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What's so great about powder?

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dingus
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I love the powder, its my happy place. But some people don't enjoy it. Usually it is because they lack the certain skills needed. But then I wondered why we like powder so much. I like it because it is super peaceful and flowy when you can sit back and surf the silky slopes. What makes powder so great NS?
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Dec 18 2015 9:18PM
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qyleberry
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dingusI love the powder, its my happy place. But some people don't enjoy it. Usually it is because they lack the certain skills needed. But then I wondered why we like powder so much. I like it because it is super peaceful and flowy when you can sit back and surf the silky slopes. What makes powder so great NS?


I am in the midwest so we don't have powder here, but one time I went to Arizona Snowbowl and it snowed. It was so chunky and so hard to carve in... What is the secret to skiing powder or chunky snow?
Dec 18 2015 9:52PM
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eheath
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I love getting blasted in the face with white stuff, thats why.
Dec 18 2015 9:55PM
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tschums
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On the east coast when we do get a lot of snow, like the west is right now (so pretty much last season) the snow is pretty heavy so ive found. Skiing on the west in deep snow is so relaxing and effortless almost with the light snow... For me its such a nice break from either the ice or heavy snow on the east
Dec 18 2015 9:56PM
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SteadySpaghetti
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you can ski in the snow, as opposed to the east where we ski on the snow, made by humans, in rain

f*ck
Dec 18 2015 10:04PM
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juicedrummer11
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its like falling and not knowing if you're going to hit the bottom or not. so its always that same roller coaster fall feeling in my stomach\
Dec 18 2015 10:30PM
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Karl_Hungus
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I think the real quality of powder is that it creates a natural flow and fluidity to skiing. the deeper the snow, the farther you fall and the more it blends the lines between flying and skiing. You're kinda just floating about and I think it relates to a natural desire to become one with your surroundings while skiing, similar to how surfers wish to be deep in the barrel of the wave.
Dec 18 2015 10:37PM
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WI_skier
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Closest thing to deep powder we usually get in the Midwest is snowdrifts, but occasionally it'll snow enough where it seems like your floating.

Bohemia is nuts though- I hope to go this winter if they eventually open.
Dec 18 2015 10:41PM
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willysworld
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eheathI love getting blasted in the face with white stuff, thats why.

Whip cream or cum blasts? Which are your favorite?
Dec 18 2015 10:45PM
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Hoodliving
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juicedrummer11its like falling and not knowing if you're going to hit the bottom or not. so its always that same roller coaster fall feeling in my stomach\


Smashed a chunk of my edge into the sidewall and submarined a ski doing this on the first test hit landed right on a hidden rock
Dec 18 2015 10:46PM
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eheath
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ozzywrongWhip cream or cum blasts? Which are your favorite?


Dry and powdery is my favorite, but ill do anything once.
Dec 18 2015 10:50PM
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theabortionator
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What's so good about skiing, what's so good about surfing? What's so good about anything?
Dec 18 2015 11:25PM
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270on420out
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It feels like levetation. Only skied it once in my life when I was 11, but it felt like I was floating
Dec 18 2015 11:26PM
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Mr.Bishop
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dingusBut some people don't enjoy it.




These people are crazy.
Dec 18 2015 11:31PM
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theabortionator
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THEDIRTYBUBBLEIt feels like levetation. Only skied it once in my life when I was 11, but it felt like I was floating


im pretty sure what you are referring was more a result of what's known as a contact high.
Dec 19 2015 12:27AM
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SteezeJibberton
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We float away through a cold, cleansing nothingness amidst views of aspen groves and panoramic bowls. What's not to love?
Dec 19 2015 12:42AM
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HAMNATION
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it makes skiing 3d instead of 2d you can turn up and down and side to side
Dec 19 2015 2:27AM
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PeppermillReno
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One day you will now yung homie
Dec 19 2015 3:24AM
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Julius_Steezer
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You can do literally whatever you want and, short of hitting a tree, you won't get hurt

Also spraying your mates is way more fun on a pow day
Dec 19 2015 3:32AM
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Earl_Globz
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qyleberryI am in the midwest so we don't have powder here, but one time I went to Arizona Snowbowl and it snowed. It was so chunky and so hard to carve in... What is the secret to skiing powder or chunky snow?


backseat!
Dec 19 2015 8:43AM
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qyleberry
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Earl_Globzbackseat!


I have heard this is incorrect from a lot of people... but it would make sense to do...

When ever I see people skiing powder it appears they are bouncing from turn to turn, are the doing this on purpose or is it just happening?
Dec 19 2015 8:46AM
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Ranch
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eheathI love getting blasted in the face with white stuff, thats why.


So does your mom.
Dec 19 2015 10:04AM
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Beast.coast
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qyleberryI am in the midwest so we don't have powder here, but one time I went to Arizona Snowbowl and it snowed. It was so chunky and so hard to carve in... What is the secret to skiing powder or chunky snow?


trying to carve in powder was your first mistake. The "secret" to skiing crud/chunky snow is to charge through if its light enough and jib all the little moguls created over time if its too heavy. If its a clean slate and deep enough, be as light and nimble on your feet as possible.
Dec 19 2015 10:04AM
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qyleberry
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jack.brendeltrying to carve in powder was your first mistake. The "secret" to skiing crud/chunky snow is to charge through if its light enough and jib all the little moguls created over time if its too heavy. If its a clean slate and deep enough, be as light and nimble on your feet as possible.


So basically just bomb through chunky snow like a cheetah and if it is light dry powder be a ninja on your feet?

Thank you! +k if you care about that
Dec 19 2015 10:07AM
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dan4060
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Julius_SteezerYou can do literally whatever you want and, short of hitting a tree, you won't get hurt

Also spraying your mates is way more fun on a pow day


I blew my ACL launching a big cliff on a powder day. I know lots of people who have gotten hurt in powder. I'm not sure if you are advising people to just huck themselves without worry when in the snow, I'm not trying to put words in your mouth, but if you are that is very bad advice. There are plenty of ways to get hurt in pow.

I just got back from a few days at Mammoth where I was able to ski some very nice knee deep cutup stuff. There are still lots of rocks lurking, with it being early season and all, so you really had to be careful. The attitude that you can't get hurt in powder is a dangerous one.
Dec 19 2015 12:56PM
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InDeV.gif
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HAMNATIONit makes skiing 3d instead of 2d you can turn up and down and side to side


I wasn't aware skiing had been 2 dimensional all this time.
Dec 19 2015 1:51PM
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Benj.
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eheathI love getting blasted in the face with white stuff, thats why.


That's what she said.
Dec 19 2015 2:39PM
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PeppermillReno
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Dude powder is so great I don't even feel like skiing today because I want to just soak in the glory of my 10 untracked pow runs I did yesterday before 1pm when I went in the bar and got fuckin wasted.


Just soaking in the glory.
Dec 19 2015 3:06PM
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HAMNATION
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InDeV.gifI wasn't aware skiing had been 2 dimensional all this time.


I know skiing is 3d but pow skiing is 3der


get full tilts
Dec 19 2015 4:09PM
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InDeV.gif
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HAMNATIONI know skiing is 3d but pow skiing is 3der


get full tilts


"3Der" bro I'm going to start saying that about fat pow.

"Yea your snow is 3D but is it 3Der?"
Dec 19 2015 4:35PM
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Julius_Steezer
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dan4060I blew my ACL launching a big cliff on a powder day. I know lots of people who have gotten hurt in powder. I'm not sure if you are advising people to just huck themselves without worry when in the snow, I'm not trying to put words in your mouth, but if you are that is very bad advice. There are plenty of ways to get hurt in pow.

I just got back from a few days at Mammoth where I was able to ski some very nice knee deep cutup stuff. There are still lots of rocks lurking, with it being early season and all, so you really had to be careful. The attitude that you can't get hurt in powder is a dangerous one.


Ok fair enough, I wasn't advising sending it without a care in the world. I was thinking more if you're trying your first backie or something then you're less likely to wreck yourself in a powder landing assuming you just scope it out for hidden rocks/logs etc.
Dec 19 2015 6:14PM
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