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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Oct 20, 2012 - 09:33pm PT
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SO jonesin'. Time to slide, shine & frolic.
Can we please?
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Daphne
Trad climber
Black Rock City
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Oct 20, 2012 - 09:40pm PT
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I'm spending too much time on facecrack because i was looking for the "like" button. ;)
Love !
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Oct 20, 2012 - 09:46pm PT
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yeah BITD - but what about now? Montana? Don't do me no good in LA.
Yosemite on Tuesday. That will be a different story.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Oct 20, 2012 - 09:49pm PT
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Please send some to the CowLowRado high country!!!!!
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Oct 20, 2012 - 09:55pm PT
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Fortunately for Idaho, we rest against(or for) Montana. Therefore we get snow. Without the Rockies, we're nobody. Just another desert.
Thanks be to high rocky places.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oct 20, 2012 - 10:02pm PT
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Noooo. Say it ain't soooo. Extended Indian summer down here. Hiked Santa Cruz mtns today, then kayak paddled th Oakland Estuary and now sleeping on the boat. Headed down to Red Rocks and Moab tomorrow for a few weeks then J Tree end of Nov. I soooooo want the snow this year but can you send it down the end of next month? Prudy please?
Enjoy....get the jump on it all!
Susan
Ps. Geez those Montana flakes sure are stunning.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Oct 20, 2012 - 10:20pm PT
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hossjulia
Social climber
Eastside (of the Tetons)
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Oct 20, 2012 - 10:26pm PT
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IT'S SNOWING , translates to , neener neener neener, I got snow, you don't!
Charlie D, COOL!
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Oct 20, 2012 - 10:37pm PT
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Snowing in Whistler village this morning as well. A little more sunshine would be ok before the 7 month cloud settles in :-)
Charlie D does the most creative thing I've seen with a keyboard in a while! Bravo sir!
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Oct 20, 2012 - 10:43pm PT
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It's snowing!! and we were looking for lost hunters in the snow......time for the hot tub and hot toddy.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 20, 2012 - 10:51pm PT
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Norsk vinter.
Snow means chocolate.
Hottest chocklit sip
I ever took: while tryin'
to read a book. Dang!
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Oct 20, 2012 - 11:04pm PT
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Sounds good to me.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 20, 2012 - 11:22pm PT
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Anastasia
climber
InLOVEwithAris.
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Oct 20, 2012 - 11:33pm PT
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I am so happy! :)
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Oct 20, 2012 - 11:50pm PT
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i was thinking about climbing at City of Rocks next week.
Snow is forecast with highs in the 40's & lows in the 20's.
Damn!
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I liked winter more in the "old-daze."
Enjoy that skiccising shist!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 21, 2012 - 12:23am PT
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1981 but where?
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10b4me
Ice climber
dingy room at the Happy boulders hotel
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Oct 21, 2012 - 01:41am PT
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I'm spending too much time on facecrack because i was looking for the "like" button. ;)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 21, 2012 - 02:42am PT
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1975 but where?
1975 and you know where.
But where from?
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Oct 21, 2012 - 11:05am PT
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Red sky this morning on the western slope and the skiers awake from mourning. The game changes tomorrow in the Tahoe Sierra :^)
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bit'er ol' guy
climber
the past
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Oct 21, 2012 - 12:05pm PT
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are you the same guys who start bitchin' when it's snowing in April?
everyone "jonesin" to wreck their skiis in Nov.
then when it's good in april they're whinnin' that winters too damn long.
god were hardcore!
god were cool!
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Oct 21, 2012 - 12:07pm PT
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Hi EKat,
What do you do for track and skate skiing? Come down to Stillwater? Nothin groomed up your way is there? Do you know what there is close by in Canada?
Cheers,
Arne
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telemon01
Trad climber
Montana
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Oct 21, 2012 - 02:10pm PT
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Ekat, Glacier Nordic Club groomed the Big Mt. trails all last winter.
This year we have permission to groom there until December 21- then we need to vacate for the xmas season. Their biggest concern is nordic skiers taking up parking space. Don't get me started...
But the main focus of the Club's grooming efforts is the golf course in Whitefish. We have 4k of lights, 13k of total skiing
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telemon01
Trad climber
Montana
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Oct 21, 2012 - 08:12pm PT
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Grooming is a job, my winter gig, a labor of love. I am still looking for the summer equivalent; something other than building, which is what really pays the bills.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Oct 21, 2012 - 09:51pm PT
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Drooling isn't polite, I know...but nonetheless...
Someone said the other day that New England is in for a lot of snow this winter. My fist pump got me a really strange look.
Sigh. Snow envy.
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stunewberry
Trad climber
Spokane, WA
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Oct 21, 2012 - 10:34pm PT
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Was at Mount Spokane in E Washington today, the last nordic trail work day of the year, and it was a good thing. Started snowing about noon, was sticking pretty well by 4:00. We have ~35K of trails, and are getting a 14' bombardier this year. It's a Washington State Sno-Park, so for $80 a year, you can jam as many people in your car as often as you can and ski all day. Quite a deal. It's the best x-c between Methow and...I don't know how far east.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Oct 22, 2012 - 12:28am PT
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Mouse,...your picture from Winter 1981...
My picture from spring 2012...perhaps the same place....Sunset Inn.
Getting creaky and cranky when it gets cold...me no like winter.....
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Oct 22, 2012 - 11:21am PT
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Getting our first winter sierra storm right now!! Oh I hope it's better than last year.
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Oct 22, 2012 - 01:02pm PT
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telemon...They don't want nordic skiers taking up parking places..? ...!!!!..WTF...? Sounds familiar..RJ
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Oct 22, 2012 - 01:09pm PT
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Stuneberry...I think i skied at mt. spokane back in 85 before they were grooming...if i remember correctly the road to the ski area was long , straight , and steep...? I remember skiing at this funky little bootleg ski area called achilles ranch near Priest River.. The care-taker had turned the property it into a small nordic center...On the sly i think...? wet snow falling here...
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oct 22, 2012 - 01:19pm PT
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Awesome! Thanks for sending the white stuff down our way. I think it's just a teaser but it got me all tingly. I'd love to return from the red southwest to the white mtns. Oh yeah
Susan
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 22, 2012 - 01:21pm PT
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Nita, it looks nice with the ornamental artsy-woodsy Billy-porn above the window. But it's just not "the same place."
Know what I mean? And did you mean http://sunsetinn-yosemitecabins.com/ ?
Hey, Nickell's one of the most repressed artists I know. If he let himself go, he'd surprise us. He's gotta make a living, though.
He's an old wooden ski guy. The tales he and Mathis got 'bout skinny skiing could fill many a night.
Is it snowing anyplace in the Park? Is Tioga gonna close? Has it closed?
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bergbryce
Mountain climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Oct 22, 2012 - 01:29pm PT
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I think I'd call what he have right now snain. Snow/rain. But the ground is white so it's all good!
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Saugy
Mountain climber
BC
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Oct 22, 2012 - 04:12pm PT
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Whistler Mtn was bone-dry until Friday night...been snowing up there since..and the boys n girls are wide eyed and happy faced...bring it on!!!
Live web cam image- 1pm Monday
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 22, 2012 - 04:19pm PT
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"Oh," he said, "it's only Canada. But at least there's snow."--Snow-Shovel Face and the Elves :0)
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Oct 22, 2012 - 05:13pm PT
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It started snowing on our mountain(Shafer Butte, where Bogus Basin is) this morning about 9:30....Had a couple inches by 11.
Bring it!
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Barbarian
Trad climber
New and Bionic too!
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Oct 22, 2012 - 05:42pm PT
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eKat -
Why do you torment me with pictures of skis and powder? I have spent the better part of the day trying to chew my leg off and escape from this cubicle. Why do you torment me so?
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rectorsquid
climber
Lake Tahoe
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Oct 22, 2012 - 06:42pm PT
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Had to shovel snow this morning. I love winter but yuck, the first snowfall is always a bit of a bummer because of the shoveling.
Dave
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Minerals
Social climber
The Deli
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Oct 22, 2012 - 08:31pm PT
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Lee Vining Canyon, 9:30 this morning. Snow level was a few hundred feet above town. Hopefully it melts soon!
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pocoloco1
Social climber
The Chihuahua Desert
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Oct 22, 2012 - 08:57pm PT
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Indian summer in Nu Mexico.
It was 70 at Sierra Blanca and 68 in Taos,that’s just not right. ... of course i have a prepaid season pass.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Oct 22, 2012 - 09:09pm PT
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Fritz, just because you had short telephone poles back then. . .
hee hee hee. . .
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hossjulia
Social climber
Eastside (of the Tetons)
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Oct 23, 2012 - 12:02pm PT
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Got snow on the ground here at 43.49°N 110.75°W (Elev. 6327 ft). It may be here to stay for a week at least.
Dealing with muddy sh#t pens filling with water. My girly tiny trench digging skills are coming back to me........it's gunna be a long winter.
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Oct 23, 2012 - 03:45pm PT
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I didn't know you did that much of it. Yeah, Izaak absolutely rules. Been skiing out there my whole life. You know we have races out there right? Mostly skate.
Big Mtn was up and running last year. It was cool cuz they connected it with Iron Horse so I think about 20K groomed for skate. But it's up to Glacier Nordic to groom it and they don't do it when there's good snow at the golf course in Whitefish.
On Blacktail you can skin runs on Mondays and Tuesdays when they're closed. If it snows on Sunday you got untracked to yourself.
Cheers,
Arne
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Oct 23, 2012 - 04:30pm PT
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BLOWS THE DOORS OFF SHASTA!
They must have some great big cat grooming though. I've always heard Shasta is one of the very best ski descents.
We're gonna hafta meet up. . .
Yeah but you might have to come climbing too. I know you don't care for Stone Hill that much but some of the routes there are my all time favorites.
How about the OSCAR down in Seely? What a cultural event!
Arne
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Oct 23, 2012 - 05:14pm PT
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I love the early season banter of skiers! Soon I'll be hearing tales of cold 5% Montana smoke and artic wax on squeeky skis in the Teton's! I'm typically driven crazy every year hearing all about it when that mid winter warm Pacific front waters down our home range to 9,000 ft. Our windows to awesome conditions are smaller and farer between.
But you know it's all good, never had a bad day on skis as long as you avoid bad company! Would love to join in up there with eKat and ionlyski in the far north of Montana one of these days. I'll be in Bozeman hiking Bridger Bowl at some point, never seem to go much further north unless it's to the Selkirk's......so many great options, the work thing sure gets in the way!
Have a great winter season everyone, the Tahoe Sierra is off to a great start with 24" as of this morning up on the summit and more expected into tomorrow. Next week more on the way!!!
Berg Heil,
Charlie D.
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Oct 23, 2012 - 05:59pm PT
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What's OSCAR?
Ya gotta look it up. Not sure about the spelling. It is an epic 50k race through the woods, one big lap, crossing over a mountain pass. It's been going over 30 years with some years nearly breaking trail along the way. But recently it is quality grooming the whole way. People come from all over for it with some racers logging in 25 or more OSCARS over the years.
Ah, here it is
http://www.seeleylakenordic.org/
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Stevee B
Mountain climber
Oakland, CA
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Oct 23, 2012 - 07:17pm PT
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Whaddya think Bryce? Should I head up there instead of the valley this weekend?
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Oct 23, 2012 - 10:49pm PT
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Oct 24, 2012 - 01:10am PT
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Our first taste will be gone soon. The days are just too damn warm yet. It's ok, though.
Winter is just thinking about showing up, in full regalia.
You'll soon behold the Splendor...Might as well dig it. Life is Now.
I'm glad I was there for the first bit.That's always wondrous.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Oct 24, 2012 - 01:40am PT
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Ollie! Feelin' the stoke.
Why am I not surprised? ;-)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 24, 2012 - 04:29am PT
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hey there say, ekat and all...
wow, my twins buddies got snow this morning, well, tues, that is, :))
i am LATE to the snow thread, wow--it's gotten long, :)
i liked what capt. or skully, helped start it all out with:
Fortunately for Idaho, we rest against(or for) Montana. Therefore we get snow. Without the Rockies, we're nobody. Just another desert.
Thanks be to high rocky places
:))
not sure YET when ours gets here...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 24, 2012 - 06:22am PT
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LuckyPink
climber
the last bivy
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Oct 24, 2012 - 09:26am PT
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JOEYF where did you take that picture? Is that out here? Did you know there's about 30" in Tahoe right now at the higher elevations on the west and north.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Oct 24, 2012 - 10:44am PT
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Here's a Sun Valley real-time shot this morning. Great, great nordic trail system there, and the World's easiest 30 k. race, the annual Boulder Mountain Tour.
and on the other hand. No snow here and we had a great garden harvest yesterday. The last tomatoes, arulgula, carrots, onions, parsnips, and 10 gallons of potatoes.
(Arnie! Great to see you posting!)
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Oct 24, 2012 - 09:04pm PT
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hey there say, all, as to the newest pics...
joey F.... great shot!
mouse, very nice norways skies!
ekat:
i love that webcam... thanks for sharing...
ps:
always loved how the sun shines through clear skies onto
the fresh-snowed-up mts, too...
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Oct 24, 2012 - 09:28pm PT
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Started in 1968 and have been seriously involved with the industry since 1974 (PSIA Certified instructor, Avalanche Certified, sponsored, guided, coached, raced, groomed, patrolled, tech . . . that kind of stuff). Used to get 160 + days a year (easy to do when you live at the ski area or have your office at one and it's your job) now I'm gettin' 45 - 75 days a year.
Gee whiz Looeez! Remind me to be out a town when they start looking for opponents for ya in the BJeanKing-Bobby Riggs charity ski-off.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Oct 24, 2012 - 09:30pm PT
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It's supposed to be doing it in Cowlowrado tonight!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oct 24, 2012 - 09:43pm PT
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Headed to Bishop ... on our way to Red rocks and Moab....thought we'd go 120.....nooooo....closed. Just last Saturday went through there at 80 degrees! So we'll go 88....at least we can pick up our season passes at Kirkwood.
Hoping to return from mountain biking and going right into skiing. Oh body, please hold out, purdy please.
Susan
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 26, 2012 - 01:17pm PT
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Oct 26, 2012 - 01:19pm PT
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None here yet. Bridge over untroubled water.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 26, 2012 - 01:21pm PT
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Anyone ever make any of these trips?
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mrtropy
Trad climber
Nor Cal
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Oct 26, 2012 - 02:15pm PT
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I heard Bear Valley had a free day yestday or Wednesday to help say sorry for all the confusion about weather thye would open or not this year. . They said it was for Even the lower mountain was open. I am not sure if it is true or just a rumor.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Oct 26, 2012 - 02:16pm PT
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It's snowing here in Whistler too but not quite in the valley. Its so cool to see the fall colours in the foreground... We don't always get that.....
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Oct 26, 2012 - 03:09pm PT
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Y'awl are lucky!
You've got snow. I'm visiting on Long Island for two weeks.
Hurricane Sandy on it's way for Tues/Wed.
Got to prepare for high wind, downed trees and possibly multi-day power outages!
I'd MUCH rather have that beautiful High Sierra Snow right now.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oct 26, 2012 - 07:52pm PT
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Oh my, Fred do be careful. My family is all in Pa. I'm worried about them. Got a 90 year old Dad but he's rather spry and has good neighbors. My brother is down by Philly.
Drove through the East Side of Sierras today....beautiful. More than a dusting, less than a blizzard.
Susan
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stunewberry
Trad climber
Spokane, WA
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Oct 26, 2012 - 10:10pm PT
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Mt Spokane has 5" right now, more predicted. Discovered on Tuesday that the km of trails at the nordic area is going up by some 10-12 km. The State Park and Inland Empire Paper Company both have x-c skiers as head foresters. All the new trails are ones that the paper company won't let snomobes on anymore because most of the drivers are stupid, so it's all x/c! More trail days coming up to help prepare the new trails. Think snow!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Oct 26, 2012 - 11:34pm PT
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Ekat this beautiful place is what happens when you get Jack Nicklaus to design a world class golf course next to million dollar homes.
These pictures are what you get when a self professed snowboard bum who just happens to own a window washing company 6 months a year goes for a walk around his current property on a snowy fall day with a new iphone armed with a 2.99 hdr pro app which he's currently amazed and enamored with...
And sometimes the peaks pop out of the clouds and make us smile... ;)
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Oct 26, 2012 - 11:36pm PT
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Not many folks appear to be playing.
EDIT: thanks for explaining. It's kind of eerie to see millions of dollars of investment and absolutely no people. The photos are great, I'll have to look into that gear.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Oct 26, 2012 - 11:36pm PT
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Bitchen contrasts, Big Mike!
I wonder how much snow there is at 12k right now. The pull is strong.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Oct 26, 2012 - 11:48pm PT
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zbrown that would be because it is closed for the season. soon to be a cross country ski haven...
Thanks Capt. This app is so cool. I spend multiple hours in photoshop to capture the snow/sky and foreground effect. this app just takes two pics and stiches them together instantly, adjust your saturation.. bam! i'm playing with brackting on my reble now so hopefully i can acheive that same effect with hdr in photoshop and make my life somewhat easier..
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Oct 27, 2012 - 11:14am PT
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Hey eKat do you know the Hood family there in Eureka? Charlie & Dixie Hood had a log home building business there, I've skied and climbed with their three sons.
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Borut
climber
french
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Oct 28, 2012 - 02:16am PT
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This morning offered the first snow flakes of the year in Ljubljana (Slovenia), exactly for DST end.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oct 28, 2012 - 03:37pm PT
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Anyone remember skiing with these long thong bindings? I remember thinking I had died and gone to heaven when I graduated to these in about 1961. I thought I made the big time when I no longer had that funky little cable wire with the snap latch thing in front of the toe. Of course these did hold your heel down so well that a fall could keep your boot secured to the ski, and the heel of the boot (held in with cobbler's nails) stayed with the ski while the upper part of the boot came loose....I know of what I speak! Yes, injuries were rather significant.
Susan
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 29, 2012 - 04:17am PT
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Monday: shoveled for almost 6 hours. Could not believe the needles due to immense winds. It was like I'd done nothing all summer and into fall. Tuesday skinned up Alpine Meadow and skied down, the first skiing since last May. Some good powder turns.
Wednesday: overcast, flattsh lightning, not motivated -- and tired -- to hike and ski. Shoveled for maybe 4 hours.
Thursday: unbelievable! Made being here worth all the needles and yard work crap. Skinned up Five Lakes Trail from Alpine Meadows Road into Squaw Valley terrain. Made 4 laps of fantastic powder on the Olympic Lady East Bowl. Only a few other tracks, ie. hardly any competition for fresh tracks, followed by a pretty great run down KT's iconic West Face (really, more north facing), arguably Squaw's best line. Other attendant things happened that made it an amazing day.
Friday: skinned back up same trail. Wanted to make one more run near East Bowl. If not for 2 gents I encountered skinning up from a different direction I would have been oblivious to the 6 point buck just below me. I'd crossed its tracks but didn't think deer, only coyote. On my return traverse I saw it again and more of its tracks. It had gone either to the highest point of KT, the "Eagle's Nest" or almost to the very top. I was blown away.
Then I traversed to "The Slot" which I hadn't skied in powder for something like a quarter century. There was one set of tracks -- someone had gotten there before me, possibly the day before. But it didn't matter. Due to the return of summer (hiking/skinning up bare chested) the powder had settled somewhat, but it was still worthwhile...and the buck made the day. Got a ride from the resort parking lot the mile home.
---extract from my very latest email from Rick Sylvester at Tahow.
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stunewberry
Trad climber
Spokane, WA
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Oct 29, 2012 - 11:32pm PT
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Well, it WAS snowing. It's all gone from Mt. Spokane. Sigh...
in the meantime, till it starts again, this will have to do.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Oct 29, 2012 - 11:38pm PT
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E Kat, golf courses are wierd eh? this one wouldn't fly either if it wasn't in "Whistler".....
Raining here too!!
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Colombia, South America
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Oct 30, 2012 - 03:06pm PT
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Cool! Is it legal? I dont think anyone gets arrested for backcountry skiing or snowboarding, don't know about paragliding but it doesn't seem like it would fall into the illegal base jumping category.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Oct 30, 2012 - 03:11pm PT
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Ekat do they let you go skeezin on the local course? Or do they get all lame about it??
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 30, 2012 - 04:46pm PT
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eKat, I sure like your catchy thread title, mainly because it's convenient to look for it and find it so easily, but also because it's just what it says, there's no trolling, just poling, cajoling, and maybe some post-holing, which can have its moments.
So here's a little drooler of a trip report for yez, kid. Waiting for snow is harder than waiting for Christmas ever was, huh?
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/229585-Lego-amp-Divegirl-do-the-Alps
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Oct 30, 2012 - 11:01pm PT
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ahh comon Ekat.. this is typical and you know it.. ;)
You tell those Calgarians that they better let you guys ski on the snow (aka their golf course) because they do it here in Whistler and we're a world class resort for f sakes!! ;) hahaha.. if not.. just poach... i'm sure you know the deal.. ;)
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Oct 30, 2012 - 11:57pm PT
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The old "Yosemite Lodge shower gambit" is the kind he's talking about. shh...
shh...
shh...
shh...
Where's the tenth tee, man, I thought it was right here?
Nah, I think it's over there.
shh...
shh...
shh...
I think maybe you should use the blue. It'll be good for now. When the sun sets below that row of pines we can go for the green.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvX4bqQsbjY]
This is a chocklit-sippin' tune, an instrumental. Or wine.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Oct 31, 2012 - 09:58am PT
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Tis the season to be haunted by ghosts of winter's past:
Dreaming in white here waiting for renewal.
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hossjulia
Social climber
Eastside (of the Tetons)
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Oct 31, 2012 - 11:16am PT
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Yeah, I missed my chance to make some early season turns on Teton Pass last Friday. It had warmed up too much by Sunday morning. Rats!
The terrain right out our door should be fun, if it ever gets covered! We be at 6,600', at the junction of the Hoback and the Snake.
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splitter
Trad climber
Cali Hodad, surfing the galactic plane
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Oct 31, 2012 - 01:33pm PT
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Time to bust out yer rock skiis, peeps! Keep posting tha pics!!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Oct 31, 2012 - 01:58pm PT
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Ekat I know the feeling!!! I'm a self professed powder whore extraordinaire. I'm still working though and for that reason only I can put up with the rain... It will come!!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Not here yet.... But it's comin...
That's ok still have one More week of this which really sucks in the snow..
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AlanJ
climber
Anchorage Alaska
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Snowed here 5 weeks ago. It's just butt ugly now...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Ekat thats the cheap fast way.... these guys ain't gonna pay to get em done by hand so that's their option... Tucker Poling is always our last option. It's best to do it when it's raining for optimum results but they aren't the same as by hand for sure.
alan- warm up there too eh? hmm makes sense.. ENSO is calling for netural to weak El Nino conditions... so warmer..
The Jetstream is also south right now bringing a lot of warm air....
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AlanJ
climber
Anchorage Alaska
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I hope it's not warmer here this winter - last year was the best winter ever, deep record snowfall and no rain, just beautiful winter the way it's supposed to be. Of course, it would have been nice to have a real summer too but that's asking too much...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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ya we got your summer. the high pressure bubble sent all the precip your way....
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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It's snowing in Boston! Yay!!!!! I just wish it would stick so I could shovel.
Did I just say that? :D
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Not snowing here in the valley quite yet but there is snow in them thar hills!!!!
Soon grasshopper..... Soon.....
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Meanwhile, there are armchairs, fireplaces, Chinese tea.
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Grippa
Trad climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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1-3ft forecasted here in the Wasatch over the weekend. Let it snow!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, lilabiene..
i just got a report from a friend in boston, last night, :)
as to your quote:
It's snowing in Boston! Yay!!!!! I just wish it would stick so I could shovel.
Did I just say that? :
SHE SAID the very same things, as to shoveling, :))
she had to clean off her porch, but it didn't shovel too good, :))
it stuck better, by evening, though, (she's in waltham)
thanks for the fun share...
big mike:
thanks for the lovely canada pictures, (i think i read your icon said canada) :)
mouse:
say, is this a recent post?
wow--thanks for the history...i WILL go look up that mountain now...
must be snow there, still, :) of course, :)
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Neebee- yup! Here's some more!
My office for the day...
Got a inside gig this afternoon which sure was nice considering how darn cold it is outside today!!!!
Gonna snow soon!! I can feel it coming!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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It's coming Ekat!!!!!!!
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goatboy smellz
climber
Nederland-GulfBreeze
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Bear #46 getting psyched for the season.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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One of Them, huh? We've got several(!) folks chmping at the bit, just dying to get after it in the Snow.
We await Mom's Good Graces. All in the Fullness of Time.
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Butte, Montana right now :-)))))
...still coming down hard--time to shovel, again!
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Tork
climber
Yosemite
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About an inch here in Wawona
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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BUTTE, MONTANA! .....bring it on....headed up to Bozeman in a couple weeks to ski at Bridger Bowl and hopefully conditions will be ready in Hyalite Canyon for some ice fun.
Susan
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Some of Hyalite has been "in" for the last two weekends--I expect that it will only get better from now on with all of this moisture :-)
Hopefully, Bridger Bowl (Discovery, too) has a normal year for all to enjoy!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Some of Hyalite has been "in" for the last two weekends--I expect that it will only get better from now on with all of this moisture :-)
Hopefully, Bridger Bowl (Discovery, too) has a normal year for all to enjoy!
Oh boy. Music to my ears....didn't get up there last year cuz of minimalist conditions.
Susan
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Skully, that tree house was built for the only child of an alcoholic father whom died and left the entire property to that minor son in State Custody, weird--too bad, as you're right about the loft...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Still coming!!!
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Awesome shirt, Susan-- I have a vintage "Give me Rossignol or give me Head" shirt that keeps my psyche up...
http://www.skidiscovery.com/current.htm
My 249 buck pass purchased last season's end was skied off last season's end and is ready for the 12/13 season (my son Ladd's 120 sawbuck pass, too) !!!!
edit: Mmmmmmm, Pickle Barrel !!!!1111666
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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It's hailing in Moab.
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Lasti
Trad climber
Budapest
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Nov 10, 2012 - 10:25am PT
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Woke up to a solid three inches. I can't believe I'm getting excited about 3"
I'm just gonn sit back, pour myself some single malt and watch the screen, waiting till Tami happens to get an eyeful of Khanom's post... Talk about a !!!GUFFAW!!!! waiting to happen.
Lasti
(ON topic: it snowed here in Budapest two or three weeks ago, but has been unseasonably warm ever since; no outlook for powdery goodness)
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 10, 2012 - 10:43am PT
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Hells bells....it's even snowing in Moab, well sorta kinda, I could maybe count the flakes on one hand as I walked from the house to the car.....and it's COLD....time to move from the desert to the mountains....been a wonderful time here...catching up with Jaybro et al....aww the nomad life....I rather like it!
Susan
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 10, 2012 - 11:32am PT
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Pervert ;)
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 10, 2012 - 11:49am PT
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Lol!!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 10, 2012 - 12:42pm PT
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Not snowing yet in Squamish....
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Nov 10, 2012 - 12:45pm PT
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Six inches at Cedar Ridge this morning, according to my sister Lenna, who called her neighbors. She is in town looking after Dad's place and looking through photo boxes, etc., but they said six inches. The oaks haven't shed there yet, and the trees are all bendy. It will likely melt away by this afternoon, I'm thinking. Looks to be clearing fast over the range of light. Their snow level's around 3,500 around Sonora, likely mushy and bothersome.
From my perch I see snow down to the top of Guadalupe Ridge, the Mariposa foothills. Exactly on time. Keep it coming for Thanksgiving!!!
edit: Quick conversation with Mathis in Greeley Hill--four inches, clear as a bell when he went to bed! It's clearing off, but how warm will it get?
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Nov 10, 2012 - 03:24pm PT
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hey there say, all.... well, the boston gal has said her snow turned fast to rain... warmed up a tad, too, there....
as to us all, in mich:
we are 63* now... mostly rain and cloudy...
i like having snow late, due to me being so used to sanjose fall, and south texas fall... (both non-snow) so it's like a childhood fall here for me...
will let you all when the snow DOES hit, as from what i learned:
it can be anytime from oct-march... though it's gone on into april and may, as a 'trick' at times, :))
the heaviest however seems to be in jan and feb...
'course the oldtimers around here knew differently...
most folks agree--winters are lighter now...
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Leggs
Sport climber
A true CA girl, who landed in the desert...
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Nov 10, 2012 - 03:31pm PT
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“Woke up to a solid three inches. I can't believe I'm getting excited about 3"
“Oh boy am I slow...”
Damn, that's some funny sh#t.
eKat, so glad you jumped right in! (hilarious) ~xo
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 10, 2012 - 05:03pm PT
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Wowsa.... Stuck on I70 by Richfield in Southern Utah trying to get to I15 headed back to Red Rocks. Probably too cold and windy down there to snag a few climbs.. We shall see.
Snow plows where are you....Dealing with about 3 to 4 inches fresh on the road. 4Runner handling it pretty good.
Susan
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Nov 10, 2012 - 10:07pm PT
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6 deg on top today, with knee deep freshy. not a bad first day
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 10, 2012 - 10:11pm PT
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Sweet east side...
Looking like winter in whistler!!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 10, 2012 - 10:18pm PT
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Oh hell ya. This is the intrawest mold Ekat!!
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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Nov 10, 2012 - 10:40pm PT
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Nov 10, 2012 - 10:43pm PT
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^^^Whiteout at Z's.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Nov 11, 2012 - 07:50am PT
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Sheesh you guys, he said he hadn't gotten any in a while , give him a break.
Just read yours Susan. Safe travels out there! Thanks again. 21° in Moab this morning traces of snow on the ground. Extreme for here, though I'll probably remember it as tropical paradise when I'm in wyo @ Xmas!
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Reeotch
Trad climber
4 Corners Area
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Nov 11, 2012 - 09:50am PT
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Real rock climbers hate precipitation in any form . . .
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Nov 11, 2012 - 11:52am PT
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^^^ a real mountaineer is just happy to be in the mountains regardless of conditions, season and terrain.
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Nov 11, 2012 - 12:01pm PT
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bluebird and chilly, on the search for ice, not the climbing kine........
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Nov 11, 2012 - 12:12pm PT
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We had some snow here this week, it all melted out though.
If Jay Peak gets snow like it usually does, I'll be up there whenever possible.
It sounds crazy, but Jay has steep, krummholtz terrain up on top, and well spaced trees down low. All steep. Cliff drops too, that's what I live for.
Here's the kicker, Jay gets around 350'' a season. That's CO type numbers.
Fingers crossed, it's about time I got back on the GNAR train.
I can totally throw a better rodeo 7 than any of you.
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Nov 11, 2012 - 12:18pm PT
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tricks are for kids....heh heh heh
And I can out crack climb Donini any day :)
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Nov 11, 2012 - 12:29pm PT
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OK, I'll bite. I'm bored.
I competed in the IFSA Big Mountain Series from '99-'01.
Never did well, top twenty once.
But, I know a thing or two about charging steep lines.
:)
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Nov 11, 2012 - 12:30pm PT
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" I know a thing or two about charging steep lines" Cheers!
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 11, 2012 - 12:42pm PT
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Brandon: Jay Peak!!! Haven't thought about that mountain in years. In the late 1980's, I worked as a sales-rep for a now extinct skiwear company that was based near Jay Peak.
The company hosted a annual mid-Jan sales meeting at Jay Peak. We were expected to ski one day during the meeting. I will agree the area is fun and challenging, but at one meeting the ski day was also a rain day. The Colorado rep & I both said "fuk-it we don't have to ski in the rain," and drove to Montreal for the day.
Management was pissed-off at our bad-attitude. We were the two best skiers in the rep-force, and our not being there for the shist-day of skiing set a bad example.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Nov 11, 2012 - 12:56pm PT
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Full disclosure, I haven't thrown a rodeo seven in two years. I'm 33 now, and I'm sure my muscle memory is sufficient to allow me a sick off axis flip. Hopefully my center of gravity hasn't changed drastically enough to preclude this. ;)
Get some, snow lovers!
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol
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Nov 11, 2012 - 04:22pm PT
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Yesterday in the Valley...
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John M
climber
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Nov 11, 2012 - 04:29pm PT
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Holy Frijoles Jerry !!! Thats a stunner..
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Jerry Dodrill
climber
Sebastopol
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Nov 11, 2012 - 05:36pm PT
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Thanks John. It was a magical day.
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Nov 11, 2012 - 10:51pm PT
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WOW Jerry!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 12, 2012 - 03:11am PT
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Sic pic Jerry!
It's Fuvking snowing alright!!!!
Angel's Crest, Squamish Chief. First winter ascent 2012?
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 12, 2012 - 11:40am PT
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It's still snowing and I gotta go work in it today ... Ughhh
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 12, 2012 - 01:41pm PT
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Big Mike, jealous...
Hoping for another winter like this (2 years ago). But this year we are building our own pulks, too old for humping big loads into the back country.
edit: Backcountry Love; please have snow like this again.
Susan
Jay, we did well, couldn't believe the number of jack knifed big rigs, however.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 12, 2012 - 04:34pm PT
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Nice Susan! Looks like fun!
It's snowing for sure...
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Nov 12, 2012 - 09:13pm PT
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summer's back..... no ice for you..... go climbing.....
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Nov 12, 2012 - 09:20pm PT
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Relax, SnowLovers. You know ALL too well the Trials & Tribulations of the dreaded Between Times.
Well, here we are again, just wait yer turn(s).....It gets better. ;-)
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steve shea
climber
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Nov 13, 2012 - 03:35pm PT
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I just got back from five days in Summit co. Loveland A Basin and Copper. We had great weather, even six new one day for dust on crust. It was a veritable arc fest. They really know how to farm early season snow in Co. Especially Copper. Two feet of pure chalk, no rocks with the odd patch of frozen liquid just to keep you honest. Ripping good fun to start the ski year. Ski teams from all over the world training full speed GS on the new FIS mandated 35m radius skis for good imagery. Remember folks the lifts are there for a reason. Screw the backcountry! It's all about taping your ears back and going fast, truly fast by fixing your heels and following the path to ski enlightenment by laying down the big arcs. It is all fun, snow sliding, but feeling like you have wheels of steel after an arcathon session is better, yes folks, better than POW. Heh, Heh. You surfers should be able to relate. A groomed hill, 800m vertical, honed and waxed GS skis etc. What's it like? Every turn you are proned out feeling the energy and pressure build , setting up to release and dive into the next turn over and over. Carving clean arcs at 45mph. I'm not a very good surfer but GS reminds me of really clean fast bottom turns, feeling the energy of the wave build and pitch up, going faster and faster pushing the ride. On skis you get it over and over all day and you get to rest your wheels between runs on the lift rides. After near 20yrs working for Rossignol/Rossignol Race Dept, I have not gotten it out of my system. Let it snow!
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John M
climber
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Nov 13, 2012 - 03:43pm PT
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Great description Steve.
Looks like the weathermen are starting to agree that at least Tahoe will get some dumpage this weekend.
http://tahoeweatherdiscussion.com/
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 13, 2012 - 03:52pm PT
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My longest lasting love affair has been with snow and skiing. My first ski season started in 1956. I’m standing behind my brother holding his poles (I wasn’t allowed poles) in a wool knicker suit, that get this, was a hand down from my Dad who wore it in the 30’s when he learned to ski.
Love the look on my brother’s face as he’s probably thinking, “duh, we aren’t ice skating”. Wish he were still around to give me that look. In high school we were allowed to use touring skis to get to school. Where California schools had bike racks, we had ski racks in the winter!
Since that winter in 1956 I have only missed 1 full and 2 half ski seasons. Half a season because I was hugely preggers, another half defending my dissertation and a full season when I was on chemo and blood thinners. Even though I thought I could lightly ski that year the doctor said a fall could be fatal because of being on blood thinners. That got my attention.
Now, high tech gear and photogs on the mountains
Over the last ten years every time I bought new skis I thought, “ya know this is probably the last pair I’ll ever buy”…but with a ready supply of Advil and Ortho docs that keep honing their skills in putting back together old bodies, my love affair with snow and skiing just might be, just really might be, the one that lasts until “death do us part”
Susan
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steve shea
climber
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Nov 13, 2012 - 05:09pm PT
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Hey eKat do you live in Whitefish? It's one of my favorite ski towns with some great sliding. If so do you know my old ski bud Cody Thompson? She raced alpine for years with Team Breck then skied on the US Natl tele team. Raced tele World Cup for a while. We, Rossignol, sponsored her while on the team. I skied with her a bunch when in Whitefish. The Big rules!
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Nov 13, 2012 - 05:14pm PT
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TFPU, scSeagoat. That's stoke all the way through.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Nov 14, 2012 - 08:58am PT
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Bump for major weather event heading to our home range this weekend and on into next week. We'll be eating more than turkey Thanksgiving!!!!!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 14, 2012 - 06:58pm PT
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I'm waxin' and just shoveled the bucks out for the season pass. Good thing my buds told me that Nov. 18th was last day to get pass for Kirkwood...new owners this year, different rules I guess.
We'll be eating more than turkey Thanksgiving!!!!!
Susan
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 15, 2012 - 07:30pm PT
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It's not snowing so much today..
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 17, 2012 - 09:51pm PT
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Whistler Mountain opened today with a 10' base + man made on 6 runs. I skipped it. Didn't have my pass yet plus I just can't get all cranked up about crowded groomers anymore..
We did get another 10' during the day though and it's still snowing so i think i might hit up a few runs tomorrow.
Got my pass today.
I've been skiing since I was five, and in high school I switched to snowboarding for powder, and I never looked back.
I moved to Whistler when I got out of high school so I could do stuff like this.
Lapo, Powder Mountain.
Eventually I bought a sled so I could do stuff like this,
Luke Roopin Brohm
And of course jump stuff,
Eric SENDING!
I wish I had the balls to go that big off a hip!
I love snow in all its forms, but powder is the best!!!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 17, 2012 - 10:50pm PT
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Oh Big Mike, NICE NICE NICE.
Anyone with real time, "boots on the ground" info on Bridger Bowl or conditions in Hyalite Canyon in Bozeman please chirp up. I'd like to head up there after Thanksgiving if conditons are good.
Thanks,
Susan
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 19, 2012 - 03:56pm PT
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Yup. It's snowing!!
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Nov 19, 2012 - 04:06pm PT
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Yeah, it's snowing on ya'll, Big Mike, but it's just raining on us. :-(
Snow level at 7000 or so. Aggravatingly normal!
Yarrr.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 21, 2012 - 01:49am PT
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Bummer Skully!
It's been snowing for five days here! On and off in the valley.
Today we left here,
Went here,
After work it started to clear up so I went down to green lake.
Last day of outside work for the season!! Stoked! One more day if insides then Blackcomb opening day on thurs!!!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 21, 2012 - 02:20am PT
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Hoping,,,,Hoping....
but not for this:
Oops, with a 40 pound load and night approaching....
Susan
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telemon01
Trad climber
Montana
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Nov 24, 2012 - 04:44pm PT
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Big Mt is shaping up day by day.
Yesterday with my daughter-
(sorry about the runny nose on that last pic)
and today with my wife-
Our attempt at, as you say, "Keeping The Magic Alive"
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Nov 24, 2012 - 06:25pm PT
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This little puppy just popped up in the fantasy charts for next week. Snow levels are predicted to start high (above 7k) to start but lower over the 5 day storm period. Mammoth Mountain is thinking 10:1 ratios out of this monster - woohoo - think 5-6 feet!!!!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Nov 24, 2012 - 06:31pm PT
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hey there say, ekat... we just got our first snow...
well, had a few flurries, but this stuck a bit...
VERY thin, though... not much...
but it more of an 'offical' snow is here now...
had it off and on for two days...
maybe tomorrow, not sure...
none on sidewalks, it melts off... but
the grounds are dusted here and there now, and
topped little bits, on 'tops' can now be noticed... :)
will try to post a tiny pic of the
view of it, from last night, through the ol' window, :)
it will be the shed, with it's first snow...
:) (not first HEAVY snow, mind you) :))
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telemon01
Trad climber
Montana
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Nov 25, 2012 - 02:28pm PT
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skinning and skiing earlier today with the whole family
It is winter above 6000'
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Nov 25, 2012 - 08:34pm PT
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Ladd and I rode lifts at Discovery today, decent base and it snowed most of the day for some early area pow.
Tomorrow off to Big Sky for a few days to use up some of my "Free(k) Week" card :-)))
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Nov 25, 2012 - 11:30pm PT
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Excellent! At least somebody's gettin' some.
Our rain turned into thin snow. Meh. It's still November.
Waiting...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 28, 2012 - 04:38pm PT
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It's not snowing here yet but it will be soon.. up high.
oh well... here's a kitty for Ekat
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 29, 2012 - 12:18pm PT
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Ya Ekat.. ;) ill get a shot of the alpine shop where they park em, next time I get some decent light.
It's pissing here today!!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 29, 2012 - 12:48pm PT
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finally gettin some here
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 29, 2012 - 12:54pm PT
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Ekat- You got it. Two big yards full o' PB's. One for each hill. I had the pleasure of cruising around with a buddy on his shift one night last year. Pretty sweet! I got first dibs on the 40cms we got overnight!!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 29, 2012 - 02:18pm PT
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No. We were in the Winch cat, so he didn't want to risk it. He said if we were in a normal cat it would have been all good. I did however get to drive our snowmobile clubs PB a little bit last year. Super cool. Thing is like a tank! Ill see if I can scratch up a few pics.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 29, 2012 - 06:15pm PT
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they are somewhat midget spruce trees,near the timberline,there is a name for em,but i dont really know.only above 3000 ft.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 29, 2012 - 07:26pm PT
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krummholz eh? we are always hoping for more slides to wash them off the peaks,open up some lines,they are fun to slalom though!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 29, 2012 - 07:28pm PT
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Hahaha... In golden they just take the chainsaws and glade their own runs.... ;)
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 29, 2012 - 07:47pm PT
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Ekat here's one of me in our club's 200d
Cool machine!!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 29, 2012 - 08:26pm PT
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Actually we got it donated and we did a lot of work on it. We struggle to keep it running every year.
Here is another one.
Our cabin behind it is a lease and we take care of it for the province for a song, but they won't give us a long term lease right now..
Grooming into the sunset.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 29, 2012 - 08:36pm PT
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Nope. No garage. She sits out in the elements at about 5500feet a lot. Unfortunately. Working on her in the snow sucks. It is what it is, so we try and bring her down to the parking lot for small maintenance and one of our members has a shop in town for the big stuff..
We have tenure to access our cabin via a public forest service road so yes, anyone can come play, not that we wouldn't allow them to if we could. We have people hike up all the time. We just aren't very fond of it when they break into the cabin...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 29, 2012 - 10:09pm PT
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Couldn't resist... here's another shot.
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Nov 29, 2012 - 10:22pm PT
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Hey big Mike , lets go drop those lines on the peak behind you and the cat......sick
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 29, 2012 - 10:27pm PT
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ya eastside.. bring your split!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 29, 2012 - 10:32pm PT
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you know ive read that the dacks are compared to the black forest,germany,hey ekat thanks for learning me.......krummholz.....
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Nov 29, 2012 - 10:36pm PT
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I'm all about the AT gear these day..... and really fat skiis....would love to bring my sled .... I MUST sno-mo up there someday. the terrian is mind blowing. Cheers
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 29, 2012 - 10:37pm PT
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if you come, you have to bring your sled!!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 30, 2012 - 07:38am PT
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yeah,id bet it looks like this
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Nov 30, 2012 - 08:16am PT
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Eastside underground...Was that my skis making that chattering eeeyiiii sound the other day or was that you...? Saw Bondo up there looking for ice skating...eeeyyyyiiiiiii
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 30, 2012 - 08:18am PT
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had no idea ,ekat,how simular they look[photoid=276192]
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 30, 2012 - 08:20am PT
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one is the dacks ,one is the black forest.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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It's coming down pretty good in East Redlands ( 2,000' ) right now. I haven't seen this in a while.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Brace yourselves, east coasters, it's actually going to snow!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Everyone freak out!!!!
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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Nah, Brandon...I live for this!!! The only thing I'm freaking out about is that I'm not up north to take advantage of the awesome slope conditions. Should be fun taking the muppet to sled, make snow angels and build a snowman tomorrow -- it's the first time she's of an age to understand what's going on. (Earlier today she told me that she wants to find climbing rocks AND play in the snow tomorrow. So freaking cool.)
Not for nothing, but I'll take this over that heat reflecting off of El Cap any day. (Heresy, I know.)
Edit: Hey, how was the trip?!!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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I'm not freaking out, it finally feels like winter. Six inches of styrofoam here so far, going skiing tomorrow on the wide skis.
Edit: the trip was epic!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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I am with ya there Brandon,gettin after some tommorow
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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yes it is!
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
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HiLARious video! Bread and milk...and TP in these parts!
Pics are awesome. "D
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Feb 25, 2013 - 06:49pm PT
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snowing in Bozeman. Cold smoke, pleeeeze
Our digs in Bozeman....
Tomorrow
And some time to be spent at Yellowstone and Big Sky...and some work time at the university.
Oh well can't be all fun and no work.
Susan
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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Feb 25, 2013 - 06:56pm PT
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26 inches Thursday night through Saturday. 6 to 9 inches expected today.
424 inches and counting. Base at 148 inches. We generally get a huge accumulation in March and start slowing down in April.
One more teaching day, then it is fun time in the snow. Thank goodness we won't run out soon.
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labrat
Trad climber
Auburn, CA
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Feb 25, 2013 - 07:25pm PT
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Wow!
Please send some South. Nothing happening down here.........
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frank wyman
Mountain climber
montana
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Jun 21, 2013 - 11:56am PT
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I know we always need the moisture, but we are taking a beating with the large HAIL everynight. Garden is a disaster, Greenhouse getting pummeled with Very large hailstones and wind...
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jun 21, 2013 - 11:58am PT
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Send some to Cowlowrado--we're on FIRE!!!
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frank wyman
Mountain climber
montana
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Jun 21, 2013 - 12:33pm PT
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eKat...Nice raised beds...oganized...and bird house...My greenhouse is nothing more than a "See through storage shed"...
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Saugy
Mountain climber
BC
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Sep 28, 2013 - 11:23pm PT
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Oh my, we could be going from summer straight to Winter around here..
Of Mt. Currie - this morning..
...I like the sounds of your old bus, Ekat ^^^
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Saugy
Mountain climber
BC
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Sep 28, 2013 - 11:34pm PT
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..and a minute later the El Cap report comes up. Wow, what a contrast :-(0)
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Sep 29, 2013 - 02:00am PT
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10 to 14 inches of rain for the cascades this weekend
fire season officially over,
all lifts open,
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Sep 29, 2013 - 10:37am PT
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Yeahoooooo!!!!
(wish it'd dip down this way)
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10b4me
Ice climber
Soon 2B Flagstaff
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Sep 29, 2013 - 11:10am PT
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^^^^ :-(
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Sep 29, 2013 - 11:42am PT
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Shortest shoulder season ever? Try no shoulder....what happened? Instead of "Early Winters" call it "Nofall"
Why fight it. Thanksgiving reservations for Silverstar!!
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goatboy smellz
climber
Nederland-GulfBreeze
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Sep 29, 2013 - 05:44pm PT
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Silverton scored some goods last week.
http://durangoherald.com/article/20130923/NEWS01/130929802/Turns-of-the-season-
Courtesy of Silverton Mountain
Time to sharpen the edges? Silverton Mountain reported as much as 2 to 3 feet of fresh snow from the weekend storm. Silverton Mountain ski patroller Marc Kloster takes a run Monday after several patrollers jumped on the chairlift and made their first turns of the 2013-14 season. The area is scheduled to open Dec. 21, but that date could be moved up if conditions allow, area spokeswoman Jen Brill said in an email.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Sep 29, 2013 - 08:59pm PT
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Didn't last long, but was beautiful
Susan
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Oh yeah, Bridger Bowl, Bozeman, MT. BRING IT ON!
Susan
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Damn,^^^
We have got nothing. But ready.
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Discovery Basin, Montana this afternoon:
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Supposed to happen in Cowlowrado tonight too. . .
mebbe eben Denber. . .
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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We're supposed to get some snow tonight, too.
Well...it's north Dakota.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Just watched the local news and they said two to three feet with up to 70 mph winds in the next two days.
They said 3-6 inches of water. That is a lot for around here.
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Seamstress
Trad climber
Yacolt, WA
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We've been busy pulling people off the Pacific Crest Trail - several feet of snow here in southern WA. Lots of snow over 4,000'. It's a month earlier than normal.
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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heard that on the radio, some gal is back at it, hiking roads instead,
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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About 6 inches of heavy wet snow so far and it is just getting started. School has been called off. There is thunder snow and branches are breaking off trees all over the neighborhood.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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About 11 inches since 3am. There will be massive tree loss since all of the trees still have their leaves. Still another day of snow predicted and 70 mph winds, but it is calm and dumping right now. No power, no school, no work.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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At least 18 inces and counting.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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24 inches and heard reports of 30 inches in lead. Still dumping well over an inch an hour.
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Got 3" here at 7250' in Boulder Heights.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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I would estimate that we have 40 inches of super heavy wer snow. Trees are completely screwed, no power, no water, not plowed out. Time to go for a ski.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Almost four foot of fresh snow
in Lead South Dakota today and
even more in the higher hills.
Elk rifle season started on the 1st and I saw quite a few hunters up there in their little campers. It will be several days before any of the main roads will see plows and of course the forest service trails never get plowed.
Top this with 60+mph winds all day and all the dead beetle bark trees getting laid over as well as the aspens that still have their leaves busted up all over and it could be a good spell before some of these hunters get out.
Hope all them make it through OK.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Third dat with no power which means no water since we have a well. Can get out of our little street and into town today. Need to get the chainsaw fired up.
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hobo_dan
Social climber
Minnesota
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Mike -nice to see you got the driveway plowed out
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Saugy
Mountain climber
BC
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Wow. Crazy snow in the Black Hills!
Somewhat cheezy, but a welcome vid showing the new snow in the back yard..
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Oct 11, 2013 - 01:23am PT
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Oct 17, 2013 - 12:14am PT
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It snowed another foot in the higher hills which made for some really nice skiing last night and this morning.
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command error
Trad climber
Colorado
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Oct 17, 2013 - 01:01am PT
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Dang. Just when I was getting used to liquid water everywhere!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 16, 2013 - 03:29pm PT
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What happened to "skeezin season" thread? That was a nice thread!
Bridger Bowl is coming along!
About 6 weeks and counting before it's time to head to Bozeman. Yipppeee
Susan
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Nov 16, 2013 - 03:34pm PT
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Snowing nicely in Ouray.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Nov 16, 2013 - 03:35pm PT
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Nov 16, 2013 - 05:06pm PT
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Opening day on Whistler today! I didn't go because i haven't got my pass together yet and it's pretty low snow still. I really can't afford to mess up my spine again, so i'm gonna wait for a bit more..
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Jim Herrington
Mountain climber
New York, NY
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Nov 20, 2013 - 06:53pm PT
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Here's my ski blog, hours of fun here...
Maps, paintings, photos, etchings, history, etc.
You can click "archive" if you want to speed through it. Lots of text under the photos too.
http://vintageski.tumblr.com
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 20, 2013 - 07:17pm PT
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^^^^^^ Oh Oh I LOVE it. Reminds me of so many places back East where I grew up and learned to ski.
My contribution to "vintage"....my first year learning to ski when I was about 6, and wearing wool knickers and matching jacket (with some sort of fur collar) that my DAD wore when he learned to ski in the 30s! My brother is in the foreground.
I saw this sweater in my Title 9 catalog and really really want.
Susan
Edit: WOW WOW....I went back to the Vintage site...I had hardly scratched the surface. Thanks so much....what a collection! Thanks Jim Herrington. So much!
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Nov 20, 2013 - 07:28pm PT
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Herrington, awesome collection!!!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 20, 2013 - 08:22pm PT
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Great blog Herrington.
Whiteface today!
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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Nov 21, 2013 - 03:26pm PT
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Three inches of snow in Longmont, Colorado today.
My goal when I retired from the tropics was to never sweat again. Today I remembered that vow as I shoveled with three layers of clothes on and no sweat! I succeeded!
Last night I also had no heat in the house while it was snowing as I'm installing a new furnace and they couldn't get it finished yesterday. Yea, I feel like a Sherpa again!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Nov 21, 2013 - 03:55pm PT
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Bridger looking good, but I won't be there until January
Kirkwood, not so...but getting there
And I don't know what's happening at the other places the Epic Pass is good for. I think they added several resorts.
Susan
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 21, 2013 - 07:46pm PT
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Cintune,was that today?
Lots of Love for Gore.
How about the glades?
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cintune
climber
The Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
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Nov 21, 2013 - 08:28pm PT
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That was last season, but they're opening a few top-to-bottom trails next weekend. We go up every Christmas. And I can't wait....
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 21, 2013 - 08:56pm PT
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Yeah Man,That is one damn nice mountain.
Just had to ask,snows coming this weekend they say,maybe.....
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Nov 24, 2013 - 02:27pm PT
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Junkboarding Today!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Skiing 3 of 4 days and this is all I have .
It is all good,and can only get better!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Wilbeer, very very nice, man and dogs having a wonderful time.
Where my Dad lives in Western Pa he said he had some temps around 12 degrees.
Out here in Cali we are waiting. Waiting. Waiting.
Susan
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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SC ,Me and a couple buds were heading to Vermont ,when we decided ,there was more snow here [WNY].
One of the main reasons I prefer BC skiing is,I can ski with my dogs.
They really love it.
EDIT;Do not worry,it is not even winter yet.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose and south lake tahoe, ca
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I'll be working at Kirkwood as a snowboard instructor on weekends. Hopefully I'll see some of you out there :) and hopefully it starts dumping!!!!!
*Continuallysnowdancing
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JOEY.F
Gym climber
It's not rocket surgery
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Mega cold front comming...
EXPECT THAT THE OUTLYING
VALLEYS SURROUNDING RENO-SPARKS WILL ALSO DROP TO BELOW ZERO
ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SOME OF THE
TEMPERATURES AROUND THE REGION MAY BREAK RECORDS FOR LOWEST
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AS WELL AS LOWEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. HOON Yikes
!
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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rent the demo skis when it gets like this,
no use in tearing off the edges of your own boards,
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Yeah Babaay! Less than 1 Hour accumulation in Reno so far, not bad! About time we got a decent storm over here.
Still going
3 Hrs later :)
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bergbryce
Trad climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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there has been a huge hole in the precip over the tahoe basin this whole event. we've got maybe 1/4" on the deck and a few measly flakes falling.
truckee seems to be faring a bit better, and reno even better. Seems about right for this year.
Good riddance to 2013, the driest calendar snow year ever for Tahoe. May 2014 be cold and wet.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Fair nuff lol. Stoked to get out for some turns soon but not looking forward to a job I have to do in Fernley in a couple hours. Folks here are driving 5 Mph yet they still tailgate.. drives me nuts.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Supposed to snow here soon plus the long range (six week) forecast is for below average temps in Arizona. Damn, Angela and I don't go to Patagonia until 2/1....looks like i'll have to ice climb after all.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Send me one.....actually, Birdbrain Boulevard is in good nic, that might be actually kind of fun.....type 2 anyway.
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Evel
Trad climber
Nedsterdam CO
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Currently snowing lightly but enough lay down. Calling for up to 30 inches tonite. Certainly won't help my job. 1/4 of a roof on, 3/4 to go!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Stolen from the Whiteface webcam this morning.
More coming this weekend!
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Approaching 10" in my yard here on the east side of SLC. More to come, and cold.
This might be the weekend to break out the skis.
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Epic drive home tonight.
The road up the mountains to our place was closed for an accident, and the round-about back way is still closed from the floods. The only other way up is "Winding Trail Road" which is a steep, curvy one lane road through a gated community posted "No Tresspassing". Karol drove it once in the daylight and dry conditions when our road was closed, and vowed to not do it again because of the hairpin turns, steep drop offs, and lack of guardrails, but then again she is a bit of a wimp about such things. I had to do it.
Fortunately I had 30 minute-old new sneakers on the Tundra, slipped it into 4WD, and crept up the 10 miles through 4" of untracked powpow. It was dark and the headlights wouldn't show past the falling flakes, so I have no idea how stupid this might have been, but I got home to a big batch of homemade chili.
Prospects are not good for getting down tomorrow, there are severe weather advisories for heavy snow and high winds through Wednesday night. At least I brought home some much needed dog food.
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feralfae
Boulder climber
Montana
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4F and snowing out here on the Divide in Montana. Lots of slipping and sliding today as noobies got their first taste of snow on ice on ice.
Saw two slide-offs on the country roads home from the hospital. I plan to watch it fall from a house window tomorrow. So glad I have wood and coffee.
You all stay warm and safe our there on the windy roads, and let's all dream of dragonflyskis. I am going to need to paint my skis, I can see this already. :) Doug once had a polka-dot pair he filmed on one of his Alaska climbing films. Old Super 8 film. :)
And keep on having entirely too much fun. I must ponder stenciling skis with some snowflaked dragonflies.
feralfae
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Captain...or Skully
climber
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Headed for ND. Into the snow with Thee.....Arrggh.
Ah well, I signed up for it. A few snow slidin' mountains would be handy.
None there. Couple three good hills is all. ((sigh)).
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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stock up on oranges, citrus crop about to take a hit in the central valley,
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hossjulia
climber
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snowed all day at 4200', picked up 2-4". Temps plummeted from a high of 40 at 6 am to about 10 now at 10:15pm.
Hope I can make it to Truckee in the morning to get my F-ed up collar bone/neck/shoulder tweaked & acu-punctured. Not even sure I could make a pole plant with out extreme pain right now. FACK!
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose and south lake tahoe, ca
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12 degrees and dropping in south lake tahoe
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Dr.Knox
Trad climber
Salzburg, Austria
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And in the back - Kaisergebirge
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Started later than forecast but currently snowing nicely in Ouray. 12 in. on Red Mt. Pass last night with more to come.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Funk snow
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10b4me
Ice climber
Bishop/Flagstaff
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So far. . . in 11 years, here, I haven't seen any rhyme or reason to the weather patterns. . . other than a shift from a Continental to Intermountain to Maritime, read: EVER WARMING, snowpack.
That can't be good. You're going to end up with Montana cement.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Bishop/Flagstaff
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EKat, what is the elevation at the base of The Big?
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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That^^^^,looks awesome.
62f here yesterday,lost our groove.Damn.
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bergbryce
Trad climber
South Lake Tahoe, CA
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14" on the ground in town in South Lake. It was nuking last night and it was awesome. Praise Ullr.
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adikted
Boulder climber
Tahooooeeeee
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Still coming down in Tahoe City!!
Greg
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Edge
Trad climber
Boulder, CO
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Adikted, you know it's snowing hard when it turns your whole world sideways!
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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Dec 14, 2013 - 04:51pm PT
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Still comin' down....
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Dec 14, 2013 - 06:41pm PT
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Snowed for the first time in Cairo in over 100 years. However NBC news tonight said: "just a skiff of snow."
Sooooo-----reader beware. These images may be photoshopped.
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L
climber
California dreamin' on the farside of the world..
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Dec 14, 2013 - 07:06pm PT
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Looks like powdered sugar on them pyramids...yum!
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
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Dec 14, 2013 - 08:51pm PT
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SNOW JOB
I RECALL DRIVING THROUGH A SNOW STORM ALL THE WAY FROM BISHOP TO LANCASTER ONCE. CAN'T RECALL WHAT YEAR IT WAS. DO RECALL THAT THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC
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10b4me
Ice climber
Bishop/Flagstaff
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Dec 14, 2013 - 09:00pm PT
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I RECALL DRIVING THROUGHT A SNOW STORM ALL THE WAY FROM BISHOP TO LANCASTER ONCE. CAN'T RECALL WHAT YEAR IT WAS. DO RECALL THAT THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC I drove from Mojave to Bishop one time in a snow storm. The road was only open to those with 4wd, and there weren't many cars, either. It was about 1988.
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zBrown
Ice climber
Brujo de La Playa
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Dec 14, 2013 - 09:27pm PT
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1988 TIMEFRAME IS ABOUT RIGHT, MAYBE WE PASSED EACH OTHER.
WE WERE IN A LITTLE HONDA STATION WAGON WHICH COULD HARDLY KEEP THE SNOW OFF THE WINDOWS.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Dec 15, 2013 - 08:01am PT
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Like a SOaB.
A Great resource:www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/interactive/html/map.html?ql=station&zoom=&loc=44.23+N%2C
Gone Skiing!Cheers
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Dec 15, 2013 - 10:23am PT
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Dec 15, 2013 - 06:07pm PT
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Warmist^^^^^^ha ha ha *It is still snowing.
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anita514
Gym climber
Great White North
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Dec 15, 2013 - 07:59pm PT
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nice legs, DMT
yeah it just stopped snowing a couple hours ago. we got over a foot of snizzow.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Dec 15, 2013 - 10:20pm PT
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A skier friend sent this tonight,A spot where BC skiers around here all know.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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I have actually heard the word "Blizzard" today at least 5 times.
We shall see!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Hey Wilbeer, heard the same thing talking with my 91 year old Dad last night who lives in Western Pa. I admonished him NOT to get out on the snow blower. He has assured me that he's finally hired that out.
Stay warm and safe all you East Coasters!!! I'm headed out for a bike ride in regular bike shorts. Go figure...too warm here actually.
Susan
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose and south lake tahoe, ca
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GUESS WHAT!!!!???? IT'S STILL NOT SNOWING IN TAHOE!!!!!!
At least the climbing is good.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose and south lake tahoe, ca
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Chance of light snow next week and then the high pressure ridge returns for most of January.... I'm trying to stay positive but man I chose a sh#t year to move to Tahoe.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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It's the whole west coast this year Brian! The only escape is north or inland. When i say north, i mean prince george north!
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose and south lake tahoe, ca
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How's Whistler Mike? I'm thinking about watching the weather up there and making a trip so I can get my pow fix.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Depression and sense of doom is the prevailing mood here in the Tahoe Sierra. Yea you can go climbing but man it's January, things are not right! There's been talk in the Trench of burning the Ghoulwe snow god Ningue and to praise Ullr, these are times that test faith.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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hey eKat
what's with yer piston bully fetish??
;-)
Ain't snowin' OR rainin' here in the SCruz mts. I took a cross country hike on New Year's Eve and the criks which should be runnin' well by now are just pathetic trickles. All the ground is dust. The last rain here was Dec 8 and we've only got 2.8" total fer the season. Last year we were at 21" and THAT was a dry winter.
Flew over the Sierra on Monday coming home from the East coast. Good snow cover on the peaks west of Pine Creek Pass but all the foothills and the east bay hills are brown.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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In the Northeast, a couple of days of rain, snow and ice before Christmas and now this.
The ice should be getting FAT in New England. Just wait a week for the stuff to consolidate.
hey there eKat
in fact I have driven one. An ancient growler (can't remember the brand name except I remember changing the plugs on the anemic Falcon straight six engine) when I was working maintenance at Solitude back in the stone age. Crawling through deep powder up to the top lift stations to get the communications equipment in order so they could open. Hoping the beast didn't slide sideways and backwards down a couple of gullies.
Dyamn, I'd almost forgotten about that pay-my-way-through-college job.
YUP it was a Tucker. Even new, they looked like they'd been welded up by an Oklahoma farmer! No wonder the Euros/Canucks have taken over the market. As they have so many markets, like buses, mass transit movers etc etc.
Stop you?
as if that were possible!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Ooohhh Dawggy! Pisten Bully is the bees knees of kitty cats, that's for sure. When u run em like they do here, only the best will do!!
Took this yesterday.
Brian-
Snow conditions are severly lacking here too. It will come. It's snowing a bit today.
Blackcomb Glacier has a few holes in it still.. ;)
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Yep,It is a full on "Blizzard".One inch an hour easy,50 ft. visibilty,It just took me 45 minutes to drive 14 miles.
Sorry,eKat.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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My neighbor took this shot of me about 2 hrs ago.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
Technically...the spawning grounds of Yosemite
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I'm praying like a little kid that the sky drops enough snow that we can use our new snowshoes tomorrow. (Thanks, mom!)
Walking home from the bus stop was a bit on the frigid side, but frigid temps + darkness = a blanket of snow crystals as far as you can see...herrlich!
But, I have a bone to pick with the Weather Channel...since when did they start naming snow storms??? Hercules? Seriously? It'll be maybe 10-15" of snow -- what's the rest of the country going to think?!! Hercules deserves better, like 3', maybe.
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Jan
Mountain climber
Colorado, Nepal & Okinawa
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There's no snow in Tahoe because it's all on the roads in Colorado and Wyoming. ;-)
I've had some hellacious driving lately.
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The Lisa
Trad climber
Da Bronx, NY
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There is plenty here in the Bronx tonight too ;)
Our cat must be descended from snow leopards because she wants to go back out in it.....
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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What Jan said! We're holed up here in northwestern Wyo, snowshoeing and shoveling. We made s'mores tonight around a fire and ran back into the cabin to eat them, the wind is so strong.
Bonnie and Clyde, enormous black lab siblings, sat this one out inside! Though they did have two hikes in the snow today.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose and south lake tahoe, ca
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WOW eKat that roof is gnarly!!!
Day 19 in progress for me right now at Heavenly :) the snow is bad, but I can't complain, I'll pass 150,000 vertical feet today.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
Technically...the spawning grounds of Yosemite
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Apparently, Heaven is only two feet from our front door. ")
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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was at my brothers place in tabernash last week and the ski train goes right by his house. It had a Patron Tequila Express caboose.
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LilaBiene
Trad climber
Technically...the spawning grounds of Yosemite
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eKat, I didn't even see the leaf in the picture when I took it -- I only noticed it when I went to post! C literally took two steps out the front door and flopped in the snow on the sidewalk and started making her snow angel...with a grin and sparkle in her eyes I couldn't resist trying to capture. I love snow. ")
And, naturally, it's New England, so it all melted today. Just like that. Sigh.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Winter apparently here in the Tahoe Sierra has been canceled. The citizens of the state are about to get a lesson on where their water comes from. If I hear one more person describe how beautiful the weather is I'm going to smack them up the side of the head.
Cry California this is a disaster, major bummer!
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jan 28, 2014 - 12:25am PT
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12" in the last 24 at Eldora. What's a guy to do other than play hooky in the morning and git some powder...
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Jan 28, 2014 - 01:13am PT
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good for you Nature!
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose and south lake tahoe, ca
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Jan 28, 2014 - 01:20am PT
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Some snow is coming to Tahoe this week....not much but something.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Jan 30, 2014 - 11:41am PT
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30" expected at eldora by saturday.
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Aya K
Trad climber
Boulder, CO!
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Jan 30, 2014 - 04:07pm PT
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My car just got stuck in the parking lot at Eldora.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose and south lake tahoe, ca
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Jan 30, 2014 - 06:49pm PT
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KIRKWOOD WAS RAD TODAY!!!!!!!!
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mojede
Trad climber
Butte, America
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Jan 30, 2014 - 07:07pm PT
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Our local "hill" got a needed 10-12" dump of fluffy white stuff today--pulled my son out of school and skied untracked goodness all day :-)
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adikted
Boulder climber
Tahooooeeeee
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Snowing in Squaw too :)
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Man ,I wish,58f over here today and rain.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
in the oil patch...Fricken Bakken, that's where
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It's too cold to snow much here right now...-20 & falling. Maybe Monday when it warms up.
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supafly
Trad climber
vancouver, bc
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That's going to be turning to rain overnight Mike :(
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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Aaahhhhhh . . .
Snowing since yesterday here, just off the Divide. The pass over the Divide is open, thanks to the snow plows. Our private roads out here are plowed once, but building up snow again. Down in the Winds, they had to get a Cat to plow out the ranch road, but that is pretty standard.
Here at home in Montana, I've shoveled twice today, and the car is still tracking out to the road, but the drifts are drifting deeper, and the night is getting darker, and the wind is getting brisker, and the temperatures are dropping further, so I think I'll build up the fire and stay snugged inside tonight.
I'm lovin' all the snow.
feralfae
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Sure wish it would snow here, low tide in the Tahoe Sierra!!! What's a skier to do....yesterdays circumnavagation of the Skid Ranch.......
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Chewybacca
Trad climber
Montana, Whitefish
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We've been getting some snow recently.
Dude, Where's my car? There is a Suby in there somewhere.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab or In What Time Zone Am I?
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First snow in the La Sals
Susan
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briham89
Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
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WOOHOO!!!
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losbill2
climber
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Cool. Gives me a real thrill. Pretty much quit skiing after 47 years 10 years ago. Knew it was over when I was thinking about rock climbing while riding the chairlift. But still have great memories and still get out now and then.
The photo is inspiring. Thinking I will make a point this year of getting up to Tuckermans with my daughter or hopefully, if they get any snow, out to Heavenly to ski with my brother and sister.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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No its not!!
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The Chief
climber
Down the hill & across the Valley from......
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This morning at around 9AM
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, susan... wow and oh my...
and say: the chief... WOW, too... that whole range looks very nice, clad in the newness of white, thus far...
thank you for sharing...
wow, now, say, also:
hope ours comes LATE and not too much, as, the last two years were
pretty strong stuff...
well, actually, the first of the two, was...
last year, was FAR colder, but a bit less of the snow...
but wow, that year before, oh my... piled it six feet high, day in and out, for to keep my drive clear for the car, and about six feet wide as well...
'til i started knocking it down to five feet, :))
well, i know there are many ski'ers and that the sierra needs the snowfall, so happy new snow season to you all...
:)
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Shetville , North of Los Angeles
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The Chief..Is that the bitter roots...?
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Jim Clipper
climber
from: forests to tree farms
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I only know the ekat from her posts, but it got me thinking about skeezin with ekat for a day. Maybe pick a day, sometime mid-winter. Wherever you are on this white and blue marble, get out there, and know that you are making turns with the ekat.
Skeezin' with ekat day?
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Don Paul
Big Wall climber
Denver CO
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There's been some light snowfall in Rocky Mtn National Park already. So, I just broke down and bought a splitboard. No way am I getting trapped at low elevation for another winter.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Nov 28, 2015 - 04:12pm PT
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Moab got a small dusting.
Susan
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Nov 28, 2015 - 06:25pm PT
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Yowl Susan! Snow in Moab!
It was 6 F. this morning in Choss Creek & it the temps never made it out of the teens. I walked around the Ranchette early afternoon & took some photos.
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