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Skiing in the rain

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Shoey-Ski
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Long story short, Im heading to mount snow this week, I already booked a condo and bought my lift tickets online, now they are calling for a half an inch of rain, what do you guys do when it rains? Wear a poncho? Haha discuss. K+ for possible solutions
Feb 20 2016 11:20PM
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HAMNATION
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I had one of my best pipe seshes ever in the rain
Feb 20 2016 11:25PM
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LoathesRaisins
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Frogg Toggs
Feb 20 2016 11:51PM
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Toasty.
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you could try thinking for yourself
Feb 21 2016 12:29AM
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Lbird
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Ponchos usually just make it worse by letting rain in and then keeping it there. I just go out until I'm wet through then get miserable and go in
Feb 21 2016 12:46AM
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Zypher
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1. Gore-Tex Jacket
2. Gore-Tex Pants
3. Hood over helmet
4. ????
5. Profit?
Feb 21 2016 12:55AM
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qyleberry
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It has rained pretty hard here for 2 days this season and I just wore my sabek jacket and my cheap snow pants. I also put my hood over my hat, I got pretty wet, but it was a good first time expirence(:

Good luck! Definitely recommend music!
Feb 21 2016 8:24AM
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Dddsz
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Just embrace it dude. Don't puss out like 95% of the people at my home hill.
Feb 21 2016 9:18AM
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cdip
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Rain =
No pain when falling
No sticky rails
No lines
Spring conditions
Feb 21 2016 10:17AM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Shoey-SkiLong story short, Im heading to mount snow this week, I already booked a condo and bought my lift tickets online, now they are calling for a half an inch of rain, what do you guys do when it rains? Wear a poncho? Haha discuss. K+ for possible solutions


Trash bags. Seriously. Some mountains hand them out at the base area. May not look great, but they work.
Feb 21 2016 10:51AM
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Shoey-Ski
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Toasty.you could try thinking for yourself


I did, I thought to myself hmmm some one has more expertise with rain skiing then I do, so I'll ask them
Feb 21 2016 11:35AM
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DBack1321
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Skiing in the rain is actually pretty fun until you get soaked through. The mountain will be deserted and the snow is soft. The main issue besides getting wet is you can't see dick if it's raining hard enough.
Feb 21 2016 11:46AM
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I_Am_Mod
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ski 1-2 hours, get soaked, then go eat and drink something good, let your stuff dry, repeat...
Gourmet skiing is at its finest in the rain!
Feb 21 2016 12:58PM
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SkiBum.
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1/2" of rain would be on the low end of projections....
Feb 21 2016 1:01PM
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L0gic
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It's only supposed to snow one day (possibly thurs), and snow Tuesday, Wednesday; and Friday
Feb 21 2016 1:20PM
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L0gic
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It's only supposed to ***RAIN*** one day
Feb 21 2016 1:21PM
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Turd.Ferguson
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.MASSHOLE.Trash bags. Seriously. Some mountains hand them out at the base area. May not look great, but they work.


no dude skiing is 100% about looks. I will never sacrifice my swag even if it means me getting hypothermia
Feb 21 2016 3:18PM
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Shoey-Ski
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L0gicIt's only supposed to snow one day (possibly thurs), and snow Tuesday, Wednesday; and Friday


L0gicIt's only supposed to ***RAIN*** one day


sorry i guess i forgot to add thursday
Feb 21 2016 3:31PM
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Heart
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There's a reason the vast majority of people don't ski in rain - it blows.
Feb 21 2016 3:35PM
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ascent_studios
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Zypher1. Gore-Tex Jacket
2. Gore-Tex Pants
3. Hood over helmet
4. ????
5. Profit?


step 4 has to be lip on blind 2
Feb 21 2016 3:41PM
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.CJ.
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HeartThere's a reason the vast majority of people don't ski in rain - it blows.


They're just not dedicated enough.
Feb 21 2016 4:30PM
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cdip
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.MASSHOLE.Trash bags. Seriously. Some mountains hand them out at the base area. May not look great, but they work.


trash bagz are steezy as fuck.
Feb 21 2016 9:44PM
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