realskiers

Josh,

It can be argued that you are simply exchanging out-of-control groomer skiers with trees. Risk exists in both cases, and, I'd argue that the everyday skier goes at far greater risk entering the woods. Your skills give you, and only you, the ability to do what you do.

"another senseless groomer death" - come on man! In the entire universe of "senseless death" where does skiing stack up? Nowhere near guns, motorcycles and drugs to name a few, and somewhere in there would be mountain biking.

you could argue whatever you want but statics do not lie your chance of dieing skiing are greatest while skiing on blue groomers. I think alot of people worry so much about what could happen with regards to off piste skiing(aka perception) instead of what the statics say which is that skiing on a blue groomer at GS speeds is risking your life much more than even the fast most aggressive tree skiers.

If you do not have to skills that I have you just going to be skiing alot slower than I am. With that said everyone has to start somewhere and 10 years ago I did not ski ......at all.

Skiing on groomer is way more dangerous than MTBing, or Off piste skiing. The speeds reached on a groomer can kill people when they come in contact with a solid object or worse someone else.

The other reason I love tree skiing is so far in my many years of saying that PMTS is a uncomplete skiing teaching system not one person has been able to show me on my own tuff they can ski with out using any active rotary and still make the run. I also love it because the mental/tactical aspect of it is so specialized that I can only think of a half dozen people I have ever met who can ski woods at my speed or greater and be consistent with it run after run.  Not only do you have to have a mastery of all the skills including rotary but you have to either have to be able to react quicker than you can actually think. I would be bored senseless with out it.