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Why do so many people hate powder?

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ganja_enthusiast
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i love it. i ski powder when it snows. i ski park when theres no powder. as simple as that. have no idea why people dont ike it on ns
Feb 10 2011 11:48PM
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plorr
Posts: 3131 - Karma: 528
It's okay. More freshies for those of us that do like to ski it.
Feb 10 2011 11:50PM
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PJS.
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TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOS
Feb 10 2011 11:51PM
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Emma_Watson
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East Coast
Feb 10 2011 11:53PM
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Bar_Down
Posts: 5896 - Karma: 395
whoever doesnt like powder is drunk and stupid
Feb 10 2011 11:54PM
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ganja_enthusiast
Posts: 1119 - Karma: 34
ive seen a couple threads where people just are saying powder is gay and you shouldent ski it. idk its stupid
Feb 11 2011 12:02AM
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Bar_Down
Posts: 5896 - Karma: 395
they're right though, it causes cancer
Feb 11 2011 12:03AM
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californiagrown
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this a again??????
Feb 11 2011 12:06AM
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ganja_enthusiast
Posts: 1119 - Karma: 34
i searched it and dint see anything
sorry if its a repost
havent been on ns for long
Feb 11 2011 12:07AM
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cold^smoke
Posts: 30 - Karma: 10
they're just trying to make themselves feel better about the fact that they don't get any powder wherever they ski
Feb 11 2011 12:10AM
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The.Ginger
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because powder is stupid
Feb 11 2011 12:44AM
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californiagrown
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you dont read well

I literally searchbarred powder


https://newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/598234/
Feb 11 2011 1:00AM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,860
powder sucks I hate it
Feb 11 2011 1:11AM
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Daydreaming
Posts: 1686 - Karma: 48
Powder is why I ski. Sometimes I wonder why I'm here and not TGR. Oh well.
Feb 11 2011 1:22AM
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B.Aussie
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Because they lack the technique to ski it properly...
Feb 11 2011 4:12AM
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poluhasuper
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ooOOOOooOOOooohh teach me babeee OOoOoooOoooo yeahHhHHhhhhh
Feb 11 2011 4:19AM
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WillParry
Posts: 208 - Karma: 12
Come to alaska for a pow dump and your mind will be changed. End of story.
Feb 11 2011 5:21AM
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Ilovewhitestuff
Posts: 726 - Karma: 25
anyone who says they hate it are lying, or joking, i love some good powder, but the east cost doesnt have too much to offer
Feb 11 2011 6:18AM
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[inspired]
Posts: 481 - Karma: 114
pow is great!
Feb 11 2011 8:01AM
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ESB
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I see what you did there.
Feb 11 2011 8:04AM
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Degnan
Posts: 213 - Karma: 843

This is a stupid trolling thread
I don't think any decent skier actually hates pow

Feb 11 2011 8:52AM
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Dowdy_Ficklen
Posts: 39 - Karma: 10
I don't hate it, just never experienced it. I think a new mountain range will pop up in the outer banks before I see any substantial pow in NC.
Feb 11 2011 8:59AM
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kzrstf
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I never saw a thread like this
Feb 11 2011 9:03AM
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DGiurk
Posts: 786 - Karma: 194
I don't like powder cause i'm on the east coast if i were on the west coast i may have a different output i like to ski powder but i HATE watching it.
Feb 11 2011 9:04AM
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crescentfresh
Posts: 60 - Karma: 24
The only people that hate powder are the people that can't ski it
Feb 11 2011 9:21AM
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SkiThe603
Posts: 5376 - Karma: 498
no they are mentally retarded and should be shot
Feb 11 2011 9:26AM
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montanan
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because its sooooo cold
Feb 11 2011 9:38AM
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B1kessk1s
Posts: 953 - Karma: 691
-K TO YOU BECAUSE THIS IS A STUPID AND USELESS THREAD. WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY, JUST FUCK THE FUCK UP
Feb 11 2011 9:43AM
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EvanMeyer
Posts: 3822 - Karma: 3,459

if i get the chance i wont even bother to go to the park but I live in pa n i rarely ever ski during the day

Feb 11 2011 9:44AM
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Winston_Smith
Posts: 722 - Karma: 35
I love powder I'm an east coaster so we don't get much but I don't see how you can hate it, maybe because out here it's kinda heavy sometimes
Feb 11 2011 10:40AM
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TOK
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:D
Feb 11 2011 10:45AM
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Mr.Bishop
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Honestly I have a feeling that this gets blown out of proportion. I think that some east coast people (like me) may not enjoy watching big mountain charging pow sections In films. I guess as I've gotten older I have developed more of an appreciation for it, but that's because I've now stood at the top of a couple of chutes and been super scared. I'd gander a guess though that anyone who doesn't like powder segments in videos does enjoy watching a Badass chads gap session, or some crazy booter inthe backcountry. This is powder too. It's just more what I'd call "newschool powder". I mean take the nimbus guys... The way they ski is different than traditional big mountain skiing, and personally I think it's pretty rad. The last factor is that a lot of people from the east coast have not skied real powder. When you get 4 inches of powder on top of ice, it's not like it's that awesome. You can't get out your hellbents and shred the trees, it's literally just a bit of fluffy shit on top of ice. The rails do get buried, and the jumps go to shit in a hurry. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being an east coast skier. That's just where we were born and where we live. I'm sure that faced with waist deep pow in the rolling trees at baker with a set of center-mounted 140 waist skis, any park rat would be in love. He'll that's pretty hard to beat. However take the reverse of that, and imagine whistler on a day where it's completely tracked out, rained for a week, then went to -20 celcius all the way to the top of the mountain. If you've skied under those conditions, you can attest to the rack that it fucking sucks. On a day like that on the east coast though, a park ray will sti be out hiking a rail and perfectly well enjoying themselves. In a way you could argue that a park rat is an extremely passionate skier, because they'll ski anywhere, anytime and in any conditions. Trust me though if you are one of those park rats, if you try real fucking deep-ass pow you'll love it. I mean you can still grind a log in the trees, bonk everything in sight, and try a cork 5 off of a natural roll in the terrain. That shut is fun as hell.
Feb 11 2011 11:14AM
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Mr.Bishop
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And by shut I mean shit. Stupid iPhone.
Feb 11 2011 11:23AM
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Will.T
Posts: 3453 - Karma: 1,281

I on the east coast so not a lot of pow here but last week I gone to Sutton and ride the DEEP Pow with my alpha 2 :)

Now i like it and watch it too but after watching it.. i feel like skiing powder but i can't!

Feb 11 2011 11:25AM
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willy_baller
Posts: 1622 - Karma: 693
The only people that hate pow are gapers that went directly into the park and never learned how to actually ski. Either that or they blew their knees out and it hurts them to much to push through it. But whatever, the more people that hate pow the better!
Feb 11 2011 11:26AM
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Mr_pretzel
Posts: 4616 - Karma: 1,290
Pow sucks and everyone should stay away from it on powder days.
Feb 11 2011 11:45AM
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Session
Posts: 5400 - Karma: 22,469
It's not that Pow suck's. It's that you can't ski. And the Pow proves it.
Feb 11 2011 12:01PM
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steezenskis
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im from the east coast and i will have everyone on the west coast know that powder is the shit weather four inches or four feet. its better than ice.
Feb 11 2011 12:02PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
fuck you for making this thread. you're are a useless piece of shit and a burden on society. let people ski what they want.
Feb 11 2011 12:10PM
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atomic1824
Posts: 359 - Karma: 293
Bad skiers hate pow.
Feb 11 2011 12:13PM
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d-rok
Posts: 594 - Karma: 113
jpow fucking sucks people get a clue
Feb 11 2011 12:25PM
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Mr-conutco
Posts: 327 - Karma: 26
I do the same thing as OP...a good pow day is a dream come true but since my mountine dose not get alot of pow then what eles is there to do then park? so i do both and i love both.
Feb 11 2011 12:25PM
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skifoo
Posts: 1396 - Karma: 45
...the fucking god. does it seriously matter what other people prefer? park or powder? Simply as that.
It ruins everyones fun '' WHY DONNNU LIKE SAME THINGGGGS WHAAT IIIIII LIEEEEEEK?!?!?!''
just focus on your own bussiness ;)
Feb 11 2011 12:37PM
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cheesey
Posts: 10 - Karma: 10

park is for people why cant ride powder.

powder is for people who cant ride park,, now fucking end it.

people who dont post stupid threads, ride both...............

Feb 11 2011 12:46PM
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KravtZ
Posts: 6637 - Karma: 2,629
People hate powder strictly for the fact they cannot ski in it very well and it actually takes fundamentals and good form to ski it well and not get tired out instantly. All of these park rats need to get out and learn how to make some good turns
Feb 11 2011 12:47PM
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tribefan226
Posts: 2122 - Karma: 209
i hate powder. probably because i live in ohio and our hills are flat so if we get any substantial amount of powder its just slow as balls
Feb 11 2011 12:52PM
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PetriDish
Posts: 277 - Karma: 10
Never ridden powder, don't like watching big mountain or powder sections in movies.

Pretty self-explanatory.
Feb 11 2011 1:11PM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,638
I honestly highly doubt that anyone actually hates powder completely. I have a feeling like this is massively over-stated.

What I do know, is that I'm sick of people hating on the park. I mean park is fun, why be so elitist as to hate ANY part of skiing?

If skiing is truly about having fun, we should support all parts of it... whether someone wants to slay some acro on the bunny hill, bash some gates, straight line a chute or do a quad kink rail in the streets... can't we just let 'em be?

Its all skiing.

Again, I doubt for a second that anyone actually hates powder.

Well wait - OK I'll pose this question. Is there anyone on here who actually hates the physical act of skiing in powder? I'm not talking about watching it, I'm talking about skiing in it. Lets also eliminate a small dusting that just covers the rails at a 250' vertical mountain.

Does anyone here hate skiing in deep powder on a big mountain with fat skis on?

Please answer honestly, and haters keep quiet.

If you do, I'm totally fascinated to hear why!


Feb 11 2011 1:23PM
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Mr-conutco
Posts: 327 - Karma: 26
this dude...he could of not said it better.
Feb 11 2011 4:33PM
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White_raven
Posts: 211 - Karma: -62
I hate when people talking about powder as the real skiing. Its just because then they can have a good explanation to not develop their park skiing amongst others. Ive skied a lot of pow but theres nothing more simple than to ride in a park. You dont have to wait for the snow, hike or whatever. You can lap all day and be creative whatever the conditions are like
Feb 11 2011 4:50PM
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UNREAL
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I dont like powder cause i only ski park, life in ontario, ride center mounted park skis, and we dont get snow
Feb 11 2011 4:55PM
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