Biggest Misconceptions Non Skiers Have About Skiers

[MadPadraic]

Originally Posted by billski

This group would make for a great Psych case study. I'll bet we would be at the far end of the standard deviation....

Greatest stdev quote of all time:

“‘We are seeing things that were 25-standard deviation events, several days in a row,’ said David Viniar, Goldman’s chief financial officer.”

[MadPadraic]

Originally Posted by hardline

i once had a girl break up with me because of riding. as she stormed out of my place she tossed my board to the ground and said " you ride this damm thing more that ride me" i ended up shooting soda out my nose cause i started laughing so hard which just made things worse.

We'll she should have tried snowboarding...at least she would have spent most of the first day on her back.

[hardline]

Originally Posted by MadPadraic

We'll she should have tried snowboarding...at least she would have spent most of the first day on her back.

funny thing was that said girl followed me from nj to vt. i told here many times what the deal was. so its not like it was a big surprise. i used to have a board rack in bedroom btu she thought it looked tack so she made move it to the living room. i now know it was because she was jealous

[Geoff]

Originally Posted by GrilledSteezeSandwich

People wonder why I bother with Blue mountain when I ski Jackson Hole every season..I can't become a fair weather..fair condition jaded skier..I have to ski whenever I can so a couple hours after work at Blue is a heck of alot better than no skiing at all..and due to our typically icy conditions..I can get mad steezy speed..plus spring skiing in PA can be had any week of the season..

Actually, it's the only way you can work off all that beer.

[AndyEich]

Originally Posted by ERJ-145CA

It's been a few years since I've flown a small plane but I remember the most common plane, the Cessna 172, burned about 8-10 gallons per hour. I'm guessing Avgas (100 octane gasoline for prop planes) costs about 5 or 6 bucks a gallon now. If you don't own a plane you can rent one by the hour, the time is charged whenever the engine is running. It was $119 an hour to rent a late model plane and $80 an hour to rent the older one a few years ago. The rental usually includes the fuel.

I know you long ago got back on topic, but I just read this thread & have to agree with ERJ-145CA that private aviation should not be grouped in with yachting. I paid $5k to get my license 7 years ago, and I pay $40/month to be in a club that has planes for $65-$85/hr, including fuel & everything. That's in the Boston area, which is pretty high cost.

So I can take 1-2 other people to Sunday River for a weekend for about $200. That is comparable to the cost to drive the 300 miles if you include all costs. And the $5k entrance fee is not too bad--a lot of non-wealthy people spend that on a motorcycle, snowmobile, etc.

[ckofer]

A friend in CT told me 2 yrs ago that it would cost him about $2000 in fuel to get his 28 foot boat from CT to Boothbay Harbor vs $200 to tow it.