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Devil's Castle, Alta UT, as seen from Albion Base on Saturday August
7, 2004:

Thanks for all the current Alta pics. I have never been there without snow
cover so seeing the area in its summer state is interesting.

Fred

On 18 Aug 2004 03:11:04 GMT, o (FHemmer209)
wrote:

Thanks for all the current Alta pics. I have never been there without snow
cover so seeing the area in its summer state is interesting.

It's actually *more* than interesting to roam around Alta, Snowbird,
Solitude, and the various other ski areas (or anywhere in the
mountains) during the summer/off-season.

It's eye-opening, at the least.

You look at the lines...you ask yourself...did I really ski that
stuff...did I actually rip that same thing just a few months ago ???

All of the terrain looks sooooooo much more intimidating in the
summer.

Steeper.

Narrower.

Bigger.

That little chute. You know, the one you dropped-into so effortlessly
last winter. Guess's what? Now, it's a 100' waterfall !!!

That slight drop-off, just skiers right of the chair tower #6 (for
example). Sure, you know the dip I'm talking about. Believe it or
not, now it's a 20' straight-dropper cliff !!!

That run you cruised from top-to-bottom in under 2 minutes during a
February dump. Believe it or not, now it's a 1.5 hour hike down.

Summer does one thing for me. It makes me realize exactly how amazing
skiing really is....and that is...locomotion at its finest.

-Astro

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AstroPax wrote:

On 18 Aug 2004 03:11:04 GMT, o (FHemmer209)
wrote:


Thanks for all the current Alta pics. I have never been there without snow
cover so seeing the area in its summer state is interesting.


It's actually *more* than interesting to roam around Alta, Snowbird,
Solitude, and the various other ski areas (or anywhere in the
mountains) during the summer/off-season.

It's eye-opening, at the least.

You look at the lines...you ask yourself...did I really ski that
stuff...did I actually rip that same thing just a few months ago ???

All of the terrain looks sooooooo much more intimidating in the
summer.

Steeper.

Narrower.

Bigger.

Agreed: When I hike out and look at favorite DH runs I shiver. Some of
them I would climb up without rope.n

AstroPax wrote:


It's actually *more* than interesting to roam around Alta, Snowbird,
Solitude, and the various other ski areas (or anywhere in the
mountains) during the summer/off-season.

It's eye-opening, at the least.

You look at the lines...you ask yourself...did I really ski that
stuff...did I actually rip that same thing just a few months ago ???

All of the terrain looks sooooooo much more intimidating in the
summer.

Steeper.

Narrower.

Bigger.

That little chute. You know, the one you dropped-into so effortlessly
last winter. Guess's what? Now, it's a 100' waterfall !!!

That slight drop-off, just skiers right of the chair tower #6 (for
example). Sure, you know the dip I'm talking about. Believe it or
not, now it's a 20' straight-dropper cliff !!!

That run you cruised from top-to-bottom in under 2 minutes during a
February dump. Believe it or not, now it's a 1.5 hour hike down.

Summer does one thing for me. It makes me realize exactly how amazing
skiing really is....and that is...locomotion at its finest.

-Astro

Thanks again! Your description may be better than your pictures.

My two regular places are Jackson and Alta/Snowbird. Last September I spent
several days hiking in Jackson and was surprised what the terrain looked like
without snow. I need to do that at Alta now. My problem is I hate to give up
that vacation time without being able to ski. So, your pictures are a nice
replacement.

I was wondering:

I have seen lots of game in Jackson while skiing. I have not seen the first big
four legged animal at Alta. Your moose pictures are intriguing. Do they inhabit
the area during the winter? If not, where are they?

Fred

On 20 Aug 2004 01:12:07 GMT, o (FHemmer209)
wrote:

I have seen lots of game in Jackson while skiing. I have not seen the first big
four legged animal at Alta. Your moose pictures are intriguing. Do they inhabit
the area during the winter? If not, where are they?

The go to wherever they can get at some vegetation.

Along a river at lower altitudes is usually a good place to find them.

-Astro

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On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 21:52:17 -0700, Scott Abraham
wrote:

If things go the way I'm hoping, you'll lose your job and spend time in
jail.

Day #423: Today, Sunday, the twenty-fifth day of September in the
year of our Lord two thousand and five.

I'm still waiting.

I'm still waiting for one of the freaks you recruited with your stalking
lies to show up. Then you go to jail. As your lawyer told you.
Havn't noticed you cross posting to recruit deranged vets to threaten me
lately, freak.
No surprise.
What I'd really like is for you to spew your **** in person. With
witnesses.
Oooops, forgot.
That would take balls.
And as everybody who reads this ******** knows, you're truly a despicable
coward.
That's why they love you on rsa. You're just like the rest of your fellow
freaks.
Anytime, asshole

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On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 21:52:17 -0700, Scott Abraham
wrote:

If things go the way I'm hoping, you'll lose your job and spend time in
jail.

Day #670: Today, Tuesday May 30, 2006.

I'm still waiting.

Such is life. Things didn't go the way I hoped.
On the other hand, the mentally ill vets you manipulated into threatening me
havn't shown up to kill me yet. You ain't showed your gutless face either,
freak.
I'm still waiting. Things didn't go the way you had hoped, eh? Couldn't
talk them into following through on their threats. Such is life. You could
always try yourself......
Oooops, forgot. That would take balls.




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On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 21:52:17 -0700, Scott Abraham
wrote:

If things go the way I'm hoping, you'll lose your job and spend time in
jail.

Day #670: Today, Tuesday May 30, 2006.

I'm still waiting.

Such is life. Things didn't go the way I hoped.
On the other hand, the mentally ill vets you manipulated into threatening
me
havn't shown up to kill me yet.

Which vets are you calling "mentally ill"?

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On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 21:52:17 -0700, Scott Abraham
wrote:

If things go the way I'm hoping, you'll lose your job and spend time in
jail.

Day #670: Today, Tuesday May 30, 2006.

I'm still waiting.

Such is life. Things didn't go the way I hoped.
On the other hand, the mentally ill vets you manipulated into threatening
me
havn't shown up to kill me yet.

Which vets are you calling "mentally ill"?

You. Assholepax.
On second thought, not mentally ill. Character disordered. Bit of a
difference. The vets don't know they are crazy. You and Assholepax know
you are assholes, choose to be assholes, take pride in being such assholes.
Hey, the people YOU've manipulated into threatening me havn't shown up yet,
either. Neither have you.
Ooooops, forgot. That would take balls. Which you and Assholepax don't
have, know you don't have, take pride in not having.

Jesus. Is that blowhard still pretending to be a vet and spewing his
**** about real veterans? What a fool.

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On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 21:52:17 -0700, Scott Abraham
wrote:

If things go the way I'm hoping, you'll lose your job and spend
time in
jail.

Day #670: Today, Tuesday May 30, 2006.

I'm still waiting.

Such is life. Things didn't go the way I hoped.
On the other hand, the mentally ill vets you manipulated into
threatening
me
havn't shown up to kill me yet.

Which vets are you calling "mentally ill"?