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Thread: Riding Lifts
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Riding Lifts
Yes, I know this is the slide zone. Hang with me for a sec.
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03-27-2024, 08:39 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Agreed! The terrain is sick, the aspects are...
Agreed! The terrain is sick, the aspects are ideal, and the slow chairs blissfully preserve the powder.
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03-25-2024, 04:31 PM
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^^Hmmn, ok, that's super helpful. I feel like...
^^Hmmn, ok, that's super helpful. I feel like duolingo has been stuck on "my pants are red" forever, so if babbel gets too advanced too quick, maybe I can bounce back like you're doing. It's 50%...
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03-25-2024, 10:44 AM
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Bump. Is duolingo still the favorite app? I've...
Bump. Is duolingo still the favorite app? I've been doing it for several months for Spanish and I don't feel like I'm learning all that much, so I'm considering babbel or Pimsleur or ? For context...
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03-23-2024, 03:31 PM
Thread: The Midlife Club
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Happier days ahead? 491539
Happier days ahead?
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Kate Middleton just finished the 50 ahead of him,...
Kate Middleton just finished the 50 ahead of him, she completed the last ones in secret, that's why she's been missing.
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03-14-2024, 09:51 AM
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I think you're being too nice. If a defensive...
I think you're being too nice. If a defensive player targets him and gets fined, I hope there's a gofundme set up to pay his fine, with the leftovers going to Sandyhook
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03-14-2024, 09:28 AM
Thread: Forecasting survey
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Forecasting survey
I just took this survey and I think I see where they were going with it. I won't spoil it and say much else other than that it's not CAIC specific. If you have a few minutes, check it out....
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03-13-2024, 09:32 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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The mountaineering museum is pretty cool IMO. Or...
The mountaineering museum is pretty cool IMO. Or tour Coors
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03-11-2024, 08:05 AM
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Browns got fleeced in that trade. Enjoy the head...
Browns got fleeced in that trade. Enjoy the head case who can't catch.
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03-09-2024, 09:53 AM
Thread: Gunsight Mountain OR Fatality
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noparking- sorry for your loss Bunion- thanks...
noparking- sorry for your loss
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03-08-2024, 08:33 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Over 30, there was even an avy death in Roosters...
Over 30, there was even an avy death in Roosters many decades ago. So, sufficiently gnar :D
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03-08-2024, 08:31 AM
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About a month ago I was contemplating my life and...
About a month ago I was contemplating my life and realized I had neither cured cancer nor created world peace but I have some time on my hands and maybe I should do something for the good of the...
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03-08-2024, 07:44 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Roosters is accessed from the bottom of the Teo...
Roosters is accessed from the bottom of the Teo chair, Ptarmagin gate is at the bottom of lower Gallowich. Both lead to the same traverse back to the East River chair.
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03-07-2024, 02:21 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Shoutout to our new snow safety director who took...
Shoutout to our new snow safety director who took it upon herself to open new, never before opened terrain in Crested Butte. It won't be my new go-to, but new terrain is cool no matter...
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03-05-2024, 09:28 PM
Thread: TAOS New Mexico....BETA.....?
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Nah, got a mountain collective pass and had a...
Nah, got a mountain collective pass and had a hotel booked already. Almost bailed but left good snow to go to bad. Had no idea there was a comp until we started running into friends ha! Leaving...
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03-05-2024, 07:43 PM
Thread: TAOS New Mexico....BETA.....?
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You out tomorrow MS? Not sure why we left...
You out tomorrow MS?
Not sure why we left exceptional conditions at home for low tide here, but we're here.
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03-03-2024, 04:07 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Yeah, really bad dust event here in CB. Wish we'd...
Yeah, really bad dust event here in CB. Wish we'd go 1 spring without it
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03-03-2024, 08:16 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Pretty much dead calm, but it's supposed to get...
Pretty much dead calm, but it's supposed to get windy again later. I just checked PHQ and they're only getting gusts to 16 up there. It might be a weird day as warm as it's been, going to have to...
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03-03-2024, 07:10 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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If you told me Montrose got 10, I'd say Cb would...
If you told me Montrose got 10, I'd say Cb would have 30, not 8. Ha. I wonder if Ouray got a Gorge event or if Cerro got nailed.
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03-02-2024, 12:59 PM
Thread: A farewell to maggots
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Sticky: Great subforum, there's some amazing people...
Great subforum, there's some amazing people remembered here
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03-02-2024, 10:38 AM
Thread: Anthracites Playground 2-11-24
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Here's a graphic noted in today's CBAC forecast...
Here's a graphic noted in today's CBAC forecast showing nearly twice as many slides in the lower snow SE zone vs the deeper NW zone in the past month:
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03-01-2024, 08:00 AM
Thread: Good Learning
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This podcast episode is worth a listen on that...
This podcast episode is worth a listen on that subject. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3ZUYJQOq2K/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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02-29-2024, 05:15 PM
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I don't have much to add other than that I turned...
I don't have much to add other than that I turned 50 last Nov and really, really didn't like it. Much more so than 30 or 40, so I hear you on that. At the end of the day, it's just a number and I...
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02-29-2024, 05:02 PM
Thread: Anthracites Playground 2-11-24
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I don't know how often I'm just lucky, or how...
I don't know how often I'm just lucky, or how often I "thread the needle" and get it right, since that can be what skiing avy terrain in CO is. Hopefully it isn't all luck after 30ish year of bc...
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02-29-2024, 04:33 PM
Thread: Anthracites Playground 2-11-24
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Ok, so my thoughts on deeper snowpacks in a...
Ok, so my thoughts on deeper snowpacks in a general sense. As mentioned above, at a certain point, they might be considered a bridge, and it's fair to just call that bridge a slab, too. I don't...
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02-28-2024, 08:52 AM
Thread: Anthracites Playground 2-11-24
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No, totally appreciate it and agree that...
No, totally appreciate it and agree that hindsight is 20/20 and some comments weren't all that helpful and very much on the edge.
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02-28-2024, 07:52 AM
Thread: Anthracites Playground 2-11-24
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FWIW, I started this thread, even as a friend of...
FWIW, I started this thread, even as a friend of Eric's, knowing that
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02-27-2024, 07:46 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Given the wind, I'd say the "up to 30"" near CB...
Given the wind, I'd say the "up to 30"" near CB is more like minus 6"
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02-19-2024, 04:31 PM
Thread: Nevada Backcountry Ski Touring Thread
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Nevada thread deserves a bump. Current conditions...
Nevada thread deserves a bump. Current conditions in TC are quite good.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240219/f7b31456c05be1303db6f0535fb99166.jpg
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02-16-2024, 09:13 PM
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3.5 hours alta to mouth of canyon. Not that bad,...
3.5 hours alta to mouth of canyon. Not that bad, really. [emoji1787][emoji1787]
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02-16-2024, 06:56 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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3.5 hours alta to mouth of lcc. I70 isn't the...
3.5 hours alta to mouth of lcc. I70 isn't the only game around.
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02-16-2024, 05:33 PM
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Yep, right there with you. Halfway from alta to...
Yep, right there with you. Halfway from alta to snowbird in the past 1:50.
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02-15-2024, 04:12 PM
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Same. Got a mtn collective this year and it seems...
Same. Got a mtn collective this year and it seems like it's always reserved. Will also take any tips
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02-14-2024, 10:43 AM
Thread: Is the stock market going to tank?
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Quite the opposite a lot of times. Lay off a...
Quite the opposite a lot of times. Lay off a bunch of people and the bottom line shoots up, that's why Meta had that crazy jump last week.
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02-14-2024, 10:24 AM
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I am so grateful for the CBAC, they kick so much...
I am so grateful for the CBAC, they kick so much ass. Before yesterday's forecast, I thought to myself "they should talk a bit about surface hoar. We just don't get it that big (it's a very...
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02-14-2024, 10:18 AM
Thread: Maggot Down - backcountry1pr
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Dang, I'll be out of town. People have been...
Dang, I'll be out of town. People have been getting together every day on sunset ridge at closing time, too.
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02-14-2024, 10:18 AM
Thread: Maggot Down - backcountry1pr
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Dang, I'll be out of town. People have been...
Dang, I'll be out of town. People have been getting together every day on sunset ridge at closing time, too.
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02-14-2024, 08:22 AM
Thread: Kasha Rigby
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Kasha Rigby
Man, it's been a rough couple of days. Super sad to hear that Kasha Rigby passed away in an avalanche in Kosovo....
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02-13-2024, 07:29 PM
Thread: Maggot Down - backcountry1pr
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Well fuck. Hearing that a former resident of CB/...
Well fuck. Hearing that a former resident of CB/ current Utah died in an avalanche in Kosovo today too.
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02-13-2024, 07:29 PM
Thread: Maggot Down - backcountry1pr
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Well fuck. Hearing that a former resident of CB/...
Well fuck. Hearing that a former resident of CB/ current Utah died in an avalanche in Kosovo today too.
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02-13-2024, 03:10 PM
Thread: McClure Pass? Mellow tours?
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We have Huntsman in our book. The S side is...
We have Huntsman in our book. The S side is definitely safe if you're just looking for exercise. I suspect that's been cooked with the sun but maybe if you're lucky it snows just enough to make it...
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02-12-2024, 06:15 PM
Thread: Anthracites Playground 2-11-24
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Anthracites Playground 2-11-24
Might as well have a thread here in addition to the thread on the main forum https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/356336-Maggot-Down-backcountry1pr?p=7025967#post7025967
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02-12-2024, 06:11 PM
Thread: Maggot Down - backcountry1pr
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Well, not really sure what to say. Stuffed a...
Well, not really sure what to say. Stuffed a beer in my pocket when I headed out this afternoon, figuring I'd sit on Sunset Ridge at closing time and have a moment. About a dozen other people...
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02-12-2024, 06:11 PM
Thread: Maggot Down - backcountry1pr
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Well, not really sure what to say. Stuffed a...
Well, not really sure what to say. Stuffed a beer in my pocket when I headed out this afternoon, figuring I'd sit on Sunset Ridge at closing time and have a moment. About a dozen other people...
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02-11-2024, 06:26 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Damn. I had so much fun skiing Teo2. Got home,...
Damn. I had so much fun skiing Teo2. Got home, cracked a beer, started watching the game with chips and salsa. Hopefully SF wins. Made a kick ass batch of chili in the morning. Seemed very much...
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02-11-2024, 03:50 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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FKNA! For only the 4th time ever, we get Teo2!...
FKNA! For only the 4th time ever, we get Teo2! Decent turns at 3:15, gave it an old school TGR point-https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240211/c538330776d83c0990960b81d73b2812.jpg
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02-10-2024, 02:41 PM
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The bottom terminal on the Paradise chair where...
The bottom terminal on the Paradise chair where the girl was injured now has not one, but two big signs reminding the lifties to "look up the line". I've been watching them since I read the article...
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02-09-2024, 08:30 AM
Thread: Steep line you've skied/want to ski
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Truth. We had to do a smash and grab to finally...
Truth. We had to do a smash and grab to finally ski it. The weather looked good so we left CB, ate some dinner in Jackson, then tried to sleep for a couple of hours before getting up at 11pm. The...
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02-08-2024, 03:56 PM
Thread: Steep line you've skied/want to ski
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It took me until my 3rd try last spring- give it...
It took me until my 3rd try last spring- give it another go! The skiing itself isn't all that seep or scary, it's more of an ice climb and rap problem and long day IMO. Middle E Face is high on my...
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