Arclite Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Corduroy, all the way! Now, my vote might be biased, because when ever we have a trip up to Mammoth, there is a 66% chance that we get fresh pow. It's a curse. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokkis Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Even one can have enormous fun in powder my vote is corduroy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pow4ever Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 see user name :) After powder is all chopped it can be turn into cord. But cord will not turn into powder... For those of us are not in powder country; it's diffcult to get enough experience to be good at it. -- David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCrimson Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Anybody who didn't vote for a foot of blower is crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Prokopiw Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 We have had snow snow and more snow.Very few firm groomer days.Very few sunny days.I would happily trade a pow day for a firm groomer day at this point. We tend to fantasize about what we don't have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Stevens Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 We tend to fantasize about what we don't have. I have to put in five characters, but the above doesn't need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two_ravens Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'll take either - I just vote YES for snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'll take either - I just vote YES for snow. agreed/ lets ban summer for 2011! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDogDave Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I voted for Roy!! Maybe because of where I am In the learning curve...I've ben fortunate to have access to alot of pow (Grand Targhee) over the years and hardbooting is relatively new to me... the amount of focus, energy and conection required for each turn in a carve gives me that amount of thrill in return and more,,,much more than floating thru the fluff.....maybe I ;need to learn to relax!! Maybe breath alittle more?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimo Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Having ridden tits deep powder many times, there's no denying how fun it is... especially on a soft freestyle board. However, since giving myself over to carving, I am obsessed with finding that one perfect carving run. Anyone who's seen me ride knows I have a ways to go. The closest I've come was riding under Montezuma lift at A-Basin just days before my tumor diagnosis... as Lowell Hart can attest. Now, for me, powder just gets in the way of my pursuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Tat Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Best feeling ever - that weightless instant where you pull out of the trench and float across the snow, before diving back in ... Yeah day one at NES this year. Those first couple of barely tracked runs with 15cm of dry champagne powder over groom. The turns felt rock solid with these floaty airborne transitions... When it finally got chopped up I eventually went to an AM board and went surfing. Hats off to everyone there, including you, who still made it look easy when it was chopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmartshopper Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Carving - one of the most fun things you could do outdoors. Analogous to riding a sportbike. Powder - something you make life decisions in pursuit of. Analogous to riding a hoverbike - where you can drop the reigns of control, try anything, land anything, and never pay a cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Don't know about that... I think you can injure yourself a lot more in powder then on cord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 just got back from Idaho.. powder everwhere. yea its fun and a cool fun.. every mountain has powder.. but finding a place that has really good grooming and carving almost really seems harder to find.. been in search of good groom but every place alway when the snow fall has powder.. but grooming resorts seem to be tough to find... trust me.. way back when snowboard life magazine was writting about carving capitals.. they where far and few between. Im now looking for next year. to again go somewhere different.. next stop maybe utah .. so if any one knows of a good destination resort with somewhat easy access travel wise and ski in ad ski out im open to new resorts.. for ease of access and ski in and ski out and airport, and no crowds I have been always been returning to Big Mountain Montana.. but Im always looking for a new place.. nothing like hitting sweet hard pack and g force.. The Nice at Schweitzer was awesome.. incredible winch groom... but hard to get to and not exactly ski in and ski out... so now im searching for a new place to go after the WTF that I go to.. need another place to go after it.. think Utah.. but I don't no that area at all.. I take groom....groom.. RSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NateW Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Cord. There was a time when I would have voted powder, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I'm kinda a late-comer, and I voted Cord. I used to be a powder head, and I have seen the "storm of the century" (Mt Baker 98-99 the year all records were broken) and experienced deep deep powder. It was enough to satisfy me to last a life time, really. So since then, I've got uh... "snobbish" when it comes to cord. :) Nothing like craving the cord truly solid (i.e. pencil thin carve lines) on my skis, alpine board and maybe my freeride boards. I have a strong preference of carving with my skis. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantok Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Castle Mountain got 65 cm overnight. I missed it so I may as well say corduroy,... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. Sherman Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I got to give it to pow days! Then again, coming from Tahoe, we get spoiled with ample days to ride fresh cords, so maybe it just holds less value for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xy9ine Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Castle Mountain got 65 cm overnight. I missed it so I may as well say corduroy,... sick. though i've only been there once, i love that hill. great continuous decently steep fall line and no crowds (hard to comprehend for a westcoaster). an uncle has a place on the hill (under the lift actually - board in / out); really have to get out to visit again sometime... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeho730 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Pow... SO smooth! And it's much more fun to ride chopped powder than moguls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcarve Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 I voted powder! I have so many great memories of first tracks in deep pow. It is the ultimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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