You might be an East Coast skier if...

[awf170]

1. You consider any fresh snow powder.

"pfff, there is perfectly good powder under that inch of rain crust!" :lol:

2. When you look up at your tracks in the powder you see grass and rocks sticking out.

 

[eatskisleep]

Mmm Wildcat...

 

[awf170]

No one else?!

Alright, let me think of another....




3. You're pretty impressed with yourself for continuing to ski even when the coverage is this terrible:

http://www.thesnowway.com/gallery/main.php/v/0607season/20061105stowe/20061105stowe18.jpg.html

Then you see some other idiot continue to ski even further.

http://www.thesnowway.com/gallery/main.php/v/0607season/20061105stowe/20061105stowe17.jpg.html


4. The only weather you check for skiing is for the summit of Mt. Washington because it atleast is below freezing most the time in a season like this (I actually do this)

 

[from_the_NEK]

You complain CONSTANTLY about the weather and that there is not enough snow. Even though you know there is nothing you can do to change the weather and all of the complaining is just releasing more hot air that is contributing to global warming. :razz:

 

[billski]

If you complain that there is TOO MUCH snow.
or If you complain that the trails are ungroomed (after snowing 4" during the day.)

(It really happens. Ski Patrols hear it all the time from middling skiers after a small dump).

 

[Warp Daddy]

I'll bite : If you spend too damn much time on these forums rather than skiing --b cuz there IS NOT ENUF SNOW :blink:

 

[from_the_NEK]

If you complain that there is TOO MUCH snow.
or If you complain that the trails are ungroomed (after snowing 4" during the day.)

(It really happens. Ski Patrols hear it all the time from middling skiers after a small dump).

I just want to slap those people :dunce: I have heard this before at southern Vermont ski areas. "Groom the powder flat!" What kind of devil worship creates such thinking :evil: :evil: :evil:

 

[JD]

You know you're an East Coast skier if 6 crusty inches of snow is reguarded as "Good Base".


You know your'e an East Coast skier if you spend more time cutting lines in the woods then skiing the woods.

You know you're an ECS if it's neg 20 and sunny is a nice day to be out...

You know you're an East Coast skier if you keep you boat in your truck with your skis.

 

[billski]

I just want to slap those people :dunce: I have heard this before at southern Vermont ski areas. "Groom the powder flat!" What kind of devil worship creates such thinking :evil: :evil: :evil:

The same people who want everything so d*mn "conveeeeeenient"
(Which is a good reason to keep the glades and stash entrances hidden, or at least scary looking. Otherwise they'd be in there complaining about too many "sticks, rocks and branches....")

 

[Big Game]

You know you're an east coast boarder when you never take your bike rack off the top of your car.

 

[SkiDork]

I guess it's time to break out the dirt skiin video...

http://www.libroncos.com/dirt_skiing.wmv

 

[Marc]

No one else?!

Alright, let me think of another....




3. You're pretty impressed with yourself for continuing to ski even when the coverage is this terrible:

http://www.thesnowway.com/gallery/main.php/v/0607season/20061105stowe/20061105stowe18.jpg.html

Then you see some other idiot continue to ski even further.

http://www.thesnowway.com/gallery/main.php/v/0607season/20061105stowe/20061105stowe17.jpg.html


4. The only weather you check for skiing is for the summit of Mt. Washington because it atleast is below freezing most the time in a season like this (I actually do this)

I might be upset about that comment if it wasn't true...

 

[andyzee]

OK, let's try and turn this a bit more positive:

You know you're an east coat skier when you can handle just about any conditions, whether it's ice, dirt, or pow.

You know you're an east coast skier when you run into a west coast wus on the slopes and they cry about the conditions out here, which at the time to you consider optimal.

 

[JimG.]

You complain CONSTANTLY about the weather and that there is not enough snow. Even though you know there is nothing you can do to change the weather and all of the complaining is just releasing more hot air that is contributing to global warming. :razz:

POST OF THE WEEK!

You knew I'd be on that one.

 

[from_the_NEK]

POST OF THE WEEK!

You knew I'd be on that one.

I have resigned to the fact that I'll just let what is going to happen actually happen and stop complaining about it and instead be amazed at the crazy weather. Currently snowing here in St J

 

[wintersyndrome]

Your an know your an ECS if you've ever said "Thats not Ice its just hard packed powder"

Your know your an ECS when you've spent the night at the "Vermont Welcome Station" off of I-91 just to get some late season turns in the next day.

 

[ajl50]

Your an know your an ECS if you've ever said "Thats not Ice its just hard packed powder"


"that's not ice it's N-ice"
you might be an EC skier if you say "it's just a little scraped off" when bullets could bounce off the trail.
and
you might be an EC skier if the first thing you look for in a ski is "hard snow grip"

 

[mitchmac]

....you can perfectly imitate the sound of ski scraping against ice any time, any day.....

 

[Charlie Schuessler]

... consider Rocky Mountain "ICE" areas packed powder...

 

[skiprob]

If you grin during your morning bike ride because the temp is less than 32f.