SallyCat
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I'll prolly do it; looks like my days off will be weekdays. Just need to scheme a way to get some kind of discount.
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I appreciate PASR for allowing me to meet fun people and great skiers and have lots of fun in Blue's parking lot. I also appreciate PASRs forgiving me for my dickish flu thread. I live on a mountain in VT now with backcountry skiing and will be working at a ski resort this winter, but I will always miss Blue for the great night skiing, fast lifts, and fun trails.
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I'm on my town's EMS Fast Squad and they are paying me to become an EMT this fall. That seems to mean that I am by default a ski patroller at Ascutney. (If you've seen me ski, don't worry: it's just a rope tow). Still deciding whether to get a job or be a ski bum this winter. I want to be a way better skier, not a plodding, intermediate weekender.
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I found a video of Salty skiing!!!
SallyCat replied to GrilledSteezeSandwich's topic in General Chat
Come do a double diamond mountain bike trail some time GSS. We'll make a video. Mwahaha ha. -
C1: canoeing; closed boat, single paddler OC1: Canoeing in an open boat; one paddler OC2: tandem open canoe K1: single kayaker And so on.
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Love the Lower Yough! Open boating is a lot easier on the legs. C1is for hard-core masochists with mad skills! 🙂
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You can't actually sell weed in VT; you're allowed to possess up to an ounce/six plants. But I think the legislature is trying to make sure that as the laws broaden and sales eventually become legal, that big out-of-state growers don't swoop in and dominate the industry. It would be nice to get my weed the way I get my tomatoes and kale: from the farm that grows it.
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Nah, I had to get shit done today; plus MJ is a lot more potent now than when I was a young Deadhead. I need to see where I stand with it. Last time I smoked I was sitting in a friend's living room thinking "I guess I live in this easy chair now because evidently, I've lost the ability to move my limbs."
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Might be fun if I get some seeds. Stupid easy to find people who already grow it, though. I think Vermont is trying to keep production local to boost the ag economy. More farmers' markets than dispensaries, e.g.
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I think I just accidentally reported a post. Totally accidental click. I haven't even used my new water pipe yet! Sorry mods!
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I didn't when I was teaching; too risky, job-wise. Now I live where it's legal, so no harm no foul. Why no beakers?
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Just got myself some sweet new glassware...
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I started whitewater paddling when I moved to PA from New Orleans, so about twelve years ago. I got into it via my school's little outing club, which was heavily whitewater focused. When I became interested in skiing and then mtb I sold my beloved Blackfly Ion and my custom-made Millbrook Schacho in order to get myself kitted out. I miss those boats, especially the Ion. I still have the rest of my gear and can always borrow a boat, but tbh I love mountain biking, and since I can pop out the door and go riding alone, I get more use out of the bike. It's also better exercise, which I desperately need.
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You do have a foam pedestal that you're sitting on as well, so it's not too bad; and the bigger/wider the boat, the more comfortable your legs are. Plus every time you flip over and swim, it's an opportunity to stretch your legs!
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Fair enough. But if you kneel in a kayak and paddle with one blade, you're canoeing, not kayaking. Alpine vs. telemark skiing, e.g.
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This is Dane Jackson paddling C-1 (which is closed-boat canoeing. Single-blade, and you're kneeling in a kayak with a spray skirt attached to the cockpit.)
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Although it looks like I'm in a kayak there, it's actually a canoe (Blackfly Ion). So I am kneeling on a foam pedestal and have a fairly high center of gravity compared to a kayaker. Thus, I can get a lot of reach and leverage with a one-bladed paddle. I can also see the river much better than a kayaker. I've seen people use two-bladed paddles in canoes on flatwater, but never in whitewater. The way you're kneeling, I just don't think you'd have the maneuverability or power to use a kayak paddle effectively in a canoe. The T-grip lets you adjust the blade angle powerfully and quickly, for example.
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Make money. 😁
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That’s why you should get a whitewater canoe. Fun as hell, takes a beating, fits on your car, no buying gas, etc. I think most people who like skiing would dig ww paddling (NOT rafting). Some of the physical principles are similar (edging, etc). Plus no lift tickets to buy and countless rivers to explore. Check out Www.blackflycanoes.com for vids of modern whitewater canoeing
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THANK YOU. That combo is such an easily-avoidable fashion tragedy.
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I'm not as bad as Eaf, right? RIGHT!? I'm just hyper-enthusiastic about my new home and excited to try new stuff. I didn't know that skinning/hiking was contentious! I'll probably hate it; I'm pretty lazy. But I also have a car with front-wheel-drive and very little ground clearance, so there may be times when I can't get out in the winter. Would be nice to be able to ski at least a little.
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I ride my bike home from work at 10pm; There's nobody on the road, no light pollution, and just the big mountain looming against a bright, starry sky most nights. I kind of want to try night-time mountain biking but I'm scared of startling a bear.
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Yeah, but I'd get a good workout, which is something I need in the winter. Plus skiing under a full moon would be cool. I like lifts, too, though. God knows I didn't move up here and adopt some kind of Yankee work ethic. I just need activity to offset the beer calories.
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Fewer. 😁
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That makes total sense. Thanks! 1,800 vertical feet in total. All good points, plus the added pain of having to change from hiking to ski boots. I think I'll see how much I enjoy the actual skiing, and then go from there. If it's a total thrill to ski empty, ungroomed trails, then it might be worth looking for a used AT set-up. And man, the joy of being able to walk out my door and up the mountain on a snow day is pretty attractive! Oh, man, I've spent enough time in Vermont to know NEVER to walk or snowshoe on ski tracks! No worries, there! Absolutely, I'm going to start real slow, skiing just above the rope tow/t-bar area and getting used to the ungroomed surface and also getting to know the old trails. This little project is really a long-term one for me. I live near a lot of good ski shops where I can get advice, and I know lots of people in my neighborhood who skin-to-ski Ascutney and can help me out. Of course, everyone around here is all kitted-out with at skis and boots; I just wondered if it was totally unfeasible to snowshoe or worth it to start out. Thanks for the great advice!
