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You all know the game. Lots of riding, sunshine, concerts, parties and pictures that help you piece together memories after the fact...
I'm also trying to undermine society and throw a little session for SB.commers during the partying on the mountain, so here it is.
Unofficial Snowboard.com Backcountry Jump Session
(also open to non-sb.com members if you want to bring them)
When: Wednesday April 16th, 2008
Where:
Either at 8:20 am at the GBB patio (the one next to the Longhorn where lessons meet up, in the summer the place is called Garbanzo Bike and Bean);
or at 9 am in the back corner of Pikas at the Roundhouse on Whistler Mtn. (Pikas is the downstairs cafeteria area at the Roundhouse) for the folks that want to upload from Creekside and meet us there.
after we meet and rally the troops, we'll head for Flute Bowl and take a short groomed hike (about 600m or so I think) up to the top and cross onto the backside. We're not going far out of bounds so you don't need skins or snowshoes. I want everybody to be able to come so we're not doing anything crazy.
What to bring: All your riding gear, food for lunch, a shovel if you have one (keeping in mind the more shovels the easier it is to build a jump and the more time we get to spend sessioning it), cameras (I'll bring mine, but anybody with real photography skills would be even better), and whatever else you need for a day in the alpine - I strongly suggest a spare layer, a pair of sunglasses for hiking/digging, spare gloves since you'll get wet digging, and sunscreen to keep it to goggle tan and not burn (christ I sound like my mother). If you have avalanche gear, bring it if you want, but don't stress too much, the spot doesn't face exposure from above and is a mellow enough slope that it's not a serious slide risk (in fact the run back down to the lift once you get back into bounds is far worse then the out of bounds area where the spot is).
It's all for fun and we're not pro caliber riders or anything so don't be intimidated, we'll build something that everybody's able to hit and have fun with, plus it's going to be a good opportunity to meet members of the site in snowboarding (which is the main goal) while we take a momentary break from the partying that is Telus... You know, this is a snowboarding website so why not have a little fun on the mountain.

So if you're interested or want any information about this, give me a holler. Let me know if you're in so I get an idea of the numbers.



Published On: 4/7/2008
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My Journal: Hi all!
By: Matti_Non_Swede


Just Reminding you all

Do not upload any of the following:
  • Pornography.
  • Copyright material.
  • Content containing illegal activities.

Please read the Code Of Conduct for more information.



Published On: 6/14/2007
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A simple man of longing slipped into a dream of seas,

He rushed and paddled the boat of amber down to the land of cheese,

The land of cheese was smelly and tasty, with trees that were made of crackers,

He hopped off his boat to smell the roses, they smelt of old firecrackers.

 

After he smelt it he decided to stroll up across the Platypus Lane,

He walked and he talked and he tripped and he slipped and he fell and he felt no pain,

He got himself up then noticed a house that was built by the ancients before,

They had used it awhile, played checkers and left, they just couldn't stand it no more.

 

The simple man of longing thought that the house was quite nice,

"However", he thought, "it seems quite odd that they'd build it of rice",

"I mean really", he thought, "what if it rains? The house just might fall down."

A second passed, the house collapsed, the man then saw some clowns.

 

The clowns demolished the house of Ancients because it was a job,

To blow it up pies, shoes and wax were all used by the slobs,

The man just laughed and kicked up his shoes, continued on his way,

Loving the sights of whale sized pears being grown on by the bay.

 

By the bay there was a garden of brightly onion rows,

Purple pink checkerboard patterns were put upon the skins,

The man touched them then screwed them in- A light became aglow!

"Of course," he figured "they're onion bulbs that light the path within…"

 

So now this simple man of longing in his sea of dreams,

Was taken away all at once by the winds of leaves,

He blinked and looked, around he was on a bed of seams,

He realized that he had been in a dreamy weave.



Published On: 2/19/2007
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one more moment
that's all it takes
one more moment
means no more pains
this time I think its working
but just to make sure
I grab the razor off the sink
and slash away some more.
cutting all over my body
running water into the tub
water spilling over
I clean up the mess
only out of habit
I climb into the tub
who cares if its hot or cold
it'll only be a moment more
some of the bleedings stopped
I rip at my flesh with my nails
cutting and tearing away
the water starts to turn a crimson red
my body is covered with cuts and burns
but the pain is in my heart
I slash the blade across my chest
to punish it for loving
so weak when it comes to emotions
I wash my hair and body
scrubbing away till what skins lefts red
the wounds reopen and bleed some more
my mom knocks at the door and tells me to get out
I yell back "It will only be a moment more!"


Published On: 11/20/2006
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Ok, so i have just created my own skin, and it was a pain in the a$$.  and i am not so sure i like it,  sooooooo if anyone has any coments or suggestions please feel free to express yourself.


Published On: 8/21/2006
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My Blog: heyz
By: kinkyparty_chick


Heyz pplz!
sup? Check out ma new skins. I gota lot, so check em out! And while ur @ it, check out ma mug shotz! the chick on the left in the pic of the 2 gurls, thats ma friend shy, and im on the right, kinda smiling. lol. we went up to edmonton, and ma dad took that pic. newayz. o! If u feel like rating me, feel free. send me a comment, or rate me, cuz ya. i always accept opinions on ma poems, or even comments on stuff i put up, so feel free to tell me how u feel. thnx! l8ers.

Britsie *kiss* *kiss*


ps: ma hair's f*ckin awesome! Mahogany Auburn with black streaks. hell yea! lol.
l8ers.


Published On: 4/25/2006
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HAHAHA

Published On: 4/16/2006
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Colonies.com Network Wide News: Skin To Win Early Bird Winner
By: Colonies.com


Thanks to everyone who's entered so far in the Skin To Win contest.  There are so many good ones, it wasn't easy to pick a winner - but we did anyways! The early bird winner of a year core membership is kri55y. Check out her profile at:

 

  skins_earlybird_winner.jpg

She's made great use of colour and style and the many customizable areas of the skin system.  Great job kri55y! 

 

THE CONTEST IS NOT OVER!  We're going to pick another winner in two weeks on Friday April 28th.  Everyone who's entered so far is still in the running, so get skinning!

 



Published On: 4/14/2006
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Colonies.com Network Wide News: Skin To Win Contest Extended!
By: Colonies.com


For those of you who haven't noticed, SKINS ARE HERE! We've giving away a FREE CORE MEMBERSHIP for the best custom skin.  The contest has been extended to Friday April 28th.  For those of you who have already entered, we're giving away ANOTHER core membership tomorrow on Friday the 14th. 

So if you want to enter, make yourself a custom skin and put a comment on this blog post (or the previous Skin To Win post).  Theres some pretty sweet ones out there already!  Have a look at the people who have commented on this and the previous Skin To Win news post.

To make a skin, click on Manage (at the top in the notification area) then click on Change Skin, the Create Custom Skin at the bottom of the page. Or just click the link below:

Lets Make A Skin Now!

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Published On: 4/13/2006
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So today I read Carrie's blog about the custom skins and I decided I'd take a shot at doing my own. You'd think cause I'm a graphic designer, I'd be pretty good at picking out colour combinations...but what I picked was putrid, awful...disgusting. Picking colours is too much like work...I just sabotaged my own page so I decided it's best just to reset to default. Enjoy my boring page everyone! Maybe one of these days I'll figure out the colour wheel.

Published On: 4/7/2006
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My Journal: One more week...
By: cazza21


Whislter in 7 days!!! woohoo!! and to prepare, I took today off to get all my lessons together... However, I made the mistake of getting online.  Not usually a big deal, but finding out I could custom make my skin just took at least an hour out of my day!  I'm actually really happy about this, for now.. but I know it'll be changed again soon! woohoo for skins!

Can't wait to pro hop and see what everyone else has done.. Once again, those guys at the sb.com office have outdone themselves! great work guys.. I owe you all a beer next weekend!



Published On: 4/7/2006
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oooo neat-o :)
customizable skins are back! woo hoo haha
so today i was super happy...went to chikko to find out how much the cheapest skateboard set-up i could get was...and the guy was just super cool
polka dot trucks..? *drool* lol

and he almost has me convinced on the nitro t2...but idunno if i have that kinda cash :( damn eh
oh well
i was happy

and i made a skin...so that's cool *thumbs up*

and tomoro is partay time...woooooooo


Published On: 4/6/2006
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Colonies.com Network Wide News: Skin To Win Contest!
By: Colonies.com


Time to get creative and SHOW SOME SKIN!  Colonies.com has launched a new skinning system so you can completely customize the look of the site.

Not only can you make your profile super-steezy, you can also win a year core membership while you're doing it.  

To enter, make a cool skin and post a comment on this blog entry.  We'll judge the best skins and pick one on Friday April 14th.

For inspiration, check out the profiles of people who post here, and try Joe, Adam and Rodney.

To create a skin, go to the MANAGE section (link is available in the notification bar at the top of the page), then click on the "CHANGE SKIN" link, then click on the "CREATE CUSTOM SKIN" button.

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Published On: 4/6/2006
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spring is certainly in the air. snow is melting fast in the village. people have been shoveling out the skatepark and the trails. ive noticed the golf courses getting cleared. people again walk the vallley trails just for shi*ts and gigles. the few have been tinkering with bikes or thinking harc about it. dog shi*t that has sat preserved by the freezer snow has become a hazard. most have given up the idea of any more powder days. skins in the park or on the backcountry are the order of the day. the difference an hour makes.



Published On: 2/21/2006
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Daily Journal: New Skins
By: GWARjimmy_b


Oh man these argyle skins are so gnarly!  Check it out!  YEAH!!


Published On: 1/20/2006
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Three new site skins have been added, all of an "argyle" theme, my personal favorite is the Pink/Brown Argyle combo, it's pretty sweet. Green/Brown and a mellower one have also been added.

To check them out, go to your "manage" section, click on "Change Skin" and choose one of the new skins from the list.

Let us know what you think! New skins will be coming in the future, and stay tuned for the Custom Skin Creation system as well!   



Published On: 1/18/2006
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    While excavating at the Lawson site, London, Ontario, over 4,000 individual artifacts had been recovered from two one-by-one meter squares by archaeologists Ellen Brown and Sebastian Herrerias.  Each square was carefully excavated by trowel in arbitrary 10 cm layers resulting with an approximate total depth of 65 cm for both squares.  All soil collected from each layer were either screened through a tripod and collected manually by Ms. Brown and Mr. Herrerias or were subjected to floatation in order to collect fine materials and carbonized plant remains.

    During the course of excavations, on October 21st, 2005, Ms. Brown and Mr. Herrerias had uncovered a bone awl in square 410-505 sub-square 17 at an approximate depth between 41 and 50 cm down from the ground surface. The bone awl was located 71 cm North by 51 cm East in situ (North refers to Site-North on the grid reference).  Along with this bone awl were numerous other artifacts including chipping detritus, unidentified animal bone and teeth fragments, pottery sherd fragments including fragmentary, body and rim sherds.  Other artifacts were also found in situ along with the bone awl most notably a large decorated pottery rim sherd located 98 cm North by 72 cm East and another smaller bone awl located 78 cm North by 41 cm East.

    The larger of the two bone awls is approximately 76 mm in length and is most likely fashion from a butchered or discarded deer bone.  The deer bone is fragmented from a long bone and have been reworked and manipulated by human intervention into a conical piercing point at one of its ends.  There are several styles of bone awls have been used as vague classifiers but are not standard in North American archaeology.  Some forms of classification are based on the animal from which the awl is made from, whether or not the joint at one end of the awl fully or partially remains, or if the awl is made from a fragmentary bone splinter with little or no other modification other than the sharpened tip (Bell R. E.,1980).  The bone awl discovered in square 410-505 sub-square 17, fits into the splintered bone category as it shows very little modification other than the pointed tip.

    The bone awls were used as perforators for puncturing holes in skins and leather so they could be sewn into clothing garments or other woven materials (Bell R. E.,1980; Mason R. J., 2002).  Bone awls often become polished from extended use and handling and contact with leathers and skins however, the bone awl in question does not show explicit signs of polishing and therefore was not likely used extensively (Bell R. E.,1980).
    Since the location of square 410-505 sub-square 17, has been determined to be a midden or refuse dump site, it is likely the bone awl was discarded by its user after short use as it is not particularly fashioned well and as stated before, shows little sign of polishing.  Since the bone awl is not a good identifier for period dating or cultural group affiliation it cannot be one hundred percent certain of its origins without further analysis of the deer bone.  It is likely, given the circumstances and other associated artifacts found at the Lawson site that this bone awl was indeed used by the inhabitants of the site.

    As stated earlier in the description of the bone awls use, it is likely that the awl indicates the fabrication of woven garments and materials most likely occurred at the Lawson site as well as deer hunting for subsistence and tool manufacturing.  Because the awl was found in a midden along with thousands of other artifacts, it is possible to determine that long-term occupation or at least semi-sedentism was practiced at the Lawson site.

    If the bone awl were to be displayed in the Lawson site museum it would be best to provide other examples of bone awls and other bone tools along with it.  Though functional this particular awl from square 410-505 sub-square 17, is rather homely and would surly not represent bone tool fabrication modestly.  In the interests of exemplifying to the public the breadth of bone tool fabrication, an assemblage selected of more visually pleasing bone tools and awls would improve the publics’ perception on native tool work. The following caption might be provided along with the bone tool assemblage:

    Bone awl assemblage from specimen excavated at the Lawson site. Bone awls are perforating tools used to puncture holes in hides and leathers, which could then be sewn together for the fabrication of garments.  These awls in particular are made from fragmented deer bone, which were then sharpened at one end to a point.




Published On: 12/6/2005
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My Journal: 13/7/2005
By: SpeedFreak911


Wow, orange sure gets ugly after a couple of days, now I'm back to blue!

Oh and for anyone who thinks I'm a freak cuz I'm wasting all this time changing my site skins, well you can STORE other colors so changing back and forth only takes on click!

That message was for all the non-core members, yeah you suck, go core if you're a guy, it doesn't cost you a dime throught that NPD reasearch, just 2 surveys a month and thats it! But if you're a girl you'll just have to pay, I know its not fair but I didn't create the system.

Published On: 7/13/2005
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My Journal: 15/10/2004
By: liv2themax


Michele is avalible for making site skins for a small fee. She is also super hot and not only really smart, but the best boarder I have ever seen. Even better than me.


Published On: 10/15/2004
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My Journal: 22/5/2003
By: johnboy


im sitting here looking at my ugly ass color'd skin on my pro thinkin why is my eye burning... i thought it was the skins for a while then i remembered that i got shampoo in my eye....arrrrrgh i think the last time i did that i was like 5 and i also pooped my pants but that story is for another time...hahaha.. well thank god for that cuz im not changing these colors.

Published On: 5/22/2003
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