Living in Utah in a nutshell...

[Steeze nuts]

Loving utah:

-my cool neighbor Marty
-Good free TV on the antenna. ch 5.2 that's almost all ski racing...

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Marty is the shit! i've only met him a few times but he's an awesome person, how is he doing these days? i was actually at koi yesterday.

I love it here, im not going to go into the reasons why, but I love it, i realize im not going to change anyones mind with a rant so I'll just leave it at that, and it's really simple if you don't like it please leave :

[ill-advised strategy]

it's really simple if you don't like it please leave :

selling a house right now isn't "really simple".... you fuckwits.

edit: and further: if you're retarded enough to see life as being so simple, bro, your advice isn't all that meaningful to me, let alone your requests. The gist of the whole thread is that this is a complicated place where you can love it and hate it simultaneously and finding some kind of balance is tricky.
Maybe that's too big of a thought for TGR lately...should I write it in sharpie on some redhead's tits for you?

[Tresckow]

should I write it in sharpie on some redhead's tits for you?

Please do, and then share it in the A plea to Ullr thread.

Thanks in advance!

[ill-advised strategy]

Please do, and then share it in the A plea to Ullr thread.

Thanks in advance!

[freshie247]

I don't claim to know Yetiman,but we have mutual friends , I've skied with him & he seems like a good guy to me.For those of you that have little to go on except this thread,activate brain before engaging mouth!

The mountains are beautiful,the skiing is phenominal, & I have quite a few good friends there.I've met some really cool LDS people skiing & from the board .

That being said,Utah is the only place I've ever been where cops rousted me from my hotel room in the middle of the night with their cocked weapons pointed at my head.After keeping everyone in the lobby for several hours while they shook down the entire hotel with legions of DEA,cops,dogs & firefighters in hazmat uniforms, they said we could go back to our rooms with no apology.

I guess only pinko,socialist ,hippy,liberals detest such treatment.Since I'm none of the above I'm not sure why I have a problem with this. Wait a minute,... Oh Yeah,.. I f*cking loathe those that abuse power not to mention staring down the barrels of loaded weapons straight out of bed ain't the best part of waking up. LYF, you must have stock in KY jelly & like cavity searches.

To me,there's something strange & unnerving about the place that's out of sync with how cool the land is.I can't put more of a label on it than that.

I still want to get a vacation home there & always struggle with the notion of living there after I've visited.

[ill-advised strategy]

you were there for some of the best skiing of the year last year. remember that run where we couldn't see anything and it didn't matter? I made like 5 pow turns with my eyes closed that run. suspended in white space, deep blower fluff in the fog with no trees on a perfectly even pitch, like skiing in some strange dream.

[freshie247]

Unfortunately I remember those runs & magical days of skiing only to well.I jones for them more than I'd care to.I did have a similar day a couple of weeks ago with Tresckow,MD9 and company .

Yesterday when I heard others raving about how good a day it was at Vail when there was still a hard layer underneath on anything south facing,my mind instantly flashed back to those days.

[Tresckow]

you were there for some of the best skiing of the year last year. remember that run where we couldn't see anything and it didn't matter? I made like 5 pow turns with my eyes closed that run. suspended in white space, deep blower fluff in the fog with no trees on a perfectly even pitch, like skiing in some strange dream.

Now we are back on track about why we live here, so dealing with the rest of the bs is easier when you have those moments to remember.

Btw, Bird comp tomorrow, K is skiing 12th in the early morning. Head up to cheer her on J, and the first dozen beers are on me. They will be Olys, but then again I am a cheap utard with no discerning taste for good beer due to living in Utah.

Hang in there!

[Tresckow]

Unfortunately I remember those runs & magical days of skiing only to well.I jones for them more than I'd care to.I did have a similar day a couple of weeks ago with Tresckow,MD9 and company

Just had to say, the 17th when we were riding together has been permanently etched into my mind as the best day of the year for me. Or it was the cookies, but I am pretty sure it had more to do with the snow and company that day.

Yesterday gave me that feeling as well, as I closed my eyes down riding down the face. It was wide, open, all pow and couldn't see a thing. Like a really good dream in July, but it was real. I wouldn't trade living here for days like those.

[Dantheman]

Bring the hate, tell your friends, Alta liftlines need thinning.

[Woodsy]

I was there, i had a good time
I am glad to have seen & skiied with my friend the yeti man on Sunday.
DTM I skiied on and off Collins all day Monday and Wed, so never fear.

I had a great time but I dont feel any need to move back

[lionelhutz]

Move to burlington, VT.

[NorthernSpotted...]

^^^^^

If you could somehow put Burlington at the foot of LCC/BCC or visa versa, I think you'd have the most perfect city on the planet. Very helpful, I know.

[Lone Star]

it's unbelievable how many people still feel the need to prove that one is better than the other. which is pretty hard because both states are essentially part of one region of the world-- the american west. they both drain into the same watersheds and political boundaries mean nothing--- good luck finding the utah/CO border anywhere but on i-70.

in other words, STFU and get over your own insecurity. it all kicks ass and living in either state would be far superior to living anywhere east of the great plains.

[Benny Profane]

^^^^^

If you could somehow put Burlington at the foot of LCC/BCC or visa versa, I think you'd have the most perfect city on the planet. Very helpful, I know.

Nah, I vote for Vancouver. Wait. let's just go all the way and do Amsterdam.

[Benny Profane]

it all kicks ass and living in either state would be far superior to living anywhere east of the great plains.

Never had a cop point a gun at me in my bed in Vermont. Just sayin'.

[Benny Profane]

So, anyhoo, speaking of porn......

http://people.hbs.edu/bedelman/paper...ightstates.pdf

[adam]

it's unbelievable how many people still feel the need to prove that one is better than the other. which is pretty hard because both states are essentially part of one region of the world-- the american west. they both drain into the same watersheds and political boundaries mean nothing--- good luck finding the utah/CO border anywhere but on i-70.

in other words, STFU and get over your own insecurity. it all kicks ass and living in either state would be far superior to living anywhere east of the great plains.

Well said Brent. Rocky Mountains kick ass.

[lionelhutz]

a) Lonestar- sorry we never met up at the GMD...i never made it past 10 pm....the skiing was too damn good.
b) Living out east is way better than people make it out to be. Yes the skiing isn't as good (though it is way underrated) but when it comes to any other activity the east can match the west.

[PaSucks]

Nah, I vote for Vancouver. Wait. let's just go all the way and do Amsterdam.

I vote for Pittsburgh. Don't knock it until you've tried it.

[ill-advised strategy]

billboard today: "don't trigger the porn trap...communities for decency"

nice. I don't even know wtf that means. maybe I already triggered it.

[Benny Profane]

b) Living out east is way better than people make it out to be. Yes the skiing isn't as good (though it is way underrated) but when it comes to any other activity the east can match the west.

One complaint I've heard a lot, and I can relate to after spending four months in CO. one time, is that people get real tired of living in a brown place. I came back too a wet late Spring in CT., and I had to agree with them. There's no friggin water out there.

[RootSkier]

OThere's no friggin water out there.

I seriously considered moving to UT for awhile because of the obviously superior skiing, but I can't get past the fact that there is just no kayaking.

I love the northwest.



Otherwise, though, this thread is some high quality entertainment.

[Smokey McPole]

sorry if my vicodin induced trip down memory lane wasnt interesting enough for you pole smoker, I mean smokey mcpole. Trust me I would rather be drinkin a beer or 5 at the elk right now all stoked after a sweet day of touring around Xtal. My knee is fucked, whats your excuse?

I wasn't referring to your post. I didn't even read your post. You're not that important to me. Sorry.

[BeanDip4All]

billboard today: "don't trigger the porn trap...communities for decency"

nice. I don't even know wtf that means. maybe I already triggered it.

i think lame-o billboards are everywhere nowadays.

I spotted this in clarksdale, mississippi while on a blues roadtrip:


the ones that are big in california right now are the "don't shake your baby" ones, advocating "dontshakeyourbaby.com"....no, really??? thanks for letting me know!