What's so great about powder?

dingus

dingus

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I love the powder, its my happy place. But some people don't enjoy it. Usually it is because they lack the certain skills needed. But then I wondered why we like powder so much. I like it because it is super peaceful and flowy when you can sit back and surf the silky slopes. What makes powder so great NS?
 
topic:dingus said:
I love the powder, its my happy place. But some people don't enjoy it. Usually it is because they lack the certain skills needed. But then I wondered why we like powder so much. I like it because it is super peaceful and flowy when you can sit back and surf the silky slopes. What makes powder so great NS?
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I am in the midwest so we don't have powder here, but one time I went to Arizona Snowbowl and it snowed. It was so chunky and so hard to carve in... What is the secret to skiing powder or chunky snow?
 
On the east coast when we do get a lot of snow, like the west is right now (so pretty much last season) the snow is pretty heavy so ive found. Skiing on the west in deep snow is so relaxing and effortless almost with the light snow... For me its such a nice break from either the ice or heavy snow on the east
 
its like falling and not knowing if you're going to hit the bottom or not. so its always that same roller coaster fall feeling in my stomach\
 
I think the real quality of powder is that it creates a natural flow and fluidity to skiing. the deeper the snow, the farther you fall and the more it blends the lines between flying and skiing. You're kinda just floating about and I think it relates to a natural desire to become one with your surroundings while skiing, similar to how surfers wish to be deep in the barrel of the wave.
 
Closest thing to deep powder we usually get in the Midwest is snowdrifts, but occasionally it'll snow enough where it seems like your floating.

Bohemia is nuts though- I hope to go this winter if they eventually open.
 
13584744:juicedrummer11 said:
its like falling and not knowing if you're going to hit the bottom or not. so its always that same roller coaster fall feeling in my stomach\
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Smashed a chunk of my edge into the sidewall and submarined a ski doing this on the first test hit landed right on a hidden rock
 
13584775:THEDIRTYBUBBLE said:
It feels like levetation. Only skied it once in my life when I was 11, but it felt like I was floating
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im pretty sure what you are referring was more a result of what's known as a contact high.
 
You can do literally whatever you want and, short of hitting a tree, you won't get hurt

Also spraying your mates is way more fun on a pow day
 
13584720:qyleberry said:
I am in the midwest so we don't have powder here, but one time I went to Arizona Snowbowl and it snowed. It was so chunky and so hard to carve in... What is the secret to skiing powder or chunky snow?
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backseat!
 
13584984:Earl_Globz said:
backseat!
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I have heard this is incorrect from a lot of people... but it would make sense to do...

When ever I see people skiing powder it appears they are bouncing from turn to turn, are the doing this on purpose or is it just happening?
 
13584720:qyleberry said:
I am in the midwest so we don't have powder here, but one time I went to Arizona Snowbowl and it snowed. It was so chunky and so hard to carve in... What is the secret to skiing powder or chunky snow?
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trying to carve in powder was your first mistake. The "secret" to skiing crud/chunky snow is to charge through if its light enough and jib all the little moguls created over time if its too heavy. If its a clean slate and deep enough, be as light and nimble on your feet as possible.
 
13585014:jack.brendel said:
trying to carve in powder was your first mistake. The "secret" to skiing crud/chunky snow is to charge through if its light enough and jib all the little moguls created over time if its too heavy. If its a clean slate and deep enough, be as light and nimble on your feet as possible.
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So basically just bomb through chunky snow like a cheetah and if it is light dry powder be a ninja on your feet?

Thank you! +k if you care about that
 
13584937:Julius_Steezer said:
You can do literally whatever you want and, short of hitting a tree, you won't get hurt

Also spraying your mates is way more fun on a pow day
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I blew my ACL launching a big cliff on a powder day. I know lots of people who have gotten hurt in powder. I'm not sure if you are advising people to just huck themselves without worry when in the snow, I'm not trying to put words in your mouth, but if you are that is very bad advice. There are plenty of ways to get hurt in pow.

I just got back from a few days at Mammoth where I was able to ski some very nice knee deep cutup stuff. There are still lots of rocks lurking, with it being early season and all, so you really had to be careful. The attitude that you can't get hurt in powder is a dangerous one.
 
Dude powder is so great I don't even feel like skiing today because I want to just soak in the glory of my 10 untracked pow runs I did yesterday before 1pm when I went in the bar and got fuckin wasted.

Just soaking in the glory.
 
13585093:dan4060 said:
I blew my ACL launching a big cliff on a powder day. I know lots of people who have gotten hurt in powder. I'm not sure if you are advising people to just huck themselves without worry when in the snow, I'm not trying to put words in your mouth, but if you are that is very bad advice. There are plenty of ways to get hurt in pow.

I just got back from a few days at Mammoth where I was able to ski some very nice knee deep cutup stuff. There are still lots of rocks lurking, with it being early season and all, so you really had to be careful. The attitude that you can't get hurt in powder is a dangerous one.
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Ok fair enough, I wasn't advising sending it without a care in the world. I was thinking more if you're trying your first backie or something then you're less likely to wreck yourself in a powder landing assuming you just scope it out for hidden rocks/logs etc.
 
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