It's Not Powder Skiing...

[deadheadskier]

Alright guys let's not discuss the situation further. He has not been banned. We like to give everyone a fair chance. Everyone can be an ass on here from time to time including me. Please do not bait him or any one else into a flame / troll war. Try and keep things fun but civil. Thanks

 

[marcski]

Alright guys let's not discuss the situation further. He has not been banned. We like to give everyone a fair chance. Everyone can be an ass on here from time to time including me. Please do not bait him or any one else into a flame / troll war. Try and keep things fun but civil. Thanks

Free GSS.

 

[deadheadskier]

Free GSS.

2010 called. They want their joke back

 

[marcski]

2010 called. They want their joke back

What joke? I was and am 100% serious. There was definitely value added with GSS....which is a lot more than can be said of our new troll.

 

[deadheadskier]

If you miss him marc, there's always paskiandride

plenty of people share your opinion; plenty of people don't

 

[skiNEwhere]

When life gives you rocks, break out your rock ski's

 

[Snowlover]

Given the weather I thought we could all relate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4u_z3T9U-8

It's not about getting the greatest conditions; its about having fun with what you've got.

Oh, and my knees hurt after watching this.

....Is this a how to guide for mcl tears? Or for how to destroy ski's?

Absolute garbage. What a waste of video.

 

[jrmagic]

Wow that's one of the most impressive ski clips I've ever seen.

 

[MadMadWorld]

I really missed this.

 

[Snowlover]

That video looks about as much fun as sandpaper condoms.

 

[skiNEwhere]

Takes a lot of skill to shred terrain like that though

 

[Snowlover]

Takes a lot of skill to shred terrain like that though

Of course it does, but I don't ski to display skill. I ski to have fun(sort of like the silly snowboard vs. ski threads that used to go around....which one requires more skill) And that terrain would require skill if it had powder on it too obviously. That video doesn't get me high on skiing. lol....I need some deep pow video's

 

[jrmagic]

Takes a lot of skill to shred terrain like that though

Hell Yeah! I'm all for making the best of shitty conditions and have had a lot of fun doing so as you need to be creative and I am certain it improves your skill level but for what's in the video you need steel balls, excellent technical skills and a big budget or comps for skis as they had to take a beating and given the edge hold he had, those didn't start the day as beater rock skis.

 

[skiNEwhere]

Hell Yeah! I'm all for making the best of shitty conditions and have had a lot of fun doing so as you need to be creative and I am certain it improves your skill level but for what's in the video you need steel balls, excellent technical skills and a big budget or comps for skis as they had to take a beating and given the edge hold he had, those didn't start the day as beater rock skis.

Exactly. While it does take a lot of skill to shred pow as well, no ski videos ever seem to focus of conditions like this that take a different skill set to shred. That's what skiing is about. Making the best of the conditions.

 

[Snowlover]

Exactly. While it does take a lot of skill to shred pow as well, no ski videos ever seem to focus of conditions like this that take a different skill set to shred. That's what skiing is about. Making the best of the conditions.

LOL! Aren't you from Colorado? When do you have to make the best of the conditions!? You guys get great conditions all the time. Try coming to Connecticut sometime and see what we deal with

 

[jrmagic]

LOL! Aren't you from Colorado? When do you have to make the best of the conditions!? You guys get great conditions all the time. Try coming to Connecticut sometime and see what we deal with

Colorado isn't always as snowy as you think.Many lines require LOTS of snow to make them skiable. Aside from that IIRC skiNEwhere is originally an east coaster.

 

[skiNEwhere]

LOL! Aren't you from Colorado? When do you have to make the best of the conditions!? You guys get great conditions all the time. Try coming to Connecticut sometime and see what we deal with

Nope. Lived in Mass and skied in New England until I moved here in 2012 where I caught the end of the season. Caught the end of the season last year as well since I was out of the country.

 

[snoseek]

LOL! Aren't you from Colorado? When do you have to make the best of the conditions!? You guys get great conditions all the time. Try coming to Connecticut sometime and see what we deal with

I've done three in Utah, Three in Colorado and going on my third in Tahoe and will tell you it's not always fields of soft snow. I've seen it pour buckets of rain straight to the top in December and freeze on the backside. Oh and sometimes it just doesn't snow. Yes, odds are the snow will be much better but you just never know. Last year I left here March 1st with shitty hardpack snow, drove 3000 miles, and proceeded to ski Deep pow all spring while The Sierra was playing connect the dots. The year before Colorado went through the same thing

 

[steamboat1]

Even Utah gets rain. Snowbird/Alta were sheets of ice in Jan. two years ago.

 

[Snowlover]

I've done three in Utah, Three in Colorado and going on my third in Tahoe and will tell you it's not always fields of soft snow. I've seen it pour buckets of rain straight to the top in December and freeze on the backside. Oh and sometimes it just doesn't snow. Yes, odds are the snow will be much better but you just never know. Last year I left here March 1st with shitty hardpack snow, drove 3000 miles, and proceeded to ski Deep pow all spring while The Sierra was playing connect the dots. The year before Colorado went through the same thing

Yes of course it can vary, but if you live in salt lake city, you're scoring pow regularly every single year. If you MUST ski 7 days a week, all winter long then yes you can run into less than perfect conditions.

It's all about averages. What is alta's worse snow year EVER? 275 inches? So almost double the snowfall of mount snow on it's worse year? lol