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Baker backcountry

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fivefourtwo
Posts: 358 - Karma: 122
So im getting into backcountry this season, got my tranceiver, probe, shovel, etc. signed up for some courses but am looking for some people to ski with out of bounds ... If anyone on here skis baker backcountry once in a while or on the regular it would be awesome if i could tag along ... hopefully someone more experienced than myself that i could learn a few things from. I wont do anything stupid and am a decent enough skier to keep up. Even if there is any people on here who could giive me a few pointers on a lift ride that would be cool.
Dec 22 2007 12:55AM
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Schmitz
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do you have AT gear?  
Dec 22 2007 2:04AM
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*542*
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I ride in the bc every once in a while, but probably not enough to guide anyone.  I would reccomend riding down the elbow, and some of the short runs just outside the blueberry gate
Dec 23 2007 3:45PM
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fivefourtwo
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No i dont have any at gear at the moment, i am hoping to pick up a touring setup sometime in the near future but have little money due to picking up alot of other skiing stuff aswell as skiing all over the place, any thoughts on the duke bindings?
Dec 23 2007 9:48PM
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cobra_commander
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from what I have heard the duke is like democracy; it's the best of a bunch of shitty options.
Dec 23 2007 11:05PM
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Elijah.
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I know you from the internet and I'm willing to trust my life to you...
Dec 24 2007 8:22PM
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fivefourtwo
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like i said if anyone wants to just take a few rides up the lift and ski a few runs and drop some info that is cool not expecting much ^
what is a good touring binding ?
Dec 24 2007 8:41PM
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Elijah.
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That being said, if you come to Baker we can show you some good inbound stuff, and maybe you could bring a partner for the backcountry...
I'm just saying I doubt anyone serious would be willing to go backcountry with someone they haven't met.
Dec 24 2007 8:45PM
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fivefourtwo
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Ive met you before haha, im david mitch's friend.
Dec 25 2007 2:25AM
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K2skipunk
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ya eli, dave knows his way around baker, but not around the BC, get with te program mang, dang
Dec 25 2007 5:41PM
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fivefourtwo
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haha oh us canadian.
Dec 25 2007 6:11PM
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Schmitz
Posts: 4272 - Karma: 103

Take a class, look at the NWAC report, be smart, exit the gate and ski some backcountry. you can always talk to the patrolers up at chair 8 for navagation advice.

Dec 25 2007 10:27PM
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Elijah.
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Oh my bad. I didn't know you were Dave the Wave!
Dec 26 2007 8:48PM
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