Skiable/Edgeable

[mattchuck2]

Don't you hate it when you ask someone about the conditions and they say "It was firm, but it was edgeable"? Or, "There wasn't THAT much snow, but it was skiable"?

What the hell is that? Is that the best thing you can say about a trail? It was skiable???? I know it was skiable, it's an open trail in the east. It's obviously skiable. And Edgeable??? Everything's edgeable, provided your skis have diamonds on the edges. And even if they don't, the snowboarder heelsliding the whole trail would probably say that it's edgeable too.

Next time, if you can't think of anything better to say than, "it was skiable", just say it sucked and save me the trouble of asking somebody who will give me an honest opinion.

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[Euler]

I think of edgeable as a step above boilerplate, a step below frozen granular. Hey, maybe while I'm lamed up I could devise a whole standardized, numerical rating system to rate the snow quality so we always knew what was meant by a particular descriptor... nah;-)

 

[andyzee]

Saturday Cascade at Killington was very edgeable, Superstar was edgeable, but not as edgeable as Cascade.

 

[MarkC]

Skiable - Enough wet grass and mud in between patches of snow to make it down without walking.
Edgeable - You did not promptly fall on your ass when you laid into a turn, however it did throw your balance off a bit.

 

[mattchuck2]

Saturday Cascade at Killington was very edgeable, Superstar was edgeable, but not as edgeable as Cascade.

Haha. . . Exactly.

It gives people no reference as to how the trail actually was.

 

[andyzee]

Haha. . . Exactly.

It gives people no reference as to how the trail actually was.

However, they were both skiable.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

people should just ski it and find out for themselves!!!!!

 

[deadheadskier]

Pffft I have no use for skiable or edgeable.

I'm an expert skier and only care if it's carveable. :lol:

 

[andyzee]

Pffft I have no use for skiable or edgeable.

I'm an expert skier and only care if it's carveable. :lol:

Pfft, but your on AlpineZone, you should care if it's bumpable.

 

[thorski]

Don't you hate it when you ask someone about the conditions and they say "It was firm, but it was edgeable"? Or, "There wasn't THAT much snow, but it was skiable"?

What the hell is that? Is that the best thing you can say about a trail? It was skiable???? I know it was skiable, it's an open trail in the east. It's obviously skiable. And Edgeable??? Everything's edgeable, provided your skis have diamonds on the edges. And even if they don't, the snowboarder heelsliding the whole trail would probably say that it's edgeable too.

Next time, if you can't think of anything better to say than, "it was skiable", just say it sucked and save me the trouble of asking somebody who will give me an honest opinion.

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edgeable makes sense to me

 

[Skimaine]

Edgeable = My skis turn when put up on edge.
Skiable = Enough patches of edgeable snow on the trail to make it top to bottom

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Edgeable = My skis turn when put up on edge.
Skiable = Enough patches of edgeable snow on the trail to make it top to bottom

Edgeable...packed powder
Skiable...frozen granuler
Skiddable..straight up boilerplate
Mad Sweet and low..loose granuler
Mad Applesauce...wet granuler

 

[Edd]

Skiable and edgeable are the same to me. If these terms apply then I'm happy.

 

[billski]

"fun factor" is vastly more meaningful to me

 

[Euler]

Edgeable...packed powder
Skiable...frozen granuler
Skiddable..straight up boilerplate
Mad Sweet and low..loose granuler
Mad Applesauce...wet granuler

I'll be sure to credit you when I steal these to use in my standardized snow-skiability rating tool.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I'll be sure to credit you when I steal these to use in my standardized snow-skiability rating tool.

no need to..I think skiable and edgeable are two different things...skiable means there's either enough snow to ski it or is manageable..edgeable means you can get a good grip with your edges and therefore carve as opposed to skid..two mornings ago at Blue was not edgeable but it was skiable although I had to do the Pocono shuffle a few times..ungroomed terrain was unskiable..it is possible to ski down unskiable trails but injury can result and survival supersedes steeze/grace

 

[faceplant]

Edgeable...packed powder
Skiable...frozen granuler
Skiddable..straight up boilerplate
Mad Sweet and low..loose granuler
Mad Applesauce...wet granuler

ok- now i'm edgemacated

 

[Mildcat]

ok- now i'm edgemacated

Good one. :lol:

 

[Greg]

I seem to use skiable and edgeable a lot in my TRs. If you can't figure out what that means, go eff yourself. :lol:

 

[Mildcat]

I seem to use skiable and edgeable a lot in my TRs. If you can't figure out what that means, go eff yourself. :lol:

I get skiable and edgeable but what does ,"go eff yourself" mean? :dunce: