Ski/Snowboard talk/pics/whatever thread - EDF Forum

Kneel B4 Zod · 02-11-2008, 08:11 PM

I know we have lots of skiiers/riders out there, so I thought we could have a place to swap pics/stories/advice, whatever.

This weekend I went up to Jay Peak, VT. b/c of the distance from Boston (4 hours)/NYC (6.5?), even most northeastern folks don't make it up this far. but man this place is sweet. it gets more snow than any other place in North America (it has it's own little weather pocket) and has very liberal tree/OOB policies. combined, you can get days that come pretty close to Western skiing. (they received about 275 inches so far, or about the same as Vail).

last week they got about 20 inches from Wednesday - Friday, and about 5 more on Sunday. made for great conditions. not knee deep powder or anything, but more than enough to go bounding about in the woods. plus it wasn't even Arctic cold! here are some pics I took.

typical Jay glade

another typical line

me

my buddy coming out of the woods

me in the woods, crouching kbz, hidden kbz

in other news, does anyone use GS (bent) poles for regular skiing? I need a new pair of poles, saw some on craigslist, and was thinking about buying them, but I don't know if they are ideal for everyday use.

Azkedelia · 02-11-2008, 10:17 PM

ya jay is one of the few places int eh NE that can compete with places out west.

honestly though i've spent so much time riding down mountains of ice that i can't imagine it any other way. i'm jealous though, i haven't been out in over a year, since i said "hey i'm just going to hit some easy rails in the park this morning, i don't need my helmet" and ended up face down and unconscious after hitting my head on the corner of a box

Kneel B4 Zod · 02-11-2008, 10:27 PM

sucks man, I've only really been hurt once - I got a concussion years ago.

incidentally, this was my first time wearing a helmet, and I really liked it. it's warm, comfortable, and helps prevent massive brain injuries! win win win imo. I got a Giro with vents that you can open, really a great feature for cooling down after a tough run.

Terrabon98 · 02-11-2008, 10:50 PM

Going to head out to Park City in a couple weeks for some skiing. I hear they have an insane amount of snow this year, and their base is something absurdly big.

Will provide pics when I return...

zer0 · 02-11-2008, 10:53 PM

i'm heading up to the white mountain area to do some skiing this weekend, probably at attitash, and somewhere different sunday (wildcat? idk). i only get to go out a couple times a year nowadays, and my parents own a house in that area that they never use so it's quite convenient.

jay's peak is awesome though, may have put a thought in my head.

nubs · 02-11-2008, 10:54 PM

It has been an amazing snow year in Colorado. It started at the beginning of December and never stopped.

Almost forgot what was behind the clouds.

Azkedelia · 02-11-2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Kneel B4 Zod

sucks man, I've only really been hurt once - I got a concussion years ago.

incidentally, this was my first time wearing a helmet, and I really liked it. it's warm, comfortable, and helps prevent massive brain injuries! win win win imo. I got a Giro with vents that you can open, really a great feature for cooling down after a tough run.

ya i really cant recommend it enough.

Xanta · 02-12-2008, 12:23 AM

Fernie BC has had over 1.5m of fresh puked on them in the last 5 days. I am going on Saturday. So stoked.

Also Jay has the best snow in the east by far.

Boris · 02-12-2008, 01:06 AM

xanta - so friggin jealous of you man. The only possible bummer is that there is so much snow they shut things down on the upper mountain. Fernie is one of the baddest places to ski fresh powder imo.

cbloom · 02-12-2008, 01:09 AM

My mad skills, trying to pose cool for photo :

kaj_kyle · 02-12-2008, 01:10 AM

i wouldnt recommend using GS poles for regular skiing

SinkRox · 02-12-2008, 04:15 AM

Hey guys Ive some questions regarding snowboarding...

Ive never been but now have the time to go like 4x a yr if i wanted...

Will it kinda 'suck' much at first before I get any good?.. if so how long till its really enjoyable?

Whats it like going off for a week and snowboarding on your own? Much less fun than being with friends?

My friends who snowboard have probably done it for like at least 20 weeks total so would it be rubbish going with them, as Id probably have to snowboard at diff places (easy routes?)

FWIW I used to skateboard a ton from 14-18 and got pretty good (frontside boardslides and nosegrinds with blind shove-its out

) but have hardly touched skating for like last 6 yrs.

raptor517 · 02-12-2008, 05:56 AM

Finishing up the Tahoe trip, here are some pics from Heavenly..

nice scenery

durrr, jman, me

urindanger, durrr, bonafone, jman, me

bonafone busting a 360

xxThe_Lebowskixx · 02-12-2008, 06:58 AM

haha looks like the asian is wearing sandals.

homeboy604 · 02-12-2008, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SinkRox

Hey guys Ive some questions regarding snowboarding...

Ive never been but now have the time to go like 4x a yr if i wanted...

Will it kinda 'suck' much at first before I get any good?.. if so how long till its really enjoyable?

Whats it like going off for a week and snowboarding on your own? Much less fun than being with friends?

My friends who snowboard have probably done it for like at least 20 weeks total so would it be rubbish going with them, as Id probably have to snowboard at diff places (easy routes?)

FWIW I used to skateboard a ton from 14-18 and got pretty good (frontside boardslides and nosegrinds with blind shove-its out

) but have hardly touched skating for like last 6 yrs.

go with your friends and get lessons from an instructor so you dont have to bug your friends who want to go riding.
the second time you go, you should be able to keep up with your friends as 20 weeks isnt that long.