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  1. Thread: Silverton TR

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    Bummer. We were kicking around catching it next...

    Bummer. We were kicking around catching it next week but sounds like too much of a shit show any more.

    ‘Call it paradise and kiss it goodbye.’


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    I’d try the Dremel cutoff wheel and/or see if I...

    I’d try the Dremel cutoff wheel and/or see if I could drive the tip of an awl under a corner.


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    Email Icelantic. Sent from my iPad using TGR...

    Email Icelantic.


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    Maybe a good time for wine tasting and stories...

    Maybe a good time for wine tasting and stories from John at Sutcliffe’s. Give a shout if coming through Durango.


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    Apparently in Europe (Germany?) there is an honor...

    Apparently in Europe (Germany?) there is an honor system where they have underground beer coolers where you can grab one on the trail and leave payment:

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    I was considering throwing in a felt shim to...

    I was considering throwing in a felt shim to reduce the heat loss on those real cold days.
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    Can you drill a small diameter hole and get a...

    Can you drill a small diameter hole and get a screw into the metal?
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    Where's the little "'s" Maurice painted on after...

    Where's the little "'s" Maurice painted on after the fact?
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    After DST kicked in Telluride used to open a 10AM...

    After DST kicked in Telluride used to open a 10AM & shut down 4:30-5pm, but stopped doing it because it affected the worker's schedule relative to their partner's and kid's schedules, among other...
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    Many also have the choice to not change their...

    Many also have the choice to not change their normal routines relative to what it says on the clock.
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    Renoun Atlas (https://renoun.com/products/atlas)...

    Renoun Atlas for a fun carver that is versatile in bumps, some crud & powder too. The Vibe Stop is real and stiffens with vibration. They've been my go-tos due to low snow year but still fun for...
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    489737 Try to keep up grasshoppers.[emoji41] ...

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    Try to keep up grasshoppers.[emoji41]


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    Would that be Gen Narcisstickers? ...and I...

    Would that be Gen Narcisstickers?

    ...and I identify as a Gen Xer. Being called a Boomer offends me.
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    Just up valley from this slide I was the last of...

    Just up valley from this slide I was the last of three traversing across the slope (above the one that killed that Opus Hut group below the road a few years ago) after skiing from a climb up to Marge...
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    Thanks for posting. Lots of carnage and death in...

    Thanks for posting. Lots of carnage and death in that couple/few square miles in the past decade and beyond. If it's the path, I'm thinking that is, in 2019 after the big winter the slide went across...
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    Generally this, but check them with a true bar to...

    Generally this, but check them with a true bar to at least 'get to know' their profile and see what you feel while skiing. I'd definitely remove existing wax and run through base prep & WOTD cycles...
  17. Yes and use your boots to verify alignment. I...

    Yes and use your boots to verify alignment. I redrilled some ION holes for inserts and had one off a skootch. By sequencing the tightening I used the other three holes to align the wonky one. Worked...
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    I thought that for a minute yesterday, but after...

    I thought that for a minute yesterday, but after tightening the top buckles and strap, I did not feel it again. I double checked today and do not feel any play. Do you by hand?
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    Looking for new series to watch

    Just noticed “Northern Exposure” is finally available on Prime. Apparently, for a looooong time there were contractual conflicts or something keeping it from being streamed.


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  20. Thread: Nepal

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    Nepal

    Cool. One of my fondest memories was at the end of our 3 (+/-) week trek, we stayed at a ‘motel’ in a village which had the first road we’d seen since setting out. There was a tv and we had a fun...
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    ‘Slow is smooth, smooth is fast’. Sent from...

    ‘Slow is smooth, smooth is fast’.


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    Until you are not. ‘Speed is your friend.’ ...

    Until you are not.

    ‘Speed is your friend.’


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    487774 Sent from my iPad using TGR Forums...

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    This thread is like rubbing a laughing Budda's...

    This thread is like rubbing a laughing Budda's belly for luck. Whine here and like magic the package arrived.:wink:

    I left a note and the postal guy said he just got he package as was guessing it...
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    Too late. Time for a chill pill and a ski.:wink: ...

    Too late. Time for a chill pill and a ski.:wink:

    ...and another PITA is TGR. When submitting, I keep getting the following and have to re-login:

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    It's higher up the food chain too. We just got...

    It's higher up the food chain too. We just got yet another delivery person who did not pick up packages because he was trained to only pick up 'requested' packages. WTF? The red flag is no longer a...
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    USPS for the win. WTF is "No Access to Delivery...

    USPS for the win. WTF is "No Access to Delivery Location"?. USPS picks up and drops off stuff daily including over this time frame:

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    Perfect. Always a good reality check. Search...

    Perfect. Always a good reality check.

    Search 'SkiVisions' by post and the TGR search engine actually finds pertinent posts. Who'd a thunk it?
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    ^^^^^ That & lack of simple consideration &...

    ^^^^^
    That & lack of simple consideration & common courtesies are right up there.
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    Do we need to start a Take care of your own...

    Do we need to start a Take care of your own fucking ski bases thread?:rolleyes:

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  31. Thread: Nepal

    by Alpinord
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    We did the Manaslu circuit in fall 2007 with...

    We did the Manaslu circuit in fall 2007 with guides and porters. Not sure what to expect now, but is was an unbelievably cool experience. The further up you went the more spectacular and the farther...
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    PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.

    RE shims, screws, inserts & accurate measuring, it seems like a good idea to go ahead and install inserts if you are going to be trying various shims and heights to get things dialed. M5 machine...
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    Sticky: Look Pivot Template...

    Look Pivot Template (test mount to verify your settings).

    https://tgr.scdn2.secure.raxcdn.com/imgcache.php?img=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.slidewright.com%2FBindings%2FTemplates%2Fpivot_template.png
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    Sticky: If you strike out, check out this thread...

    If you strike out, check out this thread. Scan, trace or take images of the bottoms, along with some measurements and I can draw one up.
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    Sticky: Pivot/axial2. I'll look for the template link and...

    Pivot/axial2. I'll look for the template link and post it up. There are some discrepancies between Jons, Knuts & Rossi's templates. The proven Look Pivot Binding Mounting tool is based on the Rossi...
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    Sticky: The blue is the current heel. The black is from...

    The blue is the current heel. The black is from the axial/pivot (not axial2/pivot) template you could not load
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    Sticky: @altabrig, It looks like the current hole...

    @altabrig,
    It looks like the current hole layout to me. The toe layout overall the older template is off by a bit. The heels quite a bit. You can measure the hole layout to confirm.

    (Also...
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    Yes. Here’s their logo page....

    Yes. Here’s their logo page. https://www.voilestraps.com/custom-branded-straps.html


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    WTB: Ski Straps - Custom Printed?

    Maybe with a slower retail season, they can get a quicker turnaround.

    After a hut trip and during which a guide at another hut died, who was a friend to many of our crew, I designed and organized...
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    NFL 2023-2024: Here's Hoping for Total Chaos

    This deal reminds me of a Bode Miller quote (which I can’t find) about how after flying down the course at 80 mph, taking high risks to life and limb, the press expected him to quietly sit down and...
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    Has anyone tried Patriot Thermal fit footbeds...

    Has anyone tried Patriot Thermal fit footbeds?
  42. Thread: Wildlife

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    Just missed either Bobby, Bobbette or Non-binary...

    Just missed either Bobby, Bobbette or Non-binary Bob the neighborhood Bobcat on their daily mission today.

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    Scanned Binding Bottom Library

    When you see endless ‘does the x template match Or conflict with) the x1.0 or the y template’ questions, simply having scaled, dimensioned and correctly labeled scanned images gives everyone looking...
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    FWIW, here is an example of a requested Pivot 15...

    FWIW, here is an example of a requested Pivot 15 GW to shim in process. This wasn't a scan but a phone shot of the bottom of the toe base removed from the toe piece. Note the distortion vs a...
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    Footbed replication: does this exist?

    Jeez. That sounds horrible. Sorry to hear that. Mine is minor by comparison. My flair ups have been few and far between over the past couple years until the last few months. Then out of the blue,...
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    Footbed replication: does this exist?

    I may end up trying this and become a guinea pig. After just getting diagnosed with: Left achilles tendonitis & Plantar fasciitis (disorder) due to 'limb length discrepancy' (LLD). I found this...
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    486246 Blue bird, 10" dry snow day & Purgatory...

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    Blue bird, 10" dry snow day & Purgatory final got the coverage and base we've been waiting for. Telluride is improving, but still probably needs more to cover better on the steeps and in...
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    Colorado Weather Discussion Thread

    Just back from driving in an almost white out from Leftover Salmon singing “Powder Day” :


    https://youtu.be/BRy1k6zFUjM?si=_X_daSeDveeewo8f

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  49. Flat head toes & low/pan heads heels, correct? ...

    Flat head toes & low/pan heads heels, correct?

    Thanks!


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    I've never seen these before. Interesting: ...

    I've never seen these before. Interesting:

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