I'm A Gaper, You're A Gaper, Wouldn't...

[a11r2east]

I like to lie I usaully tell people I am from Sweden and see how long I can go before someone realizes my bad accent or lack of knowledge of Sweden.

i usually pretend i'm a new yorker and i end up pissing the people off so much they stop talking to me

[Poop~Ghost]

damn, mtm was making some HUUUUGE airs look really casual.

[Garrett]

I like to lie I usaully tell people I am from Sweden and see how long I can go before someone realizes my bad accent or lack of knowledge of Sweden.

I'm going to start pretending I'm Texan at Taos. That should go over well.

[strode420]

i'm a mount snow local (sadly) and i see people in bike helmets and fanny packs all the time
my favorite though is the people in jeans and giants or patriots windbreakers skiing on rental skis

starter jackets and rentals pretty much define your stereotypical gaper. nothing new on that one dude.

on the other hand, that MFM vid was sweet! smooth as shit and that gap-up to ridge-slide-dealie was nasty. and i think all the people who got sprayed in that vid deserved it, and even if they didn't, it made me laugh at them so it's ok

[BobMc]

A. I use my phone quite frequently on the mountain.

B. I have no idea who MFM is, and I'm definitely not googling that.

BobMc

[Deep Days]

Skiing would be less enjoyable without cell phones because without cell phones, there would be less time with friends. Time with friends is a large part of what makes skiing fun. I spend lots of my weekend nights volunteering (monitoring drunk kids at parties as an EMT--offically enforced NOT to have fun), so the days are friend time. When all your friends are skiers (and mine mostly are), if you miss out on hanging out with them skiing, you miss out on hanging out with them totally.

That's my input...

[squatch]

That video pisses me off. He's skiing at keystone for god's sake, being I'm-radder-than-you douchebag police. Shit, he's on a groomer. As alto and others have pointed out in the "near miss groomer collision/get off your ass on my groomer" threads, being Captain Rad on a groomer doesn't make you cool.

It's hard enough to get mom to go skiing, nobody needs shit like this. I know she'd basically quit if that happened. Packing knives or whatever the fuck he does, all I know is that my ski boot would be having a conversation with his throat.

[bigairnbumps]

The drops off the cornices were sick.

[TWINS]

Cellphones have hooked me up on the hill many times this year.When will the top open,where are my friends skiing,where to meet for lunch/drinks etc.......
That vid was sweet...........except for him spraying the women=asshat.Its hard enough to get them on the hill much less pissing them off like that.

[ill-advised strategy]

The distaste for chitchat is becoming more common. I think skiing needs more chitchat and people talking to each other, not less. Antisocial skiers piss me off. If you want to be left alone and not have to say hi to people, get the fuck off the lift and go tour someplace.

garrett, there just aren't enough of us left.

everybody out there acting like skiing is some kind of death match. Fuck it, get to know some people while you're out there. wtf

[Ripzalot]

i'm surprised the german even wore a helmet and didn't ski in just sunglasses and no hat like most of them

i'm often amazed by euros who a) ski in prescription glasses (no tinting) and/or b) are bald and ski without a hat on even the coldest days. not to mention the purple fartbags, rear-entry boots, and neon colored skinny skis. but then again, it's always impressive to see that 70-something granny heading up on a pow day.

[Parvo]

I'm the guy who will chat you up on the lift, ask you how your day is going, remark on your gear of choice for the day, etc. Rarely does someone actively try to tune me out or give me the "don't talk to me" vibe. Skifolk are typically nice people, our people, and i like talking to them. Even eastcoasters will engage.

[cuseo]

I've found that my pre-formed judgments of people in lift lines and on the hill are almost always wrong. Starting a conversation with somebody is an easy way to learn something about yourself and be humbled.

I said hi to some random guy at the bottom of Lift 1-A the other day...
He was headed home via snowmobile to the on-mountain restaurant and was really chill. He offered me a free cup of soup if I stopped by and said Hi ...how about that! Never lose faith in the basic decency of Skifolk or general folk for that matter.

So "the anti-social, I'm such a sick rad person that I won't talk to somebody who's not wearing the right type of clothing" attitude is bullshit. BULLSHIT!

And never forget how quickly you can go from "Awesome" to "Dead" or anywhere in between on a pair of skis.

[Lonnie]

Some days I'm REALLY glad I ski at Alta.....

[baseWeldr]

.pro chitchat but I ain't gonna push it if yer all trippin or vacant...

.at the hill, mine on vibe, check
(feels like our cellie talk personal space in general has gone all euro- people used to get up or walk away to gab...)

[Dobish]

I don't understand why some people feel sharing a lift ride means you have to entertain them. When I'm riding solo I don't want to be quizzed about my profession, where I'm from, etc. That might be a NY thing, getting pissed at nozybusybodies and chattykeithsandkathys.

every time i get on the lift, i ask all sorts of questions.... then again, i also give out free drink coupons and write down all the info!

[Mustafa]

While a few of those sprays were un-called for....the majority of the people who got lit up were either...standing in the way at the top of a jump or a rail or sitting on a blind landing. Poor form. Some really nice floaty airs and good style.

I will agree that he is solidifying the snowboarder "stereotype"....I suppose he could ride past and yell at them or something. *shrug*

And while I am not trying to make any enemies here...it is ironic criticizing his "I'm cooler than you" attitude on a thread started to make fun of people who aren't as cool as you. Just sayin.

So....suck that bitches....you just got served.

[fat ass]

i saw two people on cell phones hit each other while skiing

[bklyn]

every time i get on the lift, i ask all sorts of questions.... then again, i also give out free drink coupons and write down all the info!

Cutie pies get a pass. So do young people and older folks still doing it in their 60's/70's/80's. I'm not perfect, nosy yuppies get on my nerves.

[Mustafa]

I suppose I am friendly to anyone who is friendly. Sure I can get annoyed, but there are so many assholes in the world that when people are friendly I am friendly back...otherwise i am just one of those assholes. IMHO

If I say hello to someone who i can't avoid on a lift/elevator....whatever....and they don't do anything, I call them on their manners and they usually feel like idiots.

[berko]

^^^^I thought you gave out free sandwiches?

[Dobish]

i do that too sometimes, just not at work...

[Mustafa]

Sammies are too dry when skiing. I prefer brats in the parking lot with a nice cold one.

[Dobish]

then you my friend are eating the wrong sandwiches

[Mustafa]

then you my friend are eating the wrong sandwiches

The best ending to a day on the mountain is a nice juicy furburger....hold the cheese and mayo.