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skiierrrrrrr
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I was just having a conversation and I was wondering what amount of fresh snow you guys consider as  a pow day?
Jul 16 2009 5:17PM
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highaltNM
Posts: 552 - Karma: 52
6 inches+
Jul 16 2009 5:22PM
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king.tubby
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hard to say.  there have been days when my mountain reported 2 inches, and ive skied knee deep snow.  subtle variations in wind, water content, temperature can make a big difference.  not to mention how much snow has fallen over the preceeding days.  i thnk you just know when its a pow day
Jul 16 2009 5:35PM
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JamanBird
Posts: 148 - Karma: 11
Whenever you get two or more "faceshots." (No gay pun intended).

Jul 16 2009 8:07PM
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Snowgoner
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living in MA, 4-5"+
Jul 16 2009 8:09PM
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matt.rad
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living in PA i'd say 3"+
haha... sad, i know
Jul 16 2009 8:10PM
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Balto
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my mountain has said 3 inches and i was getting knee deep, but where they measure is a wind trap so all the snow blows away
Jul 16 2009 8:11PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
6+
Jul 16 2009 8:17PM
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16candles
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Jul 17 2009 12:51AM
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ashamedkrew2
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anything over an inch (Yay Minnesota!)
Jul 17 2009 12:53AM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 373
6+

but im still happy with like 3 or 4, its better than hardpack haha
Jul 17 2009 12:57AM
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meowshred
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well im always riding heli in the chicago backcountry so at least 3 feet

Jul 17 2009 1:10AM
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traylortrash
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Jul 17 2009 1:18AM
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Funnel
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Jul 17 2009 2:05AM
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Dr.Dickless
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i ski tahoe so in the early season when the snow is really heavy i would consider 3+ a pow day but later in the season it has to be a foot plus to count as a pow day(thats actually on the Mt not from the website)
Jul 17 2009 2:13AM
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B-runge
Posts: 16558 - Karma: 361
when there is new snow and your having fun.......

but 3 = better than other things

6 = pow day

foo t= fuck yes

and thats all on the mountain, not what the site says
Jul 17 2009 2:25AM
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thelizards
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I love the midwest!
Jul 17 2009 2:31AM
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LINJA
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^i hope you arent talking about bogus basin

but i consider like 6-8 decent enough for me to hit the offtrail

Jul 17 2009 3:23AM
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B-runge
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uh when it snows at bogus we get like 3-9
which is nice

seriously all these kids fucking bitch all day about bogey and if they lived out east and skied some shitty ass ice mound (no disrespect) then you would change your perspective


but for the foot plus days brundage frequents them

i went to brundage 12 times last season and 9 of them were pow days
only one of them didnt have left over pow because it was spring and slushy
Jul 17 2009 3:27AM
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holyDINOSAURS
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15+ cms you yanks.

which issss prob 6" i think. i dunno inches.
Jul 17 2009 3:28AM
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assface
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19 inches at alyeska








jokes. id say 5 or 6
Jul 17 2009 3:58AM
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Gnarwall
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Here's my general scale.

0" is shit.
3" for a "fun, yet still not epic day"
9" for an "epic, but not orgasmic day"
15" for an "orgasmic day"

That being said, 3" days quickly become 15" days if you know where to go, lol.
Jul 17 2009 4:16AM
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DR.SHRED
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10 in is good but not great
Jul 17 2009 4:27PM
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tedmgee
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a foot and over

Jul 17 2009 6:10PM
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Malcolm
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a little over ankle deep
Jul 17 2009 6:17PM
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*monsterskier*
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anything over an inch..yay for va

Jul 17 2009 6:17PM
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Tripplesixty
Posts: 835 - Karma: 148
I don't get that excited for anything under a foot... 10-15 is good, 15-25 pow day, 25+ epic
Jul 17 2009 6:24PM
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Jamestown
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this is amurrica, we dont need no jib-jab limey bullshit talkin about some "metric system"

Jul 17 2009 6:27PM
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B-runge
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shut it this isnt america
its a website
Jul 17 2009 6:29PM
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Jamestown
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i was soooo serious
Jul 17 2009 6:31PM
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charmander
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a canadian website at that
Jul 17 2009 8:00PM
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B-runge
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well its based in California the office is in quebec
Jul 17 2009 8:09PM
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charmander
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semantics.
Jul 17 2009 8:18PM
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lainekras
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agreed
Jul 17 2009 9:01PM
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biG_EaSt
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usually between 3-6in in upstate ny
Jul 18 2009 1:24AM
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LINJA
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i just call em as i see em

we hardly get snow

thats a fact that you cant argue with

Aug 5 2009 7:57PM
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Kevski
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20 CM is what I consider a "pow day". Any amount of new snow means a good fresh day but I find it isn't a "pow day" unless there are many areas with 20 or more centimeters of fresh snow. That's like 7ish inches for you american folks.
Aug 5 2009 8:07PM
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_CC_
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Aug 5 2009 8:08PM
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Elijah.
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At Baker it's probably 6"+ is a good day.
Aug 5 2009 8:13PM
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Funnel
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Once you hit two feet.  It gets AWESOME.
Aug 5 2009 8:18PM
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no_steeze
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basically as long as it covers all the crud and shit and it's enough to float in on super fat skis
Aug 5 2009 8:30PM
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panojibber
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If there is fresh snow on the ground at all I'm stoked.
Aug 5 2009 8:31PM
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teleTay
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this i am ok with but utah makes me think 10+
Aug 5 2009 8:31PM
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selkirks
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I'll say 6". But in North Idaho we do occasionally get hammered, and when that happens, my expectations are slightly higher -- it might be 9". When we've been under an inversion for one-and-a-half months, 3" is a powder day. On average, though, it's definitely 6".
Aug 5 2009 8:46PM
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Leafman
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a foot
Aug 5 2009 8:54PM
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grams.
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upstate NY sooo like 3 inches or more hahaha.

but i don't really like to use the term "pow day"
Aug 5 2009 10:06PM
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Spacekroft
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agreed but any amount of new snow is fun just not somthing to get super excited about
Aug 6 2009 12:14AM
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Tripplesixty
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Hey remember that one morning where you were talking outside my room about 25+ inches at big sky and somehow after going to bed at 3AM I woke up at 7 to slay that shit.... Thank God for friends that check the snow repots
Aug 6 2009 1:59AM
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Spacekroft
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no worries got your back son, expecialy this year!!!
Aug 6 2009 2:17AM
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Tripplesixty
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Damn straight... cuz I'm your ride...

Lets make kevin pay for all the gas
Aug 6 2009 2:24AM
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GnarthVader
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were i mostly ski i'm happy with any amount of fresh snow.
Aug 6 2009 4:04AM
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