ashw_justin

Does nobody else find that frickin hilarious? I mean, besides the littering, and all, and the poor man's suffering.

I know, I know, it hurts so much to see them wasting steep terrain like that. It is sooo easy to jump turn! Eeeeeeeeeeeasy do you hear me!! Just jump, twist board, up to 180 degrees, perhaps dropping some vert in the process should you please... Then there are the all or nothing dudes who just point the board downhill and pray that they miss all the worst bumps. It's cool when they actually pull it off, but usually they wipe out on a mogul going way too fast which is cool too, for those watching. I guess it takes a little courage, good balance, and leg fitness to start hopping into your turns on a board. There's no way I could do it back when I was beginner. But once you do it twice it's easy. I'm not trying to say I am a badass or anything, I just took some silent advice from watching skiers. But I would say there is no awareness of this among most resort boarders. The only time you are supposed to leave the ground is at a kicker, or a cliff. You never see guys survival boarding in the snow-porn videos. It's all in perfect hero snow, with perfect jumps, and some straightlining down big cliffs.

I fully agree with you eerie, I spend about as much time in the BC as I do at ski areas. I just thought it was funny that right after I read this thread, I go out and see a textbook example right in front of me. I tried to get it on film for greater entertainment value but I couldn't get my camera out in time.

So I rode the lifts at Baker yesterday, as I'm coming up chair 4, scoping out Gabl's, what do I see but three teenage girl snowboarders doing EXACTLY as described in this thread: a beautifully coordinated heelslide formation down the entire steep upper section, turning this potentially fluffy run into a groomer-like icefest. Being a snowboarder myself I tried to reason with them, yelling "Turn! Turn for god's sake!!" and what do I get in return for my attempted benevolence? That's right, I get the finger. If I were closer to my knuckledragging roots I would have spit on them. By the time I got on it, it was the same old tracked out and chunky Gabl's.

The insinuation is that we would abandon the method of always rescuing the first or closest signal detected, as I understand is the way of doing things now. The beacon is not designed to perform any search and rescue functions, nor is it designed to make decisions that should be made by the search party. It's just a locating device, and until it can make oxygen out of frozen water, I'd rather see it stay that way.

A-Dog we came looking for you around 8 but no luck. Maybe I should have told you I have kayak racks. Hope your day was cool nonetheless.

There is in fact talk of a knuckledragger assault in that area tomorrow. Would be a multilateral operation involving myself, some buddies, and a guy Sky knows, who as it happens needs snowshoes. I also will be carrying a beeper and shovel, I'm not sure about the others. justinATneolectricDOTcom

Yeah look at those gapers obviously they didn't take any lessons either!! Do I still get dinner and drinks if I sideslip the whole way?

Maybe I already missed the boat on this one, but yeah, jump turns to me are a necessary part of snowboarding just about anything that is worth boarding inbounds. It's really pretty easy to jump turn on a snowboard, and just about the only good way to ride down the nasty mogul fields that all you skiers create on the steeps. The same is true for doing tight turns in chutes, you hop up to unweight the board, flip it around, and repeat as necessary. I can't explain why it doesn't occur to a lot snowboarders to do it, especially considering that a 180 is usually the first trick you learn. All I had to do was watch a few good skiers doing jump turns. But maybe I'm just not keeping it real.

I've climbed it a few times, and boarded down once. Coleman-Deming is the shortest approach, which is good for a one-day ascent. You still want to get on the route early in the day though so that the climbing is easier. You should make sure you're comfortable in that kind of environment before you bring your skis though. You're still mountaineering (well kind of) and that of course adds more into the equation. You make it sound like you don't have any experience with glacier travel, so it would be good to get comfortable with that first. That said, if you can get yourself down all the runs in your ski area without wiping out, you should have enough skill to handle it.

Well god forbid the Quebecois not having something to be pissed off about...

Oh come on "my truck is red" that is a total giveaway

you don't need any ingredients for unfun, except for stupidity and bad luck.

As long you've got enough experience for the both of us, I'm down. What I mean is, I've got some climbing experience but I'm guessing not as much as you. I'm also in B'ham. Snowshoes, snowboard, little bit of rock gear, a couple ice screws, couple pickets, boots and crampons... I know there's a recipe for fun in there somewhere. I might be busy on Sunday though. justin@neolectric.com

12250 ft. Well we're talking 60% O2 pressure up there if this is right (I have a feeling it is underestimating a little): http://www.personal.usyd.edu.au/~gerhard/pressure.html Throw in the exertion of climbing 6700 ft in a day and you had better have eaten your wheaties. I have to admit it felt a lot better the second time around with a camp at 8000, instead of doing the one-day thing coming from near sea level. But then how are you going to talk smack about that?

I don't know, I felt a little crappy on a one-day coming from Portland. Could have been dehydration though.

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Yes I remember seeing footage of it, I don't remember where. Guy pulled off a kickflip too if I remember correctly.

Tabor! The word leaves one particular railslide possibility haunting my mind.

Well sheet if you're gonna drink light then drink cheap and drink proud. Take a hint from an experienced rugby drinkup-er. PBR, the unparalleled cheapest keg (at least in PDX, $60). Bring the props, make it a four-pack. Ultimate... psshhhh.

I got those crampons for the same price from Climb Axe two years ago. They are sooooo light, it's pretty much an excuse to bring crampons. Basically, they are for those lightweight day-trips when you will be climbing frozen snowfields in the morning and glissading down them later.

I'm an unemployed climber too. Problem is I live in Bellingham.

woohoo I've boarded a fourteener Oh wait, that says 4295 feet ?

Talk to the publisher they are probably aware of the mistake

what an idiot show em a topo