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  1. #826
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    Better question what is the back up venue to the back up venue?

  2. #827
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    Hopefully for a comp of this magnitude there's a backup plan that involves moving to a more suitable spot, even if its a different resort or even a different country. The snow must be good somewhere in Yurp right now.

    Any of you Euros have any beta on where is getting good snow right now?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clownshoe View Post
    Hopefully for a comp of this magnitude there's a backup plan that involves moving to a more suitable spot, even if its a different resort or even a different country. The snow must be good somewhere in Yurp right now.

    Any of you Euros have any beta on where is getting good snow right now?
    Ahm yes, yes I do.

    In rhe alps:Nowhere.

    Conditions are absolutely horrendous. March 30 to april 2nd is the next little Window of hope. Dry and warm until then.

    Turkey, if you count that as Europe
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  4. #829
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    damn.

    Ignorant North American question. Where in Turkey has an appropriate venue?

  5. #830
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    Mount Ararat- 16,500'
    Bonus is that one of it's sub peaks borders Iran.
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  6. #831
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    Quote Originally Posted by Clownshoe View Post
    damn.

    Ignorant North American question. Where in Turkey has an appropriate venue?
    they have some absolutely stunning heli terrain in the north east near the coast of the Black Sea....... the ordinary skiresorts not so much. as far as I'm informed.
    It's a war of the mind and we're armed to the teeth.

  7. #832
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    Quote Originally Posted by powdork View Post
    But you know what is fun? Aymar Navarro in the Finals!
    Good news indeed. Aymar in the start gate brings me to the edge of my seat, especially in a season chockfull of repetition.


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  8. #833
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    Quote Originally Posted by Clownshoe View Post
    damn.

    Ignorant North American question. Where in Turkey has an appropriate venue?
    Ask Glen Plake

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  9. #834
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    Quote Originally Posted by bobinch View Post
    Looks decent!

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    Quote Originally Posted by teamdirt View Post
    Better question what is the back up venue to the back up venue?

    Mammoth!

  11. #836
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    If they were ever going to pivot back to AK this would be a good season to do it.
    I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.

  12. #837
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    Comp is confirmed for this Saturday. Didn't say where.
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  13. #838
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    Ak- Fo sure..


    If it was ever the time for the big venue in golden, now would be good, stability, coverage, weather and pow is all aligned...but I guess they only want people to think golden is a micro feature, better for me I guess...

  14. #839
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    AK was the best venue of all time, IMO. Its just such different alien terrain, super duper steep, with massive cliffs, typically great snow, spines and features nonexistent elsewhere, and it didnt feel like i was watching squid game like i sometimes do on the Bec with all the exposed rock.

  15. #840
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    Quote Originally Posted by powdork View Post
    Comp is confirmed for this Saturday. Didn't say where.
    It’s on the Bec. 3 start options but not from the top (obviously!)

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    Start gates. No mistakes allowed ☠️
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    Quote Originally Posted by bobinch View Post
    Start gates. No mistakes allowed ☠️
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    Maybe it's not as bad as it looks from the photo, but to my eye, that looks crazy. Hope there are no big\bad falls. Would be awesome if there was more flexibility into where the conditions are good. I'd imagine that is would be a logistical nightmare though...

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    A lot of skiable terrain but man o man not a place to make a mistake or fall. Snow looks pretty wind scoured as well. If it’s truly a go I hope the field takes it easy to ski another day.

  19. #844
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    Wow. Hopefully the surface conditions will allow for strong skiing.
    I might get the old school billygoat comp that I was asking for earlier in the year.
    That looks pretty rowdy. Looks like some light mountaineering to get to the start gate!

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    Love watching the FWT but some of those crashes at the last event were a strong reminder that I don’t want to see anyone die. Yeesh.
    I ski 135 degree chutes switch to the road.

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    The biggest 4* event of the season, Kirkwood, is cancelled but I'm confused and may be wrong on why it matters - this is the event all the current FWT competitors who didn't make the final season cut have a chance to re-qualify, right? I know it's cancelled because lack of snow, but I'm not clear on if it is the biggest 4* of the year. I think it is, anyone know fer sure?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clownshoe View Post
    Wow. Hopefully the surface conditions will allow for strong skiing.
    I might get the old school billygoat comp that I was asking for earlier in the year.
    That looks pretty rowdy. Looks like some light mountaineering to get to the start gate!
    Classic Bec billygoating


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    That's what I'm talking about!

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    Quote Originally Posted by muted reborn View Post
    The biggest 4* event of the season, Kirkwood, is cancelled but I'm confused and may be wrong on why it matters - this is the event all the current FWT competitors who didn't make the final season cut have a chance to re-qualify, right? I know it's cancelled because lack of snow, but I'm not clear on if it is the biggest 4* of the year. I think it is, anyone know fer sure?

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    Kirkwood could easily have a comp. There's plenty of snow and they just got 9" three days ago. It looks miles better than the Bec now as far as coverage and there's potential for bigger storms before the end of the month. We do have record high temps in between now and then however. Calling it now though is just not trying.
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    Quote Originally Posted by powdork View Post
    Kirkwood could easily have a comp. There's plenty of snow and they just got 9" three days ago. It looks miles better than the Bec now as far as coverage and there's potential for bigger storms before the end of the month. We do have record high temps in between now and then however. Calling it now though is just not trying.
    Interesting. Rumor is they are scrambling to find a different resort to host it, I wonder if they will cancel the whole thing or just do it at KW anyways since it's a big pivot last minute. I was hoping someone with more info could chime in though. Cancelling such a big event seems like a big deal to me, there's got to be more to the story.

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