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IM, I tried it once last year, was a total 'tard, and have resigned myself to 'tardiness on Rando for a while....we'll see in a couple of months after I have a full season of being back on regular skis if I can do any better. Plus I am a liability in the BC until I get some semblance of avy skillz, but I am working on that too.

Both of the bowling alleyz in Ballard have a full bar, and I dunno if either has anything good beerwise. They may or may not be open late enuf, and they may or may not have league....I think it's a great idea, but we must research and in my experience it really helps to reserve in advance..I know it sounds like a pain but the guys I work with do a big group of people bowling 1x/yr, and it takes a tiny bit of planning, or you won't end up bowling...and who wants to get stuck in the bar listening to Dwayner do 'I will Survive' on the karaoke....again?

Yah, I tend to skip the green runs altogether. Hey, anyone besides the lawgoddess want to go thrash around on the ice with me on Wednesday? Anywhere at Snoqrummy is fine, I have a pass thing for there. I ski regular alpine gear but do not begrudge AT or pinheads!

Lordy, Pub Club Bowling sounds like a great ideer....let's do a little planning on that and find a place that doesn't have League or anything, make sure they are not too busy...sounds like a HOOT! Yes I think we should go to Ballard Alehouse, and I haven't picked where we go in, like, forever!

Congratulations, people, you have just come full circle to my fab-o idea of Ballard Alehouse.

I so enjoy lobbing a grenade and then hiding under my bed.

I like that place, and could even do the drive tomorrow....but there's no more FRESHEIZZ at Mount Flatchelor than in our own neck of the Cascades....so ferget it! 'Course Dave is trolling, so let's keep it real, folks, and go to that loveable blue collar dive, the Ballard Alehouse, on Leary. I think I might even show up if they don't make me go back to work.

Ummm, I think fredrogers said in original post that access of TH by foot would probably be closed too. That's why I ask.

N x NW: Whaddaya mean we don't get much for our money? Trail Maintenance is extremely expensive! Plus if you get out with any regularity, the per-use fee on a NW Forest Pass is pennies per day. Having said that, I hate the parking pass, especially when I am somewhere that the FS is not spending any $ to care for.

If it's anything like last year, they won't even issue permits for Stuart and Colchuck. N x NW, how were you planning on getting in there?

I'm with the guys here. It's not a health or fitness issue, it's an aesthetic one. Rather than get a big butt like most of the chicas, I gain it around the middle too. Spending more time pulling down the plastic seems to help a bit, but I'd like something sure-fire to get rid of it!

Wow, what an opportunity. You might think of going to Leavenworth and getting a permit to go into the Enchantments while you are there....though they are hard to come by. I think you need to apply around the 1 of March, and if you don't get one, they lottery a few every day at the Ranger Station. It's really a remarkable place, and there is a lot of rock and plenty of peaks too. It would be climbing in a really spectacular alpine setting. Enchantments permit info

Pleeze tell us how it all works out! Sounds like everything we all want from all gear.

Civil liberties are for the weak, give it up and live better The forty hour work week is for unions and the poor Code Orange is just a nice way of saying "get under your desks and stay there for three weeks"

You can count me in for cache-site support and evaluation. Glad to help! Funny Norm when we talked this morning, I had no idea you were considering doing this or the Stevens-to-Snoqualmie in a day. I still think I will do Stevens-to-Snoqualmie as a fast trip at some point, maybe 2-3 days, but the one day thing seems a little brutal to those of us not in the business of running marathons and whatnot.

Are you sure that is the right title? I just went to www.abebooks.com to see if they had it and they don't. Abebooks specializes in out-of-print.

Now that I've been on the board for a year or so, I've noticed the same questions come up time and time again. Could we have an FAQ page for things like this: How do I wash down/goretex/get that heinous smell out of my_____? What's good to eat in the backcounty? How do I deal with mildew? Where do I get my rock shoes/boots repaired/resoled? What's the difference between Mounties/Boealps/WAC? What should I look for in an AT setup? When these sorts of questions come up, mods could move them to the FAQ page or something.

Forgive me for drifting back toward main topic. I am once again hearing the anti-bolt brigade talking out both sides of their mouth. Let me ask you this:In your opinion, is ALL bolting bad, or is OVERbolting bad? Is it acceptable to bolt a line that does not go free? What about bolts at the rap stations? Should there be a ban on bolts in the NFs, the Wilderness, anywhere? What about existing bolts? Should they be removed? I recently tried to tease out this discussion with one of our most fervent anti-bolting posters, but was shut down in a most hostile manner.

Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain , the book Glen specifically said he doesn't like. I'm learning snow safety this winter, and I think it's an excellent read...but I am a backcountry newbie, so what do I know?

"That wasn't so easy, now was it?" "Not only am I exceptionally good-looking, I am also very modest!"

The ingredients of Scotchgard are a secret. As Dru suggests, I wouldn't be afraid to use it on a coated nylon tent piece, though it may not stick to SilNylon. Despite claims by Scotchgard that it doesn't mess up the breathability of DWR fabrics, I would not trust my Goretex to it, especially since there is a product out there specifically for DWRs, that is, Revivex. I thought Scotchgard was being pulled off the market for being carcinogenic, anyone know what happened with that?

I would not recommend this method. ScotchGard does not work at all like any DWR on the market.

Around the office....? You mean the stage, late into the second really long day in a row, after not getting any sleep last weekend in Salt Lake? Oh, I can only dream that someday I will be half as perfect as you! I think people who think they need helmets at the ski area may really need lessons on how to ski.

Of course soap is hydrophilic, that's how it works!! Wash as directed above, iron on lowish heat, and if that doesn't work, get a bottle of the spray-on Revivex, follow directions on bottle. One bottle does one jacket. Stuff works wonders.

I don't do a lot of skiing in the treez, and rarely fall down. Never really lose control, and tend to make some turns rather than just point them down the hill. Only reason I personally would wear one is to protect against out of control snowboarders. Now on Rando gear, well, that's another story....