Some things get skiers going.
Snow sliders can be an opinionated bunch. When you figure out how to cheat death whilst sliding down mountainsides on wooden planks, it’s natural to believe your way is the best way. It’s also natural to feel consumed by winter sports, to the extent that you don’t want to talk about anything else. If you zone out during holiday dinner debates, know you’re not alone. Foreign policy? Trade agreements? Taxes? Who cares! Let’s talk about the best après drinks after a powder day or the best pocket snack for the chairlift.
To that end, we polled hundreds of snow riders on social media about some juicy topics. You know, the ones that really matter. The result? Some consensus, some heated debate.
Here’s what skiers say.
Early season skiing is about…
More laps 58%
More drinks 42%
How do we feel about white ribbon season?
Love 55%
Hate 8%
Tolerate 37%
Pocket pizza?
Absolutely 47%
Other snack 53%
Balaclava or buff?
Balaclava 29%
Buff 71%
Telemark skiing?
Smash 40%
Pass 60%
Do you ski tour alone?
Love it 27%
Very rarely 16%
Want to 16%
Never, too risky 41%
The one-ski quiver is…
The truth! 25%
Fiction. I’ll always have more than one pair 44%
Elusive 31%
Ski season starts…
At Labor Day 7%
When it snows 22%
When a resort opens 10%
Never ends 60%
Go-to après beverage?
Bloody Mary 30%
Spicy margarita 38%
Light domestics 33%
How do you take your Bloody Mary?
With bacon 77%
Way of life 13%
Without 23%
Putting stickers on your gear…
In moderation 37%
Yes, but only one sticker 8%
Never. Keep it clean 42%
Would you ski on sand?
Only in a snow-less future 17%
It’s skiing, so yeah! 38%
I could be convinced 39%
Never. Weirdos 6%
Crack of dawn or crack of noon?
Dawn 53%
Noon 47%
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