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What was so epic about your season?

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rememberscott
Posts: 1291 - Karma: 5,201
Seriously? What made it so epic? Tell me about all of your shit, and why it was so epic. Acid.
May 2 2014 2:16AM
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S.J.W
Posts: 7609 - Karma: 31,186
Got to ski 11 days straight over at Niseko and got some nipple deep powder, amazing face shots just got a whole new stoke for skiing.
May 2 2014 3:22AM
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cool_name
Posts: 4295 - Karma: 3,131
Finally started to grow some balls
May 2 2014 3:50AM
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gaper_assasin
Posts: 26 - Karma: 492
played shredsauce for 2 weeks straight, hoping it would snow
May 2 2014 4:01AM
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Lou.
Posts: 1787 - Karma: 3,876
Manned up and actually tried shit and progressed and rode and fell harder than I ever have. Great season
May 2 2014 5:27AM
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kung_powpow
Posts: 1990 - Karma: 3,671
Skiing deep pow for the first time, 28" at jay peak and 24" at killington, despite living in Maryland. That's gonna change when I move to Colorado this fall
May 2 2014 9:18AM
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YouAllSuck
Posts: 632 - Karma: 1,177
Landed my first backflips, learned grabs, got to ski a few powder days and dropped some cliffs.
May 2 2014 9:37AM
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swoger
Posts: 607 - Karma: 655
landed my first backflip on my first try......its true when people say there is no better feeling than your first backy
May 2 2014 9:58AM
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Bateman
Posts: 8593 - Karma: 8,600
I didn't have any injuries. Probably because i hardly had time to ski. What a wack season.
May 2 2014 10:12AM
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.nasty
Posts: 10582 - Karma: 11,183
out of my 120 days on skis so far, about 90 were pow days
May 2 2014 10:30AM
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270on420out
Posts: 7514 - Karma: 51,161
Hot laps. There's something so awesome about lurking through the park in packs of 10. I also started learning A LOT of new tricks.
May 2 2014 11:13AM
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GANGBANG420
Posts: 263 - Karma: 879
My skis and me became one. I learned how to flex them to the max, how to truly release them, get spring when I want and dampness when I don't.
May 2 2014 11:24AM
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John18_6
Posts: 7313 - Karma: 49,165
Post Season Urban...

Also skied out west for the first time after skiing Minnesota my whole life. Skiing a bowl aggressively in park skis after a foot of fresh powder is an experience I won't forget.
May 2 2014 11:50AM
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Turkelton
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 8,558
Pow, knee to chest deep 4 days in a row, from tree skiing to pillows to big open powder fields.
It was the best, there were moments where you would be in the snow while turning and it was like snorkeling. It was crazy fun, best pow days of my life
May 2 2014 12:16PM
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lodybrycan
Posts: 46 - Karma: 238
Most of our crew at the mountain was heading off to collage which kinda made everyone better friends plus people were throwing down a ton.

//RIP 2014 Season//
May 2 2014 4:10PM
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Easy-E
Posts: 751 - Karma: 1,686
I passed all of the goals that I had set for myself this season, thats always a plus
May 2 2014 6:26PM
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GayWolf420
Posts: 37542 - Karma: 121,671
skied a fuck load, like a 4-5 days a week almost. and i skied a run in the trees that will be burned in the back of my mind forever. the shit was unreal.
May 2 2014 7:03PM
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207
Posts: 8969 - Karma: 3,846
got to enjoy a great season living it up with some of my best friends, slaying park on bluebird days, skiing pow and dropping cliffs after getting 2ft storms on a weekday (nobody at the mtn) and loving life thats why i love skiing yhew!
May 2 2014 7:16PM
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fragglemuffin
Posts: 3312 - Karma: 444
It was my first season in the PNW after living in NY for 21 years. Skied the deepest pow of my life and dropped plenty of cliffs.
May 2 2014 7:23PM
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Turkelton
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 8,558
and next year is 12th grade, this year will be engrained in my mind. Fuck the IB
May 2 2014 7:28PM
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louie.mirags
Posts: 6015 - Karma: 5,027
It was my first season since before the Navy I had a season pass and got more days in than any other year prior. Plenty of snow in the northeast. Got my first day in October at Killington and my last day in April at Hunter. Got to ski the trees at Creek in NJ for the first time. Epic year I'd say
May 2 2014 7:45PM
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steezyshit
Posts: 785 - Karma: 1,342
Went to whistler with two friends for 3 weeks best trip of my life
May 2 2014 10:42PM
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steezyshit
Posts: 785 - Karma: 1,342
Went to whistler with two friends for 3 weeks best trip of my life
May 2 2014 10:42PM
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Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,462
I hit urban for the first time this year. My buddy and I made a jump in a parking next to a sloped hill and used a car tow us in. Finally grew the balls to huck shit.
May 2 2014 11:39PM
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skier58284
Posts: 1705 - Karma: 5,366
Was?
>implying ski season is over

What has been epic about my season so far: First season living in the mountains. I lived in Minnesota until last fall where everything is a few hundred feet of shallow groomers and there are double blacks that are literally easier than Big Emma (one of Snowbird's greens). I skied some lines I have really wanted to ski since last Spring (I skied at Snowbird for a few days last spring). I got really comfortable on cliffs to the point where 15-20 foot drops are very easy for me. I hucked my first big air a few days ago. Crashed it, but I'll go back and stomp it next pow day.
May 2 2014 11:50PM
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Skibumsmith
Posts: 5432 - Karma: 11,823
the huge mental hurdles I overcame after my knee injury and realizing I can still be the same skier as before if I work hard enough
May 3 2014 12:42AM
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AWildGarebear
Posts: 35 - Karma: 90
Risky post -

First time skiing and first season ever; something I had wanted to do my entire life, but never had the opportunity on anything more than a 100 ft hill, so I had always passed on that [maybe a mistake] and hit it full blast after moving to CO.

Went from being terrified on green runs to being intimidated, but capable on double black runs & backcountry by the end. Got the basics down enough to ski with my friends and I lost 65 lbs.

My favorite higlight was the third day after buying boots and my first pair of skis [190cm SFB] - got comfortable tree skiing, skied switch for the first time, did my first 360 ground spin, and my first double black run in one of the best days of my life.

I get this is gaper stuff, but I had to start somewhere.
May 3 2014 9:58PM
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bdubs
Posts: 117 - Karma: 28
Full day of heli skiing at Silverton, for free... Right place, right time.
May 3 2014 10:42PM
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cameron_taylor
Posts: 325 - Karma: 446
Did my first drop that was taller than my height (6'4)
May 4 2014 5:28AM
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OwenReynolds
Posts: 223 - Karma: 1,955
I had my first ever 4 month season and skied about 60 days. Coming from Virginia, this is a rare commodity.
May 4 2014 9:45AM
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Brule.
Posts: 3937 - Karma: 6,297
What was really great about my season was my home mountain (Mount Jore) opened about two weeks before it was scheduled to open (they still have a bit of coverage on the mountain as of 5/1). Despite missing three weeks due to a partially torn meniscus, I still skied some great powder days at Waste Mountain and at Mount Jore.

I ended ski season right by skiing 8" of fresh snow at Whiteface at the end of March, even though the snow became really wet while skiing down the mountain.
May 4 2014 10:35AM
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Mr.Sloth
Posts: 5091 - Karma: 13,469
OwenReynoldsI had my first ever 4 month season and skied about 60 days. Coming from Virginia, this is a rare commodity.


Where in Virginia do you live/ski?
May 4 2014 10:36AM
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YoungJ
Posts: 447 - Karma: 883
I got my PSIA level 1 Park certification, first class on the east coast for skiing
May 4 2014 12:46PM
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PKchu
Posts: 1158 - Karma: 5,943
I learned the art of smooth landings for a change
May 4 2014 1:51PM
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JsNeagle
Posts: 1405 - Karma: 1,577
I forgot to look where I was going, hit a tree, and broke my femur. Pretty epic, I'm not gonna lie.
May 4 2014 2:20PM
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MartianMan
Posts: 1101 - Karma: 2,099
PlatinumstormRisky post -

First time skiing and first season ever; something I had wanted to do my entire life, but never had the opportunity on anything more than a 100 ft hill, so I had always passed on that [maybe a mistake] and hit it full blast after moving to CO.

Went from being terrified on green runs to being intimidated, but capable on double black runs & backcountry by the end. Got the basics down enough to ski with my friends and I lost 65 lbs.

My favorite higlight was the third day after buying boots and my first pair of skis [190cm SFB] - got comfortable tree skiing, skied switch for the first time, did my first 360 ground spin, and my first double black run in one of the best days of my life.

I get this is gaper stuff, but I had to start somewhere.


Probably the best first post I've seen. This is awesome. Welcome to skiing, were stoked you're one of us now.
May 4 2014 2:25PM
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Stpat98
Posts: 102 - Karma: 215
I learned a whole bunch, Michigan treated us real nice this year with at least 3 legit pow days of over a foot, which is unreal here. It was awesome.
May 4 2014 3:04PM
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balzach
Posts: 241 - Karma: 2,616
oh you know. no snow
May 4 2014 4:05PM
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-gram-
Posts: 151 - Karma: 3,077
I lost control in the air on a 15 foot drop and landed straight on my side. I wrecked the muscles in my leg and almost broke my femur. So it was pretty epic
May 4 2014 6:00PM
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milk_man
Posts: 5252 - Karma: 5,978
Getting better at rails and having fun with my friends
May 4 2014 7:07PM
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partywithsloots
Posts: 62 - Karma: 14
Learned backflips 3's and 5's. Almost landed a double yesterday too. Pretty good season for me.
May 4 2014 10:59PM
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Skiingsnow
Posts: 1567 - Karma: 797
Finally started to break my mental block for difficult lines and bigger cliffs. Most progression I have ever had in a season. Feels good.
May 5 2014 8:50AM
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Yaraelpoof.png
Posts: 1556 - Karma: 6,418
Hit some large jumps. Slid some rails. Had a lot of fun doing it.
May 5 2014 9:01AM
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FreedGucci
Posts: 454 - Karma: 3,192
4 feet of fresh up in mammoth area, totally untracked all day. Best time I've ever had skiing
May 5 2014 9:02AM
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Eclipse01
Posts: 9 - Karma: 10
Fake 9, flat 7, my standart cork7, frontflips backflips ect. Epic end of the season was gettin' a concussion, still haven't completely recovered, it happened 1 month ago.
May 5 2014 12:54PM
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milk_man
Posts: 5252 - Karma: 5,978
PlatinumstormRisky post -

First time skiing and first season ever; something I had wanted to do my entire life, but never had the opportunity on anything more than a 100 ft hill, so I had always passed on that [maybe a mistake] and hit it full blast after moving to CO.

Went from being terrified on green runs to being intimidated, but capable on double black runs & backcountry by the end. Got the basics down enough to ski with my friends and I lost 65 lbs.

My favorite higlight was the third day after buying boots and my first pair of skis [190cm SFB] - got comfortable tree skiing, skied switch for the first time, did my first 360 ground spin, and my first double black run in one of the best days of my life.

I get this is gaper stuff, but I had to start somewhere.


Definitely one of the better first posts I've ever seen
May 5 2014 1:05PM
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Steezygaper
Posts: 29 - Karma: 36
Went 2 weeks straight and went out more times than I ever have.
May 5 2014 1:29PM
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TNORTS
Posts: 2077 - Karma: 2,761
Went from living in CT and skiing 10-20 days a season to living in Burlington and skiing around 40 days. Pretty stoked on that.
May 5 2014 2:18PM
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Toaster-Tony
Posts: 3531 - Karma: 5,850
Didn't learn too many new tricks but I locked in so many different grabs and started taking jumps deeper than I ever have. Style is on the up.
May 5 2014 2:53PM
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d00d
Posts: 2687 - Karma: 7,086
Style got a lot better, skied the most i ever had, and hung out with friends a lot more. + no serious injuries
May 5 2014 3:41PM
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MonnorCartin
Posts: 596 - Karma: 2,827
I was at Whistler in the lineup at Peak chair and a bunch of people were hitting Air Jordan and one guy ate it on the first drop and his skis got stuck in the platform in the middle so all his buddies hit it and then skied down and he chilled there and it made me wonder... so a next run I'm back down in the lift line at the Peak chair and his friend somehow cuts into the side of this platform, hucks his buddy his skis, almost gets hit too, and then he got the biggest cheer ever after he stomped it and rode out. It was Epic
May 6 2014 7:22PM
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