This just in:

[creaker]

Winter in Vermont sucks. That is all, goddammit.

[Core Shot]

Isn't January kayak season?

["The Big One"]

Stowe better get their shit together for presidents weekend

[splat]

I take it the ice storm landed down there as well.
I was kinda puzzled today how it could be raining, yet freeze the instant it hit - anything, including my glasses.

[365wp]

My flight for Jackson leaves Saturday, so this weekend should be good in VT.

[schuss]

It's 50 here Pat. We got ice last night, but today was a fucking monsoon. Seeing the late day rainbow was like a nail in the coffin.

[Mcwop]

Expecting 60 degree high in Baltimore Friday - hon.

[Lloyd Braun]

Winter in Vermont sucks. That is all, goddammit.

show your commitment....move west!

[Shaggy]

We got baby-bottoms smooth ice last night, then piles of water on top of that here in Ontario. There's a very slight valley between here and the main road, we're talking a grade you can barely even see. Car got stuck there. Couldn't go up to the main road, couldn't get back to the house. Didn't have my skates, had to walk.

Fun stuff.

[bklyn]

I've got the no snow on the EC blues.

30 days in this season and none close to home. I hoped to get some this weekend, but looks like it's not worth the trip.

[trainnvain]

Quit complaining, or quit skiing.

Don't you get it? Shut the fuck up.

[shmerham]

Quit complaining, or quit skiing.

Quit posting or quit living.

Have fun on your Powder Pluses this weekend.

[Z]

Transplanted east coaster here. Don't know why, but i feel compelled to post in EC threads.

Get out here. Soon. Make it happen.

[snowsprite]

It's getting difficult to stay positive here...It's looking like my kid's first ski race they've been training hard for might be cancelled due to conditions (or lack thereof). Yeah, this officially sucks ass.

Sprite

[gr8fldoug]

I used to feel that way too when I was first learning how to ski. It's a tad bit harder to psych yourself up when it's 45 degrees and POURING RAIN!!!
Now let us bitch and take your happy go lucky ass somewhere else

[fez]

Look. I grew up skiing a 850 foot hill with consistantly abhorant grooming -softball sized death cookies, and ridges between groomer swaths. Relentless sheet ice. Night skiing about 50 days year. Jumping to icy landings all the time. Guess what? It was fun most of the time.

You pussys should stop your fucking complaining, you're giving east coast skiers a bad name.

I grew up there too, except our hill was ony 750'.
just about as soon as i was able i hit the road for SLC. Landed in Bozeman about 10 yrs ago.
but you are right, HS, I cant really say i have more fun now than i did then.

[teambigdave]

i'm not core then cause skiing around here sucks ass right now. No new "machine made bumps" at 45 degrees and rain.


i am still skiing this weekend and it WILL NOT make me better

[shmerham]

Awwww fuck. Looks like I gotta turn my wings into Commander Core. I'm not looking forward to skiing 5 intermediate trails in the rain. I guess I'm just not cut out for this gig.

[Tippster]

Expecting 60 degree high in Baltimore Friday - hon.

Yeah, you shoulds find yerself a girl in Dundalk there, hon.

[train07]

It's getting difficult to stay positive here...It's looking like my kid's first ski race they've been training hard for might be cancelled due to conditions (or lack thereof). Yeah, this officially sucks ass.

Sprite

I'M CALLN YOUR KID OUT!!!!!!!!!!

[snowsprite]

That's it man! Meet him at the K2 on Saturday morning. He'll school your ass...on one ski!

(are you really going to Europe??)

Sprite <--jealous

[trainnvain]

You don't get it. This forum evidently doesn't get it.

It's the east coast. We get rain, it gets icy, conditions suck sometimes. You can either complain and stay home, or you can grab your sharp skis and go out and entertain yourself, and make yourself a better skier in the process. There's more to skiing than powder. That's part of why I ski Killington - when conditions suck everywhere, they are probably going to suck less at Killington. There will be a good park this weekend. There will be good bump skiing, probably on fresh machine made snow. There will be nicely groomed out hardpack, without that many people on it. And of course there will be ultra sketch ice knar to test your mettle.

I think you misunderstood me. I like all conditions. I don't mind the weather. I expect this in January in New England. You just come across as smug, even self-righteous. It's just grating to me I guess.
On a side note: I like commute work at least a day a week on snow. Now I can't because my skis don't glide well on dirt. I must not be "core" enough.
Good for you. You a super skier. That's fine. Just don't consider it reason to condescend in the manner you do. Just my two cents.

[powstash]

There's more to skiing than powder.

I beg to differ...

I think the referee is needed for an official call on this one.

[Bum Z]

Indeed.

Free advice for TGRF: If you only have fun skiing powder on primo terrain, you should seriously reconsider how "core" you think are.............because you aren't.

I am not core. I am spoiled little pussy that only likes to ski powder. I can't believe I even call myself a skier. I guess it's time to move back to PA to ski 580 vertical feet of ice for two months a year. At least I'll be core again!

In all seriousness, I see both sides of this issue:

My condolences to the East Coast on your lousy winter. When conditions suck that bad, it's OK to bitch and moan a bit to get it off your chest.

Highway Star has a point, though. It is the East Coast, and EC skiing involves rain and ice. If it's killing you that bad, and skiing powder is that important to you, you should move. To Colorado. Or Tahoe.

[trainnvain]

I was just trying to say you have a tone like have a chip on your shoulder. Not doubting your ability or anything. Whatever, this is silly.
And Ktown ain't a bad place. It's just all the dipshits there.