Thanks for the offer EC, I'll have an imperial stout on hand next time I need to mount.

Given the ski (carbon Wailers & Yvettes) and my experience (none), I figured it prudent to leave this one to...

Need to mount two pairs of skis w/ TLT Speed Radicals in the Bay area before heading to Canada for Xmas.
Tahoe might be in the cards but would need a next day turn-around, at which point we might...

Good job buddy. Good thing you grabbed that GPS track before heading out!

From Vancouver to Vermont... my first trip to Vtah delivered in a big way.
All I can say is FKNA. :yourock::yourock::yourock::yourock:

Visited "my" mountain for the first time and got some nice...

Is access to Big Jay from the resort currently closed (as of Feb 4th, 2011)?
Does that also include those willing to skin up from the highway to earn their turns?

From the Jay Peak resort...

New to the area (and by area, I mean east coast) but stoked to explore what the east has to offer.

Both the Mrs. and I are hoping to get out and dodge the crowds :cussing:, find some good turns...

Thanks for the info Lee. I've actually got a couple of those panos, but that thread (previously unknown to my mild lurking) would have been gold for a recent trip to Roger's pass.

Cam's comments...

I was just going to say... EC is earning their free seasons passes or whatever it is that W/B gives em for those optimistic estimates.
GFS is calling a 2400-2500m freezing level and sure enough.....

Spearhead-traverse crevasse hazards.
Having searched TGR as best I could for this info; I didn't' find it and
this is the most in depth discussion I've seen on the topic.

Have scanned through...

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/data/satellite/goes_wcan_1070_m_2010@03@11_01h00m.jpg
Welcome back! :yourock:

Was up in Asulkan yesterday and the snow was coming down hard. Ran into a group of 10 staying at the cabin who seemed to be havin' a good time. Lots of snow snow is burying all the tracks there (tree...

Been at Roger's Pass for the past week and saw the freezing level just skyrocket. Here, there are tons of naturals on solar aspects and it seems like Whistler's starting to feel the heat:

Class 2...

Thanks keepin' people's heads in the right place, we can always count on you ren.
Arctic air coming in next week should hopefully help and make for some good skiing once this set cycles through.
...

Just came across this today:
Bing's aerial shots of Whistler area are summertime (vs. Google maps :fmicon:) so you can see alot of the crevasses, including that huge crack right below don't swill...

2009/2010 beacon basin info is up here:
http://www.backcountryaccess.com/english/education/trainingpark.php

Any idea when these usually get set up? (in generally and specific to Whistler, BC)

Naxos are up... 20 minutes left as of 10:34am PST

245$ (58%)

I'm heading up to run khybers laps with the non-touring (yet) Mrs this sat. Hopefully there's something left....

for you whistler-rites out there who claim the "divide by two". I want to figure...

JONG poster to chime in 3 days late (in true JONG fashion) with a true "how the f*ck did I end up like that" moment

http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~pjturcot/awkward.jpg

Thank you for that bump... my day is complete

Taking from a theme of an earlier vid (since somebody already posted the f***ED up Ronald McDonald Nipponese commercial)
kgdyBvHdNKY

and for those LARPING mags:
j_ekugPKqFw

As a JONG who's going to graduate in the near future and hopefully navigate my way through a similar process, I'm curious also...

From the Canadia end of things it's just cool enough to fall as that white fluffy stuff.
Whistler Mnt. reported 25cm (~10 inches for those that haven't conformed to les francais) of new snow last...

Drink a pint of beer....
Drink a pint of chocolate milk*...
(optional: Drink a pint of beer)

and repeat

* - A buddy was told by a longtime adventure racer that choco.milk was the best stuff...

Turns out that's the one... kudos for the tip

Couldn't figure out how to embed it here so:
http://www.wimp.com/hotgirlfriend/

Just to complete the information on this thread:

The comments on the article posted on North Shore Rescue's website give multiple views of this story (Grouse Mnt, the riders involved as well as...

Yea, I figured as much but it was worth a shot.
Not sure how approachable the seller is for a price drop (or how bad you want those skis). Good huntin'

Check this out:
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2256366#post2256366

Was gonna post this on a newer thread, but thought I'd tack it on here instead:

Disclaimer:
I'm no good at true meteorology (see what the systmes / jetstream are doing) and all I know is basic...

This might not be what you're takling about, but MEC.CA has a posting with Prophet 130's that have a green topsheet:
...

When I started this thread, I also found it really annoying to not be able to look up that kind of information. I say this because like most people who read Tech Talk, I'm a huge gear-head and will...

From having read this forum for a bit, I'd say your best bet would be to ask on a different forum. This one is focused very much on powder skis and touring.

http://forums.epicski.com/ <--- might...

My 07-08 JJ's, I thought, had pretty soft bases. It's marketed as a 50/50 base (durability / speed? ) so maybe they moved towards a faster base at the cost of durability. Might have just had some bad...

*bump*

Just gonna boost this up in hopes that any new TGR readers who missed it the first time see it.

Just did my AST-1 and if it weren't for an email forward I got from a buddy (which I came...

Gold... cheers M.O.
back to silently absorbing knowledge on the forum

Man, way better than the deal I got.

For those interested (though you have to bulk buy):

Pieps DSP w/ the 6.2 firmware came out to 335$ if you got 4. Some buddies and I got together and picked...

Thanks for all the advice guys!
I ended up going with Peips DSP's and skins from ClimbingSkinsDirect.

Not sure if this is the place to mention it but we got a pretty sweet deal (which is still...

So they were a damn good deal then... just maybe not for me.

http://www.skicanadamag.com/Gear/skilistings.html#black

Turns out the Black Never's are the womens version of their men's All Mtn...

I'm going to throw this out to the board and see if anybody knows anything.
I was at the Vancouver ski and snow show today and found a cool looking pair of skis that looked to be at a steal of a...

Thanks for the advice guys.

I've been reading around the whole analogue (A) vs. digital (D) that's out there. It's tough because alot of reviews, advice etc. is dated so I can't tell if digital...

After coming here for the past year (my first in BC) I'm finally posting:

Some buddies and I are looking to get into some back-country (& slack-countrying) and want to make sure we're properly...