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Lack of lady skiers?!

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AbiH
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Hayoooo! Is it just in Northern NM that there seems to be an extreme lack of hardcore lady skiers, or even lady skiers at all or is that everywhere??? It gets a little lonely sometimes when there are no ladies to ski with😬 What’s the problem?!
Jun 11 2018 4:13PM
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GnomesAreReal
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trick your non skier girlfriends into skiing :^)
Jun 11 2018 5:16PM
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AbiH
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.kidtrick your non skier girlfriends into skiing :^)


I would but there are no girls! That’s the weird part!
Jun 11 2018 5:46PM
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nmwninjart
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Skiing in general is a male dominant sport and there are of course even less ladies in the more hardcore advanced types of skiing like the various categories of freestyle and racing

**This post was edited on Jun 11th 2018 at 6:37:28pm
Jun 11 2018 6:36PM
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vibecheck
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Huyauhhhhhh! Ski alone.
Jun 11 2018 7:39PM
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AbiH
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Yeah it’s totally male dominated, which is ok I guess but it just baffles me how not very many girls at all even want to ski... seems to be changing very slowly, but changing just the same! Which is good!

I do ski alone, 99% of the time. Just got back from a month of car camping and skiing in 6 different states by myself, so got the whole skiing alone thing covered lol.
Jun 11 2018 8:18PM
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nmwninjart
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Holy cow sounds fun...Im too tied down because of work to be doing anything like that. I skied most of last season alone. I had days where I was with people and guess what.....only 4 ladies the rest were well guys..but that doesn't really bother me much. Im used to it. Ive always workes in male dominant fields. I like skiing with other women when I get a chance to so I can watch how they move. You learn alot by studying the way others similar to your body type move.
Jun 11 2018 10:46PM
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AbiH
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Dude same! I patrol at my area and I’m the only girl, which is totally fine, cause being honest I’d rather work with all men than all women haha! Not even exaggerating, there are about 10 local girls at my area that ski on a weekly basis, a few stragglers here and there. But only about 3 of them that actually ski like they mean it, pretty ridiculous. I don’t know what the deal is... it’s just nice to have some pals so you can push eachother 🤙🏽
Jun 12 2018 1:49AM
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Cyanicenine
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It really depends on what state you live in too. If you are in a ski town you'll be more likely to find other women because they all grew up skiing. If you live somewhere like Seattle (where I used to live) you won't find many because the mountains are too far away and our snow isn't very good so it's much harder to learn, let alone get good.

This is one of the reasons I'm getting more heavily into mountain biking this season. I don't know why, but for some reason mountain biking is really drawing tons of women in. Here in SLC there are no less than 3 different women's mountain bike groups, but even in Seattle we had some very active mtb groups for women (bell joy ride and evergreen crank sisters). I just went to an event the other day that had almost 100 women show up. Plus I suck at biking compared to skiing so it's much easier to relate to all the other new people entering the sport. If there were more women I'd love to get into BMX or skateboarding or inline skating, but I hate being the only woman at the skatepark. At least mountain biking I can easily find some lady friends, even if pedaling isn't my favorite thing (trying to get more women into Downhill) it's worth it to be surrounded by other supportive women.
Jun 14 2018 2:33PM
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lil.quinoa
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AbiHHayoooo! Is it just in Northern NM that there seems to be an extreme lack of hardcore lady skiers, or even lady skiers at all or is that everywhere??? It gets a little lonely sometimes when there are no ladies to ski with😬 What’s the problem?!

I feel ya b. That’s why I’m on here.... shout out to anyone in bend Oregon? Anyone? Bueller...

Lady rock climbers like myself however.... we got ripped women to spare because we got Smith rock 20 min away.

**This post was edited on Sep 10th 2018 at 9:17:08pm
Sep 10 2018 9:15PM
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michigang
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Unfortunately skiing is just a male dominated sport, if you even look at skis from most companies the ratio of male skis for sale to female skis for sale is completely uneven. It's really too bad, but I've met a lot of great guys skiing, so that's the only plus I can think of.
Nov 15 2018 9:19PM
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MrsDrewPeacock
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I know! i hate when im skiing and the only people around me have dicks in their pants. Like UGH distracting...can you go be a dude somewhere else this is girl time. WHOMST IS WITH ME LADIES!

no but seriously just find some pussy ass men and its like the same thing. suddenly youre the one rockin a cock.
Nov 18 2018 5:26PM
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nmwninjart
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An observation of today. I saw maybe 3 lady snowboarders in the park.
Nov 18 2018 7:48PM
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michigang
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nmwninjartAn observation of today. I saw maybe 3 lady snowboarders in the park.

From what I've seen, the vast majority of girls in the park are boarders
Nov 28 2018 5:29PM
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Cyanicenine
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neonedgeFrom what I've seen, the vast majority of girls in the park are boarders


Seems that way to me too. All the friends I ever made at my home mountain that were willing to even go into the park occasionally were all snowboarders. In general if I meet a skilled snowboarder there is a good chance I can get her to at least try a few features in the park with some encouragement. Skier ladies are another story though, even if they are decent skill wise I can't seem to convince them that the park is anything other than a death trap.
Nov 28 2018 5:58PM
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Erikaaa
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CyanicenineSeems that way to me too. All the friends I ever made at my home mountain that were willing to even go into the park occasionally were all snowboarders. In general if I meet a skilled snowboarder there is a good chance I can get her to at least try a few features in the park with some encouragement. Skier ladies are another story though, even if they are decent skill wise I can't seem to convince them that the park is anything other than a death trap.


Most girls who want to go into park are the same girls who switched to snowboarding bc it was the thing to do in the park originally as well. At least that's my opinion. And that was definitely me as well at one point lol
Nov 28 2018 6:22PM
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michigang
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ErikaaaMost girls who want to go into park are the same girls who switched to snowboarding bc it was the thing to do in the park originally as well. At least that's my opinion. And that was definitely me as well at one point lol

yeah I agree
Nov 29 2018 5:06PM
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lil.quinoa
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I’m a skier and I did an oppo lip on 2 off to switch and when I came to a stop some dude said “nice trick man” and I said thanks and he was like “oh shit, you’re a chick” 😂 I have one friend who is a good chick skier who shreds the park with me.


Ps i didn’t land it :(
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**This post was edited on Dec 18th 2018 at 6:20:13pm
Dec 18 2018 6:19PM
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vibecheck
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JP_JPI’m a skier and I did an oppo lip on 2 off to switch and when I came to a stop some dude said “nice trick man” and I said thanks and he was like “oh shit, you’re a chick” 😂 I have one friend who is a good chick skier who shreds the park with me.


Ps i didn’t land it :(
**This post was edited on Dec 18th 2018 at 6:19:52pm

**This post was edited on Dec 18th 2018 at 6:20:13pm


Fishing for compliments flex but ok
Dec 18 2018 6:55PM
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lil.quinoa
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gnarclancyFishing for compliments flex but ok

Fishing for people to trash online flex but okay.
Dec 18 2018 6:57PM
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vibecheck
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JP_JPFishing for people to trash online flex but okay.

Imagine posting on a public forum and then not being able to take criticism even in jest, but ok.
Dec 18 2018 7:04PM
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lil.quinoa
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I feel like this thread needs to be uplifting for ladies in the ski world. Like previously said, majority of girls snowboard or don’t even touch the sport. So drop some sick tricks you do, or something you’re working on. The only way to make the ski world enticing for other women is to be inviting a chill. This sport need more women who support women.
Dec 18 2018 7:10PM
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Erikaaa
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"No hard tricks!!! If the world knew you could do those tricks, then we'd have to do them"
Dec 18 2018 8:51PM
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