It quit snowing a few hours ago. I was wondering what the holdup was. Should have known.
Gimme a link to that. That has particular value to my interests.
SEE @jstuhlman !!!????
I'm capable of joy.
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Gimme a link to that. That has particular value to my interests.
SEE @jstuhlman !!!????
I'm capable of joy.
I assume they were some bros from the Bay Area heading to your place for dinner. No details beyond that post.
do.not.use.*witter.
Well, the wester wouldn't tell what platform that was from so I did a word search and that's the only thing that popped up. Considering that is a mountain pass that determines whether or not I can get to my office and that it had been closed for over 24hrs at that point I was pretty eager to find more info.
you stand on that soapbox too long it's gonna break
could you take your snowmobile and drag them deep into the wilderness?
If a tow truck can't move them, no way a little snowmobile would.
it said that no tow trucks are available, not that they couldn't move them.
also, what about multiple snowmobiles?
Tow trucks were widely available, those aren't the only cars stuck. The problem is you need a wheel lift to get them on a flatbed because the wheels don't unlock.
Tow companies actually put out notices before storms here about those damn things now. There's nothing unique or inherently subpar about teslas in snow if they're AWD, you just can't move them when the dipshit driver drives like a tesla driver.
You just need to get them over the guardrail
Technically that's what ordinance does, so I'm down.
Explosives.
why didn't I think of that?
Here I am talking about ordinance and stuff. I should have thought of explosives!
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the right to bear arm(ament)s
Hey, I’m just channeling Eric in commenting before reading.why didn't I think of that?
Here I am talking about ordinance and stuff. I should have thought of explosives!
How about…MAGNETS
Don’t those eeee lektrik cars catch fire and explode all on their own ? Or do they need someone nearby with a Bluetooth connection, a laptop and a few lines of code ?
I also like that southwest airlines is imploding, given their history of trying to kill more sensible transportation initiatives.
www.dailydot.com
Seriously, I'm just a big fat bundle of joy over here, I have no idea what you're talking about.
Southwest's history of lobbying against high-speed rail surfaces in wake of flight cancellation fiasco
Southwest Airlines criticized online for lobbying against high-speed rail amid fifth straight day of widespread flight cancellations.
www.dailydot.com
Seriously, I'm just a big fat bundle of joy over here, I have no idea what you're talking about.
Wait, I might have read the title of this thread backwards.
I like how they pretend it's a week earlier than it really is
it's willing to sacrifice a week of sales during one of the busiest retail shopping periods of the year.
They ain't sacrificing shit since 90% of their sales have fuck all to do with that pretty little storefront in california.
I know you're a fan of the french imperialist but mark my words, you will lose trails in teton county thanks to patagonia bux. You've already lost the potential for so much....
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actually, sounds like the FS is working on some really, really big new trail projects, such as possible single track going from Phillips Canyon to Teton Village. If anything, we will get more, as the private money is flowing in from the pro-mtb groups more than any other.
I really hope you enjoy a minor expansion of the one single ridge you can ride mountainbikes on in that entire damn valley.
congratulations
Is the point where I indicate the number of places around that basin where an mtb legal trail will never be allowed to exist? Not to mention the palisades bullshit going on right now that expands those no go zones?
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I guess we should all ride and hike in Dickies and cotton flannel shirts since most outdoor clothing companies are inherently evil and Hell bent on destroying their customer base.
we should pretend kidwoo said "all outdoor clothing companies" and ignore the multitudes of actual reasons he bitches about one in particular
You haven't seen the assholes that get millions in patagonia bux. I have to sit in planning rooms with them, and now file briefs with them in court. You literally have no idea what you're talking about. These are some of the most smug condescending people on the planet. And they will make up all kinds of shit if they decide your little mountain bike trail interferes with their property value.
Their 'customer base' is rich coastal fucks who want to clear the landscape of the undesireables that surround their 5th home in the mountains, and clueless rubes who keep buying their shit because of their virtue signaling like what rideit posted.
They very publicly come out with statements like this as a branding exercise. All while their billionaire founder hides in his tax shelter in Jackson, and continues to remove indigenous and local people to make 'parks' for wealthy friends.
Besides, Dickies = Northface = timberland now
If massively funded gentrification is your thing, knock yourself out. They put their hand out to mountainbikers years ago willing to take their money with one hand, and then turn around and close more public lands to them with the other. They market to you with proclamations of 'human rights' and 'fair working conditions' while also being one of the largest military and police force clothing suppliers under a different name. You not knowing that doesn't change reality.
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Well, we also ride Lithium (which doesn't currently seem to be in any jeopardy),, Skyline, Munger/ Big Munger, Mosquito Creek, Mud Pass, Windy Ridge, and Shadow mountain, which are basically the only ridges conducive to riding without ropes and harnesses...Hundreds of miles worth.
The Palisades thing seems to be a non-starter at the moment. Everything else is Wilderness or N.P. And we have the Big Holes, which will forever be moto/MTB friendly.
Patagonia's influence in any of this is perhaps a fantasy.
The Palisades thing seems to be a non-starter at the moment. Everything else is Wilderness or N.P. And we have the Big Holes, which will forever be moto/MTB friendly.
Patagonia's influence in any of this is perhaps a fantasy.
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You should actually read that book you told me to read
The big holes ain't jackson. I'm well aware that everything else is wilderness and park. It would seem you're unaware of the entire industry that exists to constantly lobby to expand those?
I just don't think they will get far locally. This is my view from 25 years deep in bike advocacy, it's not like I don't know the local issues and threats intimately.
Without getting eviscerated for asking....hopefully.....
Are there any tech gear companies that are not evil and that may be priced at a point where non-trustfund types can afford to play?
I mean Sierra, TNF, MountainHardware, Patagonia, Marmot and Arcteryx have all lost the plot and are all now just very expensive crap compared to what they used to be from a product quality and customer service wise point anyway, not to mention their other shortcomings.
Are there any tech gear companies that are not evil and that may be priced at a point where non-trustfund types can afford to play?
I mean Sierra, TNF, MountainHardware, Patagonia, Marmot and Arcteryx have all lost the plot and are all now just very expensive crap compared to what they used to be from a product quality and customer service wise point anyway, not to mention their other shortcomings.
That's the problem, actual good clothing is never cheap. I usually wait for significant sales. I gave up on wasting money on 100 dollar pants that are pretty useless after one season. They all sit in my work truck now as backups.
Trew, mammut, mountain hardware....... arcteryx is gucci shit but they don't piss in the pot at least. Tobe is really solid but keeps getting more and more expensive. Black diamond used to be one of the worst but a bunch of their athletes pointed out where their money was going (kicking out snowmobilers they wanted to sell to) and they cleaned up their shit. There's a company called klim that makes snowmobile stuff that's really good. Nothing you want to go backcountry skiing in because it's not very lightweight, but for just burly good clothes that's another one.
This is the lady who used to market marmot gear down in the bay area. She now runs one of the big dumb gentrification services. She spouts off about diversity equity and inclusion, and appropriates the hell out of PNW artwork for her 'ladyhawk' logo
She is ladyhawk. You couldn't write these egos in a novel and have them be believable.
The dancing and dodging she does around native american issues, like all good guilty white people after 2020, really is something to behold. Especially after she makes this to market her white ass brand.
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Ya, the virtue signalling is a bit maddening. MH from memory was started by a bunch of ex TNF employees who became disillusioned. Or at least that is the story I was fed way back. Anyway, I had good luck with what I had used so ended up buying one of their tents. In the beginning when it was new I sent it back to their warranty and repair shop and they did some significant customization for me, and I also picked up a couple of extra rain fly's. This was an not unheard of thing - they would customize their own gear to user spec if feasible. Fast forward a bunch of years and it is still going strong, not a hole, or tear, zippers all still work great, the last of the fly's just got broken out, but the floor is getting thin, so I want to put a new floor into it. Well they no longer offer that service and were shocked to learn that they used to do customizations, and btw, they also no longer provide materials to third party's so having a repair shop is also out - which was confimed by said repair shops when I inquired. So, they basically want you to throw it out and buy a new one. Go figure.