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The Deepest Powder

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WikiWiki
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post up the vids/pics of the deepest powder you have ever seen, ridden, etc.

this is without a doubt- the deepest I have ever seen


Jun 15 2010 1:55AM
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chickenwang
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ive skied a day or two where literally every turn was over head. but that vid was way deeper, i want to ski that much snow every day of the year for the rest of my life.
Jun 15 2010 2:20AM
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Ben.
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i wouldnt even know how to ski in snow that deep. haha
Jun 15 2010 2:21AM
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Yung_Gnarley
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those skis are narrow as hell
Jun 15 2010 2:25AM
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smuggs
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Jun 15 2010 2:27AM
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smuggs
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that video is mostly knee to waist deep, when its -10 and snows a few feet in montana u get cold smoke that billows everywhere. here is some wasatch neck deep for you. notice how it is neck deep, not just exploding everywhere :)

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Jun 15 2010 2:35AM
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PeterWojnar
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I spent a week in snowbird where it snowed 2-4 feet every day. One day, I woke up to a closed access road, restricted lodge exit privleges, and only Wilbere lift running. I got out of the lodge and spent 2 hours skiing tits deep powder that was so light and bottomless that I can't even begin to describe it with 3 patrollers and 5 other people who got out of the lodge. It was the best day of my life, and if I could go back to one point in time for a "Groundhog Day" type of thing, that would be the day. Photos from that trip, though not on that day:
Me:
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My dad:
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Those are rather large, if you'd like to click on them and see the amount of snow you didn't ski in greater detail.
Jun 15 2010 4:27AM
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Rosbif
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Jun 15 2010 4:33AM
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Rosbif
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This was at work (instructing) in Japan, somedays I really love my job!
Jun 15 2010 4:35AM
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eheath
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I've lived in washington, oregon, montana and utah. Bridger Bowl has by far the best powder and the best terrain.
Jun 15 2010 4:40AM
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Backcountrybumb
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I have a seasons pass at Bridger and this year was a shit snow year but we still had probably 7 days of the "cold smoke" powder that is the softest lightest snow i have ever skied. I forgot my bandanna on one of the super deep days and was choking on snow the whole way down the mountain.
Jun 15 2010 4:59AM
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Muffinmaster
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Jun 15 2010 7:36AM
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OMGHEDIDNT
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yeah, modern day ski's float a lot better and therefore the pow doesn' t look as deep...
Jun 15 2010 8:13AM
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No_Dub
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Knee deep fresh snow(im not sure it would be called powder) on a pair of s4's. deepest ive ever skiied. FML
Jun 15 2010 9:00AM
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the-big-lepowski
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hahahah, where's that "Return of La Nina" movie by Right on Brother? THat supposedly has some tunneling shots- as in, literally, drop in at the top, then completely burrow for a short stretch, then pop out of a bank onto a cat track. there's a certain point where it gets dangerous, think Donner Party floundering.
Jun 15 2010 9:01AM
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ike.
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I have a picture of that first cliff drop in my room. =)

but ya that first vid is insane!!! sooo deep!!

I’ve skied up to about thigh deep in whitefish montana
Jun 15 2010 10:03AM
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StevenR
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I crossed a boundary line at snowbird this february and all of a sudden for like maybe 100 yards or so it was waist deep before i popped out onto a trail. It was a surprise, and the greatest moment of my life, coming from the east coast.
Jun 15 2010 10:17AM
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smuggs
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that's because you haven't skied much of the wasatch backcountry. ive been to bridger, but well just leave it you haven't been much past alta/bird or pc am i wrong?
Jun 15 2010 10:24AM
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juanborlando
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get out your snorkel
Jun 15 2010 10:44AM
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Fischer-Addicted
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That was super deep, keep in mind they were rocking really thin skis so they didn't get much flotation in return. Also, that pitch didn't look that steep. I wonder how they managed to keep their speeds up with that much snow.
Jun 15 2010 10:46AM
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CoolioDude
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how were they even moving!
Jun 15 2010 10:48AM
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SteezeBall
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bridger is the shit. so deep. Thats where i had the deepest days ever. Im 6'5 and i was rallyin chest deep on hellbents. fuck yes
Jun 15 2010 12:11PM
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Craigskis
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Best Noob post ever quite possibly... +K
Jun 15 2010 12:17PM
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Bagels
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Jun 15 2010 12:31PM
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belden...
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I skied chest deep when i was like 8 out in snowbird which i remember crying sometimes cuz i had to much snow in my face and i couldnt breath. But the snow was actualy probably 2 feet
Jun 15 2010 12:49PM
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eheath
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Well yes i was speaking about resorts, not BC.
Jun 15 2010 2:01PM
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garrettwiz
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i skied like 2.5 feet in February in maryland/ penn its a lot for down here. I got a few face shots from wind drifts it was by far the most fun i have ever had i can't imagine living out west and getting that a couple times every year, its like every 3-4 years we get a big snow like that.
Jun 15 2010 2:14PM
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Backcountrybumb
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^^^^^Funny as shit
Jun 15 2010 2:18PM
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Backcountrybumb
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I'm from seattle but i've been skiing in Utah and i go to school in montana. i've done back country in both the wasatch and up outside of bozo and i would have to say utah snow is more constantly better but when it dumps in MT nothing beats it.
Jun 15 2010 2:20PM
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Dukeybrains
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WELCOME TO THE WHITE ROOM
Jun 15 2010 2:53PM
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rexalicious.
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fuck.

Jun 15 2010 3:08PM
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mr.green
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that storm was one of the best of the year, like 7ft in 5 days i think, idk but i think i had one of my top 5 pow days during that storm, soo epic
Jun 15 2010 3:16PM
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3mania
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Jun 15 2010 4:08PM
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PeterWojnar
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more like 10 feet in 6 days. The first day I was there, it didn't snow, and the last was clear too. Every day in between was powder... I've had wet dreams about that ski trip, only the snow was sooo dry...
Jun 15 2010 6:28PM
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leahey
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There was one part of either Turbo or EDIAS that had ridiculous powder, can't remember because I watched them back to back last night.
Jun 15 2010 6:34PM
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YoungJah
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Not the deepest day. This shot was taken on a blurbird february day, after 3ft fell in 24 hours. The quality isn't the best, because it was taken with a cheap disposable camera.

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Jun 15 2010 6:52PM
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the-big-lepowski
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1e0nF7uYNE

where the hell did he go in the last shot?

Jun 15 2010 11:08PM
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Tripplesixty
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Yeah the UT vs MT argument is never ending. Bridger can get some seriously deep days and its is cold smoke super low moisture percentages. Its pretty insane but there can also be long periods of no snow. Just depends on how the weather is shifting. UT gets a ton more sun so shit gets burnt off way faster and turns into mashed potatoes way faster especially if its a "blue bird" pow day.

Me personally I prefer Washington/Oregon where I grew up where you get storm cycles that drop 100+ inches and have consistent 500+ in years. Even if it is a little heavier it doesn't matter when you have 20in a day for a week straight. That only happens like once in year in Bozo or Salt Lake
Jun 15 2010 11:18PM
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.SimonB.
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probs a treewell
Jun 15 2010 11:45PM
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djty111
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BCC early Dec. 2007.....

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Jun 16 2010 12:18AM
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TOUCHE
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same here, i ski in australia and i have never skied proper "powder".
Jun 16 2010 3:09AM
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Tripplesixty
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Dude get a job in Whistler or something for your summer and come ski this shit
Jun 16 2010 5:43AM
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rostog
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Val D'Isere Jan 2010
Jun 16 2010 5:46AM
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SSteezle
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Colorado BC

This was in October
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Mid winter- notice how flat the slope is, but how blower the pow is
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Jun 16 2010 9:43AM
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pekka_p
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Jun 16 2010 9:58AM
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WVskiing
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that is in deep
Jun 16 2010 10:03AM
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belden...
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this is one of the worst threads for summer i wanna go skiing soo bad
Jun 16 2010 10:15AM
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SteezeBall
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MT will always dominate Utah. I have skied both quite a bit and nothing beats a 40'' cold smoke day at Big Sky. They have wayyy more terrain than any resort in utah and way more vert. The choice is obvious.
Jun 16 2010 11:33AM
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SSteezle
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Jun 16 2010 11:49AM
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