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It's Wiggle Season!
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I saw the one at Copper, over on Hallelujah, and went over towards it. A group of the same skiers was doing it over and over,
and when I got close enough, I could see most of them (at that time?) had skier cross race skis on, maybe almost all of them.
They knew one another. I thought they must be some skier cross team, practicing. Could this have been so?
The course seemed too long turning for my slalom skis, and maybe too short/tight turning for my GS skis.
It looked just right for purposed skier cross skis - FIS SX skis? Dunno.
A number of Stockli SX FIS skis were there, as well as other skier cross race brands.
Anyone know anything about this?
Is it common for folks to be taking these wiggle runs on skier cross skis?
and when I got close enough, I could see most of them (at that time?) had skier cross race skis on, maybe almost all of them.
They knew one another. I thought they must be some skier cross team, practicing. Could this have been so?
The course seemed too long turning for my slalom skis, and maybe too short/tight turning for my GS skis.
It looked just right for purposed skier cross skis - FIS SX skis? Dunno.
A number of Stockli SX FIS skis were there, as well as other skier cross race brands.
Anyone know anything about this?
Is it common for folks to be taking these wiggle runs on skier cross skis?
Daron Rahlves, looks like his all mountain skis…
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Looks like the consensus in the comments is to call it a wiggle! I didn't even know there was a debate.
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Lazy wiggle = snake?
Napping wiggle = Anaconda?
Napping wiggle = Anaconda?
Are we still doing 'consensus'? Save time by asking ChatGPT.
That was instructional. He seems to make a sudden check turn like you might in the moguls.
Some photos of the current Mammoth wiggle near the top of Chair 1.
I saw a person on skis go through the wiggle successfully -- in fact, making it look easy.
Way too deep for me ... I should have worked on it when the wiggle was still a baby.
I saw a person on skis go through the wiggle successfully -- in fact, making it look easy.
Way too deep for me ... I should have worked on it when the wiggle was still a baby.
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Wiggles make my butt look phat, so I stear clear.
I took this one a few days ago in wolverine bowl at Alpine Meadows. More like a snake than a wiggle…
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Just a big wiggle! There must be one in Wolverine Bowl frequently. Here's a pic from 2021... little farther traverse that year...
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Noticed some wiggles on the other end of the spectrum at Mammoth (sorry, no pics): "micro" wiggle?
2-4' between turns, generally on relatively low angles. There was a really good one directly under chair two. Possible created by snowblades??
2-4' between turns, generally on relatively low angles. There was a really good one directly under chair two. Possible created by snowblades??
44 turn wiggle at Mammoth. Pictures from https://snowbrains.com/mammoth-ca-report-the-longest-wiggle-in-the-world-44-turns1/
That is some wiggle line. Long and deep.
One guy carrying an umbrella, lol, was still skiing this wiggle at Mammoth on August 2 !
He had to walk over 30 ft of dirt to get to the start. It’s under and just right of chair 23 as you ride up.
He had to walk over 30 ft of dirt to get to the start. It’s under and just right of chair 23 as you ride up.
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Haven't seen a full one yet this year... but this one was starting at Vail... and a couple of us skied it to contribute...
