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splat
Sep 28, 2005, 5:41 PM
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:o AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
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wannabe
Sep 28, 2005, 6:32 PM
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Yeah! I saw the pic over at Ttips as well. Had me grinning like an idiot. :D It's like someone poured a six pack down my gullet.
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killclimbz
Sep 29, 2005, 5:15 PM
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Just a quick update on Splat's Movie night. It is either going to be moved up a week to the 14th or back a week to the 28th to make room for Niceracks' October 21st par-tay. I am sure we'll have a date as soon as Steve checks on availability of the movie room.
Get on it you fokking bastich!!!!
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splat
Oct 3, 2005, 6:33 PM
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Workin' on it, but it might be Nov. 4th... that is the 1st fri. Mo Fo.
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wannabe
Oct 4, 2005, 2:35 PM
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PSA: Just a friendly reminder that ski season is approaching (hopefully real soon); now is the time to refresh your avalanche knowledge. If you are new and don't where to start...Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain by Bruce Tremper is a good book and an easy read.
Also a link to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center
http://www.geosurvey.state.co.us/avalanche/
One good turn deserves another,
Vince
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killclimbz
Oct 4, 2005, 3:27 PM
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Sliding in 21 days or less... 8^)
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splat
Oct 4, 2005, 3:43 PM
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O.K., The new & improved date for the Caveney Film Fest is... Nov. 4th. Starting somewhere around 7PM. Get there earlier & you'll be properly marinated when the flick starts! :wink:
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wannabe
Oct 4, 2005, 3:48 PM
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"Properly marinated" eh? (in my best Montgomery Burns voice) :D
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killclimbz
Oct 5, 2005, 2:15 PM
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Snow on the peaks again today! Checked out the Loveland cam and they got a good dusting. More weather expected up there and more snow Sunday. With the prevailing winds BG should be filling up nicely. Who wants to dust off the sticks and go for a hike Sunday? :righton:
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wannabe
Oct 5, 2005, 4:27 PM
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Talk to me honey!
I will go if it looks like there might be some turns had. I will confirm closer to Sun after seeing what the weather does.
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splat
Oct 5, 2005, 7:43 PM
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Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy. All of a sudden I feel like I'm climbin' the rope in gym class.
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killclimbz
Oct 6, 2005, 3:35 PM
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It's official!!!! Some lucky bastiche's got turns yesterday and have thevideo to prove it. Now a lot of this will melt the next two days, but plenty will stay. Sunday is supposed to be a wet one in town and more snow in the mountains. Who is up for a Sunday afternoon slide session?
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shorty
Oct 6, 2005, 4:18 PM
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Today's ski conditions -- 6 to 12 inches of unconsolidated snow over a 13,000 foot hard-packed base of granite.
Thanks, but I prefer my skis receiving their "stone grinds" from Edgeworks, not Loveland Pass.
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killclimbz
Oct 6, 2005, 4:26 PM
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In reply to: Today's ski conditions -- 6 to 12 inches of unconsolidated snow over a 13,000 foot hard-packed base of granite. Thanks, but I prefer my skis receiving their "stone grinds" from Edgeworks, not Loveland Pass.
:lol:
Didn't say there wouldn't be core shots. Still, it'll be the best powder day of the season!
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splat
Oct 6, 2005, 10:48 PM
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In reply to: Thanks, but I prefer my skis receiving their "stone grinds" from Edgeworks, not Loveland Pass.
Hey, that's why the baby Jesus made P-Tex.
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Oct 7, 2005, 2:02 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Thanks, but I prefer my skis receiving their "stone grinds" from Edgeworks, not Loveland Pass. Hey, that's why the baby Jesus made P-Tex. |
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killclimbz
Oct 7, 2005, 2:50 PM
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In reply to: You can fill P-Tex (or more likely, a base weld), but a trashed edge is gone forever. My worst pair of "rock skis" -- a seven year old pair of race stock GS boards with razor sharp edges -- will still dance circles around most of the poorly maintained new equipment on the slopes.
You're not trying hard enough. :twisted: Who needs edges when you're riding powder :?:
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shorty
Oct 7, 2005, 3:58 PM
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In reply to: You're not trying hard enough. :twisted: Who needs edges when you're riding powder :?: |
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wannabe
Oct 7, 2005, 4:03 PM
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:roll: Whateva.
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killclimbz
Oct 7, 2005, 4:12 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: You're not trying hard enough. :twisted: Who needs edges when you're riding powder :?: Join me in Alaska or Canada sometime. Your viewpoint on edges just might change after you've hit the bigger peaks.
Sooooooo, you need your rock ski's to have sharp edges because you are riding big Canadian and Alaska peaks with them? Oooooookaaayyyyy!!!!! :roll:
Sunday is still going to be the best damn rock riding of the season!!!!
Edit: Alaska, Canada, East coast, you still don't need sharp edges if you're riding pow. Some people like hardpack some like pow. I think we know which camps we are in... :wink:
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shorty
Oct 7, 2005, 5:23 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: In reply to: You're not trying hard enough. :twisted: Who needs edges when you're riding powder :?: Join me in Alaska or Canada sometime. Your viewpoint on edges just might change after you've hit the bigger peaks. Sooooooo, you need your rock ski's to have sharp edges because you are riding big Canadian and Alaska peaks with them? Oooooookaaayyyyy!!!!! :roll: Sunday is still going to be the best damn rock riding of the season!!!! Edit: Alaska, Canada, East coast, you still don't need sharp edges if you're riding pow. Some people like hardpack some like pow. I think we know which camps we are in... :wink:
But even here in Colorado I've done backcountry descents (usually late spring) where we hit steep boilerplate above cliffs or lakes, and falling wasn't an option. Ride a big peak in the Alaska's Chugach or British Columbia's coastal range and you'll find that the snow can vary from powder to sugar to windblown bullit-proof slab and back again in just a few turns. And the peaks can be a little less forgiving up there.
Yes, I race. A lot. The years of gate mileage have taught me to take care equipment. I view my skis not just as tools, but instruments. A person could cut his finger on the edges of any of my skis -- and not from burrs. My race schedule doesn't allow too many powder days during the height of the season, so I plan powder vacations in the Great White North. I'm not that far from a million vertical feet up there. I'm a true powder hound who also understands the joys of hardpack, bumps, corduroy, and crud.
I just think rocks should be reserved for climbing, not skiing.
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killclimbz
Oct 7, 2005, 5:49 PM
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I got my boards with good sharp edges too. 8^)
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killclimbz
Oct 7, 2005, 5:53 PM
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In reply to: I just think rocks should be reserved for climbing, not skiing.
Or for big air, or for great mushroom patches....
What a great multi use toy rocks are!
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splat
Oct 7, 2005, 10:14 PM
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I take better care of my gear than most, some take better care of their gear than me, but... rock skis are just that... rock skis. That's why they call it a quiver. Dig deep or wait till next month to turn. :shock:
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johnhemlock
Oct 10, 2005, 3:17 AM
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Anybody from the Denver area want to dawn patrol on Tuesday if the conditions are good?
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