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GSKI wrote:If it looks close I just assume the person in front of me boarder or skier is an idiot who could turn in any direction and because I do not know them and if it could wreak me if things go wrong I bail. It kills some great lines but I would rather miss the line than argue about it in court from my wheel chair.

Yes! This is said perfectly. Would rather fall myself than run into a SPORE from behind. Thankfully, that's mainly the exception to the rule. Always feels so sweet when they finally make a turn away and you can get the holeshot on getting downhill from them.

Can think of better things to do with Lindsey than listen to her.

Snowed at Alta today.

Geez. If the boarders piss you off that much, just head here...



Can't we all just get along?

C'mon Rodney
Hope it never gets to that.

Griswold wrote:

daytripper wrote:

Spyderman wrote:I echo Shortski's remarks. One root cause of the challenge is the incompatibility of the snowboarders stance to a skier. Boarders have a blind side on their back that skiers don't. Because boarders don't have ski poles to push off to start, they will do everything possible to keep going at all costs ( sometime carelessly) to not temporarily stop. Some boarders also didn't learn the skier code of conduct like stopping on the side of trails ( vs. not sitting down in the middle across the trail in a brigade) and the need to look uphill before entering a trail or resuming the descent on a slope.

Here's to a great new season of skiing and boarding together with more common sense, curteousness, and mutual respect.

Think snow!

Ive seen plenty of skiers that didnt learn the code of conduct either. If you stop in a stupid spot i'm gonna cover you in snow regardless of whats on your feet.

If you cover me with snow, regardless of where I am standing, you better be ready to defend yourself.

well then dont stop in a stupid spot and we wont have any problems, but if you do stop in a bad spot i will be forced to make an emergency stop therefore covering you in snow. If you were then to attack me you would be first laying in a pile of your own blood, then going to jail for attacking me.

I've seen plenty of very talented snowboarders who don't make me nervous or angry at all on the trails or in the woods, I've even seen my fair share of talented boarders in the woods. So I agree that a lot of the problem is the skill level and understanding and awareness and control of the individual.

HOWEVER, skis and snowboards are not the same, they ride differently and the experiences on them are different. One of the biggest disconnects I feel on the mountain between the two groups is the fact that neither understands the down-slope pattern of the other very well, so that when a skier is close to a snowboarder or vis versa they don't have an instinctive understanding of what the other is trying to do. This goes for unexpected turns, stops, slides, etc.

skixc2 wrote:I've seen plenty of very talented snowboarders who don't make me nervous or angry at all on the trails or in the woods, I've even seen my fair share of talented boarders in the woods. So I agree that a lot of the problem is the skill level and understanding and awareness and control of the individual.

HOWEVER, skis and snowboards are not the same, they ride differently and the experiences on them are different. One of the biggest disconnects I feel on the mountain between the two groups is the fact that neither understands the down-slope pattern of the other very well, so that when a skier is close to a snowboarder or vis versa they don't have an instinctive understanding of what the other is trying to do. This goes for unexpected turns, stops, slides, etc.

KEY factor....

I think last year I saw something about you're not supposed to push boarders out of a chairlift. Not sure if it's true.

Seriously, we can thank boarders for growing the sport. I consider skiing and snowboarding the same sport. If you hear someone yell "Bonzi" at K when a boarder is bombing down the hill from the lift that's me. I've bee doing it for years. I think I'm funny.

Sandman_71 wrote:@freeski:

Thank you!

You're welcome Sir.

freeski wrote:I think last year I saw something about you're not supposed to push boarders out of a chairlift. Not sure if it's true.

Seriously, we can thank boarders for growing the sport. I consider skiing and snowboarding the same sport. If you hear someone yell "Bonzi" at K when a boarder is bombing down the hill from the lift that's me. I've bee doing it for years. I think I'm funny.

Ahhh .. now we know who that is.

Nothing in the Responsibity Code about on-lift behavior
Have you got the 7-10 split smurfer spare perfected yet?

daytripper wrote:

Griswold wrote:

daytripper wrote:

Spyderman wrote:I echo Shortski's remarks. One root cause of the challenge is the incompatibility of the snowboarders stance to a skier. Boarders have a blind side on their back that skiers don't. Because boarders don't have ski poles to push off to start, they will do everything possible to keep going at all costs ( sometime carelessly) to not temporarily stop. Some boarders also didn't learn the skier code of conduct like stopping on the side of trails ( vs. not sitting down in the middle across the trail in a brigade) and the need to look uphill before entering a trail or resuming the descent on a slope.

Here's to a great new season of skiing and boarding together with more common sense, curteousness, and mutual respect.

Think snow!

Ive seen plenty of skiers that didnt learn the code of conduct either. If you stop in a stupid spot i'm gonna cover you in snow regardless of whats on your feet.

If you cover me with snow, regardless of where I am standing, you better be ready to defend yourself.

well then dont stop in a stupid spot and we wont have any problems, but if you do stop in a bad spot i will be forced to make an emergency stop therefore covering you in snow. If you were then to attack me you would be first laying in a pile of your own blood, then going to jail for attacking me.

And if you lose an edge and take someone out while intentionally trying to prove your self-righteous point, what then? Still the fault of the person in what you identify as a "bad spot"? And what exactly do you identify as a bad spot? The middle of a trail? Or are you one of those people who skis the edges of trails to get better snow and finds it necessary to squeeze into the 3 foot gap between the woods and the person stopped on the edge of the trail?

Griswold wrote:

daytripper wrote:

Griswold wrote:

daytripper wrote:

Spyderman wrote:I echo Shortski's remarks. One root cause of the challenge is the incompatibility of the snowboarders stance to a skier. Boarders have a blind side on their back that skiers don't. Because boarders don't have ski poles to push off to start, they will do everything possible to keep going at all costs ( sometime carelessly) to not temporarily stop. Some boarders also didn't learn the skier code of conduct like stopping on the side of trails ( vs. not sitting down in the middle across the trail in a brigade) and the need to look uphill before entering a trail or resuming the descent on a slope.

Here's to a great new season of skiing and boarding together with more common sense, curteousness, and mutual respect.

Think snow!

Ive seen plenty of skiers that didnt learn the code of conduct either. If you stop in a stupid spot i'm gonna cover you in snow regardless of whats on your feet.

If you cover me with snow, regardless of where I am standing, you better be ready to defend yourself.

well then dont stop in a stupid spot and we wont have any problems, but if you do stop in a bad spot i will be forced to make an emergency stop therefore covering you in snow. If you were then to attack me you would be first laying in a pile of your own blood, then going to jail for attacking me.

And if you lose an edge and take someone out while intentionally trying to prove your self-righteous point, what then? Still the fault of the person in what you identify as a "bad spot"? And what exactly do you identify as a bad spot? The middle of a trail? Or are you one of those people who skis the edges of trails to get better snow and finds it necessary to squeeze into the 3 foot gap between the woods and the person stopped on the edge of the trail?

Listen buddy, your the one who threatened physical violence on me because you got some snow on you while on the slopes, so take your sh*t dont stink attitude somewhere else!

Guys, it's actually quite simple.

Learn the Code.
Know the Code.
Practice the Code.
Teach the Code.



PS .. Teton Pass has reopened.

I like to see park skiers start to correct bad behavior of other park skiers. If not part of the soloution your part of the problem. Not all park skiers are asshats...then were are the none asshat park skiers. Like it or not people are going to lump you all in together unless you start to police yourselves.

At this rate, only the uphill skiers and boarders will be allowed on the mountain. Might make a dent in season pass sales...

Listen buddy, your the one who threatened physical violence on me because you got some snow on you while on the slopes, so take your sh*t dont stink attitude somewhere else!

Angry Bird lives