The Gaper Spirit Animal

[GoldMember]

This whole saga is like Dune except for it being real. We must anoint someone to transfer this to a book or even a 30 page 4 color coffee table magazine with a narrative, art work ,photos, and some of the best comments. I would buy it. Who is up to the task?

Sounds like a good first issue for The Ski Journal for next season.

[Piggity]

Like a dove landing on my shoulder on a warm sunny day, the prophecy appeared before me as I cleansed my soul with holy water.

It was written......

Captain Powder should extend his invitation to Gaper Spirit Animal to slay the gnar at the Mammoth Mini. Angel poop will be deep and plentiful as Captain Powder teaches GSA the ways of living in the human world with super powers. A massive migration of maggots will gather at the mini to see such a process occur, as GSA is forever remembered in ski history. I Believe.

[dewam]

Now we see the true powers of the GSA, can he part the clouds?
Believe, so all can fly!


NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
400 PM AKDT TUE MAR 27 2012

.TONIGHT...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES
IN THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. LOWS IN THE 20S.
VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY...SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. HIGHS
IN THE UPPER 30S EXCEPT IN THE UPPER 20S THROUGH THE PASS.
VARIABLE WINDS 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE EVENING...
THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S TO LOWER 30S. VARIABLE WIND 10 MPH.
.THURSDAY...SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S EXCEPT IN THE
UPPER 20S THROUGH THE PASS. LIGHT WINDS.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE 20S. VARIABLE WINDS 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
40.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. HIGHS AROUND 40.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 20 TO 25.
HIGHS AROUND 40.

[StuntCok]

Powdertracks in the Snow

One night I had a dream--
I dreamed I was skiing AK Spines with the GSA
and across the sky flashed scenes from my GoPro.
For each scene I noticed two sets of ski tracks,
one belonged to me and the other to the GSA.
When the dual GoPro final edit of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the ski tracks in the pow.
I noticed that many times down the spines of my heli trip,
there was only one set of ski tracks.
I also noticed that it happened at the very gnarliest
and most puckered times in my run.
This really bothered me and I questioned the GSA about it.
"GSA, you said that once I decided to follow you,
you would ski with me all the way,
but I have noticed that during the most troublesome runs in my heli trip
there is only one set of ski tracks.
"I don't understand why in times when I needed you most,
you should leave me."
The GSA replied, "My precious, precious maggot,
I love you and I would never, never leave you
during your times of death cookies and sastrugi.
When you saw only one set of ski tracks,
it was then that I carried you, cradled in my harness."

Wow. Just wow. Praise the GSA!

[jaja111]

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Praise be the GSA!

What a fuckin saga.....a SAGA!

Always cradled in his harness, I, a true believing disciple bows lowly in reverence towards AK as joyous tears drip into my ale. May they be bathed in northern lights on this night, so vivid and wonderful, filled with the colors of the GSA's apparel. Praise be the GSA!

[pfluffenmeister]

... you will know him by his harness, contour, and two gopros ...

[TahoeJ]

Now that the GSA has reached the holy land, this thread is clearly one of the best ever. No go-pros allowed in the chariot? Say what?

[Piggity]

It's happening....has the beginning of the endless winter started?

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow...210932058.html

An estimated 20,000 New Age believers who say the "upside down" mountain is home to aliens who will rescue them from an impending apocalypse have saturated a small French commune near the foot of the picturesque Pic de Bugarach.
"The apocalypse we believe in is the end of a certain world and the beginning of another," one of the New Age pilgrims going only by the name "Jean," tells the paper. "A new spiritual world. The year 2012 is the end of a cycle of suffering. Bugarach is one of the major chakras of the earth, a place devoted to welcoming the energies of tomorrow."

[drdevon]

Clearly the training is finished, and the smiting of 20-degree, wide-open lines has begun. I fear for Alaska, may all recognize and humbly kneel before the GSA.

[k2rider]

The fact that he has finally arrived in Alaska is mind blowing. The world will never be the same.

[GoldMember]

Honestly, this thread has been pretty entertaining. No doubt this guy's a bit over the top but.... I gotta give him credit. He said he was training for Alaska and he took it seriously and he's there and (most of us) we aren't. Good for him. At least he shouldn't be one of the guys who gets there and wants to sit out a day because he's too tired. Maybe he will but not for a lack of being serious about trying to make the best of it. Pretty amazing how well he's been tracked.

[LeeLau]

He has forsaken the minions of the Holy Tracks of Rabbit for the spines of AK as prophesized. All hail and worship.

I hope wilkez and IrishGav get to see him

[jmedslc]

Honestly, this thread has been pretty entertaining. No doubt this guy's a bit over the top but.... I gotta give him credit. He said he was training for Alaska and he took it seriously and he's there and (most of us) we aren't. Good for him. At least he shouldn't be one of the guys who gets there and wants to sit out a day because he's too tired. Maybe he will but not for a lack of being serious about trying to make the best of it. Pretty amazing how well he's been tracked.

furthermore, we may note that it's been absolutely DUMPING at virtually every GSA sighting. His Holiness loves big dumps.

[GoldMember]

^^ Don't we all! Oh, you were talking about snow?

[TBS]

Not to disparage Brother Freeheel's work here, but I am a little concerned that this may be a false sighting. Besides the lack of GoPros, I don't see a countour. And besides the new pants (understandable given the dark stain on the butt of the orange ones) his boots are different than previous sightings. Seems odd to get new boots just before a trip to the Holy Land.

I am encouraged that the ring on his right hand in Freeheel's pic is consistent with the Snowbird sighting. So I dearly hope that we can get a face or profile shot, or at least a photo with the pack/shovel, to confirm this glorious sighting.

And Freeheel, is there a prohibition on GoPros while skiing? Or just around the rotorcraft? If allowed, we so need to get the SD card from at least one cam - preferably the rear-facing GoPro

[Ski to Be]

It would seem that there is no way that he will not become self aware soon if he hasn't already. And when he does I hope that he embraces it and uses the reserved user name of GSA if he chooses to walk with his flock.

[Ski to Be]

TeleBobski
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And Freeheel, is there a prohibition on GoPros while skiing? Or just around the rotorcraft? If allowed, we so need to get the SD card from at least one cam - preferably the rear-facing GoPro[/QUOTE]

Are you implying stealing from the GSA? This is sacred footage that is for his eyes. Are you trying to curse us with 10 low snow years.

[wolfelot]

It would seem that there is no way that he will not become self aware soon if he hasn't already. And when he does I hope that he embraces it and uses the reserved user name of GSA if he chooses to walk with his flock.

I too hope he will embrace it. LEAD US GREAT GSA! What do the prophecies say about what will happen when he acquires self-awareness? How will self-awareness happen?

Freeheel, supply us with more footage and video of the deity so that non-believers can cast away their doubt forever!

[Climber Joe]

That is definitely the same GSA. The ring looks the same, the GoPro mounts are there, and the goggles are the same. The mighty maggot monarch has landed in AK.

[tone capone]

Powdertracks in the Snow

One night I had a dream--
I dreamed I was skiing AK Spines with the GSA
and across the sky flashed scenes from my GoPro.
For each scene I noticed two sets of ski tracks,
one belonged to me and the other to the GSA.
When the dual GoPro final edit of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the ski tracks in the pow.
I noticed that many times down the spines of my heli trip,
there was only one set of ski tracks.
I also noticed that it happened at the very gnarliest
and most puckered times in my run.
This really bothered me and I questioned the GSA about it.
"GSA, you said that once I decided to follow you,
you would ski with me all the way,
but I have noticed that during the most troublesome runs in my heli trip
there is only one set of ski tracks.
"I don't understand why in times when I needed you most,
you should leave me."
The GSA replied, "My precious, precious maggot,
I love you and I would never, never leave you
during your times of death cookies and sastrugi.
When you saw only one set of ski tracks,
it was then that I carried you, cradled in my harness."

I humbly submit to Our Lord and Savior, the GSA. I BELIEVE... May the GSA have mercy on us all, and pity the skier who sideslips the gnar in rejection of HIS holy commandments, as he shall be foresaken by the spirit of the GSA and allowed to tumble helplessly amid slanted rock and punji sticks.

[freeheel80731]

it is He
never without his Hestra gloves or harness, He however graces us without his helmet or performance shell, revealing His skin tight shirt proclaiming His mantra 'Fight Like Hell'



and somebody dropped their camera onto the collective in the heli a few years back, so by pilot's orders all cameras including GoPros stay in pockets around the bird.

[Ski to Be]

it is He
never without his Hestra gloves or harness, He however graces us without his helmet or performance shell, revealing His skin tight shirt proclaiming His mantra 'Fight Like Hell'



and somebody dropped their camera onto the collective in the heli a few years back, so by pilot's orders all cameras including GoPros stay in pockets around the bird.

Thank you Freeheel.
I can't get Eye of the Tiger out of my head now. You now must seek communion with him.

[neck beard]

Does he always hold his balls when walking? This matters to me.

[neck beard]

Are we permitted to speak of his genitalia, or is he like Yoda and just doesn't have any.

Sorry for this line of thought, but I am more at ease with Deities when I can belittle them down to the common level with peasant vulgarities such as farting and ball-sack grabbing.

Jihad on me?

[spook]

looks like we have our first groupie