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  1. 03-25-2006, 10:09 PM #1
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    Cool TR: The Moment 3.24.06

    Kya, iskibc, SurfTheEarth


    The Moment:

    The new day rises up on the horizon as the previous shines in its last moments. The 24-hour cycle never rests, yet there’s always that moment where it seems like night and day collide and everything freezes for a moment or two. The silence in the air mixed with the kaleidoscope of colors from the morning sun make for one of the most surreal settings one could imagine in the mountains. There is so much action going on at this moment, but everything is still and dead silent. The moment also captures the mind and soul. A golden moment of reflection outweighs hours of nonsense, confusion, and systemic bullshit. Simplicity is broken down into its most basic principles. There are many lessons to be learned from nature, but the true professing is done to those who seek out those basic principles and listen.

    The Transition:



    Mornings are magical:











    The Day:

    Everything grew still as the early morning light crept across mountain tops and high valleys.




    The silence and energy grew as the possibilities for the day opened up like a present on Christmas morning. Taking in the offerings of a new day:




    In order to receive the fruites of nature, you need to work for it. This morning we cheated a bit :




    Nature rewarded us with a smorgasbord of offerings. 12” of recycled pow on top of a solid snow pack=lot’s of big grins and endless knee deep pow turns on big open faces.









    We were treated kindly on this day. Outstanding weather combined with a perfect snow pack, made for a morning you never want to let go. Time ticked by, vertical got tacked on, and open lines got fewer and fewer, but the magic lasted throughout the morning. Each and every lap we found amazing conditions and great turns.


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    Taking a break:




    Kya:








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  2. 03-25-2006, 10:14 PM #2
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    Nice Pics. Looks like a few great moments.
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  3. 03-25-2006, 10:26 PM #3
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    Booo-yeeeaahh!!!

    Bad-ass TR, Major stoke! When the knuckledragger finally decides to straightline, is it just me or do the skier's tracks seem to vanish?

    I wanna get next to you, like Rolls Royce...
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  4. 03-25-2006, 10:29 PM #4
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    f'ing great pics iski! I haven't been able to ski/ride for 2 weeks now....thanks for the stoke. and the ponderings on systemic bullshit.....
    "Oh yeah...and she gave me her number too!"
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  5. 03-25-2006, 11:12 PM #5
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    Sweet. Makes me want to ski tomorrow
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  6. 03-25-2006, 11:20 PM #6
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    Thumbs up

    Can't wait until the day when we share a skin track. Until then, keep the stoke coming.
    "In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life, — no disgrace, no calamity, (leaving me my eyes,) which nature cannot repair." -Emerson
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  7. 03-25-2006, 11:49 PM #7
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    Are those your tracks on the right?
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  8. 03-26-2006, 12:41 AM #8
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    Killer morning shots....

    You guys probably won't give any hints as to where huh.....




    Good stuff
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  9. 03-26-2006, 12:55 AM #9
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    Good stuff D!
    Calmer than you dude
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  10. 03-26-2006, 01:01 AM #10
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    beautiful pics, love the landscape stuff, nice composition, and the ski porn is great too! Don't see many of those old school sanouks around anymore, looks like you had a great crew and a great day, congrats and thanks for the great TR!
    Three fundamentals of every extreme skier, total disregard for personal saftey, amphetamines, and lots and lots of malt liquor......-jack handy
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  11. 03-26-2006, 01:31 AM #11
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    Where'd the skier go?????? Goodness
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  12. 03-26-2006, 03:33 AM #12
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    nice pics

    what kind of splitboard is that?
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  13. 03-26-2006, 07:25 AM #13
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    Did you see the cat? They don't have a permit, but some folks are still getting a lift here and there.
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  14. 03-26-2006, 07:57 AM #14
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    Great morning pics. What skis are those with the wood topsheets and the swallowtails?
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  15. 03-26-2006, 10:55 AM #15
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    Way to get at it guys.

    sweet rides.
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  16. 03-26-2006, 12:41 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by glademaster
    Great morning pics. What skis are those with the wood topsheets and the swallowtails?
    Iggy FFF, Med-Soft Flex, Koa topsheet. Freakin Beautiful ski. Those dudes are artists and craftsmen. Such a smooth ride.

    My wife and I just went up to Jackson for some kid free time. While up there, she blows me away with a surprise.......these sick new Iggies She had been planning it for a while. Totally surprised.

    I got till June for her Birthday, any ideas?????????
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  17. 03-26-2006, 03:59 PM #17
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    Nice skiing............................cheaters

    Better snow there and more than at L-Pass surrounds from the looks of it.
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  18. 03-26-2006, 07:58 PM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by powstash
    Can't wait until the day when we share a skin track.
    Likewise. Only a matter of time.



    Quote Originally Posted by BRUTAH



    Are those your tracks on the right?
    Yeah. Those sanouks like to go really fast and don't like to turn much
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  19. 03-26-2006, 08:27 PM #19
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    Thumbs up

    kinda tired, was ready to cruise through your openning paragraph to get to the photos quicker.....couldn't do it...was drawn to return to the beginning.
    Nice.
    and nice pics.
    could surftheearth look any more relaxed on that thing?
    If it weren't for serendipity, there'd be no dipity at all
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  20. 03-26-2006, 10:56 PM #20
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    Quote Originally Posted by SheRa
    Did you see the cat? They don't have a permit, but some folks are still getting a lift here and there.
    The cat is parked at the trailhead. They have been grooming, and it looks like they have been operating to an extent. Lot's of lines being skied in the area. Saw some bold lines coming off Engelman, Woods Creek area, high Butler Gulch, Red Mountain, etc.

    Spring chuting season is just around the corner
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  21. 06-08-2006, 09:05 PM #21
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    mmmmmmmm!
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