Lake Effect At It Again

[wa-loaf]

The point of contention was never about that. It was about the fact that he said you can't ski blues with powder. That led me to believe he's never skied pow. Honestly, it's just plain wrong. How can something this silly take up 12 pages? I think some of you have hit your head on tree's.

Nobody said you can't ski blues in Powder. MMW said that there are parts of WA where it's difficult. I mentioned that I had a fun day there in the pow, there's enough steep that you can get speed to carry you over the flats. MMW mentioned that beginners have a hard time with this, likely as they don't carry enough speed to get them through the flats.

It's a warm rainy day and I think a few of us are bored at work. It's easy to get a rise out of you. Note, I don't think anyone has thrown any insults out except for you.

 

[Snowlover]

Yep, the helmet saved my noggin from getting damaged by that branch at 1:10.

A branch? lol.....Try the tree itself my man. Hey you're a grown man. Just be realistic of the risk. One wrong move at that speed and your head is splattered against a tree trunk. Hopefully nothing happens in the future. stay safe.

 

[MadMadWorld]

I never said that... I think I've said that it is not as enjoyable. To clarify, 3" to maybe 8" can be fun on a Blue (depending on the characteristics of the Blue trail). Powder any deeper than that and you'll find me on the steeps on a black or in the trees.

That has been my point the whole time.

 

[Snowlover]

Nobody said you can't ski blues in Powder. MMW said that there are parts of WA where it's difficult. I mentioned that I had a fun day there in the pow, there's enough steep that you can get speed to carry you over the flats. MMW mentioned that beginners have a hard time with this, likely as they don't carry enough speed to get them through the flats.

It's a warm rainy day and I think a few of us are bored at work. It's easy to get a rise out of you. Note, I don't think anyone has thrown any insults out except for you.

I can't be bothered to look through 12 pages for the quote where he said wawa can't handle powder....you can't ski more than 10mph....you'll have to walk all the way down....ect....ect.

 

[Snowlover]

That has been my point the whole time.

That's fine...why not just say that. People can enjoy different things.

 

[from_the_NEK]

A branch? lol.....Try the tree itself my man. Hey you're a grown man. Just be realistic of the risk. One wrong move at that speed and your head is splattered against a tree trunk. Hopefully nothing happens in the future. stay safe.

Thanks for the concern but I'm pretty clear on the risks. And for what it is worth, I don't think I got above 15mph in those glades. Sure the trees passing by at a close distance make it look like I'm going fast but in reality I'm not and usually not over the threshold of the helmet helping mitigate an impact. Additionally, at those speeds, in the event of a slip up, I can pretty quickly adjust to keep my head and other vital body parts away from the trees. Is the risk 0. Hell no. Participating in life has risks.

 

[Snowlover]

OH and I didn't see any face shots in that glade video. Nothing exceptional. It wasn't even that deep. Deep for ec maybe. Just an average jay peak black diamond type skier ripping the glades. You could argue that should have never been uploaded either. Now this is exceptional. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_8pZScPG7I
people could rag on your video in the same you're ragging on snow ridge.

 

[Snowlover]

Thanks for the concern but I'm pretty clear on the risks. And for what it is worth, I don't think I got above 15mph in those glades. Sure the trees passing by at a close distance make it look like I'm going fast but in reality I'm not and usually not over the threshold of the helmet helping mitigate an impact. Additionally, at those speeds, in the event of a slip up, I can pretty quickly adjust to keep my head and other vital body parts away from the trees. Is the risk 0. Hell no. Participating in life has risks.

Yeah it looks a lot faster. So you're not going fast either! LOL....The guys at snow ridge were going faster. We are back at square one. LOL

 

[Snowlover]

14 pages avoided just by saying you can ski blue in powda!

 

[MadMadWorld]

That's fine...why not just say that. People can enjoy different things.

Well I have but that got lost in all the posts I spent defending the ridiculous points you were trying to make.

 

[Snowlover]

Saying they never should have uploaded that. Good for them uploading that showing what fun they had! Although if I was a local I wouldn't want that uploaded. Might attract crowds. lol

 

[Snowlover]

14 pages avoided just by saying you can ski blue in powda and go more than walking speed!.....enough said. It just got sidetracked into total nonsense.

 

[Snowlover]

Oh and lastly I'll add any skier who's been sking maybe 5 times and link parralell turns together can easily attack some light pow on a blue trail so I odn't agree with some of these mtn's decsions to groom 90% of the terrarin.

 

[St. Bear]

Oh and lastly I'll add any skier who's been sking maybe 5 times and link parralell turns together can easily attack some light pow on a blue trail so I odn't agree with some of these mtn's decsions to groom 90% of the terrarin.

Depends how self aware they are. There are lots of people who can do that on hardpack, try the same techniques in powder, fail miserably, and don't know why.

 

[Snowlover]

Depends how self aware they are. There are lots of people who can do that on hardpack, try the same techniques in powder, fail miserably, and don't know why.

Sure. It can take practice. It's it a different type of skiing. It's an athletic skill.(like any athletic skill, some won't be that good) I just mean their ready for it by then.

 

[steamboat1]

Dude....stop being anal.

Practice what you preach.

 

[Cornhead]

Water content has a lot to do with how much snow is skiable on how much pitch. I skied Snow Ridge New Year's Day, a measly 14" of fairy dust, I was amazed how fast it could be skied. Because the snow was so light, it offered little resistance to downhill movement. I've skied 8" of fresh that was barely snow that was tons of work to ski. Either way, I'll take fresh snow over frozen granular groomers any day. The only problem is, it spoils the shit out of you.

I could see myself living closer to Tug Hill, the skiing experience is quite good for such little vert. The chairs/t-bar are slow, but they're only raising you 500ft, so the rides are short. There's zero run-out, a big plus, sucks to have to travel the flats just to get back to the lift. If you do ski the ravine, you've got to work a little to get back, worth the effort. The $15 lift tickets are nice, and the vibe there is awesome, very MRG, Plattekillish. Oh yeah, they get shitloads of light fluffy snow. Thanks for the entertaining pissing match. 52yr old gaper here, feeling more like 62 lately.

 

[snoseek]

ummm wow, what is this thread about again?

 

[steamboat1]

yes. Douglas quaid is my name.

must be something about guys named doug ...

lol!

 

[MadMadWorld]

ummm wow, what is this thread about again?

Does it matter? These type of threads never get old.