With the drought how do you think that is going to affect the ability of the ski resorts to make snow? In NC and VA we depend very much on man made snow and as a result of the drought I was wondering how this would affect the initial operation before we received natural snow? I was at wintergreen two weeks ago and the restraunt was having to ask if we would like our glasses field with water as a result of the drought so dosn't look very good for us skiers in my opinion.

Hopefully someone will tell me why I am wrong about this.

11/6/2007 2:32:34 PM

I do not know abou tthis, but I do know if you were make the nd in your name an m, it would make homo... kind of like this thread.

11/6/2007 2:37:59 PM

Don't worry, despite the drought, east coast skiing will still completely suck ass.

11/6/2007 2:46:03 PM

^^Thats a good one. You must be one of those fat fucks that has never been skiing or done anything remotely close to exercise in your life, hence your answer of "I do not know abou tthis". I do know that if you did go skiing thought you would be the guy with jeans a sweatshirt and scotch guard on but you wouldn't know about that either.

[Edited on November 6, 2007 at 2:47 PM. Reason : .]

11/6/2007 2:47:28 PM

HEY I'M A FAT FUCK BUT I'VE BEEN SKIING


GOT BEEF?



SO I CAN EAT IT????

11/6/2007 2:49:12 PM

because only fat asses don't ski...God, Africa must be full of overweight bastards

11/6/2007 2:49:14 PM

^Lots of skiing in Africa actually...Your probably the same person that says Africa is all black guys as well.

http://www.afriski.co.za/

http://afriski.com/

http://www.webpro.co.za/clients/ski/sani.htm

http://snow.co.za/

11/6/2007 2:59:47 PM

man, my comment just went way over your head didn't it?

11/6/2007 3:08:21 PM

I just got my snowshoe email today saying snowmaking had begun.

11/6/2007 3:11:13 PM

East Coast skiing =

but I can't talk, i won't even get to go skiing this season. First season in 16 years that i'll miss

11/6/2007 3:16:34 PM

h^^^ no you just assumed that people in Africa didn't ski because you were to ignorant to realize they have mountains with snow there.

Your prize however is a carmen sandiego prize pack!!

[Edited on November 6, 2007 at 3:19 PM. Reason : blah]

11/6/2007 3:19:12 PM

I know Africa has snow covered mountains.

You assume though that just because someone made a comment about your damn thread they must not ski, and since they don't ski they must be fat....way to go buddy. So I'm going to assume that since you ski and made this thread, you're an arrogant rich ass whose mommy and daddy pay for everything and you are to lazy to take 5 seconds to google some info yourself.

[Edited on November 6, 2007 at 3:26 PM. Reason : a]

11/6/2007 3:25:52 PM

^ come on now you didn't know Africa had mountains with snow.

11/6/2007 3:28:29 PM

I doubt the drought affects too much snowmaking. The cities/counties/states aren't going to miss out on all the revenue brought in from ski season and I'm sure will relax regulations.

Regardless, I can't wait until Thxgiving weekend! Heavenly time again.. ski all day and gamble/drink all night.

[Edited on November 6, 2007 at 3:31 PM. Reason : i assume all of the ski resorts are in S. Africa?]

11/6/2007 3:29:00 PM

Yes I did, had to tutor some kid last semester and he did a paper on tourism in Africa so ha!

11/6/2007 3:29:23 PM

^^ those were my thougths as well. I just didn't know even if they took the restrictions out 100% if they would have enough water to supply the demand from the equipment. We stayed at harveys out in Tahoe a few years back and had a great time.

11/6/2007 3:31:13 PM

I believe most local ski resorts have their own private man-made lakes from which to draw water from, so I doubt water restrictions are really an issue.

11/6/2007 3:35:05 PM

I believe most local ski resorts have their own private man-made lakes from which to draw water from, so I doubt water restrictions are really an issue.

11/6/2007 3:53:55 PM

Quote :

"So I'm going to assume that since you ski and made this thread, you're an arrogant rich ass whose mommy and daddy pay for everything"

You don't need rich parents to go skiing, what kinda dumb shit is this?

11/6/2007 3:56:28 PM

I was making an illogical assumption to counter his illogical assumption

11/6/2007 3:57:28 PM

I do know if you were to delete the bb in your name, it would make ehe... kind of like this thread.

11/6/2007 4:06:39 PM

Quote :

"I believe most local ski resorts have their own private man-made lakes from which to draw water from, so I doubt water restrictions are really an issue. "

good possibility those lakes are low too

11/6/2007 11:10:26 PM

they all either have their own reservoirs, wells, or streams/creeks to draw from.

11/6/2007 11:20:07 PM

how much longer before there is a post count comment from Hondo?

11/6/2007 11:22:26 PM

^troo. i seen swain in NY draw from a tiny stream and pushed alot of snow!

11/6/2007 11:23:34 PM

Damn, I used to ski at swain all the time. I grew up close to there.
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they have some water tanks and at least one well also.

[Edited on November 7, 2007 at 12:32 PM. Reason : kjhk]

11/7/2007 12:32:17 PM

hahahahahha

i <3 n00bs

11/7/2007 2:54:12 PM

http://industryreport.mountainnews.com/2007/10/southeast_drought_not_yet_affe.shtml

Quote :

"he effect of the drought is being felt south in North Carolina. According to Jamie Kritzer, spokesman for the North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, the ski resorts "need to put together a water shortage response plan, showing what will be done in a continuing drought emergency." He said the ski areas aren't required to shut down, and added that "most of the resorts are self-sufficient." Justin Grimes, director of snow sports at Hawksnest Resort, in Seven Devils N.C., isn't anticipating a problem. "At 5,000 feet," he told McAneny. "We're not under the same conditions. We're not anticipating any problems. It's nice being up high." The glass that isn't half full is hoping for some help from "up high." "

[Edited on November 12, 2007 at 10:59 PM. Reason : .]

11/12/2007 10:59:15 PM

how long does it take the average laymen to become proficient at skiing?

[Edited on November 12, 2007 at 11:55 PM. Reason : i would like to know]

11/12/2007 11:54:54 PM

Obviously depends on how often you go, your athleticism and coordination, how gutsy you are (some people are just naturally too tentative, or on the flip side never improve b/c they are out of control), not to mention your definition of "proficient".

11/13/2007 1:45:22 AM

so when will most slopes be open in nc?

11/13/2007 2:37:01 AM

I think i went to sugar when they first opened around thanksgiving last year. It sucked but I look forward to around this time every year.

Lol, sugars already open. http://skisugar.com/conditions/

[Edited on November 13, 2007 at 2:11 PM. Reason : .]

11/13/2007 2:09:57 PM

Quote :

"Obviously depends on how often you go, your athleticism and coordination, how gutsy you are (some people are just naturally too tentative, or on the flip side never improve b/c they are out of control), not to mention your definition of "proficient"."

i'm decently athletic, average coordination (i can walk without falling), and i'm down with taking risks.

i just haven't been skiing in 4 years, so i'm a bit rusty. even then i wasn't "good", just enough to keep upright and stop. i have a bit more free time and a schedule that i can modify easily, so hopefully i can go more this season.

i guess i just need an instructor like swimming/piano?

[Edited on November 16, 2007 at 3:04 PM. Reason : or can i just teach myself by falling down a lot?]

11/16/2007 3:03:35 PM

It depends, if you're generally good at self-teaching in other things, you can self-teach skiing as well. I consider myself an advanced skier and didn't take a lesson in the 16 years i've been skiing until last season, because no matter how hard i tried, I just couldn't ski moguls elegantly. cdubya and I took the "bump busters" course at Copper mountain (taught by the former coach of the U.S. mogul ski team) and I made more improvement in 8 hours than I did in years of trying to get good at the bumps.

So, yeah I think you can self teach to a point, but once you're at the level of really fine-tuning your skills, you gain a lot by instruction. Also, if you're skiing with people who are better than you, you can learn a lot by watching them.

11/16/2007 3:42:50 PM