When is enough.....enough.

[kingslug]

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[KevinF]

I will always draw the line at "you fall, you die". Everything else is fair game (not that I could safely do "everything else" now). i.e., stuff with "mandatory air" would leave me shitting a major brick.

 

[ctenidae]

Never. There's always more to want. Why continue skiing if you've reached the limit of satisfaction? Or do anything else, for that matter?

 

[Greg]

I like to try new technical terrain, but I know my limits. I stick to on-map stuff for now and eventually just want to be able to ski anything on map with at least some form of control.

 

[kingslug]

Never. There's always more to want. Why continue skiing if you've reached the limit of satisfaction? Or do anything else, for that matter?

Haven't reached it yet.

 

[Marc]

You can get killed doing just about anything.

 

[awf170]

You can get killed doing just about anything.

Like by driving to the ski area. No matter how reckless you are skiing your odds of dying are way greater on the drive there. (No I don't have any evidence to back this up)

 

[tjf67]

I will continue pushing until my SUV tips over and an old lady in a 2wd goes by me.

 

[andyzee]

Damn KS, you're turning into a regular drama queen :lol:

 

[wa-loaf]

I'm not going fast enough on the race course. There's plenty I still want to do and experience off piste and if possible do more back country in the future. I have not done enough.

 

[billski]

I'm not going fast enough on the race course

Practically every racer in the world would express the same sentiment.

 

[cbcbd]

I just try to get out there and push myself to become as good as I can get with the number of days I ski.
When will it stop and where it will lead me I don't know.

 

[MRGisevil]

You can get killed doing just about anything.

I had this argument with Tim at lunch today. I said, 'I want to go to tuckerman's'. He said, 'you'll die'. I said 'I'm just as likely to die in the car on the way there'. Then he got all moody and now I'm not going.

So I guess my answer is, it's never really enough.

 

[wa-loaf]

Practically every racer in the world would express the same sentiment.

I want to get out of silver-land and start getting golds!

 

[wa-loaf]

I had this argument with Tim at lunch today. I said, 'I want to go to tuckerman's'. He said, 'you'll die'. I said 'I'm just as likely to die in the car on the way there'. Then he got all moody and now I'm not going.

So I guess my answer is, it's never really enough.

Eh, you can just go hike up to the bowl and hang out and have a good time. Just cause you're up there doesn't mean you need to ski the headwall.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I'm not talking about how many day you need to get in , we all want as many as possible. I'm talking how far you need to push it. Like how steep the terrain needs to be for you to be happy. Do you plan on getting into back country touring if you're not doing it already. Trying to get faster? tree skiing? Deep powder.
I think I've reached my speed limit. A possible crash at 40 plus MPH is not going to do me any favors. As far as steep, 40 degree range is plenty for me. I can't see trying to hold a line on anything steeper. The chance for a good ragdoll plummit is too great. Not into the trees, at least the real tight ones, they just don't move when you hit them. The backcountry is where I want to go. just don't know anyone I could go with. I think the people here who can venture out and avoid the lift served crowds have it made. My one backountry tour of Alta was the best day I have had yet. It was only 1 run but took 2 1/2 hours to do. That was a day!!
Opinions?

As far as steezy speed..I don't think I'll hit my limit until I'm on a worldcup downhill course in a speed suit. At Blue mountain I know I exceed 50mph and probably over 60mph on the fast double blue groomers at Jackson Hole. As far as steepness..more than 50 degrees seems scary but in the right snow..preferably corn snow or chalky snow..it seems very do-able making controlled hop turns. Trees are fun and really tight trees are cool as well..if the trees are tight..I ski slower so hitting a tree doesn't hurt. I draw the line on big motherf#cking booters. Any jumps with more than 20-30 feet to clear the knuckle is scary for me..coming up short or long can mean some major carnage or injury.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I had this argument with Tim at lunch today. I said, 'I want to go to tuckerman's'. He said, 'you'll die'. I said 'I'm just as likely to die in the car on the way there'. Then he got all moody and now I'm not going.

So I guess my answer is, it's never really enough.

Go to Tuckermans..don't let a dosh like Tim ruin your fun..

 

[Beetlenut]

Never. There's always more to want. Why continue skiing if you've reached the limit of satisfaction? Or do anything else, for that matter?

Because as you get older it takes longer to heal! No matter, if given the opportunity, I would more times than not go for it!

 

[ctenidae]

Because as you get older it takes longer to heal! No matter, if given the opportunity, I would more times than not go for it!

That's jsut an imbalance in the cost/benefit analysis. When you know longer get the satisfaction from an incremental increase in cost, then you stop doing it.

 

[Beetlenut]

That's jsut an imbalance in the cost/benefit analysis. When you know longer get the satisfaction from an incremental increase in cost, then you stop doing it.

WTF??? You snap a femur, it takes a lot longer to heal-up when your 40, than it does when your 20. Nothing to do with cost/benefit analysis.