Colorado Maggots....what's with all the flapping?

[shera]

- Colorado - People - I 70 is for shit if you dont play the game right. And forget about the resorts on weekends.

Um, are you talking about people or about the traffic?

Damn good response, btw.

[shera]

Not trying to start any wars, but I think this thread sucks. Quit the whining and bickering about which state is better than others. It's lame.


If you stress out and have to start a thread about how much snow we don't have and how much better your snow is, then you are missing the whole point to this sport. Don't we all ski to have fun and challenge ourselves? It's not a competition. I could give two shits on how much snow has fallen, what the average density is over a 30 year period, who has the larger base, etc. I'm also tired of people shitting on our state because they had a terrible time and there was no fresh snow the last time they were here. If you don't want to come here to ski then don't make a debacle about it.

Agreed on all counts.

[Below Zero]

And forget about the resorts on weekends.

They're closed on weekends?

[shera]

That's actually where this came from....I was thinking about going on a few trips but the snow's been shit all those places....so I started thinking about Colorado. I checked the snow totals expecting way more than what's reported cause of all the TR's on here.

Really, I was just trying to figure out the stoke!

Hehe, Brett hasn't been into East Vail yet this year. I'm guessing that the pull is getting stronger. I'm sure ready.

Bring yourself. I promise you will love it.

[rideit]

LONDON (Reuters) - Australian scientists have proved what is common knowledge to most people -- that teaspoons appear to have minds of their own.

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On the other hand, they suggested, people might simply be taking them.

[Dr. Gaper]

What a stupid thread. Boo hiss.

[Lynx]

DAAAAAMN GINA

ya'll need to stop being so defensive, I thought it was a super good question

[telechuck]

Not trying to start any wars, but I think this thread sucks. Quit the whining and bickering about which state is better than others. It's lame.


If you stress out and have to start a thread about how much snow we don't have and how much better your snow is, then you are missing the whole point to this sport. Don't we all ski to have fun and challenge ourselves? It's not a competition. I could give two shits on how much snow has fallen, what the average density is over a 30 year period, who has the larger base, etc. I'm also tired of people shitting on our state because they had a terrible time and there was no fresh snow the last time they were here. If you don't want to come here to ski then don't make a debacle about it.

I have to agree with iskibc here. Yeah, I am stoked as this is the best early season I can remember in CO since I have lived here, but I would still be skiing and probably have the same amount of days, etc. It is all about taking advantage of what you have, getting out, being stoked.

I type this as I sit in Virginia, watching rednecks roll around in huge trucks and seeing people psyched to go ski the ice ribbon of death at Wintergreen. They are stoked, just the same even though their terrain is not up to anything in CO, UT, or even NY for that matter.

Now, all of you who can ski today and tomorrow, get out there, quit bitching and have fun.

[lemon boy]

An answer posed as a question for Miget:

How much flapping would miget have done over the "summer" if instead of not snowing at all and bitterly sitting around and not even hitting the bars; storms rolled in every few days and blasted TC instead of being sunny and +10C every single day?

Come out to CO, I'm sure somebody can show you around and show you some snow and stuff.

[wookalar]

I live in denver, I can have a jobby job, and I can ski some great snow and terrain with little more than an hour's drive...the rest is just gravy....


best ever?


no


reasonable cost of living with easy access to some great mountains?


yes


I'll take the latter


merry new year!!