Let It Snow!!!! Winter Sports Thread

[Finn666]

^thanks a lot buddy…all was done except the hard crashes

@derivative666:

Have fun Finn. Embrace the burn!!!! Looking forward to hearing from you the following day when you can't walk lol.

well actually i just went for a 30min. run followed by a tabata workout, so all is good my friend

so now some pics from yesterday.

arrival at "Grindelwald"

took us one hour to get into the gondola

the queue still going strong

the boyz and me

"Eiger Nordwand"

panorama view

had a blast and felt more than comfortable skiing down the hills…can't wait to go again the next weekend!

[derivative666]

I need to be there NOW!!!!!

[Mild7]

^ Magnifique!

[DanielAFC]

great photos, those headwalls are absolutely massive. would be a beautiful place to spend some time

[derivative666]

Sierra Quitiquit snow facial http://instagram.com/p/j7dC4mHAT6/

[DanielAFC]

killing me. we honestly havent had a powder day in over a month. very weird winter

[Finn666]

^^ and following

"Grindelwald" has something like 100km of piste btw., so nothing really big but still totally awesome!

[emceeQ]

Rafa, my home "mountain" and I say that in quotes cause it's really a hill has just 160m in vertical drop.  I would kill to have something that large nearby.  Super jealous…

Looks totally awesome and glad you enjoyed it!

[Finn666]

thanks mike! you're totally right, I'm super stoked to have the possibility to jump into the car and to find something that brilliant not even a full hour away from my door step!
(and btw., this was just one of the many many reasons I've chosen to move to switzerland back then. I love skiing and I'm super happy to be able to do it more often now!)

more pics to come btw. …still have at least 10 days of skiing ahead of me!

[derivative666]

I heard from Z a few days ago he is staying next to Copper Mountain for a month. He said last week. He was skiing in 15"
of fresh and it was his best ski day ever.

[DanielAFC]

That's good to hear, Colorado deserves some snow after the winter they had last year

[Finn666]

just bought this today…now i only need a helmet and some shoes!

Komperdell black carbon

Salomon 24 X-Kart Pro + Z10 binding

[fanya]

Awesome looking place to ski

[derivative666]

Broke out my powder skis yesterday Volkl Shiro 193. We got 8" of fresh. I had a blast on them until the snow started blowing off and it's icy core was revealed. Skiing ice on 119 waist width reminded me of the icy car pile up video that was posted a few weeks ago. It was fucking terrifying.

[Finn666]

i love skiing on icy terrain (with the right equipment)

going to titlis, engelberg for 2-3 days over the weekend (sa.-mo.) …can't fecking wait

(click!)

[derivative666]

Fun times tonight

[Finn666]

great scenery mate…can't wait to hit the slopes tomorrow

[Mild7]

Night skiing rocks! Nice pics d666

[Madame Buttonfly]

I shouldn't look at this thread  *** GREEN WITH ENVY ***  

Ski safely boys! 

[fanya]

pish, night skiing is cold and the light is flat ;p

ya the right equipment is vital, I've got shaped all mountian skis, they do great on everything but powder, I'm so fucking lost on how to ski powder because I've done so little of it.  Groomers, crud, ice… no problem but powder always kicks me back on my tails and everything goes to shit from there.  A couple people have told me I need to lengthen my turns out and get fatter skis.  My major purchase next year before I go skiing will be something ~110 under foot, they should pair nicely with what I have now.