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Moving here from the kootenays

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hollygrove
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I'm coming to Toronto in September from school. Worth bringing a pair of skis for weekends? I'm from the Kootenays and spent all this year skiing pow so will i just be disappointed if i try and ski? super excited to move to toronto, just trying to figure out if i should bring skis!
Jun 29 2011 11:17PM
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danimal5
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hahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha



but seriously theres no pow what so ever. some pretty dope parks though. mt st louis is the best but blue is pretty good as well and it has a nightlife so you can go for the weekend. a few smaller places closer to toronto like dagmar, lakeridge, glen eden have alright parks but nothing compared to louis
Jun 30 2011 1:29AM
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dbchili
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prepare to be disappointed, not just with pow, but with our garbage piles we call ski hills
Jun 30 2011 6:28AM
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stickerman
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if your into skiing park, there is no question. Bring skis.
Jun 30 2011 12:23PM
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M.Bil
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LOL Centennial. Right in Toronto
Jun 30 2011 6:09PM
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Brock.
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What school are you going too in toronto/ where? The closest hill is Mount Saint Louis Moonstone, it has one of the best parks in the province and is roughly an hour and ten or so minutes from Downtown toronto, so if you are in to that stuff then there is no question. But you might as well leave them at home if you are looking for pow or backcountry.
Jun 30 2011 10:22PM
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kootenayklaus
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Well, like Brock said, the closest place I really would describe as a hill is MSLM... But a couple minutes north/northeast of the city are Lakeridge and Dagmar. Both are 100 ish meter hills and both have pretty nice parks, bit it's nothing like MSLM. You have a bunch of options to ski at, they just will not be powder whatsoever. Feel free to come and ride at Lakeridge with me and my buddies!
Jul 1 2011 2:17AM
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FUUUCK
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I hope you like park
Jul 1 2011 11:49PM
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J.J.M
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Damn if you dont ski park, your going to be Very disappointed.
Jul 2 2011 12:23AM
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hollygrove
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hahahha shiiiiit. Yeah I really dont consider myself much of a park skier - but hey, now's the time to learn, right?! I can slide most rails out there and spin up to a 9 on park jumps, so i figure i'll take the next four years to get park tricks on lock! Which leads me to ask, anyone going to Ryerson University wanna go skiing next winter?
Jul 4 2011 5:37PM
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AWALLRUS.
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yeah we got jack shit pretty much.

mslm and blue mtn has the best parks. but there really is no great place to ski.
Jul 4 2011 7:02PM
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kootenayklaus
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My friend's going to OCAD, but as a demographic, I find that not a lot of kids really go to OCAD or Ryerson if they live in Toronto already. But again, head up to Blue or MSLM if you want some really nice parks, but if you want a shorter drive for some mediocre parks Lakeridge (where I ski) and Dagmar would be perfect. My friends and I sometimes carpool up to MSLM, I think we could save a spot for you if you would like to join.
Jul 4 2011 7:08PM
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Pipe_Munky
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there's pow if you know where to find it. just need to earn your turns to get the goods!

Jul 7 2011 5:43PM
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Brock.
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I live like 2 minutes from ryerson if Im staying in the city that weekend, feel free to shoot me a message if you ever need a ride there and back and I might be able to help you out!
Jul 7 2011 10:48PM
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hollygrove
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Sweet man sounds good! lookig forward to getting some skiing in this winter. I didn't think I'd get any in before
Jul 8 2011 5:39PM
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hollygrove
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Opted out on bringing my skis, whatever. I'm taking photography at Ryerson so its there's ever snow downtown here and people are hitting urban, I'd be pumped to shoot it. yip yip!
Oct 18 2011 10:10AM
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