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PARK VS. POW

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lamppost
Posts: 277 - Karma: 201
would you rather:

-ride backcountry pow at any mountain

-nice set of jibs with soft snow

-freshly cut jumpline with corduroy landings

-something else
Jan 18 2012 5:51PM
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Banane.
Posts: 3102 - Karma: 414
Sex in powder > sex > powder > everything else
Jan 19 2012 1:13AM
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Wesley.P
Posts: 1376 - Karma: 89
What? You have to be fucking kidding me
Jan 19 2012 1:21AM
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E__
Posts: 5751 - Karma: 4,635
Agreed, any pow day beats park for me.
Jan 19 2012 1:29AM
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Bill.Nye
Posts: 4060 - Karma: 2,109
Sex in powder > powder > sex > everything else
Jan 19 2012 1:32AM
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ShredMasterPlus
Posts: 1159 - Karma: 807
Well anywhere with a good park has the park every day and pow just on the good days which is sick but honestly the feeling I get sending cliffs and surfing pow is so cool and i'm pretty shit at park so pow
Jan 19 2012 1:36AM
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polmei
Posts: 409 - Karma: 1,463
yup THIS
Jan 19 2012 1:36AM
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Drail
Posts: 14012 - Karma: 10,010
If only they could figure out how to make the snow guns blow pow instead of... whatever that shit is before they take the groomer to it and call it "snow". I miss the days trying to ski the ungroomed piles of man made snow. shit's not right - kinda in the same realm as cheese in a can. sure it exists, but how?
Jan 19 2012 1:44AM
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Clark_Griswold
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 49
i pray for this every night before i go to sleep haha
Jan 19 2012 1:49AM
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Bill.Nye
Posts: 4060 - Karma: 2,109
We can blow pow if it's cold enough but we have to turn down the water to air ratio, which means we ultimately make less snow. Since the whole point of making snow is usually to make a base on runs, that kind of defeats the purpose.
Jan 19 2012 2:07AM
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SFBv420.0
Posts: 2539 - Karma: 3,124
What saved skiing is skiing
Look where the $$$$ and growth is it's in the at/tele/split earn your turn markets
are 70% of skiers really retarded and on the least coast?
Jan 19 2012 9:48AM
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Bread_Fish
Posts: 760 - Karma: 71
POW, but we dont get much in chicago.
Jan 19 2012 9:52AM
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bdowning
Posts: 1630 - Karma: 243
Pow Pow Pow
Jan 19 2012 9:57AM
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meowmo
Posts: 319 - Karma: -102
pow
Jan 19 2012 10:08AM
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jdilla
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when they're blowing snow they want big piles of heavy, thick snow for a solid base. it's all going to be pushed anyway. if they blew light snow it would get demolished into nothing by a cat in seconds.

POW ALL DAY. nice parks are nice on a day when there is no snow. I love how pow days are so low pressure. there's no worries about landing tricks, no getting wrecked, and little chance of frustration. everyone's just ripping.
Jan 19 2012 10:12AM
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CalebT
Posts: 1186 - Karma: 765

Pow, Jibs, and Jump Lines. Can't decide!

Jan 19 2012 10:47AM
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jahblesstheday
Posts: 202 - Karma: 26
didn't read the thread. POW.
Jan 19 2012 10:52AM
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AwR
Posts: 5147 - Karma: 1,880
pow
Jan 19 2012 10:59AM
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VD.
Posts: 4054 - Karma: 4,565
Powder any day, just wish it was there everyday
Jan 19 2012 1:23PM
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Thadius.Castle
Posts: 1436 - Karma: 250
A nice park with a lift for speed laps, namely Waterville/Saddleback
Jan 19 2012 1:27PM
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MaryO
Posts: 2583 - Karma: 5,996
Park, but keep in mind I live in MN. I don't even like watching Pow tbh. It looks miserable to get all that snow up your jacket, down your pants, in your face. Just stating my opinion. Park all the way.
Jan 19 2012 1:28PM
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charliestevenT
Posts: 43 - Karma: 10
Massive backcountry kickers
Jan 19 2012 1:33PM
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-Otto-
Posts: 456 - Karma: 40
Sex in powder with everything else > powder > sex > everything else


Jan 19 2012 2:40PM
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pelle_munch
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Jan 19 2012 2:53PM
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Bill.Nye
Posts: 4060 - Karma: 2,109
That's why you gotta get the non shit outerwear and a nice facie.
Jan 19 2012 3:00PM
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RiddleMeThis
Posts: 749 - Karma: 117
after riding 3 days of pow, i realized how much i love it. However, i had a craving for the park all week

but still POW>park
Jan 19 2012 3:07PM
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broto
Posts: 9039 - Karma: 25,662
pow is so fun.


pow is non existant in NY.


i ski park.
Jan 19 2012 3:16PM
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Janky
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i thought i was the only one
Jan 19 2012 3:19PM
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Karma_Police
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Perhaps people who live in the west and experience both should answer not east coasters or people who haven't skied enough of both to know.  I know about 99% of people that ski in the west would agree that park is to bide your time in between storms.  That's like asking a person who always surfed the same point break that broke left if he liked left or right barrels?

If you haven't skied enough days to appreciate both then your answer shouldn't be taken seriously.

Jan 19 2012 3:26PM
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Supergyro
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Yes. Yes that would be good.
Jan 19 2012 3:35PM
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schu2122
Posts: 247 - Karma: 24
totally this. and i lol'd and the carving comment
Jan 19 2012 3:44PM
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why
Posts: 2064 - Karma: 65
pow in the park. ooyeah
Jan 19 2012 3:45PM
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schu2122
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thats a pretty bad ass pic
Jan 19 2012 3:46PM
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penguiin
Posts: 1444 - Karma: 561
I'm from NC so we literally never have pow days, ever...but I have ridden about 7 pow days out west and it't not even a question, pow over park all day. riding in the trees, dead silence, just you and your skis, floating on top of the world then dropping off a nice little cliff is freaking unbeatable
Jan 19 2012 4:15PM
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.ZT.
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pow if possible. park if pow is not available. plus pow is a pain some days.
Jan 19 2012 4:29PM
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tdollo
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#1 answer
Jan 19 2012 6:06PM
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J.M
Posts: 2854 - Karma: 254
this.
Jan 19 2012 6:19PM
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.ZT.
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yep
Jan 19 2012 6:59PM
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Plod
Posts: 142 - Karma: 6
What a stupid question! Powder obviously. Anyone who says different is obviously a 15 year old American from the east coast with an overly long t-shirt.
Jan 19 2012 7:29PM
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broto
Posts: 9039 - Karma: 25,662
OMG lolz i am sooooo sorry dat i wear a longer t shirt than you LOL. U R such a GAPER if you don't wear xl, LOL.
Jan 19 2012 8:42PM
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Drail
Posts: 14012 - Karma: 10,010
The dedicated skier can always find Pow. well, park for those small handful of days when you really get skunked and the weather happens to be nice for park. I'm getting old it seams.
Jan 19 2012 9:35PM
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SwitchMisty540
Posts: 1862 - Karma: 629
powder any day of the week.  maybe if there is no snow i'll lap the park for a bit but i would never pass up the potential for fresh tracks to hit jumps in the park.  anyone who has ever skied on a legit powder day will agree.
Jan 19 2012 10:31PM
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Radio
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i feel so bad for those of you who have never skied powder. you have no idea.
Jan 19 2012 10:35PM
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wilksker
Posts: 188 - Karma: -16
you know. i got on this thread planning to see a million kids call repost. then call them all 14 year old cock sucking boooger eaters and insult them in other similar manners. but no one did....... I'm proud you newschoolers society!
Jan 19 2012 10:36PM
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EricaMN.
Posts: 2704 - Karma: 347
what ever happened to skiing?
Jan 19 2012 10:40PM
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SPskier543
Posts: 2413 - Karma: 324
The feeling of dumping a turn in copious amounts of powder where the snow almost feel warm and it blows over you and you loose your vision for a second then pop back out and float up again is unbeatable
Jan 19 2012 10:45PM
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Emma_Watson
Posts: 4491 - Karma: 6,797
Freshly groomed corduroy jumps and a swag line of jibs. Wish the east got sick pow.
Jan 19 2012 10:47PM
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Skiingsnow
Posts: 1567 - Karma: 797
carving is the shit, being good at carving has essentially allowed me to ski almost everyday of the season hard, and get paid for it


but yea POW
Jan 19 2012 10:50PM
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Brentizzle
Posts: 1584 - Karma: 1,871
I skied 140cm (55") of fresh blower flowing over my face pow yesterday and I can easily say I would chose that over ANYTHING else (including sex). It was easily the best day of skiing in my life and probably the best general day of my life (or second best)

POW FTW
Jan 19 2012 10:59PM
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TRASHTALK
Posts: 324 - Karma: 493
right now. wishing for POW...only because the snowfall this season in CO sucks...but normally this season...park park park park park
Jan 19 2012 11:31PM
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POWDER.RANGER
Posts: 1698 - Karma: -24
pow=love
Jan 19 2012 11:47PM
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