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robrox
Joined: 20 Oct 2005
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Location: following Diogenes, but the ba$tard threw away the lamp so I'm just stumbling along in the dark!
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 Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject: TR Just how lost are we? President's Day, 2007 |
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Or: How we didn't find what we were looking for but still had fun trying. PWDR8's, surf88 and RR go to check their Gnarl Factor and ski a waterfall in very deep snow
| PWDR8S wrote: | ...I think temps and wind may be important to mention.... conditions were harsh but not unbearable... It was -10 at the base of the tram last I looked before going up and again upon our return to the PWDR8S mobile. At the top I recorded a steady 19-20mph wind + guts up to 35 I think... we didn't get gusted thankfully but the steady wind was enough to flee into the trees.
According to the charts, we were pushing -35 to -42 windchills just with the steady 20MPH! Brrrrrrr!
My finger is still slowly returning to normal function.
| PWDR8S wrote: | I forgot to add that I think my Brunton was either reading -13F or -18F at the summit under the tower which means the windchill was much colder!
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| surf88 wrote: | | Looks great! Post it. Only, You forgot to add the picture of you falling near the trail junction. |
Driving Up
Riding Up
Walking up
Going the wrong way
Going the right way
Two guys throwing sign
One guy ready for adventure
Skinning in the snowshoe track in 3 feet of snow
Taking a break while buttsliding
Skiing a steep hiking trail with skins on should be easier, right?
skinning up a 35 degree slope in 4+ feet of snow
Taking a breather...
...two hours from back there
back to work, slogging through what was left of ten feet of snowdrift
..that's worth the price of admission, right there!
Snow goblins...yup that's over 5 feet of snow folks
Looking around and realizing the we are nowhere near what we were looking for, we decided to look for a drainage and PWDR8S found this trail...
which we followed to find:
looking up...
surf88 on a 30 degree slope, bogged down in deep pow, on a really big snowboard...REALLY, IT WAS THAT FRIGGING DEEP!
surf88 setting up to drop a ledge
RR below the drop
and below another one
taking a break @5:30PM, while following moose tracks to get out (it worked!)
back at Icebeard's car @ 6:30, 8 hours after starting a "Slackcountry" day
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yad
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Location: Somerville, MA
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Wow. Just, wow.
-dave- |
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snowbeard
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Location: Lisboa, Portugal
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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nice work, I see I have family back there... 
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rl
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Location: Parked out back
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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You guys rock. That was one great day, and some good pictures too.
rl |
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TeleMang
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Location: Kickin' it old school
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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| robrox wrote: | |
I love this shot. It looks like you are in a tunnel.
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keithermadness
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| Posted: Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:30 pm Post subject: |
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Nice tour!!!
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hutguy
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Location: Breckenridge CO
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:38 am Post subject: |
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I call those kind of things stupid adventures. "Hey, is anyone up for a really stupid adventure? I sorta have an idea where we're going, but really don't know we'll get there or how this will work out. You have a headlamp right?" The amazing thing is, people still say,""yeah, sure, that sounds like fun, let's go!"
Suckers
Thing is, stupid adventures are often the best kind...
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Baaahb
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 3:03 am Post subject: |
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Why are there so many trees on those runs? Doesn't that make it hard to ski?
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Brenda
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:54 am Post subject: |
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Just arrived home from a trip to Lake Tahoe with Rider Steve and the boyz, after skiing wonderful NE conditions there (i.e. icy and/or spring mashed) for 5 days, this after leaving the 5 foot dump ("belly deep" as telerob texted from Jay  ) AND driving through a major dump at Tahoe to catch our flight home, I can say that this TR gave me just the snicker I needed tonight.
Well suffered gentlemen. |
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robrox
Joined: 20 Oct 2005
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Location: following Diogenes, but the ba$tard threw away the lamp so I'm just stumbling along in the dark!
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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| hutguy wrote: | .....Suckers
Thing is, stupid adventures are often the best kind... |
precision posting....
...three guys, two headlamps....
again???
In a heartbeat!
| Brenda wrote: | ....I can say that this TR gave me just the snicker I needed tonight.
Well suffered gentlemen. |
You are most kindly welcome, and, I believe I speak for the others because we did indeed suffer, thank you 
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Kristin S
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Location: So close, it's frightening
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| Brenda wrote: | | Just arrived home from a trip to Lake Tahoe... |
Waitaminute! Hadn't you not yet skied out west before this season? And you got it twice in a month's time? Spoiled! |
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otis of moab
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Location: Colorado Higher Country
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like the fun-o-meter was on high.
Great pix.
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Bob T
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| Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Wow, really nice find there robrox. What an incredible enchanted realm mixed in with a great adventure! So glad you're off the sidelines. Congrats man. |
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Carbo
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| hutguy wrote: | | You have a headlamp right? |
 oh boy, I "love" it when a trip starts out that way! |
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dobish
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Location: Castilo de Dobish, Golden CO
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