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[Bumpsis]

I feel sorry for people who actually think they need epic powder to enjoy the sport of skiing!
Long live the Ice Coast!!! :beer:

yeah, right...
you're in serious denial !

I'm also for the philosopy "enjoy what you've got", but seriously, you need to scrape up some bucks and expand your horizonts a bit. That's illmatic's main point and you people beating on him like a drum for reflecting a bit of sad truth.

Who wouldn't want some epic powder???

It maybe a bit depressing to acquire scale of comparison that includes the rockies, sierras or the alps and then apply it to the North East.
We have a lot to be thankful for, but let's face it, abundant and regular natural snowfall isn't part of it.

If you lucky to live close to decent hill and can jump on it anytime it snows a bit, that's great, but for a lot of people like myself who only get the chance to ski is on weekends (if that), skiing on a few inches of fresh powder is a dream.
Skiing on man made crap is just that, crap. A pale simulation of the real thing.

We pee with excitement all over ourselves even at a hint of a few inches of fresh snow or maybe even some cold dry weather so some artifical crap can be blown to simulate the real thing. Just look at the "Official storm.." threads that go up anytime there is a prospect for a few inches of ppt.

And if you reall maintain that powder isn't a ncessary ingredient of enjoying skiing/rindg, you're full of it.

 

[bvibert]

And if you reall maintain that powder isn't a ncessary ingredient of enjoying skiing/rindg, you're full of it.

Dude, if you really need powder to enjoy skiing then I really feel sorry for you. You must either not ski too much around here, or have a lot of very miserable days.

 

[Greg]

And if you reall maintain that powder isn't a ncessary ingredient of enjoying skiing/rindg, you're full of it.

Dude, if you really need powder to enjoy skiing then I really feel sorry for you. You must either not ski too much around here, or have a lot of very miserable days.

Personally, I always enjoy skiing, regardless of the conditions, and even on a groomer day with a marginal surface, I always find a way to have fun - even if it's just working on technique. I find what some would consider crappy conditions fun and challenging. I love poking around ice and rocks and mud in the spring. I also enjoy seeing if I can maintain consistent turns over some boilerplate after a freeze/thaw in January (we'll all familiar with that, especially this season). Sure, it would great to live in Utah or Colorado and have more powder days than not, but that's just not a reality for me. I was born and raised here, and now have started a family here. I am New Englander through and through and damn proud of it. Long live the Right Coast!

 

[ALLSKIING]

And if you reall maintain that powder isn't a ncessary ingredient of enjoying skiing/rindg, you're full of it.

Dude, if you really need powder to enjoy skiing then I really feel sorry for you. You must either not ski too much around here, or have a lot of very miserable days.

Personally, I always enjoy skiing, regardless of the conditions, and even on a groomer day with a marginal surface, I always find a way to have fun - even if it's just working on technique. I find what some would consider crappy conditions fun and challenging. I love poking around ice and rocks and mud in the spring. I also enjoy seeing if I can maintain consistent turns over some boilerplate after a freeze/thaw in January (we'll all familiar with that, especially this season). Sure, it would great to live in Utah or Colorado and have more powder days than not, but that's just not a reality for me. I was born and raised here, and now have started a family here. I am New Englander through and through and damn proud of it. Long live the Right Coast!

Sure..This comes from a person that has had TWO pow days in Dec at a CT Mountain :wink:

 

[woostahDave]

how quickly we forget-
http://forums.alpinezone.com/viewtopic.php?p=67026&highlight=#67026

December really was the best early season we've had in 5 years. i was skiing goat on december 16 and that can't be bad. so we've had a month of good skiing followed by a month of lousy weather. february and march are prime ski season and all it takes are two good storms to turn things around.