Is it snow tire day? - Page 9 - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

ScottyS · 2010-05-10, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Dean

False alarm? Now sunny and 48 degrees. Welcome to the high Sierras.

The high what?

Dean · 2010-05-10, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ScottyS

The high what?

I spelled it right, Sierras.

Are you one of those purists that don't like sierra to be pluralized because technically, it's all part of one mountain range?

Kevin M · 2010-05-10, 06:51 PM

The Sierra mountain range can be referred to as "the Sierras." But "sierra" is a spanish word that doesn't really translate directly to English, and shouldn't really be pluralized. So "high sierra" is correct. He's not a purist, he just understands grammar.

Dean · 2010-05-10, 07:06 PM

Well, I grew up hearing them referred to as the Sierras, and las sierras is the correct plural in Spanish for Snowy mountain rangeS.

And if you want some historical reference thanks to Google and project Gutenberg from 1915...
THE LAKE OF THE SKY - LAKE TAHOE:
IN THE HIGH SIERRAS OF CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA

And you can be all bitchy about it when people start pronouncing other Spanish words in Nevada correctly. and this would be more of a spelling/semantics issue than grammar anyway.

ScottyS · 2010-05-12, 07:21 AM

Yes, "the Sierra" is correct. But we all make that mistake in conversation.

I was additionally referring to the fact that we are NOWHERE near the "High Sierra".

MikeK · 2010-05-12, 09:18 AM

The Medium Sierras?

ScottyS · 2010-05-12, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeK

The Medium Sierras?

Yes, that might just do it.

The High Sierra look more like this:

100_Percent_Juice · 2010-05-12, 03:56 PM

I thought the High Sierra dress code was a little more strict.

sperry · 2010-05-12, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ScottyS

Yes, that might just do it.

The High Sierra look more like this:

How far above the tree line are you? I don't see a single bush or anything!?

van · 2010-05-12, 06:00 PM

That's a lot of white.

MikeK · 2010-05-12, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by van

That's a lot of white.

He gets more tanned during the summer.

szucchet · 2010-05-12, 07:22 PM

dang, scotty you way the hell up there

ScottyS · 2010-05-12, 07:35 PM

Haha, I used to do a lot more of that sort of thing. Those photos are from Mt. Haeckel on the Evolutions Crest, 2007 IIRC. It's only 13,418.

My specialty is/was dayhiking. Back in 2002, for instance, a good friend and I dayhiked all of the CA 14'ers in one summer, in between work, family, and such. We've done a few things that either were firsts or had at least never been documented previously. I have quite a few good mountain climbing stories......

http://www.summitpost.org/user_page.php?user_id=2291

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Originally Posted by daJuice

I thought the High Sierra dress code was a little more strict.

Oh, I threw those rules out the window years ago. I've got Teva open-toe sandal ascents on 4 or 5 14'ers and a few 13'ers, for instance. Three of which involved 4th class terrain.

doubleurx · 2010-05-12, 08:04 PM

I love livin in dah Sierruz! The high altitude really helps economize the alcohol - well sort of.

doubleurx · 2010-05-27, 09:44 AM

Will winter ever end! 6" of snow at my house last night and Squaw Valley is re-opening for skiing this weekend.

Nick Koan · 2010-05-27, 09:46 AM

At this rate, Squaw could probably start reprinting those Endless Winter shirts from 10 years ago (or so).

Kevin M · 2010-05-27, 09:59 AM

At least we dodged a snowcross on frickin' Memorial Day weekend.

Nick Koan · 2010-05-27, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevin M

At least we dodged a snowcross on frickin' Memorial Day weekend.

Now you've done it. Good job jinxing the weather.

A1337STI · 2010-05-27, 10:07 AM

I think i'm going to get a set of snow tires mounted, Not just for the SCCA rallyX championship, but for AutoX at stead this weekend... lmao lmao

Kevin M · 2010-05-27, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Nick Koan

Now you've done it. Good job jinxing the weather.

Well, all my PAX rivals are putting on fresh tires. I gotta do something!

bluestreak · 2010-05-27, 10:27 AM

The fact that squaw is re-opening for the weekend and that I have a silver pass just made my entire month.... so stoked!!!

doubleurx · 2010-05-27, 11:29 AM

Do you have a 2010/11 silver pass? That will get you free. If it is last years like I have, then you have to pay. I still consider this the 2009/10 ski season - f'n Squaw!

Kevin M · 2010-05-27, 11:54 AM

You paid by just buying your next season's pass right?

doubleurx · 2010-05-30, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin M

You paid by just buying your next season's pass right?

yes if you did. I skipped Squaw this next season.

cody · 2010-12-17, 10:51 AM

What a cluster F this morning. Why is it that whenver there's a spinout or somebody parked in a place that blocks traffic, somebody else thinks it's a great idea to park right along side of them, blocking all traffic behind them? ...people...

I took Virginia all the way from Red Rock to downtown. I left at 8:30 and got to work by 9:15...better than I expected. 395 looked like a parking lot. I passed about 10 spinouts. I always enjoy watching pickup trucks trying to drive uphill in a perpetual sideways drift. That can't be as effective (or as safe) as feathering the throttle can it?

We're supposed to get another 7" in Stead today. Lovely.

2010-05-10, 06:51 PM	#203
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	The Sierra mountain range can be referred to as "the Sierras." But "sierra" is a spanish word that doesn't really translate directly to English, and shouldn't really be pluralized. So "high sierra" is correct. He's not a purist, he just understands grammar. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2010-05-10, 07:06 PM	#204
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Well, I grew up hearing them referred to as the Sierras, and las sierras is the correct plural in Spanish for Snowy mountain rangeS. And if you want some historical reference thanks to Google and project Gutenberg from 1915... THE LAKE OF THE SKY - LAKE TAHOE: IN THE HIGH SIERRAS OF CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA And you can be all bitchy about it when people start pronouncing other Spanish words in Nevada correctly. and this would be more of a spelling/semantics issue than grammar anyway. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids... Last edited by Dean; 2010-05-10 at 07:13 PM.

2010-05-12, 07:21 AM	#205
ScottyS EJ205 Real Name: It is real! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: RNO Posts: 2,367 Car: 1998 Impreza Wagon, 1991 Legacy Turbo Sedan, 2003 Nissan Xterra Class: tvFree Yes, I'll fix it for you. Again.	Yes, "the Sierra" is correct. But we all make that mistake in conversation. I was additionally referring to the fact that we are NOWHERE near the "High Sierra". __________________ "Trend Number One is that people aren't getting any smarter." Dogbert

2010-05-12, 03:56 PM	#208
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	I thought the High Sierra dress code was a little more strict. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2010-05-12, 07:22 PM	#212
szucchet EJ22 Real Name: Silvio Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 271 Car: 2004 Subaru STI Class: 04 TSM smooth is fast	dang, scotty you way the hell up there __________________ funny how day by day nothing changes, but when i look back everything is different

2010-05-12, 09:18 AM	#206
MikeK Captain Turbo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Reno Posts: 3,318 Car: 05 STi	The Medium Sierras?

2010-05-12, 06:00 PM	#210
van SECCS Brewmeister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: on the edge of a marsh Posts: 1,451	That's a lot of white.

2010-05-12, 08:04 PM	#214
doubleurx EJ205 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Truckee Posts: 1,948	I love livin in dah Sierruz! The high altitude really helps economize the alcohol - well sort of. __________________ Does it have a motor..............Does it have a motor?

2010-05-27, 09:44 AM	#215
doubleurx EJ205 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Truckee Posts: 1,948	Will winter ever end! 6" of snow at my house last night and Squaw Valley is re-opening for skiing this weekend. __________________ Does it have a motor..............Does it have a motor?

2010-05-27, 09:46 AM	#216
Nick Koan JDM Cowboy Real Name: Nick Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Somewhere Posts: 8,642 Car: 2015 Mazda 3	At this rate, Squaw could probably start reprinting those Endless Winter shirts from 10 years ago (or so). __________________ While a standard engine is powered by a belt connected to the crankshaft, a turbo engine runs on its own exhaust steam, making it more energy efficient. -- CNN

2010-05-27, 09:59 AM	#217
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	At least we dodged a snowcross on frickin' Memorial Day weekend. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2010-05-27, 10:07 AM	#219
A1337STI EJ205 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,840 Car: Impreza and an Impreza Class: AS / CRS PerfStock "pedal on the right"	I think i'm going to get a set of snow tires mounted, Not just for the SCCA rallyX championship, but for AutoX at stead this weekend... lmao lmao __________________ Fighting uphill battles, one bullet at a time!

2010-05-27, 10:27 AM	#221
bluestreak EJ22 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NW Reno Posts: 111 Car: 2003 WRX Sedan - Blue	The fact that squaw is re-opening for the weekend and that I have a silver pass just made my entire month.... so stoked!!!

2010-05-27, 11:29 AM	#222
doubleurx EJ205 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Truckee Posts: 1,948	Do you have a 2010/11 silver pass? That will get you free. If it is last years like I have, then you have to pay. I still consider this the 2009/10 ski season - f'n Squaw! __________________ Does it have a motor..............Does it have a motor?

2010-05-27, 11:54 AM	#223
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	You paid by just buying your next season's pass right? __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2010-12-17, 10:51 AM	#225
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!	What a cluster F this morning. Why is it that whenver there's a spinout or somebody parked in a place that blocks traffic, somebody else thinks it's a great idea to park right along side of them, blocking all traffic behind them? ...people... I took Virginia all the way from Red Rock to downtown. I left at 8:30 and got to work by 9:15...better than I expected. 395 looked like a parking lot. I passed about 10 spinouts. I always enjoy watching pickup trucks trying to drive uphill in a perpetual sideways drift. That can't be as effective (or as safe) as feathering the throttle can it? We're supposed to get another 7" in Stead today. Lovely. __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

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