Best Gaper qoute of the weekend?

[Name Redacted]

There’s a ton of non-skier foot traffic at the Sundeck, can you still qualify as a gaper if you’re not even trying to ski?

Gaper is not specific to skiing.

[skaredshtles]

There’s a ton of non-skier foot traffic at the Sundeck, can you still qualify as a gaper if you’re not even trying to ski?

But we don't have a "Best Gomer" thread.

Maybe we should...

[alpinevibes]

Please. I was NOT on the Sundeck. I was taking the photo from afar. Ain't NOBODY letting *me* on the Aspen Sundeck.

Nvm my earlier snark; that was at the sundeck proper. The Snow beach is a whole nother level

[Lvovsky]

Gaper is not specific to skiing.

Sig worthy

[Dantheman]

AT?

Huh?

Are those backcountry bindings? *points at P18s*

No.

[Thaleia]

How does someone know enough that backcountry bindings exist yet can't ID P18s?!

[m2711c]

ahem… cast.

[romeo tango]

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skiing on mushrooms seems to be popular lately, maybe he/she was hallucinating?

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[skuff]

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skiing on mushrooms seems to be popular lately

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guilty!

[waveshello]

I skied the K2 extremes w/ solly 977s last season and was asked twice in one day if they were XC skis.

[DarthMarkus]

Not exactly a quote, but a fellow boarded the bus at JH today with his skis strapped to his pack, a radio clipped onto his belt loop, and both poles still strapped. He seemed quite proud of himself as his skis collided with the roof of the bus.

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[TurxSki]

^^^...prolly one of * his* disciples...maybe the legend hisself?

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[Jong Lafitte]

Guy had chatted up someone who had a split board. It was cool: you can ski or snowboard down the run depending on the conditions and “your vibe.” You can’t switch between ‘modes’ while you’re skiing though, you have to stop to change it.

I suppose it’s all technically true.

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[skiJ]

I skied the K2 extremes w/ solly 977s last season and was asked twice in one day if they were XC skis.

I laughed. Thank you. skiJ

[Ski220]

Guy and his buddy putting on their skis at the lift
in the morning.
“You’ve got to get the snow off the bottom of your boots.” (true)
“Hit it on this thing”.
It’s called a toe piece !

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skiing on mushrooms seems to be popular lately,
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popular since 1975.

[paulster2626]

“You’ve got to get the snow off the bottom of your boots.” (true)

Call me crazy, but I pretty much never bother doing this. Just click in, works 99.999% of the time. There is the rare once in a blue moon time where there is some snow caked on my boot or whatever that requires attention, but I honestly don't remember the last time this happened. I always think it's silly how people will meticulously scrape off every little bit of snow off their boot every single time they step in to their skis. Precious seconds can be saved by just trying to click in first! Over the years this adds up to actual minutes!

[Name Redacted]

Call me crazy, but I pretty much never bother doing this. Just click in, works 99.999% of the time. There is the rare once in a blue moon time where there is some snow caked on my boot or whatever that requires attention, but I honestly don't remember the last time this happened. I always think it's silly how people will meticulously scrape off every little bit of snow off their boot every single time they step in to their skis. Precious seconds can be saved by just trying to click in first! Over the years this adds up to actual minutes!

Depends on the snow conditions.

[Laps]

I rode up the lift with 3 guys who were discussing how to tune skis.
“You just buy a file and scrape any bumps of the base, then run the file on the edges. Try to keep it flat. Then throw on some wax and you’re good to go. No way I’m paying $80 for some high school kid to do that on a machine!”


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[Meadow Skipper]

I rode up the lift with 3 guys who were discussing how to tune skis.
“You just buy a file and scrape any bumps of the base, then run the file on the edges. Try to keep it flat. Then throw on some wax and you’re good to go. No way I’m paying $80 for some high school kid to do that on a machine!”

And…?

[MagnificentUnicorn]

And…?

My first thought, Doug’s ghost or this happened 25 years ago


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[skaredshtles]

Depends on the snow conditions.

Srsly - I'd say more than *half* the time I've got enough snow stuck to the toe of my boot that it's a problem after walking to the lift.

[skinipenem]

Srsly - I'd say more than *half* the time I've got enough snow stuck to the toe of my boot that it's a problem after walking to the lift.

Yeah I don't take get not at least kicking the snow of my boot sole by abusing a binding toe piece. Pre-release is a bitch... plus time and money spent on a boot sole grind must be respected.

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[californiagrown]

This past weekend in Idaho, I had someone on the lift explain to me that Ikon was owned by Alterra, who was actually owned by Intel. And the takeover of ski resorts by Ikon/Alterra/Intel was done in conjunction with the microchips in the covid vaccination so that the population could be tracked and controlled. And the RFID gates werent actually scanning your pass but are a full body microchip scan and software update to the microchips in our bodies. This was all backed up by the FACT that Ikon/Alterra/Intel have only bought existing resorts instead of building new ones despite the immense amount of mountainous open space available in North American for EASY ski resort development.

One of the folks i was staying with in Idaho, couldnt understand why there were no corduroy groomers to ski after it has snowed 10" overnight. He apparently grew up skiing there and had skied countless days at that resort, and had never run into the issue of snow falling after something had been groomed for the night? My wife and i were both confused by his confusion.

Same guy as above brought a bunch of beers in his backpack onto the hill. He stuffed most of them into the outer flap pocket of his pack (where you would put a helmet for example) instead of inside the main zippered pocket. On one morning run, in limited stormskiing visibility, he started to bomb what he thought was his normal groomer, but was actually nice, soft chop. He proceeded to explode spectacularly into a full yardsale- skis, poles, goggles, and best of all... beers. I immediately went for the beers that were rolling/sliding down the hill and managed to save 5/6. Never seen so many things fly off a person at once before.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Are these friends of yours?

The story sounds legitimate, we had several employees that were of the “everything is a conspiracy” bent leave for Idaho because it’s a “free” state.


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[old goat]

This past weekend in Idaho, I had someone on the lift explain to me that Ikon was owned by Alterra, who was actually owned by Intel. And the takeover of ski resorts by Ikon/Alterra/Intel was done in conjunction with the microchips in the covid vaccination so that the population could be tracked and controlled. And the RFID gates werent actually scanning your pass but are a full body microchip scan and software update to the microchips in our bodies. This was all backed up by the FACT that Ikon/Alterra/Intel have only bought existing resorts instead of building new ones despite the immense amount of mountainous open space available in North American for EASY ski resort development.

One of the folks i was staying with in Idaho, couldnt understand why there were no corduroy groomers to ski after it has snowed 10" overnight. He apparently grew up skiing there and had skied countless days at that resort, and had never run into the issue of snow falling after something had been groomed for the night? My wife and i were both confused by his confusion.

Same guy as above brought a bunch of beers in his backpack onto the hill. He stuffed most of them into the outer flap pocket of his pack (where you would put a helmet for example) instead of inside the main zippered pocket. On one morning run, in limited stormskiing visibility, he started to bomb what he thought was his normal groomer, but was actually nice, soft chop. He proceeded to explode spectacularly into a full yardsale- skis, poles, goggles, and best of all... beers. I immediately went for the beers that were rolling/sliding down the hill and managed to save 5/6. Never seen so many things fly off a person at once before.

Friend of mine yardsaled down Keyhole at Alpine Meadows and lost all of the above, plus wallet and keys. This was before cell phones or he would have lost that to. (Guy was an intermediate skier who was goaded by a "friend" into a srsly double black chute. No injuries though.)