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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Apr 28, 2016 - 09:54am PT
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Got a few powder tuns in on Sunday. Sounds like we could have some deep pow this weekend. They have already put some work into trail ridge road.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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powder day yesterday.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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A couple more shots from yesterday.Even a little ice reforming.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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^^^awesome Mike, nice turns!!!
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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This getting my stoke up. Thanks! I'm a few days away from a good snowy adventure and should hopefully have some good pics to share back to the thread
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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got a nice run in done in RNMP with 2000 plus feet of vert yesterday.you drop right off the top of trail ridge but then have a couple hour hike out
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Mike, have you done Fairchild yet?
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Upper Little Cottonwood Canyon yesterday...
Minimal hiking...!
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dikhed
climber
State of fugue and disbelief
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nice turns, sik pow, I'm stoked, braj
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Todd E. I have not done Fairchild. Not sure where it is. Mike
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Todd Eastman
climber
Bellingham, WA
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Fairchild South Face is NE of Ypslion. Good vertical and nice angle! Start out at Lawn Lake TH and tromp up Ypsilon, scoot over to Fairchild and ski yer brains out, and then march out the creek to the trail.
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Redline Up, Blue line down. Mt. Adams on June 5. 16.
The Pack
The Summit, Rainier in the Distance.
The SW Chutes is a totally incredible line. The same angle for about 3,000 feet.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 7, 2016 - 05:01pm PT
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Nice...
Edit;Actually Real Nice!
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Thanks Wilbeer.
I am not at all sure of the intent of the thread. I first skied in 1966 at Loveland Basin (yes I am old). Beartrap bindings and lace up leather boots. I was so damn excited to get a pair of Head Std skis 160cm at 10 yrs old in 1971. Family moved to Utah at the mouth of LCC in 1972. I got in trouble for missing school to go skiing so often. Ski raced for the Snowbird race team in the 70s. Started telemarking and skiing on shitty XC gear (Epoke 1100's) in about 1980. Totally got rid of my Alpine stuff until about 1996.
Groundup earlier in the thread said that if you get on telemarking stuff that it helps your skiing. It did mine, especially on shitty, shitty gear. Todays skate gear has more support than what we had in the early 80's. I never thought I would go back to Alpine. But I did to coach ski racing. Where I finally learned how to ski after 35 years. Oh, dont get me wrong all the other sliding helped. I still tele on my shitty lightweight XC ski gear. But frankly, the evolution of skiing and its equipment has changed so much from 30 years ago that with plastic (tele) boots and all the other sh#t, its not all that hard, and doesnt make sense. Still fun. But I dont care if anyone teles. Unless they are on shitty cheap gear. Then I care.
Kind of like leaving the rack behind.
At the end of the day, whether your teleing, snowboarding or skiing its all sliding over snow.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 8, 2016 - 06:17am PT
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Golsen,"I am not at all sure of the intent of the thread."
I believe your post nailed it down ,solid.
Nobody cares if you Tele,splitboard or Alpine.What most care about ,whether it be inbounds,sidecountry or backcountry,is the
Glisse.
The experience,the pursuit and the rewards they bring.
One true thing I miss of the west,spring ascents and descents.
Good weather,corn snow and cold beers at the end of it all.
TFPU.
Those Asolo Summit's are still my favourite's Jim.
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Jim,
I used those boots on the Wapta Traverse a long time ago! I admit, I did like my original T2's.
Winter is only a few months away. :)
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Jun 11, 2016 - 01:33pm PT
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golsen
Social climber
kennewick, wa
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Jul 25, 2016 - 03:24pm PT
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Emmons Glacier last weekend. It is still winter like on Rainier!
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