marylou

Here is a TR from someone's day trip from last weekend.

i'm certain the same argument is used by soccer moms to explain why their H2 never goes on a dirt road. Well, I bought them for actual outdoor use, but have not been too impressed with the performance of them, so I guess I'm not seeing the H2/soccer mom parallel. Sorry, Drew, what shall I do with my two underperforming softshells instead, burn them in effigy? I forgot about SS pants for skiing, I agree that they are great in the snow as long as you are not sliding on the actual surface of the pants.

I think softshells are really cool, but given the weight and water repellency of them, I tend to wear mine in town, and use more traditional things like Dri Climes and puffy coats and whatnot in the mountains. The two SS things I very consistently use in the woods are a hat and gloves. I revitalize both with wash-in DWR stuff often.

I got mine from a girl named Allison who used to post here. She got it from Dru, who probably gave to her because it was cooler that just a plain old Mona Lisa.

They do, for the skiers. No service from just past Enumscratch until you can see the parking areas at the ski hill, and then it's perfect. I third the notion that Verizon has the best mountain coverage, though I guess I'd rather not see/hear your phone out there unless there is an emergency/accident situation.

If it's any consolation, your renter's insurance should cover it under the circumstances. Sorry to hear of it, that totally suxxor.

175, 5'9", female late 30s. Use my skis for inbounds off-piste and easier AT (newbie) with no overnight touring in my forseeable future. Ability level is advanced, well above intermediate most days but definitely not an expert. In the backcountry, less so on the ability front. I've been pretty happy on a pair of K2 T9Xs with Freerides on them. The T9X is a women's performance alpine ski, and the first pair of women's specific ski that could handle both my weight and my skiing style. I like the setup so much I ski lift-serviced with it except when it's icy. Skiing inbounds on my AT setup has made me a much more graceful skier as the gear seems to require a more delicate touch. Even if I never skied another day in the BC, I'd never go back to an alpine setup.

I go to the one in N Seattle sometimes. The place is hilarious, depressing, and a great place to get really cheap insta-noodle type things as a freeze-dried alternative. I enjoyed a package of their off-brand butter flavored noodles just last weekend. Yum.

T-town downtown periphery property has been gone a long time. All those south Downtown Victorian with the Mt. Rainier views got bought up by the Tacoma lawyers ages ago.

Possibly.

I did the Phelps to Carne High Route last summer, and there was a lot of instability up there below SFJ. A lot of dirt was moved around in that general area by the 10/03 slide/flood thing that took out so many areas. There was a massive trough that went from below the solid rock of 7FJ to, well, it looked to us like it went all the way to the valley floor. It was maybe 50' wide and 25' deep. Big. If anone goes into that area, I'd be interested to hear what, if anything, has happened since last year. Most, if not all of what we saw was between Phelps Creek and where you pop over to go to Ice Lakes.

Talking Heads, Fear of Music. Wow, it sounds as good as the first time I heard it. Forgot about that incredible guitar work by R. Fripp on the first track. Also, I second Ireneo on Ghetto Defendant and a lot of other less-noticed Clash songs. Also If I were a Carpenter, a Carpenters tribute album. Sonic Youth's version of "Superstar" rocks the hizzouse.

I've used both the QD and the Sub Alpine a fair bit. I think that Ade might be too tall for the QD. The QD's nice, easy to pitch, small and cozy, not great for people over 6'. My one complaint might be that the wide vestibules require a pretty big footprint. The Sub Alpine, an update of the old Clipper, is 8 or nine ounces heavier, but much roomier. Longer, more headroom, not bad at all. My only complaint is the weird "tongue" door on the vesty. Both are an excellent value IMO. Neither is at the high end of the spectrum, but definitely not at the low end either. They are well-made, with current materials such as Sil/PU fabric (just like the MSR Fast and Light tents) and DAC Featherlite poles.

I've been using one for a year or so now. If the water is free-flowing I think it's a great choice, but if the water is not free-flowing, I prefer a filter to remove all of the chunks. I'm picky about water flavor and can't taste the MIOX stuff at all, unlike tablets, which make the water taste icky IMO. Technically the EPA standard stand time is four hours, but some people might say one could pretty safely take their chances after, say, a half hour. Pretty cool gadget if you can afford it.

I have the Beta Light, and can say that if you are below treeline and have access to trees, the thing pitches great from the hang loops up top. Feels a lot more spacious without the interior poles too.

There is some info on current conditions buried in the snowpack of this thread. On page three, look for posts from Sooperfly regarding conditions last Sunday.

Heh, your avatar is your picture. Funny ppl on this site still use that term that way.

About 2700 songs, all over the map.

Anyone still do the chat?

The Feather Lakes are IMO the nicest in the basin by WB Peak.

Mozilla and FF both come from the same company. I find Mozilla (browser install only) to be a little friendlier and easy to use. If you are tight on computer resources, FF is smaller--though IIRC Mozilla's not that big either.

I know, I was just being snarky. Moving the time around does not change the amount of hours of daylight in the day, just "when" they occur.

I want to know how changing what time it is makes there be more hours of daylight.

I have a not-too-expensive MEC XCR jacket that has been great for me. Really bomber and plenty breathable enough for even hard work like skinning up the hill. It's my best friend when weight is not an issue. Then there is my OR Paclite jacket. I like it a lot, especially since it has a great narrow cut that make me forgive it for not being very breathable. It's pretty light and very compactable and has a nice hood design. If I want to stay dry and won't be working too hard, this one is great. Then I have the three ounce windshirt with DWR. It's great for hiking in the rain so long as there is no stopping involved. Long as you are moving, those can keep you dry. I like softshells but the windproofness is not all that rockin' and they do wet out from time to time. I like how comfy they are.

Can you change it back please?