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Switch in Pow...A Waste?

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I-Ski-AK
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My friend was skiing on opening day switch more then anything(Waste deep pow everywhere). But why take a face shot to the ass?
Nov 21 2007 12:42PM
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asfffffffffdd
Posts: 1554 - Karma: 1,103
you can still get faceshots switch if your making big slash turns.... plus why hate, just do whatever fells right and don't judge others
Nov 21 2007 12:45PM
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JCsteezy
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i thikn skiing switch in pow is sikk if my mountain ever got natural snow i would do it all day too
Nov 21 2007 12:47PM
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I-Ski-AK
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wasnt judging or hating on him, just wondered, (at aly you cant make "slashing" turns in the areas open right now)

but if you had waste deep, wouldnt you rather take a face shot in a landing, not an ass shot?
Nov 21 2007 12:49PM
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pistolpete23
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switch pow is sooooooo dope! its what i dream of
Nov 21 2007 12:49PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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A bunch of kids are gonna post and say how sick it is, but in reality most of them have never had a face shot in their life.  I've never skied pow switch, and probably wouldn't unless it was on some huge open face where I could do huge turns.
Nov 21 2007 12:53PM
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dave44
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You should try it.

It's still skiing

It's called progression... or diversification. Whatever you wanna call it.

Nov 21 2007 12:54PM
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I-Ski-AK
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worddd....
Nov 21 2007 12:58PM
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sno-man
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I'm all for progression but you can't ski anything steep while skiing switch.  I guess its cool if you perfer to ski flat pow.    You can't land switch in pow unless its flat as well.  Landing flat sucks.  I have yet to see someone land switch off a cliff and come out it hualing ass.  Skiing switch in pow is very limiting and slow.  It looks gay as well.  When making a switch pow turn your inside foot goes forward so far that it reminds of ice skating.  If that is what you like  then thats all that matters but think it looks way better in the park. 

Nov 21 2007 1:42PM
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I-Ski-AK
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andy mahre = hauling ass switch in pow (ski porn)

also some in UP 1.2.1
Nov 21 2007 1:46PM
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sno-man
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Hauling ass in Flat Pow.

Nov 21 2007 1:50PM
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Holte
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I must say I agree. I'm a big fan of landing switch in pow, riding it out for a few turns, and then switching back to regular. For one, it's kinda hard to see where you're going when you're riding backwards AND with snow hitting you in the face constantly, and second, I'm not good enough skiing switch to ride my favorite powder lines for more than a few turns at a time.
Nov 21 2007 1:53PM
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titsLOL
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waist deep on opening day!!!! ahhhhhhhhh I want snowwwww
Nov 21 2007 2:02PM
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slashquatch
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i was debating this last night and i think whatever feels good/ looks good
Nov 21 2007 2:02PM
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strode
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no one is ever going to rip a 40-50 degree face switch, but when you have something with a more mellow pitch, then why the hell not rip it switch if that floats your boat?   i've been getting face shots for over 20 years and the first successful switch turns i made in deep snow were like a whole new experience for me, and i will continue to ride switch i pow as much as possible.  does that mean i won't ride forward in pow ever? of course not.  but shit i bought a pair of bacons for the sole purpose of riding switch in pow as often as i can.  just because you aren't getting snow all over your face doesn't mean your pow turns are any less meaningful.  

there are so many threads on here that could be ended by saying "if you like it, then do it, if you don't like it, then don't do it."  don't base your decision on what anyone here thinks or says - base it on what you feel and stop worrying about what other people think of you for it. 
Nov 21 2007 2:10PM
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*DwC*
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i wonder how many people on here have actually tried to ski pow switch.... shit is so fucking hard!
Nov 21 2007 2:11PM
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sno-man
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Yea but skiing pow with your legs crossed over is hard as well.  Thats not the point. 
Nov 21 2007 2:20PM
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strode
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depends on the skis.  me trying to ski switch in pow on my MSP's or gotamas is just funny to watch (and i don't ever try anyway with those two anymore) but on my bacon's it's like butter.....or bacon grease rather. 
Nov 21 2007 2:54PM
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dave44
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Oh and I forgot to say

As long as he's having fun, it's not a waste.


Nov 21 2007 3:14PM
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poofartpee
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it depends on what u enjoy...personnely if it was super deep pow (like thigh deep) i would deff ski forward but switch is fun when there is not an abundance of pow that makes u wanna charge forwards
Nov 21 2007 3:17PM
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Carter23
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all you kids please keep skiing pow switch so i can lap you 5 times and get the goods
Nov 21 2007 3:29PM
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TheQuailman
Posts: 7382 - Karma: 152
I'd rather ski it normally but like if I take 10 pow runs why not make one of them switch?
Nov 21 2007 4:15PM
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titsLOL
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i'd kill to ski pow sideways right now, I really dont care what direction I go in snow is snow it all rules.
Nov 21 2007 4:22PM
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liquidsword
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frontwards waste of snow otherwise you ski switch when your bored
Nov 21 2007 4:26PM
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J.D.
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Switch pow is just as fun as forward pow. It's just different. Of course, if you have the opportunity to charge some steeps you'll do it, and you won't be doing it switch, but for those big pow fields it's nice to have some dimension with which to work rather than always skiing the same way. Usually my first run on a pow day I won't even consider turning switch. That said my first run of the year on monday was fully switch.
Nov 21 2007 4:28PM
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JGP.
Posts: 2785 - Karma: 474
where did you mount your bacons?
Nov 21 2007 5:25PM
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ColbyV
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all i have to say is you're mad lucky - waist deep pow on opening day
and it seems like you probably get a lot of pow and your friend wants to get more well rounded skiing both directions in pow which is no easy task
Nov 21 2007 6:17PM
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amsterdamned
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They aren't face shots if they're in the ass, now are they.
Nov 21 2007 6:19PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Who do tricks off of jumps instead of just straight airing them? Its more fun, thats why. Switch pow runs feel sooooooo good.
Nov 21 2007 6:22PM
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Krongos
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i mean the reason faceshots kick so much ass is that its proof that the snow is light and deep.  the actual act of getting snow in your face and down your throat while skiing is not really all that great, but the skiing that comes with it is, so really its not a waste at all.
Nov 21 2007 6:24PM
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Klick_2_klaim
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haha everything is better in the ass!
Nov 21 2007 6:49PM
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garrett.
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oh by the way, im his friend.. and i dont regret a single minute of it
Nov 21 2007 6:52PM
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Kornn101
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ive never been in snow deeper than my shins =(
Nov 21 2007 6:59PM
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[~_~]
Posts: 20239 - Karma: 1,273
One isnt better than the other. I think of switch as more technical and more of a challenge.

Charging fowards and getting some phat slash is also fun. It really depends on the scenario.
Nov 21 2007 7:04PM
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CHARLES.BRONSON
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and i thought the thall vs t dubs thread was the dumbest thing on here........
Nov 21 2007 7:20PM
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*DrewT*
Posts: 7768 - Karma: 481
I got a faceshot once... FROM YOUR DAD!!!!!


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Nov 21 2007 7:33PM
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skiminnesota
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burned yourself!
Nov 21 2007 7:51PM
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SHastatahoe
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Yeah, it is a waste.  But I still do it, it's fun.
Nov 21 2007 8:17PM
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djty111
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its not a waste if thats what your into...personaly although it looks dope I think that it limits what you can ski, its harder to ski something very steep and technicial...
Nov 21 2007 8:20PM
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eastchris
Posts: 674 - Karma: 16
whatever you like. Diversifecation of the sport is a good thing
Nov 21 2007 8:29PM
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Alex_G
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Why does this matter to you? Don't ski switch in pow if you don't like it. Quit hating on different styles of newschool skiing (besides snowblading/skiboarding/gayrapeuptheass).
Nov 21 2007 8:33PM
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Kevski
Posts: 7056 - Karma: 2,790
I don't think it's a waste at all, just personally I wouldn't do it. I love skiing forwards in the pow, and would like to keep doing that for a long time before I ski backwards in it. But I'm sure skiing switch in pow would be so much fun. All in good time.
Nov 21 2007 8:45PM
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BobYohan
Posts: 3001 - Karma: 375

well, i live in the esst so pow is rare i would never waste it trying to learn switch and falling. but if i were out west with lots of backcountry acces id be on that shit like white on snow

Nov 21 2007 9:16PM
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PhaedeD
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you better have your gat in hand cuuuhz maaannn
Nov 21 2007 9:19PM
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Karcher
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skiing switch in pow is so much more fun than skiing forward. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i want to go skiing!
Nov 21 2007 9:41PM
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strode
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i mounted approx +2.5. 

on the side of the ski it says "designed by Eric Pollard" and i mounted right at the "E"

they are pretty damn close to center, but still a couple cm back from true center. 
Nov 21 2007 11:06PM
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alaskakid
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I can see where your coming from. If it wasn't anything steep/pillows/etc and just mellow unsteap powder I'd defintely try it. For anything else though, I would enjoy doing it forward more though.
Landing switch in powder is different, because landing in pow switch, taking a couple turns switch then turning around is very sick.
Nov 21 2007 11:10PM
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garrett.
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zack why dont you try it before you knock it
Nov 21 2007 11:12PM
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holyDINOSAURS
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why do you say that?
5 years ago i bet people thought no one would ever do giant 180s off cliffs, or have skis that raise way before the tip and tail, or ski powder well without poles

but that all happened.
Nov 21 2007 11:16PM
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HermioneGranger
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i don't know i think that skiing pow switch would be wayyyyy more rewarding then skiing it forward
Nov 21 2007 11:44PM
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I-Ski-AK
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hey fuck, i wasnt knocking it, i asked if it was a fucking, why cant people read and comprehend shit...i ASKED if it was a waste or not...i never said that i wasnt ever goign to do it, just not with a pair of CORE mounted ARVs...dip shit
Nov 21 2007 11:54PM
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