Looks like a great trip, especially hitting good weather and snow. The views are awesome. And a helicopter lift in and out! Helicopters are my favorite airborne mode; though never got ferried to a ski destination, spent some time in the air when working forest fires. Did your wife take those Excursi...

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Postcard to Grandpa 1Eye from ski buddies ---- Heidelberg, Germany 1908

I'm pretty sure bier was involved....

Making_your_own_skis_1932_1.jpg Great stuff, Coolwhip! The binding shown reminded me of bindings that my dad made us on our Northland skis in the early 50's. The original "binding" was a leather strap fed through a channel in the ski. And back then, the ski length was determined by how high you cou...

no offenz, al 9-)

Help! Send all your surplus snow my way.....
In my "backyard", raining sideways at 7000 ft turning to meager snow event as the cold front comes through.

If you really want to impress those trailhead gawkers, add Snowfeet Mini Skis to your ready-to-go wardrobe: SNOWFEET, A NEW BOOMING SPORT Snowfeet.jpg (i would think probably not for a powder day. or boilerplate.) ihttps://www.snowfeetstore.com a bargain at 208 Euros Snowfeet in action: https://www....

Cool Cats, Al. P9110878.JPG ^^^This was in northeastern Czech Republic last fall, a sanctuary to eventually release to its native habitat. The cats of the wild are very interesting. No lynx around here (southern Oregon Cascades), but we have our share of cougars (no, not those "cougars". but, yes, w...

with pic opened up on your computer:
function: "save as" you should see an option to change image size
if you want to save the original photo and size, just change the photo name

I'm on microsoft, so not familiar what works on other systems

Harris wrote:Like falling headfirst into a gargantuan Antlion death cone. The more you struggle the worse it gets.

I get that image when I venture too close to the snowy traps.

Snowboarder and skier tragedy at Mount Bachelor, Oregon
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