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Posts posted by texasdago
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These posted out of order from my phone but these are some shots from day one... A few pictures of the trees on the Tye Mill lift (shot going up the lift and the super white trees up top), pictures from the bumpy chutes below Hogsback and a shot from the base. My buddy was boarding. I'll get some other shots later.
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23 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:
Thanks! They played with The Hickoids at SXSW last year. Other than that, I'm not sure if they've done much together. I am nothing more than a super-fan, they sure don't need my help. I wish we could kill off the media's obsession with calling them a "girl band", but what are you gonna do?
I keep seeing more and more about them and maybe keep seeing about their music through some of the IG accounts I follow for various music locales. Very cool, jimmyjazz.
That Liberty Lunch ad... Pop Will Eat Itself. That would have been awesome!
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I'll get some pics up later today from Stevens Pass. Conditions were a bit of a challenge... had to contend with fog a lot, especially on the backside. Front side found some chutes that were lots of fun... bumpy runs that you could either follow on the marked runs or make your own adventure. They tended to have the best snow and visibility with lots of fun janky bumps. Rollercoaster, Parachute 1 and 2 and the line under the Hogsback Express lift were fantastic. We tried to follow the line under Tye Mill but took a turn too early to avoid the cliff area and then missed the dip into Tye Bowl. We were going to take the Dougle Diamond Lift to take Double Diamond down but once we got to the top of the Kehrs chair, we realized you can't see shit, captain.
Backside was a bit rainy on day one which really allowed the Cascade Concrete to set in. That was impact us on day two when we got lost in the fog going down Gemini on day two and the crust in the unmarked runs were a crusty bitch. We also rode up the Southern Cross lift right before lunch... and despite noting that there was absolutely no one on the runs... no one... instead of taking South Divide, we proceeded to take Orion and Pegasus in whiteout conditions. You could find pockets of really nice snow when you could get enough contrast but it was definitely feeling our way down in flat light for 1,700 ft. Good times. At least from the lift Pegasus Gulch and Andromeda Face looked amazing... in better conditions.
Big variations in snow conditions based on where you were and the time of day. When it softened up and some of the crust eased, it was great but you could definitely tell some lifts had great snow conditions and others, at the same time, were crust/icy. Its not like the sun was impacting the snow since sun was non-existent but more of like little microclimates.
Still... enjoyed it... would gladly go again. Runs were nice and quiet on Friday. Saturday was busier and parking filled up quickly with the long weekend but it never felt too crowded which was good. Sunday as I was driving back to the airport, the flow of cars going up was non-stop. Weather was a bit clearer in the mountains so I bet it was packed.
Area has no lodging... really nothing on the way up either. Apparently lodging in Leavenworth but 2 was closed due to avalanche danger so there was not way to get to/from Leavenworth. There are maybe a half dozen cabins across from the pass and then about 30 cabins where we stayed... you parked in a small lot by 2 and then either snowshoed or used a snowmobile (if you had one) to get to your cabin. We would park and then snowshoe 15 minutes into the woods. It was an adventure but very cool. It is absolutely a local's mountain... no way for tourists to use Stevens as a "destination"
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We bought tickets to one of Jackie Venson's shows at Antone's. She has a residency going on there for the month of January. Anyone else going?
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6 minutes ago, The Dog said:
He made up a number. Go figure...
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20 minutes ago, Celery Man said:
You just stole my @clownpenisdotfart joke
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5 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:
For clarity, this is the “President” of the Republika Srpska that is an enclave/constituency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has some autonomy that was negotiated as part of Dayton. It is NOT an independent country and it isn’t Serbia. The Serbian president is a piece of dick too, though.
I have passed through there, Alice in Wonderland type shitty place although Banja Luka has some kind of grungy, funky vibes.
I swear how have I not heard of this place? I'm up to speed on world events and geography but this one totally flew under my radar.
"Piece of dick" designation confirmed...
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6 hours ago, MillerEP said:
Who would've thought that the country who brought us Slobodan Milosevic would still be full of dicks.
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3 minutes ago, Grade of D as in David said:
This will make him literally tens of dollars.

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11 hours ago, YGIFS said:
You obviously go more frequently than I. Just saying last couple of trips were a disappointment. But every restaurant had off-days during Covid. I need to take the kids to Sandy's for custard after the park someday soon. Can't believe I haven't done that sooner.
Dan's on Manchaca still going strong. Stop by there whenever I gotta drop off/pick up my vehicle from the mechanic down the street. Breakfast is fantastic as stated above. Just go inside too, the drive-thru line sticks out onto the street and makes What-a-Burger look efficient. In the drinking days, a couple of pints at Radio and then a dan's double with hickory. Oh my lord...
Maybe short Stop can stick around, but I think any and all pad sites will be removed for highway. That Gulf Station there at the NE corner that they've been working on for years. Looks like they're on pace to finish the day it'll be demolished for the highway. At least they'll recoup their costs. Or will they?
Went to Sandy's tonight just for grins... cheeseburger and cone... ughhh... so full.
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9,000 flights delayed so far.
Looking at the AUS departures board online, about 70% of flights are delayed and I'm sure the ones that aren't delayed may eventually be delayed...
More than 9,000 flights have been delayed so far
As of 5 p.m. Wednesday, at least 9,207 flights within, into or from the US have been delayed and 1,309 were canceled, according to the flight-tracking site FlightAware.
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2 minutes ago, Helobious said:
Didn’t realize it was that long. Still, it’s up & running now. So what, 75-80% back to normal by this afternoon?
Yeah, good question. Looks like my flight took off about 1.5 hours late and then the connection to my next flight would have been razor thin which probably means my skis would not have made it onto the next plane so I opted to go a day later. The way my itinerary was set up, I could do that without a major impact on what I had planned. We'll see what happens tomorrow when a plague of locusts blocks airspace.
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Just now, HamsterHookah said:
Hey Texasdago, why don't you show us what your DALL-E log in shows what AI thinks FAA disruption art looks like? You seem to be on a kick this AM.
Yeah, I'm burned out already.
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5 minutes ago, Helobious said:
The nationwide grounding lasted maybe 10 minutes this morning? I’d think things would be 95% back to normal by this afternoon.
By 10 minutes did you mean about 2ish hours?
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Why yes it is.
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I said F it and rebooked to tomorrow. Direct flight? Might have chanced it. Connection? Nope.
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Yeah man, I went to the airport this morning, had a nice chat with the gate agent and rebooked to tomorrow morning.

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No matter how many times its posted, this never gets old when it pops up in Twitter criticism of Elron

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1 hour ago, MalibuSheriff said:
What the?
Hell, I’m a damn Okie and have eaten at Dan’s a “half-a-hunnerd” times. Live a little!
Crown & Anchor is the burger I miss though…love that place.
Well, now that one I've had and, man... good and still relatively cheap.
I will fix the Fran's oversight this month... I think of that often when I drove past it on the way to/from Radio or driving above it on Ben White
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8 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:
I always take the two weeks off, the week leading up to Christmas and the week leading to the new year. I know I won't be eating, or sleeping, correctly. I'll be having some Bier. I just let myself rest. Of course, my first day back at the gym after the new year I went later than normal and people were sitting around on machines and benches while talking and not lifting, ugh.
I hate that noise. I've been really frustrated not going to the gym since the 31st but I go skiing at the end of the week so at least my legs will be rested and knees feeling good.
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1 hour ago, 4th&Five said:
Dan's is my go to when I'm craving a burger. Breakfast is great as well. I'd remedy this awful life choice asap.
When I want fast/cheap crap, I usually go to P. Terry's but will work on absolution.













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Posted · Edited by texasdago
Day two... hate these being out of order.
Top photo... arriving to the cabin after snowshoeing. Picture of the fall line and bottom picture show the visibility in Pegasus Gulch. Two pictures from Rollercoaster and some dude's killer 80s K2s.