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Park or Pow?

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pfoulger
Posts: 156 - Karma: 2,222
I know most of the people on NS (or so it seems) are park skiers. I'm a backcountry/big mountain guy, even though I like park alot.

Here's my question, do more people ski park because of accessibility? Or is it preferred? I'm lucky enough to live in Utah where I have access to backcountry and big mountain stuff.

What's your choice?
Apr 14 2013 4:51PM
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Capernicus
Posts: 382 - Karma: 218
Everyone prefers powder.
Apr 14 2013 4:55PM
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GrabsForFun
Posts: 1378 - Karma: 396
I can´t really ski any pow during the season so I ski a lot of park because of the accessibility
Apr 14 2013 4:55PM
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johnnyBuz
Posts: 1438 - Karma: 1,270
I live in the Poconos so park obviously for me.
Apr 14 2013 5:27PM
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90053
Posts: 2565 - Karma: 3,728
aerials>powder>park
Apr 14 2013 5:29PM
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Dingo69
Posts: 1330 - Karma: -171
Aerials now accualyisdolan
Apr 14 2013 5:34PM
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_Garagely_
Posts: 1948 - Karma: 3,248
Obviously pow if you have access to it.
Apr 14 2013 5:38PM
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elinde
Posts: 1470 - Karma: 3,059
big mountain/pow is my true love, although i live in ny, so not much chance. but thankfully, park is fucking awesome too so that keeps me sane
Apr 14 2013 5:47PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
Posts: 11989 - Karma: 12,264
if i had the chance i would be skiing pow everyday.
Apr 14 2013 5:47PM
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gingaskier
Posts: 623 - Karma: 263
If I could, I would be skiing powder everyday but where I live I really only have access to park, which is fun but pow is better
Apr 14 2013 5:54PM
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WizardStyle
Posts: 66 - Karma: 254
Its totally backwards where i live there is no park accesibility so we ski pow 24-7 but we try to get out and do urban as much as we can.
Apr 14 2013 6:03PM
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JWeinstock
Posts: 3439 - Karma: 1,352
i live in ct so no pow but if i get the chance to ski some powder, always take it
Apr 14 2013 6:05PM
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Naptown
Posts: 495 - Karma: 1,722
my mom won't let me ski pow, she says I will die in an avalanche. :(
Apr 14 2013 6:08PM
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Steve_Glandsberg
Posts: 137 - Karma: 4,833
pow is so much more of a workout. unless your hiking the terrain park
Apr 14 2013 6:18PM
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Ankilla
Posts: 506 - Karma: 2,378
I live in Cincinnati Ohio and have been skiing on pure ice for three years. I went out west and had the chance to ski powder but just rode a51 and woodward at Copper the whole time. So i defiantly prefer park. Also, I much rather would watch an urban/park edit then a powder edit. To me, it seems dull yet the guys who do it or crazy.
Apr 14 2013 6:36PM
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WaffleMaster
Posts: 661 - Karma: 5,565
^yep

I think the rarity of it makes it extra special. The park is always there. But we gotta HUNT for powder!
Apr 14 2013 6:42PM
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Crispy.
Posts: 6116 - Karma: 7,712
I fucked your mom. I'd ski pow everyday, but unfortunately I live in the midwest so I only ski pow twice a year:(
Apr 14 2013 6:55PM
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Ski.o.die
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I have a friend who lives in Virginia with me and when we went to Utah there was a massive snow storm and he didnt want to ski the powder there
Apr 14 2013 7:02PM
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Jib_High
Posts: 189 - Karma: 224
I moved from Massachusetts to Colorado and as soon as I skied powder for the first time I almost completely gave up on park
Apr 14 2013 7:08PM
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DUCKS
Posts: 97 - Karma: 240
I live in Virginia and I now ski more in the summer at Snowflex then I do in the winter. So I think its going to have to be park.
Apr 14 2013 7:46PM
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_Garagely_
Posts: 1948 - Karma: 3,248
The fuck is wrong with you?
Apr 14 2013 7:56PM
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sammy_
Posts: 1597 - Karma: 467
prefer pow but eastcoast livin doesnt fill that need and i get out west every few years.. so i started skiing park
Apr 14 2013 8:27PM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22708 - Karma: 76,635
Pow if its there, park if its not.

I really think this is pretty simple. I mean unless you're in some kind of crazy pow mecca park is a super fun way to enjoy your average day on the slopes. Its more fun than carving, ski racing or going in lessons.

I never understand why there is even debate on this. Even the most hardcore park rat will eventually break down and enjoy a day of dumping snow. Might just need to demo some fat skis, as centre mounted twins can be a bit tricky to navigate the pow.

Apr 14 2013 8:55PM
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Lou.
Posts: 1787 - Karma: 3,876
backcountry whenever I can get to it but in the mean time park will do
Apr 14 2013 9:06PM
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JAHpow
Posts: 7282 - Karma: 17,179
If I could I would just ski backcountry/pow but we don't have the terrain for that in MN so I stick in the park.
Apr 14 2013 9:17PM
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Poikenz
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Not too sure about this, even on tracked out/ crazily exposed tree days I will still be in them rocking similar runs all day and I love it more than park, but park is a lot different of a feeling. Guess it depends on my mood. I enjoy ripping groomers, mostly to find side hits and I always pole plant in the park. Maybe I should have become a racer. If only I didn't hate competition and my parents had money.
Apr 14 2013 10:19PM
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Matt_T
Posts: 78 - Karma: 74
Park because we have 0 pow here.
Apr 14 2013 10:20PM
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meckel
Posts: 37 - Karma: 317
i usually ski park but that's just because we don't get real powder where i live. but when the snow is good the park can wait
Apr 14 2013 10:57PM
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Miclovin
Posts: 1043 - Karma: 637
I never really like powder but that might be because I dont have pow skis. Sooo park
Apr 15 2013 12:10AM
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Jewschoolers
Posts: 1785 - Karma: 1,142
if i had powder everyday for an entire year i wouldnt go anywhere near a park. that being said, park is great for an average day
Apr 15 2013 12:15AM
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PDoyle
Posts: 337 - Karma: 2,228
Powder when there is powder, park when there isn't powder.
Apr 15 2013 1:04AM
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DaneKirk
Posts: 366 - Karma: 2,056

I live in the north island of New Zealand so we get like 5ish pow days a season (we consider 2 inches of snow on top of ice good). It sucks because we have the sickest terrain i have ever seen out of any ski resort ive been to but its usually not good enough snow cover or too icy. So i guess you could say im a park rider (when we even have a park).

Apr 15 2013 1:40AM
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PartyHon
Posts: 2019 - Karma: 425
pow when there is pow. pow stashes when there is not
Apr 15 2013 1:49AM
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GapCrow
Posts: 37 - Karma: 99
I don't really get to ski pow that mutch, but when i get a major pow days before i hit the mountains i totally ditch the park for those days and spend the day out of it... planning on skiing more pow this next season tho, going to hit the car to the mountains as soon as i hear about a big pow fall
Apr 15 2013 3:58AM
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THORN
Posts: 241 - Karma: 27
Pow all day long, if you have access to it
Apr 15 2013 9:01AM
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TristonHall
Posts: 194 - Karma: 564
Why not both?
Apr 15 2013 9:49AM
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DoNothingDarias
Posts: 83 - Karma: 18
Living in Vermont you've gotta search for pow but its always worth it, never grew up skiing park even on the east coast so that hunt has always been the way I spend my seasons
Apr 15 2013 10:17AM
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TristonHall
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Apr 15 2013 10:54AM
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sweetleaf
Posts: 85 - Karma: 124
Acessability definately plays a huge part in the choice
Apr 15 2013 8:29PM
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NinetyFour
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Just goes back to the age old saying of, 'taking the park to the backcountry.' I wish I had more opportunities to ski pow though for sure.
Apr 15 2013 8:45PM
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LukasSchroeder
Posts: 1460 - Karma: 2,683
End of thread.

If you say "park because of 0 pow" your not automatically a "park guy" your basically saying " park, if we had pow i would say 'pow' "
Apr 15 2013 9:33PM
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CB_Radio
Posts: 197 - Karma: 39
just let the beats flow and the skis go.
Apr 15 2013 11:21PM
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Ben_Mo-Fat
Posts: 328 - Karma: 793
Groomers
Apr 15 2013 11:27PM
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Aladeen
Posts: 257 - Karma: 412
I ski park because that's literally the only thing you can do in ct. But we had a day where we got 2 feet of straight pow and it was the best day of my life
Apr 15 2013 11:30PM
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JUP*
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Apr 16 2013 12:39AM
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pow314
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How people insist on making this same exact thread over and over again boggles the mind. I mean, did you seriously think this hasn't been discussed????
Apr 16 2013 4:08AM
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