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I would take a look at the Osprey Exposure pack. I have the 50L but also comes as a 66L. Very comfortable for a 4lb pack. Only has the main compartment plus a lid. Great for backcountry snow too with ski/board carry system.

The volcano pass comes with a parking permit to be used in lieu of the NW forest pass.

We did Adams in a day last Saturday on splitboards. We left Lunch Counter at 11am after a 30 minute rest. Got to the false summit at 1pm and the true summit at 2. I was probably the slowest one on the slope and was slipping a lot on my skins in the afternoon slush. Considering you will be acclimated to the altitude, with fresh legs, and ideal snow conditions, you should have a pretty quick ascent from Lunch Counter. The snow should be good to glissade by 10 or so but you can always wait it out at the false summit (either on the way up or down.) Good luck to you guys!

PM'ed on kids Rossi skis.

I heard that the creator of the website, BCrider, forgot to change his contact info with his domain provider and never received the reminder to renew. Once the grace period was up, someone snatched up the domain name. As stated above, the website has been moved to www.splitboardlife.com

I also used a baby bjorn for the first 10 months or so. I opted for the model with the extra back support (the "active" model i believe) which helped on the longer hikes. Then I switched to the REI Piggyback which was comfortable until he got over 30lbs.

I will take the Exit 38 guide. PM me to work out a meeting place. I live in Redmond but will be in the Olympics for the weekend so I won't be able to meet until monday. Rob

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a hike/climb up mount rainier to camp muir is always a fun day trip. you can also stay at the public shelter and make it an overnighter without having to bring a tent. you can ski right down to the parking lot which is always a bonus. if I weren't going to oregon, that is probably what I would be doing this weekend. good luck on your search

yeah, that is on the middle sister. I don't think access will open for south sister till later this season. I will be going down to Oregon again later in May and I'm thinking of climbing the South Sister then.

Out of curiosity, which route are you thinking about? A friend and I are planning to do the Hayden glacier in late March.

Please post if you hear anything because I was hoping to go up this weekend. Might have to go up to Muir if access is closed. Thanks.

I will take an 13 cm Express. Check PMs.

I just bought a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee with all time 4WD and a V8. Gets 16 mpg in the city and 18 mpg on the highway going up the pass (much better going down). It has enough power that you wouldn't know you were towing anything unless it was as heavy as a boat. That being said, I still drive the '01 Mercury cougar that gets 30/37 mpg as much as I can.

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I got a wb-400 weight jacket from beyond this fall and it is very warm. If I were to get the pants I would opt for the dryskin extreme because it is much harder to shed a bottom layer than it is a top layer (unless you have full zip which beyond doesn't offer). Plus you can always throw your shell on if you get cold. I too am a tall skinny guy (6'6, 170 lbs) and run into the same problems of fitting into clothes. Thank god for Beyond.

I went up the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and the road was closed at the turn-off to the bivi. The sign said 3 miles but it only took us 45 minutes to walk at an average pace with only a few inches of snow on the ground. The trail conditions were much more difficult. Once we broke out of the tree line, it was knee deep powder the entire way. There wasn't enough snow covering the boulders to skin or snowshoe up so it took much longer than a normal winter ascent with snowpack. With all the recent snowfall it might be pretty hard to hike but there might be enough now to skin up. If you decide to skin, it might be faster to park at the Marble Mt. Sno Park (I think that's the name). Anyway, good luck.

I agree with lightning. I also have the Raichle boots from REI and they are amazingly comfortable. I use them for all kinds of hikes from Granite Mtn. in the winter to Mt. Rainier. They don't have much insulation so plan on wearing extra socks when it really gets cold but the leather repels water quite well and they also have a gore-tex lining for backup. They are also pretty light compared to most leathers which made the sale for me. Here is the link: http://www.rei.com/product/735188

I will take em! Please send pics to: robgonsailing at yahoo dot com.

I am interested in the flow bindings. What size are they? I am having problems with my PM so please email me robgonsailing at yahoo dot com. Thanks