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[Lamothe]

Now is a good time to buy stuff in the Gear Swap forum as everyone tries to raise some cash for new bikes or other summer gear!

shit i got a wedding to pay for. buy my stuff!


Theres has been some talk about skiing pocket rocket. Any lurkers or posters gone through yet this season? Interested in beta . recent or for seasons gone

[time2clmb]

The skiing is secondary and its a recon mission (as usual).

You do a lot of looking?

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Does anyone need any tents? I have 2 that I would like to part with for $300 total for both...a quiver of tents. This is a good deal and gets you 2 tents. One is the North Face Spectrum 33 in near mint condition. It has been used less than 5 times. It is a 3 person tent although realistically it sleeps 2 comfortably. It is only 4lbs. Totally clean barely used and well cared for. Single wall.

Included in this deal is a TNF Nebula 2 person tent. It is a 3 and 4 season convertible tent. Totally bomb proof mountaineering tent. 2 vestibules, 2 full doors on either side. Double wall. For a 2 person tent there is tons of room for 2 + gear. Very comfy and weather tight. 8lbs.

The Spectrum retailed for $330ish and the Nebula was over $600. Both go together and compliment each other for year round use.

Not going lower than $300 for both tents.

[time2clmb]

Theres has been some talk about skiing pocket rocket. Any lurkers or posters gone through yet this season? Interested in beta

If you announce it then ya gotta do it.

[Lamothe]

If you announce it then ya gotta do it.

lol hey hey now . i said talks an i never said they were my words exactly. Also i saw what you wrote in place on the current comment. Confidence booster that was. I know what the implications are. Im just trying to gather an useful shred of info before i make my mind up( if conditions allow ). That line will be around much longer then i Will so im in no rush .

[time2clmb]

...for the tents if I were selling individually the prices would be $250 and $140. Therefore the 300 is bottom line.

[time2clmb]

lol hey hey now . i said talks an i never said they were my words exactly. Also i saw what you wrote in place on the current comment. Confidence booster that was. I know what the implications are. Im just trying to gather an useful shred of info before i make my mind up( if conditions allow ). That line will be around much longer then i Will so im in no rush .

Figured it was pretty obvious so I changed it....tongue in cheek. Dave was saying the second one in to the shaft is (was) 30ish from some one that had skied it. Wanna buy a tent quiver?

I have not skied it obviously, however one hazard that you may or may not be aware of from an ice climbers perspective is the first drop has an ice flow. Knowing this, as you approach the edge you would have to be very aware of the interface where there is barely enough snow over top of the ice and another possibility would be some thing called lens over, which is an "onion skin" of hollow ice over top of snow / slush that can break off like a slab...almost watched an ice climber kill himself when it slabbed off with him riding it over the edge. With that said it's probably not as much an issue with skis on and gliding due to wieght distribution? Not saying this is the case with that line...just saying it's a potential hazard that might not otherwise be accounted for. The rotten interface on top of ice flows is not at all uncommon IME....I was taught to always drive in a screw before topping out because of this.

[Lamothe]

Figured it was pretty obvious so I changed it....tongue in cheek. Dave was saying the second one in to the shaft is (was) 30ish from some one that had skied it. Wanna buy a tent quiver?

sounds about right .

Sorry all good on tents i just got a brand new 4 season tent in dec. you missed the boat. great deal though.

[time2clmb]

Phht...1 tent is not a quiver. What are you going to do in the summer for a fast and light mission? Use you're 4 season tent? Clearly you need more tents!

[theshredder]

I do tonnes of looking. Extreme-looking.

[Lamothe]

actually on that note. Any one have any recommendations for some overnight trips for lets say beginner campers advanced skiers? not scared to drive either. No crevasse rescue.

Sorry to be more clear. More of a basecamp trip. Also stuff to jump off of a bonus.

[Lamothe]

Phht...1 tent is not a quiver. What are you going to do in the summer for a fast and light mission? Use you're 4 season tent? Clearly you need more tents!

shit. i thought 4 season meant 4 season. DAmn! i must have missed the fine print. il'l keep my ear to the ground for you

[time2clmb]

On a serious note though typically 4 season tents should say better suited to winter. Typically a lot of 4 season tents are fucking cook boxes for summer use unless using them up high in mountaineering country. 4 season is a marketing term for winter tent that you can use all year.

I do tonnes of looking. Extreme-looking

We all know that avalanches are not a natural phenomenon. Avalanches are merely the mountains giving in and allowing passage to the Shredder after his intimidating glare sets the snow free of weakness in which might suprise him. So it has been written.

[theshredder]

Guess Ill come back when I've got either A) go pro footage of me shredding or B) my CSIA level III certificate.

(they cost about the same I believe...)

Edit: The extreme-looking makes me feel pretty hardcore but either A or B above would be better.

[Lamothe]

On a serious note though typically 4 season tents should say better suited to winter. Typically a lot of 4 season tents are fucking cook boxes for summer use unless using them up high in mountaineering country. 4 season is a marketing term for winter tent that you can use all year.

indeed. well if you still have in the summer i may be interested. As stated above. Getting married so need the monies . although. Purchasing yet an other item to my out door quiver might eliminate the marriage thing........ no no can;t think like that

[theshredder]

We all know that avalanches are not a natural phenomenon. Avalanches are merely the mountains giving in and allowing passage to the Shredder after his intimidating glare sets the snow free of weakness in which might suprise him. So it has been written.

HEY. I'm not the GSA.

[time2clmb]

Guess Ill come back when I've got either A) go pro footage of me shredding or B) my CSIA level III certificate.

(they cost about the same I believe...)

Context?? This makes no sense.

[angrysasquatch]

So, it nuked all day at KH, each run deeper than the last. The fresh is moving really easy on the old stuff, was a bit surprised a couple times at how much is moving. 25cm in just over the last 12 hrs. Snowing all the way down to town, somehow. Tomorrow is gonna suck.

[theshredder]

Context?? This makes no sense.

... getting the impression you think I can't ski or something (GSA implication confirms this). Perhaps its the avatar.... ahh whatever.

[goldenshowers]

wow that's one hell of a snowfall, better find the snorkel.

[time2clmb]

... getting the impression you think I can't ski or something (GSA implication confirms this). Perhaps its the avatar.... ahh whatever.

lol...whoa, sensitive much? It was a Chuck Norris influenced type joke and nothing to do with GSA.

[teamdirt]

So, it nuked all day at KH, each run deeper than the last. The fresh is moving really easy on the old stuff, was a bit surprised a couple times at how much is moving. 25cm in just over the last 12 hrs. Snowing all the way down to town, somehow. Tomorrow is gonna suck.

Pumped! Heading to Chatter for Friday. Going to be bluebird! Braap braap!!! Sled ski laps a plenty!

[Eldo]

Replay the Day.

New time lapse feature on Drive B.C. highway webcams. Example:

http://images.drivebc.ca/bchighwayca...l/www/214.html

[goldenshowers]

Ah yes another deeeeeeep day!

[Fat Mike]

indeed. well if you still have in the summer i may be interested. As stated above. Getting married so need the monies . although. Purchasing yet an other item to my out door quiver might eliminate the marriage thing........ no no can;t think like that

Oh the number of times that thought crossed my mind this time last year....

[MustangSVT]

I'm heading to Lake Louise tomorrow, any mags interested in meeting up for a ride?