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Some ideas in old TRs, but any thoughts regarding set-ups for straps with Fritschis? The setup included with the bindings seems ultra-goofy, any reason to not use a tele-style cable? Experiences with brakes? (more money, more weight) cheers Drew

I think the argument is if you learn to be a hack with a "fail-safe" harness, and do goofy things like tying into gear loops, what happens when you borrow someone else's harness? It's like learning to "belay" with a GriGri..... You gotta learn the right way to do things before you can make informed decisions about alternatives.

Agree with the above. Skip Eldora (you'll prolly be a little dissapointed) and sure as hell don't buy into the Vail/Aspen hype- overpriced idiocy. Plenty of good snow elsewhere in CO. Loveland is nice (and closest), but I'd spend my money at A-basin, Copper or Breck.

Anybody wanna place bets on when/if the resorts get some real snowpack?

from their website... STEVENS IS CLOSED UNTIL WE RECEIVE MORE SNOW! Due to the heavy rain conditions, we are sad to report that we will be closed until we receive more snow. We received 6" of rain in a 24 hour period that did significant damage to critical areas of our runs. The warming and rain trend is forecast through the weekend. Please check back periodically for updates. STAY TUNED TO THIS REPORT AND TO OUR SNOWLINES 425-353-4400, 509-782-5516 FOR MORE INFORMATION. THANK YOU AND HOPE FOR SNOW!

Does anyone out there remember the winter in the mid-70's? How does it compare with this craziness? Also, can anyone remember another time when so many resorts closed for wahile mid-season?

Sign of the times.... LOL! http://seattle.craigslist.org/spo/56170981.html

Damn, I bet they were shocked! Hope it all ends well...

Ahh yes, I am a crackhead and assumed this post was under Freeshies!

Do you know, or are you simply hoping? Or are you gonna bootpack and poach?

13 inches, 114 inches....it's all the same, right?

Strange, any thoughts? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie..._PcY_BIN_Stores

Anybody ski at Stevens on Tues? Was it worth it?

Your other option is to get Fritschis (which ski well) and then climbing it AT boots, Scarpa Lazers are pretty damn good....

Read somewhere recently that the US military is contracting backpacks and bags from Dana Design and Marmot (if I remeber correctly). That should tell you somthing....

Dude, it must have been hard to type that message, having to put the bong down for a second and all....

Well friend, prepare to be disappointed. After skiing in CO, UT WA, and MT, I visited back East and all I could think was, "How the hell do these resorts stay open?" well, people are desperate. Whiteface and Mad River Glen and Attitash are all worth a drive. Otherwise, short nasty icy runs....

No sireee, it is all biased product placements, sadly.

I find that Wham and Elton John gets me pumped up...

Where, oh where did they ask these people? >These three experienced climbers fell to their deaths believing that the cam >type protection device could protect a fall of over 100ft without pulling out. >Many other experienced rock climbers that I interviewed also believed that >50 to 100 ft. lead outs were ‘safe’.

Bluewater makes a marker specifically for this, it doesn't last forever, but works well. They supposedly did significant research and control the manufacture closely (dyes, binders, solvents, etc).

Whenever I hear "trick" and "rapping" in close proximity, I get the heebies. It's dangerous enough, why futz around with slick setups? I supose they are good to know for emergency (I just dropped a rope, etc) situations, but.... I'd rather stack that deck in my favor as much as possible. just my piddly $0.03

dude, if you haven't been to Laramie (which I'll assume from your post), take a little road trip before you even think about moving there. BTW, Ft. Collins is very cool, and not Boulder-ized (yet).... and close to lots and lots of good outdoors shit-

Hey, any plans for Sunday? anybody out there up for a few pitches? cheers Drew