cman

went to school in burlington vt. it is a cool town, lots of moutain biking near stowe and sugarbush, about 45 minutes away, plus some smaller stuff closer. climbing in north conway NH and the gunks, NY those are about 3 hours. read about climbing in northern NY, which is closer and there is some crag near burlington, not that great from what i hear. If you want to climb a lot move to new paltz NY or central NH.

It is about 2 1/2 hours from seattle. I have only been to the bend and royal columns, both are mostly trad, except for a few harder sport climbs. there are some easy trad route at both places. Vantage might be a better bet for what you are talking about.

Thanks. If the price is right i may just have to go for it.

anyone got any beta on this tent? it is cheap and fairly lightweight for a 4 season tent. is it a good deal or a piece of crap? and spare me the bibler talk, i am only asking because i may be able to get a good deal on one and my budget is not going to mysteriously quadruple. Thanks

forget the leathers. get plastics and a ski like the k2 world piste. you will be much better to start and only get better. otherwise if you want to be retro you should try some ice climbing with an old style wooden ice axe, hobnailed boots and chop steps. seriously though, the cascades are AT land and you should save yourself the trouble and go that route.

I swear i have seen those guys hanging out in ballard . That sucks about the highway, where am i supposed to get my fun in this weekend? anyone got any word on the cascade river road. AK and I were up there last weekend and a huge tree was blocking the road. You might have to bring the saw for turns this weekend.

hey fred, check www.skicrystal.com it is $44, and that is only $1 more than last year. and the are worth $0 to me unless it is a powder day. just go down there on a weekend, ski yourself and sell the other two for forty, that is your best bet, cut me in for 20% and i will keep the law from finding out.

a ticket to crystal only cost $44 so you may want to redo your math. besides, this year is pretty much over and who knows what early season next year is going to be. how about giving cc.comers a real deal. i'll give you $50 for all three

misread that one. snowshoes still suck though.

are you saying you have been snowshoeing with skis on your back or are you a snowboarder? if you are a skier there is no contest, keep the skis on your feet at all times and save the backache. I think snowshoes suck pretty much all the time. learn to skin and get with the program and enjoy the freedom

sweet powder on Hidden lakes. crazy huge avalanche debris down in the gulley probably from last weekend. and to the other guys who we broke all the trail for, you're welcome.

from accessfund.org Tieton River - Oakcreek Wildlife Recreation Area. Royal Columns & Tim Pond Wall. Restriction runs from Feb. 1 through July 31. Contact: John Mcgowan - Area Manager Tel: 509.653.2390. so only royal columns are closed. as far as i know everything else in the canyon is open.

Here is the story from avalanche.org http://www.avalanche.org/av-reports/proc-show.php3?OID=10898773 . apparently he fell into a riverbed/hole.

Thanks for the info. i will have to head over there soon.

i was over at vantage this weekend and talked to jim yoder. in addition to saying he is coming out with a new guide book for the tieton, sometime this summer, he told us there were some 8 pitch climbs. he also mention a web site, something like cascadeimages.com where you could find some topos of the climb. i could not find it, anyone want to help me out? Thanks

What about snoqualmie?? the central summit area has so much variety with that one giant slope. you can hit the left, right or right down the center. sure those other areas have more terrain but you can't beat the thrill of not knowing whether some boarder is going to knock you out at any second. and with all that annoying powder packed down it should be great

at the bottom of the bear claws i cam upon a skier breaking trail in the flats. for some reason he had chosen to take off his skis and walk. he was right next to a tree and was almost neck deep, i thought i was going to have to rescue him but he managed his way out.

deep deep deep powder powder powder incredible, i am worked though. a couple of times i came into the flats and had to break trail, waist deep. not to mention all the blind turns i was making

http://www.jacksonholenews.com/Archives/SportsArchive/2003/030305-Sports.html Check out this story if you are thinking you are going to win this race. i am guessing this group will be out from Jackson for this race as well.

You booted up to the Tatoosh? what about skins, AT gear and such? If you are only walking no wonder you don't like it here. I have not skied in the olympics but you should try the north cascades. or just stick to the ski areas, last thing we need is more people out there.

hey mtn-mouse, try getting into the backcountry. I have had good skiing the last two weeks. maybe you should go to colorado and run into some other idiots, that sounds more like your style. This is the land of ski mountaineering, wimps who want super easy approaches and perfect conditions top to bottom will miss out on the real beauty of the cascades, incredible mountains and freedom from the hoards.

very nice, maybe in a couple weeks i'll get around to develping mine.

Blame the owner not the dog. well trained dogs are great, but the out of control ones can be a real pain. also there is nothing for the dog to do but just sit there. if you want to have a good time with your dog take it for a walk.

is that you trask? you might be ready for the x games with those kind of extreme moves. jumps in the lowlands, good - high marking in the high alpine, bad

Snowmobiles suck. even when you are riding on them they are noisy and foul smelling. every time i see one out in the backcountry i hope they break down and the lazy ass owner has to walk all the way back to their car so they can see how far it is and how annoying it is to see other snowmobiles cruising by them. let them stick to the lowlands. check out the statistics this season on avalanche fatalities on avalanche.org and you can see that many of the incidents involve snowmobiles, and very few of them have safety equipment or avalanche training. something about riding a machine makes you forget your sensibilities.