Snowboarding/Skiing/Trips/and all things snowsports thread

#129
#129
salutethehill said:
Believe me, there's nothing "fake" about dat ice. It's 100% frozen water.

If it's white and frozen, I can, and will, ski on it. I don't live in the alps. I live in SC. I'll take what I can get.
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If you can afford it (money and time), you might want to look into going to WV. The difference was night and day from NC/TN resorts.
 
#130
#130
My ski days go like this:

Wake Up at 6am.
Go to work.
Knock off around 2.
Drive to NC.
Ski.
Get home around midnight.
Go to bed.
Get up at 6am.

Night skiing = smaller crowds and no sunburn.

WV is not within driving distance.
 
#131
#131
Going to Vail 1/10. Swa flight covered by points. Staying in penthouse in Lionshead for $375 per person total for 3 nights. Friend picking us up in Denver. About as cheap as possible to get there and stay. Can't wait. Need more snow though.
 
#133
#133
Leaving for a week in 19 days to Jackson Hole. Can't wait. Air fair, travel, stay was 1k so not too shabby. Also hitting Taos Ski valley in late Feb.
 
#134
#134
Spartacavolus said:
Going to Vail 1/10. Swa flight covered by points. Staying in penthouse in Lionshead for $375 per person total for 3 nights. Friend picking us up in Denver. About as cheap as possible to get there and stay. Can't wait. Need more snow though.
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stay off the backside of Vail, it's treacherous
 
#136
#136
bigdaddy said:
Leaving for a week in 19 days to Jackson Hole. Can't wait. Air fair, travel, stay was 1k so not too shabby. Also hitting Taos Ski valley in late Feb.
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Sounds awesome, please share about how Jackson Hole is. Never been, considering this or Colorado or Utah for my daughter's introduction to skiing. Been to the other two.
 
#138
#138
Going up to Sugar this afternoon for some night-skiing tonight. Supposed to be cold, snowy and windy. Hope they don't shut the lifts down.
 
#140
#140
kiddiedoc said:
Do you prefer Sugar to Beech?
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Man that is a great question. I love Beech, had a lot of great times there. Sugar is a little closer and that's where I started.

I hear about more people having bad experiences at Sugar than Beech, but I'd say they're pretty even. If it weren't a little ways further and they weren't calling for snow, we'd prob be going to Beech.

Fun facts - Beech is the highest resort in elevation east of the Mississippi River (including NE), and I believe Sugar has the longest continuous run east of the MR, though that may have changed.
 
#142
#142
bigdaddy said:
I think upper and lower cup run at Snowshoe is longer
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Wouldn't surprise me. I heard that a looooooong time ago.

Edit: I just checked skisoutheast.com, and they both claim their longest run is 1.5 mi.
 
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#143
#143
vol_in_ar said:
Utah's about 30% cheaper than Colorado, if cost matters
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Utah still have screwed up beer and alcohol laws? Last time I was there in the '80's the beer was watered down and you needed a manual to figure out how to get a mixed drink.

Skiing is strenuous, gotta be able to stay hydrated. :)
 
#145
#145
SmokeySteve said:
Utah still have screwed up beer and alcohol laws? Last time I was there in the '80's the beer was watered down and you needed a manual to figure out how to get a mixed drink.

Skiing is strenuous, gotta be able to stay hydrated. :)
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16 oz water and special cookies is much more enjoyable
 
#146
#146
I skateboarded for years, so I figured it would just naturally translate over to snowboarding WRONG! I couldn't even go 10 ft without falling. what's worse, I couldn't control my speed, so when I got going REALLY fast I would end up crashing and burning. So many bruises. Then I tried skiing. So much better. I was on the top slope by the end of day 1. Just pizza wedge it!
 
#147
#147
Insunseri said:
I skateboarded for years, so I figured it would just naturally translate over to snowboarding WRONG! I couldn't even go 10 ft without falling. what's worse, I couldn't control my speed, so when I got going REALLY fast I would end up crashing and burning. So many bruises. Then I tried skiing. So much better. I was on the top slope by the end of day 1. Just pizza wedge it!
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I'll teach u the falling leaf. I'm a pro snowboarder.
 
#148
#148
Ski SC!!!

This morning, after cranking up the snow gun last night:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABj4bqnGFWw[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwrun3iPLzY[/youtube]

Cutie pie:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNci8jHfY7M[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO4saH2qYIU[/youtube]
 
#149
#149
salutethehill said:
Ski SC!!!

This morning, after cranking up the snow gun last night:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/ABj4bqnGFWw[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/gwrun3iPLzY[/youtube]

Cutie pie:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/FNci8jHfY7M[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/TO4saH2qYIU[/youtube]
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That's awesome.
 
#150
#150
kiddiedoc said:
Do you prefer Sugar to Beech?
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I think beech is the better option. It has a little harder terrain and the lift is much faster. Both can get rediculously crowded.

I'm partial to beech anyway, worked in the ski shop during the winters when I went to etsu. Far drive but great gig.
 
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