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Cheap food for the mountain!!!

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Jakx~
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Sick and tired of eating Top Ramen & Cup a' Noodles at the mountain. And already spent all my money to just go skiing, so I don't have any to spend on the ridiculously priced mountain food.

So NS lets see what you've got. Cheap, delicious, and preferably warm food you take to eat at the hill!
Dec 6 2011 8:25PM
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.AR6rider.
Posts: 15976 - Karma: 8,799
I just buy nachos. Totally worth the 8 bucks.
Dec 6 2011 8:26PM
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dunkaroos
Posts: 2574 - Karma: 633
if you ski with a group of people:

portable grill
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propane
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hamburger/hotdogs
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buns
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various condiments
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chips
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drinks

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not that much money if you split it


/GRiLLLyFE
Dec 6 2011 8:28PM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51595 - Karma: 161,759
Mount snow has these massive chicken and everything else burritos for like 5 bucks. I don't even think I finished mine.


Other than that I drive to somewhere to eat generally like gas stations or fast food
Dec 6 2011 8:28PM
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rockyhockey11187
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if doing this after the ski day is over, beers are a must
Dec 6 2011 8:30PM
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SK1ERDUDE
Posts: 1365 - Karma: 51
Order food, shove it in a drink cup, pay for your "drink", eat and enjoy

Dec 6 2011 8:31PM
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mistaT
Posts: 2336 - Karma: 79
Soup or chili in a thermos
Dec 6 2011 8:32PM
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dunkaroos
Posts: 2574 - Karma: 633
i'm trying this this weekend.
Dec 6 2011 8:32PM
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HalfandHalf
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fuckn smart
Dec 6 2011 8:35PM
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Deluge
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holy shit im trying this
Dec 6 2011 8:40PM
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FerrisBueller
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holy fuck my god
Dec 6 2011 8:40PM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51595 - Karma: 161,759
Hahahah that's so shady, i love it though.


I want to see a video of this shit or at the very least pics
Dec 6 2011 8:41PM
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Big.Bird
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good idea, but will only work with certain things, i doubt a burger would be to appetizing after being shoved into a drink cup. on the other hand, chicken strips would be perfect
Dec 6 2011 8:41PM
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timmi
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have some fucking integrity dude.
Dec 6 2011 8:42PM
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dunkaroos
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if it happens, i'll get it on film. don't worry.
Dec 6 2011 8:45PM
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yuck
Posts: 8384 - Karma: 2,090
or if the ski day is just starting, whiskey, rum and beer are all a must
Dec 6 2011 8:45PM
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SKETCHY_D
Posts: 979 - Karma: 27
anyone have pick n save and eaten a B.O.S.S.? for 6 bucks easily feeds 3 people, we get these whenever we go anywhere
Dec 6 2011 8:48PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
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Breckenridge has a food place at the bottom of one of the super chair's i think peak 9's chair i don't remember lift names. But they have bowls and burger toppings and you greab a shit load of lettuce and tomatoes and onion and put it into one of the bowls. Go to the salad bar ask for a side of ranch. Put it over the lettuce in the bowl get a plastic fork and knife cut that shit up. You have a perfectly free salad on the mountain. Seriously i do that everytime i go.
Dec 6 2011 8:53PM
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Afeld
Posts: 3516 - Karma: 85
and have a tea bag hanging out of it, and say its just hot water, which is free
Dec 6 2011 9:45PM
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JakeAssBeatClap
Posts: 6673 - Karma: 2,537
I'll save that for the texans and europeans. I pay american tax dollars. I deserve a free salad.
Dec 6 2011 9:50PM
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Ski_ThEast
Posts: 1676 - Karma: 272
kinda low and if you are gonna do this you mine as well just steal the food then having to shove it in a cup
Dec 6 2011 9:52PM
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thenightman
Posts: 766 - Karma: 132
just put nature valley and natty in a backpack, you'll be set for the day
Dec 6 2011 9:53PM
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NWbyNW
Posts: 882 - Karma: 148
This....

Or atleast pack a lunch.. PB and J is different from Ramen... mix it up man. Fuck, I can walk down the aisle at my local Safeway and spend 10 bucks on a weeks worth of "Mountain" lunches.
Dec 6 2011 9:54PM
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FBGM
Posts: 8184 - Karma: 2,677
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Nothing gets crushed in these. I always bring sandwiches.
Dec 6 2011 9:58PM
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Christian[MN]
Posts: 759 - Karma: 363
I bought one of these just for skiing, havent had a smushed pbj all season.












Dec 6 2011 10:46PM
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chicken
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pbj, apples, carrots...
Dec 6 2011 10:55PM
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Supergyro
Posts: 797 - Karma: 36
Damn straight. And small muffins. You can fit 5 in a sandwich container and stave off the hunger.
Dec 6 2011 11:00PM
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anashyo
Posts: 1041 - Karma: 353
ALMONDS!! so yummy
Dec 6 2011 11:08PM
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theabortionator
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There was an epic thread about these at one point.



I forgot what exactly. I totally forgot that they existed though. I would never rock one of those
Dec 6 2011 11:11PM
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FBGM
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Well if you have big pockets you don't even notice them. I take one with me every day skiing. Plus they're like 70 cents at Walmart.
Dec 6 2011 11:13PM
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TheClap.
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Im really sad for you

I clicked this thread to hear about your $0.40 mac n cheese
Dec 6 2011 11:13PM
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Skiingsnow
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whistler staff, 50% off on the mountain, bowl of chips with 3 chicken tenders for $3.50 is fucking awesome.
Dec 6 2011 11:14PM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51595 - Karma: 161,759
Lol yeah. 9 dollar hamburgers, 4 dollar fountain drinks?


Fuck them. Their gouging the prices because people are too lazy to go somewhere else, there isn't anywhere else, people come a couple times a year and don't care how much loot they drop.


Buying food everyday at your resort would cost more than your season pass. That's stupid.
Dec 6 2011 11:16PM
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NWbyNW
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I wouldnt call it price gouging... yes the prices are high, but think of the resources it takes to get the food, prep, etc to the Mountain at most resorts. Same reason gas is a premium in the middle of nowhere . 


Dec 6 2011 11:29PM
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koober
Posts: 111 - Karma: 9
stuff I eat:
fluffernutters
bring a bunch of sandwich materials and make sandwiches with friends in the lodge
scooby doo gummys?
caprisun, of course
doritos

and anything else. its not that hard to eat cheap. just bring your own shit
Dec 7 2011 1:28AM
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theabortionator
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Hahaha it was 35 cent



O'Days mac and cheese.


HAd a fucking trunk load of that shit. Took me months to get rid of it. Ate a few boxes, left some here and there at peoples houses. I think you made one at your place when we were playing pong.


Go to priceright

Acquire O'Days mac n cheese

Save money

?????

Ballinly proffit
Dec 7 2011 2:42AM
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TheClap.
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ill eat anything drunk
Dec 7 2011 2:44AM
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theabortionator
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Yeah. You need to have 4 dollar fountain drinks because it's so fucking hard for the sysco truck to drive up to your mountain and unload food like it does to every other place on it's trip. They aren't hiking it across mountain passes with backpacks to get it to you.


It's sort of like theme parks charging a dumb amount for food. Once you're there you're probably there for the day and won't go through the hassle of going to your car and then driving to try to find somewhere to eat. Plus you're already paying a dumb amount of money to be there, so you'll just add the food onto the total and forget about it.


Paying for food at the mountain everyday would be insane.
Dec 7 2011 2:49AM
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Jew-Jitsu
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A box of powerbars could probably get you through the week.
Dec 7 2011 7:56AM
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drumbumocdp
Posts: 3229 - Karma: 1,098
Me and my buddies grab hand fulls of the free crackers you get with soup. Eat like 15 packs and youll be good through the afternoon
Dec 7 2011 9:55AM
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comeatmebro
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acquire food on tray, get as much as you want. proceed to walk out of the area in which you get food. if questioned, say you forgot a pack of ranch and walked back in. (always get a pack of ranch in case this happens lol) sit down. eat free food.
Dec 7 2011 10:03AM
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vauban08
Posts: 575 - Karma: 119
What about non-processed food?


Jesus Christ, you people disgust me.



jk ;)
Dec 7 2011 10:32AM
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Mister.F
Posts: 1206 - Karma: 169
good old PB&J in the pocket with some trail mix and granola bars always work for me
Dec 7 2011 10:42AM
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TijmenDal
Posts: 4849 - Karma: 1,295
Just get sandwich with cheese/ham or PB(& no J)
Dec 7 2011 10:49AM
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ironic
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This is amazing, karma for you sir.
Dec 7 2011 10:55AM
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Parrish
Posts: 8695 - Karma: 1,008
Hot Water
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Ketchup
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Salt
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Free Saltines
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Free Tomato Soup
Dec 7 2011 11:04AM
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Kangbang
Posts: 14211 - Karma: 423
Not when everything is over priced. It adds up to a lot of money. Plus, they make enough money off tourists and other suckers.

But when I happen to have $15ish on me. I'll sometimes buy a poutine that weighs 1.5 pounds. Cost $12. Fries, cheese, gravy, fries cheese, gravy, fries cheese, gravy, and more fries with more cheese and more gravy.
Dec 7 2011 11:11AM
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cheezeNbacon
Posts: 341 - Karma: 145
if doing this before the ski day begins, beers are a must
Dec 7 2011 11:59AM
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esotericjive
Posts: 1889 - Karma: 1,445
Good idea. I usually just grab a few nature valley bars, maybe some skittles, and throw them in my pockets. If I have money (rarely) I might buy something.
Dec 7 2011 2:27PM
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Squeenerd
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At Snowbird we just grab tons of the square saltines, spread on ketchup, sprinkle on shredded cheese, and bam, you got yourself a bunch of cold mini pizzas

Dec 7 2011 2:35PM
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