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04-23-2024, 05:35 AM
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I had some good ones in March, before winter...
I had some good ones in March, before winter returned.
This afternoon looks promising, although I'll have to work for it since my local hill isn't turning lifts midweek.
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04-22-2024, 08:08 PM
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If you share a photo to "anyone with the link"...
If you share a photo to "anyone with the link" (easiest by adding to a shared album with that setting), you can then open the image on the Web in that shared album and copy the actual image URL.
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04-18-2024, 04:43 PM
Thread: Beartooth Pass conditions?
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Plowing does not start in a few weeks; it has...
Plowing does not start in a few weeks; it has begun.
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04-15-2024, 04:43 PM
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I removed my snow tires last Tuesday, and it...
I removed my snow tires last Tuesday, and it still hasn't snowed since.
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04-13-2024, 11:18 AM
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Maine did note in their release on the same...
Maine did note in their release on the same subject that they estimated x people coming into the state, but that there were also a lot of people driving around within the state. I'm pretty sure the...
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04-12-2024, 02:18 PM
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I'll third the Winds for the 3017 event. I was...
I'll third the Winds for the 3017 event. I was camping off Union Pass. We talked about Union Peak but had a big enough group with various attitudes and experience levels when it came to hiking that...
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04-11-2024, 06:44 PM
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It's doable for cheaper if you buy minimalist...
It's doable for cheaper if you buy minimalist components elsewhere, but getting everything you need from them usually means you pay a little more for an install that is much easier and completely...
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04-11-2024, 07:22 AM
Thread: Real Estate Crash thread
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It's a bet against yourself, effectively. I'm...
It's a bet against yourself, effectively. I'm well aware that the money I pay on insurance policies is just a hedge against something Bad happening, and statistically it's unlikely to pay off. It...
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04-07-2024, 07:44 AM
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My three-year-old has been making turns and...
My three-year-old has been making turns and controlling her direction and speed for a while...when she wants to. As a result, she's generally only skied portions of a run independently (without the...
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04-04-2024, 06:47 PM
Thread: Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
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We had a Delta faucet in at the ex's house...
We had a Delta faucet in at the ex's house (before she was my ex). That was several years ago, she's still happy with that faucet and I liked it enough to have the same one installed here.
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04-04-2024, 06:43 PM
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Can't seem to upload photos from the old app, but...
Can't seem to upload photos from the old app, but today was damned good at the River. Second tracks on Downdraft, several laps on Aurora via skins while Spruce was on hold, and then I was on the...
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04-04-2024, 06:29 PM
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I stopped braking for turkeys when I lived in Red...
I stopped braking for turkeys when I lived in Red Lodge. Too damn many of the fuckers strutting around like they own the place, and it turns out they're perfectly capable of crossing the road more...
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04-03-2024, 05:30 PM
Thread: Home Remodel: Do, Don'ts, Advice
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Having been through a few too many floods of the...
Having been through a few too many floods of the n-year variety, I'd strongly recommend either building to withstand a 1,000-year flood or building to be replaceable.
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04-01-2024, 05:23 AM
Thread: Mega jillions
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It took me way too long to process which day of...
It took me way too long to process which day of the week it actually was and whether or not the deadline had passed, but I think I figured it out.
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03-27-2024, 02:25 PM
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Well, there's this:...
Well, there's this:
https://www.stormskiing.com/p/11-ski-areas-flee-ski-cooper-pass
I think it's been discussed in another thread around here.
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03-27-2024, 02:08 PM
Thread: Mega jillions
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Aren't preventative colonoscopies covered by...
Aren't preventative colonoscopies covered by insurance? I thought that was one of the few things the US got right.
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03-26-2024, 03:40 PM
Thread: Mega jillions
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Can I text instead? Because the odds of someone...
Can I text instead? Because the odds of someone answering a call from a random number don't seem too high, either.
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03-25-2024, 07:11 PM
Thread: Fu*king Cyclists
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I'm a little surprised about the concern about...
I'm a little surprised about the concern about road paint. Granted, I did get accustomed to Vermont law on the matter while living there, but when it comes to tractors, cyclists, and such, I...
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03-25-2024, 04:02 AM
Thread: Mega jillions
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With one huge caveat: you need a textable phone...
With one huge caveat: you need a textable phone number that Venmo recognizes as an actual cell phone, not a VoIP number. For years, that kept me out because I use a Google Voice number and was using...
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03-24-2024, 07:16 PM
Thread: Mega jillions
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You do realize that they have the same corporate...
You do realize that they have the same corporate overlords, right?
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03-24-2024, 07:11 PM
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Incredible skiing at Sunday River this weekend....
Incredible skiing at Sunday River this weekend. No good pics, but my legs were toast before I was ready to give up both days.
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03-21-2024, 01:58 PM
Thread: Random Unthreadworthy Questions
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Splitter? You mean a network switch? Or is each...
Splitter? You mean a network switch? Or is each router also a modem and you're splitting the coax?
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03-21-2024, 07:47 AM
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Sunday River is running five lifts, but only one...
Sunday River is running five lifts, but only one leaves the ground, and I think it was running at reduced speed. Wind is forecast to pick up, word was that the t-bar likely would not last through the...
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03-13-2024, 04:23 PM
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The NYTimes article on that data sharing...
The NYTimes article on that data sharing mentioned someone who got hit with a rate increase after a track day.
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03-10-2024, 07:51 AM
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Sunday River reported 8" this morning. That...
Sunday River reported 8" this morning. That seemed believable, although calling it "powder" was a stretch. The density and variety of crystal types kept things interesting, but I didn't hit bottom...
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03-09-2024, 04:19 PM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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Probably someone who lives somewhere like Maine,...
Probably someone who lives somewhere like Maine, maybe in the shadow of a mountain, and is used to watching the sun disappear at 2:30 pm in January (when it's not too cloudy to see it at all).
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03-09-2024, 01:01 PM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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I seem to recall that a big part of the issue is...
I seem to recall that a big part of the issue is kids waiting for the bus getting hit by people driving to work.
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03-08-2024, 06:35 PM
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MSU Bozeman was one of two schools on my short...
MSU Bozeman was one of two schools on my short list after going through a sorting program with things like size, location (city size), programs, etc. I ended up going to the other school (in Vermont)...
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03-07-2024, 10:09 AM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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If it were me, I'd practice with trash cans until...
If it were me, I'd practice with trash cans until I was pretty damn confident and then park the other cars and do it one more time. That might explain the amount of rubber.
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03-06-2024, 03:15 PM
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Just wanted to point out that if you want cheap...
Just wanted to point out that if you want cheap day tickets, Mt. Abram has them. It's not a megaresort experience--you can probably get more skiing in two hours at the bigger resort down the road,...
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03-05-2024, 08:04 PM
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Poll: For the record, I'd consider public policy that...
For the record, I'd consider public policy that caused the adoption of swords and spears as common ways to defend oneself as wins. Misthrown spears seem like much less of a general hazard than missed...
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03-04-2024, 05:19 AM
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The one at the local resort in particular. I...
The one at the local resort in particular. I don't know if they have enough staffing to do lessons on weekends, but the kids who attend full time and meet the age requirements get to go a few times...
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03-03-2024, 01:38 PM
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Not to add stoke to a pity party, but today was...
Not to add stoke to a pity party, but today was day 40 on snow for my three-year-old. Daycare ski lessons kick ass, and she's now perfectly capable of skiing dark greens so long as she chooses to...
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03-02-2024, 04:18 PM
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What do you call a ski instructor who gets dumped...
What do you call a ski instructor who gets dumped by his girlfriend?
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03-01-2024, 09:56 AM
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That's a Vermont skier for you. [emoji6]
That's a Vermont skier for you. [emoji6]
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02-28-2024, 04:07 PM
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They said they stopped using stickers on the...
They said they stopped using stickers on the front plate because people were splitting the pair of plates (and stickers) between two cars. That was before the (originally temporary) Vermont Strong...
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02-28-2024, 04:00 PM
Thread: Trucks.
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When I bought my F-150, I did a fair bit of...
When I bought my F-150, I did a fair bit of research beforehand and my must check list for test driving was:
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02-26-2024, 05:47 PM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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"Unsafe to pass" implies passing is legal. "Do...
"Unsafe to pass" implies passing is legal.
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02-26-2024, 04:21 PM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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Slowest drivers around here are from...
Slowest drivers around here are from Massachusetts. Having driven in Massachusetts, I'm pretty sure they don't drive as slow at home, or they'd have impact damage on the rear of their SUVs.
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02-25-2024, 06:05 PM
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Sticky: Damn, that's tempting just to have in hand for...
Damn, that's tempting just to have in hand for the two-year-old, because Murphy's Law clearly indicates that he'll be ready for 80s before his sister is ready to step up to 90s. Have toddler skis...
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02-23-2024, 08:54 AM
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What's that work out to in terms of mid-season...
What's that work out to in terms of mid-season retail tickets? Like one and a half?
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02-21-2024, 05:54 PM
Thread: Truck Tire Time
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I sold my used, studded Haks to a friend who was...
I sold my used, studded Haks to a friend who was planning to put them on his plow truck. I'll have to ask him what he thinks if we ever get another proper storm and what he was running prior (I know...
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02-21-2024, 04:11 PM
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Poll: At least one of the other articles I saw implied...
At least one of the other articles I saw implied that the law cited specifically deals with removing firearms from someone who *was* legally allowed to possess them but who no longer is. I'm not...
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02-21-2024, 05:41 AM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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I like that we went from a post bitching about...
I like that we went from a post bitching about wages not keeping up with inflation to posts about the cost of having services provided. Guess what: those ski techs want to be able to afford rent and...
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02-19-2024, 05:35 PM
Thread: Travel hacks and advice
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And if you have a Euro flight cancelled or...
And if you have a Euro flight cancelled or delayed, look into the EU passenger rights. I got 600 Euros out of Lufthansa after getting bumped a day on a return flight to BOS (direct from Munich, so...
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02-18-2024, 08:09 PM
Thread: Things That Amuse You
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I'm fairly sure my Ford stores it both in the...
I'm fairly sure my Ford stores it both in the cluster and in one of the drivetrain control units. The cluster is apparently not too hard to reprogram if you've got the appropriate workbench. The...
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02-15-2024, 02:14 PM
Thread: Things That Amuse You
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Could also be encouraged, albeit unofficially, by...
Could also be encouraged, albeit unofficially, by patrol. When the same woods run has twelve names depending on who is skiing it, reporting incident locations gets tough.
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02-14-2024, 06:31 PM
Thread: Tool Time
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Yet they didn't spring for the $100 Packout...
Yet they didn't spring for the $100 Packout dolly.
Relevant to my bike tools, because I do use a Packout box for the "goes along to the trailhead or bike park" kit.
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02-12-2024, 07:40 PM
Thread: Truck Tire Time
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Putting my winter tires on isn't too bad (E-rated...
Putting my winter tires on isn't too bad (E-rated Nokian in an almost-stock size on OEM rims).
Putting my summer setup on sucks (wider MTs on smaller rims, probably over 100 pounds each rather... -
02-08-2024, 01:11 PM
Thread: Things That Amuse You
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A variety is good. I'd just as soon not have to...
A variety is good. I'd just as soon not have to explain certain lyrics to my three-year-old, though, so I appreciate it when the lifties pick family-safe content.
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