Is this a joke?

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Is this a joke?

Postby ifihadahifi » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:32 pm

A ski resort in the DFW area?

How's that even possible?

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Postby squeezle » Tue Jul 03, 2007 4:37 pm

Utilizing environmental friendly technology, Glacier Peak will envelope you in an atmosphere that is 15 to 20 degrees cooler than the surrounding area.
but my folks always told me that we couldn't air condition the outside, at least that was their reason for why i should always close the door behind me... well that and the fact that i wasn't raised in a barn
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Postby Dogatron » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:23 pm

that looks even more gross than all the shit they're building in dubai
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Postby Irock » Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:54 pm

That's insane. Even more insane than the indoor water park and resort they're building by my office.
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Postby monet2u » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:40 pm

bearfire ski resort and great wolf lodge water park. both names suck...whoever chose them should be fired!

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Re: Is this a joke?

Postby Dutch » Tue Jul 03, 2007 6:54 pm

A ski resort in the DFW area?
I... I don't... I don't... I don't underst...

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Postby lennon » Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:49 pm

there are more than 20 such indoor skiing facilities currently in existence:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indoor_ski_slope

this is going to be GREAT!

i can see it now............FORKERS SKI CLUB of DALLAS

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Postby aquaphase » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:14 pm

there are more than 20 such indoor skiing facilities currently in existence:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indoor_ski_slope

this is going to be GREAT!

i can see it now............FORKERS SKI CLUB of DALLAS
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Postby zenmomma » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:32 pm

OMK. That is one of the most rediculous things I've ever seen.
However, I am intrigued.

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Postby NerfHerder » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:17 pm

Bah. The peak is just 250 feet, so good luck getting a run with any reasonable length or slope.

Everything is going to be like a bunny hill.
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Postby Dalya » Tue Jul 03, 2007 11:41 pm

i'd rather save my whole life to ski snowmass mountain than spend every afternoon there.

snowmass mountain - 4 different peaks and something like 20 double black diamonds.

indoor skiing - weird-textured slushy crap and a roof. woo.
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Postby Phyllis » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:00 am

Bah. The peak is just 250 feet, so good luck getting a run with any reasonable length or slope.

Everything is going to be like a bunny hill.
it's not like the people who go snow skiing in texas are going to be professionals or anything.
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Postby Dutch » Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:53 am

I didn't see from the website that it was going to be indoor, although...

...plus, to say I didn't scan or read it thoroughly would be an understatement.
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Postby Dalya » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:39 am

it's not like the people who go snow skiing in texas are going to be professionals or anything.
it's not that hard to learn. green runs are for little kids/beginners. once you've had like one lesson you can ski blues (intermediate) and if you have pretty good coordination blacks (advanced). double black diamonds are the hardest because they don't groom them, so they get moguls and icy patches and are the highest on the mountain so they are really steep. [/ski lesson]

i've always wanted to ski virgin snow. from snowmass mountain you can see this huge crater-type space on a nearby mountain. i think it's called the bowl or the something bowl, and thats a place where people ski alot. i was always too scared, though, because you never know how deep the powder is and it would take forever for paramedics to come if something happened.

pathetically, the thing i remember liking best about skiing is that sometimes they give you free cups of hot chocolate as you get off the lift. i also remember hating snow-boarders. i havent gone since i was 12 and i really want to go again. my grandparents used to own a condo there, so we could stay for free. since they sold it, it's way too expensive for me to go to snowmass. maybe for a graduation present or something.

i also went cross-country skiing in finland with my uncle. not nearly as fun. much more work.
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Postby NerfHerder » Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:59 pm

Could everyone please stop hating snowboarders just because a few douchebags like to pow wow in annoying spots?

As a snowboarder, I must say that I am one of the many who enjoy the clean-lined turns, intricate balancing techniques and xtreme air that only snowboarding provides over skiing. We're not all bastards.
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