Biggest tells on level/type of skier?

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Inspired by WankerTanker's recent thread

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/768376/

What aspects of a skier's outerwear or gear do you think are the biggest tells on how good they are or what type of skier they are (park/all mountain)?

A few for me (just correlations, not hard rules obviously)

1) goggles under helmet = Either park skier (good or bad) or good all mountain skier

2) center mounted skis= park skier (kinda obvious)

3) Longer park skis = good skier

What do you guys look for?

Dec 16 2013 6:29PM

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Errl

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Because gravel parking lot

Dec 18 2013 1:03PM

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skibum_mark

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How they walk on stairs.

Dec 18 2013 1:06PM

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gombo8

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you sir are 100% correct at life

Dec 18 2013 1:15PM

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skodeo7

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Hand location when turning. Tells all.

Dec 18 2013 1:34PM

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JHammond

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i always use the age old beard length test. almost always positively correlated to one's deservedness of righteous ski/snowboard respect. (esp. on powder days)

of course the new-school unit of measurement is based on one's dread length, and i have yet to find the conversion rate from beard respect to dread respect.

Dec 18 2013 1:41PM

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WaffleMaster

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Legit one: balaclavas

Exposed face = noob
Lower-face masks = better/smarter
Balaclava (+probable under-helmet goggle strap) = ski bo$$

No matter what the body and leg outerwear.

Dec 19 2013 1:23AM

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stickski

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Idk dude, I LOVE the feeling of having my face exposed to the cold air and especially to the pow. None of my friends really wear a balaclava.

Dec 19 2013 1:29AM

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WaffleMaster

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Well you probably suck then.

Haha just fuckin with ya... I don't think anything on this thread is to be taken too seriously.

Dec 19 2013 1:34AM

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WaffleMaster

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I wonder if there are kids who read this thread then put the things people said on their Christmas list.

Dec 19 2013 1:35AM

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cheaaaaaa

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jeans=ski boss

Dec 19 2013 1:37AM

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saskskier

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Beard trumps balaclava every time. Doesn't matter how good you are.

Dec 19 2013 1:43AM

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broto

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yeah who would do that definitely not me

Dec 19 2013 11:28AM

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Hamlet

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there's onlyone thing i noticed... people with nice goggles tend to be locals / people who ski often so they aren't total gapers.

Dec 23 2013 6:19PM

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J_Berg

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I think its mainly how they carry themselves on the hill. A true skier, park rat, or touring enthusiast is going to treat others with respect, especially the mountain. As gay as that sounds theres something to be said about a true/die hard skier, and that common ground of simplicity we share.

Another tall tale sign is,

-how they hold their skis

-If they know how to get thru a lift line (every other/utilize the singles line)

- Overall positivity, they love skiing, doesnt matter weather or conditions

- If they WAX AND TUNE THEIR OWN SKIS!!!!!

-And lastly, how they ski. Is it hard charging, forward in their boots? or laid back, seemingly bored.

Dec 23 2013 11:23PM

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shiftyparty

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this

Dec 24 2013 12:42PM

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Threshy

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You can tell by the amount of fucks given.

Dec 24 2013 1:37PM

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.Asain-Skiier

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If you're wearing a hoodie that is caked in snow when it's cold and snowing out I'm going to assume you aren't that good...

Dec 24 2013 5:17PM

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Maruchan

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OP is why the general public thinks park rats are judgmental assholes.

Dec 24 2013 5:26PM

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FP_rida

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the breakdown goes like this: 50% of any skiers ability is obvious from how they speak, 30% can be assumed from how they dress, 15% from who they say is gay or has bad style, and only 5% of a riders skill has anything to do with his actual skiing ability. didnt you guys know that?

Dec 24 2013 7:00PM

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Pancake_Fucker

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I had a skittle suit and I'm not bad. I bust it out every now and then just cause I actually like the colors on it. That and since I've stopped growing, I spend my money on boots, skis, and bindings instead of outerwear. I buy a jacket when my old ones are worn out. I ski with a 4 year old jacket.

Dec 24 2013 7:15PM

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Rockhound

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You took that real personal just there champ

Its ok, you don't have to defend to us why the only thing you can fuck is a pancake

Dec 25 2013 4:01AM

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Backyard.Skier

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mhmmm i like your style

Dec 25 2013 4:15AM

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Pancake_Fucker

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Sorry, it's just that I usually judge by the way they ski, and jacket color should be the last line of judgement.
Now my contribution:
I think the guys that really are good, for the most part, won't tell you they're good, and they won't tell you that you suck, but they do give you advice. Best skier I'm friends with is the first to answer a question and the last to say something negative about anything. Even bad snow days.

Dec 25 2013 10:24AM

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