Message #15953

[jim-ratliff]

I remember a day last year watching a couple of guys sitting back on their fat skis and just straightlining down China Bowl. At least the guy in front was loving the ride. I was very glad I wasnt in front of them because I don't think there is any chance they could have avoided me. On the other hand, I think there are a lot of people like Liam's wife, where skis haven't bought her a turn, but they have bought her an increased sense of enjoyment and ability to ski more of the mountain with the family (maybe with even better control).

And then there was the guy on his bicycle riding fast between 2 lanes of traffic at the stop sign and then cutting in front of the car in the right lane to make a turn.  If I hadn't been just finishing my 50 miles, I would have taken my pepper spray and tried to chase him down and told him he rides like an a__ and his actions reflect badly on me.

Maybe it's not the skis, but the people. I seem to have noticed that there are fewer obnoxious snow boarders than there used to be. Have they all come back to skiing??