OT: It's snowing!!! - Page 2

dvlax40 · #26 01/08/2008, 11:18 AM

i went up last weekend.... omg!!!!! we got 16 in of snow!! fresh powder everywhere! going up again this weekend, any one wanna go and split a hotel?

GustavoAZ · #27 01/08/2008, 01:25 PM

Snowed in Surprise twice so far, just never hit the ground.

The only way to see it was to watch the light hit it, otherwise it was impossible to see.

dvlax40 · #28 01/08/2008, 01:42 PM

yeah snow bowl was a different story, by the time the lift got you to the top of the mountain your were like a snowmn, burried in snow

only problem was they closed the upper bowl due to visability issues. haha but the fresh powder was nice

jasonh · #29 01/08/2008, 01:48 PM

I'm still bunny hill material so that wouldn't matter to me

Doglover_50 · #30 01/08/2008, 03:58 PM

I got snow a few inches over my knee at my house--digout hell! Roads are all cleared now, though not sure about snowbowl road. But definitely great conditions up the mountain--here's from the snowbowl website:

Snow Conditions
Snow in last 24 hours 6-7"
Storm total 31-49"
Settled snow depth at 9,500 feet 45"
Settled snow depth at 10,800 feet 75"

dvlax40 · #31 01/08/2008, 04:04 PM

lol it was my first time snowbording ever and i was doing the diamond runs

but i do allot of other board sports, surfing, kiteboarding ,windsurfing etc...

jasonh · #32 01/08/2008, 04:10 PM

so not fair. I was on my butt most of the day. I couldn't even make it all the way down the bunny slope without falling

dvlax40 · #33 01/08/2008, 04:15 PM

lol sorry man, keep at it youll get it. i had a hard time standing up on a snowboard at first. lol i kept sliding side ways, just remember this, NEVER lean down hill, and youll do fine, in fact there is never a thing as leaning too much up hill

jasonh · #34 01/08/2008, 04:22 PM

um, yeah there is. Trust me, I know

dvlax40 · #35 01/08/2008, 04:59 PM

lol when i carve i lean so far into the hill ill drag my hand to stay up

trust me, once you get over the fear of getting too much speed, and master stoppping and cutbacks, the sky is the limit

vanmle · #36 01/08/2008, 05:02 PM

I couldn't ski after trying for years, but I could do the black diamonds my second time out on snowboards. Actually, the steeper the hill, the easier it is on snowboards. I am not good, I can just make it down the mountain fairly quickly without getting hurt.

In order to get good at snowboarding, you have to get up and practice on the hills. The bunny slope makes it harder. Seems counterintuitive, but....