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    Gaper? I guess cause hes from Texas. But...

    Gaper? I guess cause hes from Texas.


    But really, that sounds like some dirtbag, ticket clipping, ropeline poaching skibum shit to me.
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    489676 OK boomer.

    489676

    OK boomer.
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    That's what THEY want you to believe. ...

    That's what THEY want you to believe.


    ...whoever THEY are....
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    i find that only gapers goad a friend into...

    i find that only gapers goad a friend into situations way above their head where they are likely to be injured. If you've been around the block, you have had to deal with an on-mountain injury and...
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    How am i going to match wits with someone like...

    How am i going to match wits with someone like that. I am not versed in his alternative facts and could be hit with a series of mind bending factoids that a simpleton like me is not privvy to, but...
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    First story, no. Random park rat actually. No...

    First story, no. Random park rat actually. No poles, wearing sunglasses on a storm day, but was styling out side hits on his way to the park after we got off the lift. I had never heard the...
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    This past weekend in Idaho, I had someone on the...

    This past weekend in Idaho, I had someone on the lift explain to me that Ikon was owned by Alterra, who was actually owned by Intel. And the takeover of ski resorts by Ikon/Alterra/Intel was done in...
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    I got the old "there's still snow up there!?"...

    I got the old "there's still snow up there!?" Shock from a client when I mentioned I waa skiing earlier in the week. I had to gently explain that the PNW snowpack is typically at it's deepest in mid...
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    These two things could mean ripper ski bum too...

    These two things could mean ripper ski bum too...
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    Ive always wondered, if a bootfitter was bored,...

    Ive always wondered, if a bootfitter was bored, could they grab some old boots that generally fit and punch/grind/mold the shit out of them enough to be comfortable fitting on the opposite foot? go...
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    Do what the rest of us do, and create a burner...

    Do what the rest of us do, and create a burner profile using a burner gmail account.
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    No foolin', you been fooled by a fool.

    No foolin', you been fooled by a fool.
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    Recently went on an informal company ski day with...

    Recently went on an informal company ski day with coworkers (about 10 total). Everyone except for myself and another lady were in either brand new Arcteryx or Burton AK. Only 3 of us had been on...
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    Was riding the padded seats a few weeks back with...

    Was riding the padded seats a few weeks back with a younger guy who had just moved from Pennsylvania. He was marveling at the awful conditions that were worse than anything he had experienced back...
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    My home mountain has had signs saying: ...

    My home mountain has had signs saying:

    "Heinous conditions exist in Xxxxx bowl"
    "Upper mountain visibility = Willie Nelson concert"

    And other similar signage.
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    Whom amongst us hasn't pulled away, or nearly...

    Whom amongst us hasn't pulled away, or nearly pulled away withouts skis/poles/board? If you haven't, you haven't skied much.
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    Isn't there a story of a mag on a Vail or Crested...

    Isn't there a story of a mag on a Vail or Crested Butte WROD day loading the lift with a guy on obsetheds (back when they were fat). He looked over and was about to make a comment about why in the...
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    haha, i was just asked how to prevent this. I...

    haha, i was just asked how to prevent this. I kept thinking they were talking about fogging, or moisture inside the lense... it never occured to me that they were talking about the outside riming...
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    Oh hell yeah he is. Grandpa also taught skiing...

    Oh hell yeah he is. Grandpa also taught skiing for years at park City, so no doubt Jr's form will be much tighter than mine by age 10. Gonna have to train some PSIAA out of him though.

    ...
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    In all honesty, skiing groomers with my wife and...

    In all honesty, skiing groomers with my wife and inlaws scares the piss out of me. They are all ex-racers (in-laws still travel internationally to race masters) and just fucking mach down groomers...
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    You are NOT padded seat material.

    You are NOT padded seat material.
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    Similar to the Apollo re-entry vehicles, you...

    Similar to the Apollo re-entry vehicles, you orient the broadside forwards so that an air cushion/pocket is formed and heat buildup from friction is mitigated. You don't know how fast that supervan...
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    My first experience with cold bots was in...

    My first experience with cold bots was in college. It was a beautiful sunny cold N Idaho morning and the truck cab was packed so i just tossed my boots in the bed of my buddies truck. 3 hours of...
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    I was in Courmayeur with my GF (now wife) and i...

    I was in Courmayeur with my GF (now wife) and i ended up getting us into a bit of tricky spot where the traverse we were on ended and we needed to boot up about 200' to the knife-edge ridgline to...
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    Shifts tour a fuckload better than frame...

    Shifts tour a fuckload better than frame bindings. But I also feel a fuckload more comfortable skiing aggressivly on my 16DIN frame bindings. YMMV. Always a compromise somewhere.
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    I tapped two separate people on the shoulder...

    I tapped two separate people on the shoulder early season to let them know their shifts weren't in ski mode. Neither understood what I was telling them. Now, with covid, I just don't bother to lean...
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    Took my wife on an midsummer weekday hike up the...

    Took my wife on an midsummer weekday hike up the local hill for nice picnic dinner sitting on the chair. Aa we were passing through the boulder field underneath a 200ft granite cliff she turned to me...
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    I bet the mean orange man in the big white house...

    I bet the mean orange man in the big white house has lots of trust money tied up in the pharma company that will come out with an overpriced vaccine next week....
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    I was warned about the Euros love of the bar, and...

    I was warned about the Euros love of the bar, and was prepared on my first lift ride there, but damn they are quick. like before skis leave the snow quick.

    Also, i had more topsheet chipping...
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    If a chair full of adults (in america) brings the...

    If a chair full of adults (in america) brings the bar down on my head without warning (im tall so it hits me if i dont duck) i will hold the bar down far longer than is comfortable on the offload as...
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    https://www.cobar.org/-em-Colorado-Lawyer-em ...

    https://www.cobar.org/-em-Colorado-Lawyer-em


    Oh, it is real, and its spectacular.
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    thats all i could see. Im jealous. Tiny feet...

    thats all i could see. Im jealous. Tiny feet are such an advantage in sports where quick feet and agility are important. i used to wear a full size too small cleats in football and baseball for...
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    Damn, those folks had 4+ hours of daylight left...

    Damn, those folks had 4+ hours of daylight left when they realized they couldnt get a taxi the 6 miles back. Uninjured folks called 911 because they didnt think they could walk downhill at 1.5mph?
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    I doubt they made it past panorama point.

    I doubt they made it past panorama point.
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    My GF and I were just starting the skin on Mt...

    My GF and I were just starting the skin on Mt Rainier on the way up to Muir camp to ski some mellow corn this past weekend. We are probably 15-20 mins into to the uphill probably 1/2 mile from the...
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    I want to know what car he was driving so I can...

    I want to know what car he was driving so I can properly stereotype.
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    Saw a lady wearing a jean skirt changing into...

    Saw a lady wearing a jean skirt changing into snowpants by pulling up the skirt to her stomach and putting the pants on. She then proceeded to rebutton the skirt around her stomach and put her...
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    Back in my room/bag/car... when im coming...

    Back in my room/bag/car... when im coming downstairs to eat breakfast. Sounds like guy was in normal "just woke up" clothes and had moseyed down the stairs from his room for breakfast, but just to...
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    The McGuyver in me is giving that unknown legend...

    The McGuyver in me is giving that unknown legend a slow clap for next level outside-the-box thinking.
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    Especially if patrol is throwing bombs on them...

    Especially if patrol is throwing bombs on them haha.
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    Seriously. Only having ever really skied in the...

    Seriously. Only having ever really skied in the Sierra i got used to windholds being common, and stormdays shutting lifts and mtns down because of wind - Which also makes windslab form super quick...
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    I can only imagine how bad it must have smelled.

    I can only imagine how bad it must have smelled.
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    This is an objectively accurate description of XC...

    This is an objectively accurate description of XC skiing.
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    that is the other thing... having cold hands or...

    that is the other thing... having cold hands or feet is not really that uncomfortable for me. Id rather have warm hands, but on the 1-10 pain scale that medical personel give you (1 being hardly...
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    Some folks (like myself) have very good...

    Some folks (like myself) have very good circulation. As long as I am warm, and my hands aren't submerged in a bucket of ice water, my hands are warm.

    Gloves are gloves for me. I use shitty...
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    Skiing up in WA nowdays, id forgotten how scary...

    Skiing up in WA nowdays, id forgotten how scary lift rides can be in wind. For whatever reason we just dont get wind in storms like down in Tahoe (there are exceptions obviously). I remember almost...
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    I'm 6'4" and unless I'm arching my back over the...

    I'm 6'4" and unless I'm arching my back over the chair back, or ducking my head to the side, the bar will hit my head.


    Can't wait a few seconds to let folks settle in, even out their spacing...
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    If i get hit when the bar is coming down, and i...

    If i get hit when the bar is coming down, and i deem it an act of rudeness or idiocy, then i will hold the bar down against the will of that fucker all the damn way to the last second of the offload...
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    There are a couple times i ask to be polite, but...

    There are a couple times i ask to be polite, but know full well what im going to do: if you are 3 on a quad, and i ask if i can join as a single im going to join regardless of answer, and i always...
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    Great, entertaining FWB material, bad wifey...

    Great, entertaining FWB material, bad wifey material.
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