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World's finest powder?

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mozzy
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Where is it, what do you prefer?

Sierra cement or champagne powder? Utah or Colorado? Japan?


Dec 1 2008 9:45AM
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ap-huhn
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hopefully japan. i will be there this winter and check out if it's as great as everyone speaks of!

Dec 1 2008 9:54AM
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niels043
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utah snow weighs nothing, europe snow is deep as fuck, japan is too expencive for most people to know anything about... hard to beat east coast pow though, when it's here is good
Dec 1 2008 10:01AM
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dom_uk
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Better terrain, yes, but im afraid you yanks have us beat on the "deep as fuck snow" section most of the time.
Dec 1 2008 10:03AM
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skiminnesota
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Utah claiming it hard. hahaha
Dec 1 2008 10:04AM
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jKutcher
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Dec 1 2008 11:03AM
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00000000
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The interior is close to the top of that list also...
Dec 1 2008 11:17AM
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FUUUCK
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Golden, Japan, Utah, Newfoundland, Austria, Alaska, Bella Coola...
Dec 1 2008 11:19AM
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sklermang
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east coast pow ftw.... if it ever comes
Dec 1 2008 11:19AM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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welll i skied some nice gun blown powder
Dec 1 2008 11:31AM
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T-Holt
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hahaha, yeah, that's where it's at, skiing the freshies while getting blasted with snowguns.
Dec 1 2008 11:46AM
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Mstchief
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end thread no contest
Dec 1 2008 11:48AM
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eheath
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Dec 1 2008 11:51AM
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JosephStalin
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UTAH FTW
Dec 1 2008 11:52AM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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and then shred the ice balls
Dec 1 2008 11:55AM
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skisquaw@420
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"our snow is thicker than most places, some people call it sierra cement, but i like to call it the greatest snow on earth"
Dec 1 2008 12:02PM
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eheath
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= not the world finest powder. People can't even legit argue that their snow is better than utah or montana.
Dec 1 2008 12:04PM
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00000000
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To all those people claiming Utah is the best, what other pow experience do you guys have? Just saying it's hard to claim #1 if you've only skied pow at one spot.
Dec 1 2008 12:05PM
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eheath
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Ive skied pow in idaho, washington, oregon, montana, wyoming, whistler, colorado and utah, i've never skied tahoe but the fact they refer to their powder as "cement" gives me a good enough clue. Utah and montana were the best, wyoming is in there too. Rocky mountains son.
Dec 1 2008 12:09PM
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123ski
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Utah gets 7.83% water density snow from December through March.  They also get almost 400 inches of snow during those 4 months, which doesn't include the other 200 inches they get from October-November and April-May. You cannot beat 7.83%!!!
Dec 1 2008 12:25PM
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Mstchief
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Northwest(timberline and meadows), whistler, CO, idaho, montana, should i even mention east coast resorts? Its not on our license plates for nothing bro
Dec 1 2008 12:28PM
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wnab21
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EAST COAST FTW!
Dec 1 2008 1:22PM
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SFBv420.0
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Keeping this thread from being worthless and Claiming hard bro

Ps that chick on the license plate could run gates switch and still be waiting for almost all of yous at the finish line

Dec 1 2008 1:23PM
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Shifty540
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Gotta love the Cascade Concrete. I yearn for those cold days where the snow just flies over my head. Whenever we get those days, I think about how nice it must be to consistantly have snow that dry.
Dec 1 2008 1:25PM
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LuchoR
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well i'm from argentina. i've been skiing for 19 years so far, i skied almost every mountain here in the andes, on the argentinian side, then i skied for 3 season in europe in austria, switzerland and france (THE ALPS) and i worked a couple of seasons on the east coast (vt and NH) and finally last season i spend it in utah and let me tell you for the whooole pow skiing i had in my life, there is no comparison. utah has the best pow, europe the best mountains.
Dec 1 2008 1:39PM
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Max-Steeze
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Dubai has the best indoor powder in the world ! haha
nah but i would say Utah there powder is so dry and light
Dec 1 2008 2:04PM
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Anti-Hero
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colombia.
Dec 1 2008 2:06PM
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king.tubby
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i really want to ski utah- everything i hear is that the snow is just ridiculous down there. however.... you all do know where the term "cold smoke" originated, right?

Dec 1 2008 2:16PM
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skiEER
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few places in Utah get 600 inches
Dec 1 2008 2:20PM
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123ski
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Last 4 seasons...average.

Alta/Snowbird - 2007/2008 701.5"
Alta/Snowbird - 2006/2007 401.5"
Alta/Snowbird - 2005/2006 637.5"
Alta/Snowbird - 2004/2005 697.5"

701.5 + 401.5 + 637.5 + 697.5 = 2 438
2438 / 4 = 609.5
Dec 1 2008 2:36PM
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SFBv420.0
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The good places do

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This photos from Mermorial day a few years ago

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I've been around the powder block a bit to FWIW

Dec 1 2008 2:40PM
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flux-capacitor
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i was told Russia has the best powder because of the constant temperatures and the water droplet sizes its something to do with it never gets to a temp where it can thaw and its like skiing in a indoor place with air-conditioning but the powders so light its mad, then its japan i think again its something to do with the temperature and the type of snow you get ?
Dec 1 2008 3:08PM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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to this day i stilll havent had a nice facial of SNOW . still waiting for that chance to come lets come over xmas break while i am in utah
Dec 1 2008 3:16PM
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Dustin.
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Colorado and Utah have snow with only like 5% water content.  Light and awesome, and it kicks the pants off of any resort in Europe.
Dec 1 2008 3:35PM
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K.C.dia
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Hopefully i will find the pow in crested butte good because my dad just moved there.
Dec 1 2008 3:38PM
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swanton
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JAPAN
Dec 1 2008 3:47PM
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ben-jamm-in
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steamboat was pretty bitchin last year, but from vids it looks like everywhere was unreal last year.
Dec 1 2008 3:58PM
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[MEGAMO]
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Dec 1 2008 7:42PM
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inactive
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Dec 1 2008 7:45PM
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huge-go
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The rockies in Alberta have the best snow. Unfortunately we only get like 5 meters a year.
Dec 1 2008 7:50PM
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SkierX
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When the weather is right, below 20 degrees, the lake effect powder at Holiday Valley is pretty nice. Too bad the terrain is non-existent.
Dec 1 2008 8:08PM
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16candles
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interior BC aint bad
Dec 1 2008 8:13PM
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jason...
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Considering all I have skied is the PNW's powder, I'd have to say BC has so pretty fucking good stuff.

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GROUSE MOUNTAIN FTW
Dec 1 2008 8:21PM
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PhaedeD
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columbia.
Dec 1 2008 8:26PM
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kenevil
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british.
Dec 1 2008 9:05PM
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SkierX
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And there goes the joke.
Dec 1 2008 9:10PM
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HappyTreez
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Keep your fingers crossed  bro, it looks like its setting up like last year,which means LOTS of snow, but CB is pretty hit or miss. Lots of times we get missed when others get hit, but others we get pounded when no one else does.
when the snow is good its nearly as light as Utah pow

Everybody is saying Utah is the shit, but SW CO is just as legit when the snow is there.
Dec 1 2008 9:20PM
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[MEGAMO]
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touche
Dec 1 2008 9:24PM
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IceCreamer
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def not jay way to much rain
Dec 1 2008 9:39PM
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zackblain
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yeah actually I was there in march when you guys got shacked and I had a ton of fun
Dec 1 2008 10:02PM
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no_steeze
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whistler and tahoe are heavy, idaho is sick when you get a lot, utah is amazing, europe is usually super sick if you get a lot of snow, and when you get a dump ec pow can be great
Dec 1 2008 10:08PM
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