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deathcookie
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Hey everyone, I just arrived to Salt Lake City as part of a North American road trip. I would like to go skiing, but I can't afford the lift tickets. Anyone want to go touring and show me the area?
Feb 27 2016 7:39PM
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VD.
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Hey man, I've just pulled into SLC. I'm going to be here for a month or so as well. I'm planning on touring almost exclusively whilst I'm here. PM if you want to talk experience and competencies etc.
Mar 1 2016 7:52PM
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Mr.Penguin
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Utah mountain adventures does a group tour one Thursdays led by one of their guides, that may be the easiest way for you to meet locals.
Mar 2 2016 5:24AM
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deathcookie
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I ditched Utah for California for the meantime. I do plan to be back soon though.
Mar 2 2016 6:54PM
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VD.
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Mr.PenguinUtah mountain adventures does a group tour one Thursdays led by one of their guides, that may be the easiest way for you to meet locals.


I'm not local and don't know a great deal about the organisation, but I saw one of their junior guides out with two clients doing something very non kosher the other day. It's not like it was something excusable either, a profession guide, -that is someone who takes money to keep people safe in the mountains-, should really have known better. That granted, from what I've heard UMA have decent managed and some highly skilled and qualified guides at the top.
Mar 5 2016 10:08PM
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SFBv420.0
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define not kosher
they were puling their porks?
did they skin above you during this low danger period?
where they intentionally creating large repeating avalanches for shits n giggles while
preaching this new gospel of backcountry responsibility?
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/817742/Days-Fork-Deep-Slab-1-27-12
Mar 5 2016 10:25PM
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VD.
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Could have been worse, but the guide sat his two clients down for lunch on a fairly obvious cornice.
Mar 6 2016 7:43PM
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loopie
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Anyone want to ski the Hypodermic Needle (1 of 50 classic ski descents of North America) tomorrow? Circumstances left me without a partner.

- 4 AM start White Pine
- Ski the needle
- Boot back up
- Ski coal pit
- Ski the Y to the road
- Hitch up to White Pine

PM me if want to get in on some of UT's finest.
Apr 1 2016 6:02PM
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loopie
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Looking for a partner for Twin Peaks (Broad Fork) tomorrow.

-4 AM start Ferguson canyon to storm mountain. (Imagine sown line is somewhere around 8-8.25k so half ascent will be on dirt)
- Storm mountain traverse to east summit Twin Peaks
- Descent into Broad Fork via East face or Bonkers

Yeah boys, get at me if you wanna get weird!
Apr 11 2016 10:26AM
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