skiing is natural to me. I don’t get what the big deal is.
To me a double black usually has major consequences when one screws up. Up to and including death.
Otherwise it's just another marketing blue.
skiing is natural to me. I don’t get what the big deal is.
Place is so easy the boarders don’t even bother with it.There are no double blacks at Alta. Should be cake.
I'd replace the QST 92 on your list with the Salomon Stance 84 and then I would go buy that. It's the middle ground between the Wingman and the Ripstick. Goldilocks.
My work here is done.
Who’s the arbiter of black vs double black? Where do people go check for a list of approved “real” double blacks?To me a double black usually has major consequences when one screws up. Up to and including death.
Otherwise it's just another marketing blue.
Who’s the arbiter of black vs double black? Where do people go check for a list of approved “real” double blacks?
If the goal is to rapidly improve his skill, then put him on race skis or race-like. They for sure will punish sloppy techniques. FIS SL skis will do, or e-race pro. I bet race coaches and ski instructors all have different take on this.
Speaking of which, I am picking between e rally and e race pro for my next pair. Hard to say which is better.
Well, why gatekeeping who did double black then, since there’s no universal standard.Each resort rates their own trails. It's all relative.
Just be forewarn that not all double black are of the same difficult level.
One resort's double black run can be a blue trail at another resort. As I said before, it's all relative.
For example. This is a photo posted by @Tony S in another thread of @mdf on Hunziker Dog Leg at Taos during the last Taos gathering. It's a fairly easy double black for Taos. Does this relate to the double blacks you frequented? Think of it as look before you leap kind of warning.
Thanks, I’m now leaning the eRace pro. I want something that forces me to adapt to better techniques. I think the less I can get away with crappy techniques the better.Enforcer 88 over the 94. Pretty easy.
For you? No idea, but the eRally is a very different critter than the eRace Pro. I own and ski both. If I had to sell one, it would be the eRally. That said, the eRally is the better ski for most people. It's just more forgiving and doesn't require the accuracy of the eRace Pro. Anyhow, it all really depends on where you are in your skiing and what you're doing/hoping to do.
Hmmmmm. Didn't see any gatekeeping going on.... marketing maybe, but no gatekeeping. Having grown up in the upper midwest, other than Mt. Bohemia (haven't skied there), there's really no 'true' double black terrain there at all compared to most of the areas in the PNW. Doesn't really matter unless you're travelling and are expecting equivalencies, but growing up, no one had any illusions of slope ratings being comparable... dunno when that changed. Maybe egos have flourished with all the economic gain. Same with Japan and 'black/double black' stuff... there's very little comparable inbounds double black terrain, but the skiing is still nice. Doesn't all really matter much though. You get there, look at it, and decide if it's for you... or not.Well, why gatekeeping who did double black then, since there’s no universal standard.
“No you didn’t do true double black because they’re all marketing” is equivalent of “no you didn’t go to true basic training because it wasn’t Parris Island.” Or “you didn’t go to real basic training because you didn’t go before they got soft in 2010s.” Or “you didn’t truly drive a Porsche because it was a turbo 4 cylinder”. Classic gatekeeping.Hmmmmm. Didn't see any gatekeeping going on.... marketing maybe, but no gatekeeping. Having grown up in the upper midwest, other than Mt. Bohemia (haven't skied there), there's really no 'true' double black terrain there at all compared to most of the areas in the PNW. Doesn't really matter unless you're travelling and are expecting equivalencies, but growing up, no one had any illusions of slope ratings being comparable... dunno when that changed. Maybe egos have flourished with all the economic gain. Same with Japan and 'black/double black' stuff... there's very little comparable inbounds double black terrain, but the skiing is still nice. Doesn't all really matter much though. You get there, look at it, and decide if it's for you... or not.
Well, why gatekeeping who did double black then, since there’s no universal standard.
It’s like the scene in Master and Commander, when (sort of Darwin) has to let all the animals they collected on the island out of their cages. Then run for the ship before it’s sunk.Poor @Darwin .
Master and Commander, when (sort of Darwin)
The subtitle would be "Did you skied it or you made it down?"
I’m with you on that point“no you didn’t go to true basic training because it wasn’t Parris Island.”
I’m with you on that point