Let It Snow!!!! Winter Sports Thread
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I've been at my parents house in MN for a couple days now. I got sick of riding ice out west and had to be home by today anyway. It was fun and a trial trip so I can make a few minor corrections and additions to the van for a longer (and hopefully snow filled) trip next year.
I think they are finally getting some snow out west but when I left the couple places I was at had just turned into slabs of ice from baking in the sun during the day and then freezing at night. Lot of injuries talking to the ski patrol because the mountain was so fast.
Still was a good time, I skied 9/10 days out there for 4-5 hours a day.
The Patagonia movie was a cool watch. I think a lot of gear made now days is made to last. Patagonia was actually my first choice going in for a shell but after touching the Arcteryx shells I couldn't put them down. All my other layers are high end manufactures but were all bought on clearance. I'm pretty much set on gear for the foreseeable future. Just need a set of some thick waisted skis for next year.
Have fun Finn666, ski fast, crash hard
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^thanks a lot buddy…all was done except the hard crashes
Have fun Finn. Embrace the burn!!!! Looking forward to hearing from you the following day when you can't walk lol.
well actually i just went for a 30min. run followed by a tabata workout, so all is good my friend
so now some pics from yesterday.
arrival at "Grindelwald"
took us one hour to get into the gondola
the queue still going strong
the boyz and me
"Eiger Nordwand"
panorama view
had a blast and felt more than comfortable skiing down the hills…can't wait to go again the next weekend!
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I need to be there NOW!!!!!
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great photos, those headwalls are absolutely massive. would be a beautiful place to spend some time
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Sierra Quitiquit snow facial http://instagram.com/p/j7dC4mHAT6/
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killing me. we honestly havent had a powder day in over a month. very weird winter
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thanks mike! you're totally right, I'm super stoked to have the possibility to jump into the car and to find something that brilliant not even a full hour away from my door step!
(and btw., this was just one of the many many reasons I've chosen to move to switzerland back then. I love skiing and I'm super happy to be able to do it more often now!)more pics to come btw. …still have at least 10 days of skiing ahead of me!
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I heard from Z a few days ago he is staying next to Copper Mountain for a month. He said last week. He was skiing in 15"
of fresh and it was his best ski day ever. -
That's good to hear, Colorado deserves some snow after the winter they had last year
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Broke out my powder skis yesterday Volkl Shiro 193. We got 8" of fresh. I had a blast on them until the snow started blowing off and it's icy core was revealed. Skiing ice on 119 waist width reminded me of the icy car pile up video that was posted a few weeks ago. It was fucking terrifying.
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Fun times tonight
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I shouldn't look at this thread *** GREEN WITH ENVY ***
Ski safely boys!
