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Poll Question: Primary Weapon of choice?
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    Posted: 12 Jan 13 at 10:52am
Pfft, I don't mind boarders (some of my best friends are boarders etc  Tongue) and plenty of people cheerfully do both. The "no boarders" resorts are a bit dumb, to be honest
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Originally posted by alstorer

apparently there's some (smaller) ski resorts in the US ban snowboards


there is Al, Deer Valley and Alta, Utah... middle of morman country... but you know what, there's sections of mountains the world over that have been dedicated to boarder-orientated parks with jibs and kickers cluttering up the natural ambience, (okay so a few ski dorks with fat skis now use them, but they weren't there before boarding got mainstream).  So if a few traditional skiiers in a highly conservative part of the great US of A want to keep a small lump just for themselves, so be it.   

And the antagonism (which is pathetic, although I know you've posted a bit tongue-in-cheek) well it cuts both ways... check out this for stupid boarder nonsense:


What is even more annoying is the source- Whitelines - probably the Y&Y equivalent magazine in Snowboarding.... very stupid.




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Posts: 2899 		Post Options Post Options   Quote alstorer Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Jan 13 at 11:19pm

apparently there's some (smaller) ski resorts in the US ban snowboards

Despite being in my twenties, when I started skiing, snowboards were entirely unknown on the slopes of Cairngorm etc.
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Originally posted by pondmonkey

Both have their positives- skiing probably gives you greater access to the mountain sooner, but in my opinion boarding is more relaxed and comfortable.   
Except, on lifts, on piste, on flats and when stood still. Fu~@king snowboarders!
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Me?..........I fink I'll get me ole tea tray out & go down the park wiv the uvver kids if we get wots predicted............. Tongue
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As it happens, a parallel conversation at Draycote has resulted in a few of our members tentatively agreeing to meet up at the Milton Keynes Sno!Zone on the 21st Jan at 7pm to get our feet in pre-holidays.  

It's totally open as we're using one of the pre-existing discount deal- a recreational, take-it-or-leave-it slopeside coaching session, so if any other sailors want to join in, please do come along.

Anyway details on Facebook, or PM me if you're not on FB:
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Posts: 2202 		Post Options Post Options   Quote pondmonkey Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Jan 13 at 9:27pm
Originally posted by winging it

Keith, definitely go to an indoor slope and get the basics before you go on your trip, otherwise you waste the first few days falling over with the little kids on the baby slopes near the daycare centre and waffle huts, as opposed to properly stacking it and breaking something on a blue run half way up some feckin' mountain.



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Keith, definitely go to an indoor slope and get the basics before you go on your trip, otherwise you waste the first few days falling over.....
the same, but different...

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Lol- nursery / nannies / grom skis.... loads of options Matt!
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Although you may think that covered under weird sh*t!
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