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Skiing wins. I've just got back from a week in the Grand Massif (Les Carroz, Flaine etc) - 5 skiers, 1 snowboarder and we were ALWAYS waiting for the boarder to catch up, do up his bindings, get up off of his ar$e yadda yadda yadda.


DieBoardersDie!;-)


Snow conditions were the best I've seen in years with inches and inches of powder even on the lower runs. Visibility could have been better and there was only one sunny day but the snow made up for that. Might be going back for a sneaky weekend in April.

woofmarkthedog Wrote:

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> What's your winter pleasure.


> And for you sir/ madam ?


It basically involves taking a puppy to a black run. Dig a hole through the snow to the ground. Driving a stout pole into the ground. Tie the young dog to the said post. Set of an avalanche. Deadmarkthedog.

I definitely prefer skiing... I tried boarding a few years ago, but got fed up with falling over all the time. I've never felt so sore in my life.


Most of the people I usually go away with are boarders. I travel at approximately double their speed down the slope, and they're very picky about what slopes they'll go down (nothing too steep, nothing too flat, not too much camber, etc). But I must admit that snowboarding looks a lot more fun in the powder.

Seems skiing is still very strong it seems ,we go as a mixed board/ski group really depends on skill level but do tend to wait for boarders. Have you tried any twin tip fat powder skis........snowboard influenced shaping and technology, basically like a pair of Subaru imprezas on your feet..........wheyyy


Cant wait


W**F

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