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Jerez

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I had difficulty with this question too. I put Not Sure.

I have definitely been reckless by pushing the edge if my ability and hope to again. Riding that edge in the flow is one of the joys of skiing. I have suffered the consequences of having misjudged that fine line too. :philgoat:

But I have only been reckless in pushing it when I have a clear path and am only a danger to myself.
 

scott43

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As ridiculous as this sounds, it's not an unreasonable thought. I mean, we go as fast as a vehicle out there. Throw in the chaos of no lanes, no stop signs, and a lot of egos and adrenalin, and it's no wonder people collide and even die.
By the grace of God... Or spaghetti Monster.. whatever..
 

Tricia

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Done!
 

James

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… I mean, we go as fast as a vehicle out there. Throw in the chaos of no lanes, no stop signs, and a lot of egos and adrenalin, and it's no wonder people collide and even die.
And people talk about having flying cars as if it’s nirvana…
 

kayco53

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Most people are decent and considerate of others to the extent they will self-sacrifice often when someone has screwed up or mitigate another's poor decision making themselves. Probably the stats of people on this board when it comes to serious injury collisions bears it out. Of course the amount of ski days people here collectively have under their belts unfortunately means some of those collisions will have been injury causing.

I think the point is the aggregate of collisions (or very near misses) is still too high for anyone in the industry to be complacent. You're only as safe as the clown coming down the slope next no matter how skilled you are so if you slow for traffic........
I could not agree more. Somebody ripping down a slope and not realizing that the new skier is crossing back and forth or unpredictable in their turns plows into them. I have felt people almost brush me and we stick out. Most avoid us. That is one of the reasons I don't like earbuds. I want to ear them coming.
 

robertc3

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I have definitely been reckless by pushing the edge if my ability and hope to again. Riding that edge in the flow is one of the joys of skiing. I have suffered the consequences of having misjudged that fine line too. :philgoat:

But I have only been reckless in pushing it when I have a clear path and am only a danger to myself.
I don't view pushing your abilities in the correct location and situation as reckless. Reckless means doing something with little or no regard for the consequences of the action. Hitting a big jump with a landing you have scouted which is clear of skier traffic is fine, hitting a big jump with a blind landing, no spotter, on an active trail is reckless. Ripping groomers at 50+mph when you have the hill to yourself is fine, doing the same on the runout of a blue/black run into a beginner area is reckless.
Push your limits @Jerez.
 

mikel

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Slemers

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Who hasn't been reckless? Plenty of hold my beer stuff since age 12.. but even that "just one more run" when your legs are toast could be considered reckless.
The only time I fell and required medical attention afterwards was after "Just one more run"
 

crgildart

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How much of The Skier's Code is learned from formal ski lessons and reading resort signage versus tribal knowledge of friends and family.. and perhaps a couple strangers calling us out??
 

tch

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Ummm…actually I’d ask how much of the Code should be already be internalized via common frickin’ sense and a healthy respect for others….
 

fatbob

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Ummm…actually I’d ask how much of the Code should be already be internalized via common frickin’ sense and a healthy respect for others….
Unpossible.

Even here where you have a relatively large proportion of experienced and safe skiers you'll get violent disagreement over application of the code in any Red v Gray analysis. Last time around we seemed to have all sorts of esoteric interpretation of what "ahead" meant which made absolutely no sense to me as a practical means of ensuring safety.

If you left it to common sense then you'd have lots of people trying to apply traffic rules re lanes as that's the environment in which most people are used to multi-object collision avoidance at speed. Then there's the kinda rule of the jungle which would basically give the alphas priority over the betas by virtue of their assertiveness and less giving a damn about others.
 

4ster

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How much of The Skier's Code is learned from formal ski lessons and reading resort signage versus tribal knowledge of friends and family.. and perhaps a couple strangers calling us out??
Considering only about 10% of people take lessons, I would say it’s probably less than that since not every instructor specifically covers the responsibility code even though they are trained to, and should.
I always felt the most effective campaign was when the code was printed on recyclable napkins at resorts.
 

Posaune

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I always felt the most effective campaign was when the code was printed on recyclable napkins at resorts.
The most effective campaign for me was when they put one of the points of the code on a sign attached to each chair pole of a lift, as long as there were enough poles to get to each point. You saw them again and again during your ski day, reinforcing the code. I saw this at several places in the 60s and 70s but have not noticed it in years since.
 

fatbob

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@Posaune

That's valuable ad space the resort would be wasting on something as trivial as skier safety! Though I had to laugh at Fernie where I rode a lift where the lead ins were so long and ponderous I wasn't even looking when I got the the final sign where the brand did its big reveal.
 

Posaune

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@Posaune

That's valuable ad space the resort would be wasting on something as trivial as skier safety! Though I had to laugh at Fernie where I rode a lift where the lead ins were so long and ponderous I wasn't even looking when I got the the final sign where the brand did its big reveal.
I don't recall ever seeing ads either. The poles around here are bare.
 

crgildart

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Considering only about 10% of people take lessons, I would say it’s probably less than that since not every instructor specifically covers the responsibility code even though they are trained to, and should.
I always felt the most effective campaign was when the code was printed on recyclable napkins at resorts.
I can remember my first day at a real ski resort in awe of the infrastructure and happenings. I already mostly knew how to ski well enough to navigate the tiny place.. Yet, still I was kind of in shock.

When I taught beginners they were mostly similar deer in the headlights only they didn't have the back yard and farm hill skiing I had on my first day. Most of them were looking all around, some worried about getting hurt but also wanting to learn to keep up with family. friends, significant other, etc.. Beyond the basic survival of hot to turn, stop, and ride the lift, the aesthetics of skiers code and other etiquette went right past them with little chance of sinking in.

Now, if they were told there would be a test on those rules BEFORE they were allowed to ride lifts to blue or black terrain where collisions are more devastating it would probably get more attention..
 

Sibhusky

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The most effective campaign for me was when they put one of the points of the code on a sign attached to each chair pole of a lift, as long as there were enough poles to get to each point. You saw them again and again during your ski day, reinforcing the code. I saw this at several places in the 60s and 70s but have not noticed it in years since.
I know they have some of that here on chair 6. (Sort of a beginners lift, but most people ride it at some point.) I think it may also be on chair 1? Not a ton of ads here, thank goodness.
 

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