TrogdortheBurninator

That is basically where I am at. I think you'd need to take multiple long (week+) trips a year to make it worthwhile. Either that or live close to a crag you want to camp at. It sure is comfy though.

Pretty low. I haven't really taken the time to check on a long flat drive. The previous owner said they got ~18mpg driving to california. I doubt if I've ever gotten better than 14mpg, and I'm sure some trips it has been worse.

Sounds like a load of bull shit to me. Beginners are beginners. Skis or snowboards, they both suck at their respective sports. The reason it seems like snowboarders are a bigger problem is because snowboarding has recently made up a dominant percentage of new participants at ski areas. Regardless, most of these beginners stay away from steep bump runs. Moguls are out of vogue. I think modern grooming equipment is the biggest factor in the reduced number of mogul runs (thank god). The ungroomed (ungroomable??) bump runs remain in tact (upper nash), but runs like triple 60 are now groomed nightly. Name a few ungroomed bump run that have suffered from the advent of snowboarding.

That sounds great. Do you have any photos? Those westside routes look awesome. Was the ice on the lake 4-6", or the climb?

I'm selling my van to buy something smaller. I don't use it anywhere near enough. It is far from perfect, but it gets the job done and it is damn comfy (as those who've slept in it can attest). $2500 obo http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/car/268015792.html

Now that is a bargain. Except that free shipping and 10-20% off coupons are super easy to come by for a number of stores.

That first b&W pic is cool!

Not sure how anyone could not know this, but just incase: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=safety+meeting

So that is $1.50 each? How'd they turn out? That seems like a great deal.

Not sure if he lives local, but my wife met Warren at work today. Funny, cause I wouldn't have had a clue who he was if not for this thread.

For climbing purposes it seems to me that the smallest most basic, longest battery life gps is the best. If I were in the market for one, I'd probably pick up one of those geckos. When are you really going to use all that other stuff.

Looks like a blast. The approach sounds like a breeze with the sled.

We all know that will never happen.

Great pics, thanks. P-S dihedral and column look great

Snowboarders dont like bumps. New school skiing is just rehashed snowboarding.

That sucks, sorry to hear that. Out of curiosity, what kind of dog is it. I've heard some dogs (i.e. huskies) can be completely fine with cats for years, when all the while they have been secretely waiting for an opportunity to attack. Basic instinct I guess.

The ham and cheese and green chili sandwich at gustavs is awesome. Most of the hate I hear stems from them charging for fries.

Nice one Kurt. After seeing the pic yesterday, I couldn't figure out how you'd resist climbing it. Guess you couldn't.

They already list the head as replaceble on x-monsters on the GNA website. I guess with a 1st generation pair you'd just have to shave the old bolts to get them out.

Rapping off a single thread in good ice is fine. I usually place an unweighted screw nearby as a backup for the first (heavier) rappeler. 2nd rappeler pulls the backup.

IS the last one SS like a boat?

PA - ? + PME + ? Not much that can be subtracted from PA

Valerie Plame

Apparently your reference (http://www.brookscole.com/chemistry_d/templates/student_resources/shared_resources/act/photochem/photo2.html) is wrong, as the structure of melanin has only been inferred and is far more complicated than melamine.

The carbon is implicit in the other models