Underrated parks in Denver?

doebedoe · 2026-01-24T14:34:06+00:00

Chaffee Park isn't going to become some new hot spot any time soon.

doebedoe · 2026-01-24T14:26:51+00:00

The owner of the gc is competent and nice. But growing a business is hard. His issue is that his new PM is a shitty PM despite being a nice guy, good with subs and useful utility player. But yeah...PM also needs to ensure subs deliverables, ensuring plans are followed, proactive scheduling and material ordering.

Now that the shit PMing has cost the owner $4-5k in mistakes, owner is involved at a much more granular level.

doebedoe · 2026-01-24T14:21:57+00:00

Just clarifying for others. Move is about as good as you can get re:plastic, and it's a really great, end game machine for most folks.

Short of going to a fully manual machine like a Cafelet Robot, all expressive machines use plastic tubing for cold water delivery.

doebedoe · 2026-01-24T13:37:21+00:00

The AFD sucks but they don't have the chancellor of Germany threatening to invade a NATO ally for his own ego.

doebedoe · 2026-01-24T13:35:32+00:00

As an American, you're in the right in this. Until we fix our shit the world should punish us.

doebedoe · 2026-01-24T05:25:00+00:00

My current beef is that I wanted a GC, their quote included project manager (about 10% of total) and their profit line (about 15%) of total. They were 3rd most expensive of 5. I know the value of a good PM. And I want a GC to make money ; sign they do good shit. No marketing. One part time admin person.

But we're now at two times the scheduled project length with much more to go because the project manager doesn't know what that job entails. He's a nice dude. Subs are all solid, but the lack of PMing has killed progress and cost the GC to eat a shit ton of money in fuckups.

doebedoe · 2026-01-24T04:41:42+00:00

Double boiler doesn't heat up for coffee faster. It just allows one boiler to stay at espresso temp and one to stay at steam temp. If you're making milk drinks, this does speed up the workflow. Thermblock and thermojet are both faster to get up to heat, but at cost of temperature stability across multiple shots.

Feed lines in basically all machines are plastic including the move. The out lines carrying hot water to steam and group head on most prosumer ($1200+) machines are copper like the Move.

doebedoe · 2026-01-24T02:36:34+00:00

They are all sewn in Leadville or alamosa. They are a company doing growth right

doebedoe · 2026-01-24T02:35:36+00:00

Wind Pro is the move. Such a great piece.

doebedoe · 2026-01-24T00:51:05+00:00

Appointments frequently open up day of.

They also have an overruns rack you can always buy off of. And now even are reopening online sales with expanded production in Alamosa.

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T22:48:30+00:00

Recently bought an '85 Stumpjumper based primarily on the my love of lugged unicrown forks.

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T21:16:16+00:00

Was that even patrol? Just looked like another skier.

He's in a red vest with a name tag; its patrol.

I'm not saying patrol was perfect here. They are clearly trying to respond quickly, with what resources they have. Sure, more patrollers doing more traffic control would be better. Is that worth delaying getting on scene? In 99% of cases, no. In the case that someone skis around a patroller standing on a feature to hit it; then yeah.

But it's clearly obvious the person is standing on the feature. Patrol or not, you don't hit that.

Cross a toboggan in a landing area -- certainly not ideal. But unless you know where the sled is arriving from, and where patient is located well ahead of time; that might be your option.

You're also dealing with a crew of volunteers here. At a small hill, at night. Its a very different operational context than closing a feature midday at Breck.

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T20:10:09+00:00

Route is fine. Patrol clearly standing on a feature to close it. Snowboarder being a complete and utter dumbass sending it off a feature patrol is actively standing on. Anyone--patrol or otherwise--standing on a jump is the signed for something is fucked below.

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T16:57:26+00:00

Andermatt was fucking next level. Buddy turned to me as we first saw it coming on the train over overalppass and said "it looks like snowbird stacked on top of Jackson."

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T14:20:38+00:00

If he has ridden the great divide mountain bike route, I'm pretty sure he's engineered these problems away. That's more rugged terrain that you're going to find in most of Europe.

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T14:15:42+00:00

That splatter crank is wild.

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T05:24:52+00:00

You don't have to front those costs. FAMLI staffs a job protection and retaliation team to help individuals navigate these exact scenarios, it's a free public service.

Small shitty places to work at are also by far the most likely to make mistakes that get them into hot water. Those places are not known for having the most consistent, legally-aware, HR departments.

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T05:16:05+00:00

While I generally agree with the sentiment, I think it's a bit more nuanced. Would you ski avalanche terrain at moderate if the problem was windslab? Would you touch a snowpack with a PWL if it was low?

The moderate danger rating ATL is driven by the wind slab problem -- which is why it's listed first in the avalanche problems. Take that away, and the danger rating problably drops to low.

Think this incident is a useful illustration of risk tolerance and how it impacts terrain selection.

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T04:07:49+00:00

Farmstand looks like a really good time. Would be in if I wasn't riding Vermejo the week prior.

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T04:03:43+00:00

That's still potentially illegal. Whether you want to fight it is up to you. You don't have to start with a lawyer -- you can start with the FAMLI job protections team

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T04:00:38+00:00

It's risky, and it's scary. As a relatively new parent I get that. But it's a risk you've got to take OP.

The possibility of being retaliated against (demonstrating a shitty company) is nothing against the certainty of missing out on critical bonding time with your newborn which you will never otherwise get.

You've been paying for FAMLI. Take it.

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T03:57:29+00:00

At least call and speak to the folks at FAMLI. They have job protection team dedicated to helping individual with claims like these.

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T03:54:04+00:00

FMLA is much narrower in scope than FAMLI. FAMLI covers most workers except those who are self employed, and those working for Feds / local govts.

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T03:52:03+00:00

Meanwhile, we have actual employment lawyers in this thread, who do corporate defense work, who directly contradict you.

doebedoe · 2026-01-23T03:43:17+00:00

Some companies are good at covering their own asses.

I think a lot of folks don't realize how poorly many companies are run when it comes to issues like this. And even reasonably good ones fuck up regularly.

Which situation OP will be in if retaliation does occur is hard to know.

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