East Coast Roll Call 23/24_The Guns Are Blowing

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12-13-2023, 05:27 AM
MyNameIsAugustWest

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Originally Posted by buckethead

gave off a self-aggrandizing vibe. a sense that it's all about posting vids and harvesting eyeballs and clicks.
milking a tragic mishap.

Yep, we're old and we obviously don't get it....
12-13-2023, 06:21 AM
ticketchecker

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Originally Posted by MyNameIsAugustWest

Yep, we're old and we obviously don't get it....

All I know is sometimes it’s better not to be wrong

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12-13-2023, 06:28 AM
Vt-Freeheel
12-13-2023, 07:19 AM
cat in january

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Originally Posted by MyNameIsAugustWest

Yep, we're old and we obviously don't get it....

That’s just what I thought. Music and voice over was some level of weirdness. Raising Arizona hit it. I try to hard to be nice sometimes
12-13-2023, 07:48 AM
MagnificentUnicorn

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Originally Posted by m2711c

am i the only one to find it odd that a soundtrack was added to this clip? what was the point of that?

It’s Instagram, gotta get those likes.

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12-13-2023, 08:12 AM
danmelon

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Originally Posted by MagnificentUnicorn

It’s Instagram, gotta get those likes.

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maybe they should have opted for a blooper soundtrack.
12-13-2023, 08:43 AM
therudeness

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12-13-2023, 09:26 AM
buckethead

^ i like:)

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Originally Posted by MagnificentUnicorn

It’s Instagram, gotta get those likes.

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watch for a go-fund-me to pay the considerable heli extraction bill.
maybe even a reality series.

am i too cynical??
12-13-2023, 09:45 AM
ex-powderbroker

How rudeness.
12-13-2023, 10:44 AM
BC.

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Originally Posted by buckethead

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and yes, platts is steep top to bottom.
tot just at the top.

Yes…just one of the reasons we love it.
12-13-2023, 12:12 PM
Harvey44

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Originally Posted by buckethead

was it added since yesterday? i only turned on the sound this eve and commented on it above. gave off a self-aggrandizing vibe. a sense that it's all about posting vids and harvesting eyeballs and clicks.
milking a tragic mishap.

I never listen with sound either. I agree it's odd.
12-13-2023, 12:22 PM
buckethead

^^ it will later be used as a preview for a movie re-enactment/recovery reality series...only then does it make sense!
12-13-2023, 05:18 PM
ex-powderbroker

The Gemenids are firing tonight with clear skies in vermont. Could be a nice night for a walk or skin.

Cloudy up north and micro spikes required unfortunately.
12-13-2023, 05:36 PM
petey_

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Originally Posted by ex-powderbroker

The Gemenids are firing tonight with clear skies in vermont. Could be a nice night for a walk or skin.

Cloudy up north and micro spikes required unfortunately.

Had a great viewing last year. Got up about 4am, made coffee and sat in a lawn chair in the backyard. Kinda hazy at the moment with a few stars poking out. Generally pretty reliable for some streaks. I'll be up early once again for this event.
12-13-2023, 06:54 PM
Vt-Freeheel

Incident report is up and eye opening.

mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/

The last sentence is key

"The injured skier mentioned that if the solo skier hadn’t come along and skied the slope without incident, they were ready to make a conservative decision to turn around and ski down the COG."

Couple inches of blower fell bob this afternoon
12-13-2023, 08:27 PM
buckethead

that solo skier adds quite the wrinkle.
....
12-13-2023, 11:42 PM
m2711c

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12-14-2023, 09:14 AM
buckethead

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^^priced like the MAD Cards of old...

need to get back there this season (taken jan 2015)

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meanwhile the stairs at base of platty got filled in again overnight

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12-14-2023, 09:16 AM
adrian.bee

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Originally Posted by buckethead

that solo skier adds quite the wrinkle.
....

Totally, hard to not think youre fine when someone drops in before you.

Also wonder if skier 1 had his bindings locked out or they malfunctioned as indicated in the report. Tib/fib compound fracture is not worth it!
12-14-2023, 09:50 AM
365wp

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Adirondacks were glowing this morning, beautiful view across the lake.
12-14-2023, 10:20 AM
raisingarizona13

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Originally Posted by buckethead

that solo skier adds quite the wrinkle.
....

It's an interesting dynamic and makes their poor decision more understandable but......man that solo skier was super lucky! How often do solo skiers go up on MW in considerable avalanche danger to ski high consequence lines like that this early in the season? It seems a little odd to me. Was the solo skier poaching the other two skiers tour? If the solo skier hadn't run into anyone, skied a line and got caught in a slide this story would probably be very different.

Anyways, it's looking like the east is about to have it's best season in what? 20, 30 years? Maybe it's less but with how infrequent good winters are back there these days it's a real bummer to take yourself out this early. I know you guys and gals out east are hungry but take it slow and let things fill in. I've seen way too many soldiers go down because of that "over stoke" too early in the season.
12-14-2023, 10:43 AM
danmelon

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Originally Posted by raisingarizona13

Anyways, it's looking like the east is about to have it's best season in what? 20, 30 years?

huh? Based on what?
12-14-2023, 10:54 AM
buckethead

^^ uh oh. we've been jinxed:fm:

if we could get something 2/3 as good as 9 years ago i'd be very happy.
12-14-2023, 12:54 PM
vt_ski

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Originally Posted by raisingarizona13

It's an interesting dynamic and makes their poor decision more understandable but......man that solo skier was super lucky! How often do solo skiers go up on MW in considerable avalanche danger to ski high consequence lines like that this early in the season? It seems a little odd to me. Was the solo skier poaching the other two skiers tour? If the solo skier hadn't run into anyone, skied a line and got caught in a slide this story would probably be very different.

Anyways, it's looking like the east is about to have it's best season in what? 20, 30 years? Maybe it's less but with how infrequent good winters are back there these days it's a real bummer to take yourself out this early. I know you guys and gals out east are hungry but take it slow and let things fill in. I've seen way too many soldiers go down because of that "over stoke" too early in the season.

I place all the blame on instafluencers, and the subsequent eyeballs that see the "sick footy" when it's picked up by unofficial, powder, STE, etc. Buncha fucking knuckleheads!
12-14-2023, 01:02 PM
raisingarizona13

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Originally Posted by buckethead

^^ uh oh. we've been jinxed:fm:

if we could get something 2/3 as good as 9 years ago i'd be very happy.

Haha! Nah, it'a going to do whatever it's going to do. I'm hopeful though and you easterners sure do deserve a good winter.

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