snoboy

From the people that brought you Kazza: Skype interent phone Service Anyone try this yet? I can't until I get my own computer running again, but it looks appealing.

tim wiped out his hard drive and started fresh w/ linux. I suggested using a lite version of Windows 98, along w/ Opera instead of Internet Exploder. trask translated to sort of AOL/haxor speak. Hence the

"I am the anti-consumer," I only spent $600 this week.

98lite IEEradicator OPERA 7.23

I think this story is appropriate at this point.

Try using OPERA if you are stuck with a dial up. It has a lot of features that can make your connection seem faster, like selecting wehter or not to load images. Read about it here. Sometimes the telcos have good sign up deals, I dunno about in the US though. We are getting DSL for $16.95 CDN/mo right now.

Duuuuude, it's fer building Kickers. JibJibJiboroooo!

I have been unable to find AAA Lithiums, only AA. Do you have a source???

chewing up the spray and throwing it away...

So anyways, 30cm of the lightest snow I have ever skied fell on Saturday night. Sunday was chaos at the hill, but there was lots to go around, and I had a blast. As the opportunities for first tracks started to dwindle, I soon got to wondering how that beatiful line that I skied on Boxing Day would be with an extra foot on it? With Fern in town for a few days, we decided to go and check it out, along with another friend. After a day of lift served we nipped down and picked up our packs and swapped skis around, rode the chair back to the top, and toured the ridge over to the top of the neighbouring peak, which left us standing on top of the same run I had done only a few days before, only now it was different, better... DEEPER, and it was still untracked. It was good. Really good. Like top 3 good. Now my skis have been to see the p-tex man, I've had a couple of rest days, and my gear and I are waiting for the first storm cycle of 2004. Bring it on... Thanks to my good friends for making this all possible, and most of all for sharing the good times.

When I bought a torque wrench, and started using it, I soon learned that I had been over tightening almost everything.

The rangers in the Bugaboos were telling me that the in that area are eating rap slings. The real problem is that they chew them up for nesting material, and then they are supposed to eat it in the Spring. Well, Nylon is not that nutritous,. The rangers at the time were advocating chains on regular descent routes for this reason.

and now it's broke for me...

Whatever, I was there, you weren't.

MINX!!! NEVER TELL THEM WHEN YOU ARE GOING AWAY!

There is something worse timm@y... It's snoboy telling you how he had 15" too, and he wasn't sick, and he ripped it up!

So you can leave the ruler at home when you are digging full snow profiles.

A probe that is just a probe and doesn't try to be anything else, like a pair of ski poles.

Butter, Sugar, and Brandy or Rum.

I have those ^ poles. They rock, they are awesome ski poles. The only problem I have is that sometimes the handles are really hard to get off. If they get water in them and freeze, then they are pretty much impossible. Other than that I think they are probably the best pole/probe option out there. For me, I bought them because they are good poles, I still carry a dedicated probe usually, unless I am in a big group. It's longer, and quicker.

After the orgy of consumerism that "climaxed" yesterday, I decided it was time for a little back to nature today. Not wanting to drive too far, or thrash in too much bush, I decided to stay close to home and do the circuit tour of the local range. After an epic 9 minute drive I was at the trail head, and had picked up my partners for the day. We disembarked from the Silver Tsube, and gathered all the last minute gear that I had thrown in, somehow I had managed to arrive with skins, boots, and skis! Poles too! Ouch, I forgot how much work touring for turns is, I have been getting lazy these days. Up. Up. Up. Re-breaking old trail is such a good way to travel in the snow. No brains required, just zone out and push. Oh! The top! So Soon? Cool. Fruit cake and hard sauce is good ski tour food. Skins off, skis on, lock and go! So good. Back up to the top again, and off the South side this time. Not as good, dinged a couple of rocks, but it got gooder in the trees. Well, both sides of that mountain done, must move on to the next one. Up and over Grey mountain, and to the top of the sweetest 2500' of first trax that I have had in a long while. Open pine glades, and calf deep freshiez. 8==D Hit the cattrack of the ski hill and out to the road. Walk across to partner's house, and go pick up my car. Location: South Selkirks BC Hazard: Moderate, areas of Considerable Fun factor: Very High Total elev: 5000'+ Pics to follow: No One word to sum it up? Yummy!!!

I saw a Carbon fibre Life Link one today that had a really fiddley system of locking it up. Nice probe, but

No meat in mincemeat.

unknown... yet

I meant more the length of the blade can be a little lacking for cutting out a shovel shear block that should be 35-40cm upslope, need like a 45 or 50cm blade for that. Jamming a shovel handle in there can knock it apart, and I find they don't cut crust that well (the handles that is). Also if I want to do multiple shovel tests, then I don't wanna be taking the handle of the shovel off to cut the block, then back on to do the test, then back off to cut it, then back on... And no, I don't always have a buddie along. I just use shovel and glove for everything else, I like the evergreen branch idea though.