Will you be skiing powder this week?

[aveski2000]

Yes, at the River on Thursday, unless we decide to head up to the Loaf.

 

[Greg]

Why be one or the other? Why not ski the entire mountain and ski all the conditions on the hill? Certainly have your preferences but it is all good.

Not saying that. If I'm presented with some nice snowy woods or a sweet bump run, I'm picking the woods. The bumps will be there later. And contrary to popular belief, I don't require a zipperline of bumps. I'm perfectly content on some natural run with terrain variation, be it bumps, or dips, rolls, twists and turns, whether they are the result of skiers before me or objects underneath the snow.

I find nothing intriguing about these tiresome debates. The second the knee jerk "my preference is better than your preference" starts flying around, it is already rather old. Though I think your characterization of "powder snobs head into the woods frantically looking for untracked lines" is a bit much. Don't knock it until you tried it?

Ease up there, Mr. Defensive. JD and I are just funnin' with each other. Nobody's claiming their preference is better. This is a forum and exchanges like this are what it's all about. Still, I stand by my "powder snob" statement. It's my opinion that if you set the expectation that high than the chance of being disappointed increases. I guess it's always there if you're willing to work for it like JD points out, but quite frankly, I don't have the time for that. I'm geographically challenge so I really need to be in the right place at the right time and I'm not going to waste what little ski time I get up North searching for elusive untracked snow.. And before you comment with, "when I lived in the Boston area, I scored plenty of untracked...", that's just not happening for me. Most times life (kids, wife, job, house, etc.) requires that I plan trips days or even weeks+ in advance. And I'm totally okay with that.

There is certainly a reason folks are looking for that killer untracked line. Come Spring, I will be ripping the bumps and loving em' with ya'. And before I was a die hard powder hound, I was a die hard bumper that wondered what all the fuss was about with the woods. S'all good, experiences are addicting, some folks just have different experiences than others. True mountaineering, pioneering first descents, and hucking 100 foot cliffs is the end all and be all for some skiers. Those are the experiences that they found addicting and hooked them something fierce. Not my cup of tea, but maybe it would be if I had those experiences. S'all good.

It is all good. No argument there.

 

[JD]

People gittin' a little feisty with all this snow flin' 'round here.
DOOOOODS...it's dumping!

 

[riverc0il]

It's my opinion that if you set the expectation that high than the chance of being disappointed increases.

All depends how you approach it. My approach is certainly one of disappointment when I get my hopes up, but I try to take a reserved approach and look at things realistically. When I get like I am tonight on a day that doesn't deliver, it certainly is disappointing, but that ain't happening this week!

 

[ERJ-145CA]

People gittin' a little feisty with all this snow flin' 'round here.
DOOOOODS...it's dumping!

Wish I could say the same thing, snow's been a little lean in the hills of Jersey, it's r*ining today. Oh well, going to southern Vermont (Bromley) next week for a few days, can't wait.

 

[MarkC]

for those of you who answered yes, where are you going?

Plattekill

 

[deadheadskier]

I've got Shawnee Peak on tap for tomorrow night, hopefully things stay as snow there and then will be skiing it again on Sunday where powder won't be so likely. I'm hopin' real hard for tomorrow night. Probably will be all tracked out, just as long as I can find some sweet soft bumps under the lights, I'll be psyched.

 

[Terry]

I'll be at the peak tonight also deadheadskier. Should be good! Gotta make my two runs on the race course and then play in the new snow!

 

[Euler]

Yes. Mt. Snow 9AM Weds

 

[SIKSKIER]

AND the bottomless snow of which you speak exsists in NE more then you think, you just haven't gotten far enough away from the lift to find it on a rugular basis....IMhumbleO.

You keep telling yourself that.Maybe some people have not gotten far enough away from eastern skiing.

 

[deadheadskier]

You keep telling yourself that.Maybe some people have not gotten far enough away from eastern skiing.

I'm with JD on this one. To say that bottomless doesn't occur in the east is a false statement. It's much more rare than the west, but it exists


and yes, I've skied out west many times

 

[bvibert]

YES!
(Assuming there's some left tomorrow)

Yes, Magic tomorrow!

Be sure to post a TR when you get back today...

 

[SIKSKIER]

Yup,you guys are right.

 

[JD]

So....SIKskier...how many back country tours under your belt in Northern Vermont?

 

[deadheadskier]

Yup,you guys are right.

glad to see that you've thought about things and realized you were wrong

 

[Beetlenut]

Yep, Friday : Stratton woods and powder bumps on my 88's! :grin:

 

[loafer89]

We are planing a weekend trip to Sunday River, but the storm on friday night/saturday will make travel a bit tough. Right now I hope to drive up on saturday morning and ski some leftovers and spend alot of time in the glades.

 

[Puck it]

Again, Utah Pow!!!!!!!! Leaving @ 6:30AM, skiing by 12 noon.

 

[snoseek]

Again, Utah Pow!!!!!!!! Leaving @ 6:30AM, skiing by 12 noon.

That delta flight is the best thing since sliced bread!