The Seattle Freeze and Bellingham Curse

Nowhere in this discussion is anything mentioned about having an awesome dog -- if your dog doesn't love you -- why should anyone else ? OTH if your dog loves you -- what do you care about those persnickety humans?

More seriously -- check out a club such as the infamous mounties, the washington alpine club or even the washington ski touring club. Enrolling in the Avy I class offered by the mounties is good way to develop those skills and meet like minded folks.

I'm guessing mid-summer troll on this one

Agreed.

I have always blamed my lack of friends on my impatient, self-centered, socially tactless attitude.  Apparently it has been someone else's fault this whole time.
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Nowhere in this discussion is anything mentioned about having an awesome dog...

"If you want a friend in Washington," Harry S. Truman once said, "get a dog."

Source: www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeolo...s.html#ixzz25klM5xvW

Wow, interesting conversation going on.

Isn't making and meeting friends what TAY is all about? A community of people with a passion for skiing in the backcountry all year long?

I've lived in the PNW for 5 years now. I often say to my wife that my biggest problem here is not terrain and the distance to get to it, but finding people to go with. Since I am married and have children I have a rule to never go alone. So in order to ski, I need to find partners.

But slowly, patiently, over time I have connected with great people through TAY and word of mouth. My list of partners is growing. Mostly the challenge comes with schedules matching up now as most of us have work and other obligations to fill.

I hope to one day ski with many of the legendary people who post here. I've made a good start I think with Telemack, James, and Atomic. Lowell Skoog and Amar have been gracious enough to correspond with me when I've had questions about conditions and other things.

I also recognize that choosing one's partners is something we should all respect. I like the analogy of a rope team... we really rely on one another for our lives in many ways. I think it is okay to ski with those with whom you feel the most comfortable and who help you reach your goals. My goals are first to have loads of fun and then to return home safely my family.

I just realized that it took about one year and 30 pm's between telemack and I before our schedules aligned and we finally skied together. So I guess patience and persistence pay off.

Wow, this thread is so full of win I thought I was over in the padded room at the other place.