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04-01-2024, 11:52 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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I guess I just didn't notice them Sunday morning,...
I guess I just didn't notice them Sunday morning, we did a couple 7th laps to start the day and I didn't recall seeing the tracks.
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04-01-2024, 10:28 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Okay who had the balls to lay tracks down...
Okay who had the balls to lay tracks down Blackcomb main face yesterday mid day? A set of two tracks down the main gut then cutting back lookers right and into a close out chute back into Lake Side....
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01-16-2024, 05:32 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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With the glaciers melting out I would bet they...
With the glaciers melting out I would bet they revised the master plan to better account for hiking rather than skiing. When was the last update to their Master Plan? The map there is 2013?
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12-05-2023, 01:06 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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"assigned and transferred all of its interest" ...
"assigned and transferred all of its interest"
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11-27-2023, 05:33 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Skied Blackcomb yesterday with the family, didn't...
Skied Blackcomb yesterday with the family, didn't really think about just how low the tide was till we started up the gondola. Man we need snow.
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11-22-2023, 12:53 PM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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Awesome. A fall desert trip is on the bucket...
Awesome. A fall desert trip is on the bucket list. Such a different landscape to coastal BC here.
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11-21-2023, 10:46 AM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Fitz upgrade is all for the bike park, skiing is...
Fitz upgrade is all for the bike park, skiing is secondary for it.
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11-20-2023, 02:14 PM
Thread: Whistler 23-24
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Opening day gunna be soo good. ...
Opening day gunna be soo good.
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11-17-2023, 01:38 PM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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Uh airplanes? You know they are riveted together...
Uh airplanes? You know they are riveted together right?
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07-31-2023, 02:16 PM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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Builds a solid axle swap 4x4....with 75ft of rear...
Builds a solid axle swap 4x4....with 75ft of rear overhang that couldn't make it through a 6inch water bar. Useless. I bet he's got a cool overlander patch collection.
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07-17-2023, 04:02 PM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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It's a little 10L gallon stainless beer keg. On...
It's a little 10L gallon stainless beer keg. On the inlet side I pressurize it with a bike hand pump. The stainless keg is nice in that it's easy to clean and no funky plastic taste and no worries...
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07-13-2023, 11:19 AM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb25146869/p5pb25146869...
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05-31-2023, 10:33 AM
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Did you try unplugging it and plugging it back...
Did you try unplugging it and plugging it back in? Usually fixes things.
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05-12-2023, 12:39 PM
Thread: Cargo ebike
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On the surface if you are a bike geek this seems...
On the surface if you are a bike geek this seems correct. But after owning one of these in our household since February 2020 it's wrong.
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05-12-2023, 12:30 PM
Thread: Whistler Beta: Lite Version
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Do this. Then don't forget to drop a few...
Do this.
Then don't forget to drop a few bucks in the tip jar. https://www.trailforks.com/directory/201/ -
05-12-2023, 12:19 PM
Thread: 2023 UCI Downhill/Enduro/XC mega thread
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Ponied up for GCN+ this morning, watched the end...
Ponied up for GCN+ this morning, watched the end of the Giro live, then the XCC. The XCC coverage felt nice and Pro, like the 90's XC hayday when racing on OLN. No interruptions to highlight a...
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05-11-2023, 10:28 AM
Thread: Cargo ebike
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Cargo e-bikes are awesome. I have an old Kona Ute...
Cargo e-bikes are awesome. I have an old Kona Ute with a e-kit slapped on it and the spouse has a Radwagon (last of the 26" wheel versions). I've not kept up with what brands are a good deal these...
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04-26-2023, 03:10 PM
Thread: Are bike quivers still a thing?
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Ah the full Merritt Crown...that's a big un. A...
Ah the full Merritt Crown...that's a big un. A Blur would be nice for that. Pull some strings and try and get a Blur demo for a couple weeks?
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04-26-2023, 02:24 PM
Thread: Are bike quivers still a thing?
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You signed up for the Back 40 too? I keep...
You signed up for the Back 40 too? I keep thinking about optimizing a bike specifically for it.
Quiver of two.
Modern 29'er hardtail 150mm fork and a 160/155 full suspension trail duro. One... -
03-23-2023, 12:25 PM
Thread: Enduro World Cup (EDR) 2023
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How hard would it have been for them to Youtube...
How hard would it have been for them to Youtube the Press Conference?
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02-19-2023, 11:24 AM
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https://www.vitalmtb.com/forums/hub/i-built-app-he...
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02-07-2023, 12:00 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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Sounds like it had initial approval? But didn't...
Sounds like it had initial approval? But didn't move forward.
https://thetyee.ca/News/2005/01/31/SkiResortWars/print.html
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01-23-2023, 06:55 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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Even the old Mayor didn't give a shit about us...
Even the old Mayor didn't give a shit about us lowly brown bag day trippers.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/whistler-over-tourism-1.4340942
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01-23-2023, 04:14 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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Just accessing Creekside wouldn't draw enough...
Just accessing Creekside wouldn't draw enough riders. You're thinking like a skier not a tourist. Even to get most of the Vancouver day trippers onto the train it's best selling feature would need to...
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01-20-2023, 07:20 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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Check out the Fireside Lodge. A mix of...
Check out the Fireside Lodge. A mix of member/owners and hostel stay. Communal kitchen with the option for dorm rooms or private rooms.
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01-16-2023, 01:58 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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Next week we're back over in your hood. Kids have...
Next week we're back over in your hood. Kids have us on alternating schedule between Creekside and Rockcomb. Maybe we'll see you on hill instead of the parking crawl this time.
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01-16-2023, 12:53 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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Went up yesterday and several firsts for us. ...
Went up yesterday and several firsts for us.
First time ever getting stuck in heavy traffic at Brohm Lake. Last weekend we left N. Van at 7:30 and hit the traffic at Tower Hill, okay so this... -
01-05-2023, 02:17 PM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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Great work.
Great work.
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01-03-2023, 05:09 PM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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How can you not actually know? It's no small...
How can you not actually know? It's no small investment yet you can't take 1/2 an hour and find a set of scales to get it weighed?
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12-07-2022, 03:18 PM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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Friends of mine did this to a bus. They cut the...
Friends of mine did this to a bus. They cut the top off below the windows, raised the top 14" and welded in supports. He used a gas cut off saw to lop the top off.
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12-02-2022, 06:47 PM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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I wasn't thinking camping...just access to get...
I wasn't thinking camping...just access to get something in/out or load food in if you happen to be parked road side. Not likely to be an issue.
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12-02-2022, 11:42 AM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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Wait...port side? Curious to your reasoning...
Wait...port side? Curious to your reasoning there. Seems it would make it tougher to get into if you needed to when parked on the side of a street.
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11-30-2022, 05:12 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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Also to add it's a relatively short window of...
Also to add it's a relatively short window of time where there is some alpine hiking. When it's too boney in the alpine I think they keep it closed, a few storms and there is a sweet spot of not...
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11-30-2022, 05:09 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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Early season they adjust the boundary so the...
Early season they adjust the boundary so the hiking is out of bounds. They open/close that boundary based on conditions.
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11-30-2022, 03:45 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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T-Bars gets skiers into the same avy exposure as...
T-Bars gets skiers into the same avy exposure as Harmony and Peak, so by the time Patrol has cleared alpine to make it safe for T-Bar...might as well open Peak / Harmony.
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11-28-2022, 12:54 PM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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Awesome work. If you don't plan to remove it...
Awesome work.
If you don't plan to remove it why not just hard mount it direct to the chassis instead of doing a steel flatbed? Somewhere on ExPo a guy build a minimal structure from fiberglass... -
11-21-2022, 04:55 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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The people who think they had first cabin on...
The people who think they had first cabin on Excalibur roll over to Excelerator to find they've been beaten there buy some guys that started skinning at 6am instead of just standing in line.
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11-04-2022, 02:58 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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Gunna be a master class shit show. Fuck. ...
Gunna be a master class shit show. Fuck.
Let's start a pool on when Creekside will open.
My guess if Friday Feb 18th. They'll get a final scramble on for Presidents day US long weekend. -
10-25-2022, 03:17 PM
Thread: Whistler 22-23
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Back on the full pass game after a few years of...
Back on the full pass game after a few years of limited Edge Card use. We had planned to get the kiddos into the ski school so we could get some proper ski time in but missed the frenzy for ski...
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I have purchased off Amazon Japan and had the...
I have purchased off Amazon Japan and had the tools shipped to Canada.
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10-11-2022, 10:45 AM
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Cool. Hopefully a good season ahead.
Cool. Hopefully a good season ahead.
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10-06-2022, 03:56 PM
Thread: Off-Topic: I need a new car / truck / SUV
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You're American, you'll need a solid axle swapped...
You're American, you'll need a solid axle swapped 4x4 E350 van with an 8L diesel on 40's to even consider thinking about approaching a dirt road as treacherous as those pictures.
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10-05-2022, 12:54 PM
Thread: Off-Topic: I need a new car / truck / SUV
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Honda Ridgeline.
Honda Ridgeline.
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06-20-2022, 11:47 AM
Thread: Powder11 RIP
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpe6d2AMyfw Mar...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpe6d2AMyfw
Mar 2007.
Too many good times chasing you around WB to count. You will be missed. RIP and sending straighlines on the other side. -
06-20-2022, 11:47 AM
Thread: Powder11 RIP
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpe6d2AMyfw Mar...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpe6d2AMyfw
Mar 2007.
Too many good times chasing you around WB to count. You will be missed. RIP and sending straighlines on the other side. -
04-21-2022, 10:06 AM
Thread: Ski RV's, who's sleeping in parking lots?
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Anyone looking for a dialed rig? 100k cad for a...
Anyone looking for a dialed rig? 100k cad for a Power Wagon with EarthCruiser GLZ 400 slide in.
https://learn.ryanleech.com/power-wagon-earth-cruiser-for-sale
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04-19-2022, 10:17 AM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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We picked the right ski day on our four day...
We picked the right ski day on our four day Easter weekend. It was nuking all day yesterday. By 4pm the snow was balls deep for the 5 year old. He could pretty much just straight line down the side...
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04-14-2022, 03:07 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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That's can't be Cowboy, there isn't a skin track...
That's can't be Cowboy, there isn't a skin track straight up the gut.
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02-15-2022, 12:13 PM
Thread: Whistler 21/22
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Skied Sunday with the fam on Blackcomb. First...
Skied Sunday with the fam on Blackcomb. First time getting the little kiddos onto some new to them terrain skiing the groomers off Jersey.
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02-09-2022, 11:23 AM
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Apparently about 1/4 of the trucks in the...
Apparently about 1/4 of the trucks in the occupation have kids with them in the truck. So their using kids as a shield now? Hard for cops to say "enough we'll extract them from the truck" when they...
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