Are You A One Trick Pony?

[bvibert]

I guess I'm more of a one trick pony then, though it does depend on where I am and the conditions. I'm more likely to sample everything if I'm someplace new...

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

I think everyone likes interesting terrain, but what's interesting for one may not be interesting for someone else and you to didn't say what is interesting to you.

The question is if you have a choice of all will you stick to mainly one thing or try it all.

Okay. On a powder day anything with decent pitch is fun. Also on a powder day, or for a few days after, I like trees. If it hasn't snowed in a while, I head to the bumps.

Interesting terrain to me is a surface that isn't completely flat. Moguls, or ungroomed terrain with many twists, turns, undulations, rocks/small drops, stumps, etc. Groomers can have interesting terrain too. Later in the season when there is a deep base, I love to head over the edge of a groomer down the sides that head towards the woods, then turn back up and pop off the lip onto the groomed terrain. Repeat.

I guess I'm more of a one trick pony then, though it does depend on where I am and the conditions. I'm more likely to sample everything if I'm someplace new...

There, now was that so hard? :wink:

 

[TheBEast]

I like to sample all the goods. Some days bumps and tree, other days big cruising. Switchin' it up with the tele gear has really provided a nice mix in there two. Gives a different perspective on the mountain.

 

[jaywbigred]

Totally condition and fitness dependent. I basically love it all, but take what the mountain gives me and my legs feel good enough to do on a particular day.

Relatedly, I would ski bumps most of the day if my legs could do it. But they can't. So I mix it up to stay fresh. Ripping groomers is still plenty fun though, and of course the rare pow day too. I have to admit, I only like skiing in da trees to the extent it offers untracked. Otherwise, the allure of skiing thin-cover, tree-dictated-spaced-bumps-with-exposed-rock is not strong.

As far as the park...I would love to get better at this. Unfortunately, I fear the social stigma of failing in front of lots of kids deters me very often...last year, me and a couple buddies were attempting to become more proficient at rail slides at the beginners park at Deer Valley. One of my buddies fell pretty good once, and we were LOUDLY heckled from the lift by 8 year olds. This put an end to our happy trips through the park.

 

[MarkC]

I like to mix it up and do a bit of everything. Lately with limited terrain and lack of snow I have been going nuts. If conditions do not get better I am going to put the board away and break out the skis for a while.

 

[tequiladoug]

powder >especially in the trees
bumps > if the snow is soft
trees > especially if there is powder
park > nope
groomers > yup
backcountry > very limited, but I so want to do more.

 

[kingslug]

I'll do anything but tight trees. Bowl skiing is my favorite but that requires a plane ride.

 

[millerm277]

I like to sample all of those things, except for the days when one of them is much better than the rest. (Ex: On a powder day, I won't be going anywhere the groomers).

 

[WWF-VT]

Like to mix it up

 

[SnowRider]

If powder ill stay all mountain.

If PP ill do mountain and park (mmm groomed parks)

If crappy probobly all park.

 

[campgottagopee]

Depending on conditions, do you only concentrate on one aspect of skiing, powder, bumps, trees, park, groomers, backcountry, slackcountry, etc. or do you like to sample from the whole menu?

I’m a menu sampler myself.

Interesting question. For me, I'd like to be a one trick pony but find myself (due to conditions) having to sample too much of the menu. What I mean is I like the steeps, the kind that really makes you pay attention and pick your line carefully. I like it with rocks, trees, just any kinda crap to ski around(liftline at Smuggs one of my fav). I prefer to try and catch it early so I can stay away from too many bumps only so I can ski it longer. Legs aren't what they used to be so bumps kinda kick my butt quickly. Slackcounty is cool, backcountry not for me (too much work), park not for me, groomers ok but i find myself skiing them way too fast, and powder, IMO, is overrated.

 

[riverc0il]

Giddy up.

I ski it all but have certain preferences depending upon conditions. Powder and trees trump most but certainly no better than a blue bird earned turn day skiing corn snow in the ravine. I even ski hard pack and gates during the week. My goal always continues to be being able to ski anything on any mountain in pretty much any condition, with good form to boot. Certainly no fun limiting yourself.

 

[darent]

I like to mix it up, a litttle of this and a little of that, that is a great ski day for me. I can have a good time in any snow condition,I hate flat light, except if their is pow in the trees!

 

[shwilly]

Powder trumps everything else, and on an epic powder day I'll ride wide open trails I'd otherwise avoid.

Other than that, I stay in trees and natural trails as much as conditions will allow. Luckily, this season I've been able to stay on the natural most of the time.

 

[drjeff]

Typically if I'm skiing with my wife, we'll stick to the groomers (the steeper the better as she says ) or if mothernature cooperates some powder - generally a half foot and under will won't upset my wife's skiing. Along around lunchtime if it won't end up with me in the proverbial doghouse later that day, I'll "suggest" that my wife and I ski some trees.

My wife typically quits around lunchtime and then after lunch I'm off to just about anything, trees, bumps, the forementioned pow and/or groomers depending on my interests at that point.

 

[cbcbd]

I like to be able to ski most terrain "correctly". I can probably ski most things now, but it's still not all pretty all the time.

But I do have my preferences - trees and powder in the trees are my new love. Steeps and bony stuff that you have to pick through (like many "Liftline" trails) is also a favorite.

 

[Marc]

I'm more like a "half trick" pony...

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Depending on conditions, do you only concentrate on one aspect of skiing, powder, bumps, trees, park, groomers, backcountry, slackcountry, etc. or do you like to sample from the whole menu?

I’m a menu sampler myself.

My favorites are untracked powder and hardpacked cordoroy for carving and mad steezy speed...bumps and trees are nice as well....I like hitting the smaller booters for credit card airs..Chalky snow and corn snow on steep slopes are the bomb deezy...my least favorite conditions are fresh manmade(so slow) and refrozen crud.