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Originally posted by Jdsimmons2 try to find it on torrents

Absinthe films are awesome.  I'm definitely looking forward to the new one after what spenser wrote about it.

Where I live the most pow we've gotten was 24in in a day. But that was two years ago and it was the first time that much snow fell in about 30 years, according to the news. Yeah Central Ohio sucks. Our mt, Mad River Mountain, is not even a mt it is a hill with 300 ft. verticle drop. Louie Vito started out here.

ill probably end up buying the burton video and neverland this year.  do you know anywhere to find snowboard videos online?  only one i could find streaming was thats it thats all.  i didnt search too hard though.

hahah nice.  im definatly buying the new absinthe video, they make some sick stuff and manage to get my favorite riders every year.

Originally posted by spenser you want natural halfpipes, come here.  our gulleys are amazing.  long runs, hips, tree taps, halfpipe walls, shots through the trees, etc etc etc endless features, all natural.

)(nfinit)(,  i'll be PMing you around the end of August when i move to have you tell me where to find the summer snow that you can hike to.

not quite year round riding if thats what you were implying.  closest you get to that is a place like hood with all the camps.

but yeah, do what you love.  dont get into a job that YOU dont really like... whats the point in that?  its fully possible to make a living doing something you truly enjoy.

i have this theory about the PNW... if you didnt grow up riding here and riding this kind of terrain and snow, its not uncommon to not enjoy it when you first try it out.  but the people who have ridden here for years love it like no other, cause we know how to ride it and take advantage of it, and people from champaigne-pow-land are kinda lost.  ive seen this theory play its self out many times.

PNW dudes/dudettes will probably agree with this theory at least to a certain extent.

point being, when i really think about it, i get kinda worried that im stoking the desire for you guys to come too much without keeping that "theory" in mind.. i wouldnt want people to come and be like "what the hell, this sucks" or something.  plus, we all know how much PNW weather changes....

doubt it would happen though, cause theres always SOMETHING fun for everyone, and chances are i have nothing to worry about, but you never know.  and just the get-together would be fun on its own in the first place, so...

just something that crosses my mind once in a while...

you want natural halfpipes, come here.  our gulleys are amazing.  long runs, hips, tree taps, halfpipe walls, shots through the trees, etc etc etc endless features, all natural.

Originally posted by kimchijajonshim Originally posted by scottlui I've never been to Jackson Hole, but I hear it's legendary. Our POW in Washington is kind of wet and heavy, very similar to Tahoe. Utah has the fluffy stuff.  Hit it on the head.  Tahoe snow (even new snow) is general pretty heavy since the resort elevations aren't that high, but if you're lucky you can get in on some excellent snow when the snow line falls.  I had some epic days at Sugar Bowl (during Bruizzapalooza), Sierra, and Squaw this past year.  Going into the trees and slightly off piste areas (no true backcountry), I found spots that easily would have put me up to my armpits or neck had I fallen.

im sure a lot of it is the lake... the places with super light stuff have super light stuff because it comes in over the land and all the moisture gets sucked out of it as it travels, and then it dumps dry snow.  with tahoe, a lot of the moisture probably comes from the lake, and if its not directly from there, the clouds that are passing over probably pick some of it up or something.  cali is also a coastal state, even if the resorts arent right on the ocean.

and its funny that you say the elevation isnt that high, cause my resort is 2600 at the peak, wheras the elevation of the base of lake tahoe is just over 4500 roughly.  but we are also a lot further north, so elevation isnt as important for getting a lot of snow.

my resort is on the coast, a very short distance from the open ocean relative to most places in the world (probably about 60 miles).. and its technically on douglas island, so its totally surrounded by water.  on the back side, you could ride down to the ocean (but it would be a bitch of a hike back up).. if youve seen most of my videos or posts from this season, youve seen the backside and the water down there.

we get snow just like the rest of the PNW and apparently tahoe as well, but we still get those light days in the heart of winter when its colder.

our lightest snow is still heavier than the light stuff in utah/etc.  i dont think i would like it there if it was that light all the time... i like the medium stuff where its not HEAVY but you can still push against it and get some power out of it, as opposed to blower that just goes everywhere and you fluff through it..

that real dry stuff also doesnt stick to terrain for shit.  if it werent for the moisture, even in our really "dry" snow, we wouldnt have nearly the amount of killer terrain we have.. that goes for  most of the PNW.

i wanna go to japan now

Originally posted by scottlui I've never been to Jackson Hole, but I hear it's legendary. Our POW in Washington is kind of wet and heavy, very similar to Tahoe. Utah has the fluffy stuff.

A huge swell is coming in this weekend.  Most places are gonna get 5-8ft and the wedge might get 20ft 

Originally posted by Timmay_650 ] Originally posted by hana24 Originally posted by shop_39014 nice...although the thought of surfing in front of a nuclear power plant would freak me out.  Those big boob towers are intimidating even to drive by haha.  Yeah it's always kinda weird while you're out there and you look and you see the nuclear power plant.  I haven't seen any mutated wildlife yet...so I think it's safe    Although one guy I know was saying a great white hangs out around the nuclear power plant area all year long...that kinda scared me more than the thought of radiation poisoning.   Does it put out warmer water or just happens to be by the beach. Yea I always laugh when i see them from the road.

Originally posted by xX Burton Rid3r Xx im not very sure, but i think antarctica gets a decent amount of snowfall every year....................

nice...although the thought of surfing in front of a nuclear power plant would freak me out.  Those big boob towers are intimidating even to drive by

hey, hey, hey, quit hijacking our hijack 

bariloche and las lenas in argentina get some huuuuge snowfalls a couple of times a year. check this article about a 10ft snowfall in 2006.

Yea I have to decide where I want to park it. Yea I keep telling people that is my plan after school when they ask.

What we are doing is recycling but they good stuff like when they make a board or something like that, ha ha. High Five back .

Oh yea burning boogie-boarders is what you do when you surf. But I don't like to run them over the blood and stuff just isn't worth it. And when they sit right where you need to drop, it makes me think about running them over.

And now I might have to work Saturday too. I hate money. I need to get my van and live down by the beach!

Originally posted by )(nfinit)( but but.....I got nothing.

pipe down little man

Originally posted by )(nfinit)( don't get me wrong...I appreciate all of the surf talk.  Actually am jealous.  But start a new topic or start PM'ing each other as you have completely destroyed what the topic was meant for.

that's the whole point...it's a dylanpipe thread.  High five!

Originally posted by Timmay_650 ]Yea I know. I think I can only go saturdays for the next while but hopefully not. But I need to start planning a surf trip and try and find some one to go with. My problem is I have no one who can surf to go with but I have a few people who like surfing they just can't do it.

it's ironic: we solo surfers want to surf with somebody, but then we paddle out at a decent spot and there usually ends up being too many people or some other BS

(I have a dislike for boogie-boarders and frequently burn them...sorry, but they have overwhelming advantages like wearing flippers and just laying there, etc.  I don't care if it sounds elitist, but they should either take leftovers like waves we stand-up surfers can't make or don't want...or, better yet, go get pounded on a close-out somewhere else)

You know surfing has to be good when we put up with the stuff we do.

Yea I know. I think I can only go saturdays for the next while but hopefully not. But I need to start planning a surf trip and try and find some one to go with. My problem is I have no one who can surf to go with but I have a few people who like surfing they just can't do it.