Things skiers do but shouldn't.

[Harvey]

Not exactly easy for the liftie to see if you have a ticket either.

I have all my day tickets on a wall in the cabin, still nuts maybe, but maybe somewhat less cheesy. I keep them because usually if I bought a day ticket there was a reason. Like epic conditions.

 

[MiSkier]

I hear ya but that's never what you hear on the blue tooth speakers. For whatever reason I don't mind hearing music around the lift terminals but hate it on the trails. speakers should go away voluntarily so we don't have to ban them.

I like music when I ski, so I use Bluetooth speakers in my helmet ear flaps. It is more background music and I can still carry on a conversation with someone in the lift

 

[Andy_ROC]

I like music when I ski, so I use bloody speakers in my helmet ear flaps. It is more background music and I can still carry on a conversation with someone in the lift

Yep I use Bluetooth chips by outdoor tech. They fit right into the ear flaps of my Smith. One of the best $100 purchases I've made. As you say it's background music and you can still have a conversation with people.

Music blasting from a backpack is such a Jerry move... akin to skiing in jeans

 

[chumpomatic]

My pet peeve, especially at Whiteface, is racers making hard and sudden racing turns without glancing over their shoulders to see if anyone is behind them on narrow sections of a run. I give them as much distance as possible but I still have more close calls than I would like. It's just super inconsiderate. Skiing a racing course where you have the whole course to yourself is fundamentally different from sharing a run with other skiers and they should know better.

 

[JTG]

Not to be a nudge, and if it’s happening on high traffic/beginner trails I hear you, but…..your peeve implies you are, pretty much, skiing just as fast as said racers, no? So, better skiers should be looking over their shoulders while skiing, rather than the uphill skiers being responsible for avoiding downhill skiers? I’m not sure that’s a good answer, and would certainly require a re-write of The Code!

 

[chumpomatic]

Not to be a nudge, and if it’s happening on high traffic/beginner trails I hear you, but…..your peeve implies you are, pretty much, skiing just as fast as said racers, no? So, better skiers should be looking over their shoulders while skiing, rather than the uphill skiers being responsible for avoiding downhill skiers? I’m not sure that’s a good answer, and would certainly require a re-write of The Code!

I'm mostly talking about hight traffic areas on intermediate terrain, think the narrow bit of Lower Valley just after the mid lodge. If you are making hard and sudden racing turns then the 15+ feet I'm giving you can evaporate pretty quickly. I am not by any means abdicating the responsibility of the uphill skier. If I hit someone doing this, and I never have, I accept that it's on me. I'm not suggesting that we rewrite The Code but following The Code doesn't mean you're not skiing like an inconsiderate asshat. I always look over my shoulder before making sudden moves on any kind of groomed run.

I find a kind of similar issue driving through traffic on a motorcycle. The scariest vehicles to pass are other motorcyclists who are just as nimble as me and usually looking for everything but other bikes. I won't pass another motorcycle unless I've made eye contact with them in their mirror. I wish ski racers had rear-view mirrors

 

[jimmypete]

yeah the faster skiers really should be watching who's ahead of them, if you are overtaking a racer it's your responsibility to look out for them, though if I may , racers if your just practicing your moves and doing a little showing off, give some wider space to the skiers you are overtaking, even if you have to slow a bit, had a few little ones on this crowded Saturday almost get flattened, they are good skiers but not in the olympics, one got pretty spooked and it almost wrecked an otherwise great day [for once]

 

[jimmypete]

Dude, old metal bands are meant to be played loud and proud! There's a old saying. I don't listen to Montrose often, but, when I do, so do my neighbors

 

[chumpomatic]

yeah the faster skiers really should be watching who's ahead of them, if you are overtaking a racer it's your responsibility to look out for them, though if I may , racers if your just practicing your moves and doing a little showing off, give some wider space to the skiers you are overtaking, even if you have to slow a bit, had a few little ones on this crowded Saturday almost get flattened, they are good skiers but not in the olympics, one got pretty spooked and it almost wrecked an otherwise great day [for once]

Yeah, I'm not suggesting it's not my responsibility to watch out for down hill skiers and thankfully it's not often that I'm passing racers. I'm just saying The Code is not enough. Ski like a mensch and watch out for people if you're going to do something unexpected, don't take up the entire width of a high traffic area, and totally give the little ones a wider berth.

I figured this particular pet peeve might not go over well here

I'll shut up now.

 

[JTG]

I'll shut up now.

No need, a just about anything is on topic in a thread like this. Like I said, I’m also not trying to be a pain in the azz. While all skiing involves slippery slopes, the slope you ventured into is super slippery. In the end, I think you need to be able to rely on The Code, and not do anything stupid. However, what to you is “unexpected and sudden” is just other skiers, with right of way, doing their thing and having fun, under control, within the construct of the ‘rules’ in place.

I guess it’s a little sensitive for me, as we have a new skier in the family, my adult son’s girlfriend. She probably makes as many “unexpected and sudden” movements as your problem racers. Are beginner to low intermediate (who are finding their feet on new blue squares) skiers now supposed to be looking over their shoulder also? Where do you draw the line about downhill skier movement vs. relying on The Code?