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  • #1

    Any people who ski or snowboard out there

    cause I just had the most amazing weekend. I was in Fernie ( British Columbia Canada) http://www.skifernie.com/ for two days with 5 other guys. We had a condo right on the hill-- the type where you ski from your condo down to the lift-- and we got it for free

    The weather was perfect and the snow was superb. They have lots -- so much so that parts of hill have been closed while they do avalanche work-- but almost everything was open when we visited

    The hill was perfect !! It had a good mix of groomed runs, moguls or other bumpy stuff and some great deep untracked powder. I had never really done deep powder before and its just amazing to be going through stuff thats knee or waist deep-- Its even more amazing to do a spectacular crash and land in its fluffy softness


    To all of you that have never had the skiing bug you probably don`t understand-- But to those of you that have-- you understand the weekend I had
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    I like snowboarding, I have always gotten exhausted after 4 hours though... and I only went a couple times a year when I went (and haven't been for 3 years, finances).

    I do plan on going again when I start making more money.

    I found that there was a huge differnece between the fake snow places on the east coast (on little hills, not even mountains) and the nice mountain slopes with fresh snow in the mountains in the west coast.

    JM
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    • #3
      Originally posted by Jon Miller


      I found that there was a huge differnece between the fake snow places on the east coast (on little hills, not even mountains) and the nice mountain slopes with fresh snow in the mountains in the west coast.

      JM

      Even in the west there are big differences. fernie is known for its very deep and light snow ( Apparently Its not uncommon to be able to power through drifts deeper than your waist) I believe the ``made snow`` hills tend to be warmer so its harder packed with bigger tendency to be icy

      If you have never skiied real powder before, you really have to give it a try-- Its a very different experience from the groomed trails.

      Fernie would be a good hill for boarders too since there are hardly any flat spots. That cuts down on the hard work-exhaustion factor
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      • #4
        I skied yesterday, first time in years. I fell down a lot and my leg kinda hurts today.
        APOSTOLNIK BEANIE BERET BICORNE BIRETTA BOATER BONNET BOWLER CAP CAPOTAIN CHADOR COIF CORONET CROWN DO-RAG FEDORA FEZ GALERO HAIRNET HAT HEADSCARF HELMET HENNIN HIJAB HOOD KABUTO KERCHIEF KOLPIK KUFI MITRE MORTARBOARD PERUKE PICKELHAUBE SKULLCAP SOMBRERO SHTREIMEL STAHLHELM STETSON TIARA TOQUE TOUPEE TRICORN TRILBY TURBAN VISOR WIG YARMULKE ZUCCHETTO

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        • #5
          I have done powder before.

          In Oregon I went to Mt Bachelor and Mt Hood, which are the only two places that I consider good (that I have went to). The other places were in MN or PA and were sort of crap (at least the Minnesota place had real snow, I Think).

          JM
          Jon Miller-
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          • #6
            The places in Minnesota I know of have fake snow.
            APOSTOLNIK BEANIE BERET BICORNE BIRETTA BOATER BONNET BOWLER CAP CAPOTAIN CHADOR COIF CORONET CROWN DO-RAG FEDORA FEZ GALERO HAIRNET HAT HEADSCARF HELMET HENNIN HIJAB HOOD KABUTO KERCHIEF KOLPIK KUFI MITRE MORTARBOARD PERUKE PICKELHAUBE SKULLCAP SOMBRERO SHTREIMEL STAHLHELM STETSON TIARA TOQUE TOUPEE TRICORN TRILBY TURBAN VISOR WIG YARMULKE ZUCCHETTO

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            • #7
              You are likely right, even if there was snow on the gruond, in minnesota it seems to blow so it isn't deep in most places.

              JM
              Jon Miller-
              I AM.CANADIAN
              GENERATION 35: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.

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              • #8
                Do you remember the name?
                APOSTOLNIK BEANIE BERET BICORNE BIRETTA BOATER BONNET BOWLER CAP CAPOTAIN CHADOR COIF CORONET CROWN DO-RAG FEDORA FEZ GALERO HAIRNET HAT HEADSCARF HELMET HENNIN HIJAB HOOD KABUTO KERCHIEF KOLPIK KUFI MITRE MORTARBOARD PERUKE PICKELHAUBE SKULLCAP SOMBRERO SHTREIMEL STAHLHELM STETSON TIARA TOQUE TOUPEE TRICORN TRILBY TURBAN VISOR WIG YARMULKE ZUCCHETTO

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                • #9
                  Nope, and it might have been in wisconsin.

                  It was near a river, I think.

                  JM
                  Jon Miller-
                  I AM.CANADIAN
                  GENERATION 35: The first time you see this, copy it into your sig on any forum and add 1 to the generation. Social experiment.

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                  • #10
                    Here's a good listing:
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                    Maybe that will jog your memory
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                    • #11
                      Sure, I've been snowboarding since... 94? 95? Before that, I was on skis so... pretty extensive background. Yeah, some days are magnificent.

                      I myself, I like the early morning, where I'm alone with perhaps one or two friends, on top of the hill and NO ONE else is there. It's sooo quiet, little dark, it's like being born to then start blasting. First you go with ease, kind of cruise around... get your muscles warmed up and stuff. Nothing but you, darkness and the snow. You're free, alone and the illusion of the situation is powerful. I used to live for that stuff. It's really food for soul. I mean you're so peaceful and the only thing you feel is amazing and "enjoy this. This moment is special." .... and it is. It can't be explained really. You either know or you don't know. I'd rank it very high, even higher than average sex.
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                      • #12
                        I'm right now leaving for a ski afternoon with my family. My 5-years-old is already a really good skier. Lamentably, skiing becomes more expensive every year, so it's a question of money already.
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                        • #13
                          Any people who ski or snowboard out there


                          I should hope so. Can't be much fun doing it indoors.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Winston
                            Any people who ski or snowboard out there


                            I should hope so. Can't be much fun doing it indoors.
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                            • #15
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