So I have talked t quite a few people over the years with regard to where the best quality snow is and have had a number of different opinions. I am not talking about quantity but rather the actually physical properties of the stuff. I am quite partial to the dry fast NZ powder myself. Thoughts?
Snow - Wheres the best?
I think it depends really, if you get snow, then you will get the different varieties everywhere. Some places will get more types than others. I like the drier snow as well, easier to shovel 
What?
Do you mean to say that you actually don't like
the spring time bottom of the hill skiing?
Do you mean to say that you actually don't like
the spring time bottom of the hill skiing?
I hate the snow! I have seen it a few times in my life when traveling to the mountains (I live in the desert) and have hated it each time. I never want to live anywhere with snow and I never want to touch it again. But I can see how it could be fun if you grow up with it... snowboarding does look a little fun but I like wakeboarding because it's almost the same but without the snow.
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| I hate the snow! I have seen it a few times in my life when traveling to the mountains (I live in the desert) and have hated it each time. I never want to live anywhere with snow and I never want to touch it again. But I can see how it could be fun if you grow up with it... snowboarding does look a little fun but I like wakeboarding because it's almost the same but without the snow. |
Youre mad!!! Snow is the best thing ever! Im partial to a bit of desert myself but snow just kicks ass. And of course snowboarding is the best sport ever. Wake boarding is awesome but cant hold a candle to snowboarding.
The best snow you get is probably up in Canada if you go helicopter skiing.. Alps have some nice gletscher too..
I am told that Japanese powder is the best you can get. Anyone had any experience in the matter?
I've never been to Japan.
There is a Visa credit card commercial
where the Flying Tomato is jet setting around the globe
chasing the latest snow storms.
One of the places he is tempted to go to is Japan.
The best powder I've seen is in Utah.
There is a mountain range on the east side of Salt Lake City.
On the west side of those moutains towards SLC are 2 huge canyons
called the big and little Cottonwood Canyons.
Those 2 canyons have great fluffy snow.
The east side of the mountains is Park City, where the Olympics were.
The Cottonwood Canyons on the west side has much better snow.
Here's an article that has a good description of the Cottonwood Canyon snow.
http://www.viamagazine.com/top_stories/articles/Cottonwood05.asp
If night life is important,
then I would have to recommend Whistler British Columbia Canada.
They have the greatest adult disneyland of a village there.
And the skiing is awesome.
Whistler is also where the next winter olympics is going to be.
If you go there then you get an even bigger thrill watching the olympics on TV.
There is a Visa credit card commercial
where the Flying Tomato is jet setting around the globe
chasing the latest snow storms.
One of the places he is tempted to go to is Japan.
The best powder I've seen is in Utah.
There is a mountain range on the east side of Salt Lake City.
On the west side of those moutains towards SLC are 2 huge canyons
called the big and little Cottonwood Canyons.
Those 2 canyons have great fluffy snow.
The east side of the mountains is Park City, where the Olympics were.
The Cottonwood Canyons on the west side has much better snow.
Here's an article that has a good description of the Cottonwood Canyon snow.
http://www.viamagazine.com/top_stories/articles/Cottonwood05.asp
If night life is important,
then I would have to recommend Whistler British Columbia Canada.
They have the greatest adult disneyland of a village there.
And the skiing is awesome.
Whistler is also where the next winter olympics is going to be.
If you go there then you get an even bigger thrill watching the olympics on TV.
I've lived in Utah for a few years while I was in school, and the snow over there was pretty nice. I'm not a real big skier or snowboarder so it was all kind of the same to me. Other people I know that are much more serious about their snow seem to really talk highly of it. Particularly, Park City and Sundance areas.
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