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  1. Thread: View right now

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    Yesterday: 491883 Today: 491884

    Yesterday:

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    Today:

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    Lamest personalized license plates

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    Huh, somebody who really likes the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack?
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    Eh, "far from chargers" is relative. Most...

    Eh, "far from chargers" is relative. Most trailheads I've been to that are a pain to get to are still well within the round-trip range of some kind of town that should have charging capabilities...
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    ^ That’s what I’m saying. They’re clueless. And...

    ^ That’s what I’m saying. They’re clueless. And their best hope is that there are enough buyers who are similarly clueless.
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    The truck-bed tent thing is kind of pathetic even...

    The truck-bed tent thing is kind of pathetic even if it wasn't a droopy piece of shit, even if they'd designed it to resemble the original angular mock-up. They think they're marketing to outdoors...
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    The Aztek tent doesn't look great (the entryway...

    The Aztek tent doesn't look great (the entryway hoop looks to be made from the kind of pole set used on very cheap tents), but at least the fabric is reasonably taut throughout. Whereas with the...
  7. Thread: Fit for 50

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    Well yeah, people who are already dialed in to a...

    Well yeah, people who are already dialed in to a lot of this stuff might not discover any transformative magic in this book. Personally, I was well on my way into middle-age, with a couple of...
  8. Thread: Fit for 50

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    I'm surprised there's no mention here yet about...

    I'm surprised there's no mention here yet about Peter Attia's excellent book that came out last year, Outlive. Not just about living longer, but living stronger and better longer. Mandatory reading...
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    Yeah, I guess so. I haven't read the books, and...

    Yeah, I guess so. I haven't read the books, and Dune Part 1 left me cold, not really caring much about any of the characters. Oh well, there isn't time to read everything out there, nor to watch...
  10. Thread: Cult Classics

    by bobz
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    Here's an obscure one that's a lot of fun: The...

    Here's an obscure one that's a lot of fun: The Velocipastor


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JppwKpfOgyo

    I could summarize it for you, but the title does an adequate job of that. This isn't a...
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    Hey Buzz, we missed seeing you up at Beaver!...

    Hey Buzz, we missed seeing you up at Beaver! Stoke time...

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    I have more to say; check your PMs.
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    It's been a few weeks since I read the website,...

    It's been a few weeks since I read the website, but I vaguely recall some mention of showers in some other building at Beaver.

    I'm packing a large pot and a small-medium pot. Also serving bowl...
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    Eh, the Asian investments that would make YHOO...

    Eh, the Asian investments that would make YHOO worth far more than Yahoo's core business were largely thanks to Jerry Yang. But sure, Mayer deserves some credit for doing the financial shuffle to...
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    Store it dry.

    Store it dry.
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    Type 2 Fun is the real deal; pleasure is great...

    Type 2 Fun is the real deal; pleasure is great too, but it isn't the path to happiness.
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    As I said, I'm planning to bring a big green...

    As I said, I'm planning to bring a big green salad for Wed night (possible leftovers for Thurs). I'll have a baked veg for Thursday evening too.

    Do I still need to bring a 10-quart pot for cooking...
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    ^ Eh? Google Maps, and enter "Beaver Mountain Ski...

    ^ Eh? Google Maps, and enter "Beaver Mountain Ski Area" into the input box. Zoom in on sat-view and you can actually see the yurt.


    I'm looking at the forecast, and yeah, I think I want to have...
  18. That's awesome. Maybe instead of a gondola, they...

    That's awesome. Maybe instead of a gondola, they should grade and regularly groom an XC track down the hill; casual carpool up (incentive to pick people up: qualify for carpool parking), ski back...
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    Your pic doesn’t work for me. But here’s DV on...

    Your pic doesn’t work for me. But here’s DV on Wednesday:

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    Gotta love how, in the background, there's a fur collar, plus a second fartbag.
  21. Here's some of that... ...

    Here's some of that...

    https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m9CB_SKHa0c
  22. No complaints here. Okay, on the heavy side,...

    No complaints here. Okay, on the heavy side, particularly in the afternoon, and indeed there were crusty bumps underneath to watch for. It helped to be high up; I spent the whole day skiing various...
  23. Wasatch 23/24 Stoke Thread: Red Snake Coverage coming at you live from tgapp's fartba

    Really? Just a few inches predicted for the base area by morning (though with up to a foot on the mountain by noon), so I'm inclined to give it a try. Should be okay if the official accumulation...
  24. Oh man, really sorry Daviski; both legs ugh....

    Oh man, really sorry Daviski; both legs ugh. Hoping for the best for healing, but damn, it's going to suck for a few months.


    I toured up out of North Fork Park to the saddle just east of Ben...
  25. Wasatch 23/24 Stoke Thread: Red Snake Coverage coming at you live from tgapp's fartba

    Fun for the whole family at Basin today. Mz. Bobz:
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    and Spawn of Bobz:
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    How about I'll bring my 10-quart pot with...

    How about I'll bring my 10-quart pot with strainer for cooking the spag. And I'll bring a non-meat pasta sauce (and a pot for that), in case anyone aside from me prefers that.
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    I'll be there! That'll be my last week in Utah...

    I'll be there! That'll be my last week in Utah (for now); wife & kid will have already flown back. Nice way to end an awesome year in this fine state.

    I'm planning to sample the XC near the base...
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    Alfa Vista Advance GTX. I know they're...

    Alfa Vista Advance GTX. I know they're discontinued, because that's why I got a great price on them. I think they're more comfortable than any Asolo leathers I've ever had, other than the Glissades,...
  29. Jeez, it's Saturday, what y'all expect? We had a...

    Jeez, it's Saturday, what y'all expect? We had a fine skate-skiing day at Ogden Nordic, no traffic, 30 second walk from free parking. I skied downhill mid-week last week, and I'll ski downhill...
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    Rottefella Xplore update: I took them out today...

    Rottefella Xplore update: I took them out today for 16k verts at Snowbasin. They did well! This set of Xplores is mounted to an old pair of skinny used-to-be-called-tele skis that I remain fond of,...
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    Picked up a Gerry fleece hoodie for my kid today;...

    Picked up a Gerry fleece hoodie for my kid today; it's really similar to the OR fleece hoodie he already has; good to have more than one. (Nothing for me; I still have most of the fleece jackets I've...
  32. Thread: SLC Eats

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    Makanmakan tonight, after skiing Alta. Really...

    Makanmakan tonight, after skiing Alta. Really good! Thanks for the rec.
  33. It was great to ski with the crew today! A fine...

    It was great to ski with the crew today! A fine day. Icing on the cake, I found some fine powder turns, while getting back to Snowbird, on the north side of Wildcat ridge.
  34. Me (blue jacket green boots, Legends) & baron...

    Me (blue jacket green boots, Legends) & baron (denim) on Collins now. Where you other guys?
  35. I will swing by the Little Cottonwood parking lot...

    I will swing by the Little Cottonwood parking lot as well, I'm guessing around 8:30, will stop for a minute between the bus stop and the bathroom, blue Outback with Yakima roof-coffin + bike rack,...
  36. Ugh, I got caught off guard by the parking...

    Ugh, I got caught off guard by the parking situation as well, and I decided fuck it and reserved a Snowbird spot at the base of Gadzoom. I figure I'll ski around via Mineral and find you all folks...
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  38. Better viz would be preferred. But the inch or...

    Better viz would be preferred. But the inch or two of fresh is nice.
  39. I’ll be there at Alta tomorrow! Right now, we’re...

    I’ll be there at Alta tomorrow! Right now, we’re skiing in a whiteout at Basin
  40. On an iPhone, I think making just about any edit,...

    On an iPhone, I think making just about any edit, cropping, or even just upping the "shadows" or playing with other lighting adjustments (ski pics almost always benefit from a bit of brightening),...
  41. Yah. The deal is that Apple (and probably other...

    Yah. The deal is that Apple (and probably other phones) don't necessarily store photos right-side-up; instead, they set a flag in the header that says which side of the photo is up. That flag wasn't...
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    It's on the calendar! I'll make a big green salad...

    It's on the calendar! I'll make a big green salad for the first night.
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    I picked up a merino base-layer top for $20;...

    I picked up a merino base-layer top for $20; really nothing wrong with it as far as I can tell, and that's about a quarter of what I paid for the Icebreaker leggings that I just skied in today.
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  44. Great day today! Mz Bobz had fun too: 483569 ...

    Great day today! Mz Bobz had fun too:

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    They aren't for every day, or most days, but I sure like them on a day like today. Spats barge through the heavy pow, plus I get to free my...
  45. Hey tgapp I’m at Basin. Eating my sandwich at the...

    Hey tgapp I’m at Basin. Eating my sandwich at the top of gondi, then back to JP. Blue jacket, red boots, tele Spatulas. Fun times today, if a tad heavy.
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    SNS is not only defunct (though phased out...

    SNS is not only defunct (though phased out recently enough that used SNS boots shouldn't be hard to find), but inappropriate for backcountry XC gear. Unless it's SNS-BC, roughly equivalent to but...
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    Yes, this new one is probably better than Alive,...

    Yes, this new one is probably better than Alive, (though it's been a long time since I've seen Alive, and I do recall the older movie being very well done).

    Another thumbs up for Buried, too; I'm...
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    With all this fresh snow finally, XC touring gear...

    With all this fresh snow finally, XC touring gear isn't exactly on deck at the moment, but I'll have more to say about skiing on them when I've put another day or two on them; may be a few weeks.
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  49. Yo tgapp, we're traveling at the moment, but...

    Yo tgapp, we're traveling at the moment, but thinking about hitting the 'tude on Friday.
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    We had him using the skis (with kiddie-cut...

    We had him using the skis (with kiddie-cut skins), with kiddie SNS boots/bindings, occasionally for a season or two, after he outgrew getting dragged around. Then I plugged and remounted to the...
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