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Choice to rent JJ's in vail?

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[J_Gasper]
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Tomorrow i have the choice to rent Armada JJ's at Vail. Is there still any pow left on blue sky basin or back bowls? I could also hold off until Thursday. I live in Michigan so i dont get to ski much pow and and want to try some pow skis.
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Feb 22 2011 2:14PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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i tried JJ's while I was out in CO. they're were super fun in powder and they were even good on groomers. I've seen people say they're not but it must be because of all the snow they're used to (i'm from NJ). I felt like i could carve anything out there as long as it's not something reverse sidecut.
Feb 22 2011 2:16PM
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.AR6rider.
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Wheerreeee are you renting JJs!?? I'm going to Vail/BC on Thursday (I'm also from Michigan, small world, huh?) and I want to try some JJs so bad after all the good things I've heard about them. How long are you there? The weather report is showing snow all weekend.
Feb 22 2011 2:17PM
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[J_Gasper]
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im leaving saturday. Im renting them at ski base and ive got the last pair. there is a place in town of vail called breeze that rents them for $45 a day with marker griffons i think
Feb 22 2011 2:21PM
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Karma_Police
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My everyday ski is 107 under waist that I use for park and all mountain out west...

You can always find powder at vail the problem most of the time is that its all the way over in Mongolia or outer mongolia which means you're traversing for the rest of your life back...
Feb 22 2011 2:26PM
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[J_Gasper]
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and ive never been to vail before so i really wouldnt know any secret stashes unless someone wants to help me out
Feb 22 2011 2:35PM
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Karma_Police
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Did you even bother reading my post?
Feb 22 2011 2:39PM
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[J_Gasper]
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no i did i was just putting it out there for people that post so they know that i am not a regular
Feb 22 2011 2:41PM
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[J_Gasper]
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anyone skied vail in the past day wanna tell me if theres much pow thats easy to get to
Feb 22 2011 3:06PM
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CassiusClay
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On Mongolia Bowl- don't waste your time there.  Theres a reason there is always powder there- its not really powder, its a bitch to get to and from, and its not very steep or long.  The snow is wind/sunbaked aweful shit that I only consider 'powder' if it hasn't snowed in weeks and im craving anything other than ice/hardpack.  There are much better places on the mountain to find some pow at just about anytime.
Feb 22 2011 4:26PM
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ORDEAL
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Unless one wants to hit red zinger. Thats always fun.



And to op: just rent them. You can always find some pow in the trees off a run, and its just fun to shred on the groomers. And it is supposed to snow, so rent them anyways
Feb 22 2011 4:43PM
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DERS.
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DO IT.. jj's are the tits
Feb 22 2011 5:06PM
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Chompo.
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DO IT... last year I rented a pair when I was in vail and it was great.. This year I bought a pair and I'm in vail.. Call me out if you see a guy cruising around in a armada galactic jacket and red pants.
Feb 22 2011 5:10PM
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[J_Gasper]
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hows the snow? i got here today from breck.
Feb 22 2011 5:49PM
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doobiebrotha
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just ski east vail! bet it's still real deep
Feb 22 2011 5:53PM
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tripnip
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if you want hit the backcountry gates they always have pow back there it just depends how far you wanna hike or traverse

Feb 22 2011 5:58PM
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Ebaneezer
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dont ski east vail unless you are with someone that knows it well and have a beacon, avy danger is extremely high right now.
Feb 22 2011 6:12PM
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[J_Gasper]
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im willing to hike a bit but not to far. i just dont wanna be stuck on groomers with jj's. anyone know any other good spots other than east vail cuz i dont have a beacon or anything
Feb 22 2011 7:28PM
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ookiedookie
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Oh man, definitely rent them. Vail's gotten ~18in the past 3 days, should be plenty of good pow to be had. Anywhere back in Blue Sky will be good as well as anywhere in the trees. My buddy rides JJs and they slay it all, you should be fine on groomers.
Feb 22 2011 8:12PM
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grambo
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derp, why would you guys tell a kid from MI or NJ who doesn't get to ski powder much (and thus has zero backcountry experience/knowledge/gear) to go to East Vail or out any other gates? So dumb.
Feb 22 2011 8:25PM
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PON3
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when i was at vail and it didnt snow for like 5 days when i was there i found some stashed under the orient express lift. it has pretty fun terrain, trees and rocks to jump off of
Feb 22 2011 8:44PM
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Squidles
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I ride JJ's and I'll say they are the best ski I've ever owned. Kill it in pow, groomers, bumps, crud whatever. I haven't tried them in park though. I''d reckon they'd be worth it even if you didn't get a huge dump.
Feb 22 2011 8:49PM
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Skittle.
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exactly the same here
Feb 22 2011 9:11PM
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Chompo.
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another option would be mintern
Feb 22 2011 9:21PM
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snasty
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dont do east vail unless you have avy training, i have friends who have skied it. In vail in december we got 5 inches and three days later i was stil finding stashes-pm me if you wanna know how to get to some i just dont want to annoy any locals, but i ski vail every year for like 5ish days so i know some spots
Feb 22 2011 9:53PM
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[J_Gasper]
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should i hold off untill thursday to get a bit of fresh snow so its not to hard?
Feb 22 2011 10:09PM
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ganja_enthusiast
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its kinda funny
the womens jj is called the V-JJ
Feb 22 2011 10:29PM
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Triple_Strum
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Just rent them. Even if you only get a little bit, they are worth it for half a day. Was just skiing Vail yesterday and it was delightful until about noon. But it is pretty tracked currently. If they get any snow though you will want them. Go for it
Feb 22 2011 11:35PM
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Karma_Police
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I would also suggest not limiting yourself to only jj's if you're demoing take a few laps and swap out with an s7 hellbent bentchetler other powder skis you should easily be able to do this if you demo right next to the hill.
Feb 23 2011 12:50AM
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