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I'm heading to Alagna, Italy on tuesday and there is 224cm (88 inches) on forecast in the next 3 days and well.. im stoked as hell! But... is it too much? I'm just wondering if you fall on this snow, could you actually "drown" in the snow? ofc i have my buddies with me but still. Thoughts?
Yes, there is such a thing as too deep of pow. if you have ever seen the USC ski team videos on YouTube (I would recommend watching them) in one video one of their members almost died in 8 feet of fresh pow. He hucked a cliff and literally just disappeared into the snow. Scary shit man.
Just got back from there, pow was super, so light and dry. If you like pillows take the two lifts from gressoney la trinite. Best lift accessed pillows in the alps /claim. hit me up if you have any questions. https://www.newschoolers.com/watch/753964.0/Blower-pow-in-Italy
slamdunkJust got back from there, pow was super, so light and dry. If you like pillows take the two lifts from gressoney la trinite. Best lift accessed pillows in the alps /claim. hit me up if you have any questions. https://www.newschoolers.com/watch/753964.0/Blower-pow-in-Italy
Don't ski anything technical, especially cliffs/pillows after the storm when all the snow has fallen (i.e. the video posted by @powerbong2000, that could easily happen to you with the blower pow Italy gets). Early in the storm when less snow has fallen is the time to ski the technical terrain. GET A FUCKING GOPRO IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE ALREADY.
jack.brendelDon't ski anything technical, especially cliffs/pillows after the storm when all the snow has fallen (i.e. the video posted by @powerbong2000, that could easily happen to you with the blower pow Italy gets). Early in the storm when less snow has fallen is the time to ski the technical terrain. GET A FUCKING GOPRO IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE ALREADY.
Depends how steep it is. At my local hill we once got so much snow you couldn't get any speed because none of the runs are that steep. You would get half way down and just get stuck.
When Mammoth originally opened decades ago people said it wouldn't work because they got too much snow.
my dad told me a lift line story one time about a guy who actually wore a snorkel that could extend to like 3 feet above his head solely for hucking cliffs when there was a shit ton of snow
Yesterday I hiked a not so steep trail off ragged mountain (east coast hardcore real stuff) with mad rocker park skis. I started in the steepest part and only went about 30 feet in waist deep blower and had go waddle downhill ~300 yards to the trail. Shittiest run I've ever had in my life. so yes, you can have too much pow (atleast for east coast)
parkplaygroundYesterday I hiked a not so steep trail off ragged mountain (east coast hardcore real stuff) with mad rocker park skis. I started in the steepest part and only went about 30 feet in waist deep blower and had go waddle downhill ~300 yards to the trail. Shittiest run I've ever had in my life. so yes, you can have too much pow (atleast for east coast)
Thats the worst. I took my park skis to steamy last year and left the pow skis at home. Every cliff I hucked my skis sank and I was double ejecting everywhere! You know those double ejects where you do a couple front flips, yeah...
Just make sure you have a snorkel, and tie some powder cords to your skis. It may look stupid, but digging through 88 inches of snow for your skis will not be fun.
that is as much snow an Minneapolis has gotten in the past two years, last year was a really snowy year too. Currently Minneapolis is sitting on a half inch of snow when we usually have 1-2 feet on the ground by now. Count your blessings east coasters and Italians.
Why get a snorkel when you could have an avalung. I feel like having three feet of pvc pipe attached to your head would be fucking annoying not to mention completely impractical.
roach1324Why get a snorkel when you could have an avalung. I feel like having three feet of pvc pipe attached to your head would be fucking annoying not to mention completely impractical.
ianrich511Thats the worst. I took my park skis to steamy last year and left the pow skis at home. Every cliff I hucked my skis sank and I was double ejecting everywhere! You know those double ejects where you do a couple front flips, yeah...
Just mad out your dins, i read it in some ski advice thread
