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  1. ripzillia

    Your oldest skiing pics

    Cool! I am actually old enough to of gone to Woodstock.There will never be another guitar player like Hendrix.
  2. ripzillia

    Your oldest skiing pics

    Hendrix on the Ipod when skiing;-) I will be collaborating with a photographer this Summer and do a short film based on BC skiing and music by Hendrix and other bands. Should be fun.
  3. ripzillia

    Your oldest skiing pics

    5-78 2-77 (No cracks about the jacket or goggles.) 80 Tahoe 2012 ;-)
  4. ripzillia

    Lift line cable railings

    That's right,goes right through leather gloves.Gets easily infected too. But as a rule haul lies are not sharp.
  5. ripzillia

    Welcome back, Winter!

    I know your right.
  6. ripzillia

    The Infamous "How Do You Wear Your Pass?" Question

    On my Carhart jacket so when I zip it up the ticket(s) flaps in my face.
  7. ripzillia

    New Planet?

    Pfft....
  8. ripzillia

    Who's still got snow?

    There's a few inches still hang'n in the hills.
  9. ripzillia

    A night in the life of a Mt. Ellen groomer...

    The Sewdish Sno-Cat was billt in 1957 so that's about there era for snoecats. Here's a few links to cats and a cool move about the SnowTrain. Largest built ever. http://www.trakkemaskin.no/default.asp?cid=8&ar=100&obv=1&lang=en...
  10. ripzillia

    A night in the life of a Mt. Ellen groomer...

    So you want to go steep eh? Come on over to Orygon and go for a ride in a log truck for a day.;-) Bring an extra pair of shorts. The Bar-ditch is your friend. That's a sweet red PB.8)
  11. ripzillia

    A night in the life of a Mt. Ellen groomer...

    Back in the day we mixed gasoline w/ diesel for a non-jell. I still remember those motors popping as each cylinder fired. Oh the power of super-cooled air into a twin-turboed CAT motor. Yeah 25% grades make a beliver out of any nah sayers. 10-4.........
  12. ripzillia

    A night in the life of a Mt. Ellen groomer...

    Gottcha. Prolly use Winterized off-road fuel or heated fuel tanks,yes. Keeping any equipment running in Artic weather conditions is hard to do. We use to run Amber and White load lights up in the AK on equipment/trucks much better vis on those winter storm nights. Only ran off the road a few...
  13. ripzillia

    A night in the life of a Mt. Ellen groomer...

    I see. In AK we plugged our equipment in so it was just below op temps. Don't know how you can get an accurate engine Oil reading when it's running. Hydrolics yes. Top lead winching is actually using another piece of equipment to lower you up/down from the top of the grade not a true winch line...
  14. ripzillia

    A night in the life of a Mt. Ellen groomer...

    Couple of questions BMM. Why do you Pre-trip after starting your equipment? Also since the Winch is down can't you winch off a cat on top. We call it top lead winching in the woods. Anyways,thanks for the report operator.:spin:
  15. ripzillia

    Does anybody still not wear a helmet???

    Good morning GSS. I noticed almost everyone wears a helmet where I ski. Of course me being one of the NOT. Started skiing before the helmets were in use so an old dog and new tricks. It doesn't take much to put out the lights.
  16. ripzillia

    Do you listen to music while you ride?

    Originally Posted by Geoff KMart skiers will eventually evolve so their heads swivel 180 degrees. That goes without saying when your a carver.......:spin:
  17. ripzillia

    Be careful driving in snowstorms in VT (or anywhere for that matter)

    It doesn't take skill to overdrive the conditions, just a lack of common sense. Now skis well that's a different story.
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