I have spent the few last days perusing YouTube, looking for a video that will help you distinguish different types of skiers. I just so happened to come across the perfect video! In this Dude Perfect video, the creators depict different skiing stereotypes (good and bad), in a humorous fashion. I want you readers to watch this video, and determine which stereotype you fit best, and why. Once you have established which type of skier you are, decide what kind of skier you want to become. Find the pros and cons to help you improve. This video may also help bring to light weaknesses you have in your skiing, that you didn’t recognize until seeing it from someone else’s perspective. To put it short, it will help you be less annoying on the mountain;).
I personally identify as a “Trail Blazer.” When I’m on the mountain, I am constantly looking for fresh pow (untouched snow). I’m that guy that drags you through the trees, just so that I can get a few turns in fresh snow. I’m also that guy that will drop everything INCLUDING my job, (yes i did lose my job last year for a powder day) just for fresh snow. Because of this, I have recognized that I am sometimes not the funnest skiing partner.
I know the video might seem like it was simply filmed for humor or for a good laugh, but I really do think that every skier can learn about themselves by watching this video.
A few honorable mentions in this video that I think a lot of us can relate to are
1. The chairlift struggler: you NEVER want to be this guy. There’s nothing worse than going to get off the lift, just to trip over someone that’s sitting right in your path from falling after getting off the lift. If you need to, hit the bunny hills until you are confident in your ability to get off the lift on the big slopes without falling, and causing a traffic jam!
2. The slope sitter: this one is my fiancé in a nutshell. Her favorite hobby is sitting at the top of ski runs for hours at a time. She sits up there in her own little world, completely oblivious to the fact that everyone is having to dodge her as they come down the slope. She’s also oblivious to the fact that I’ve been sitting at the bottom of the run, waiting for her to get up and come down for the past 20 minutes.
3. Mr excuses: we all have that friend that is the worst to go skiing with, because the whole time, they just make excuses. Instead of admitting they’re just scared or uncomfortable, they’d rather pull excuses like, “my goggles are too dark”, or “my boots are two tight.” With skiing, everything is never going to be perfect. The weather might be a little cloudy, or your fear might not fit perfectly. But the best skiers take advantage of every day they have on the slopes, no matter what the circumstances are like.
I hope you guys will watch this video and take into consideration how you can improve! Let me know what you guys learn about yourselves, and feel free to email me if you end up having any success or failures in your skiing from applying this video!
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