Double_E Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 Well after lurking for months and coming to a coupla pub clubs I'm actually posting to CC for the first time. Hi all. And after working too much and not doing nearly enuf skiing this winter, I'm finally now looking for some [more] backcountry ski partners. I've got randonee gear and have had it for a few years but have mostly used it for DH areas so far. Time to change that sad state of affairs!! Probably have done about 12 days of XC/BC in my life; local stuff includes Reflection Lakes, Paradise, some stuff at Mt. St Helens, some stuff at White Pass, etc. At DH areas I'm a good solid blue-run skier; usually do like one black per day. Couple yrs ago I took a good multi-day avi class from Gary whasshisname. Don't have a beacon but do have borrow-access to one. If we're going to ski avi-prone conditions/terrain tho I'm going to need some refresher practice... taking turns hiding a beacon in the woods or snow & taking turns finding it. Yeah so I dunno, I was thinking-- Blewett Pass this weekend? Or next? Saturday works better this weekend, but Sunday's better most future weekends. Ethan PS: also could be talked into just hitting grommers tomorrow... like maybe Stevens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Schuldt Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 Welcome to the site.....have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 hey, leave the groms alone. no picking on the kids now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double_E Posted March 15, 2004 Author Share Posted March 15, 2004 OK, the curiosity is killing me; no one else responded to help fill in the blanks, so... WTF is the pun i got my foot caught in here (about the word "grom")? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cman Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 something about groomers, or grommers as you call them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 something about groomers, or grommers as you call them. Off base there grommet (grom for short) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 groms are little dudes - adolescent huckers. yes, comes from "grommet". (surfer slang that has made it's way to the world of frozen-water surfing.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Synonym w/grem (as in gremlin). Often hell-grem, hell-grom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suz Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Are you into glacier / mountaineering? I've done a little but not nearly enough and just need to get out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double_E Posted March 19, 2004 Author Share Posted March 19, 2004 definitely! ...or well, hoping to get back into it this year at least. between 1999 thru '01 I climbed Hood, Adams, St. Helens (in winter), Olympus and Glacier Pk and some smaller stuff too. dreams include Baker, Shuksan, Rainier, Constance, Anderson & others. for the most part, i'm into doing the easy routes; altitude and sweet views are more important to me than route technicality. have done some alpine/trad; would do so again (and ice too) if others had gear to lend and wanted to bring a gumby along. just never have felt like investing in all that fancy hardware, except for the glacier stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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