Are you an all mountain skier or one trick pony??? Poll

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Do you consider yourself an all mountain skier or a one trick pony. Some people only ski groomed, park, powder/BC..while many of us like to try to ski a great variety in each ski day.

I enjoy being an all mountain skier. I'd rather be an advanced skier when it came to all mountain than an expert at one discipline and mediocre at the rest. There are some parkrats who are insane in the park but couldn't get a bronze in Nastar or ski a zipperline if they had a gun to their head. Some racekids couldn't 50/50 a butterbox if their life depended on it. It's all good..different strokes for different folks.

 

[Greg]

I ski bumps a lot so I can be an all mountain skier.

 

[Greg]

so you're a one trick pony then, well almost??

Let's put it this way. When skiing in SNE, I'm a one trick pony because quite frankly bumps are the only thing that's interesting down here. When in NNE, I'm an all mountain skier. My ski days are split roughly half north, half south, although more SNE so far this season. I guess all mountain is not a great definition either since I'll only spend time on the groomers getting to/from interesting terrain. And more often than not that terrain does have some mogul skiing component involved. So maybe I am a one trick pony. But I can ski that other stuff...

 

[thetrailboss]

All Mountain Skier.

 

[mondeo]

My style is that of a bump skier, but I am an all mountain skier. If I want to I can carve groomers (faster than 90% of other skiers, while on flimsy, straight bump skis,) ski powder, steeps, bumps. Spending more time in the park this year, did my first backscratcher - cossack on Tuesday, definately more comfortable this year in the air. Only thing I would say is a weakness is trees, largely a confidence issue, but I've worked on that some this year and will continue. Plan is to be able to ski all on-map terrain at Killington this year with confidence - other than the trees I'm there.

Only thing I really don't see me doing is rails. Organic hits I might think about, seeing as metal will chew up wood, but metal on metal is bad.

 

[2knees]

I once had a pony that could do tricks.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

My style is that of a bump skier, but I am an all mountain skier. If I want to I can carve groomers (faster than 90% of other skiers, while on flimsy, straight bump skis,) ski powder, steeps, bumps. Spending more time in the park this year, did my first backscratcher - cossack on Tuesday, definately more comfortable this year in the air. Only thing I would say is a weakness is trees, largely a confidence issue, but I've worked on that some this year and will continue. Plan is to be able to ski all on-map terrain at Killington this year with confidence - other than the trees I'm there.

Only thing I really don't see me doing is rails. Organic hits I might think about, seeing as metal will chew up wood, but metal on metal is bad.

I like the Avatar picture..I like jibbing off stuff..I tried the wallride the other day at Blue on my carving skis..Last season I successfully did the whole rollercoaster box at Blue..rails scare me because you can get nutted..

My stance seems wide to me but doesn't look wide in pictures..I think because it's alot wider than when i used to ski on straight skis..I sort of find that style of skiing more elegant..the way Mondeo skis where there are no bumps..but the angulation you get really winding up a ski and pushing them to the max is just insane..so at the same time..I'm trying to work on staying centered but alert so if a snowsnake bites me I can recover.

The closest I ever got to be a one trick poney was when I lived in Montana. I mostly skied untracked or cut-up powder..groomers were simply to straightline to get to more goods or trees..I hardly skied any real moguls(pushpiles don't count)...and not much groomer action except for early season WRODs at Big Sky..but living in here PA I have a new appreciation for hardpack and seriously..I wouldn't be happy just skiing powder..I'd also want to ski lightning fast early morning groomers..

 

[danny p]

All Mountain Rider.

 

[campgottagopee]

One trick pony---all I ski are bumps--that's it--no bumps=no ski for camp

 

[riverc0il]

Doesn't seem like enough options in the poll. Or at least "one trick pony" is such a negative connotation that no one wants to own up to it. Also, I think "all mountain skier" is a bit too broad as most people don't really ski "all mountain".

 

[RootDKJ]

I didn't vote because neither option I feel fits me.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Sorry my poll sucked....

 

[snow obsession]

well than what do you guys consider an all mountain skier?

 

[Greg]

your poll doesn't suck ..just the people taking it .

What's up with all the cynicism lately? It's getting old. Oh, wait.....that would be you.

 

[Geoff]

well than what do you guys consider an all mountain skier?

Right.

I ski groomers though I get bored with them. I ski eastern steeps but I've pretty much stopped skiing western no-fall steeps. I finesse my way through bumps. I ski ungroomed whenever conditions are good enough to let me do that. I ski trees.

I'm useless in the park. My skis rarely leave the ground. I don't intentionally ski switch. There's no way in the world I'm going to get above the half pipe. There's no point in running gates since I'm slow as hell.

By today's standards, I'm not an all mountain skier since I have no park rat skills.

 

[Grassi21]

I once had a pony that could do tricks.

ooooooooooo tell me more!

 

[mattchuck2]

I'd imagine nobody would label themselves a "one trick pony" (even if they are).

 

[2knees]

alright, i'll bite. i'm a one trick pony. i'd rather ski bumps then anything else.

 

[mondeo]

I'd imagine nobody would label themselves a "one trick pony" (even if they are).

I ski bumps a lot so I can be an all mountain skier.

I think these two feed each other nicely. I doubt anyone on here is actually a one trick pony, except for maybe those who just started skiing -which is understandable. Whether you prefer bumps, powder, trees, high speed carving, you probably can do more than one thing decently, if not expertly. A specialist does not mean a one trick pony.

 

[hardline]

I once had a pony that could do tricks.

i once had a trick that did pony's