How do you Ski a Run??

[riverc0il]

the nature of the trail dictates the nature of my skiing. on boring groomers, i will just let them rip *yawn* but the more variable the terrain is, the more interesting i find trail, the more i will slow down, explore, milk the run, stop and enjoy views, or a particular aspect of the trail. i especially love stopping out in the middle of no where when i am all alone and just taking a deep breath. too infrequently do we find solitude on mountains and i really enjoy an isolated moment, though that really happens on wide open trails. woods or off the map or lesser known areas mid-week make for good opportunities to really enjoy every aspect of the trail. on challenging stuff, i take a lot of quick breaks to catch my breathe and assess the best lines. i am never in a rush to get a run over with. as everyone is well aware, i am a huge proponent of quality over quantity.

 

[skibum1321]

I will just point em down a groomer and let em fly. If there are any little mounds of snow or ledges I will jump off of those and try and get some air to make it a little interesting. On bumps, I zipperline them and usually will keep going until I feel like my legs are going to fall off. On natural snow trails I will usually slow it down and try and find the best lines and use the terrain a little bit more. In tight glades I slow down and try to pick good lines but in wide open glades, I will just rip it. And above all, I try to make sure that I stay in front of anyone else that I don't know so that I get the pow and they don't.

 

[Zand]

On a groomer, say if it's a trail I know well like Wawa's, Sunapee's, and Okemo's groomers, I make wide GS turns the entire way nonstop. If it's a groomer I don't know well, I'll make quicker snappy turns, still non-stop. When I'm skiing bump runs, especially steep ones, I tend to stop a lot because I'm not great at controlling my speed in them.

 

[PowderDeprived]

Uhh, heh, I just ski the run. Every time I plan on taking a specific rout, ski a particular line , I allwayse end up sking something else. Sometimes it is best just to shut up and ski.

 

[Marc]

I aim for the small, weak and vulnerable... kids especially.

 

[hammer]

I try to stick to the sides and get the stuff that's been pushed out from the center of the trail. Speed's not my thing...I'd rather just enjoy the turns.

I don't do bumps or trees..yet. Not that I haven't tried...

 

[montageskier]

For me when im hear in the poconos i just ski everything fast. But when i go to Vt i have to wait for all of my friends who cant keep up. Like when we went to Stowe this year it might have take us 10 minutes to get down all of liftline top to bottom. Were as if it was me and 2 other kids instead of our group of 10 i would have been down the slope much quicker.

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

It depends on the terrain, the conditions and who I'm with.

Wide open cruisers, I like to enjoy big, long radius turns and rarely stop.

Steep groomers: Rip short to medium radius turns down the fall line, stop to get back on the lift.

Steeps, trees: I go until my legs scream to stop

BC: The pace is dictated by the slowest member in the party. Keep everyone together. You have to stop, chat, drink, take pix in the BC. It's too much work not to.

 

[ski_adk]

My favorite way to go is to ski the contours of a trail. On nice days, I love trying to find/ride the rollers, using them to accelerate my turns. Otherwise, I just try to find the best snow and rip it. Skiing the opposite of the popular line is a fun turning exercise that keeps the soft stuff coming too. But mostly, I just try to enjoy the runs, making long, effortless turns at maximum comfortable cruising speed. All of which I prefer to do in top-to-bottom runs.

 

[cyrk007]

It really depends on the number of people there, and the conditions.. if there are tons of people i end up stopping alot to make sure as im setting up sections of the trail where there are jumps and places to go fast i'll stop and wait for people to clear out. if there arent many people i just rip down it. on a side note i may be going to alaska in two weeks, so my season may not be over

 

[Tyrolean_skier]

Like many others have already said, if I am skiing groomers I like to ski as fast as possible. On more challenging terrain (e.g. trees), I may ski sections and take breathers in between. On a mogul run, I will ski until the legs start to hurt, take a break and then start up again. I will slow down if I am skiing with slower people and wait up for them at intersections.