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West vs. East

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LDuggan420
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 13
im not hating on the people from the west but please stop hating on the ppl from the east. everytime i see a pic or thread or video about or from the east there always saying that its sucky or pathetic. you have to understand that we dont have the same moutains and amount of snow that you have out west. i'm not trying to start a thread where it just turns into a fight between ppl from the east and west. all of us in the east dream of going out west and we know that the east is nothing compared to the west. thats all i have to say
Dec 18 2005 3:48PM
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dan4060
Posts: 1458 - Karma: 847
People do not move to squaw and immediately dominate the mountain. I don't know about Jackson or Whistler because I have never lived in either of those places, but the best lines at squaw are thrown down by people who have lived there for a long time. If Seth moved to squaw he would dominate fast, but are you really trying to tell me that if a ripping east coast local were to move to squaw he would be skiing the palisades better than Shane McConkey, Robb Gaffney, Scott Gaffney, JT Holmes or Kent Kreitler? It takes time to adjust to terrain. I have known many people who have moved from the east, I came from there myself, but the big mountain skill level of those who ski out west is simply much higher. Some east coast skiers will eventually get great and dominate, the Gaffneys are good examples of that, but it takes time. I felt like a much better skier at mad river or sugarbush than at squaw. The stuff I skied back there was just not nearly as steep, ice or no ice. If you think you could just step in and dominate the scene at squaw that is ridiculous, unless you are Seth, Sage, or Nobis, and those guys are west coast skiers.
Dec 19 2005 7:22PM
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stylishskier
Posts: 658 - Karma: 11
what about jay peak? I was unable to get out there last year with my knee injury but I hear they've got some sick trees and lines under the tram? It seems to me this terrain is probably some of the hardest in the east. What about the slides at whiteface, they are never open but does the steepness compare at all to anything out west? Whiteface has Olympic required pitch on many of its trails...
Dec 19 2005 7:28PM
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RockandRollTroll
Posts: 1155 - Karma: 7
Midwest gangstas make the world go round
Dec 19 2005 8:43PM
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Alkyy
Posts: 2839 - Karma: 149
i hate to do it but to you guys who are compairing the average person to the top pro out west come on thats just stupid but my friend who lived on the east his whole life just came back from school at CU and said it was a lot easyer skiing out west then here in the east the slides at whiteface are easy yeah but they have some really technical areas that would give the AVERAGE western skiier a problem not a pro who ever braught the pros into this is dumb because they are in a total different leauge then all of you on here including my self...sry about the rant but this thread just pissed me off i also agree that people should just stop saying how much better one place is than the other and exept what you have have what others have
Dec 19 2005 9:08PM
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MNS
Posts: 5386 - Karma: 3,241
i watched tupac resurection and the crips and the bloods had a truce picnic i think we should do that.
Dec 19 2005 9:10PM
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freeskisquaw
Posts: 1120 - Karma: 16
I agree, but if you would take a west coast skier of the same caliber and transplanted him onto an east coast hill, he would be one of the best there IMMEDIATELY. Also, I'd venture a guess that the 100th best skier is better than the absolute best skier at any east coast mountain in terms of overall skiing.
Dec 19 2005 9:28PM
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stylishskier
Posts: 658 - Karma: 11
alkyy, what school CU are you referring to?

Clarkson University?
Dec 19 2005 9:32PM
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MSdemeanor
Posts: 106 - Karma: 10
I dont understand how one side can be more deidicated than the other. it depends on the person.
Dec 19 2005 9:34PM
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Alkyy
Posts: 2839 - Karma: 149
freeskisquaw thats bullshit,


CU boulder
Dec 19 2005 9:39PM
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keasbynights
Posts: 1114 - Karma: 11
jesus people. it is skiing, everyone takes it way too seriously. ultimately, everyone is sliding on snow on pieces of plastic and wood! there is no rivalry, and who cares if one region has better snow than the other. it is just skiing! everyone needs to relax.
Dec 19 2005 9:42PM
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MSdemeanor
Posts: 106 - Karma: 10
Can i get an amen?

and yes, catch 22 is great :o)
Dec 19 2005 9:43PM
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keasbynights
Posts: 1114 - Karma: 11
i am happy someone else knows what i am saying.
oh and catch22 kicks ass.
Dec 19 2005 9:48PM
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snowbird4life
Posts: 2265 - Karma: 26
be at snowbird when they open Twin Peak.... then come talk to me, if i knew how to post pictures i would and i think ya'll east coasters should start postin pics of your shit i wanna see it.
Dec 19 2005 10:52PM
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quebecfreestyler
Posts: 13040 - Karma: 1,418
I dont know about any kid named East but Colby would beat any kid named East cause he is from the east and he kills it
Dec 19 2005 10:57PM
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TheProfitSkier
Posts: 3901 - Karma: 9
i live in ct, and east coast is lame. i would rather be in the west anyday. except reggae fest @ sugarloaf. hands down best skiing experience ever
Dec 19 2005 10:58PM
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justanotherskier
Posts: 593 - Karma: 11
east coast rep
Dec 19 2005 11:00PM
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dan4060
Posts: 1458 - Karma: 847
I brought pros in because other people brought pros in. To say that someone from the east would dominate a western mountain in one year means they would dominate pros. Yes they are in a different league, but to dominate squaw or snowbird means you ski like McConkey or Sage. They are pros, and they ski the way the best skiers on those mountains ski. Maybe the statement should be altered to "a great east coast skier could become a very good west coast skier in one year." That may be true, but if you are dominating in Tahoe or Utah, you are skiing at a pro level.
Dec 20 2005 6:06AM
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MSdemeanor
Posts: 106 - Karma: 10
try to do
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Dec 20 2005 8:45AM
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Jeff_Lo
Posts: 5809 - Karma: 263
you mean u can slide rails better? or do tricks in the air? thats not real skiing, trust me when i say WEST has the best skiers...i'm talking real all mtn, and big mtn skiing...west owns!
Dec 20 2005 10:35AM
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Jeff_Lo
Posts: 5809 - Karma: 263
have u seen the X-game pipe or the pipe at breck, its nothing but ice
Dec 20 2005 10:37AM
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Jeff_Lo
Posts: 5809 - Karma: 263
and kids in colorado love it just as much as kids on the east coast, i live 2 hours from most mtns, and have to spend all of my money on gas, trust me their is just as much heart and dedication, there are a few bad egg's, but there are everywhere...anyone who skis is killing it, no matter where you are
Dec 20 2005 10:42AM
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Lax_Bro40
Posts: 5166 - Karma: 18
OWNED!!!!!!!!!! ice coast represent
Dec 20 2005 12:41PM
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patrickcowan
Posts: 3713 - Karma: 218
yes i have and they look alot nicer and softer than most of the east coast pipes
Dec 20 2005 12:49PM
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Jeff_Lo
Posts: 5809 - Karma: 263
haha are you sure ur's arent slush? whenever i see vid of the east coast, it looks slushy, and i guaruntee u, ice is ice...no matter where u are..all pipes are icy
Dec 20 2005 12:54PM
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phatbush
Posts: 1693 - Karma: 20
wildcat was open before the west!
wild cat is in the EAST! NH BITCHES
Dec 20 2005 1:00PM
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