my shells cracked on my Recons. tompietrowski, any chance you can help a mag out?
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01-18-2024, 04:26 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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So fucking good today.
So fucking good today.
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01-17-2024, 08:29 AM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Silverthorne to Denver this morning was fine. But...
Silverthorne to Denver this morning was fine. But Silverthorne traffic yesterday was complete chaos.
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01-12-2024, 03:03 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Currently pretty nasty in Silverthorne. Patches...
Currently pretty nasty in Silverthorne. Patches of visibility but patches of whiteout. Snowfall looks like it's picking back up too.
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01-12-2024, 10:35 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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Outstanding, thanks.
Outstanding, thanks.
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01-12-2024, 09:00 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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Is there a good source for looking at snowpack in...
Is there a good source for looking at snowpack in Chamonix vs. a longterm average? OpenSnow does it for US resorts but I can't find something similar for Chamonix.
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01-11-2024, 04:08 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Toured in the trees in Summit today. West facing,...
Toured in the trees in Summit today. West facing, 10.5k, the storm slabs were reactive even though they weren't very hard BTL (4F, F). Be careful if you're touring in the high country this weekend -...
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01-10-2024, 08:31 AM
Thread: K2 recon pro/team boot?
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I have similar physiology - wide forefoot,...
I have similar physiology - wide forefoot, relatively flat feet, narrowish heel, big calves. I've been happy with the Recon 130 as an inbounds boot - seems like a positive signal for you.
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01-05-2024, 09:07 AM
Thread: Chamonix Valley Questions
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FYI, we were looking at guide dates the week of...
FYI, we were looking at guide dates the week of March 17. As of yesterday, Vertical Frontiers, Ray Huges, and the Compagnie des Guides all had availability.
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01-04-2024, 09:41 AM
Thread: Chamonix Valley Questions
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Locking down our trip and the Smarts as guides....
Locking down our trip and the Smarts as guides. Will report back.
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01-03-2024, 08:25 AM
Thread: Chamonix Valley Questions
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Yeah, we're not heading into it with the mindset...
Yeah, we're not heading into it with the mindset of "we must ski the widowmaker couloir." A guide certainly seems like the right answer for putting us on the right lines in the right conditions. As...
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01-03-2024, 08:21 AM
Thread: Wine Geekery
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Disagree about American pinot sucking. Our big...
Disagree about American pinot sucking.
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01-02-2024, 04:07 PM
Thread: Chamonix Valley Questions
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Group of 4, all strong downhill skiers, 2 strong...
Group of 4, all strong downhill skiers, 2 strong tourers and 2 not so strong tourers. All have experience in big terrain, but no real experience with glacier travel. So, for example, 45 deg. couloirs...
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01-02-2024, 03:05 PM
Thread: Chamonix Valley Questions
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Bumping this thread - any other recommendations...
Bumping this thread - any other recommendations for lodging and/or guide services? Looking at a mid-March trip with a focus on off piste/freeride/some light touring, preferably in ice axe/crampon...
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12-20-2023, 10:58 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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A duck patch?
A duck patch?
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12-14-2023, 09:46 AM
Thread: You know you’re in a dive bar when…
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Are meat raffles a thing outside of MN/WI?...
Are meat raffles a thing outside of MN/WI? They're certainly dive bar adjacent.
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12-12-2023, 08:41 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Your local library also has the WFR manual/book.
Your local library also has the WFR manual/book.
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12-06-2023, 01:31 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Toured near the divide the past couple days -...
Toured near the divide the past couple days - lots of wumphing and shooting cracks out there.
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12-05-2023, 02:30 PM
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Timely thread - our 8 yr old just started an...
Timely thread - our 8 yr old just started an intro program in what certainly can be a serious ski program. We'll see how it goes.
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11-30-2023, 01:43 PM
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"People blackmail me by not paying me money." ...
"People blackmail me by not paying me money."
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11-28-2023, 01:43 PM
Thread: The FIFTY
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Hold My Kid was great.
Hold My Kid was great.
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11-28-2023, 01:42 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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I'll be back and forth between downtown Denver...
I'll be back and forth between downtown Denver and Silverthorne on Thursday and south denver and Silverthorne Sat/Sun.
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11-27-2023, 10:35 AM
Thread: Letterkenny
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The first season cold open is one of my favorite...
The first season cold open is one of my favorite sitcom bits of all time.
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11-21-2023, 03:27 PM
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I'm a fan of the whippet/aluminum axe/aluminum...
I'm a fan of the whippet/aluminum axe/aluminum crampons 4wd setup, but I'm also in a region with no glaciers and hardly any water ice. I only find myself climbing steep snow.
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11-17-2023, 12:48 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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I could transport it Tuesday if you'll be in...
I could transport it Tuesday if you'll be in downtown Denver
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11-15-2023, 05:54 PM
Thread: The FIFTY
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Great flick! Though I wanna know: how much did...
Great flick!
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11-15-2023, 08:36 AM
Thread: ski films
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A ski stoke playlist:...
A ski stoke playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_tLWJwc4JuPeOcquMVIsa7lOMcUtK8hC&si=sHbt9vB0BvK9yc1q
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11-14-2023, 02:00 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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More people found in the woods:...
More people found in the woods: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/13/colorado-missing-hiker-found
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11-14-2023, 01:06 PM
Thread: Talk to me about table saws
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Table saws are one of the few products that cause...
Table saws are one of the few products that cause more damage in terms of personal injury dollars than they gross in sales every year. So certainly keep that in mind. I think if you plan on doing a...
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