Any snowboarders/skiers know what this is saying?

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario)
02/08/2018 at 16:51 • Filed to: None

I was reading !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! article and am somewhat confused by this passage

!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!

First, I’m assuming to “break and avalanche closure” is to go into a blocked off area due to avalanche risks. The part I’m confused about is “skier just can’t keep up”. Why wouldn’t a skier be able to keep up? I don’t have a ton of big mountain experience only going every few years, but I can’t figure out why this would be the case.

For what it’s worth I ski and snowboard and have done both on big mountains.

DISCUSSION (13)

Ash78, voting early and often > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
02/08/2018 at 17:06

Hmmmm...maybe referring to going through super-deep powder? I’ve had cases where I’ve been able to float a lot better than a skier thanks to a bigger contact patch, but otherwise skiers blow boarders away on maneuverability and speed most of the time.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
02/08/2018 at 17:15

I think Levy is a moron, and this article was written in 2000. There are very good snowborders and very good skiers out there and they all go really fucking fast. If you are in terrain that is closed due to avi danger you are just a dumb ass. For what it’s worth I am a skier, and sometimes I think I can ski fast.

nermal > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
02/08/2018 at 17:18

Note that this article was written in 2000, when snowboarders were less accepted at ski resorts than they are today.

An avalanche closure is when an area of the mountain is closed due to avalanche risks. Breaking that means simply ignoring it and boarding / skiing there anyways.

The quote above is basically trash talking, implying that snowboarding is vastly superior to skiing. It also implies that snowboarders can both outrun an avalanche, and wooo all of the snow-bunnies back at the lodge.

TorqueToYield > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
02/08/2018 at 17:51

Maybe this was before fat powder planks for skiers were more common?

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
02/08/2018 at 18:12

I’m going snowboarding for the first time ever in a week and a half. I’m excited.

I have no quality response, though, to your questions.

RPM esq. > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
02/08/2018 at 19:46

Maybe some extra flotation in powder? But I would think powder skis pretty much resolve that, especially if there’s any patch that isn’t really steep AND deep. A brave intermediate skier can keep up with just about any snowboarder unless we’re talking about really technical terrain that’s beyond the skier’s ability. That’s not a judgment on which is “better” or more fun, it’s just physics...between a skier and a snowboarder of equal skill, the skier will always win for speed (and probably lose for SICK STUNTZ).

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > nermal
02/09/2018 at 07:59

Yea, I hadn’t noticed this was written that long ago (oh god...2000 is almost 20 years ago)

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > RPM esq.
02/09/2018 at 08:00

That’s what I thought, which is why it confused me

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
02/09/2018 at 08:01

Yea, I hadn’t noticed that it was written in 2000, agree on the moron part after further review

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Ash78, voting early and often
02/09/2018 at 08:03

Yea, that’s been my experience, I’m a better than average skier and snowboarder and skiing is much easier for back country stuff, especially tight technical runs. Also, a set of powder skis would negate that bigger surface area advantage.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
02/09/2018 at 08:10

It’s fun, but it’s difficult when you’re starting out. My thoughts on skiing vs. snowboarding is that snowboarding is harder when you’re starting out than skiing, but once you’re decent it’s much easier to become really good at snowboarding than it is skiing.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > TorqueToYield
02/09/2018 at 08:13

I think that might be it...I hadn’t noticed this was written almost 20 years ago

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
02/09/2018 at 10:44

That’s almost exactly what I’ve been told by my sister’s girlfriend, who is going to teach us.