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01-28-2020, 01:54 PM #126
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01-28-2020, 02:27 PM #127
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01-29-2020, 12:01 AM #128
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01-29-2020, 11:30 AM #129
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01-29-2020, 08:32 PM #130
Saw a couple snowshoers from not too far off today. They were carrying the requisite 70 liter packs stuffed to the gills with godknowswhat and several articles of clothing strapped to the outside in case the oversized puffies, shells and balaclavas they were wearing on a calm 25ºF day weren't enough. Then they started stomping up the beautiful skin track I had set earlier, stopping to huff and puff and catch their breath every few steps.
I turned away and started skinning into another zone. I'll bet the upper 9/10ths of the track they started up is unscathed. At least they recreate outside, I guess.
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01-29-2020, 11:43 PM #131
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01-30-2020, 09:20 AM #132
Dog shit under the door handles. Hopefully they are not trashing set tracks for classic XC. We get that around here on a free public use area. I don't often use them, however my wife does and after every outing she usually complains about snowshoe damage and dog crap in the tracks.
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01-30-2020, 09:51 AM #133
They stay out of the classic track. This is the one free groomed trail in the valley (basically our season passes pay for it), it’s only a 9K flat figure 8 so I see a lot of this. We do it with our dogs, (that we pick up after). I was really posting this because this is what I see when I see people with snow shoes, they’re not athletes, they just want to get out and do something for an hour.
Well maybe I'm the faggot America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
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01-30-2020, 10:09 AM #134
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01-30-2020, 10:18 AM #135
Here in Tahoe the snowshoers seek out and destroy ski tracks (skin or XC). I often cross a meadow to access some bc skiing, and I observe a cycle in which XC skiers will put in a ski track after a storm, snowshoers will obliterate it by noon, and so the XC skiers will set another track paralleling the snowshoe track ... which the snowshoers then stomp on within a day.
In places like Bend with a bigger XC ski contingent the two tracks tend to coexist in peace. I assume that’s because XC skiers are plentiful enough that some of them have yelled at errant snowshoers and threatened them with gorp.
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01-30-2020, 11:28 AM #136
Even at my good friends XC ski area where they tell people not to shoe in the ski tracks they do.
I have even witnessed people taking off the snow shoes to walk in the ski trail.
Its as if they were sent here from hell to ruin it for others.watch out for snakes
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01-30-2020, 11:57 AM #137
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01-30-2020, 02:01 PM #138
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01-30-2020, 02:07 PM #139
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01-30-2020, 03:00 PM #140
I think it's funny that we have one thread going about how Americans are fat indoors-dwellers who don't recreate outside and another debating whether one of the easy ways to get outside is acceptable.
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01-30-2020, 09:41 PM #141
I take out the dog for runs through some vacant wooded properties in the neighbourhood. After a couple feet of snow, I wear the denali classics and set a nice trail for all to use. I only ever see one other set of snowshoe tracks out there. There's a fair amount of traffic by other dog walkers, so the paths get beaten down quite nice once set, especially with that recent cold snap. Well, the temps turned and there has been a bit of rain, turning the snow isothermic. Now everyone not wearing snowshoes are punching to ground. They will not be deterred however, and continue for the entire trail. I have to give them credit for their dedication but damn, even on the rotten snow, I still am walking tall with the shoes on. I've set track with snowshoes, and then after a few flurries have enjoyed those same trails with the XC gear. Sooner than later though, some poor shoeless schmuck postholes the trail. <shrug> I just strap back on the shoes and give em a wave. Life is too short to not enjoy an evening's walk with the hound.
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01-30-2020, 11:15 PM #142Registered User
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01-31-2020, 09:32 AM #143
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02-01-2020, 04:09 PM #144Registered User
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Guess what pussy-whipped jerk is snowshoeing tomorrow
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02-01-2020, 04:47 PM #145
Facepalm
watch out for snakes
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02-01-2020, 04:57 PM #146
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02-01-2020, 05:02 PM #147
Already whipped, eh? Told ya she was probably kinky!
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02-01-2020, 06:50 PM #148
Can I date a girl that snowshoes?
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02-03-2020, 07:55 AM #149
we did the same trip jan 1984 (!) w/o incident. probably pre-gobbler. we did have the bright idea to go careening down powder chimp or whatever run on a big sheet of canvas about 2:00 AM. seemed like a good idea but the climb back up sucked.
I did have an acquaintance a while back get busted by marlinton's finest smokin pot in the in at snowshoe. Had to go to court up there an all. Damn that place is the absolute middle of nowhere.
"Can't you see..."
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02-03-2020, 08:59 AM #150
Look - full disclosure to give you hope. When I met my wife she was a serious lightweight backpacker type, from the SE. she was wary of snow, and was into snowshoeing. I sucked it up and went with her, but introduced her to skiing as fast as I could. Took some work for sure, but she has transformed from a warm weather lady to someone who is comfortable on any slope and any chute, the steeper and the tighter the better, who spends about 80 days per year on skis of some type. It’s awesome.
You just have to determine if she snowshoes cause that’s what she wants to do or because she doesn’t know any better. If it’s the second you are good to go.
And I think I only went snow shoeing maybe 2-3 times before I got her to switch.
So keep the faith.
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