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This whole express pass is some tough medicine to take...

Its a huge bummer about Mason, from what i have heard, he was approaching the Dihedrals (Half a Finger / J&M-B&M) platform from the base of Beckeys / Satans and it pulled on him. I have an idea of...

^ that is an excellent tidbit from TFW, parking that one in the noggin'

Hey O Guys!

Been loving seeing everyones stoke! Warmer temps are here!

Knees getting strong everyday, been able to start running and am pushing the conditioning. I honestly feel strong from a...

What about stuff up broads, im sure you could get up that way with some mixed martial arts hit up Jepsons then head north to Bonkers and ski down, hike out!

YES TGR, IM ALIVE HAHA

Ill do it, consider it part of my PT and penance to the community.

^ Super stoked to see you guys getting after it and finally some stable snow (=steeper terrain!).

Been fighting the FOMO hard, lol. Been hiking Grandeur repeatedly during the storms just to have...

^love it

^Agreed, These two are legends, and TFW might be one of new favorite people haha

Hey Guys,

Thought Id give an update!

Doing great, all things considered - took my first steps yesterday! ACL repair only, Meniscus was largely intact aside from some minor clean up and bone...

Keep feeding the stoke guys!

Sitting here laid up and feeling optimistic! Surgery went extremely well (TFW ill hit you back tomorrow)

The report hit close home as they were friends and hard to...

Balls Deep Both Inches...

Guys,

Lets set the attacking and squabbling aside. Its a tough day for many of us. Time will heel, but we need to respect each other and show that we are a community and support for everyone...

Thank you. Look forward to our next chat.

Great story.

^ agreed, very well said...

ACL tear confirmed. Knife time next Friday.

Hey Guys,

So I have had time to assess and reflect on the Gobbler's avalanche accident. Here it goes:
My partner and I left the Porter Fork trailhead around 830 AM the goal was to check out the...

Hey Everyone,

I want to say thank you for the support and positive vibes, its been a weird mix of emotion over the last 24 hrs. Thank you for not passing judgement and offering support. I am...

It was me, I own this and am very lucky

^Fact, while lower more protected areas were fun, the wind is doing a number on the more exposed and secondary areas. Cranking probably 70+ gusts above 9k.

I can speak to the frozen-ness of it all...

Did anyone see this video of Candide shredding Lower LCC yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6jXKbEhwIM

Fuck thats niceee

^ its the golden ticket, get it right... lol

Man wind was hustlin' this morning on the ridgelines, id say about 45+ at times coming out of the east. The leeward aspects and some protected spots...

May see you out there tomorrow 😊

how was the skiing?

You need to get pics of me next lol

^ill get the tar bucket warmed up...

whos got the feathers? im fresh out...

Point 2 since I hit send too fast:

Rename to "Death's Draw"

^This, agree 100%

As my AIARE 3 instructor said to me many years ago... "Not every bad decision has a bad outcome and not every good decision has a good outcome, some things boil down to luck"
...

^ I want to be your friend

^ Yea man it was good, no sharks , but definitely some deft maneuvering required for the exit back to the road!

Dawn Patrolled up to Sunset today, actually pretty calm at the parking lot, al...

Not sure what your talking about?

Man what a give and take kind of season already, been a tough go! Been battling a lot of injuries this season already from an impacted hip from a long heinous lead fall and then shin splints /...

May want to confirm that with Kevin first. Dont need this thread going off the rails again.

All Hail Supreme Alta Prophet Kevin

Sexy^^

Made a run over to Days yesterday and although short and sharky in spots, snow was quite good for the most part. Made 5 laps and found plenty of dragons lol.

The ski out Toledo altho crunchy was...

Went up White Pine to Tri Chutes and had a much different result than yesterday. Made 6 laps up there, the WSW face to lookers left of the Chutes was firing, fresh soft turns down the whole thing. As...

^ Because they cant ski moguls, haha.

Made the walk up to Broads Fork, hoping Bonkers was going to be good. It wasnt. It was a long bushwack, to really bad wind hammered snow, to flat bushy snow,...

HAHA i skied right past you!

^absolutely weird out there, went for the beat down up MC and hit skiers left of Gobblers, never in my years of BC skiing have I heard so much widespread collapsing... Even as we skinned the...

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Feeling really good about this thread lol

ok should i make the:

Kevin Says Alta Sucks
or
Kevin Hates Alta, Loves Covid-19

Yup found some of.your tracks , wind buffed it out nicely for a blank slate

Also do we want:

Kevin sez Alta Sucks
Kevin Says Alta Sucks
Kevin Said Alta Sucks
Kevin Still Thinks Alta Sucks
4 Out of 5 Kevins Think Alta Sucks

^ went up Silver Fork, definitely felt very fragile, i actually backed off a skin track that traversed a 40+ degree slope into a gully terrain trap. My spidey sense told me to turn around...
...

U approach from SF?

Damn dude, I have a soder iron and metal grip if you're in need

That's a good one!

Can confirm shoulder was most excellent today as was much of Alta, but I do enjoy tight pivoty bumps

LIGHTEN UP FRANCIS...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdbfJeI1Y1I

ABSOLUTELY NOT COOL dude. Seriously I really really make an effort to not be negative or put people down in this forum like at all. I bring stoke and laughs; you bring negativity and hubris. I wont...

^ yea i got turned around.... entered the canyon at like 730 - thought id be good to go, gave a solid thought of going to Solly but paid parking and like 11 runs open was certainly a disuasion. Gunna...