Not ski related but stupid gaper quote none the less and i get it all the time. My kid and I were hiking out with our skates and sticks over our shoulder after skating on a backcountry lake.
Gaper: Where were you
Me: skating on Gem Lake
Gaper: Was it frozen?
Me: No but I have Jesus like qualities and can walk on water.
Here's the lake and it had 4-6 inches of ice on it.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72...y/IMG_8272.jpg