Are you a fairweather skier??? Poll

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

It would be fair to say that I have skied in every kind of weather...not fond of rain though.

You're definitely not a fairweather skier..everytime I've skied with you has been foggy with some sort of precipitation..

 

[ski_resort_observer]

Please refrain from posting or voting in the thread, did you notice the subject "Are you a fairweather skier??? Poll"?

I voted yes, because I do ski in fairweather. I also have skied in rain, fog, snow, wind, tidal waves, etc.... but that wasn't the question.

There is a big diference between fairweather skier and do you ski in fair weather, professor. :wink:

 

[ERJ-145CA]

If I was planning on skiing that day I'll go no matter what the weather is.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I'll bet if you took this poll over at skidiva you'd get a very different answer. right?

Why??? I imagine the divas are a pretty hardcore bunch...

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Please refrain from posting or voting in the thread, did you notice the subject "Are you a fairweather skier??? Poll"?

I voted yes, because I do ski in fairweather. I also have skied in rain, fog, snow, wind, tidal waves, etc.... but that wasn't the question.

Andyzee..I'm sick of being PC and saying skiing/riding or skiers/riders for everything..snowboarders are allowed to participate in this thread..even old men from Maine who are huge GSS groupies..

 

[mondeo]

No. I will ski at Sundown over Killington if it's going to be really cold (low single digits,) but I don't consider someone who doesn't ski in sub-zero conditions to be a fair weather skier. People were complaining about it being in the teens in November - those are the fair weather folks.

And if I was picking days/had to pay, I'd be much more of a fair weather skier. But I've got two season passes and no real demands on my time other than work. Vacation days are spent on powder/day old powder or spring bumps and decent temps, nothing else.

 

[RISkier]

I've skied in rain and in some pretty nasty cold, but I have limits. Skiing in rain is actually pretty nice if you can stay dry. One day at Stowe last year it was 12-14 below at the base and VERY windy. I had no interest skiing that day. I would say the weather dictates our day trips. We wouldn't drive 2 1/2+ hours to ski in rain or bad weather.

 

[snoseek]

I skied for six hours straight in this weather today. I live for storm skiing.

Early 06-07 season I skied many rainy days, often consecutively.

 

[Geoff]

I was out in the sleet & freezing r@in today.

I was out in December in -15F on a nice powder day. I slept in on New Years Day when it was subzero since the conditions sucked.

I have the equipment to ski in the rain. Gore Tex with a hood that fits over my helmet. I have Smith turbo goggles with an electric fan so I don't have fogging issues. Saturated gloves is what usually does me in.

I'm all set up for the really cold. Hotronics in the boots. Boot gloves. Mittens. Balaclava under the helmet. Hood over the helmet. I have an XXL shell I use where I can put extra layers underneath and look like Michelin Man.

 

[ctenidae]

I skied for six hours straight in this weather today. I live for storm skiing.

Early 06-07 season I skied many rainy days, often consecutively.

I love skiing in heavy snow.

 

[kingslug]

You're definitely not a fairweather skier..everytime I've skied with you has been foggy with some sort of precipitation..

You should see the mess I've gotten caught in at Snowbird...and it always rolls in when I'm at the top!!

 

[Marc]

Touring... yes.

Resort skiing, not as much.

I like being comfortable when I'm touring because it often involves stopping to eat, change gear.... change layers.

Skiing at a resort is easy to deal with being uncomfortable because they have those heated lodge thingies at the bottom of all those magic lifting machines that do the uphill work for you.

 

[rocojerry]

I like to ski/ride as much as I can, every day I can...
weather does have some impact on when I take my midweek vacation days...
strong winds don't stop me from skiing, but when it stops the lifts from running its kinda a bummer.. Although once I buy some climbing skin's, even that shouldn't deter me.....

 

[4aprice]

You should see the mess I've gotten caught in at Snowbird...and it always rolls in when I'm at the top!!

White outs are scary.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[JD]

Sort of. I like skiing soft snow that fell from the sky. I try to ski that stuff. Sometimes I get skunked and ski a little dust on crust, but hopefully it's all powdery when I go skiing.

 

[Skimaine]

Anything but fog. Hate not be able to see.

 

[Bumpsis]

To me it's highly dependent on cost. If I have a pass then who cares if it's s***ting outside, better than being inside. I have clothes and gear to deal with weather. Now, paying $60+ for a day of sliding on some terrible conditions? No thanks, I'll just opt for a good hike.

My sentiments excactly. Paying big bucks to slide on icy trails is just not my definition of fun.
I also had my fill of skiing in the rain. If it's snowing, and/or blowing but it's soft, I'm out there. Although I do draw a line at windchills approaching - 20 *F. I'll take run on my skinny sticks then - don't get the chance to use the hard waxes often.

 

[millerm277]

Nope! I'll ski in any conditions except torrential rain. (If the area has gondolas, I'll ski in that too.)

 

[kingslug]

White outs are scary.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

What was scary was skiing off the side of the mountain...its a far drop and luckily I got stuck to the side before I fell into the trees.