Skiing Pet Peeves....

[Eski]

a few weeks ago I had the privilege of midweek skiing on uncrowded trails ... gondi loader filled each car to capacity (standing room only) ... sunshine, blue skies, NO WIND, NO line ... everyone was ragging on him ... made no sense to cram people in and stand, especially towards days end when it feels good to sit for a couple minutes

[smootharc]

First day of the season about ten years ago at Killington, you know, like September 12th or so , I was coming up on this guy on his left. I didn't have my ski brain wired all they way quite yet, so I yelled "On you right" - as I passed him on his left. Realizing my idiocy, I yelled back after I passed him, laughing, "On your OTHER right", then stopped.

We shared a laugh at the knoll, and he said that he heard me on his left, and when my words didn't make sense he said "I decided to stay the course, hoping you'd figure it out".

So, maybe his pet peeve is skiers who don't know their left from their right !

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

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[eastcoastpowderhound]

Originally Posted by GrilledSteezeSandwich

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wow GSS digging into the archives! I'm bored, its hot...I'll play. People who are so completely self absorbed that they have no idea of their surroundings...when merging, when alternating, on a cat track, when starting out, when stopping, when walking around the lodge, driving in the parking lot...etc etc

[Geoff]

My skiing pet peeve is summer

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Originally Posted by tekweezle

i hate people who zoom down SLOW ZONES like GS racers.
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Slow signs make great gates..

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Originally Posted by Bandit2941

One of my peeves is people who run up on the back of my ski's in the lift line. I mean, its not a big deal, it won't hurt my ski's or anything, but *why* do people insist on doing it all the time?

When somebody stands on the back of my skis in a liftline..I abruptly lift my leg up..it actually caused one kid to fall on his ass..lol..my skis are my property and people need to stay off of them.

I hate riding the lift with people who move their legs back and forth the entire time..yikes some people just can't sit still..this one instructor was doing that so I started doing the same thing at exactly the same speed as him and he gave me the dirtiest look.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Originally Posted by RossiSkier

I can't stand snowboarders that have their pants down to below their butt. This is the hip-hop look that came from jail-birds having their belts removed taken away from them by the guards. Needless to say, all the EMIEMs on snowboards want to have their pants down and their boxers exposed. They make me sick to my stomach.

Hahahahahahaha..it's not just snowboarders..it's most white suburban teenagers..

[billski]

I don't have any pet peeves when I ski. Skiing is an out-of-body, out-of-mind, out-of-environment experience for me. I'm there to absolutely enjoy the day, the mountain, the snow. If there is anything the least bit annoying, there are plenty of acres for me to head to and avoid bad vibes. I can't ever think of a time when I've been cranky or let myself get wound up over an "infraction." Winter days are too short to get agitated.

[billski]

Originally Posted by eastcoastpowderhound

wow GSS digging into the archives! I'm bored, its hot...I'll play. People who are so completely self absorbed that they have no idea of their surroundings...when merging, when alternating, on a cat track, when starting out, when stopping, when walking around the lodge, driving in the parking lot...etc etc

This wasn't a peeve, but it was kinda funny: People who pay no attention to the task at hand. Got on the quad with this motor-mouth skier and her two pals, blah-blah-blah, I swear she never took a breath for air. Well, here it comes, unloading zone, her skis were crossed, she's looking sideways. Bar goes up... I shout "unloading!" blah blah blah. She realizes at last minute she's got to stand up and ka-pow, boom, down she goes. Now, I don't like to see people hurt, and she didn't get hurt but I do hope it knocked some sense into her. I would hate to ski near her when she's on the trail!