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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 19, 2012 - 06:39pm PT
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It's here bud! My driveway is a mess! Mr plows came this morning... Now there's at least a foot again!!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 19, 2012 - 07:28pm PT
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15 cm of wet stuff in the city, on a green base. But TONS of snow on the hills - as usual with such great conditions, the problem becomes getting there, plus avalanches and trail breaking.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Dec 19, 2012 - 07:57pm PT
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my new board and I are heading out on christmas. my new girl is going too.
wooot!
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Dec 19, 2012 - 08:22pm PT
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Nice Jim, you're a technological wiz!
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Dec 19, 2012 - 08:37pm PT
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Who said BEST DECEMBER EVER????? YEEESSSSSS
Last week was a couple days in Bridger Bowl, Bozeman
This week
Kirkwood, with Ferretlegger.
Can't wait for tomorrow....
Susan
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TheSoloClimber
Trad climber
Vancouver
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Dec 19, 2012 - 09:55pm PT
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Yeah, scary. Marginally more respect for backcountry conditions now.
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thekidcormier
Gym climber
squamish, b.c.
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Dec 19, 2012 - 10:06pm PT
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You better respect those hills boy. the mountains have a way of dealing with boldness and ignorance.
something to the tune of "big mountain skills or funaral bills"
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 20, 2012 - 11:12am PT
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Gf, thanks for the invite, but Friday is pretty busy for me I think. Might get some laps in on the hill but have to get ready for Christmas this weekend at my sisters place in the city. We are heading there on Saturday morning straight from squish.
Here's a couple more shots from yesterday...
Lovely trees
Heaven on earth
Pillow town
Nina gets her shred on
Joel Dropping!
End of the day...
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Dec 20, 2012 - 01:07pm PT
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Letter sent yesterday, sir.
I should dig out the letter I wrote in 1990, the last time the master plan was reviewed, and see how much is repeated.
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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Dec 20, 2012 - 01:24pm PT
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When I lived out west, I used to go skiing up on the Palisade Glacier by myself every spring.
My favorite time was to hike in around the middle of May and I'd stay for 2 weeks. Initially I camped in Sam Mack Meadow, but the steep climb out of the meadow every morning was so-o-o-o depressing that eventually I moved my high camp up to the glacial moraine. I have to admit, though, the final steep drop back into Sam Mack Meadow every afternoon was a blast!
The latest I ever skied was in July, but the sun cups were getting pretty big by then.
All of my back-country skiing was on alpine skis with 3-pin bindings and leather boots.
The steep descent to Sam Mack Meadow
High camp on the glacial moraine in May
Palisade Glacier in July
One day I fell while solo skiing down the U-Notch, and was injured so badly that I was never able to do any more serious rock-climbing again. I performed a self-rescue and hiked out the hospital in Big Pine. I was able to hike back up the glacier 2 weeks later (with my arms in slings) to retrieve all of my gear.
The U-Notch
Sadly, we don't have very good snow or skiing out here in West Virginia.
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SCseagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz
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Dec 20, 2012 - 07:18pm PT
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Another wonderful day....although mighty windy at the top, precipitating the closure of the backside of Kirkwood as well as the Wall. This is the top of Cornice, brutal getting off the chair, but once we dropped in it was fine. I was mega POed because a couple of my fav runs they had groomed....argh, but found enough other off piste goodness.
Susan
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thekidcormier
Gym climber
squamish, b.c.
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Dec 20, 2012 - 09:39pm PT
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Rad pics SLR!
that line looks rowdy!
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Dec 20, 2012 - 11:00pm PT
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Haha Bruce, sorry bud I think I trolled u a bit there :-) I never go up blackcomb so naturally I advocate it whenever possible. Thanks for the facts though. Pretty sure it didn't make a difference today.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 20, 2012 - 11:29pm PT
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Cool pics slr!! Thanks for the write up!
Looks like you had fun up there Susan! Don't you hate it when then groom good powder!! ;)
Bruce! First rule of fight club man!! Yes three laps today and three yesterday. It was EPIC!!!
So juicy up there today. The alpine was open and I didn't even care.
Whistler may get more snow as per pig alley, but it's rigged! That spot is a notorious wind deposit. Beautifully sheltered and snow just seems to add up there. They posted 50cms this morning which was the whistler number but then quickly changed it to 34 when Blackcomb reported.....
Just a couple pics today. It was GO, GO, GO!
The truck
Wizard line, 8:00am
That's it for today, but tomorrow is looking good!
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Dec 21, 2012 - 12:20am PT
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It was good Bruce but ripping the plastic off this thing for tomorrow is going to feel much better. Looking forward to lower mtn pow tomorrow!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 21, 2012 - 02:54am PT
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Nice deck Ryan!! I got a new one too!
Now that we officially have over 200cms I can bring it out! Speaking of which I should probably go scrape it.
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RyanD
climber
Squamish
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Dec 21, 2012 - 03:20am PT
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Yeah Big Mike, didn't see your post above but i'll give u a shout when i get up there to see where ur at, would be fun to hook up for a lap.
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east side underground
climber
Hilton crk,ca
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Dec 21, 2012 - 10:24am PT
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sliding has been really good here on the eastside, very cold temps with the fluffy variety. 3' - 5' , that 's 1 - 1.5 meters for you hosiers eh, expected this weekend. Looks like the lower elevations will see some action.......yes... thankyou... photo of whistler... don't know the name of the lift....... edit.. the Palisades, the Chamonix of the eastside.....u-notch can be rowdy..... then there is the clyde couliar..... "v'' notch...... underhillll..... thunderbolt...... nw silll....... nw temple.....
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Dec 21, 2012 - 11:33am PT
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