Member SmokinFatBob

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@Ecobrad wrote:

If I remember right you got pretty sick.

Yeah, that trip worked me pretty good. 😳

After that trip, I kinda got burnt out and went MIA for a while. I’ve been surfing more and focusing on my photography a bit to pass the time.

I started organizing my garage a couple weeks back and after pulling out all my backcountry gear,…[Read more]

Nice, Tarkman hanging out with a bunch of splitters 🙂

After being out of the loop for a couple seasons, this TR has me so itchin’ to get back. Thanks for the stoke! Excellent TR, Jim!

Cheers,
Anthony

White text, black background:

“Because snowshoes suck.

Splitboard.com”

If you want a photo, maybe faded peaks or some other lifestyle photo with the same text.

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Whatever camera you get, don’t use any of the auto modes when shooting snow. While you’ll get an ok picture with them, cameras attempt to expose everything as 12 – 18% grey. So when you shoot snow, you’re camera will be overwhelmed by all the reflective light bouncing off the snow and will try to underexpose and make the snow not white, but…[Read more]

Regarding the BFG All-Terrain T/A KO.

Last season I had a seasonal rental in Mammoth. If you’re familiar with Mammoth, you’ll know that Davison Rd. to John Muir Road is one of the steepest streets in Mammoth (and also one of the last to get plowed). My place was at the top of John Muir. Many friday nights getting into town I had to drive that…[Read more]

@bcrider wrote:

Smokinfatbob and snow nymph posse,

What did you all end up doing? White Mtn? 🙂

We missed you.

After getting sick and vomiting all night on Friday, I slept in on Saturday morning and headed back to the car on Saturday afternoon.

That was the worse case of altitude sickness I’ve ever experienced and I simply didn’t have the…[Read more]

@Snow Nymph wrote:

SFB, we have an extra Expedition Bearikade if you need a bigger canister.

Hmmm, might have to take you up on that. I think our Bearikade is the smaller weekender model. We also have the Garcia but I’d rather not bring two canisters. I’ll see how the food packing goes and get in touch with you this week.

On that note, I can…[Read more]

We’ll be bringing freeze dried, but I’ll see if Kelly wants to whip up some more brownies. (also have to see if there’s room in the bear canister). I think the kabob thingies will be a bit much, besides, I doesn’t look like Arash will be there with his George Foreman grill 🙂

Great info bcr, thanks.

@bcrider wrote:

We need to get an official head count going.

Count Kelly and I in. We’re driving up Thursday night and will be hiking in Friday morning.

@GirlRider wrote:

Ok, we (SFB and myself) are bringing chicken / veggie skewers and brownies to share. 🙂

Just a sampling of the skewers (and she isn’t done making them yet!). A little chicken, some zucchini, onions, mushrooms, red/yellow bell peppers…..marinated in a ginger sauce. Mmmmmm……

Hope we’ve got enough gas for these BBQ’s…[Read more]

Being a freeze-dried food kind of guy, this talk about grills and stuff is making me hungry.

What should I bring? I’d be glad to contribute to the evening’s feast.

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@jimw wrote:

Gradually I convinced myself that I could make the entrance. Finally I stood up and dropped in. My plan was to sideslip the entrance, then turn and stop, and reassess the conditions. So much for that. I started sliding. Not completely out of control, in that I wasn’t speeding up. I had an edge, just not enough of it. I wasn’t…

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Dragging your hand is so surfy, like a long, drawn out bottom turn…..I love this shot 😀

@mtnrider wrote:

Will we be tenting out @ the parking lot or car camping?

I was planning on not bringing a tent and sleeping in my truck, but if the general consensus is to bring tents and sleep away from the trucks, then that’s cool too.

An update over at TTips from Eric O re: the road situation at VA Lakes

http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=93928#93928

@Snow Nymph wrote:

SnowDude and I will be there.

Note to self: Keep snow nymph away from tree wells 😉

@Matt wrote:

Shellie’s coming too if there will be at least one not-so-hardcore skier/rider to hang out and do some turns with.

Cool. My girlfriend (Kelly) is coming along so maybe Shellie and Kelly can hang out together for some turns. 🙂

Me + 2 (girl and dog).

Heading up Friday after work, probably roll in around 1 AM.

The exit is Conway Summit, right? Just follow that till the end of the road?