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powder skiing

  1. Mattadvproject

    International (Europe/Japan/Southern Hemisphere) 2022 North Macedonia Trip Report

    Time for a new adventure! Well, I hope I'm not massively tempting fate (a la my last aborted Georgia trip back in March 2020, right as the Pandemic was declared!), but it's looking like I'm heading to North Macedonia on Wednesday after a near 2 year hiatus from running trips. These are...
  2. RobSN

    Powder cords, attachments, etc.

    My avatar is me on Omesoft 195s with Salomon 737 bindings at Vail in 1982. Back then I had red powder cords that had a plastic do-hick (<- this is likely the formal technical term) that could be put into the rear Salomon binding, and turned 90 degrees. The cord would then be attached to the...
  3. Marin

    Powder skis

    What would be better for Powder , Elan ripstick 86 or Head Monster 83? I am not big fan of Powder ,but like to have second pair of the skis for one of those days and do not need anything wider then 86 . Thank you .
  4. H

    Powder days are overrated

    Granted, this is probably because I'm an intermediate level skier but I've been able to ski a couple of powder days now this season in the PNW and they were the least fun ski days of the year. Probably just skied the last time of the season yesterday at Mission Ridge, where they have over a...
  5. Salzburger

    Champagne powder in Austria - great skiing day!

    Powder ski day with Champagne powder snow in Austria, Bad Gastein - see Vlog:
  6. Cameron

    Stephan Drake No Longer With DPS Skis

    Its kind of sad to see this news and I wonder where the company is headed. I have been a fan of their products for a while now and I hope this doesn't lead to a decline in the company. https://blisterreview.com/industry-news/dps-skis-co-founder-stephan-drake-no-longer-with-dps
  7. Started at 53

    Utah Utah Resorts, Weather, Conditions, and Stoke ‘19-‘20

  8. David

    First time snowcat?

    Sorry if I posted in the wrong spot but nothing else really seemed right. I'm looking for someplace to go catskiing for the first time this winter but it's been 20+ years since I've skied deep powder. Living in the midwest It's tough to find it and trips west have to be timed just right or just...
  9. Tony

    Pacific NW/AK/BC ACCSAR MMM on the way to Big Sky Gathering

    In case anyone is wondering what I’ve been up to on my way to the Gathering and why I will not be skiing Big Sky until Wednesday, see below. It’s easy to see I could have stayed in CA and had some excellent powder skiing and also shoveled some of the snowload off the roof of my family’s South...
  10. Salzburger

    International (Europe/Japan/Southern Hemisphere) Perfect powder snow in Austria - Feb 2019

    Skiing in deep powder snow in the beautiful Gastein valley, Bad Gastein, Austria - Ski amade'. Deep snow in untouched nature, perfect weather and the fresh powder was just awesome, powder skiing is really fun! We were very lucky, during the ascent we been accompanied by an unforgettable...
  11. C

    Random thought on skiing powder

    Well, there's powder, and then there's powder. And of course--there's powder. I'm talking here primarily about the denser stuff, deep, that pushes back on you. Not wet, not sticky, not crusted--just dense. So, how does our interaction with that kind of snow differ from our usual interaction...
  12. Mattadvproject

    International (Europe/Japan/Southern Hemisphere) Tohoku (Japan) 2019 Trip Report

    G'day Pugs, Time for the overseas ski season to finally start for me. It's been a while coming this year.... On Tuesday, I'm heading to the Tohoku region of Japan. For those that don't know, this is the far northern tip of the main island of Honshu. This will be my first time skiing outside of...
  13. O

    How many inches

    How many inches do you consider it to be a good powder day?
  14. Eleeski

    International (Europe/Japan/Southern Hemisphere) Drowning in Japow

    Drowning in Japow. We hope so. Of course there's a downside to that... Travel is always hard. It's MLK weekend and the TSA isn't getting paid. Airport horror stories are all over the news. So we get to the airport 3 hours early. No lines and friendly TSA. We kill the time walking the terminal...
  15. K

    3 day powder clinic at targhee

    anyone experience or familiar with the powder clinic at targhee?
  16. speedster

    Do you really need a wide ski for powder?

    Just curious what people think. Have you ever tried to ski in fresh powder with properly narrow skis in the West? Like a 70mm waist width. What was your experience? Could you adapt? Did you enjoy it?
  17. Jerez

    Colorado Winter Park "improvements"

    WP is making capital improvements including a big gondola, village improvements and expanded snowmaking. But they are also doing this, which in my mind is sad. It will sissify Eagle Wind much like they did the Parsenn tree skiing when they replaced the old Timberline lift with a six pack, cut...
  18. CalG

    lest we forget

    the music it is in the silence of the snow.
  19. NoScoped

    Tips for skiing powder?

    I like to think that I'm an advanced intermediate skier...on groomers. Have only skied powder 2 times in my entire life and both times have been exhausting. Going to be (likely) heading into some powder this weekend. Can anyone give me some tips for skiing powder efficiently/effectively? Current...
  20. Slim

    Colorado Crested Butte vs Steamboat

    What are the pros and cons of Steamboat Springs vs Crested Butte? Family trip, don't care about nightlife or shopping. Late February (the days following Presidents' Day) Don't ski any extreme terrain, just want nice blue-blacks and blacks, moguls, tree skiing,the best chance of powder, fun...
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