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Skiing in Helsinki

Post by Hank W. » Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:16 pm

Well, not exactly water-skiing, but close to it.
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Paloheinä has a ski track made from artificial snow.


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Re: Skiing in Helsinki

Post by mCowboy » Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:21 pm

Hank W. wrote: Paloheinä has a ski track made from artificial snow.
Real or fake plastic? :twisted:
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Re: Skiing in Helsinki

Post by Juha H. » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:14 pm

mCowboy wrote:
Hank W. wrote: Paloheinä has a ski track made from artificial snow.
Real or fake plastic? :twisted:
Artificial snow is not that funny! For instance, in ski jumping the tracks are often made of plastic, especially in the summertime, when the entire jump is artificially made.
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Post by Hank W. » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:26 pm

They said its from Oulunkylä ice rink, so I'd go for "real" fake snow ;)

global warming... meh :roll:
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Re: Skiing in Helsinki

Post by mCowboy » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:45 pm

Juha H. wrote:
mCowboy wrote:
Hank W. wrote: Paloheinä has a ski track made from artificial snow.
Real or fake plastic? :twisted:
Artificial snow is not that funny! For instance, in ski jumping the tracks are often made of plastic, especially in the summertime, when the entire jump is artificially made.
I guess you'd need to read the other thread, where this was discussed and then you'd get the joke... :wink:
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Re: Skiing in Helsinki

Post by Juha H. » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:34 pm

mCowboy wrote:
Juha H. wrote:
mCowboy wrote: Real or fake plastic? :twisted:
Artificial snow is not that funny! For instance, in ski jumping the tracks are often made of plastic, especially in the summertime, when the entire jump is artificially made.
I guess you'd need to read the other thread, where this was discussed and then you'd get the joke... :wink:
Yeah, perhaps somebody could join us skiing the dunes.

http://www.greatsanddunes.info/images/Telemark.JPG
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Re: Skiing in Helsinki

Post by mCowboy » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:43 pm

Juha H. wrote: Yeah, perhaps somebody could join us skiing the dunes.

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Why go skiing when you can do this...

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Post by Cod » Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:16 pm

so....what are we supposed to do when it doesn't snow?

this looked fun..

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