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Skiing powder

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LeBlanc
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Im taking my first trip out west friday, and I have never skied real and deep powder except for east coast trees.

Im going to Fernie and they have been getting alot of snow lately

So any tips for skiing steeps, dropping cliffs, hitting backcountry booters, etc..

Thanks
Jan 15 2006 8:17PM
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PhaedeD
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fun. they closed my mountain cause there is to much snow.
Jan 15 2006 8:19PM
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HombreDeHuevos
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what?
Jan 15 2006 8:25PM
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hollygrove
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fernie. Can be amazing. It can also be horrible. But I have the feeling that it is amazing right now...
Jan 15 2006 8:30PM
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Aenigma
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Keep your weight centered, leaning back in powder makes you look like a complete ass. And if you fall on something steep, get your feet below you as fast as you can, a minor slide can turn into a tomahawk really quickly. As for dropping cliffs, that's kind of self-explanatory, you jump off and ride away.
Jan 15 2006 8:47PM
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french_fry
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depending on how much snow there is, and how steep your terrain is, you may have to lean back slightly, but its really easy to find the right balance, if you feel pushed forward then just lean back or if your shins hurt then lean forward.
Jan 15 2006 8:49PM
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MrPantyDropper
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you seem to not understand what its like out west. trust me you will be doing no backcountry, especially with the avi danger. you can also probably forget about hucking any cliffs if you asking how. for powder keep you weight centered, dont edge,dont lean back, and dont turn across the falline
Jan 15 2006 8:54PM
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Aenigma
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Hehe, I just noticed you're from the east, so you'll have to be careful at Fernie. There's some huge terrain there, so start small and work your way up to the bigger stuff, you could get yourself into a bad situation if you don't know what you're doing.
Jan 15 2006 8:58PM
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Elife
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you wont want to go home...its way toooo much fun son
Jan 15 2006 9:18PM
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PhaedeD
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www.mtbaker.us
Jan 15 2006 11:21PM
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a-g-b
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wife and son burried outside fernie. Fernie is shitty right now they just got rained on hard core. hopefully you get lucky and it stays cold
Jan 15 2006 11:25PM
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LeBlanc
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Eh, by back country I mean like inbounds backcountry... Well ok, no backcountry. Just inbounds powder. Well ok yeah, backcountry, because looks like fernie has some pretty gnarly terrain


And didnt fernie get like 5 feet of snow this week? It looks so sick out there right now.
Jan 16 2006 2:59PM
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LeBlanc
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Click for larger image


That kinda looks like snow you know
Jan 16 2006 3:01PM
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bmxican_89
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that didnt make sense. its only backcountry if its not in a ski area, and you shouldnt be there without knowledge about avis. which im guessing you dont.
Jan 16 2006 3:33PM
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MrPantyDropper
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that gave me a good laugh
Jan 16 2006 3:35PM
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LeBlanc
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Oh ok, well Im staying inbounds
Jan 16 2006 3:35PM
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snowbird4life
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^the best way to ski powder is to lay down in a tree-well while skiing by yourself.


and leave your phone, you dont need it.
Jan 16 2006 4:45PM
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steevner
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everyone saying bc is never lift servicable is stupid, take panorama, u can ski the taynton bowl by taking a lift up and walking for like 20 ft. ie. lift servicable
Jan 16 2006 4:57PM
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MrPantyDropper
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I dont think anyone said bc wasnt lift accesible..
Jan 16 2006 4:59PM
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brogilvie
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LeBlanc.. you are going to Fernie, basically my home mountain. What ski clothes do you have. I have a full orange suit and I am either skiing on Elizabeths or MSP's depends on the snow. They have had 124 cm of Fresh over the last week and a half and I think it may have stopped. The park is now mostly open. 3 tables in a row, and step up at the bottom. Good rails, they just have to dig them out, a combination of avalanches and lots of snow buried them. But yeah. Orange Suit... Cant miss me.
Word of advice... Only ride the new side (sometimes the old side is alright), and watch out for avalanches. There has been 2-3 semi-dangerous ones in the last week.

peaze
Jan 16 2006 5:00PM
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bmxican_89
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no one said it wasnt lift servicable, just that it wasnt within the boundaries of a ski area. lift served backcountry is accessed through gates.
Jan 16 2006 5:01PM
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steevner
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touché
Jan 16 2006 5:03PM
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brogilvie
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Oh yeah, and the hardcore rain is mostly in town and the bottom of the mountain only. It stopped snowing when I left yesterday. Trust me it is rad.

Yeah wife and son burried up to thur waists, it was more of a scare than a threat. Basically it was because of poor decision making from the patrol. They also may have had another smaller one yesterday. I am not too sure. It is because of all the snow they have gotten. The snow and rain is over now though, atleast thats what I think, they havent had any the last two days, but the base is 304 cm right now.

Ask your Fernie questions to me, I can represent them, ofcourse I wont back their liftees (excpetion of a few), ski patrol, staff, or day lodge... Or lack of pipe.
Jan 16 2006 5:07PM
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fredsters_s
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oh yeah?
Jan 16 2006 5:38PM
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LeBlanc
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What do you mean
Jan 16 2006 7:01PM
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MrPantyDropper
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watch some pow vids..you will only see people pointing their skis downhill and not across the hill
Jan 16 2006 7:21PM
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Powski01
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^stop acting like an expert, tourist.
Jan 16 2006 7:30PM
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LeBlanc
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Shut up.

Atleast hes helping me
Jan 16 2006 7:34PM
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snowbird4life
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haha to bad he prolly knows more about solitude and snowbasin then i do, and i fucking live here

and hes right, dont cut across the face.
Jan 16 2006 7:34PM
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MrPantyDropper
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Last time i was in utah i watched a snowboarder cut across the hill below the Jaws area at snowbird..whole thing slid. But go ahead and do what you want. I have absolutely no fucking clue what im talking about.
Jan 16 2006 7:56PM
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table_top08
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dont be conservative. ride agressively. if you fall oh well you are in powder its actually kinda fun
Jan 16 2006 8:35PM
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lalalalaura
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You're taking a trip out to Fernie THIS WEEK? Well, in that case the only advice I have for you, is bring a few extra pairs of boxers.
Jan 16 2006 8:37PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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Try to keep your weight centered over your front bindings yet put pressure on your heels so you don't submarine your skis. Leaning back is the easiest way to ski powder but you look like a pounder. keep your hands out by your side for balance if you need it. If its super deep you need to treat the bottom of your skis as a platform that deflects snow. don't try to engage your edge like you would on a groomer youll just sink one ski and fall over. (more like 60/40 60% of your weight on the outside ski and 40% on the inside ski )"ish".

Once the pow gets tracked out, which is always does within a few hours, youll have your first crud experience. Skiing crud well is a good sign of how good someone is at making turns, I think it's the most difficult to turn in and takes your legs for an ass kicking, It's completely uneven so don't pay too much attention to what the snow looks like. Just get in a stacked, rock-solid position and kinda glide through it, don't try to fight it and push down too hard, just kind of lean from side to side and stand on your skeleton and ignore the snow.
Jan 16 2006 8:44PM
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Aenigma
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And most importantly, you won't be skiing powder, you'll be skiing pooder!
Jan 16 2006 8:52PM
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LeBlanc
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Pooder? Hahah

And thank you Ice-is-scary
Jan 17 2006 4:57PM
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