friday game: stupid things said to you by non-skiers/riders

[Affix Snow]

While skinning up a trail.....

"Why would you wanna ski UP?"

Also while skinning.....

"Welcome to Pennsylvania!"

I dont know what that meant. I WAS in PA, but what were they implying?

While telemarking. AT'ers will love this....

"Your binding is broke."

[Buster Highmen]

This guy claimed to be a skier but based on what he said I had my doubts.

I'm reading a ski mag (gear issue) in a Starbucks and he tries to start a conversation with me - very condensending like "oh isn't that cute...a girl trying to read about skis."

Loser: What are you reading there?
Me: Oh...just looking at the gear reviews for this year
Loser: Really? Are you just learning to ski?
Me: *roll eyes* no just thinking of picking up some new sticks this season
Loser: Sticks?
Me: Skis - I want to add to my quiver
Loser: Why would you need more than one pair of skis? It's not like one is
different from another or that they ever break down *chuckles at silly
girl*
Me: *looks up, shifts position, thinks LOSER and goes back to reading*

Hey...that was me...

[Buster Highmen]

While hiking up Mt. Hood Meadows:
Q: What's the method to your madness?
Me: I'm hiking up.

Q: What's the mattah? Lifts too good for you?
Me: No, I don't have the money.

[KQ]

Hey...that was me...

LOL!!! I-don't-think-so

[HotDiggity]

"How can you possibly like winter?" or
"It's stupid to use all your vacation time in winter." or
"I hate the cold!"

They all just make Mr. Hand want to turn into Mr. Fist.

[couloirman]

"Dude wasn't that corduroy so fresh!!! I cant believe we got first tracks on that. Lets hit it up again before its all tracked out."(spelling?)

The word corduroy makes me want to throw up, and the fact that people like it, eww. wheres my vomit bowl?

EDIT: not exactly by a nonskier, but it might as well have been in my eyes

[SLAYER]

hah, its the same in salt lake. I asked kids from where I went to high school if they would meet up big cottonwood for a short hike and I have to explain to them where it is...

That's the beauty of living in Utah if you ask me. I was up on Twin Peaks a few weeks ago on a Saturday and summited at about 10:30 AM and didn't see another soul until I was on my way down.

[Shepherd Wong]

I rode up with some older dude last season who assumed that because I was on a snowboard I was a Ross Rebliati expert. He was nice enough but I finally had to tell him that I really didn't know much about Ross Rebliati and whether he actually smoked weed or not.

[String]

"That's cool and all but what happens if you fall?"
"Probably get hurt"
"So what's the point?"
"Not to fall"
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[FrankZappa]

Yelling from chairlift to verge of controll gaper below on groomer: "Hey! Your shoe's untied." Then watching as gaper looks down to check & proceeds to yard sale.

[ptavv]

This Monday after slaying the pow at Timberline on Saturday

Her: Did you just get back from Hawaii?
Me: What, no, why?
Her: Oh, your sunburn... where did you go?
Me: Oh, I went skiing
Her: You can ski in September?
Me: Yeah
Her (shaking head and walking away): Fucking liars

[Red Squirrel]

Another great one:

Some friends and I were doing some peak bagging around leadville one weekend a few winters ago, some other friends, fairweather skiers at best, were skiing at Aspen the same time.

Us on Monday: "Hey, how was the weekend?"
Them: "Oh, it was awesome, the snow was incredible. We got fresh tracks
all weekend"
Us: (knowing they weren't skiing backcountry or the like): "Really? we were like 30 miles away from you. It was nothing but sun and blue skies all weekend. It hasn't snowed in like two weeks. I can't believe you found some freshies. You were skiing inbounds?"
Them: "Oh yeah, we just followed the fresh tracks machine"
Us: "The what?"
Them:"The fresh tracks machine"
Us: "Do you mean the groomer?"
Them: "Yeah, whatever you call it, we just followed that around all weekend. They bring them out in the middle of the day. It was awesome"

[tex1230]

While telemarking. AT'ers will love this....

"Your binding is broke."

I hear very similar comments riding my carving board - I'm sure sinecure can relate to "hey - the tail of your board broke off" and "is that one of those monoskis"

[Sensisnow]

Overheard in the liftline at my local midwest hill...

"Dang, he's got sum of dem powdurr skis" (referring to my mantras)

[shmerham]

"The word corduroy makes me want to throw up, and the fact that people like it, eww. wheres my vomit bowl?"


Visiting my job after I got hired (but before I took it). Talking to my manager about skiing, which he claims to do.

Manager: Yeah, too bad all the resorts are closed.
Me: Actually Baker and Alpental are open. I'm going to Alpental tomorrow.
Manager: Oh. [I'm never going to be able to get this guy in on weekends]


Me: Some of my ski buddies and I are going out for beers if you're interested in coming.
Hot chick that skis: I can't, it's my boyfriend's birthday.

[cpj.slc]

Snowbird terrain park last year. Some kid (15ish) wearing a sweet desente one piece comes booking into a fun box and hits both skis on the front of it. They pop off, he hits the fun box faces first, slides it on his stomach, shoots off the end, drops four feet onto the rock hard ice, again face first, lays there.
Kids Mom: "[Texas accent] Oh my! Oh no, did you get hurt honey?[/Texas accent]"

Kid: "Moan, cough, cry"

Me to Mom, Dad, Kid: "Do you want me to go get ski patrol?"

Dad: "[Texas accent] Naw he's fine. He plays football.[/Texas accent]

[freezorburn]

"DUDE WHY AREN"T YOU AT WORK?"

Asked the day after a 20" dump!

[Droopy]

waiting in the lift line one fine powder day, I overheard a woman ask a mountain host if there were any groomed runs. the mountain host was speechless and the women had to repeat her question.

"uhhhh... no" the host finally replied

I was in Jackson hole on a DEEP DEEEEEEP day (1/1/04 - watch soul purpose for reference) and asked a lifty if he knew where i could find some black groomed runs. He had no idea what to say, then got really mad at me. It was sweet.


On another note….
Every time I tell someone I am moving to Utah….
Them: Why are you moving there???
Me: To ski…
Them:?!?!?!?!
Me: Yeah I really like to ski, its one of my life passions
Them: WHAT, Wait WHY!!!

Now I get really pissed at people when they don’t get it, the last time I had the conversation it went something like this…

Them: so where are you moving
Me: Uhhh don’t worry about it
Them: Utah right, you are moving to Utah? Why?
Me: They have really good skiing there and I like to ski a lot
Them: What? You are going that to ski, that’s stupid.
Me: Listen I am so sick of you people why don’t you just shut the fuck up!!!
Them: Dude im just saying it doesn’t make any sense
Me: I’m not fucking kidding SHUT THE FUCK UP I AM SOOOO SICK OF THIS. I cant wait to leave!!!!




now i just dont talk about it anymore

6 days till utah

[BeanDip4All]

Guys on trading floor: Do you want to go skiing this weekend?
Me: Hell yeah! Where?
Guys on trading floor: Probably at Collin's apartment, then Bungalo 8, maybe latenight at Misshapes
Me: ????

Now I know not to talk about 'skiing' at work.

[PacRimRider1]

GMD bar, Guy in Dolfins starter jacket: "Man, I hope it stops snowing. I haven't been able to see anything all week!"

[flatfive40]

"So where is the ski area?" (standing in the squaw parking lot)

[BushwackerinPA]

I've been to the race track here maybe 7 times in 3 years, and only to watch people. I've placed 3 bets. It's 5 blocks away.

damn that is sad, but to be fair motorsport are alotta more expensive than skiing.

droopy that shit is funny, I predict this thread going really long time. Good thread steve.

[steve]

now i just dont talk about it anymore

6 days till utah

you have 6 days left to mess with people's minds..
"I'm moving to utah to ski"
"that doesn't make sense.."
"maybe, but you're not considering my devotion to ullr"
"who's ullr?"
"wait - you don't know who ullr is?"
"no"

(shake head and walk away)

[cj001f]

"Where's Mt. Hood?" - in the Timberline Parking Lot

[freezorburn]

Guys on trading floor: Do you want to go skiing this weekend?
Me: Hell yeah! Where?
Guys on trading floor: Probably at Collin's apartment, then Bungalo 8, maybe latenight at Misshapes
Me: ????
Now I know not to talk about 'skiing' at work.