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Probably not more helpful on the way up, but the weight is always worth being able to ski down vs. slog down the C/D!

Are you kidding? Even for a Bush supporter, it's pretty insane to think that this president is going to be remembered as good, let alone one of the best.

I'd add LBJ to one of the most underrated. If only he didn't have that pesky vietnam thing.

What are people up to? Weather looks good. Anybody interested in getting into the alpine on skis or foot? -josh

I hardly think the problem for the majority of American males is lack of muscle definition, but rather just being generally fat and out of shape.

A-fucking-men! I hate that son of a bitch.

Yes, I was kidding. I dont wish death on shrub. I'd like to see him impeached or otherwise removed from office but imcompitence shouldn't get the death penalty.

Not surprising you would think so, considering your fetish for fat chicks.

Ironically, I am writing a paper about the polarization of the left and right in the post world war II era. it's interesting to see what all went into it. It wasn't always like this. One thing is for sure, the christian right has certainly made things worse.

Indeed Teddy did recognize the value of preserving wild land before the concept of the environment was even thought of.

In all fairness, you have to really measure all these guys against their era. In effect , you could consider Lincoln a racist today, since he didn't really support abolition until it seemed nescessary to hold the union together. One of Teddy's big accomplishments was stemming the tide of big business gaining more and more power. Unfortunately the trend seems to be reversing today...

It's prudent to note that the republican party of then is closer to the democratic party of now. Obviously there are bigtime blurs in the lines, but take Teddy, for example. He certainly represented the "liberal" side of the line as compared to his foes. New England was a republican stronghold back in the day

Teddy Roosevelt and FDR. Must be something about the name? As I said in another post, for being just an all-around genuinely good person, Carter takes the prize. He's the nelson mandela of the U.S. if that makes sense.

Good post, FW. If history remembers you kindly, the bad is swept under the rug. If you are remembered poorly, the good is swept under the rug.

I guess my take is yes, he was a lousy prez, but there is still no reason to celebrate the guy dying. That should be saved for certain select individuals: hitler, stalin, osama, castro, shrub.

Sorry to be dense, but what is "the fisher"??

I was simply asking and taking a shot at the south. I have no idea why fairweather called him the best and worst prez. He'll have to explain that.

How was Lincoln the worst? By persuing reconstruction. I would tend to agree...this country would be better off without the south.

Was that this past year? If I knew the year maybe I could compare snow packs to get an idea...

21"

FAirly common. I've seen them on the side of the road before.

Well, my mom and I got this thing made. I should really say her because about all I helped with was cutting the fabric and a little bit of sewing. We ended up using this double sided fabric tape that washes away for holding the sheets together for sewing. Making something this large out of sil-nylon without it would be next to impossible I think. The end result is a perfect copy of the "real" megamid floor, except about half the weight. Now I need to find out some way to add just a bit of grip to the bottom of it. I wouldn't recommend this project unless you are expert seamstress. Maybe it's easier than I think, but it sure seemed like what she was doing was hard. She has been sewing for longer than I've been alive so it wasn't too much of a project for her!

Donnelly came along with Sky, the Hummels and I a few weeks back. Definitely a badass skier! I give him props for doing that approach in actual alpine ski boots!

Not many, but it does happen every few years. I once found a list of sightings. Apparently they are very reclusive in addition to being rare.

Thanks for all the info. So from what everybody is saying, it sounds like this time of year I am still going to find lots of snow? I like the looks of the terrain without the snow so I'm not sure I want to go and posthole around. Are there specific parts of the range I might wind what I want or should I just wait a bit? thanks!