Marley
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And sometimes the unlucky die and the idiots live to brag about it.
what is appealing about highmarking?
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And sometimes the unlucky die and the idiots live to brag about it.
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MOMMA
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K........... Here's how I see it..
I freakin LOVE riding more than any activity in my life... I am sooooooooooooo thankful that my husband and I shred together.. and now my kids are following in my footsteps.. I try very hard.. to the point of being over cautious, responsible.. and whatever the politically correct term may be to justify my Love of shredding..
I want.
1. People to back the heck off.. People who don't know what they are talking about and bring the chicken little syndrome down on all of us.
2. People to stop using the term "HIGHMARKING" as a derogatory term for going up.. I LOVE going up sideways.. and yes. down... It's a part of sledding.. (refer to #1)
3. I would LOVE for there to be no more chicken littles.. with the sky is falling mentality and if you go out "you will die" "you are asking to die" "you are looking for trouble" "mountain riding is the devil"..
4. Be active in your community. You want safety.. participate in classes, not only AST classes but first aid.. winter survival.. get involved with the youth in your community.
Because we are mountain freeriders we are not on some sort of a deathwish. IT IS BEING DONE SAFELY
Momma out
I freakin LOVE riding more than any activity in my life... I am sooooooooooooo thankful that my husband and I shred together.. and now my kids are following in my footsteps.. I try very hard.. to the point of being over cautious, responsible.. and whatever the politically correct term may be to justify my Love of shredding..
I want.
1. People to back the heck off.. People who don't know what they are talking about and bring the chicken little syndrome down on all of us.
2. People to stop using the term "HIGHMARKING" as a derogatory term for going up.. I LOVE going up sideways.. and yes. down... It's a part of sledding.. (refer to #1)
3. I would LOVE for there to be no more chicken littles.. with the sky is falling mentality and if you go out "you will die" "you are asking to die" "you are looking for trouble" "mountain riding is the devil"..
4. Be active in your community. You want safety.. participate in classes, not only AST classes but first aid.. winter survival.. get involved with the youth in your community.
Because we are mountain freeriders we are not on some sort of a deathwish. IT IS BEING DONE SAFELY
Momma out
Marley
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Or the idiots live on to chat endlessly in forums about how smart they are...
Momma - I'm with you on this!
Momma - I'm with you on this!
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Uhh, I don't think so. Your gonna tell me you could do what, say, Swenson, or Irmin could with unlimited cash??
Their practice hills take more balls than most riders.
Their practice hills take more balls than most riders.
Holy crap I almost fell over laughing so hard
Mike270412
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That's funny
Mike270412
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Haha me too
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MOMMA
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HI MIKE!!!!!!
Baa haa haaaa!!! Fish ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!I wondered how long it would take you to bite!! Hijack complete!!
maxwell
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high marking ensures we have a good reputation as a community.
struglin
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Nice lmfao
scrfce
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That looks like an awesome cornice to drop!
gopherchoker
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That cartoon pretty much explains it..........
Sleeper700
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One thing nobody has commented on.... Most of the chutes that the turbo sleds climb in the videos these days are so steep and skinny that they don't hold a large volume of snow. This is due to either frequent natural slides or gravity not allowing enough buildup. Most slides seem to happen on wider or lower angle slopes than these extreme chutes. The trouble is that most guys don't like to chance the extreme chutes when they start out, and they default to the safer looking open areas that are just as dangerous, if not more. In the last few years, I haven't done any big open slope climbing, due to riding early season, or during considerable or higher avy conditions. I am also way too chicken to try the extreme chutes... Not enough experience or cash. Just another aspect to ponder.
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Perhaps reading the thread would help...
I believe it was mentioned a couple of times..
I believe it was mentioned a couple of times..
Sleeper700
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There was one comment on it from NM:
So what was dangerous about sitting at the bottom of those chutes at Yamafest? Have you ever seen those chutes in person? Do you know they slide on ther own often?
There is a huge difference between sitting at the bottom of a big open hill with a terrain trap and sitting at the bottom of a chute that slides on its own all of the time and the snow never even reaches the bottom.
So you are basically saying that everyone that was sitting at the bottom was a ________?
Sounds to me like you need some education.
Other than that, the focus of the thread seems to mix chute climbing and highmarking a huge open hill into the same scenario, when it clearly isn't. Sorry for adding some context regarding the difference between highmarking and chute climbing. I don't participate in either one, but I can see how it might be easier to assess the avalanche conditions for a single chute, compared to a huge hill that could have a multitude of problems hiding under it. Please focus on the discussion at hand, and not on trying to call someone out for not reading a thread, when you have no idea how much time was taken to try to word a response that doesn't give the wrong impression. Happy sledding!
imdoo'n
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no problem doing either, just check your snow conditions and do it safely.
KatMan
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correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't the responsible older fella riding a Skidoo, and the azzhat is on a Yammy? Kinda funny
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