thanks for saving me 10 mins research and 8 bucks. i owe you a beer, B.Quote:
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thanks for saving me 10 mins research and 8 bucks. i owe you a beer, B.Quote:
Originally Posted by GoldMember
Bells are probably different on a bike than a pedestrian, but they're never to scare bears away. They work great for attracting dogs and alerting hikers, so obviously most useful on populated trails and when moving fast. I got a momma to stand up and look threatening just off a trail some years back and the bell was certainly the main thing making noise. Is that a pro or a con? IDK, we both went on our way. I like to think she listened as I receded into the distance and got back to her cubs in peace.
The trails where I used to see an occasional bear seem to have been cleared by the dogs and hikers these days, so it's been repurposed. Hikers are more appreciative.
that bootleg fire in OR - 50k burned, 0% contained.Quote:
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I just read 77,000
tomorrow's gonna suck in boise, might turn some reds blue
business or pleasure?Quote:
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heads up for those Jill-Mormon hookers,
they aint quite right ....
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Hola, is anyone driving from Boise to Seattle-ish area soon? That could help transport skis
Beer money or gear; tip
you might try the Sun Valley or kayak threads
(you already though of that, right?)
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live across the valley from swizz in the foothills a few miles from the trestle creek fire, chunky ash and burnt pine needles covered everything yesterday, much needed rain last night, walked outside to thick smog and everything smells like a drowned firepit
:ski:dreaming of some fresh blue skies
I hopped over to Butte for some CDT MTB to try to find clear skies. Still hazy but not nearly as bad as INW.
Anybody else make it up to Schweitzer for Fall Fest? SPOT bus from the red barn = free MTB shuttle [emoji41]. Good timesAttachment 384673Attachment 384674Attachment 384675
Technically, yes, Friday. Very nice dirt! If you thought you heard a distant, reflexive "fuck off!" when the band singer dude asked who wanted to move here, that could have been a real sound. Possibly.
Apropos of nothing, but I still think the most untapped potential for a new ski area in WA exists up in the Selkirks near Metaline Falls, or at least that's where I want a ski area to be built the most. Compared to other spots in Eastern WA, they get more snow (furthest inland temperate rain forest in NA), the elevations are higher, and the terrain is more rugged.
Unfortunately most high peaks (Sullivan Mtn, Crowell Ridge, Gypsey Peak, Salmo Mtn, Helmer Mtn, and Mankato Mtn), are all in the wilderness Salmo-Priest wilderness boundary, but Hall Mountain would be a great option. It has nice views of Sullivan Lake, a nicely sloped north-facing slope, a road leading up most of it, and the elevations are pretty conducive to skiing (flat-ish potential base areas at 3600ft, 4100 ft, and 4550 ft, with a summit elevation of 6,328ft).
The top of 49* North is 5773 feet (base at 3923ft) and Mt Spokane's summit is 5886 feet (lowest lift base is at 3818ft), and both are in areas with less snowfall, but seem to be doing just fine at the moment.
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...458908&thumb=1
Looks like fun terrain. It might be tough to support a ski area with a very small population pool in the area. The single-lift model a la Turner Mountain might be possible but that hill was established on a former clearcut that meant they didn't have to cut runs, just maintain them. Put the base area around 3500' where the road turns East for 3000 vert off the peak.Quote:
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all we need is 10,000,000$ and several years to get it approved. how far is the nearest airport and where do you stay?
It's definitely a pipedream, yeah. Ione's single runway airport would need to be expanded, or people could just fly into Spokane, and for hotels the towns of Ione, Metaline, and Metaline Falls would need more development.
The Turner Mountain model would definitely be a good blueprint.
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Originally Posted by b0ardski
an increase in the region's lift-served slopes might mimic a
silverton/arctic valley model:
minimal chairs,
minimal grooming, if any
avy mitigation
there's no terrain here that can rival silverton,
still, the concept is not out of the question, except
the west side has the people and the bankroll,
then there's that pesky climate change thing ....
first snow in the valley last year 10/24
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Feb 26/27 - INW mag ski together
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...d.php?t=343400
Cross posting for the homies that have this subbed
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i camped on salmo a month back, some good fall lines up therr
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what's the $ prediction on schwizz day passes this season?
a hundred dollar bill before your 30 dollar lunch
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nice dust on top ....
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still got a ways to go
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49* for burgers and beer on the deck sat., checking out the new lift, yea
Slightly irksome that they still haven't decided on the name of the new lift.