Silas=the new warren miller???

I have no time nor use for the childish, immature, incivility that characterizes the TGR site.

Most of THEM have no time for the over-pious, fuax civility, passive /aggressive parochialism that characterizes TAY either.

Well then I apologize if I have written something irrelevant. Won't be the first time, nor the last I fear.

I wasn't questioning the relevance of what you wrote, and I hope my post didn't come across that way.

I just posted this text on cookie's tr thread but want to post it here too. And please note hate being the center of such negativity... Ski people... And Scotsman you rock! Hope we can make some turns this Winter!

Hello my name is Tim & I too AM an Alpentalic who loves to ski lifts, bc, or simply do ski skin walk up to check out my favorite stompin grounds Silver Peak as I did last night (ready for some turns next big dump). I live on Snoqualmie Pass, which many of you know, and now drive an eight hundred dollar awd mini cause that's what could afford. The bright side of the mini van is not only how hip they have become again but the fact it can haul 6 of my best ski friends which you could be one of someday(maybe, if your strong... cause I feel 6 strong friends can push it just fine). I guess to put it simply when we are on the snow we all have the same doesn't matter if you work at Micro Soft (I can say that plug because I have no connection) or load lifts, just go ski and if you don't like me so be it but please don't keep throwing rocks under my wheels, I can't afford to replace them and my friends want to ski not push the rig.

Anyway long of the short I would tell you what brand skis I think might make your bc adventures when our friend Crusty the Clown is back in town but that would disrespect my friend Marcus, so Drop me note sometime to ski or cht, but will tell you now wide(per weight ratio... apx 250lbs on my 136mm under foot was my set up for a 49" on nothin day), rockered, cambered, and directional tails. I brought my 8.3 lbs. x 96mm under foot but they stayed in the car once my eyes saw the Glory!!!

Live to Ski Another Day Snow Troopers!
TNT

ps If I didn't catch a cold from one of my 50 snow lovin friends that passed me on the trail Wed I would be out w/ my boy trooper living large.

Thanks for the nice note TheSnowTroopers. I apologise if my posts seemed unkind, it wasn't my intention. As an olive branch, I added a link to your site on my blog.

Also, you aren't the only one who got the "Paradise Cold". I got it too and it sure sucks.

Best,

The CookieMonster

Wasn't today the rally for sanity?

Paging Wooley12 to dish out a scolding for uncivil behaviour!

Wow. So this is a PNW "Nice Fight".  TGR is like the boys bathroom in middle school while TAY'ers are more like the crowd at the back of the church after the service. Like I wrote in an email to Dave Ross that he read on the air a while back "I listen every day because as a New Yorker planning a move to Washington State, I want to learn how to be politely enraged." Nice vid. That's where I skied in June. Just above the parking lot and on the first climb towards Muir, correct?

I'll be out there for the first couple weeks in January and staying at The Pass. Look forward to meeting you on Silver. I'll be the geezer sitting on the side of the skin track catching my breath. Be sure to say Hi!

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