Lucky #7 EC Roll Call 2013-14!

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Originally Posted by therudeness

i bet that's slidable up top! don't worry Rog. Surfing near my hometown yesterday. The Buoy hit 12' @ 8s

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the river? Or ns?

nothin here but shin high choppy chop. So we ride!

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Originally Posted by ghosthop

Are there any passes that are good for 3+ days at areas in VT and/or NH etc. that don't black out the week after christmas? Looking to get some skiing done with my brother when I go home for the holidayz and am looking into options to keep prices down. Would like to hit SB, smuggs, jay but any advice is great as I have not tried to fare the crowds before.

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Might want to check out the VT Travel Club card. Gives you decent discounts at a number of VT areas.

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Originally Posted by Mr brownstone

Winters a long ways off. Enjoy non winter now. It's here. Killer morning for a ride. Best time of year to ride:)

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The best days are turns in the morn and single track for dinner. You know this mang

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Originally Posted by Greenstateofmind

The best days are turns in the morn and single track for dinner. You know this mang

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With an afternoon surf. Gotta love the ec:)

Wet flakes at the summit this afternoon! Stoked!

:yourock:

Post 8000!
A few final pics from this Leaf Peeping season:

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3942/...e6a339b1_b.jpgPuddingHillShed3 by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2948/...da3ea471_b.jpgDarlingHill6 by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5607/...f7e02ef1_b.jpgPuddingHill_Burke2 by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

Final? I hope not, maybe they'll stick around in the valleys for a bit.

Boom!

4pm, back away from the computers and go get yourself a beer. happy weekend.

^Thx,u 2. I have one Heady left I've been saving for today... :)

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Originally Posted by neufox47

Boom!

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Nice!... I hope it's as tasty as the bacon next week?

Nice looking tuna. Always wanted to hook one of those. Going to take ML's advice and go pop one open on the deck and collect some needed vitamin D

Just a heads up for any mags in the Burlington area who may be interested, UVMSSC is screening Higher in the billings lecture hall at 7:30. Tickets are $10 at the door and there will prize giveaways and a chance to win the tour grand prize.

http://www.tetongravity.com/films/je...y-jones-higher

ESAW update follows below.

I've posted the referenced schedule at a temporary link:
2014 Schedule

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Originally Posted by Chris Joosen (copied from a mass email)

Only one month and ESAW 2014 will be here. If you haven't signed up yet please do as soon as possible! http://www.esaw.org/registration/ It will help our logistics volunteers greatly in relation to coffee, food, and other refreshments.

We're once again excited to say we've got a great day in store. Our list of presentations is attached and will also be up at www.esaw.org over the next couple of days. We have topics from our local mountains, western professionals, about avalanche rescue and PPE, as well as a great panel round table discussion. To keep our avalanche talks vibrant we have once again brought in speakers from around North America.

Speakers: We have many great speakers at this year’s event and we’ll list more info about them soon on the ESAW website soon. A few highlights: This year we are honored to have Karl Birkeland the Director of the US Forest Service National Avalanche Center. I got to know Karl between 15-20 years ago and he has a truly unique skill in taking very scientific concepts and making them understandable for the field. He has an extremely well rounded background that he brings to his current role. He has been a Patroller at Bridger Bowl, started the Bozeman Avalanche Forecasting program for the Forest Service, was our USFS National Avalanche Scientist and now steers the future of avalanche forecasting on public lands across the United States. Toby Weed is coming from the Utah Avalanche Center stationed at the Logan office. As you know, Utah boasts “The Greatest Snow on Earth” and I know his talks will demonstrate this well. I really look forward to his presentation of an extreme avalanche cycle that gave him a few more grey hairs. Sam Colebeck will be back with us bringing continued relevance of snow physics principles. He helps us understanding why crystals bond, change, fracture and fail leading to merely collapse, or an avalanche. In addition to some of our region’s usual suspects from Mount Washington and NSP, we are also very excited about our partnership with the American Alpine Club. This has produced a new ESAW scholarship award through the "Live your Dream" grant as well as “Avalanches and Climbing - Staying alive while pushing the limits in alpine terrain” a round table discussion with some very recognizable names and talent. These personalities include Kevin Mahoney, Mark Richey, Majka Burhardt, Jesse Williams, and Ben Leoni. I am looking forward to all of it!

Young snow hounds. What really got us motivated to get ESAW going a few years ago was to create a new avalanche venue at a high level in the Northeast. Just as motivating was thinking about the next generation of kids and young adults. These students will not only be heading into the mountains in future winters, but will be carrying the avalanche message forward when we're gone. We need to give them all the tools we can and mentor their development. They are the next patrollers, climber and skier professionals, meteorologists, and avalanche forecasters. We will have more young snow enthusiasts this year than ever before. The White Mountain Avalanche Education Fund has to date sponsored 22 motivated High School students for ESAW2014, many who are involved with ski academies and racing programs. Hopefully some of them will be our next avalanche forecasters, patrollers, physicists, and engineers!

In addition to the four long term partners that have made ESAW possible, namely the Mount Washington Volunteer Ski Patrol, The U.S. Forest Service Mount Washington Avalanche Center, International Mountain Equipment, and the American Avalanche Association we have some great supporters for 2014. http://www.esaw.org/sponsors/ There is no way we could produce the great day we do without their generosity and help. Last year you had about a 1/3 chance to go home with a pretty good raffle prize. This year we’ll try to equal that. I look forward to seeing you at ESAW! Hope you can make it.

Christopher Joosen, Director- Mount Washington Avalanche Center

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Is anybody doing the leafblower?

LB is a good trip, but it's a mountain work day at MRG.

On another note:
Yesterday was another day above 3000 feet.

Got sassed by birds and, on the way out, noticed moose prints over our hike in foot marks.

Some of the ferns were getting yellowish but amazingly most looked very hardy for this time of year. I love wandering about in the boreal zone.

Sweet fish Rob!

https://www.tetongravity.com/images/...754__forum.jpg

Very nice dawn in the valley outside New Paltz this morning.

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Originally Posted by neufox47

Boom!

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Nice catch! Hope your grill got a workout.

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Originally Posted by robrox

Nice catch! Hope your grill got a workout.

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Havent cooked a single piece yet. Going to smoke a chunk of the belly and bring it to ullrfest though.

Today my lunch contains toro and loin, and some white rice. Figure it would probably cost about $100 at a sushi restraunt.

O toro! Better than fillet IMO.

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Originally Posted by ml242

Final? I hope not, maybe they'll stick around in the valleys for a bit.

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Ok fine!

The foliage season that just won't quit (all pics from this weekend):

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3939/...9bff50d1_c.jpgOldCoach92 by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5597/...3fdcd7c3_c.jpgVermontwind by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3951/...af5ebcb0_c.jpgOldCoach2 by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3944/...638fb8d9_c.jpgKirby7 by Tim_NEK, on Flickr

Sooo... no new thread yet? ^-- Sweet pics, btw.

HarveyRoad just posted details of the Warren Miller swag this year. Check this, Albany peeps:

Everyone who attends No Turning Back at the Palace Theatre in Albany (11/7 - 11/8) will receive a free lift ticket to Sugarbush, Windham Mountain, Gore Mountain and Smugglers' Notch, with 2-for-1 deals at Killington and Steamboat and special discounts at Play it Again Sports Latham.

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Originally Posted by ml242

HarveyRoad just posted details of the Warren Miller swag this year. Check this, Albany peeps:

Everyone who attends No Turning Back at the Palace Theatre in Albany (11/7 - 11/8) will receive a free lift ticket to Sugarbush, Windham Mountain, Gore Mountain and Smugglers' Notch, with 2-for-1 deals at Killington and Steamboat and special discounts at Play it Again Sports Latham.

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Do you know if that is for all shows in the area? i.e. Burlington?

I checked it for the Portland show and the tickets were all M-F so not much good for me. I only go to the Warren Miller shows for the tickets. Reminds me of Disney and Disney makes me sick to my stomach.

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Originally Posted by vt_ski

Sooo... no new thread yet? ^-- Sweet pics, btw.

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It's still fucking summer. Maybe in lofty Stowe it is fall. On the other hand it was 71.5` bob today.

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Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel

It's still fucking summer. Maybe in lofty Stowe it is fall. On the other hand it was 71.5` bob today.

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That's what I was going to say. Still damn hot out there! :FIREdevil
Felt more like August today.

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Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel

It's still fucking summer. Maybe in lofty Stowe it is fall. On the other hand it was 71.5` bob today.

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Jesus Francis, lighten up.

I don't live in stowe, homey.

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Originally Posted by ml242

Very nice dawn in the valley outside New Paltz this morning.

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Great pic!

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Originally Posted by vt_ski

Jesus Francis, lighten up.

I don't live in stowe, homey.

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Hot popcicle

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Originally Posted by ml242

HarveyRoad just posted details of the Warren Miller swag this year. Check this, Albany peeps:

Everyone who attends No Turning Back at the Palace Theatre in Albany (11/7 - 11/8) will receive a free lift ticket to Sugarbush, Windham Mountain, Gore Mountain and Smugglers' Notch, with 2-for-1 deals at Killington and Steamboat and special discounts at Play it Again Sports Latham.

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I went last year and the movie was just bad. As Cat noted, the tix were all mid-week and those days are tough for me. Didn't use a single one.

Happy Indian Summer All! Record high temp in Burlington was set yesterday, I hope it gets cold before ski season.

Riding is all time with dry leafy trails in the backyard

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps24b98351.jpg

I went for a long Sunday ride and hit up some of the trails I built in the 90's in my ski/bike bum period.

View of the lion from Ridgie,

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...psd4bb196f.jpg

One of the many features I built into the Cyclone is the "circle turn" , been a while since I rode this one and it was still a good time, except for the climb home.

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps691c69b5.jpg

But alas, no more time to build trails as I need to get back to this house I am building for a nice young couple from Sanibel, the view from my office is very nice

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...ps50fc532d.jpg

65.1` and windy bob, contractor pig roast at the lumber yard today, yum.

T-O-P

ps, anyone notice that the ban hammer dropped again?

Rog? I was worried, my prediction for the number of aliases he would need to get through the season was looking to be wayyy off.

Looking like some extended flurries for N VT on the GFS and cold weather for the end of the month. Anyone for a mini early season WROD summit at Sunday River the first Sunday in November? For the regulars I have lodging in N Conway.

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Originally Posted by neufox47

Rog? I was worried, my prediction for the number of aliases he would need to get through the season was looking to be wayyy off.

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His fourth alias thus far for 2014 finished up on Thursday with 16 posts:
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/s...archid=6562965

On a more positive note, after trenching out the off-camber element at the beginning of the Berkshire East rando race backcountry skintrack yesterday afternoon, I had enough time for a scouting hike on Greylock for the new course layout there this season:


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...6cdf935833cfec



Quick summary of the new route:

1. Start at the gazebo in the left of the picture.
2. Skin to summit lighthouse in the top middle of the picture.
3. Ski down to gazebo.
4. Repeat #2&3.

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Originally Posted by Jonathan S.

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On a more positive note, after trenching out the off-camber element at the beginning of the Berkshire East rando race backcountry skintrack yesterday afternoon, I had enough time for a scouting hike on Greylock for the new course layout there this season:


https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.n...6cdf935833cfec



Quick summary of the new route:

1. Start at the gazebo in the left of the picture.
2. Skin to summit lighthouse in the top middle of the picture.
3. Ski down to gazebo.
4. Repeat #2&3.

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Ouch!
Just in case that is not clear: That's gonna hurt!

On a not entirely depressing note...this may be the year I don't go out to see the ski movies...but I will probably get "Some Thing Else" (PW) and drink at home.

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Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel

blah, blah, blah...

I went for a long Sunday ride and hit up some of the trails I built in the 90's in my ski/bike bum period.

blah, blah, blah...

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Git your ass off dat bike and start the new thread before Ullr has a bird and makes it Indian summer all winter!

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Originally Posted by BigDaddy

Git your ass off dat bike and start the new thread before Ullr has a bird and makes it Indian summer all winter!

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Serious. I don't think winter starts until the thread starts.

I'll take 70's and 80's all day if this is at the end of the forecast:

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3956/...bde461cdd8.jpg