You Know You Are a Gaper If ....

[Nick]

if you start Gaper threads.

Plus leaving my straps undone. All the signs are there

 

[ScottySkis]

Ski with goggles falling under your helmet.

 

[darent]

if i go out west they call me a gaper cause of my skinny skis, when I ski the east I'm a gaper cause of my skiing, I guess I am just a bicoastal gaper!!

 

[ScottySkis]

When you see cowboys wearing cowboy hats and jackets to ski in Utah.

 

[BenedictGomez]

I'm surprised "wearing a football or hockey jersey" didnt make the cut.

 

[Bene288]

I'm surprised "wearing a football or hockey jersey" didnt make the cut.

Only if its a Devil's jersey.

 

[jack97]

If you demo a ski just to match the outfit you are wearing.


True story.... I was demoing at wachusetts, they let you demo three skis for the day. Went in after several runs to switch over to another ski. Person ahead of me wanted a ski in blue which turns out to match the jacket.

 

[ScottySkis]

Saw an excellent guy in the glades with blue jeans on today in the trails under the fast.chairs, he was a great skiier.

 

[riverc0il]

Some of you guys are taking that thing way to seriously. It was made to be a joke. It may have not been a funny joke, it may have been a poorly delivered joke, but it wasn't meant to be read seriously either way.

Personally, I think the notion of using the term gaper is a bit childish, even as a joke. It is taking pot shots at the casual skier which subsidizes our lifts. We've probably been that low level skier not doing things "correctly" at some point in our own skiing experiences. Makes you seem like a high schooler... getting your kicks by using a term to put someone else down for not conforming to norms and/or for being a skier still developing skills. Not quite the best way to encourage our fellow skiers that aren't at the same level.

Besides, neon is back en vogue as long as you are a hot shot skier and wear it ironically. :roll:

 

[MadPadraic]

Almost like stereotypical eastern ski/snowboard snobs that think (moronically) that Westerners can't ski ice?

they can't

 

[gmcunni]

[h=2]You Know You Are a Gaper If ....[/h]
someone yells "Hey Gaper!" and you turn around

 

[ScottySkis]

[h=2]You Know You Are a Gaper If ....[/h]
someone yells "Hey Gaper!" and you turn around

You can yell, but I will not hear you, lol.

 

[wa-loaf]

Saw this guy a Pats Peak yesterday:

 

[C-Rex]

Saw this guy a Pats Peak yesterday:

Maybe it's just his way of saying "F**k fuel economy!" LOL

Basically, a gaper is anyone who hasn't kept up with the current trends. When I ride, my smallest concern is staying in fashion. To me, you are a gaper if your concern is anything other than skiing/snowboarding. If you're more concerned with how you look in the bar at lunch, you're a gaper. Gapers come up with excuses not to ski, real skiers/riders are constantly looking for the silver lining. Sure, it's icy, -10 degrees, and windy with flat light, but the snow on the edges of upper portion of southeast facing trails with a "Q" the name is skiing great.

 

[Edd]

Sure, it's icy, -10 degrees, and windy with flat light, but the snow on the edges of upper portion of southeast facing trails with a "Q" the name is skiing great.

Huh?

 

[deadheadskier]

Saw this guy a Pats Peak yesterday:

obviously, they're not a golfer

 

[Edd]

obviously, they're not a golfer

It always comes down to Lebowski with you.

 

[gmcunni]

Saw this guy a Pats Peak yesterday:

how the F did he attach it to the roof?

 

[wa-loaf]

how the F did he attach it to the roof?

Using something like this: http://amzn.com/B000EGR418

It's magnetic and I'm guessing he can't put it on normally because of a sunroof ...

 

[SIKSKIER]

Using something like this: http://amzn.com/B000EGR418

It's magnetic and I'm guessing he can't put it on normally because of a sunroof ...

If thats the case then this is a good endorsement for how good the magnet works assuming he traveled at highway speeds.