Skiing in the rain

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The snow will stick to your bases and you'll be super slow in the flats. Stay on edge as much as possible because it can really slow you down if you go bases flat

Apr 6 2018 2:02AM

strayln_Skier

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It will be wet

Apr 6 2018 4:32AM

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Skiing in the rain (for me) are the funnest days of the season. Especially at night. Super super fast, no people, just ski right on the lift (east coast at least). So so so fun to just throw some headphones in, bump some good tunes, and just shred the hell out of everything. That’s where I can truly enjoy myself.

Apr 6 2018 6:38AM

TheMailMan

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I did my level 2 ski instructor exam in the torrential rain at Big White last year. Shit snow, couldn't see shit, Fucking horrible

Apr 6 2018 6:59AM

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I love a very light drizzle in the park. Just enough to make the rails nice and slick, but not enough to annoy me

Apr 6 2018 7:29AM

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BigPurpleSkiSuitIt's raining at snowbirds on Saturday. I'm still going up. How is skiing in the rain? I may have had a few too many drinks.

I just assumed it would be super sloshy

Fun, but better than nothing

Apr 6 2018 7:48AM

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Goretex/the most waterproof shit you own is a must. I also use clear safety glasses as to not wreck my goggles and it's not a problem to wipe freezing rain off the lenses with a glove while skiing. Also bring dry clothes to the mtn for after cause driving home soaking wet fucking sucks.

Apr 6 2018 8:26AM

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Riding a lift while it's raining just makes me sad. Also my bases start collecting snow and sticking so that just makes me double sad.

Apr 6 2018 10:17AM

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I broke up with my girlfriend last week so that's part of the plan

nxtyrsfulltiltsRiding a lift while it's raining just makes me sad. Also my bases start collecting snow and sticking so that just makes me double sad.

Apr 6 2018 11:23AM

Skibumsmith

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I’m gonna get wasted and pretend I know what it’s like to ski in the east.

Apr 6 2018 12:32PM

SofaKingSick

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yeah, it can make the snow sticky but usually it's just fine. i'd def wax my skis up really nice beforehand tho

Apr 6 2018 1:03PM

OregonDead

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Go for it OP. Sometimes the snow can actually be really fast and super duper fun. Visibility can be a bummer and also getting wet is not as fun but the bonus is you can probably get a really good parking spot and just go back to the car to change your wet gear. Cary some extra rags to wipe your goggles at the top of the run.

Apr 6 2018 1:51PM

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poke a hole through the top of a trash bag for ur head and two on the side for ur arms and you have a jacket

**This post was edited on Apr 6th 2018 at 3:00:26pm

Apr 6 2018 2:59PM

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it is terrible

Apr 6 2018 3:00PM

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Just make sure your absolutely pinning it when you come off a steep into a flat . So when you hit that big slushy puddle at the bottom you do a front flip

Apr 6 2018 5:17PM

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If anyone wants to come up and ski with me tomorrow, that'd be cool. I'm not gonna talk much, just shred and jimi Hendrix. This whole break up thing has really got me down

Apr 7 2018 2:16AM

.CJ.

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C_dubit is terrible

Stop being a pussy.

Skiing in the rain can be super fun if you come up with your homies and if you've got something that's super waterproof. It only kinda sucks if it's raining hard enough that you have to wipe off your gogs every 6.9 seconds.

Apr 7 2018 10:44AM

BigPurpleSkiSuit

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This was today. Also bases kept catching the snow like people said. 2/10 would not repeat

.CJ.Stop being a pussy.

Skiing in the rain can be super fun if you come up with your homies and if you've got something that's super waterproof. It only kinda sucks if it's raining hard enough that you have to wipe off your gogs every 6.9 seconds.

Apr 7 2018 3:01PM