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23/03/12 11:20 pm -
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http://vimeo.com/39016566yanked off a TGR thread - I thought some here may be interested, it just strikes a great chord with me  by tyler wilkes over 4 days on the Cambria Icefield, NW BC in stellar conditions - the full report is here: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/241598-Cambria-Icefieldit snowed today right - i'm stoked outta my brain
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23/03/12 11:48 pm -
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whadeva  did you hear that B.C. Approves Jumbo Glacier Resort?
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24/03/12 09:51 am -
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ummmm - you've lost me dude
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24/03/12 10:27 am -
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It was sarcasm.
That trip those splitboaders did into the Columbia Icefield was fantastic.
But will be largely ignored, even though it is the natural world freely available to all of us.
On the other hand, building a ski resort, aka shopping mall and theme park, on a glacier is deemed special.
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24/03/12 10:40 am -
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Watched it twice. Epic epic epic.
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24/03/12 11:48 am -
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It was sarcasm.
That trip those splitboaders did into the Columbia Icefield was fantastic.
But will be largely ignored, even though it is the natural world freely available to all of us.
On the other hand, building a ski resort, aka shopping mall and theme park, on a glacier is deemed special.
aha, i see it now but that was a pretty big leap for my brain to make on a saturday morning! it's good that they'll be largely ignored, we don't want everyone out doing that 
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24/03/12 11:54 am -
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it's good that they'll be largely ignored, we don't want everyone out doing that Bullshit, there's money to be made from aspiring backcountry people! It is the new wave, getting bigger every year. Just for the record, I really enjoyed that report. The exploration of a snowy mountain area and the scenery and the team work. Really good stuff.
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24/03/12 12:00 pm -
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24/03/12 12:11 pm -
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watched it a third time, and the pics in the report are so awesome. This is my favourite 
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24/03/12 03:27 pm -
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Going to have to go elsewhere other than Japan for something like that smitty
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24/03/12 03:34 pm -
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Well no ice fields in Japan. But if you're prepared to hike and know what you're doing (like those guys did), there is an abundance of steep terrain and good snow in Japan.
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24/03/12 03:35 pm -
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Well no ice fields in Japan. But if you're prepared to hike and know what you're doing (like those guys did), there is an abundance of steep terrain and good snow in Japan. Don't lie....
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24/03/12 03:37 pm -
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Going to have to go elsewhere other than Japan for something like that smitty Seeing as you are speaking like an expert without any emotional bias, could you please clarify on what basis that terrain is different to what can be found in Japan, besides the glaciers. In your clarification, please cite a few mountain landscape in Japan which come close to what Smitty pictured and highlight the similarities, then explain in what ways they differ (there are a few). If you had pictures taken by yourself personally in those mountain landscapes, it would help your cause greatly. Go on, blow me away.
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24/03/12 03:37 pm -
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 well more snow and steeper than this 
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24/03/12 03:46 pm -
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Lololololol. I cant tell which way he came/went in that pic.
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24/03/12 03:47 pm -
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lol well more snow and steeper than this I see your backyard photo and play my steep card. 
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24/03/12 03:49 pm -
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Going to have to go elsewhere other than Japan for something like that smitty Seeing as you are speaking like an expert without any emotional bias, could you please clarify on what basis that terrain is different to what can be found in Japan, besides the glaciers. In your clarification, please cite a few mountain landscape in Japan which come close to what Smitty pictured and highlight the similarities, then explain in what ways they differ (there are a few). If you had pictures taken by yourself personally in those mountain landscapes, it would help your cause greatly. Go on, blow me away. Well damian, as everyone well knows and is considered common knowledge, whilst Japan might have some snow, it's not worthy visiting a resort where every mountain can be serviced entirely by a Magic Carpet.
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24/03/12 03:51 pm -
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Resorts?! What the hell are you talking about resorts for?
"Every mountain"
Nice troll.
I wouldn't have tried to answer my question if I were you either. But go on, Expert on Japanese Mountains, back up your bullshit with fact.
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24/03/12 03:51 pm -
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From the background that looks like about 20m vert
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24/03/12 03:52 pm -
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Going to have to go elsewhere other than Japan for something like that smitty Seeing as you are speaking like an expert without any emotional bias, could you please clarify on what basis that terrain is different to what can be found in Japan, besides the glaciers. In your clarification, please cite a few mountain landscape in Japan which come close to what Smitty pictured and highlight the similarities, then explain in what ways they differ (there are a few). If you had pictures taken by yourself personally in those mountain landscapes, it would help your cause greatly. Go on, blow me away. Well damian, as everyone well knows and is considered common knowledge, whilst Japan might have some snow, it's not worthy visiting a resort where every mountain can be serviced entirely by a Magic Carpet. I remember when trolling used to mean something
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24/03/12 03:53 pm -
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Weak troll is weak troll, huh.
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24/03/12 03:56 pm -
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I think you'd troll better walking down the street backwards with you fly undone.
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24/03/12 03:59 pm -
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From the background that looks like about 20m vert The only GNAR points you can make in Japan is for throwing your panties on the panty tree.
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24/03/12 04:10 pm -
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Funny how a really good thread gets smashed by little battles. Great story in the OP. Love the images and the courage and skill on show.
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24/03/12 04:13 pm -
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Hi VSG - it isn't actually a "really good thread". It is a link to another really good thread on another forum (no slight intended at _im_) From the background that looks like about 20m vert I think that is what they mean when they say "turn on the downhill side of the mogul"
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24/03/12 04:25 pm -
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Funny how a really good thread gets smashed by little battles. Great story in the OP. Love the images and the courage and skill on show. The really good thread is still in OP's first post. http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/241598-Cambria-Icefield
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24/03/12 04:49 pm -
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(no slight intended at _im_)
yeah, just thought it should get seen more. I'm still daydreaming about it
Edited by _im_ (24/03/12 05:05 pm)
Edit Reason: i am slightly slighted at my renovations though
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24/03/12 04:56 pm -
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Yes. 
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24/03/12 09:42 pm -
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that was kind of awesome...
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