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Powder Vs. Park

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jackedforski
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I get so much shit from freinds about loving POWDER and back country and i plan on getting better at park but my question is which would you choose Powder or Park. Would you rather go to Swizerland or would you rather go to utah to hit the sweet park?
Sep 30 2007 5:02PM
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Dustin.
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actually i am pretty sure Utah and Colorado get way better snow than we ever did in Europe so i don't see your point...
Oct 4 2007 12:43AM
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switch_9
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Its like if you are a skateboarder and you choose either the skatepark or urban riding. The skatepark on one hand is made for skateboarding, it has all the features that are fun to ride in the urban areas except its all compact into one. Urban skating on the other hand is the heart of skating. its what skateparks copy. In urban, you deal with nails sticking out of shit, cracks in the cement, sketchy landings, sketchy in runs, and so on. This makes it real. And a cool thing about it is that you can bring out your creativity with the rail/hip/ect. and makeup sick lines and tricks to do.

Its the same thing with skiing. If you go backcountry and powder skiing, your skiing the untamed territories. Theres nothing limiting you unlike tabletops in the park that you have to land only a certain distance or you overshoot.

I say make your own kickers to your specifications and size. Landing in powder is a lot better feeling anyways.
Oct 4 2007 12:59AM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
Posts: 2715 - Karma: 355
Like park is something that is rewarding while powder is just pure fun. In the park it isn't allways fun but when you stomp a trick it is better than powder, but when you are crashing or can't get the trick it is crap.
Oct 4 2007 2:13AM
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jackedforski
Posts: 56 - Karma: 10
its just awesome
Oct 17 2007 9:44PM
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Bab.
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i would definetley ski pow cause the deepest snow ive skied is like 15cm. east coast sucks for skiing
Oct 17 2007 9:49PM
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joly.sp
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qft
Oct 17 2007 9:50PM
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Jwalk
Posts: 4647 - Karma: 134
I love both
Oct 17 2007 9:52PM
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jason...
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if theres fresh snow, powder obviously, if there isnt, park
Oct 17 2007 9:52PM
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tSki
Posts: 956 - Karma: 171
hahaha go to utah for sweet park, ill go to utah for some sweet pow
Oct 17 2007 10:15PM
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ruggles
Posts: 57 - Karma: 10
if you roll in the east park is pretty much all you can ride but pow is deffinitely more fun when its available but on a daily basis park is where im at
Oct 17 2007 10:23PM
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t-roy
Posts: 4041 - Karma: 52
powder. anytime, anyday.
Oct 17 2007 11:18PM
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anton...
Posts: 119 - Karma: 10
POW! RIGHT IN THE KISSER!!

its pow first, and park on the days there is none...


Oct 17 2007 11:44PM
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slimbruddah
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Park park park park park park park park park park, I like it cause I'm a skateboarder, you can throw together lines and stuff, keep going and tricking. 
But if it snows you haffta go ski the pow. You can't ski the park anyways... unless there's a super fun rail or something.
Oct 18 2007 12:00PM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085
Powder first. When it's gone, hit the park.
Oct 18 2007 12:02PM
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steezyjibber
Posts: 15967 - Karma: 11,026
p@rk
Oct 18 2007 8:33PM
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natedogg789435
Posts: 1177 - Karma: 9
powber is compable to great sex 
Oct 18 2007 8:50PM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
Posts: 2715 - Karma: 355
Park since there never is any powder at my mountains. Powder is something i make fun ski trips for not my daily routine. Park City Utah over i think it was Sweeden or Switzerland
Oct 18 2007 8:59PM
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JTL
Posts: 2275 - Karma: 338
agreed
Oct 18 2007 9:01PM
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paulbunyan
Posts: 3110 - Karma: 90
PARK AND THEN POW!
Oct 18 2007 10:09PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
if i lived somewhere that got good powder consistantly probably 85-90 percent of the time i would still rather do park. the only time i wouldnt do park is if it snows too much and you cant get any speed for jumps. then thats a day for powder
Oct 18 2007 10:15PM
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kenevil
Posts: 1309 - Karma: 31
you obviously haven't skied much pow
Oct 19 2007 5:47PM
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tomtheelf
Posts: 65 - Karma: 14
Well seeing im an EC park rat. whose mountian never gets an inch if powder id have to say park cause i hardly ever ski powder. i was looking forward to i when i went to utah last year but it was really hot and no pow to be found. dagger
Oct 19 2007 5:58PM
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skiminnesota
Posts: 9093 - Karma: 429
POWDER                         ive skied 2 days if powder in my life (MN sucks!!!!!!!!) 


and they were the 2 best days ive ever had
Oct 19 2007 10:14PM
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Edward.
Posts: 9366 - Karma: 445
i havent honestly. ive never actually even skiied backcountry in my life. ive only skied in new jersey, ny, and pa. i went to whistler once and that was in the summer. i love park
Oct 19 2007 10:46PM
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mckeeman
Posts: 2674 - Karma: 122
Id rather go to Utah and ski powder.

Id also rather go to Switzerland to ski pow.
Oct 19 2007 10:49PM
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_R3iD
Posts: 443 - Karma: 18
a good combination of both park is more often so pow seems more epic and enjoyable
Oct 19 2007 11:23PM
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oiECSoi
Posts: 1447 - Karma: 10
when theres is pow i consider the whole mountain a park, just jump, jib, and do eerything. just have fun with what you do
Oct 20 2007 1:03PM
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freestailin
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actually its not a choice, best line ever... big pow day and at the end of your line you pass trough the park and back to the lift into powder... i've done that and its the sickest thing ever... there are few powder days, and the park is open all year so... i think i'd choose powder
Oct 20 2007 1:08PM
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PeteyG
Posts: 2946 - Karma: 49
pow in the park! then u get fresh turns then u can try stuff youve never landed cuz its a soft landing. youll hafta really pump for speed tho it can bge alil slow
Oct 20 2007 1:32PM
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LOVEPOW
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thats not even a question powder is amazing why would you ski park on a powder day?  Ive seen kids doing that and they look like retards
Oct 20 2007 2:01PM
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jackedforski
Posts: 56 - Karma: 10
POWDER holy shit i made this thread over 2 months ago
llook how my baby has grown
Oct 29 2007 10:32PM
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ScrappyJoeYoung
Posts: 1407 - Karma: 1,277
any powder, its gonna be a powder day, fresh groomed park, hittin the park
Oct 29 2007 10:41PM
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Karcher
Posts: 3788 - Karma: 1,934
what the hell
Oct 29 2007 11:22PM
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Rippy087
Posts: 666 - Karma: 12
if i had a choice of pow or park it would always be pow.  I never get any of it on the east coast and whenever i go to vail it never snows, snow gods hate me
Oct 30 2007 12:50AM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
right on...
Oct 30 2007 12:57AM
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bowman2101
Posts: 60 - Karma: 10
i would say park
Oct 30 2007 8:25AM
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B.Snow
Posts: 1859 - Karma: 92
i'd say both ... i bet there will be some heated arguements about this 
Oct 30 2007 8:28AM
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