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Why is skiing a thing on the East coast?

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CLQ
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We are still skiing pow out West. How’s the dirt and grass skiing on the East coast on your 500 feet of vert. Honestly sell your skis and do something better with your life.
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TRVP_ANGEL
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Anything east of colorado isn't worth skiing
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beckums
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Why is skiing a thing in Dubai too? Definitely not about passion or dedication for the sport.
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DirtYStylE
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Enzob007
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300 feet of vert get it right
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Biffbarf
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Tbh there's skiing out east because i70 gets backed up that far
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yungona
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west coast is alpha
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Rparr
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pls stop I already hate myself enough
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SofaKingSick
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I moved back east to give you chodes a chance to get better than me but obviously the plan ain’t workin
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clindblomskier
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s u m m e r n e w s c h o o l e r s
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Crust_Station
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We get it you dont know how to ski hard snow and you feel shitty about it, we’ve all been there.
for real though the skiing on the east doesnt really compare, but Id take the east coast scene over anything out west any day because luckily its not people like you that seem to litter the rockies and west coast
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LukeTheWaffle
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If you go far enough east you get switzerland and we are superior 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭😤😤😤
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Onederful
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Just because we may not have the money to ski out west doesn't mean we can't ski at all.

Plus, skiing on ice all my life makes any condition skiiable.

**This post was edited on May 19th 2019 at 11:15:37am
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StouFro
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You're a real cocksucker ay?
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snowfinder
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Think about your favorite skier. Most likely they are an east coaster. #eastmakesbetterskiers
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vibecheck
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snowfinderThink about your favorite skier. Most likely they are an east coaster. #eastmakesbetterskiers


T A N N E R H A L L
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gravel
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snowfinderThink about your favorite skier. Most likely they are an east coaster. #eastmakesbetterskiers


poor bastards don't want to admit this
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animator
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I lived in Europe before moving to the East Coast and I have to say that the people I’ve met here are the most die-hard, hard-core fuckers I’ve ever met. The people on the East Coast aren’t spoiled by pow into May, so they appreciate a POW day that much more. Some of the best skiers in the world were bred here for the simple reason that if you have to learn to ski here on the East Coast, you can ski literally anywhere. I grew up skiing the Aiguille du Midi, some of the gnarliest big-mountain skiing in the world, but my buddies here out-ski me every time. It’s not about what you could be skiing, it’s about what you have. East Coasters appreciate every day that they can ski, even if it is hard and icy and insanely cold. West Coast skiers may have the snow, but the East Coasters have the soul.
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animator
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LukeTheWaffleIf you go far enough east you get switzerland and we are superior 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭😤😤😤


Fuck yeah
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berniesenders
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actually its pretty great rn, a little more grass than dirt this time of year but i've still gotten some good dirt days in
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SkiBumCappo
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Yeah, our terrain might not be as good, but that’s why we’re known as the best skiers on any mountain. Because a shitty day for everyone else is heaven for an east coast skier, we shred through the nitty gritty and adapt to what we got 🤟🏼 All for the love of the game, not to brag about how you live 20 minutes away from Vail
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Em2bella234
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Why do people ski on sand....cuz skiing is fucking awesome....stop hating and just embrace the love to ski!
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OCoffey
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East coasts best is west coasts worst
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Lonely
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TRVP_ANGELAnything east of colorado isn't worth skiing


Anything east of colorado including colorado? Cuz the skiing in colorado sucks. When I think about where in the U.S. I would never want to live or ski colorado is the first state to come to mind.
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SendyMcSendyface
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Crust_StationWe get it you dont know how to ski hard snow and you feel shitty about it, we’ve all been there.
for real though the skiing on the east doesnt really compare, but Id take the east coast scene over anything out west any day because luckily its not people like you that seem to litter the rockies and west coast


Found the salty motherfucker with no snow.
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Crust_Station
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SendyMcSendyfaceFound the salty motherfucker with no snow.


Lol nah im at mt hood rn
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860media*
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The East is where all the heart is at. You wont see many people skiing in the rain/sleet on the West Coast. Also, like someone already said...most likely one of your favorite skiers came from the East.
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SavageBiff
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All I ever see from op is anti east coast , he’s the one who needs to find something better to do with his life than start shit on the internet 🤗
I’m east coast and I enjoy skiing here and there severely , beat part of life , sounds like your just a lonely lil prick ya dick
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dmoney13
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Jokes on you I don’t wait in lines ever and I spend like 25$ for a day pass and 200$ for a season pass. Also if you don’t have a tow rope ur missing out it’s the best way to learn new tricks.
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Chron_Rabbit
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You must be stoned if you think growing up on the east coast makes you a better skier
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iFlip
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ForeignAidT A N N E R H A L L


THANK YOU FOR WRITING THIS IN CAPS. IT'S ONLY FITTING.
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Govygen_gourmet
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snowfinderThink about your favorite skier. Most likely they are an east coaster. #eastmakesbetterskiers


I was gunna say Scandinavia makes better skiers but that is East of Colorado, so yeah East Makds Better Skiers!
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Bdoobz
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A large sum of Canada's best skiers come out of Quebec. Just throwing that out there...
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Narcopus
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East coasters are true ski lovers who love skiing regardless of conditions
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collin.malone
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860media*The East is where all the heart is at. You wont see many people skiing in the rain/sleet on the West Coast. Also, like someone already said...most likely one of your favorite skiers came from the East.


This. During a rainy day at Timberline last week and the only kids on hill were from the east or midwest lol
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Coochieman7
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East coast beast cost bro
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Thegenericskier
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pow is great but have you skied ice?
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wass41
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I’ll say that Tuckermans ravine is harder than anything I ever skied out in Utah, granted I didn’t go to far into the backcountry, but it is tougher than all the inbounds bowls at snowbird.
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InfamouslyJones
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Could this OP be any more of a loser.

**This post was edited on May 20th 2019 at 12:23:54pm
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Jems
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180 feet of vert >>>
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theabortionator
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Because there's a million ski areas everywhere in the northeast. Also a lot of places are 1k+. Plenty are 2k+.

For places that don't have night skiing the skiing is similar. Less natural snow but the snow holds longer. Things get skied off faster or don't refresh but not that bad. If it rains its fucked cause it's cold.

The ski scene isn't really better out west even if the skiing usually is.
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snowfinder
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A sad little east coast chute, real mountains are out west everyone knows that.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/933820/Maine-Ski-Experience---Chimney-Couloir---Mt--Kahtahdin
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skiP.E.I.
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Just thinking about 2014-15 when the resorts in BC all closed in February while the maritimes and Newfoundland got 15+ feet.
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freeskibum82
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860media*The East is where all the heart is at. You wont see many people skiing in the rain/sleet on the West Coast. Also, like someone already said...most likely one of your favorite skiers came from the East.


Us east coasters ski rain days because those are the days its not bulletproof landings. Had many good days with goretex on the east coast and no lift lines.
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TheeLimo
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Why is skiing a thing outside of Japan?
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T-Sin
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This is by far the stupidest thread I have ever laid my eyes on. Period.
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iFlip
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T-SinThis is by far the stupidest thread I have ever laid my eyes on. Period.


It's certainly up there, but I did find one that is even stupider.

https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/712767/To-be-honest--
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theabortionator
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I would argue that gore, whiteface, jay etc have some terrain that rivals some of the stuff out west.

Also some really killer groomers.

Idk def some bigger mtns, features, and more snow out west but the east has some pretty legit skiing.
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SavageBiff
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theabortionatorI would argue that gore, whiteface, jay etc have some terrain that rivals some of the stuff out west.

Also some really killer groomers.

Idk def some bigger mtns, features, and more snow out west but the east has some pretty legit skiing.


Skiing is just tits no matter what 😊 I wish happy skiing to anyone that doesn’t ski over my FUCKING tails wth is wrong with those ppl

But those places are awesome! Tuckermans , jays Even snowshoe with its meek 4848’ has some nice inbounds and 1500 very and nice out o bounds , a little small, can learn it like the back of my own hand , the ballhooter rock drop is dope
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T-Sin
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iFlipIt's certainly up there, but I did find one that is even stupider.

https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/712767/To-be-honest--


Wow. The effort...
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