Cuban Carving Gooding Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I'm A Midwest rider and rode some good old east coast hard pack slash ice. I was at Heavenly on Sunday. Now I remember lots of days that were smiler or worse. I even remember taking one run and going back to the lodge. But it has been a long time since then. Or have I become soft or even spoiled because I go west every year. Sundays conditions could have been the norm back when I was learning and now I'm spoiled. Does anybody think the west coast spoiled Mideastcoasters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptran11 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I used to ride in Tahoe alot, heavenly was one of my favorite spots. I can't stand icey conditions and the drive (4-5 hours) made it not worth it for me to go given the traffic and conditions. Having living in Colorado recently, I think I super spoiled now. I don't know what it is but the snow just seems to be softer (less icey) here than in Tahoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ-PS Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Totally, I can't ride bulletproof ice at all anymore. Although I must admit I don't miss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawndoggy Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Hey don't you guys know that the ice coast guys say it never gets icy in the West? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Here's a hint, It's April Schwietzer yesterday was cold chalky cord of the hero variety:eplus2:, today theres 5 in. of fluffy snow, not mashed taters:p We did have some ice during the dry spell in Jan.-Feb. the Madd bx stuck to it on the steeps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sultan Guy Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Having grown up in MD I feel very fortunate to be in Washington State. Yes we sometimes get the famous Cascade Cement, but I will take that over hard packed east coast ice anyday :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapster Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I've gotten spoiled (and picky) moving from the Mid-Atlantic to New England. Unless we hit a long dry spell, I now time most of my outings to snowstorms. You couldn't really do that in NJ or PA, unless you only wanted 1 or 2 days on the mountain per season. So, I guess not all Ice Coast riding is the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I've gotten spoiled (and picky) moving from the Mid-Atlantic to New England. Unless we hit a long dry spell, I now time most of my outings to snowstorms. You couldn't really do that in NJ or PA, unless you only wanted 1 or 2 days on the mountain per season. So, I guess not all Ice Coast riding is the same. NE conditions tend to be better? I know damn well that if I lived on the EC where yall get the blue stuff...I'd not ride much. I don't care about ego or proving myself. I want to have fun, and hard scrapy noisty surfaces are not fun. something funny though. A few years back at mammoth on a really hard day...I knwo I know no ice on the WC...but it was HARD. I was riding with headphones and carving like any other day. then my batteries died and I could hear the scraping and all of a sudden I couldn't carve anymore. talk about psyching out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I'd say yeah. When I moved to Oregon from NH after high school, I thought "geez, Big-Bad Mt.Hood is gonna kick my ass". When I moved back east to NYC from Oregon, I thought "Geez, I'm gonna kick ass on these tiny little east coast mountains". Boy was I wrong. Moving back to the east coast was extremely humbling, I discovered I could no longer carve tight lines and had absolutely no confidence on ice. (I'd also taken a few years off from riding, so I was rusty on top of it). I love riding the ice coast, but I'll take Mt.Hood, Copper or Aspen over the best the east-coast has to offer any day. But there's one thing about east coast riding has that is undeniable - it will make you a much better rider if you stick with it - so overall I'm glad I came back despite it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 The left coast can definetly spoil a rider...I spent a full season(95-96) @ Big White carving in hero snow..almost made me miss my beloved east coast blue boilerplate.FWIW-we have better grooming downeast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Oh man, I am soooooo spoiled… almost every day I am out on the mountain it’s either a perfect carving day or epic powder… 60+ of such this season and counting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Ace* Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 I would say so. I invited TVR to come out to the east coast, he quickly declined. :rolleyes: It spoiled me for the 3 days I was out there. I NEED to find myself there more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffV Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 We talk about this every season... West coast guys face it us East coast riders are just better carvers, period:lol: ok let the:boxing_sm begin Fin I see u lurking, yeah we know you suck on ice. Our hero days out East are chalk days. You West coasters would call that ice and terrible conditions.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Without a doubt ! After about a dozen western ski trips, I had absolutely no desire to ski on the EC any longer :(. That's why I started to board , needed a challenge. Then I seen someone on one of those 'long skinny boards' at Killington, the rest is history. Never been west on the boards, I'm half afraid that I'll like it so much the same thing will happen, or I'll need to move. Hopefully I'll find out next year at SES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Carving Gooding Posted April 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Thanks everyone I wanted to make sure I wasn't the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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