realskiers

To shred or not to shred, that is the question  .

I look at it as a matter of risk tolerance. We all have a level of risk tolerance as we participate in activities of daily life, including skiing. Dan, you state you are much more aggressive when kayaking because of your lifetime of canoeing and swimming. Your prior experiences shape the level of risk you are willing to tolerate as you kayak  . As Jim implied, confidence increases with experience  . Then, we all have a certain level of risk tolerance that is innate. Guys tend to have a higher level than gals  (sorry Lynn) .

Bottom line: Bush has a high level of risk tolerance due to his prior skiing experience and big cajones (natural inborn risk tolerance & being a guy), hence he shreds 

Sorry I guess the example I used were risky examples. but you can shred with not more risk than not shreding.

IE says you coming up to crud field and from looking ahead and looking for natural terrain features to help you turn.  going though a bump run and find the smooth line and/or using the bumps to you advantage is the same principle. Thats shredding just not at the risky level.

With that said shredders are migrating risk though skill and confidence.