Skiing Myths and Misconceptions

"The better you get at skiing, the longer the skis that you should use."

My skiboards are almost half the length of the longest ones I 'graduated' too in my younger days. You don't have to use honkers over 200 to have a great time.

Ski season ends in April...

JF

Skiers and Snowboarders don't like each other.

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Originally Posted by shortydude 

"The better you get at skiing, the longer the skis that you should use."

 

My skiboards are almost half the length of the longest ones I 'graduated' too in my younger days. You don't have to use honkers over 200 to have a great time.

sorry but I am going to hate cause of how much skiboards suck. Not that you can not have a great time on them but there is no replacement for lenght when it comes to skis, its just that most people are not and will never be good enough/aggressive enough to get this concept.

which they do. they are alot fo work and you cant ski off trail on them well at all. Trust me when I say this, if you think you rip your really should be on the longest boards you could possible think about controlling.

my myth

ski season start in november/december.

some other myths

the east coast gets no snow

The east coast is all ice

Some myths:

The West doesn't have ice (one vacation to JH may as well have been to Iceface)

All ski bums smoke weed

All locals are good skiers

All vacationers are gapers/poor skiers

Hot waxing is superior to rub-on (Wikipedia says otherwise)

All bad skiers ski in the back seat  (bad skiers are bad for many reasons... back seat skiing is only one of many problems).

Helmets keep your head completely safe.

-Utah, The Greatest Snow on Earth. (Fluffy, but doesn't stick to everything like a maritime snowpack)

-Las Lenas, South America Powder Skiing Mecca (more times than not, it's windboard not pow)

It is always safe to ski through trees in powder alone.  (Look up the tree well stories)

You should buy ski boots based upon the recommendations of others.  (You should find a good boot fitter based upon recommendations of others)

You are stuck with NBC (Nothing But Crap) for Olympic coverage. (Pay for a lead out of another country or go to fromsport.com)

You are better off buying a binding with higher release settings. (Save the $75 and get the binding with the smaller spring assuming your setting is somewhere in the middle of the range.  Charging the price of a lift ticket for a one inch spring should be against the law.)

There is one best way to ski.  (Yeah, tell that to Bode.  Fundamentals are fundamentals, but someone elses idea of perfection need not get in the way of the style that makes you happy.)

There is no booze in Park City.  (They don't even run dry there on St. Paddy's Day)

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Originally Posted by quant2325 

It is perfectly safe to ski... 

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1. Ptex bases "oxidize". 

2. Ptex bases "dry out".  Well, this one is sort of true in a sense, but well-waxed bases lose the wax through abrasion heating it up, bringing it to the surface, and carrying it away.  Hence the "white-ish discoloring" and/or "hairs".  But they don't just "dry out" in the air.

Nobody skis and enjoys skiing on <80mm skis or groomers anymore.

Ski season in South America goes from June till October

If SA resorts manage to have 100% of their terrain open during 50-60 days then you have a great season!

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Originally Posted by quant2325 

It is perfectly safe to ski through trees in powder alone.  (Look up the tree well stories)

 

You should buy ski boots based upon the recommendations of others.  (You should find a good boot fitter based upon recommendations of others)

 

You are stuck with NBC (Nothing But Crap) for Olympic coverage. (Pay for a lead out of another country or go to fromsport.com)

 

You are better off buying a binding with higher release settings. (Save the $75 and get the binding with the smaller spring assuming your setting is somewhere in the middle of the range.  Charging the price of a lift ticket for a one inch spring should be against the law.)

 

There is one best way to ski.  (Yeah, tell that to Bode.  Fundamentals are fundamentals, but someone elses idea of perfection need not get in the way of the style that makes you happy.)

 

There is no booze in Park City.  (They don't even run dry there on St. Paddy's Day)

 

 

 

 

 

 

the deal with buying nicer binding alot for the time isnt for the tougher springs but for lateral stiffness and the fact metal binding do not break as much as plastic 12 DINer do. 

My Gotomas are also great hardpack carving skis.

Skiing like a girl is an insult. 

Ski boots should hurt your feet.

Wedge turns are a dead-end.

Anything marketed as *free* will cost you nothing. 

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Originally Posted by nolo 

Skiing like a girl is an insult.

 

 

One of the girls on the race team at Crotched has a sticker on her helmet "Ski like a girl".  I love it!  She's a platinum racer too.  She's 10 and beats adults that are racers!  When I was working NASTAR it would make me smile each time she came through.

Great skiers always go very, very fast, passing everyone else on the trail.

Everyone else on the trail will admire you if you do this.

You need to sit back to ski powder.

the higher up on a mountain you go the more advanced the terrain will get. 

1.  When skiing powder, you should lean back (centered skiing is good skiing)

2. Ski instructors will work for nothing but beer (we will also work for food and new gear)

3. There is really such thing as an across-the-board expert skiier.

4. You can learn everything you need to know about skiing in a lesson (independent discovery, no substitute there)

5. You can learn everything you need to know about skiing on the trail (trees are excellent teachers)

6. The most important thing in good skiing is physical ability (It's all in the head)

most people are not and will never be good enough/aggressive enough

there's never an opinionated moron that thinks he know what's best for everyone.

"Good wax advice can be found on internet forums.  World cup technicians deal in superstition, not science."
 

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Originally Posted by NE1 

 

1. Ptex bases "oxidize". 

 

2. Ptex bases "dry out".  Well, this one is sort of true in a sense, but well-waxed bases lose the wax through abrasion heating it up, bringing it to the surface, and carrying it away.  Hence the "white-ish discoloring" and/or "hairs".  But they don't just "dry out" in the air.

 

 

 

 

-Real skiers care about out of boot amentities and $15 cheeseburgers

-Creating clean energy at a ski resort is not financially viable

Skiing causes impotence. Unless you have those skis with the 'cutout' option. Oh wait, that's cycling.

Old skiers go slow and get in the way.

"Skiing is a rich person's sport."

People often say that line, as if skiing is an exclusive sport. It's really just an excuse that people use when they don't get out there. If you want to ski, you'll make it happen. Plenty of ways to ski on a budget.