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Big Mike
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BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 12, 2015 - 11:33am PT
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It's been a snow filled week here at Whistler Blackcomb.
The pillows are filling in nicely.
Thursday was an awesome pow day with almost no one on the hill.
Cambo getting a little air. Yes i was a little slow on the shutter.
Big Mike snowbeard.
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Big Mike
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BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 13, 2015 - 06:02am PT
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37cm overnight!!
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Big Mike
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BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 18, 2015 - 07:03am PT
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Day 21
They are reporting 15cm's on the hill but more in my driveway !!
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this just in
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Justin Ross from North Fork
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Dec 18, 2015 - 08:14pm PT
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Whitebeard!
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away from the ground
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Dec 22, 2015 - 09:48pm PT
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Photo was taken just before I bailed. 2 hours in. 5 hours out. Got back to the truck crawling on my hands and knees with 2 pairs of gloves on and jackets wrapped around my knees. The dog walkers I encountered near the trail head were horrified to see me. I asked if they had any reefer. They didn't.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Dec 23, 2015 - 03:07am PT
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F- sounds heinous!
Badger Pass representin'
Sunday was clear weather and great snow. Monday was a minor blizzard, barely snow but trying to be rain. Tuesday started with full-on rain (should have put garbage bags over our jackets) and it turned the deep fresh powder into wet cement. Weather cleared by afternoon and was great conditions in groomed sections and very interesting for me to probe my tail balancing abilities off the groomed areas.
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Dec 23, 2015 - 11:23am PT
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Ekat- That sounds like littering? I hope you picked up all of your polyethylene shavings from the parking lot before they scattered in the wind.... Maybe you had a vaccum with you to collect the hydrocarbon waste? Bragging about littering doesn't seem like something an ex park ranger would do. I'm SHOCKED!
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SC seagoat
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Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Dec 23, 2015 - 12:37pm PT
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Hey Nut...those pics of Badger look awesome....big difference from last year. We're headed up next week for some b/c camping out by Ostrander. It's looking good! Can't wait.
Susan
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Big Mike
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BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 23, 2015 - 08:16pm PT
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Haha Justin! Classic shot bro!
F sounds like a mission. Some friends of mine recently did a similar mission and felt the same way although they
managed to come out unscathed.
I know you don't wax very often but if you're scraping off p-tex you are scraping way too hard! Didn't your mom ever tell you?
If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all.
Nut! Good to see you getting out with the kids!! A little elephant snot never hurt anyone! ;)
Ekat!! good to hear you got out Skeezin!! Did you guys get some more snow this week??
Have fun Suze!!
I haven't been out this week but i'm headed up the hill with my pops tomorrow!!
Here's a couple shots from my gorgeous hike day a couple weeks ago.
Disease Ridge
Blackcomb Peak and Disease
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Dec 23, 2015 - 08:30pm PT
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The early season skiing in the Tahoe Sierra is the best it's been in many years. All that great powder got a 2 foot load of Sierra Cement dumped on it Monday followed by a light rain up to 7,000+ ft. Now we looking forward to a cold front that will dump 1 to 2 feet up on the summit starting early tomorrow morning with snow levels down to 2500 ft. We'll be back in the powder tomorrow through Christmas day and the weekend, I couldn't be happier!!!
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Dec 23, 2015 - 08:55pm PT
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Yo big Mike! Just another day at the office.
Didn't your mom ever tell you....
Littering is not cool!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 23, 2015 - 10:36pm PT
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Nice work Charlie D! I'm riding my childhood stomping grounds tomorrow. Mt Washington. Should be a blast!
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east side underground
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paul linaweaver hilton crk ca
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Dec 24, 2015 - 07:10am PT
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large Avalance releases on Mammoth, heavy snow ripped out down to rocks, most of the top slid. 4-5 ft crowns Heavy wind loading after 2 days of extreme wind, still blowing . Backcountry...... watch out
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Dec 24, 2015 - 11:15am PT
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Ekat- Thanks for the concern. YAY! The inflammation is going down and I'll probably be able to get around without a cane in a few more days. I'm not really worried about your moral compass. It's the potentially toxic trash that you feel you have liscence to leave in a parking lot that I think is pretty "F" ed. Especially for an ex park Ranger. That's some messed up STUFF!
From tree hugger.com
Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com.
We're in the thick of ski and snowboard season, and if you've been hitting the slopes a lot, you've probably had to wax your skis or board at least once. But have you thought about the hazards of the chemicals in your ski wax?
Many high-performance ski waxes used by the pros contain high amounts of perfluorochemicals, or PFCs, and cheaper products used by avid recreational skiers often contain PFCs in lower concentrations. These are the chemicals used in non-stick cookware that have been linked to a number of health issues. While more research is needed, when it comes to our friends who ski a lot, we prefer to take the "better safe than sorry" approach to chemical risk.The Bad News
PFCs have understandably come under fire for being a potentially serious health concern. One study showed PFCs altered the liver and spleen of rabbits, as well as other less severe changes in the lung and kidney, and found that the PFC particles were retained in vital organs.
Another study involving pregnant rats and mice found PFCs were toxic to the mother, and that the offspring showed developmental problems, including birth defects such as heart defects and swelling of the skin.
But you knew this right? You've been doing it for 48 years?
YAY!!!! YAY!!! XOXO!
It should be noted that in 2006 the EPA concluded that more research is needed before any conclusions can be made about the risks of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), a specific type of PFC. However, the EPA Web page on PFOA also states that the chemical "is very persistent in the environment" and "remains in people for a very long time."
PFC Hits Your Blood
Two studies out of Sweden have shown that ski technicians are at risk of highly elevated PFC levels in their blood, and that is cause for concern.
The first study tested perfluorocarboxylate (PFCA) blood levels in eight ski wax technicians before, during, and after the 2007/2008 ski season, and researchers found that the median blood level for PFOA was almost 45 times that of the general population (112 ng/mL compared to 2.5 ng/mL). What's more, it appears that there is a correlation between the levels of perfluorocarboxylates in the blood and the number of years working as a ski wax technician.
YAY! I just dumped toxic garbage in a parking lot! HA! XOXOXO!
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Dec 24, 2015 - 11:59am PT
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Whew! Thanks for clarifying that Ekat! YAY! I was concerned about the poor bunnies toxifi action from wax in the wind! I'm glad you do a top notch job of capturing your scrapings in the parking lot!!! YAY!! XOXO!
If you have to walk with a cane, use a cool one.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Dec 24, 2015 - 12:39pm PT
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Glad you are so concerned with environmental impact, F. Hope you heal up soon!
If you sincerely want to do something about fluoro, please go to all the stores near where you live and ask them to stop selling microwave popcorn.
It has a much greater effect on the planet than skiers ;-)
http://www.dominatorwax.com/sites/default/files/dominator/THE-ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT-OF-WAXING.pdf
Most cheap *$$ recreational skiers like me use hydrocarbon wax. Driving to the mountains burning fossil fuel has a more negative
impact than the wax I use.
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F
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Dec 24, 2015 - 12:53pm PT
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That's kind of scary. Thankfully for me, I don't eat microwave popcorn. Or wax my skis that often. Winky. As consumers, we all create the demand for products that may or may not be harmful to the cute little bunnies, or ourselves. Something to be aware of when choosing how to spend your money, eh? Or when choosing where to scrape your wax off.
Where would be the best place to start when demanding an end to the sale of microwave popcorn? Local retailers, or go to Orville Redenbachers house and bang on the door? Maybe a FaceSpray campaign would create some awareness globally of the dangers of microwave popcorn? Burchy - how am I doing here? 3.5/10?
I ride a moose to the trailhead. My conscience is clean.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Dec 24, 2015 - 01:15pm PT
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I ride a moose to the trailhead. My conscience is clean.
Nice. I thought you would be traveling by dogteam. :)
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Dec 24, 2015 - 01:37pm PT
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I would, but they are too lazy to pull my ass these days.
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Dec 24, 2015 - 04:38pm PT
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Lost you there pretty quick, Jimbo. But, um, sounds good. Those Canadian beers are pretty strong, eh?
YAY!!! XOXO!!
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