I'm envious, I think. 
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tugboatjulie
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Ok, guys. How in the world do you ski in such thick snow? It seems it would be rather difficult. Also, do they have beginner slopes out there? I'm envious, I think.
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snowbird
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liek this.
just hit the hills and roll. nothing to it. hope you dont fall or do a rag doll, even though every1 last week fell their fair share of time. we just didnt post tthose pics. but yeah. look at my nice form on the steep and deep at jackson hole.
cb lays down a nice 1
mark makes turns in the powder
its really esasy. just go find something steep and deep and rip it up.
just hit the hills and roll. nothing to it. hope you dont fall or do a rag doll, even though every1 last week fell their fair share of time. we just didnt post tthose pics. but yeah. look at my nice form on the steep and deep at jackson hole.
cb lays down a nice 1
mark makes turns in the powder
its really esasy. just go find something steep and deep and rip it up.
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admin
Like TD said "point it down the hill and make it all up from there".
It worked eventually but sometimes it was pointed up in the air, up the hill, to the side, into the ground, upside down. All within a 5 second time period.
It worked eventually but sometimes it was pointed up in the air, up the hill, to the side, into the ground, upside down. All within a 5 second time period.
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tugboatjulie
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Really...are there beginner slopes for us non-"hot dogers"??
Heck, I did a doozie of a flop on the Upper Flying Mile slope on Sugar the other day! Lost my skiis and all! wow--some impact...and real pretty! (Hey, it was my 3rd day at skiing, ok?!)
Heck, I did a doozie of a flop on the Upper Flying Mile slope on Sugar the other day! Lost my skiis and all! wow--some impact...and real pretty! (Hey, it was my 3rd day at skiing, ok?!)
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kdawg
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tugboatjulie wrote:
Really...are there beginner slopes for us non-"hot dogers"??
Heck, I did a doozie of a flop on the Upper Flying Mile slope on Sugar the other day! Lost my skiis and all! wow--some impact...and real pretty! (Hey, it was my 3rd day at skiing, ok?!)
In powder like that falling is worth it!!!! Now stalling in a flat and having to hike 30+ yards in knee deep powder sucks, (on second thought no it doesn't and is worth it.) The west is the best!!!!
Really...are there beginner slopes for us non-"hot dogers"??
Heck, I did a doozie of a flop on the Upper Flying Mile slope on Sugar the other day! Lost my skiis and all! wow--some impact...and real pretty! (Hey, it was my 3rd day at skiing, ok?!)
In powder like that falling is worth it!!!! Now stalling in a flat and having to hike 30+ yards in knee deep powder sucks, (on second thought no it doesn't and is worth it.) The west is the best!!!!
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eye3md
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Yes, there are green slopes out west but just like anywhere, they really vary in how green they really are. My wife is an almost exclusive green skier and she loves the greens at Snowbird, Steamboat, Telluride, etc. Telluride is actually her favorite place. Whereas the green slopes at Whistler were felt to be very steep by her.
On skiis, powder can be challenging, if you have no experience or are a beginner. Trust me though, powder is HEAVEN, once you learn to ride it.
On skiis, powder can be challenging, if you have no experience or are a beginner. Trust me though, powder is HEAVEN, once you learn to ride it.
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tugboatjulie
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What I was asking exactly--thanks! That's what I figured. Even in NC we found some places to have completely different green slopes! Amazing!
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KneeDeep
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There is a little more to skiing powder than these guys let on. You don't just point your skis and go (although that's always fun). Its harder to turn, obviously, since the snow is so much deeper. If you have fat skis, turning is more like sliding thru the snow. If you want to go in deeper, then you sort of jump turn when you want to turn. It takes some practice to actually be good at it, instead of just being able to make it down the hill.
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KneeDeep
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Uhhh... OK. All of those pics are blocked by the enormous amount of snow you were in- and the one where you can see the guy, he's in the backseat and he's dragging his poles in the snow.
Not to take away from anything you guys did, and I'm not perfect myself- I just wanted the beginner/intermediate to know that she's going to experience a lot more difficulty than it sounds like from this post.
Not to take away from anything you guys did, and I'm not perfect myself- I just wanted the beginner/intermediate to know that she's going to experience a lot more difficulty than it sounds like from this post.