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Admin":2ra5fxgd said:
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Just for the sake of the argument, I guess it depends on what criteria separates a "sport" from a "game." Is it a sport only if significant physical exertion and conditioning is required? If this is the case, then, is ditch digging a sport? I would say that a "sport" is an endeavor that requires a certain level of athletic coordination and ability to perform well. If you accept this definition, then golf is a sport. I have played golf almost my entire life and I have never known a good golfer (handicap below 5 or so) who was not also a good athlete (although I have certainly known good golfers who could not run 50 yards without dropping dead of a heart attack). On the other hand, you might argue that croquet is a "game" because you can be a skilled croquet player without a high level of athletic coordination and ability (I'm guessing). For this same reason, poker is a game and not a sport. I would certainly classify skiing as a sport as it takes a fairly high level of athletic ability and coordination to be an accomplished and skilled skier. I realize this question can never be definitively answered and others may have different opinions. It is also obvious that I am bored at work today.
 
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Admin":lbrcyov1 said:
Game.

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Just for the sake of the argument, I guess it depends on what criteria separates a "sport" from a "game." Is it a sport only if significant physical exertion and conditioning is required? If this is the case, then, is ditch digging a sport? I would say that a "sport" is an endeavor that requires a certain level of athletic coordination and ability to perform well. If you accept this definition, then golf is a sport. I have played golf almost my entire life and I have never known a good golfer (handicap below 5 or so) who was not also a good athlete (although I have certainly known good golfers who could not run 50 yards without dropping dead of a heart attack). On the other hand, you might argue that croquet is a "game" because you can be a skilled croquet player without a high level of athletic coordination and ability (I'm guessing). For this same reason, poker is a game and not a sport. I would certainly classify skiing as a sport as it takes a fairly high level of athletic ability and coordination to be an accomplished and skilled skier. I realize this question can never be definitively answered and others may have different opinions. It is also obvious that I am bored at work today.
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Marc_C":1ft3hx23 said:
Regarding coverage, I'm not thinking about right now, but two weeks from now. With only 80" today, that wall-to-wall coverage is going to go really fast. Currently we're loosing about 3" of snowpack at 9500' daily.
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Upthread, Admin posted this pic from Snowbird's webcam on 2 May 12:
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Here's that same cam from today, a mere 3 days later:
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Admin":9x8osvoh said:
But with the crummy winter people have packed it in much earlier than normal. That was clearly evident by traffic levels at Alta over the weekend and the subdued scene in the Wildcat parking lot on Sunday. I've got to think that 95% of the traffic at Snowbird right now is confined to season pass holders. That's simply not a profitable recipe.
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And the promise is delivering, even at my house in SLC!

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Yeah, but I wish it was something a bit more uplifting.

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Yeah, but I wish it was something a bit more uplifting.

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Not so good for the center of your powder universe...but not so bad for the centre of mine
 
Amazing how dry the forecast looks for the foreseeable future. I'm even grasping at straws and looking at the GFS long range models and nothing all the way through Wed 1/30. Usually the fantasy periods show something but it's 100% dry.
 
My family and I are heading out to Snowbird for our last family ski trip before my oldest heads off to college. We are going for the week of 2/15 - 2/23. Looking at the long range forecast, looks like a lot of sun and not a lot of snow/moisture. Should I be worried? Thanks Eric
 
midwestblues":ycvcvv93 said:
My family and I are heading out to Snowbird for our last family ski trip before my oldest heads off to college. We are going for the week of 2/15 - 2/23. Looking at the long range forecast, looks like a lot of sun and not a lot of snow/moisture. Should I be worried? Thanks Eric
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In short, no.

1. That's a long way off. The chance of nothing happening until then is infinitesimal.

2. Long range models are coming together on a solution to break down this ridge of high pressure again sometime around the end of January.

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midwestblues wrote:My family and I are heading out to Snowbird for our last family ski trip before my oldest heads off to college. We are going for the week of 2/15 - 2/23. Looking at the long range forecast, looks like a lot of sun and not a lot of snow/moisture. Should I be worried? Thanks Eric



In short, no.

1. That's a long way off. The chance of nothing happening until then is infinitesimal.

2. Long range models are coming together on a solution to break down this ridge of high pressure again sometime around the end of January.

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The man speaks the truth
 
midwestblues":33og30cq said:
We are going for the week of 2/15 - 2/23. Looking at the long range forecast, looks like a lot of sun and not a lot of snow/moisture. Should I be worried? Thanks Eric
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PM jasoncapecod. At this point (one month out), he'd be calling the airlines to see about canceling his flights.
 
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