What counts as a 'ski day'?

[andyzee]

if you ski, and have fun=ski day!!

What if it's a miserable day(rain, win, etc...) and you don't have that much fun, is it a ski day?

 

[4aprice]

Our own local rule at Camelback is that 6 runs = Day. It can be accomplished in just under an hour.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong

 

[mondeo]

Technically it's a "ski night" not a "ski day". Now we'll have to figure out at what time does a "day" become a "night". My vote is 6 PM or sunset or whichever comes first.

day /d'eɪ/
Synonyms:

• adjective: diurnal, daily
• noun: time, date

• days plural

• <LI class=dct-em>A day is one of the seven twenty-four hour periods of time in a week.
• Day is the time when it is light, or the time when you are up and doing things.

Ski day takes the first meaning to me.

 

[Greg]

yeah i kind of operate on the 3 run rule though i've probably never done less than 5. if i'm earning then 1 run is a ski day.

Do you take vertical or run length into account?

 

[drjeff]

I actually had one day last season where we did that... opening day at Sundown, we skied in the morning, went home & took a nap, then came back for a night session. And yes, I counted it as one day.

Okay, next hypothetical based on this. If you have 2 completely seperate ski sessions at 2 completely different ski areas during 1 day, does it count as 1 or 2 ski days??? (for reference what I mean is if you say skied Mohawk during the day and then drove to Sundown for a night session, not for example if you skied Killington and then 20 minutes or so later after a short drive your on the chair at Pico)

 

[Riverskier]

One run= ski day. However, if a high % of your ski days are one or two runs, it may be worth mentioning that when discussing your count with someone.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

If you "click in" its a ski day.

I spent 4.5 at mowhawk on sat skiing wiht my 4yr old on the bunny hill and my 7 yr old from the top...had a blast...so fun skiing with them and seeing their stoke....

 

[severine]

Okay, next hypothetical based on this. If you have 2 completely seperate ski sessions at 2 completely different ski areas during 1 day, does it count as 1 or 2 ski days??? (for reference what I mean is if you say skied Mohawk during the day and then drove to Sundown for a night session, not for example if you skied Killington and then 20 minutes or so later after a short drive your on the chair at Pico)

Ooooooh! Good twist! You could, if ambitious, do quite a few in one day that way! (Whether or not you want to pay for all those lift tickets is another story....)

 

[TheBEast]

If you're clicked in and sliding down a hill, that's good in my book

+1

And I debate this with my father-in-law who is a wall-to-wall kind of skier as I'll count 1 run in my number of days. To me, if I'm on skis that's a day.

 

[ozzy]

yeah i kind of operate on the 3 run rule though i've probably never done less than 5. if i'm earning then 1 run is a ski day.

Do you take vertical or run length into account?

I personally call 7000' vert a day if lift served. 1000' vert if earned

 

[Warp Daddy]

A ski day for me means a FULL day of skiing defined as starting roughly 9-9:30 skiing till lunch ( about 20 -30 min ) then skiing till 3-3:30 ish . That's how we do it , since the closest ski area is approx 90 min away

 

[frozencorn]

I personally call 7000' vert a day if lift served. 1000' vert if earned

Yup.

 

[reefer]

if it makes you happy, it's a ski day!

Because I don't ski a local hill, and drive at least two hours to do it, and don't have a season pass, my ski days are usually open to close, with about an hour lunch break.........................

Never worry about counting anything like days, vertical, runs, etc..............................

 

[djspookman]

What if it's a miserable day(rain, win, etc...) and you don't have that much fun, is it a ski day?

If I have skis on, I'm having fun regardless of weather It's far better than the office.

 

[bvibert]

If I have skis on, I'm having fun regardless of weather It's far better than the office.

x 1 million!

 

[polski]

I'm with those who say if you make one run, it's a ski day. However, I think it is necessary to make linked turns on that run. So there was one day in December where I booted up a local little hill and made one run but didn't link any turns, and after giving it some thought I've decided not to count that. I'm also not going to count runs down the septic hill in my front yard, 10' vert, even though I've grabbed some nice freshies there. A guy's gotta have standards ya know :lol:

 

[marcski]

I'm with those who say if you make one run, it's a ski day. However, I think it is necessary to make linked turns on that run. So there was one day in December where I booted up a local little hill and made one run but didn't link any turns, and after giving it some thought I've decided not to count that. I'm also not going to count runs down the septic hill in my front yard, 10' vert, even though I've grabbed some nice freshies there. A guy's gotta have standards ya know :lol:

What about if you just straightline the entire run? No stops, no turns at all.

 

[jerryg]

All good answers and all correct. I've very rarely had a ski day that wasn't at least 3 runs and that is typically because of weather (wind) or super-crappy conditions. I had a couple of nights over the past few years where we raced two runs in negative temps and it was so cold that almost everyone was done after their two runs, me included. Alas, it was a ski day. Most importantly is when you get out there, forget about the real world for some period of time, breathe in the crisp air, look around, smile, and realize how lucky we all are. If you get some sweet turns in to boot, well that's one heck of a ski day!