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knucklesplitter · 2006-09-16, 11:09 PM

Purple is the typical color of climbing skins that are used on telemark skis, AT skis, and splitboards (see www.splitboard.com) used to climb up mountains in the backcountry. "The Purple Pass" is a joking term used to refer to general backcountry use. If you wanna ski/ride it you gotta climb it first.

Later on a powder day at Rose when you're heading up Summit Six to hit the chopped-up snow, and you glance over at those bowls and chutes on the other side of the highway, you will see a few squiggled tracks on them. Chances are some of those tracks are mine.

cody · 2006-09-17, 02:01 PM

Those splitboard's are pretty trick. I've heard of them before, but I didn't realize they were used for ascent...makes sense though. I'll have to try that some day.

<<<<<<<< lives for powder days.

2006-09-17, 02:01 PM	#27
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	Those splitboard's are pretty trick. I've heard of them before, but I didn't realize they were used for ascent...makes sense though. I'll have to try that some day. <<<<<<<< lives for powder days. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

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2006-09-16, 11:09 PM	#26
knucklesplitter EJ205 Real Name: Matt Taylor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cousin-Fck, Carolina Posts: 1,475 Wish in one hand and sht in the other...	Purple is the typical color of climbing skins that are used on telemark skis, AT skis, and splitboards (see www.splitboard.com) used to climb up mountains in the backcountry. "The Purple Pass" is a joking term used to refer to general backcountry use. If you wanna ski/ride it you gotta climb it first. Later on a powder day at Rose when you're heading up Summit Six to hit the chopped-up snow, and you glance over at those bowls and chutes on the other side of the highway, you will see a few squiggled tracks on them. Chances are some of those tracks are mine.