Who would you like to ski like?

[Hankj]

"Myself" is a perfectly fine answer, if a bit obvious.

But outside of skiing like yourself, which sorts of skiers do you see on the hill that you would like to ski (more) like?

I got to say, for me it's always the park crew guys when they are cruising laps outside the park. It just blows me away how they can combine very high edge angles with stylish buttering. And they can also haul ass, and they recover really well if something goes a little sideways. More than the obvious ex-racers and big mountain chargers, I envy the park crew kids play-cruising groomers skill set.

 

[TheArchitect]

Mikaela.

 

[AltaSkier]

Me, but 20 years ago.

 

[Hankj]

I'm going to give an honorable mention as well to Marcus Caston. He's the Return of the Turn video guy. I love how that guy skis, particularly when he gets loose and shambolic and back seat and still steers through everything with flair. I'm not sure exactly what his (and the people he skis with) style/category is, but the skill level is obviously really high, and the fun factor looks dialed up to 11

 

[Tony Storaro]

Well, I mean...isn't Ligety the obvious answer to this?

If that's too much to ask for, Reilly will do.

Also, I would like to ski like a girl. More precisely- that Marta Bassino girl.

 

[smctigue]

Dave Ryding

 

[crgildart]

Me, but 20 years ago.

I was thinking similar but 35 years ago.. Then... Nope, I'd rather have that physical condition and internal gyroscope, but with today's modern shaped ski carving technique..

 

[Michael Kane]

Patrick Baetz

 

[jt10000]

Well, I mean...isn't Ligety the obvious answer to this?

There's a parent in my kid's ski program who ski raced at one of the top colleges in the US.

Yesterday she was standing on the hill, then skied away easy and looked great. Then went started carving turns a bit and I thought "I'd like to do that - maybe I can get to that." And then she just opened it up with these massive high-edge angle swooping turns and my jaw just dropped.

I skied over to another parent and said "Did you see that" and he said "Yeah. Wow."

Not quite like this (of course) from Ligety but similar vibe in the progression from "Nice" to "Whoa that's good" to "OMG!!!!"

 

[Hankj]

Patrick Baetz

Looked him up on YouTube


I used to snowboard with a skier who had a somewhat similar high power pendulum with well articulated hips style. The neat thing about his skiing was that It worked over everything. Steep groomer, to shallow pow, to cut up, to the cat track - he essentially never slowed down and could just bang turns like that over everything

 

[Tony Storaro]

There's a parent in my kid's ski program who ski raced at one of the top colleges in the US.

Yesterday she was standing on the hill, then skied away easy and looked great. Then went started carving turns a bit and I thought "I'd like to do that - maybe I can get to that." And then she just opened it up with these massive high-edge angle swooping turns and my jaw just dropped.

I skied over to another parent and said "Did you see that" and he said "Yeah. Wow."

Not quite like this (of course) from Ligety but similar vibe in the progression from "Nice" to "Whoa that's good" to "OMG!!!!"

Without a shadow of a doubt Ted Ligety is the most impressive skier/racer I have ever seen in my life. And my childhood hero was Pirmin Zurbriggen-that just for context.

Tomba was a bomb, Herman Mayer was a juggernaut, Bode was great, Hirscher was "that-makes-no-sense" good, Odermatt now is fantastic...but Ligety? He was just OMFG, BLOODY HELL!!!

 

[scott43]

My kids. Made of rubber and absolutely carefree..

 

[Mothertucker]

Candide Thovex

 

[Bad Bob]

Marcus!
His versatility and control are just right there. He is so much fun to watch on a midwestern speed bump or a monster line on a big mountain.

 

[robertc3]

Marcus Caston would be my first choice. Fun, irreverent, technically so solid, but not trying to make a PSIA video all the time. My son would probably be my second choice. At least I get to ski with him, if not like him.

 

[Mike Rogers]

Christina Lustenberger is my favorite skier. So her.

 

[SSSdave]

Skiing like others, is not something I think about or aspire too. For years this old guy has been at a content plateau for my ability level and enjoyment needs.

Much liked the new above M Caston video from MaryJane and continue to want to get out there. That noted, here about Tahoe, there are many Little Dipper talented bump skiers due to the large local population base that is key for great shapes. It could be a mini bump skiing Mecca if the resort had the sense to promote it so which they sadly never have. Slope gradients and mogul forms are quite similar to those at the larger acreages at MaryJane.

 

[Shawn]

Ski like: Ted Ligety
Talk about skiing like: Deb Armstrong

 

[ThomasD]

Franz Klammer.

Innsbruck '76 is imprinted in my brain.

Not that I would ever ski like that, even if I could.

 

[RNZ]

Yes I'd love to ski like Marcus Caston because he enjoys it so much, but really I'd like to ski like @Jack skis - I want to be skiing nearly every day and loving it when I am 89