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Worst area to live and be a skiier

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tralberda
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I live in So Dak. It's living hell for skiing. I struggle to get in a couple days of riding in each season because I live 2 hours from the closest hill and its a POS chuck full of snowboards that are chads. Another huge struggle is being the only person that skis or even snowboards. I have no friends that share any interest in shredding. Any other shitty places to live and ski?
Aug 8 2011 9:20PM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
Posts: 2715 - Karma: 355
atleast you could sand ski there mang
Aug 9 2011 1:13AM
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blatt
Posts: 5584 - Karma: 3,097
Congratulations, you named everything I inb4'd
Aug 9 2011 1:16AM
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array.
Posts: 2439 - Karma: 202
bitch, you can suck my inb4
Aug 9 2011 1:18AM
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TheButterHashira
Posts: 9691 - Karma: 1,702
I grew up skiing winterplace WV. It was way fun to ski the runs on 600 vertical feet of slushy goodness. The park was bad though. The resorts are designed for church groups and families, so they cater to slow moving skiers.
I ski app now and they don't have much vertical, but they have a good park.
Aug 9 2011 1:20AM
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ktd619
Posts: 927 - Karma: 96
230 vert. the highlands of NE Ohio.
Aug 9 2011 1:48AM
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_Jeffrey_
Posts: 1651 - Karma: 572
i live 2 hours away from my mountain also. i got 24 days in last season? so whats your problem?
Aug 9 2011 2:05AM
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PATROL
Posts: 401 - Karma: 3,299
Ski halls?
Aug 9 2011 5:51AM
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just.a.kid
Posts: 114 - Karma: 217
In England, Apart from ski trips with uni, I get a max of 3 hours a week in a ski some, now thats shit.
Aug 9 2011 5:53AM
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Hewbird
Posts: 151 - Karma: 174
Englannddddd
Aug 9 2011 5:58AM
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Fink
Posts: 113 - Karma: 19
or denmark.. you guys are all lucky..
Aug 9 2011 6:08AM
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84891jnf92048
Posts: 11552 - Karma: 2,550
Mordor
Aug 9 2011 8:05AM
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Milksteak
Posts: 9948 - Karma: 833
One does not simply live in Mordor..
Aug 9 2011 8:17AM
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Newschool_Pope
Posts: 2473 - Karma: 267
jail.
Aug 9 2011 8:47AM
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RIP_leos_shack
Posts: 718 - Karma: 3,371
Somalia has to be pretty high up there
Aug 9 2011 10:32AM
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*SNO*
Posts: 2575 - Karma: 925
8 hours a month in england for me :(

Aug 9 2011 11:16AM
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YoungJah
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It must suck been english.
Aug 9 2011 11:37AM
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HARVERSACE
Posts: 763 - Karma: 372
Texas. Mexico. South Africa. Sudan. Egypt. Madagascar
Aug 9 2011 11:52AM
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xoxxooxo
Posts: 462 - Karma: 31
St. Andrews, Scotland
Aug 9 2011 12:20PM
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*SNO*
Posts: 2575 - Karma: 925
it does but i ski in BC
once a year so all good
Aug 9 2011 12:26PM
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danderson.
Posts: 6560 - Karma: 5,252
Little did you know that Sauron has a backyard set-up.
Aug 9 2011 12:44PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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Aug 9 2011 12:53PM
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stizzle
Posts: 371 - Karma: 623
True... Except in Houston where theres 4 months straight of 95+. I got a backyard set up but its miserable to hit before 9 at night and even then its still hot as bawls.
Aug 9 2011 3:17PM
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Gnams
Posts: 891 - Karma: 31
Indiana, almost 3 hour drive to a small ski hill. Beat that.

Also where I live.
Aug 9 2011 3:29PM
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brewbabyy
Posts: 746 - Karma: 1,240
do u ski a dryslope or something in florida? i feel bad for you
Aug 9 2011 4:16PM
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Executive.
Posts: 267 - Karma: 220

Hell is the worst place for skiers to live, until it freezes over

Aug 9 2011 7:34PM
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will_powder
Posts: 3194 - Karma: 5,445
we could ski anywhere in the world 24/7 on jib-life


































oh yeah...
Aug 9 2011 7:53PM
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collinder
Posts: 738 - Karma: 34
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Where I live. 12 HOURS AWAY FROM A MOUNTAIN
Aug 9 2011 7:56PM
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Hubsta
Posts: 1279 - Karma: 156
Now that must suck.
Aug 9 2011 8:16PM
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PON3
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I live in Kansas, but hey at least we are the driveway to Colorado.
Aug 9 2011 8:49PM
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Ruffles
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yes
Aug 9 2011 8:54PM
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borealridah
Posts: 259 - Karma: 86
tahoe ughh
Aug 9 2011 8:55PM
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d00d
Posts: 2687 - Karma: 7,086
Fuck man i was complaining that i only had wachusett like an hour from me in Sturbridge Massachusetts and ski sundown like an hour and a half....midwest sounds like it sucks balls
Aug 9 2011 9:36PM
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dan4060
Posts: 1458 - Karma: 847

Big Bear sucks but Mt. Baldy does not.  Neither does Mt. Waterman.  Neither does Mammoth.

If you have the ability to get a ski lease at Mammoth, and the motivation to go a lot, Socal does not suck.  It blows doors on living back east.  I ski Mammoth usually 3 weekends a month, and Baldy every weekend I don't go to Mammoth.  The last few years Baldy has gotten great snow.  Last year I got in 43 days, with 30 of those at Mammoth.  I know lots of other people in Socal who do what I do.  Mammoth passes are only around 650$ if you are an MVP member.

You can get great skiing in socal, you just have to be willing to drive(and pay) for it.  If you can't afford a Mammoth ski lease, that makes it a bit tougher.  That being said, I know some guys from Hermosa who drive to Mammoth 3 weekends a month.  They leave Saturday morning at 4 am, get a room at Motel 6 for one night, split 3 ways, and get in a lot of days that way.  I'm glad I can afford a ski lease, it makes things much easier.

If you are willing to make the effort, you can have a great ski life and live in socal.  Norcal is a bit easier, as Tahoe is closer, but Mammoth is one of the best mountains in the country.  Socal is great, you just need to stay away from Big Bear/Mountain High/Scummit.  If Baldy and Waterman have good years, you can ski quality terrain without going to Mammoth.

Aug 16 2011 6:15PM
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Nathan_the_G
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i live on the coast of NC and i drive up 4 and a half hours everyweek end and go ski the park with all my freinds and there is still a big really good park where i ski we almost never get pow and all the runs are always the same but the park changes every week so i go ski the park and its really fun and everyone up there is really good at park to so im not complaining
Aug 16 2011 6:19PM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
belgium, at least 8h drive to the alps, closest ski-able mountain range .....

an we have no government, a shitload of rain and our national pride is a fountain of a kid pissing ....
Aug 16 2011 6:20PM
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J.D.
Posts: 21362 - Karma: 5,145

In Canada, I'm gonna go with north Onterrible.

Aug 16 2011 6:25PM
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AWALLRUS.
Posts: 5762 - Karma: 223
Y'ARR.
COLLINGWOOD AREA WOULDNT BE THAT BAD.

MY LOCAL HILL IS 90FT VERT. 2 FLAT RAILS, 2 SMALL JUMPS, AND 2 FLAT BOXES.
Aug 16 2011 6:41PM
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90053
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Not too bad there actually went to morocco to the atlas mountains last summer met a guy who ski instructs there in the winter, there are even proper resorts. i would have it bad in the u.k in norfolk easily the flatest part except there is a dryslope with a jump and quarterpipe (speed is an issue though) and on thursday afternoons they put up rails.
Aug 16 2011 7:25PM
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Jpurd
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i would say the rain forest
Aug 16 2011 7:26PM
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812
Posts: 477 - Karma: 19
Indiana around 2 1/2 drive to closest hill.
Aug 16 2011 7:33PM
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howlongcanausern
Posts: 4982 - Karma: 1,737
/thread this place blows
Aug 16 2011 7:48PM
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howlongcanausern
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i think there are a couple small resorts in morocco, saw it in transwrold snowboarding i believe
Aug 16 2011 7:49PM
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Creator
Posts: 1914 - Karma: 87
South Africa has 2 ski mountains just letting everyone know
Aug 16 2011 7:57PM
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Rachy
Posts: 4355 - Karma: 2,761
this should have ended the conversation.... but I think prison would be more accurate. Jail is generally quite temporary.
Aug 16 2011 7:59PM
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.squirrely.
Posts: 7563 - Karma: 7,546
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this kid is from florida sucks
Aug 16 2011 10:31PM
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Newschool_Pope
Posts: 2473 - Karma: 267
unless you live in a small ass flat right in the center of a big city...
Aug 17 2011 2:14AM
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nagelthebagel
Posts: 205 - Karma: 36
I never seen an edit from North Korea soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, I think thats pretty shitty to live in as a skier
Aug 17 2011 4:48PM
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marsh.
Posts: 1173 - Karma: 1,403
western wisconsin sucks hard. best place is granite peak
Aug 17 2011 4:58PM
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Relish_man
Posts: 5386 - Karma: 551
oh yeah man, with all those deserts and shit
Aug 17 2011 5:01PM
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Joonas
Posts: 568 - Karma: 230
Id say Estonia would be pretty bad (kelly sildaru) i think theres like one crappy ski center somewhere and not a single snowdome..
Netherlands or Denmark sound pretty shit too?
Aug 17 2011 5:22PM
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