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09-28-2021, 03:38 AM #326powdork.com - new and improved, with 20% more dork.
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09-28-2021, 08:25 AM #327Registered User
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Yes, and how often is that in skiable shape? And did you hop back on a lift at the bottom?
FWIW i skied a 9200' fully lift served lap with my 60 yr old groomer zoomer inlaws in Yurp a couple years back. Hopped back on the lifts at the bottom. We took the intermediate way down, because Chamonix is fucking scary.
NA ski areas<Yurp resorts< Alaska. Sound about right?
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09-28-2021, 08:50 AM #328
It's in at some point most years. Typically you drop a car at the bottom or hitchhiking always seems to work. You can easily do three in a day.
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09-28-2021, 09:05 AM #329
I'll settle with some ski resorts are better than others. Some are in Europe and some aren't. I agree Chamonix is an amazing place. But if you asked whether I wanted to ski in Chamonix or Little Cottonwood my decision would be based on the snow conditions at each place. FWIW, as long as lines don't alter things, I see no benefit to a 1500m vertical run as compared to two 750m runs, especially when the 750m run keeps you in the good snow conditions.
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09-28-2021, 09:34 AM #330
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09-28-2021, 10:00 AM #331Registered User
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Why are you bringing up AK when the dude is clearly talking about lift-accessed terrain?
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09-28-2021, 10:28 AM #332
And I guess you can't Tour 1500m from the car in Europe?
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09-28-2021, 10:48 AM #333
Europe clearly has the far superior lift skiing. They have chopped down every tree they have, eradicated all native species, put roads, chairlifts, houses, and cows on every conceivable surface. You can be fat and clueless and easily ski just about any nook and cranny you want. It's like Disneyland took over a mountain range.
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09-28-2021, 10:57 AM #334I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.
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09-28-2021, 11:43 AM #335
I thought the initial discussion was comparing the size of the Sierra and the Pyrenees before a bunch of dick waving got involved and someone wanted to count the Alps in the total area. Overall the ranges are very similar in area, but if you're looking at the high regions it looks like the Sierra are 1.5 to 2x larger.
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09-28-2021, 11:49 AM #336Registered User
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09-28-2021, 11:55 AM #337
Ya, and in the Pyranees, you have to try to figure out what signs like this mean
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09-28-2021, 11:59 AM #338
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09-28-2021, 12:17 PM #339powdork.com - new and improved, with 20% more dork.
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09-28-2021, 12:29 PM #340
Just saw this for some reason. I think I saw the Chicherit run on TV too. Didn't he end up with a bloody nose from one of the drops (maybe even the front flip). You're exactly right about Mammoth for comps. Mount McGee was the year that Hale Woods tried to do the Nissan Quest at Mammoth (Top of the World) with the finals at McGee. Due to weather, alll they could get off was one day on Oh Shit Ridge.
Here's an interactive map I made in advance of the event (hover over sections for closeup). The page is orphan now so the links may be broken
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09-28-2021, 12:29 PM #341
After the last two pages I learned that California has mountains and Europe has mountains and it's stupid to try and compare them because of significant differences in development and culture.
Can we discuss FWT now please? BobInch posted a nice dream roster of venues, let's discuss that instead of getting butt hurt our local ski resort isn't hosting an event.
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09-28-2021, 12:38 PM #342
It was a joke. My only journey to the Pyranees was 20 years ago, train from Barcelona to San Sebastian, with stops in Bilbou, and Biarritz (surfed Napoleon's go to spot). First indoctrination into the Basque culture and language. It blows my mind they have words unpronounceable by native English speakers. They are not even sure where the fuck the language and Basque people originated. Possibly Caucus mountains.
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09-28-2021, 01:10 PM #343Registered User
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09-28-2021, 01:15 PM #344
Yeah, twice. You?
And this is getting weird.
Since we're getting all high, I just want to add that you never ever should get into a weed smoking session with a spanish guy, much less with an Euskadi guy. I've never seen anyone anihilate weed like Basque climbers. Truly astounding.It's a war of the mind and we're armed to the teeth.
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09-28-2021, 01:23 PM #345Registered User
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09-28-2021, 02:03 PM #346
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09-28-2021, 02:33 PM #347
Kirkwoods is 1600'. Haven't been a huge fan of snowbird really it seems to get more monotonous than some others. There are tons of >1,000' faces here, if they could do it like in Europe where it's on faces near the resort rather than closing off part of a resort (like Shuksan Arm (is that featured enough?).
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09-28-2021, 06:15 PM #348
I’d love to see them run a comp on Mt superior in LCC but I’m afraid the logistics with the road are too much. I do believe that Snowbird owns most if not all of the south face of superior. Also I’m sure the BC skiing community would put up a huge fight as I think the fwt would demand that the face stay closed for a few days prior to the comp. North Baldy is a great comp venue but it’s been skied so many times that the lines seem repetitive. But the same could be said for the Bec, although that’s considerably steeper and much more exposure. Baldy bowl at the bird could be a sick venue, but seemingly the Bird has zero interest in allowing that.
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09-28-2021, 09:44 PM #349Registered User
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South face of Superior would be a fantastic comp venue imo. Won't ever happen with the road and the backcountry community as you said, but damn would it ever be fun to watch.
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09-30-2021, 10:30 AM #350P.A.B.C.
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Superior would be awesome if it weren't south facing.
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