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Unique-Public-8594 t1_ivavwc8 wrote

A Vermonter Calling someone a Flatlander is more often ridiculing their lack of Vermont living skills or their personality. It might sound like a topographical brag, but locals know it ain’t that.

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Expensive_Break210 t1_ivas250 wrote

Writes post saying that gatekeeping others based on geography is stupid. Proceeds to gatekeep others about geography. 10/10

As a side note OP if you actually care it’s about the mentality that comes from the more flat more urban states that we really care about. We don’t care about the fact that they don’t have mountains although that’s kinda sad to us.

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Careful_Square1742 t1_ivb4gq1 wrote

the word flatlander is used as a slur for people who don't have experience living in Vermont, driving in Vermont, or for those who have some superiority complex because they get more snow/have bigger mountains/better pay/bigger cities/whatever.

no Vermonter who skis/rides gives a shit about there being more snow out west.

also, having worked snowmaking at Killington before, they need 4-5 days of cold temps to bury superstar enough to pass FIS inspection. medium range models show a major trough for NE middle/end of next week with 24 hour sub freezing temps at close to sea level. in flatlander speak, it'll be cold enough to wear your Patagonia puffy jacket in Burlington next weekend.

is WC a lock at Killington thanksgiving weekend? nope, but I've seen them pull off bigger miracles than getting one trail prepped for 2 days of racing.

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Kvltadelic t1_ivb8gqd wrote

Its not a literal term, its more a description of yuppy, condescending tourists. You know like the kind of people who fly all over the country to ski and then feel inadequate because the locals dont think they are hella rad.

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Cranky_Yankee t1_ivbvqk0 wrote

I hate to tell you this OP, but real Vermonters don’t ski. Getting all het up about FRESH POWDER is the penultimate sign of a true flatlander.

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Mother_Willow1095 t1_ivch22d wrote

Hey cool, good point. And you should stay out on the west coast while you’re at it.

Signed - not a flatlander

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VTPeWPeW247 t1_ivbbn2w wrote

Just when I thought this sub couldn’t get any dumber, I see this and it totally redeems itself.

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Vtguy802812 t1_ivavo2d wrote

Other places have much worse weather. The mountains out west are taller and less forgiving. If you lived in those small towns in the mountains, congrats - you’re not a flatlander. If you lived in a suburb of LA and visited the mountains 10x a year, you’re a flatlander.

Bragging about mountain conditions nearby while living in a climate that sees average winter temperature lows in the high 40’s to low 50’s is a flatlander move.

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Generic_Commenter-X t1_ivaroqt wrote

The weather's supposed to take a turn next weekend, but yeah. All their snow making rigs (and they've got a lot) aren't going to work if its 70s out. And while it's not in Vermont, I've read that Mount Washington is considered one of the most dangerous mountains in the world and has recorded the highest wind speeds in the world. Not in Vermont, but I can see it from Vermont. So there.

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deadowl t1_ivc52st wrote

Highest wind speeds not in a tornado or tropical cyclone.

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Jerry_Williams69 t1_ivd7yrg wrote

The wild temperature swings are what kill most people on Mt Washington

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hotdogvybez t1_ivemoqi wrote

I was up there beginning of September, it was in the 30s and blowing 70mph. Total insanity.

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Generic_Commenter-X t1_ivetth3 wrote

Isn't the climate zone on top of Mount Washington considered arctic? People die in the White Mountains, in general, for the same reasons. It's a surprisingly dangerous mountain range, more so than the rockies. Nobody says to themselves, we'll dayhike the Rockies, but too many underestimate the Whites.

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hotdogvybez t1_ivevjxg wrote

That’s a good question! I don’t know the answer. I was hiking the whites for a week and they truly seem like a different beast than the greens. I left Vermont in shorts and a t shirt, got to Crawford notch and i realized pretty immediately I should’ve brought warmer clothes! Worth a trip over to check it out. The cog railway is a pretty neat engineering feat if you don’t wanna hike Washington.

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vtmosaic t1_ivaueq6 wrote

If you live in the mountains no matter how grand or muted, you're not a flatlander and you don't act like one.

My spouse (multi generational woodchuck) and I (most of my adult life in VT) spent about 7 years living in Massachusetts and coming home to VT on weekends and holidays.

One winter day, as we turned up route 17 to cross the App Gap in our RWD sedan with all season (er, three seasons in VT) in a snow squall and realized as we got beyond Mad River ski area parking lot, we looked at at each other in horror! We were Flatlanders!

So, for what that's worth on the topic.

PS we've recovered, moved back home, and are no longer flatlanders.

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deadowl t1_ivbo49h wrote

We didn't start the wildfire. There's also flatlander flair if you'd like to take it up.

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ChoiceQuote6464 t1_ivf2idf wrote

If this post doesn’t state the clear need for mental health in this country, what does?

Green mountains = oldest NA mountain range

Adirondack mountains = youngest NA mountain. range

Person who posted this, smallest North American penis

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TheMobyDicks t1_ivgbnr1 wrote

>Person who posted this, smallest North American penis

HAHAHAHAHAHA

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Traditional_Lab_5468 t1_ivffokw wrote

I'm a flatlander, the only time "flatlander" has ever annoyed me is hearing other flatlanders whine about it.

It's schtick. It's banter. Stop thinking the world revolves around you.

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