samurai

I've only shoveled twice this winter, and that was out of principal; "I'm going to go shovel, god-damnit, even if it is just water!!" (me... all winter.)

love it. Do you have one that uses a rifle? Knives are kind of slow.

Quote: Originally posted by SerreChe: Quote: Originally posted by samurai: I'll even apply a date to symbolize the completion of this climate change; December 12 2012. the mayan, being as their calendar is the more astronomically accurate than the gregorian calendar we currently follow. It ends at the date above. Nobody knows why. I just think it's interesting. I did not know this, that's really fascinating ! Thanks Samurai. now to completely twist your secure view of the world, research the mayan calendar combined with planet X. Then... relax and take it with a grain of sal

One thing I would like to change is the locals showering before work. I have guys shaving with electric shavers at my office. They come in with wrinkled shirts, hair all over the place and just start shaving, right there. It's pretty foul. Actually much more foul than going to bed stinky is going to work without a shower.

Quote: Originally posted by Curt: Another frustrating I find here is how people seem to accept things without causing a fuss. shoganai.

few people forget their first glimpse into the depths of horror.

I do think our pollution has an impact on the climate, Oyuki. Absolutely. And I greatly appreciate your work regarding a very important topic. I'm just convinced that the poles were going to shift way before we arrived. I too want ethanol replacing our oil refineries. (Brazil pulled it off.) I too want blue skies. But I can't find it in me to see those things arriving by blaming the human race. Stopping emssions will absolutely clear up the skies, but I'm reluctant to say it will stop climate change. 1 "why the are THE MAJORITY of climate scientists convinced that this time w

it is just sliding on snow, and I'm not one to steal the fun. Actually, I was trying to poke a bit of fun... stoke the fire if you will. the kid in the video did remind me of highschool though. Very beavis. It's too bad his flamboyant style got clouded by a poor selection of trick-titles. "Michale Jackson" give me a break. toe-drift, hang-ten, scraping toenails, testing-the-water, wading, all would have been more suitable, imo. Jackson doesn't deserve a name-place amongst this culture. [ball-grabbing graemlin]

I'll say it again, from another post; Next time I see fossils of sea-shells in the mountains, I'll remember the last time humans and their energy consumption changed the world's climate. I won't deny that CO2 emissions have an impact on the ozone. I'll also admit that I would prefer green-fuel. But blaming global warming on humans or even believing that humans have the capacity to stop it seems quite the swindle to me. The geography of the planet proves beyond a doubt that serious changes in climate happen all the time and are astronomically beyond our control.

My parents tried them all. (they were pretty out of shape.) The long-beach diet shaped their lives the most. They read the book, started cooking differently and are really doing well. For the first time (and I'm not over weight) my dad and I have the same waist. It's shocking. He lost about 30 pounds and still follows the diet. It's kind of funny coming from his american-hot-rod-building-rifle-shooting self. Basically, it gets rid of excess and cuts down on the storage carbs. Ie- eat brown rice instead of white- lay off the oils and reduce fat intake, eat smaller meals, eat healthy snac

No, skiers can't do it, oh well. No more fun-boxes for my ferraris. Honestly, it seems like more of a style-expression than an actual trick. I like style-expressions... a lot. But I'm not convinced that that one deserves a name as an independent trick. And who would name a trick that they are proud of after an accused pedofile? I mean, that trick is screaming to be called....... GAY. or- "There is nothing wrong with a grown man sleeping in the same bad as a young boy." It really would have been more appreciated by my skier self if it didn't carry that god-awful nam

someone slammed on the brakes? sounds like you need some wax. staying balanced is A LOT easier when your skis actually slide under your feet. If your bases are dry, you're going to lean back just to push them forward, then when you hit a sticky/vacuumy spot, you'll get tossed forward like someone threw on the brakes. All the body position above is good advice, but I would check your tune. Sounds like you're running on dry planks.

zao may be one of your best bets in japan in april. check their website via this site closer to your arrival.

sorry

The years I called myself a snow-snob I didn't have a pass. It was a convenient way of dismissing my desire to go skiing. I like it all, pow, dirt, ice, rocks, grass, bark, whatever. But when I had to actually pay, other things found a way of working their way to the top of the priority list. It was too bad, because skiing is all I thought about then too. A nice 40 degree day, the sun's out, we haven't had snow for weeks- you know you wanna go skiing.

I'll second the big shovel debate. usually when you are in a frantic dig (not that I have any experience), you have to dig deep and fast. A long handle (often removeable) is really hard to dig narrow/deep holes with. And all your friend needs is a hole to breath. But he needs it now. Also, you'll probably be on your knees and even your chest reaching down into a small hole. A big shovel could prove counter-productive. so maybe I should just carry a spoon in the bc. Fish tails are a selection of wide/poweful or thin/fast. If I were a fish, I'd prefer fast. And hopefully my partner a

the lack of ropes sounds like a blessing, perhaps your hill is learning. here, we need others to follow our secret poaching... I can't believe we actually out-skied a pursuer a couple of weeks back. daver skies by me after we finished a pretty sad line; "Let's go! That guy is coming after us." I look back and see mr. Yellow in hot pursuit- so i put my head down and b-lined behind daver, popped a few side-course airs, got to the bottom, no pursuer. I'm still bummed I outskied him at my local resort. They all know me.

perhaps now he does. this was 2001. the wicked year of avi deaths. Hamre mentioned wanting to sell it in the course. Quinny even got pissed because his helis hadn't arrived yet and hamre was looking to unload his crew (or his responsibility rather.)

nenkyu... nenkyu... nenkyu... it works wonders for me. "Gomen ne. chotto..." they're usually too shy to even ask why. Perhaps you've already milked the nenkyus. and fattwins, those comments you posted above are typical of those gaining experience. Those with experience know it's always dangerous. but they only got there by learning how much they actually don't know. one either loses the cockiness pretty quickly, I reckon, or remains a rookie in the eyes of the modest... or dies. Even my avi instructors admitted how little they knew. I remember it like it was yesterday- Openi

looks like a fun drain.

hang in there, EBC. There is no way to immaculately learn everything without any experience. The most inspring person in my life is my father, and he never lectured me when i rolled my truck down a hill because I was drunk. Instead, he bought me two other trucks to combine the three into one. then he woke me up every morning at 6 to drink coffee and bash knuckles on greasy steel. I'll never drink and drive again. 10 years down the road and I'm still the only dude I've ever met who built his own rig. yet, not the only one who fouled up a drunken drive.

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Quote: Originally posted by fjef: Akhole "A river runs through it." hanky-spanky You Mormon yet?

Quote: Originally posted by eskimobasecamp: Kashimayari are you f***ing kidding me? That's really all i needed to see to admit that my job sucks today. Thanks for the inspiration...

regarding recent news, simon is gaining quite the positive rep. Nice to put news to the face I once met in a parking lot. if you are having trouble finding single accomodation, there is a hostel just down the road (on the bus-line) by mori hills ski resort. they have night skiing too, which is sweet if it's been snowing, as well as access to onsens. I stayed there when I skied hakkoda, very new and clean.