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Are their any "Snowboard Only - No Skis" Resorts out there yet ?



 
 
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Old February 23rd 05, 07:19 PM
Neil Gendzwill
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Mike M. Miskulin wrote:

My greatest annoyance with skiers, in general, revolve around
their ability to stop in the middle of a run &/or stop, and stop
often on a bumped run.


This is hardly a skier-only behaviour. At least they don't tend to do
this in packs like young snowboarders do, sitting on their asses in the
snow in groups watching each other go off the same little hit they've found.

Stopping on a bump run is often necessary, if only to catch a breather.
I know I'm not usually in good enough shape to ride them top to
bottom, at least not at the large vertical western hills I frequent.

Neil

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Old February 28th 05, 05:32 PM
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 04:49:34 -0000, "Mike M. Miskulin"
wrote:

Don't want to start a flame fest about skiiers, but I honestly
wouldn't care if any were offended by the creation of a boarding
only resort. It would make many a day out more enjoyable - just
personal opinion, YMMV.


I'm a skier and have no problem sharing the mountain with boarders,
but I like there being at least a few hills without them; it DOES make
a difference. Not a big one, but a difference. If it would mean the
"free the snow" folks would keep their mitts off Alta, Taos, etc., I'd
very happily give up four good hills.

bw
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Old March 1st 05, 10:18 PM
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I don't think there are, or should be, any "Snowboard Only"
places....That said, I did see signs at brighton years ago that said
"snowboards only" on one of the park hits. Sadly, a skier tried to jump
it, trying one of those "leg spread" deals. It looked like he was going
to do it, but turned his knee around on the landing...

Bear Mountain California probably comes closest, since it is dedicated
almost entirely to freestyle boarding and skiing - I think that it's
probably 70% or more of their business.

Don.

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Old March 1st 05, 10:39 PM
bri719
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Aegis wrote:

Bear Mountain California probably comes closest, since it is dedicated
almost entirely to freestyle boarding and skiing - I think that it's
probably 70% or more of their business.




yep, I'd agree. it might even be closer to 80-90%!

so that's the closest I know of, unless you set foot inside an actual
snowboard camp or something. no skiers to be concerned about there,
really :-)

bri

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Old March 1st 05, 11:05 PM
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Don: What's it goin' to take to get rid of the other 30% that
clutter-up the runs ? Any other place in area where they can thoroughly
enjoy NO SNOWBOARDS ALLOWED privacy ?

Hail and more power and $$ to the BEAR !

 




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