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East vs West

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nipe
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whats better?
i think the east has better hardcore skiers and more snow ;)
but the west has sicker terrain and more vert
what do you guys think
Sep 9 2001 11:54AM
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eastern_jibber
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the east is definitely underestimated...and plus, we have great mts that arent nearly as crowded
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Sep 9 2001 12:31PM
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yellowsnow4u
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Go to Central British Columbia and with the exception of big white you will find huge relatively empty mountains. And if you think the East has more snow then look at Baker. Peace.

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Sep 9 2001 12:36PM
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mtw
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About 615' annual snowfall for Mount Baker. If only it weren't two hours away from me, I'd go there more often.
Sep 9 2001 12:42PM
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cypress1080
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uuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhh lets just say WHISTLER/BLACKCOMB


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Sep 9 2001 1:56PM
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yellowsnow4u
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Yeah whistler and blackcomb are what, only the combined vertical of ever mountain on the East coast? Lates

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Sep 9 2001 1:59PM
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Digital_Dave
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Yeah, combined Whistler and Blackcomb has like 10,000 feet of vertical... That is just damn wrong.


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Sep 9 2001 2:14PM
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cypress1080
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i have to admit that skiers learn to stick stuff better on the east cus if you dont...ouch


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Sep 9 2001 2:15PM
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Prins
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Hyland Hills, Minnesota has almost 200 vertical feet of sick lines and massive kickers. Suxors with more.

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Sep 9 2001 2:16PM
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WillBallin
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i think east-coasters and mid-westerners are better jibbers but west-coasters are way better overall skiers

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Sep 9 2001 2:18PM
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yellowsnow4u
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If you want park skiers than yeah, you look to the east. But if you want all mountain then look west my friend. Peace

-matt

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Sep 9 2001 2:18PM
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yellowsnow4u
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Wow same message, same time...weird.

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Sep 9 2001 2:19PM
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cypress1080
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theres sum good jibbers coming outta the west like anthony borenouskifnddlsnvoennjglfdv njsaipfew


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Sep 9 2001 2:19PM
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yellowsnow4u
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Yeah my post was just a generalization. There are the exceptions. But usually east is better at jibbing than west. And the west is usually better all mountain. Peace

-matt

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Sep 9 2001 2:27PM
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Schwags
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well bring a west coast skier out east hed be like fuck this, and bring an east coast skier out west and hed be like HEaven, iimmmm in heaven.. so yea.

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Sep 9 2001 2:29PM
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cypress1080
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have eastcoasters ever seen a 20+foot clif that lands in pow....i mean other than in videos
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Sep 9 2001 2:30PM
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nipe
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the east coast is way underestimated
ive seen 20+ cliffs with pow landings in places like smuggs and magic
and ive never been (yet) to places like jay peak, stowe, mad river im sure some of them got some stuff to huck off
all im saying mainly is that the east is underestimated and bad weather/ice has really made a shitty name for the east
the west overall is probably better
skiers on the east are more hardcore though

Sep 9 2001 3:05PM
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cypress1080
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i wouldnt say they are more hardcore but they prob are tougher
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Sep 9 2001 3:06PM
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FRZGene
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to all you west coasters, jay peak got 574 inches last year, that is more then 99% of the places out west last year got, shitty snow in the west is in the future.
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Sep 9 2001 3:07PM
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wntrwill
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We have 20'+ out here its just the landings are usually flatter and have less snow. you can't really compare the two skis, but I think east coasters would fare better out west than west coasters would fare out east. westerners would see a 60' icy table and be like 'hell no', we would be like oh well.

I was kidding, both have sick skiers in diff disciplines. but i do think that if i can hold on edge down an icy steep run that it wouldn't take that long for me to adjust to keepin an edge on a powdery run.
Sep 9 2001 3:08PM
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nipe
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by the way jay got more snow than ANY ski area
except for Alyeska, Alaska

boo ya
Sep 9 2001 4:08PM
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yellowsnow4u
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We'll see about that this year.

-matt

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Sep 9 2001 4:11PM
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newschooler14
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yeah i think midwest/east skiers are more adaptable to other ski conditions. There is a guy at my hill who moved from utah to WI and whenever we would get the tiniest bit of new snow everyone would be excited and he would just bitch about landings being hard. but he was amazing. so i think both coasts have amazong skiers just used to different conditions
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Sep 9 2001 4:11PM
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Schwags
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shitty snow everywhere is in the future.. theres no way around it.. this year will probly be the last great year well see in our lifetimes..

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Sep 9 2001 4:37PM
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bob_dole
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hey nipe where are ya from ? are you talkin about that two boulders at smuggs on sterling ?
Sep 9 2001 6:25PM
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bob_dole
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hey nipe where are ya from ? are you talkin about that two boulders at smuggs on sterling ?
Sep 9 2001 6:25PM
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AppSkier
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i vote we beat shwags for that comment. We have the worst snow in north american in north carolina... half the time, half the runs arent covered.
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Sep 9 2001 9:34PM
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jesus041
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The east is good. You have to explore more to find the goods (in reference to cliffs, etc.).

I dont know if I can agree with Schwags on his last comment though. Sounds kind of...well, wrong.
Sep 9 2001 9:44PM
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bob_dole
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EAST WILL ALWAYS RULE IN JIBBING NO ONE CAN TAKE THAT AWAY FROM US EAST COASTERS !!! WERD
Sep 9 2001 9:56PM
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skierxxx
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nipe: yeah, alyeska did have a pretty cool year last year, at least up top
Sep 9 2001 10:00PM
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dspin900B
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I haven't skied ont he east coast, but ya I'm sure there's better jibbers out there cause that's the only thing to do...on the west you can do that and so much more...lik in CO the average summit is like 12,000 ft
Sep 9 2001 10:07PM
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Freestyla_01
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big white, silverstar and those mountains are super nice. not as crowded, and all high speed quads. really nice up there

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Sep 9 2001 11:15PM
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Freestyla_01
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and the good thing about silverstar is that theres almost no snowboarders. that i could see

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Sep 9 2001 11:24PM
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yellowsnow4u
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All those mountains you mentioned also have some of the nicest snow you can imagine. Been to all of em and half the time they are almost completely empty. Thats starting to change though since big white is becoming such a large resort. Peace.

-matt

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Sep 9 2001 11:25PM
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cypress1080
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we shouldnt fight just look at the evolution add...
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Sep 10 2001 1:01AM
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Schwags
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haha exactly..

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Sep 10 2001 1:18AM
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Co-Flow
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The Northwest rules over everyone (not really) but we do get a huge mix of everything. Huge snowfall but warm weather that results in alot of ice. I think i would fare pretty well in the east.


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Sep 10 2001 2:15AM
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bob_dole
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represent baby !
Sep 10 2001 6:54AM
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nipe
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did you guys see ..wasnt sure if it was powder or skiing, but one of them had an article of where theres gonna be snow in the future or not.. everyone got bad predictions except the east
yay
Sep 10 2001 9:47AM
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quebecfreestyler
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Quebec is in the east so east is better.
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Sep 10 2001 9:54AM
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FRZGene
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ive skied in the east and in the west, and both sides have equally hard parts.
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Sep 10 2001 10:02AM
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andrewh
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i live on the east and i think it has awesome glades and stuff but the west coast is definitly where the snow and mtns is, but the snow in the norhteast kingdom of vermont(jay peak) is just as good as any west coast snow!west coast is definitly an awesome place to ski big mtn, much better than east big mtn
Newfoundland and Jay Peak are sexcellent!
Sep 10 2001 3:22PM
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ECFS-Attitash
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Forget this east v. west shit and head out to Europe...ultimate skiing experience. 10x bigger than any mountain in the US
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Sep 10 2001 3:38PM
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Gregg
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Does it matter? But, as the last post said, Europe definitely beats out the US. I skied the Alps once when I was little - been skiing ever since (that was my first time on skis). Been dying to go back ever since too

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Sep 10 2001 3:52PM
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nipe
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i went to Europe once when i was 12
skiing was big for me then but i wasnt a freak like now... im so glad im a freak
Sep 10 2001 4:32PM
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Kev
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A bad day in europe is better than a good day out west... Some backcountry runs will take ya 45min of non stop hardcore skiing....
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Sep 10 2001 4:37PM
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AppSkier
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Europe defenitely owns North America. Teina(Teenya) in Frence is 3 times the size of Whistler/Bloackcomb/Lake louise put together. It also has a vertical of 14500 feet and 4 parks. Back to United States, West has more all around skiers. They have good parks, alot of all mountain, and alot of moguls. East coast only has parks.... if they are lucky.
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Sep 10 2001 4:45PM
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AppSkier
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oh, Tiena also links up with Val'd'Irene which is the size of Vail. Talk about big ass resorts.
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Sep 10 2001 4:54PM
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ECFS-Attitash
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Lets not forget the Courchevel, Meribel, Val d'Thoren connection...high quality...good trees
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Sep 10 2001 6:21PM
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newschooler14
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and places in europe are at a lower elevation. I dont understand why you would want a high elevation. well at least not as high as parts of loveland and arapahoe where it is like 13,000 feet or something.
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Sep 10 2001 6:38PM
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newschooler14
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and places in europe are at a lower elevation. I dont understand why you would want a high elevation. well at least not as high as parts of loveland and arapahoe where it is like 13,000 feet or something.
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Sep 10 2001 6:38PM
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