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Yesterday, 05:46 PM
Thread: DIY Freeride Spacer
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I’m using the ATK universal spacer with my...
I’m using the ATK universal spacer with my Alpinists and skorpius II boots, had to adjust it down to nearly the lowest setting but fits fine. However it’s a bit too tall with my Maestrale boots.
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03-17-2024, 05:32 PM
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*hits the Like button*
*hits the Like button*
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03-16-2024, 02:34 PM
Thread: Kate Middleton
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03-15-2024, 02:15 PM
Thread: Chamonix Valley Questions
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Hang out drinking at Elevation 1904 on a sunny...
Hang out drinking at Elevation 1904 on a sunny afternoon, you’ll quickly meet people (assuming you have social skills) who just came down from a tour.
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03-14-2024, 04:54 PM
Thread: Wagon Stoke
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The ID.7 tourer height (60.47”) is less than an...
The ID.7 tourer height (60.47”) is less than an inch taller than a VW Alltrack (59.6”). When I saw one IRL it looked like a wagon not an SUV.
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03-14-2024, 08:25 AM
Thread: Wagon Stoke
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490467 AWD electric wagon? Would buy.
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03-13-2024, 06:14 PM
Thread: Which Pivots? Why no thread?
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Correct. Actual engineer here who often worked...
Correct. Actual engineer here who often worked with Marketing and Legal to get the technical claim language correct.
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03-13-2024, 08:54 AM
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Was really good yesterday. Unfortunately only 3...
Was really good yesterday. Unfortunately only 3 dozen people there to enjoy it.
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03-13-2024, 07:20 AM
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Poll: Conundrum, if I scan my memory banks I can think...
Conundrum, if I scan my memory banks I can think of one or two guys (and yeah, seems to be a male affliction) that kinda sorta have LJ Syndrome but if forced to interact with them I just kept it...
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03-11-2024, 08:35 PM
Thread: Older parents-WWYD?
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Sorry to hear this KQ.
Sorry to hear this KQ.
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03-11-2024, 05:38 PM
Thread: Things you're looking forward to
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Damn that sucks.
Damn that sucks.
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03-11-2024, 03:13 PM
Thread: La sportiva skorpius
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I’ve occasionally skied my Skorpius IIs with...
I’ve occasionally skied my Skorpius IIs with Tectons, works perfectly. No idea why they wouldn’t?
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03-10-2024, 09:22 PM
Thread: Anyone ski the G3 SLAYR 114?
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If I had to pick one ski in my quiver most...
If I had to pick one ski in my quiver most similar to the slayr 114 190, it’d be the GPO UL 192s. Both are designed to handle the occasionally weird PNW/Sierra snow. Actually now that I think...
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03-10-2024, 08:46 PM
Thread: Anyone ski the G3 SLAYR 114?
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I bought the 190 cm Slayr last spring. Have...
I bought the 190 cm Slayr last spring. Have enough days on them to give them a big thumbs up. It’s generally a pow touring ski for me (ATK C raiders, Skorpius II boots…but also Maestrale XT if I’m...
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03-09-2024, 08:21 AM
Thread: Bitcoin....who's gotten into it?
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If I were mining, wouldn’t I prefer to make my...
If I were mining, wouldn’t I prefer to make my run decisions based on BTC markets rather than grid dynamics? And would this motivate me to negotiate a deal in which I get well compensated when told...
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03-09-2024, 08:03 AM
Thread: Sentient AI
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Interesting article—...
Interesting article— https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/03/ai-consciousness-science-fiction/677659/
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03-06-2024, 07:07 PM
Thread: Canary Islands?
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Been once, on a business trip that had a lot of...
Been once, on a business trip that had a lot of day trips.
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Just jumping in here to regurgitate something...
Just jumping in here to regurgitate something discussed several times in this thread—Putin essentially acknowledged publicly around the time of the invasion that one reason was Ukraine’s new policy...
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03-06-2024, 07:26 AM
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I assume you meant to type ‘salt’ rather than...
I assume you meant to type ‘salt’ rather than ‘sand’? Roads aren’t salted here, and cars last decades as a result.
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03-05-2024, 09:13 PM
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In December I posted pics and description of my...
In December I posted pics and description of my ski box project ($200) for any vertical application (ladder on van, rear wall of camper..).
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03-04-2024, 06:03 PM
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Sleeper pow day at KW, maybe because people read...
Sleeper pow day at KW, maybe because people read in this thread Carson P wasn’t opening. ;).
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03-01-2024, 08:13 PM
Thread: Who's driving a VW AllTrack?
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2017 6 MT with 45k miles, would definitely buy...
2017 6 MT with 45k miles, would definitely buy again.
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03-01-2024, 06:02 PM
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BC laps were good today. Skied 8:30-1:30, snow...
BC laps were good today. Skied 8:30-1:30, snow was somewhat dense on first lap but contrary to the NWS forecast the midday temps felt cooler not warmer, and the next 2 laps were killer.
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03-01-2024, 05:50 PM
Thread: That’s it...it’s time to play G.O.T.O.S.
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Now they have novelty Widdle Wadders to elevate...
Now they have novelty Widdle Wadders to elevate your gotos game: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3l4Kv_Ia_H/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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This ^ has been said to Rod, what, a dozen times...
This ^ has been said to Rod, what, a dozen times in this thread? More? At some point most of us have given up on reasoning with Rod. It’s just the same discussion over and over.
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Yeah I was going to add that my DEF diesel gets...
Yeah I was going to add that my DEF diesel gets 95% of its miles on the hiway. No way would I want it as my daily driver for grocery runs etc.
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JFC. The Trump and Biden administrations both...
JFC. The Trump and Biden administrations both concluded Putin’s imperial ambitions were abundantly clear. Putin himself is asking people to look at the example of Peter the Great. His stooges are...
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02-28-2024, 03:34 PM
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Buzz we are all glad you had the courage to post...
Buzz we are all glad you had the courage to post this. Good advice in here, please continue the momentum & take those first steps toward helping yourself by letting others help you.
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Hopeless Sinner—actually the mpg difference with...
Hopeless Sinner—actually the mpg difference with diesel is significant. IME for same vehicle and payload the diesel gets 30% better mpg in mixed driving. DEF over the last 7 yrs has cost me less...
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02-28-2024, 07:22 AM
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I read recently that a yakuza don was sentenced...
I read recently that a yakuza don was sentenced to death for crimes committed by his underlings, a hugely unprecedented development.
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02-28-2024, 05:57 AM
Thread: Fear and Loathing, a Rat Flu Odyssey
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Anecdata with n=3…several family members got hit...
Anecdata with n=3…several family members got hit hard with Covid in Jan, just super nasty coughs etc for several days w/o any positive Covid tests until day 4 or 5, then immediately put on Paxlovid &...
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02-26-2024, 08:54 PM
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Poll: Try to focus. You repeatedly stated that...
Try to focus. You repeatedly stated that Gestapo-like door to door raids are essential to significantly removing guns from circulation, when in fact the highly studied Australian example removed...
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02-26-2024, 06:20 PM
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Poll: The ‘gun control is so divisive let’s just avoid...
The ‘gun control is so divisive let’s just avoid it’ argument doesn’t hold water. Segregation was an incredibly divisive topic, with highly entrenched cultural and economic self-interests involved. ...
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02-26-2024, 03:27 PM
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Poll: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2DAibqRG1w/?igsh=M...
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02-26-2024, 01:43 PM
Thread: FS: Scott Patrol Alpride E1 30
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What size?
What size?
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02-26-2024, 01:33 PM
Thread: Avalung, but with a trigger
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Mostly just posted this because I was wondering...
Mostly just posted this because I was wondering if anyone had heard of it (I hadn’t).
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02-25-2024, 02:46 PM
Thread: Avalung, but with a trigger
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Agree
Agree
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02-25-2024, 01:31 PM
Thread: Athletic performance in your 40s?
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We have a thread for that.
We have a thread for that.
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02-24-2024, 08:41 PM
Thread: Avalung, but with a trigger
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Avalung, but with a trigger
https://www.safeback.no
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02-24-2024, 09:37 AM
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Hey any van owners have a recommendation for a...
Hey any van owners have a recommendation for a windshield external cover that holds up well to temp and precip cycles? Years ago I had a cheap one (for a car) and after a rain / snow / cold cycle it...
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02-23-2024, 06:06 AM
Thread: Lassen / Shasta Conditions Anyone?
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Damn looks great Lee.
Damn looks great Lee.
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02-22-2024, 12:10 AM
Thread: Wagon Stoke
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https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a46868461/volksw...
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a46868461/volkswagen-id7-tourer-wagon/
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02-21-2024, 11:15 AM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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Been having fun in Cham lately. Since we leave...
Been having fun in Cham lately. Since we leave Friday, a decent cold storm is coming this weekend lol.
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02-17-2024, 12:34 PM
Thread: A jet plane on a large treadmill
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02-16-2024, 11:01 PM
Thread: Things That Amuse You
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A stock Wrangler for $80k? What a world. ...
A stock Wrangler for $80k? What a world. https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a46804234/2024-jeep-wrangler-4xe-rubicon-x-test/
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02-13-2024, 12:09 AM
Thread: Maggot Down - backcountry1pr
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Only knew his name via Blister but condolences to...
Only knew his name via Blister but condolences to friends and family. And to his partners who dug him out quickly & appeared to do all they could. ...
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02-13-2024, 12:09 AM
Thread: Maggot Down - backcountry1pr
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Only knew his name via Blister but condolences to...
Only knew his name via Blister but condolences to friends and family. And to his partners who dug him out quickly & appeared to do all they could. ...
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02-10-2024, 11:33 PM
Thread: Tecnica ZeroG Tour Pro - 2018- 9 boot
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Join the crowd. As someone who regularly gets...
Join the crowd. As someone who regularly gets into LV Langes despite my high instep (hey 30 yrs of experience getting on boots helps), I was shocked at how difficult the Zero G was to get on (demo...
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I thought we weren’t quoting Ron’s repetitive and...
I thought we weren’t quoting Ron’s repetitive and repeatedly discredited blatherings
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