dingusI 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?

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?

I love getting blasted in the face with white stuff, thats why.

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

you can ski in the snow, as opposed to the east where we ski on the snow, made by humans, in rain

f*ck

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.

eheathI love getting blasted in the face with white stuff, thats why.

Whip cream or cum blasts? Which are your favorite?

juicedrummer11its 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\

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

ozzywrongWhip cream or cum blasts? Which are your favorite?

Dry and powdery is my favorite, but ill do anything once.

What's so good about skiing, what's so good about surfing? What's so good about anything?

It feels like levetation. Only skied it once in my life when I was 11, but it felt like I was floating

dingusBut some people don't enjoy it.

These people are crazy.

THEDIRTYBUBBLEIt feels like levetation. Only skied it once in my life when I was 11, but it felt like I was floating

im pretty sure what you are referring was more a result of what's known as a contact high.

We float away through a cold, cleansing nothingness amidst views of aspen groves and panoramic bowls. What's not to love?

it makes skiing 3d instead of 2d you can turn up and down and side to side

One day you will now yung homie

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

qyleberryI 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?

backseat!

Earl_Globzbackseat!

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?

eheathI love getting blasted in the face with white stuff, thats why.

So does your mom.

qyleberryI 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?

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.

jack.brendeltrying 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.

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

Julius_SteezerYou 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

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.

HAMNATIONit makes skiing 3d instead of 2d you can turn up and down and side to side

I wasn't aware skiing had been 2 dimensional all this time.

eheathI love getting blasted in the face with white stuff, thats why.

That's what she said.

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.

InDeV.gifI wasn't aware skiing had been 2 dimensional all this time.

I know skiing is 3d but pow skiing is 3der

get full tilts

HAMNATIONI know skiing is 3d but pow skiing is 3der

get full tilts

"3Der" bro I'm going to start saying that about fat pow.

"Yea your snow is 3D but is it 3Der?"

dan4060I 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.

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.