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04-05-2024, 04:26 PM
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Are pass purchases eligible for Boyne Rewards...
Are pass purchases eligible for Boyne Rewards points? It appears that lift tickets and purchases on www.summitatsnoqualmie.com are eligible. If so, it would be pretty sweet to get 3700 points from my...
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04-05-2024, 02:21 PM
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I skipped signing up when I bought my passes but...
I skipped signing up when I bought my passes but just signed up. How did you get them to credit your pass purchases if you bought them before signing up for the rewards system? Was it automatic or...
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03-22-2024, 05:16 PM
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I'm headed to Lo de Marcos for a week in late...
I'm headed to Lo de Marcos for a week in late April. Curious if anyone here has any experience a little farther north than Sayulita/San Pancho.
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03-18-2024, 11:46 AM
Thread: ~1300g boot thread
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Cmor, sounds like we have similar feet. My...
Cmor, sounds like we have similar feet. My forefoot is fairly normal width but I always need to pad the heels to keep my narrow heel from sliding around.
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03-18-2024, 10:38 AM
Thread: ~1300g boot thread
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I've skimmed the thread but I'm looking for some...
I've skimmed the thread but I'm looking for some general advice about finding a boot in this category that will actually work with my foot. I have a high arch but to complicate matters it's also...
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03-11-2024, 01:28 PM
Thread: Watcha cookin'?
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I've done my own corned beef. I used the recipe...
I've done my own corned beef. I used the recipe from Charcuterie by Ruhlman and Polcyn. It turned out good. I also used the same recipe on other cuts of meat like sirloin tip roast once or twice....
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02-05-2024, 05:36 PM
Thread: Steep line in Chamonix
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Aurélien Lardy also repeated the Whillan's Ramp...
Aurélien Lardy also repeated the Whillan's Ramp in Patagonia with Vivan Bruchez and Jules Socié a few months back. Pretty impressive stuff. ...
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01-13-2024, 08:39 AM
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I shared a chair with a patroller. He said they...
I shared a chair with a patroller. He said they had a cardiac event on the hill Thursday followed by a rope rescue which took a lot of resources. He also said they'd been working all week to get the...
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01-11-2024, 06:27 PM
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To those that skied Alpental today, did they run...
To those that skied Alpental today, did they run Sessel? I'm coming up tomorrow and bringing a friend along who's new to skiing this season. I'm hoping that he doesn't have to take the shuttle over...
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12-11-2023, 10:13 PM
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I bought a ZPP Kit from Ripstop by the Roll last...
I bought a ZPP Kit from Ripstop by the Roll last spring, thinking I could use it as an opportunity to learn how to use my wife's sewing machine (she doesn't like sewing). My wife agreed she'd help me...
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12-05-2023, 07:19 PM
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Great advice here. I do wonder though, if you're...
Great advice here. I do wonder though, if you're going to build it out of big box lumber with the bare bones tools, you might want to consider buying something at Ikea. Of course, none of us build...
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You probably found it but it looks like you can...
You probably found it but it looks like you can rent it through Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/ondemand/diamantdesalpes)
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Awesome film. The Fifty is the only ski film that...
Awesome film. The Fifty is the only ski film that i can get my wife to watch. She genuinely enjoys the fact that there's a real story line and the content is about the process rather than just...
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11-06-2023, 12:20 PM
Thread: Watcha cookin'?
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Samin Nosrat's Buttermilk Marinated Roasted...
Samin Nosrat's Buttermilk Marinated Roasted Chicken recipe is both braindead simple and on par for the best roasted chicken I've ever eaten. No pictures of the mashed potatoes and gravy or the...
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10-13-2023, 03:54 PM
Thread: Bread Baking (sourdough)
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The weather has cooled down and the kids are back...
The weather has cooled down and the kids are back in school. So, back to making a loaf of bread (or more) each week.
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10-10-2023, 11:25 AM
Thread: Running, Anyone...?
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Despite being really under-trained, I took...
Despite being really under-trained, I took advantage of the weather last weekend and ran the Baker Lake 50k. It's a really nice, chill event. Free camping, good vibes, beautiful out and back course....
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09-27-2023, 02:34 PM
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The only thing I know about the story is what was...
The only thing I know about the story is what was published in the article so my opinion isn't worth much. Certainly lots of mistakes made (getting on the wrong trail, not bailing earlier, splitting...
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09-05-2023, 10:28 AM
Thread: Best time to visit La Grave?
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Buster and Plugboots have great advice. I took a...
Buster and Plugboots have great advice. I took a lot of their advice when planning my first trip and wasn't disappointed.
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08-28-2023, 10:51 AM
Thread: Running, Anyone...?
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I have a near identical experience with Darn...
I have a near identical experience with Darn Tough socks. I rotated between two pairs for a year while putting in pretty consistent big miles training fora marathon and they showed almost no sign of...
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08-09-2023, 11:54 AM
Thread: Running, Anyone...?
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Does anyone else deal with a nose that starts...
Does anyone else deal with a nose that starts running like a faucet the second that they start exercising? I try to nose breath and it lasts like 5 seconds before I can't stand sucking in and blowing...
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08-07-2023, 02:38 PM
Thread: Watcha cookin'?
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08-01-2023, 05:47 PM
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Yeah, I'm not much of a rock climber either but...
Yeah, I'm not much of a rock climber either but that route has what I like; long low fifth class alpine.
I got my butt kicked last summer on the west ridge of Stuart. Not because any of the... -
08-01-2023, 04:56 PM
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Nice Riff, That route is on my bucket list. 2...
Nice Riff, That route is on my bucket list. 2 days or 3? What percentage of the route did you do un-roped vs simul vs on belay? How was it getting off the glacier and onto the route? I might hit you...
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07-26-2023, 10:52 AM
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I did a camping trip out at the coast with my...
I did a camping trip out at the coast with my wife and kids in 2020. We didn't plan 9 months in advance so had to roll the dice on finding a first come camp site. With little kids, the stakes are...
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07-25-2023, 08:46 PM
Thread: Running, Anyone...?
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Maybe October :)
Maybe October :)
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07-25-2023, 06:15 PM
Thread: Running, Anyone...?
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I had plans to run a 50mi race (Palisades Grizzly...
I had plans to run a 50mi race (Palisades Grizzly 50 mi), but as winter drug on and the skiing was good, and then my 3 kids got fully involved in little league, my training just wasn't up to snuff to...
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06-15-2023, 11:54 AM
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In the past, I used Webbski. The big advantage to...
In the past, I used Webbski. The big advantage to Webbski was that they kept the kids for lunch so I was free to ski kid-free basically all day. The downside to Webbski is that they're at Central and...
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05-30-2023, 10:12 PM
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This is why I keep checking in on this place....
This is why I keep checking in on this place. Awesome work riff.
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05-17-2023, 12:41 PM
Thread: shroom picking
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This topic has me bummed. I only forage...
This topic has me bummed. I only forage Chanterelles (and a cauliflower mushroom once) because they're pretty simple to positively identify and my understanding is that misidentification has pretty...
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05-15-2023, 09:54 AM
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I don't have quite as many years of experience in...
I don't have quite as many years of experience in the Washington Pass area as you do but I can confirm that I've never seen it so thin. On Friday (5/12), Sorrybro and I skied the Birthday Tour loop...
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04-13-2023, 10:55 AM
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Since the ski season is winding down and we've...
Since the ski season is winding down and we've devolved into griping about resort expansion, I present my preferred expansion option. And yeah, I know that most of it is within the Alpine Lakes...
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04-05-2023, 06:36 PM
Thread: BD Recon recall
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A friend of mine was sitting on a chair lift and...
A friend of mine was sitting on a chair lift and all of a sudden his beacon started beeping. It was picking up the signal from the guy sitting next to him. He hadn't touched the beacon since he put...
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03-27-2023, 05:01 PM
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By the looks of it, things got skied pretty hard...
By the looks of it, things got skied pretty hard in the backcountry over the weekend but we managed to find a few small pockets of untracked snow that skied amazingly well this morning. Made it to...
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03-21-2023, 10:01 PM
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Take both! I'm just back from La Grave and I had...
Take both! I'm just back from La Grave and I had 106 for lift served and 102 for touring. I didn't regret lugging both skis.
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02-23-2023, 11:22 AM
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I think I'm going to bring my kids up for night...
I think I'm going to bring my kids up for night skiing tonight but yikes, it's going to be cold.
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02-16-2023, 12:48 PM
Thread: Snow for the Euros.
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I land in La Grave March 4th, hoping that there's...
I land in La Grave March 4th, hoping that there's a chance for improvement in the situation before then.
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01-31-2023, 01:09 PM
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Rad indeed. I feel like a newborn just learning...
Rad indeed. I feel like a newborn just learning to toddle. I've spent so much time skiing the super close in easy hits (Big Trees, Great Scott, Bryant Couloir, Slot, Kendall Trees). I'm just now...
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01-30-2023, 03:13 PM
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Yeah, skier compaction may play into it. Also,...
Yeah, skier compaction may play into it. Also, our typically stable maritime snowpack doesn't hurt.
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01-30-2023, 01:58 PM
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I was wondering. A buddy of mine posted some...
I was wondering. A buddy of mine posted some pics from his avy 2 refresh that appeared to show 2 guys near the summit of Chair Peak. He said they were climbers on the NE Buttress. Not sure if it's...
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01-13-2023, 06:32 PM
Thread: Watcha cookin'?
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What am I looking at? Rösti?
What am I looking at? Rösti?
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12-16-2022, 02:17 PM
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Conditions in the Snoqualmie Pass area outside...
Conditions in the Snoqualmie Pass area outside the resort far exceeded my expectations this morning. Packs were worn ;)
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12-15-2022, 11:19 AM
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Decades ago, Sorrybro & I were skiing the...
Decades ago, Sorrybro & I were skiing the backside of Stevens on a huge midweek powder day. The details are a little blurry but as I recall, visibility wasn't awesome, the fresh powder was at least...
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12-09-2022, 07:23 PM
Thread: Running, Anyone...?
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Nice work PNC! I was wondering how your race...
Nice work PNC! I was wondering how your race went.
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11-30-2022, 03:35 PM
Thread: Wine Geekery
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I wish I would have bought a few bottles of the...
I wish I would have bought a few bottles of the 30 yr Tawny that Garagiste was hawking a couple weeks ago. It would have made a great gift for a couple people this holiday season but literally the...
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11-08-2022, 04:05 PM
Thread: Watcha cookin'?
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Keeping things simple. I cooked a couple of rib...
Keeping things simple. I cooked a couple of rib steaks sous vide at 129 for a couple hours then finished them in a hot cast iron with the help of a blow torch. Also roasted some cauliflower and onion...
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11-01-2022, 11:44 AM
Thread: Running, Anyone...?
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When I ran the Seattle Marathon a few years back,...
When I ran the Seattle Marathon a few years back, we really hadn't had any cold weather until the week of the race so I was kind of freaking out because I hadn't done any runs of any consequence in...
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11-01-2022, 10:25 AM
Thread: Bread Baking (sourdough)
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Not sure if I've posted this before or not, but...
Not sure if I've posted this before or not, but I've been making these sourdough popovers once in a while on weekend mornings as a way to use up spent starter. My kids love them. ...
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Oh man, Robert Fisk, for all the flack that he...
Oh man, Robert Fisk, for all the flack that he got for being too cosy with dictators, remains one of the best war reporters ever to have lived by my estimation. He always seemed to cut through the...
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09-30-2022, 10:38 AM
Thread: School me on running shoes
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OP, are you running the Seattle Marathon? FYI,...
OP, are you running the Seattle Marathon? FYI, I've worn through 7 or 8 pairs of Cliftons over the last few years. I've also run a marathon in them in the time that you're aiming for. They'll work...
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My great uncle was a tail gunner in a bomber...
My great uncle was a tail gunner in a bomber flying over Germany in WWII. His plane was shot down on his first mission and he was captured. After some time he and two other Americans escaped. He...
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