Do you get bored of skiing on groomers?

[Scruffy]

Scruffy said "If it's white, it can be skied. You take what the mountain gives you. If you really want to get good and perfect your craft, you'll find interesting stuff to play in regardless of the conditions.

But do I care to "get good" at it?

It's NOT A JOB!

(Nor am I training for the Olympics)

OMG, the things people will pick out of a post to rag on in this forum is astonishing, and tedious. Are you guys all on a knifes edge, just waiting to pounce. Maybe some of you need to ski more :lol:
:lol: Hit a nerve there ABC. :lol: If you feel that way, by all means ski it your way if that's what makes you happy. :lol: Most people want to improve at the sport of they spend their time and money at, and skiing, like tennis, offers an almost infinite range of capabilities.

 

[abc]

OMG, the things people will pick out of a post to rag on in this forum is astonishing, and tedious. Are you guys all on a knifes edge, just waiting to pounce. Maybe some of you need to ski more :lol:
:lol: Hit a nerve there ABC. :lol: If you feel that way, by all means ski it your way if that's what makes you happy. :lol: Most people want to improve at the sport of they spend their time and money at, and skiing, like tennis, offers an almost infinite range of capabilities.

I wasn't "pouncing" on you. The title of the thread is whether skiing groomer is boring. To many of us, it is.

Is knitting boring? Probably. I don't know and I don't really care. But if I'm shipwreck on an island and a knitting kit is all I have, I think I can MAKE it interesting by telling myself there's a lot of intricacy I can discover if I "work at" it!

But since I'm not shipwreck on a snowy island, I don't find "working at it" a good solution for a boring skiing day! There're quite a lot of other things a lot less boring than working at improving skiing technique.

 

[Scruffy]

I wasn't "pouncing" on you. The title of the thread is whether skiing groomer is boring. To many of us, it is.

Is knitting boring? Probably. I don't know and I don't really care. But if I'm shipwreck on an island and a knitting kit is all I have, I think I can MAKE it interesting by telling myself there's a lot of intricacy I can discover if I "work at" it!

But since I'm not shipwreck on a snowy island, I don't find "working at it" a good solution for a boring skiing day! There're quite a lot of other things a lot less boring than working at improving skiing technique.

Fine. As someone who is happier in the backcounty, or skiing the trees, or bumps, I don't particularly like skiing groomers either. But I learned from some great skiers to use what is there to advance, so that when mother nature provides, you can be ready to take advantage of it. There are a lot of other people reading this forum, and some of them are beginners or intermediates. Learning from others is part of what these forums are about. Sometimes it's just a simple suggestion that motivates someone to look at things differently. Take it or leave it.

 

[Rowsdower]

As long as there's a good variety of trails and they're decently steep I can entertain myself.

 

[billski]

Fine. As someone who is happier in the backcounty, or skiing the trees, or bumps, I don't particularly like skiing groomers either. But I learned from some great skiers to use what is there to advance, so that when mother nature provides, you can be ready to take advantage of it. There are a lot of other people reading this forum, and some of them are beginners or intermediates. Learning from others is part of what these forums are about. Sometimes it's just a simple suggestion that motivates someone to look at things differently. Take it or leave it.

+1. We are either role models or fools to every lurker to this forum. So I write with the knowledge that I'm not just talking to you, but a 1,000 others. BTW, I don't learn any new skills any more. I just fine tune and polish all the bad habits I've accrued over the decades. But I have fun doing it!

 

[abc]

+1. We are either role models or fools to every lurker to this forum. So I write with the knowledge that I'm not just talking to you, but a 1,000 others. BTW, I don't learn any new skills any more. I just fine tune and polish all the bad habits I've accrued over the decades. But I have fun doing it!

That's the difference. I don't view the forum as a podium. I'm just one individual. What I write isn't wisdom, just my individual experience.

 

[deadheadskier]

Depends on the mountain. Mountains like Stowe and Sugarloaf with fast lifts that access big vertical and numerous trails off those lifts; I can enjoy for a full day just laying trenches. Smaller areas or more "pod" type areas, I might get bored a little quicker. I've had several days of just groomer skiing at Crotched this season that I usually bag after about three hours. If I didn't have a pass there and was buying a day ticket, I'd probably ski a bit longer. When a small area like Crotched has it's trees in play and some bumps, I can stay entertained all day long.

 

[crank]

I get bored but if there is nothing else available I will still ski. Not as many days and not as long each day. I will work on every little thing I can think of working on. I will spin. I will carve. I will think about the my little toe initiating the turn. I will ski the snow line fast and the fast line slow. I will still get bored.

 

[Rambo]

I get bored riding up slow chairlifts... they need to rip out all fixed grip lifts and put in SUPER FAST HIGH SPEED LIFTS!!!!

 

[Euler]

I don't get bored...I shred

 

[abc]

I get bored but if there is nothing else available I will still ski. Not as many days and not as long each day. I will work on every little thing I can think of working on. I will spin. I will carve. I will think about the my little toe initiating the turn. I will ski the snow line fast and the fast line slow. I will still get bored.

+1

If it's part of a trip, which means I'm already there and the ticket is already paid for (the equivalent of being stranded on an snowy island), I will ski and "work at it". But I'll still be bored.

 

[Abubob]

Let's say there is a poor snow year and woods are closed, no bump runs, everything is just groomed out. Do you get bored? Or can you enjoy a full day on the snow with nothing but just groomers.

Yes, I realize that skiing is better than not skiing, but I do find myself getting somewhat bored after a few hours of nothing but straight groomer skiing, even if the runs are particularly steep.

Are you insinuating something?

NO! No. Yes. A bit.

 

[xwhaler]

Groomers are skiing nice at Wildcat today and the views on this sunny day are incredible.

 

[skiNEwhere]

Funny you ask this as I don't think I'd been able to answer this before this season. Yes!

Groomers have their place, and I do thoroughly enjoy them if I'm spent from skiing the tougher stuff earlier in the day, but with that said if all a ski area has open are groomers, I will be bored, especially on alpine, which I why I tele ski in the early season. I was at Winter Park the day after they opened this season (November 18th, I think), and all they had open were 3 groomed greens. Even on tele, which I am maybe an advanced intermediate, I was bored. If I can get a little bit of speed (30-35mph) I won't be as bored. But like others have said, I will try to mix it up and maybe carve, or make really quick turns, to alleviate the boredom. Even on tele I will get bored though, because I can turn fine on blues, it's only when I get on UNGROOMED steeper terrain that I have trouble initiating quick turns, which is what I'm really trying to work on.

 

[boston_e]

I'll echo what many have said on here. I would prefer a variety of terrain, but if all there is to be had are groomers than I'll still fully enjoy the day.

 

[yeggous]

Getting bored on the cord is a sure sign that you're skiing Okemo.


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[Twism86]

There was enough chop and ice last night to keep things interesting!

 

[Nick]

I'm actually interested in starting tele specifically to make groomers more interesting, while my wife continues to improve her skiing ability.

 

[bvibert]

Yes, I get bored skiing strictly groomers. It doesn't help that I can't carve a real turn to save my life. :lol:

If I were able to get more days in a year I'd probably "work" on my carving to make groomers more enjoyable, but I don't so I stick to the type of terrain that interests me when I am able to get out.

 

[hammer]

I can't ski moguls or natural all that well (and that's being kind) so I usually stick to the groomers, but it definitely is more interesting when I can go off the groomed and get out of my comfort zone. Doesn't take much skill to point the skis downhill and let them run.