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Was his last name Nugent?

I'm still in love with my Ultimate Ski Gloves after three years of using them. Between those and my Dry Tool gloves, I'm set.

Hey Allison, I was in the same boat a couple of years ago. I had an '89 Soob that was at 180 k before a guy in a brand new Lexus pulled out in front of me...whammo - insurance money for me. If you want to stick with a Soob for around that price, I would suggest a '92 - '95 Legacy wagon. You have more cargo area than many SUV's, all wheel drive and good gas mileage. Ground clearance was never an issue for me.

If you wear a hat or something under your zipka, it won't creep down your forehead. I keep one in my glove box in my car and use it as a backup when I climb. It worked great when I came down the granite sidewalk (Darrington) in the dark.

Alpine shouldn't even be in the argument. Alpine skiers are the sportclimbers of the winter scene.

New skins for my fat skis! Woo hoo!

Skiing off the Campbell chair was great on Saturday. There were plenty of fresh lines down the (skiers) right side, but it was a bit rocky off the top. The best part about the whole day was NO lift lines

Hey Allison - I'll probably be up Saturday, too. All chairs will be running, but tickets are back up to full price.

Nice one Trask. I love that mountain.

I remember my first trip to Banff to go ice climbing, and just marveling at all the peaks you can see from the road, the catwalk trail to get into Johnston Creek Canyon (minus all the tourons), and getting absolutely hammered at the hostel.

Buy one lift ticket and bring a bivy sack and food. Find a place in the woods to hide, and you can ski for days on one pass.

Pro Mountain has to be, pound for pound, the best climbing shop in the state.

Favorite Whistler activities: - throw snowballs through open condo windows. - pick fights with the aussies - check out the go-go girls at Tommy Africas - practice my fake Canuck accent - laugh at neon one piece ski outfits - go hot tub poaching

Heh heh...nice

Yup...I'd rather be climbing and thinking about god, than be in a church thinking about climbing.

Oooh, oooh, oooh... I want a set of Quarks and a gift certificate to Hooters

I guess the larger storms are supposed to arrive this weekend. It might be fun to head to the coast and watch them roll in.

Think about leaving some of the edge exposed for when you have to go downhill. It makes turning a little easier.

I don't know about Big Brother...but I'm glad I can actually see what's going on in the passes from my computer. Check 'em out today - SNOW!

Crap...I'm off to Sun Valley in a couple of weeks. I think I'll bring my mountain bike, too.

I might sound better if two of my friends and I smoked some crack, banged on some pots and pans and read old Star Trek scripts to the beat.

Mine are razor sharp at the beginning of the season (including my front points) and I tune them throughout the year. In fat, plastic ice it doesn't really matter, but when you're hooking into thin ice, the sharper the better. Cavey's right though...If I'm on the road, I'd rather be at the bar than in the hotel room. I guess if they'll let you sharpen your tools in the bar - that's another story...

If it's Brill's class at REI, it's well worth the money. If you take it at Marmot in Bellevue (same class) I think there's less people in the class. You might get more out of it, but you have to drive across to the Eastside.

Me and Dwayner ran up the Toof. It was fun. Boulder hopping on ice covered rock is not so fun.

Unfortunately there is no standard curriculum for any of the avalanche courses in the states. Anybody can teach a class and call it a level I, even if it doesn't involve field work. I took a Level I class from Brill and a Level II from someone else. I felt the class I took from Brill gave me a lot more practical knowledge, including digging pits in the field. The Level II was fine and was useful if you wanted to go into greater depth about snow metamorphosis, but unnecessary for most recreational backcountry travelers.