Ducknut

Carving decaying toes off of your foot with your trusty swiss army knive doesn't sound like much fun. Birds are fun, unless you are in a Hitchcock movie.

wankers who resurrect old threads

To get back to the fun side of this post, no this is the cutest thing with 8 toes.

It really doesn't matter if it is - F or -C when it gets that cold, does it? I have to go to Bethel in early February. Think I'll start preparing now. Anyone want to try a naked winter climb of Hood?

Tonight: Brisk with snow heavy at times. Snow accumulation 8 to 14 inches...with up to 20 inches above 7000 feet. Lows 17 to 27. South winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to up to 10 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 90 mph over ridges. Tuesday: Snow heavy at times in the morning...snow showers likely in the afternoon. Snow accumulation 8 to 12 inches...with up to 16 inches above 7000 feet. Highs 23 to 33. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph over ridges. Tuesday night: Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Slight chance of snow showers in the evening. Lows 7 to 17. North winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 50 mph over ridges. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Highs 27 to 37. West winds up to 10 mph with gusts up to 50 mph over ridges. Wanna guess where I'll be on Wednesday?

Wanna demonstrate? Hey Ducknut...there's a way to modify a clovehitch to create handcuffs that allow you to tie up unruly girlscouts or climbing partners.

Northstar may not be the best place, but if it is the only place that you can get to or that has their lifts open, then it has to do. Hi Squaw today and agree that is somewhat overrated. But then we are supposed to get another 18+ inches tonight. w00t Beats the hell out of what is falling (or not) back in the PNW. What did Hood get in the last 24 hours? 2 inches maybe? We have been getting that every hour or two.

I can't comment on the long-term trends, but right now I need a snorkle. In the last 3 days there has been more than 5 feet of snow at Northstar. Even 2+ feet on the ground in Reno.

And why wsn't it like that three weeks ago when I had a ski trip planned for SLC. Oh well, I am going to Tahoe on friday.

oh no!

LOL, ain't that the truth. But you forgot, have disoriented birds fy around in circles trying to figure out which way to fly. Ireno, that plant is pretty good as far as bird killing. But there sure are a lot of turbines in that plant.

I don't know of any species that is being threatened with extinction from windpower. I do know that the Altamont Wind Farm in California kills abut 50 golden eagles per year and an equal number of red-tailed hawks. Nevertheless, my real point was I can't believe that they are trying to perpetrate this fraud and that there might be well-meaning people who get suckered into this scam.

I was at Mt. Hood Meadows today (BTW bullet proof ice with 30-40 MPH winds til noon, then slush, rain and 40 mph winds after). When I buying my lift ticket they asked me if I wanted to make a donation and get a "mini-green pass". I asked what this green pass is and how it works and I couldn't believe the rip-off that they are perpetrating. The Green Pass is supposed to offset the emissions you create on your drive up to the mountain. Basically you can donate $2 to the Bonnevile Power Administration to help build more wind turbines. Everyone is favor of renewable, non-fossil fuel based power right? Well maybe. Well how about a few facts first. 1. Bonneville is a US Government supported entity (yeah they make a bunch of noise about trying to be an independent business, but you'll still find them under the Department of Energy. So why would I give money to a government agency that already gets revenues from hydropower and appropriations from Congress? 2. Windpower is primarily developed by private companies and wealthy individuals. Congress has passed tax subsides (Production Tax Credits) to promote private development of alternative energy sources. So why would I make a donation to a government agency to foster private development that is already getting significant tax relief? 3. Windpower is not green, no more than hydropower. Wind tubines kill birds, bats and other creatures just like hydropower turbines kill fish. Locating windmills in the proper places does a lot to reduce the number of birds killed but it does not eliminate bird kills. Also windpower developments take up a huge amount of space. I won't even discuss the other non-green aspects of windpower ike habitat fragmentation, noise and visual pollution. So why would I make a donation to a government agency to foster private development that is already getting significant tax relief? Hey folks its a SCAM. They are trying to play to the guilt of the SUV people by exploiting their ignorance.

That would be fun, but this is supposed to be a family ski vacation. Looks like it is a slow, warm start in the NW.

JB That sounds like what I was predicting. Anybody else got a differing opinion? Doesn't sound too promising. A scan of conditions throughout the west and NW shows that freshiez are an rare commodity right now.

I am scheduled to go Park City next week for a week of freshiez, but I am wondering if its worth the effort. The forecast is for no new snow during the next week and daily highs in the low 40s and night time temperatures in the teens. That sounds like the recipe for hard water, not glrious powpow. Anyone have some real time beta?

Happening in Timm@y's

Oh shit! Damn! are common mountaineering terms. Come here oh shit. Sit Damn it.

with Fatima Frothingslosh as the spokesmodel

mad

dru did you pagetop prematurely?

The Washington Department of Natural Resources has received $8.069 million in subsides since 1995 ( source) . Does that make sense to you? A state government agency getting a federal incentive payment for conservation ($3.6 million) makes some sense because conservation is for a common good, but $4.45 million in crop incentives seems like appropriations augumentation. Check out the numbers this has nothing to do with helping out the family farmer (sources).

I guess its a good thing to know that Muff wears panties

and prepare boiling oil?