realskiers

My real goal with post like this is to educate people that grooming is not safe and that eventually we can ski resort return to a MRG style of snow upkeep with VERY limited grooming. I know its a long shot but I am going to keep trying.
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Dan I would say nearly every pro freeskier I have ever met and know is HIGHLY involved in the internet. I dare you to find one pro skier/racer who doesnt run their own blog or work for someone else.
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Also if maybe PMTS should stop bashing the PSIA and then I would stop trying to prove them wrong. Dan if you can make that happen I would stop.

Well, I wish you luck with reforming the grooming practices.  I like the style at MRG too, but don't think that idea's going to go anywhere.  I'll buy you a case of the beer of your choice if you can get Stratton to adopt it for even a weekend, as long as I get advance notice.  I want to make sure I'm there to see the results. 

Any chance you've found blogs by Marcel Hirscher, Didier Cuche, Marlies Schild, or Bode Miller?  I know Bode was doing one during the last Olympics, but I haven't seen anything since then.  I'd be very interested in linkage to their blogs or those of their coaches, if you're aware of any.

As I suggested before, the "PMTS community" is really a diverse group of individuals.  I think you might see better results by focusing on the claims and arguments of specific people on the forums where they made them, rather than trying to call out the entire system or community globally.  If I had the power to stop the bashing globally, I would've done it already.  Sorry.  Internet squabbling aside, you'd be welcome at one of the Northeast meetups if you wanted to see for yourself what it's like in person; I don't recall hearing any mention of PSIA at all last weekend.