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03-25-2022, 01:49 PM
Thread: Ukraine
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I think it does
I think it does
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03-16-2022, 03:56 PM
Thread: Fix Hebgen Dammit!
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Dry it up let the brown and bows die and restore...
Dry it up let the brown and bows die and restore native cutties?
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03-16-2022, 01:58 PM
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Here in Alaska kids go to school in the dark and...
Here in Alaska kids go to school in the dark and go home in the dark. Putting everything on daylight would mean kids at least come home in the light
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03-16-2022, 01:56 PM
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you are 100% wrong. Resorts should be open...
you are 100% wrong.
Resorts should be open from noon to 7 not 9-4:30. Then you can ski after work.
Duh.
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03-16-2022, 09:48 AM
Thread: Fuel Prices.
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Anyone complaining about fuel prices needs to own...
Anyone complaining about fuel prices needs to own a boat for their primary income stream.
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03-16-2022, 09:44 AM
Thread: Permanent Daylight Saving Time
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Personally I'd like the sun to come up at 2 and...
Personally I'd like the sun to come up at 2 and go down at 7 in the winter.
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04-12-2021, 07:17 PM
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Fed Ex overnight most likely. Each customer can...
Fed Ex overnight most likely. Each customer can work with me though to figure out the best option for them. Ideally I'll be able to gold streak a bunch on AK Air cargo.
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04-12-2021, 07:11 PM
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my favorite is to cook them on a bbq in shell...
my favorite is to cook them on a bbq in shell then peel and eat. It's pretty hard to mess them up! Boil them, fry them, shell them and chop them up.
Rinella eats a lot of spot prawns on meat... -
04-07-2021, 02:16 PM
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Thanks for the feedback! What wendigo said is on...
Thanks for the feedback! What wendigo said is on the money.
Honestly I don't really eat fish except sockeye over a fire on a beach soo... I'm not the best describer of taste, other than you... -
04-06-2021, 07:54 PM
Thread: AK Heli availability in April
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Alaska is a pretty large place. I do...
Alaska is a pretty large place.
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04-06-2021, 07:44 PM
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Help Me Afford Ski Gear! (Buy some fish!)
Hey Friends,
As like 7 of you may know, I bought a small commercial fishing boat two summers ago, and have been working hard to get myself set up so people can buy fish direct from me.
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12-18-2020, 08:40 PM
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I wonder if I could just wear a snorkel with a...
I wonder if I could just wear a snorkel with a piece of cloth over the end instead of the mask :D
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12-18-2020, 12:16 PM
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in the time it took me to pull up my mask. ski...
in the time it took me to pull up my mask. ski through the maze and get on the lift I literally couldn't see.
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12-17-2020, 01:22 PM
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That thread is mired down with dumb debates and...
That thread is mired down with dumb debates and such. Figured tech talk was more appropriate.
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12-16-2020, 06:35 PM
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Face mask that doesn't fog up goggles
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12-16-2020, 01:51 PM
Thread: I done did a thing
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Keep cashing them checks yo... at least I...
Keep cashing them checks yo... at least I actually caught fish last season... sigh 2021 will be better... I hope
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12-15-2020, 08:53 PM
Thread: I done did a thing
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Thanks everyone! so up here it costs...
Thanks everyone!
so up here it costs $200/hr for basic instruction, you need at least 40 hours for a private license.
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12-15-2020, 02:55 PM
Thread: I done did a thing
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I done did a thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiVbXu-IVWg&t=6s
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09-16-2020, 04:48 PM
Thread: RIP Viking
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RIP Viking
Last Saturday Alaska lost a legendary skier in a boating accident. I didn't really know him except in passing and will let people closer to him speak to his general awesomeness, but the man skied so...
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07-19-2020, 01:02 PM
Thread: One Fly Setup To Rule Them All
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Echo glass 9' 6wt hands down. There's no...
Echo glass 9' 6wt hands down. There's no question.
First off, glass lets you really master casting, is super easy for beginners to get out a roll cast, etc. Second it's super bendy, meaning a 6"... -
07-19-2020, 12:59 PM
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How does one sneak into Canada to a) take refuge...
How does one sneak into Canada to a) take refuge from the covid wars in my country and b) catch steelhead when Canada is closed
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07-19-2020, 12:55 PM
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I like cooking over a fire. bring a little...
I like cooking over a fire.
bring a little grill for steaks and such, could even go cast iron if you wanna be really fancy, but those pie pan things, foil packets, hotdogs on sticks are all... -
04-15-2020, 04:40 PM
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Heli Operations in AK don't really make a profit....
Heli Operations in AK don't really make a profit.
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04-14-2020, 02:01 AM
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boy I think under my right leg most of the time,...
boy I think under my right leg most of the time, but often it depends on the chair, outside hand on a riblet that's for sure. Wait maybe my left usually. I often move them to my right because it's...
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04-04-2020, 11:43 AM
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I did this year, Alyeska has passholder day where...
I did this year, Alyeska has passholder day where they open the mountain to passholders only, noon to five, which is pretty cool. The week they were suppose to open they got a ton of snow on the...
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04-04-2020, 11:31 AM
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Only reason I was gonna buy an ikon pass was to...
Only reason I was gonna buy an ikon pass was to spend all of this april skiing mammoth.
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03-20-2020, 12:12 AM
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man I shit in a bucket outside all summer. Hope...
man I shit in a bucket outside all summer. Hope there's TP by then
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03-05-2020, 02:07 PM
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Blast the ferry not running! Eyak looks sooo...
Blast the ferry not running!
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03-03-2020, 12:36 PM
Thread: Covid19 affected my skiing plans
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I mean... Zika is gonna kill your children now
I mean... Zika is gonna kill your children now
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02-21-2020, 01:24 PM
Thread: Yellowstone club is too crowded
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Private land is shitty. Especially in the...
Private land is shitty. Especially in the mountains.
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02-20-2020, 12:55 PM
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Ummm.... What changes on chair 6? One day last...
Ummm.... What changes on chair 6? One day last year they ran chair six till 8:30 pm. Place shuts down at a hard 8 now.
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02-20-2020, 12:38 PM
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Just FYI Alyeska is not in the same league as any...
Just FYI Alyeska is not in the same league as any of those resorts. Not even close.
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02-19-2020, 02:30 PM
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I can buy and Ikon and and Epic Pass for the same...
I can buy and Ikon and and Epic Pass for the same price as an Alyeska pass.
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02-19-2020, 10:37 AM
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Anybody know anyone in Pomeroy customer service
So Polmeroy resorts bought Alyeska, but left the same terrible management in place.
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02-19-2020, 10:31 AM
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might buy an eaglecrest pass next year to get in...
might buy an eaglecrest pass next year to get in on this
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02-18-2020, 09:53 AM
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does vail pay a dividend..? Might be time to get...
does vail pay a dividend..? Might be time to get into them...
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02-14-2020, 06:12 PM
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Does not sound like your coolant is leaking. The...
Does not sound like your coolant is leaking. The reservoir is not supposed to be full, it is in fact there to catch the excess coolant after it expands in the engine do to thermal expansion. I...
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02-10-2020, 03:13 PM
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Finally got around to skiing them, conditions...
Finally got around to skiing them, conditions were soft, with a bit of solidness in the groomers.
I skied the 182s which are about 10 cm shorter than I want in a ski.
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02-10-2020, 03:12 PM
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Finally got around to skiing them, conditions...
Finally got around to skiing them, conditions were soft, with a bit of solidness in the groomers.
I skied the 182s which are about 10 cm shorter than I want in a ski.
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02-07-2020, 03:11 PM
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GOD DAMNIT MARKER ONLY A FUCKING 10° RISER ON THE...
GOD DAMNIT MARKER ONLY A FUCKING 10° RISER ON THE NEW DUKE?!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!??! Might as well buy a shift.
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01-28-2020, 06:03 PM
Thread: Unicorn touring ski
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How has the Dynastar Mythic not come up yet? ...
How has the Dynastar Mythic not come up yet? Surely it has and I'm just not reading things right? Sounds like almost exactly what you want...
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01-28-2020, 05:56 PM
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Look if you just ski with a DIN 16 all the time,...
Look if you just ski with a DIN 16 all the time, this really isn't a problem.
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01-28-2020, 05:52 PM
Thread: Sticky/gooey G3 skin glue
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I've been seeing a lot of people with complaints...
I've been seeing a lot of people with complaints about the G3 glue. Lots of globs sticking to the bottom of skis and splitboards, but also a lot (like most of the people with G3 skins) of people...
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01-28-2020, 05:50 PM
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I'll ski em this week an get back to you. As...
I'll ski em this week an get back to you.
As far as I can tell they are pretty dope resort skis, on the stiffer side with solid specs at a good price. I just find them to be ugly as fuck (along... -
01-28-2020, 05:45 PM
Thread: Knuckle Huck at X-Games
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watching the snowboarding knuckle huck was...
watching the snowboarding knuckle huck was literally the only time in my life I thoroughly enjoyed watching a snowboarding comp.
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01-15-2020, 11:33 AM
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might be time to replace the haul line... its...
might be time to replace the haul line... its only $80k if our ski area is any indication
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01-07-2020, 02:57 PM
Thread: Alaska stoke and observations
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member when Alyeska would open in November and...
member when Alyeska would open in November and Christmas Chute would open around Christmas and New Years Chute would open at all?
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01-06-2020, 02:30 PM
Thread: Ski Flavored Memberberries
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I member when it snowed to sea level on the...
I member when it snowed to sea level on the regular in Alaska.
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12-18-2019, 01:11 PM
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Alyeska's parking lot is at the bottom of a...
Alyeska's parking lot is at the bottom of a pretty big avy path, which once took out a day lodge there (I think). So camping there is a no go, but I can't imagine anyone would say anything about...
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12-18-2019, 11:34 AM
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I remember getting roundly criticized for calling...
I remember getting roundly criticized for calling shifts almost unusable.
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