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CashForToast
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What do you guys think about night skiing.

Despite there being reduced visibility and a bit chillier than day skiing, it gives me this feeling of being fresh. Almost like I just woke up from a 2 day sleep. I used to ski nights when I was like 5 or 6, before many of my friends quit the sport, so I have some good memories of doing it.
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Dec 3 2014 10:41PM
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sbarlett
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Instead of skiing 9-4 pm you can ski 9-10 pm.

So yeah, its a good thing.
Dec 3 2014 10:44PM
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losh
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i love skiing at night, its fun and alot of the time you can see shadows really clear which makes for better mogul skiing.
Dec 3 2014 10:44PM
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270on420out
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Some of my favorite memories are when I was night skiing. I don't really hit jumps, but I go ham on rails and fuck around with friends the whole time. Can't wait until my resort fully opens so I can go enjoy the darkness.
Dec 3 2014 10:44PM
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.CJ.
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I love night skiing. There are usually a hand full of people there so it's easy to screw around.
Dec 3 2014 10:51PM
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jellomellow
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if you do a faceshot it seems bigger
Dec 3 2014 10:56PM
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JTTrembles
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Some of my most fun times skiing was when my homies and I night skied at bolten valley. $20 dollar pass from 4-10pm!
Dec 4 2014 8:03AM
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PacificRimJob
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I have a night-skiing pass at Boreal for quick trips if I have work in the AM and need to get my ski-fix on.

I don't mind it too badly. I just wish my night lenses weren't all fucked up. I need new ones.
Dec 4 2014 8:18AM
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Fitz_
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It's usually fun sometimes it gets really icy tho
Dec 4 2014 9:50AM
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Stope.Neeze
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.ttelrab.Instead of skiing 9-4 pm you can ski 9-10 pm.

So yeah, its a good thing.


Yeah it works out for me because i only like to ski an hour at a time.
Dec 4 2014 10:05AM
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freestyler540
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I did nothing but night riding at Blue mountain for 3 years when going through college. Many cold sessions, wind was always an issue, but after getting balls, throwing down becomes easier.
Most local contests are night events. They can be a lot of fun.
Dec 4 2014 10:16AM
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ZachAndCheese
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Park is always a bit more sketch at night
Dec 4 2014 10:18AM
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j-bratton
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Both of my local resorts in the midwest have a few all night sessions every year. Probably some of the most fun I've had on skis. Seems like I always wanna go bigger at 3 in the morning.
Dec 4 2014 12:02PM
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DayMan
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Going on trails that aren't lit up during night skiing is super fun too. Last year at Steamboat we went into the bigger jump line that doesn't have lights when it was a full moon, it was sketchy but awesome haha.
Dec 4 2014 12:11PM
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Mingg
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Thats mostly all I do. With school and work its pretty hard to get out during the day so I usually just ride at night. It's usually a bit icier which kind of sucks but oh well. It's nice after a day or work/ school to be able to just ski.
Dec 4 2014 12:14PM
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panojibber.
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Some of the most fun I've had skiing has been at COP on weeknights. You can see the whole city at the top, all the lights and shit. Kind of surreal and loads of fun to be skiing a sick park in the middle of the fucking city.
Dec 4 2014 12:27PM
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DANIELMORTENSEN
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Love not being able to see the landing to spot
Dec 4 2014 12:35PM
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Backhaus
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RedPandaGoing on trails that aren't lit up during night skiing is super fun too. Last year at Steamboat we went into the bigger jump line that doesn't have lights when it was a full moon, it was sketchy but awesome haha.


Did this at Killington a few years ago. We had a house right on the trail and would ski down to the gondola at bear mtn, get picked up by our friend in a car and drive back up and do it again. One time someone skied too close to the gondola and set the alarm off haha we scattered into the woods before the cops came
Dec 4 2014 12:45PM
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GreeenTea
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I try to Night ski whenever I can, it's a lot of fun plus there aren't as many people during that time. I have been a little scared to send a jump during the night though.
Dec 4 2014 1:00PM
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RiccardoMasutti
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I LOVE night skiing.
Dec 4 2014 1:18PM
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xnickGT
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2ft of Fresh snow under the lights. Unreal.
Dec 4 2014 1:32PM
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theabortionator
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Nice poll there bro.


Night skiing is fun. The mountain is generally more icy and the parks can be a little beat to shit but it's a good time. Also gives people more options to go skiing. Maybe you work 5 or 6 days a week or go to school. You can go after work/school.

I worked at a mountain that did most of their business at night for 3 years. Was nice going into work around noon instead of early morning. Lots of kids came everyday after school. Place was pretty tame in the day but bumpin at night. It doesn't work out everywhere but the places that have it raging are a good time. Usually you can get tickets for cheaper at places that have night skiing. The mountain I worked at has $17 night tickets on tuesdays. Shit like that.

The mountain has to have some kind of park crew that at least kind of makes some sort of effort though. Otherwise the park will be super duper sketch at night.
Dec 4 2014 1:50PM
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OregonDead
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Now I'm jonesin' for Skibowl.
Dec 4 2014 1:52PM
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CashForToast
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BackhausDid this at Killington a few years ago. We had a house right on the trail and would ski down to the gondola at bear mtn, get picked up by our friend in a car and drive back up and do it again. One time someone skied too close to the gondola and set the alarm off haha we scattered into the woods before the cops came


What? They had an alarm near the gondola when the trail wasnt lit? Sounds a bit overkill...
Dec 4 2014 4:16PM
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eheath
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NIght skiing is quite fun, too bad its only til 8pm at park city.
Dec 4 2014 4:29PM
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.___.
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j-brattonBoth of my local resorts in the midwest have a few all night sessions every year. Probably some of the most fun I've had on skis. Seems like I always wanna go bigger at 3 in the morning.


What hill has all night sessions in the midwest? This seems like a lot of fun.
Dec 4 2014 6:45PM
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Backhaus
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Steezy.jpegWhat? They had an alarm near the gondola when the trail wasnt lit? Sounds a bit overkill...

Yea shit was loud as fuck too haha. I think it was more for the lodge since they are connected.

I wish VT mountains did night skiing, but that's a shit ton of lights.
Dec 4 2014 6:53PM
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Duck_Sauce
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Ive grown up in Massachusetts with night skiing being a staple. Ripping hot laps at nashoba or wawa on a spring evening is unparalleled, because school would fuck with ski scheduling. At nashoba most of the time I didn't even buy a pass I just kinda got on the lift because no one asks
Dec 4 2014 7:31PM
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jonahkantak
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There's always less people so the wait for the lift is really short
Dec 4 2014 7:45PM
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CashForToast
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theabortionatorNice poll there bro.


Thanks man, I really try to please.
Dec 4 2014 8:52PM
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drinkbutter
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Night skiing is where the real fun starts
Dec 4 2014 10:00PM
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cp_7
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0 lift line, empty park, endless runs, there's really nothing I find wrong with it besides tree skiing and the fact that it is about 10 degrees colder at night + wind chill. Gunstock, NH is pretty prime for night skiing.
Dec 4 2014 10:06PM
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Prof.Pretzel
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I just have the urge to go a lot harder night skiing.
Dec 4 2014 10:13PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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skiing at night is the tits. no such thing as flat light, no lift lines, and always a good time with the buds.
Dec 4 2014 10:19PM
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flacotaco
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The one and only time i went night skiing, the power went out while i was on the mountain. Pretty damn scary on a cloudless night. Then, on the way home got into my first car crash. Probably not night skiing again.
Dec 5 2014 7:26PM
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roddy116
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night skiing = ultimate dick around fest.
Dec 5 2014 9:14PM
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kylemclean
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freestyler540I did nothing but night riding at Blue mountain for 3 years when going through college. Many cold sessions, wind was always an issue, but after getting balls, throwing down becomes easier.
Most local contests are night events. They can be a lot of fun.


this but im not in college
Dec 5 2014 9:53PM
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Scotty_Boy
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I like it because it gives me an excuse to lap the kiddie park.
Dec 5 2014 10:26PM
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SpliffyJ
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love it, small mountain close to me does night skiing so that makes it nice to be able to ski after school and stay till around 10. I don't find it scary just different
Dec 5 2014 11:22PM
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128368798788
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Night skiing is the best time to progress and try new stuff. Hardly anybody is up if you do it right like on a Monday or a Tuesday night.
Dec 6 2014 7:55AM
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CashForToast
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roddy116night skiing = ultimate dick around fest.


Yeah cant argue with you there. I remember me and my friends would race through mougles at night, and it eventually turned into who can go straight through all of them and not crash.
Dec 6 2014 9:29AM
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.squirrely.
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love night skiing, got 90ish days last year and i bet a least 70 of them were at night
Dec 6 2014 3:13PM
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stljacob
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.___.What hill has all night sessions in the midwest? This seems like a lot of fun.

Hidden Valley in Saint Louis has all nighters sometimes and is almost always open til about 3 am. If you dont mind the summit being about 12.5 feet above sea level that is.
Dec 7 2014 1:07AM
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Drail
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freestyler540I did nothing but night riding at Blue mountain for 3 years when going through college. Many cold sessions, wind was always an issue, but after getting balls, throwing down becomes easier.
Most local contests are night events. They can be a lot of fun.


Spent most of my youth as a blue mountain night skier. Learning the ropes in the park in the late 90s/early 2000s soley might skiing in ontario makes you hardy as fuck. I miss that shit
Dec 7 2014 5:25AM
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Mingg
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stljacobHidden Valley in Saint Louis has all nighters sometimes and is almost always open til about 3 am. If you dont mind the summit being about 12.5 feet above sea level that is.


that sounds pretty awesome. At Kissing Bridge they have a couple "late night great nights" each season which are nights that they stay open until 1. It's pretty fun!
Dec 7 2014 12:44PM
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flurry*
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Little too icy here in NC at night.
Dec 7 2014 3:55PM
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theabortionator
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Not sure if they still do but crotched NH used to have riding till 4 am. Shit was crazy.
Dec 7 2014 4:30PM
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Queen_Selassie
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Night skiing is the best! So lucky Keystone has it!
Dec 7 2014 6:37PM
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