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[Dubhain]

A bit of a thread drift here: how do you guys call these snow conditions?

I called it chopped up powder because it was 18 cm of fresh snow from the night before that was light and powdery but had already been skied a bit by the time I got to it; this photo was taken maybe an hour after the lifts opened.

I'm by no means an expert on these things, but of the terms I've heard for this kind of snow, I thought that described it best. I'm definitely open to other terms for it. Maybe crud?

All I know for certain is that it was a lot of fun to ski. Haha!

 

[Tony Storaro]

I'm by no means an expert on these things, but of the terms I've heard for this kind of snow, I thought that described it best. I'm definitely open to other terms for it. Maybe crud?

Thanks. I asked this because sometimes it is difficult to convey a proper idea about the snow when discussing this ski or that. This looks like fun on fat skis.

 

[Eric@ict]

My wife and I in Breck enjoying ULLR Fest. Just got done with the shot-ski and among others. Our happy place.

 

[bbbradley]

It’s amazing photos from the early/mid 90’s (when I was also in college)......look so damn old. Where did the time go?

Part of the effect is the filter in the pic...at least that is my story! :l

 

[Dubhain]

Thanks. I asked this because sometimes it is difficult to convey a proper idea about the snow when discussing this ski or that. This looks like fun on fat skis.

It definitely would be fun on fat skis! I was skiing this on Supershape iSpeed's and it was a blast!

 

[slowrider]

A ski pal snapped this a few years ago. It wasn't till after looking at the shot we saw the SLOW sign in the background. My bad...

 

[cantunamunch]

It wasn't till after looking at the shot we saw the SLOW sign in the background. My bad...

What bad? You're on SL skis at 10mph or less, obv.

 

[dbostedo]

What bad? You're on SL skis at 10mph or less, obv.

Perhaps there was an incredible burst of wind moving uphill that blew all that snow up and around him. @slowrider, is that pic also the genesis of your username?

 

[cantunamunch]

Perhaps there was an incredible burst of wind moving uphill that blew all that snow up and around him.

You don't need wind when you've got sproingy slalom tips. Esp. with holes in 'em.

*nods sagely*
*knocks Occam's razor against sink to shake split hairs out*

 

[slowrider]

I should of been a tele skier.

 

[dbostedo]

You don't need wind when you've got sproingy slalom tips. Esp. with holes in 'em.

*nods sagely*
*knocks Occam's razor against sink to shake split hairs out*

Ah yes... tip holes. Had to have been he tip holes.

 

[AlpsSkidad]

My avatar is a marmot with ski gear. It was the sign to the ski locker room at one of the hotels we frequent in Val D'Isere.

 

[cantunamunch]

Ah yes... tip holes. Had to have been he tip holes.

If we get good enough with this, we can pin anything on tip holes.

(Just like the marketing dept.)

 

[dbostedo]

If we get good enough with this, we can pin anything on tip holes.

(Just like the marketing dept.)

It's easy to pin things on them... there's already a hole.

 

[4ster]

A bit of a thread drift here: how do you guys call these snow conditions?

Chopped powder = Chowder

I’ve found that too wide a ski gets deflected easily in these conditions. Too much rocker/rise & the skis flap around wildly. For me the best ski for this condition is a damp mid 90-100mm width like a Blizzard Bonifide.

 

[slowrider]

If we get good enough with this, we can pin anything on tip holes.

(Just like the marketing dept.)

A insignificant flaw in your plan. My skis have powder horns.

 

[cantunamunch]

A insignificant flaw in your plan. My skis have powder horns.
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But I totally called the prongy SL tips HAH!

 

[Tony Storaro]

Chopped powder = Chowder
For me the best ski for this condition is a damp mid 90-100mm width like a Blizzard Bonifide.

Ermmm....this is fat ski to me. Anything over 90 is.
SR95 absolutely shines in such snow.

 

[slowrider]

But I totally called the prongy SL tips HAH!

You guys are so mean. Picking on a Intermediate recreational skier. Don't make me attend next seasons gathering.

 

[bbbradley]

A ski pal snapped this a few years ago. It wasn't till after looking at the shot we saw the SLOW sign in the background. My bad...

Slow is a relative term...now if it said "15 mph " or "20kph" then we can have a data driven discussion on right or wrong.

"I was going slow...you should have seen me up the hill a ways!!"