any of you maggots going to be attending the workshop?
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any of you maggots going to be attending the workshop?
yes...:):)
I'll be there!
yup... hopefully I'll be presenting a little something something on GIS terrain analysis
bump!
I'll be there.
Just noticed that Sam Kavanaugh will be the keynote speaker.
Absolutely!
if you bring your bikes I'd be happy to show you around.
Thanks Lee. We'll definitely have bikes, and my husband won't be attending the conference, just slumming it with the snow geeks and begging for beer coupons.
Look forward to meeting you- and know that we are mostly intermediate and cross-country type riders. All the downhill antics at Whistler are a bit intimidating.
Lynne
hey lynne . I'm not much for the bike park. Be happy to show you around the trails.Quote:
Originally Posted by homemadesalsa
I will be there.
For anyone interested, My paper on the December 2nd event in Washington State:
http://www.alpinedescent.com/dec2issw.doc
Hey CMOR-
Excellent paper- thanks for the link. I'll look for you at ISSW and perhaps we can discuss/ put together some kind of article/ issue/ theme/ focus with other folks on how to make forecasts really mean something on first read, and I can print it in The Avalanche Review. I've been working on some of the "writing for forecasters" workshops recently, and have some ideas.
Lynne Wolfe
The Avalanche Review
homemadesalsa
check your pm´s homemadesalsa
enjoyed reading your paper cmor. Couple of typos you may want to correct if you are presenting at ISSW. Other than that good work, and glad you're OK.
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WHA???
Married? Who is the lucky guy? Holy shit he must be a MACHINE to keep up wit ya Lynne!
Nice writeup cmor. Always good to get the first person heuristics/thinking
Anyone want to ride to and from ISSW with me? I'll be bringing my truck and camper, so I've got room for 3 to ride and crash comfortably. Split gas and food. I'm coming from Sonora, CA, and could collect folks along the way. Anyone up there have a place to park the camper?
bump - still looking for riders
i'll probably be arriving @ YVR sunday night, around 8pm.
i've got a place to stay @ whistler, but i'm wondering what the most effective thing to do is. i assume renting a car is the best (only) option at that hour...but it means i need to eat the cost of it for the next 4 days.
any ideas?
~3h from YVR to whistler? it's been a while since i've been up there.
I'll be there! Attending as a student, hope it isn't all above my head haha.
We'll be there, and of course we'll be throwing our traditional WARI Avi-Vest party. Points North Heliskiing is our co-sponsor. We'll be demonstrating the latest prototype Avi Vest avalanche flotation device at the bash, hopefully demo'd by the appropriate hottie.......
UAN - you should take the bus service that runs from YVR to Whistler. Not sure what its called but perhaps ask in the main Ski forumQuote:
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What night will that be on??
Hacksaw is volunteering to be "The Inappropriate Hottie"
Oh Mikey..... You forgot, I'm the A3 awards chairman.... You could end -up with a special award.....
Anyone need a ticket? I've got a cheap one....send me a pm
Our party is off the official ISSW sanctioned party grid, so we usually wait till we get there and find out when the big parties are happening and grab an appropriate party night. We will post it here when the party date is set.
Note: Adam the crash test dummy from this past year's avalanche testing WILL NOT be attending the WARI party as he became a MAJOR hassle when dealing with US Customs going home last winter..........
^^Fun freakin party!Quote:
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Still not quite sure how I made it back to my bed in Telluride.
Obviously, I didn't point you in the wrong direction......Quote:
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So Buzz, you going to be there in Whistler? I have a new fieldbook.....
Halsted
Then happy thanks to Halsted! I would love to, but not in the cards this year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hacksaw
Not in the business anymore so I am now neutral. :D
If you see Doug, bet he has a field computer. ;)
Would love to see the new fieldbook. Hope it is good, cause I bet forcasters just don't have the money for that other crap. :p;):cool:
-Ron
I'm still finishing up my new website for the company. You'll see the new website in the Avalanche Review. I don't want to put it out here yet. And yes the book is reasonably priced so forcasters and avy centers can buy other crap.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Buzzworthy
Oh, when Doug saw the new field book, he begged me for one.....
Warning to bring your woollies, folks. Summer is just in the process of ending, and FL's are forecast to drop about 3000m in the next few days....with rain (perfect for mtnbiking, eh LeeL?).
Hacksaw, will you have copies of the new fieldbook for distribution next week? We're working on a project that involves a fieldbook and would hate to be recreating the wheel....
I won't be there. Sorry guys
I can't sell any books in Canada without causing me a lot of problems. But, I will have some sale samples with me. I will have fliers and a couple of order forms with me, etc... Just can't take money while in Canada.Quote:
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Dale just got my new website up and running last night. It is listed on my TGR profile page (don't want to up set the TGR gang with openly posting in this thread).
Yeah what's with that? I'm tempted to stay home. Only place it's truly crapping out is on the coast.Quote:
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well I'm in North Vancouver now, so I guess I'm committed. Isee it's forecast to be sunny in Whistler on Tuesday...with a high of 12C!
anyone else on the greyhound tomorrow? Should be a fun 12 hour bus ride to Vancouver.
the conference is all wrapped up now. Great week. Good to see old friends and meet some new ones. One highlight for me was the movie that premiered in Whistler and a showing at ISSW on Friday at lunch. I urge everyone to check out The Fine Line produced by Rocky Mountain Sherpas with help from their sponsors and the Canadian Avalanche Foundation. The aim is to integrate it into avalanche education curriculum, but it's definitely worth a look for its' entertainment value as well. It could also be coming to a theater near you...see www.rockymountainsherpas.com
second that - The Fine Line is an excellent film. Sorry I didn't meet you nesta.
I had a lunch meeting that day- will certainly hunt down the film as it sounded great.
Mike did you make it home yet or are you poaching internet somewhere in Oregon? We got hung up for 2.5 hours at the Pacific Crossing entry back into the US- land of the free, eh? But got to Missoula before midnight, and home tonight before dark. Am trying to put together my thoughts on what the most interesting info was at the conference- so far the fracture propagation- theory and tests- stands out.
Thoughts from anyone else?? Things that might make you change the way you look at things- make decisions?
Lynne - I am home. I left Friday evening to avoid the Customs chaos. Breezed through the border in less than 5 minutes. Drove until 2am - made it through Seattle and beyond. Stayed at a buddy's house in Chico last night, and made it home this afternoon. I'm a bit ragged at the moment.
Here's one of the things I came away with: There were a ton of presentations based on statistics and crazy statistical analysis. I am dumb. I get lost in the stats that the guys with the big brains seem to thrive on. As a practitioner, one of the best things I can do is make sure that I document everything I do and see in the snow and put it into a database like SnowPilot. That way, the guys with the big brains have a lot of raw data to monkey around with.