Message #16292

[bushwacka]

The majority of days for the majority of skiers are NOT pow days.

your are right but its also a self full filling prophecy at stowe. We have real true sometimes bottomless off trail skiing here. but

1.outsiders can not find it, and they certainly can not find all day, and most are unwilling to hike/traverse for it day after after day are just in simply not good enough shape to persue this.

2.When they do find it no amount of skill in the world is going to make their sub 100 mm skis that were killing it on the icey groomers work.

If my one ski quiver choice was a pair of IM78 there is no way I would be seeking out skiing in the woods every run, I would be toast by the end of the day. I would also be worried about being a bottomfeeder on powder runs here because there are tons of stuff underneath the snow to hit.

If I am choosing my Thugs, Sickles, or RP112 I am probably seeking out untracked all day long, and I am probably finding it. Why would I go anywhere near hardpack?

ski choice is a self full filling prophecy what you buy and own is what your going to ski.