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jp14
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whats the best place to ride in ca
Jul 6 2007 11:53PM
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CBROOKS
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tahoe, mammoth
Jul 6 2007 11:54PM
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jp14
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aight.

whats the best park?

whats the best pow?

and are heavenly and northstar really as good as theyre hyped up to be?
Jul 7 2007 12:02AM
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jes_readyforsnow
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mammoth. dont ski big bear unless u like a crowd and have never skied b4
Jul 7 2007 12:12AM
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Jeff_Lo
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el porto
Jul 7 2007 1:54AM
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Knewnews
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sure big bear is shit compared to norcal but if you go mid week and don't mind lapping park all day it is fine, being from michigan this is what i was used to anyways. big bear is tight, allows me to live in the desert and still be able to ski in under 2 hours.
Jul 7 2007 2:16AM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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Mammoth
Jul 7 2007 2:42AM
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Campeador
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whats the best park?

Mammoth, in Tahoe I like Alpine, Northstar and Boreal

whats the best pow?

Squaw Valley

and are heavenly and northstar really as good as theyre hyped up to be?

Both resorts attract a lot of gapers. They're both good spots but I'd recommend only going during the week. Northstar is a joke though if you're looking for anything besides park. Heavenly is the best of south shore.
Jul 7 2007 3:27AM
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Shorton
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mammoth for park

Jul 7 2007 7:19AM
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Uncle_Remus
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KIRKWOOD IS BETTER THEN HEAVENLY
Jul 7 2007 9:09AM
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mario_jibber
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HEAVENLY IS BEEETTER
Jul 7 2007 9:51AM
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KLovelace
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norcal is v. nice.. for pure park northstar is sick.., but v. flat if you kinda suck and just wana ski around on thepistes.. than saugar bowl.. thats where i learned and its a lovely little gem for learning.. as for pow.. i cant say.. i never skied pow until i left CA and went to switzerland.. and then oregon.. so u dono.. oh yeah.., never go to boreal unless you want to be bored out of your mind..
Jul 7 2007 10:08AM
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SnowMedic
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True!
Jul 7 2007 10:38AM
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steezyjibber
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mammoth
Jul 7 2007 11:14AM
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Ryanvdonk
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i hate heavenly
Jul 7 2007 11:39AM
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Billy_B
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mammoth is the sickest.
Jul 7 2007 4:02PM
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grams.
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it doesn't snow in california, silly kids
Jul 7 2007 5:00PM
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mizzike
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Park
-Alpine (best jumps)
-Boreal (most fun, not too expensive)
-Mammoth (ridiculous)
-Northstar (Fun, but full of gapers)

Pow
-Homewood (Nobody goes and you can ski fresh lines all day)
-Squaw (huge terrain, and gnarly cliff hucks)
-Sugar Bowl (Some of the best palisades and fun shoots)
-Kirkwood (Shitload of snow)
-Mammoth (Huge storms and sick lines)

Jul 7 2007 5:11PM
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kepler.
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according to freeskier

mammoth:
avg snowfall 400 inches
vertical feet 3100
skiable acres 3500
lifts 10

squaw:
snow fall 450
vert feet 2850
skiable 4000
lifts 34

kirkwood:
snow fall 500 inches
vert feet 2000
skiable acres 2300
lifts 12
Jul 7 2007 5:12PM
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860
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Are any mountains still open in California at the end of july? I'm going on the 22 or 24 to august 1st. Propbably won't be but I thought it would be worth asking
Jul 7 2007 5:27PM
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Campeador
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no
Jul 7 2007 5:34PM
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SkierJulie
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I like Mammoth and Kirkwood the best. But, I have not skied Squaw and Alpine.
Jul 7 2007 5:43PM
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nohajs
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Blowin' it.
Jul 7 2007 9:33PM
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Jeff_Lo
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i liked squaw the best, but didnt really like tahoe
Jul 7 2007 9:44PM
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Holte
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no kidding. i would not be able to survive college in LA if it wasn't for Big Bear (and a six week Christmas break). Mammoth is just too far to drive more than a couple times a month.
Jul 7 2007 9:51PM
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Ahmets_Brother
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i went to squaw when they were lackin snow but it seemed like if there was snow itd be heaven
Jul 7 2007 10:23PM
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PatVigorito
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any mountains near the oakland area. i know mammoth is like 5 hours. checked on line already, couldn't find too much
Jul 7 2007 11:52PM
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Elijah.
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I'd dig to go to Mammoth personally.
Jul 7 2007 11:53PM
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KLovelace
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oakland is in the bay area smart ass... and the closest thing to that is bear valley.. which is totally ghey and manned by carnies
Jul 7 2007 11:54PM
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PatVigorito
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yeah no shit, would ya think i know where oakland is if i were asking about it?
Jul 8 2007 12:00AM
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KLovelace
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my point is there are no mtns near the oakland area... thats why you are stupid... and clearly know nothing about CAskiing, there are mtns near mammoth and there are mtns in the sierra nevadas near tahoe.. both of which are over 4 hrs from oakland.
Jul 8 2007 12:03AM
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PatVigorito
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ha, yeah your right, i dont know about ca skiing thats why i was asking. i live on the east coast and was checkin if there was any good sking closer than mammoth
Jul 8 2007 12:11AM
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TheButterHashira
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i could ski the rest of my life at kirkwood. they have all the park i need and some of the best terrain ive ever seen. but squaw and heavenly are nice too
Jul 8 2007 12:16AM
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Piste.Off
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go to mammoth for park its insane. just be sure to bring your balls
Jul 8 2007 1:29AM
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bret
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dude i dunno why that chick was being such a bitch.  anyways there's no skiing real close to oakland.  best bet is tahoe, about 3 hours if you drive fast.  mammoth is gonna be more like 6-7 hours from you.  
Jul 8 2007 4:11AM
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lanks
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do do do do dooo do doooo
callllifoooorniaaaa here we coooome
Jul 8 2007 6:21AM
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