Comments on: Defining Snowboarding Etiquette http://www.highlyobsessed.com/2009/01/10/defining-snowboarding-etiquette/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:35:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pam http://www.highlyobsessed.com/2009/01/10/defining-snowboarding-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-4505 Pam Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:00:31 +0000 http://www.highlyobsessed.com/?p=962#comment-4505 I agree with the park thing. I was waiting my turn, nervously, and was being cut off by midgets along with everyone else. Very annoying, and more so when they fall and can't get up. And it's not limited to the tykes. I was talking with some guys at the top and seemed nice, until they busted into the park, cut me and everyone else, hit the rails and sped out. SO RUDE. I don't find it that bad up north, but by me we have city people come up, and they are the absolute worst. The attitude is definitely carried over to the slopes. I agree with the park thing. I was waiting my turn, nervously, and was being cut off by midgets along with everyone else. Very annoying, and more so when they fall and can’t get up. And it’s not limited to the tykes. I was talking with some guys at the top and seemed nice, until they busted into the park, cut me and everyone else, hit the rails and sped out. SO RUDE.

I don’t find it that bad up north, but by me we have city people come up, and they are the absolute worst. The attitude is definitely carried over to the slopes.

]]> By: josh http://www.highlyobsessed.com/2009/01/10/defining-snowboarding-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-4503 josh Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:17:57 +0000 http://www.highlyobsessed.com/?p=962#comment-4503 Thanks Andrea and Allie - I did forget to mention anything about park courtesy, probably because I never park ride. I think Dan's frist paragraph sums it all up nicely. Thanks Andrea and Allie – I did forget to mention anything about park courtesy, probably because I never park ride. I think Dan’s frist paragraph sums it all up nicely.

]]> By: VancityAllie http://www.highlyobsessed.com/2009/01/10/defining-snowboarding-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-4498 VancityAllie Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:45:22 +0000 http://www.highlyobsessed.com/?p=962#comment-4498 Great post! I'll agree with Andrea.. don't stop or sit in front of a lip. GAH.. I can't stand that. And it is so dangerous. Great post! I’ll agree with Andrea.. don’t stop or sit in front of a lip. GAH.. I can’t stand that. And it is so dangerous.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.highlyobsessed.com/2009/01/10/defining-snowboarding-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-4495 Andrea Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:25:34 +0000 http://www.highlyobsessed.com/?p=962#comment-4495 Good post; so true that good etiquette goes both ways (and also true that boarders get a lot of the slack). I would definitely add, though, park etiquette to the list. (Call your drop or drop next; Don't go if someone else called it; Don't stop/sit in front of a lip; if you fall get the heck out of the way; etc.) It is irritating when people don't have common sense in the park, especially on a packed day. Good post; so true that good etiquette goes both ways (and also true that boarders get a lot of the slack). I would definitely add, though, park etiquette to the list. (Call your drop or drop next; Don’t go if someone else called it; Don’t stop/sit in front of a lip; if you fall get the heck out of the way; etc.) It is irritating when people don’t have common sense in the park, especially on a packed day.

]]> By: Dan http://www.highlyobsessed.com/2009/01/10/defining-snowboarding-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-4494 Dan Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:41:59 +0000 http://www.highlyobsessed.com/?p=962#comment-4494 It's really just about being aware of your surrounding and being generally considerate of other people on the mountain. It goes both ways, but I think snowboarders get more of a bad rap because there are more younger boarders these days than skiers. Which means there are going to be more immature riders than skiers out there. I would like to add one point though. Parents should not allow their obviously under-skilled children to go through the park and ski / ride over the kickers. I don't blame the kids, which are sometimes 6-10 years old, but the parents. Ive seen way to many accidents happen because a small child wanted to ride up that 20 foot table for fun. It's not that they get hurt from catching air, it's that the person after them has no idea the little fellow is still sitting on the landing. It’s really just about being aware of your surrounding and being generally considerate of other people on the mountain. It goes both ways, but I think snowboarders get more of a bad rap because there are more younger boarders these days than skiers. Which means there are going to be more immature riders than skiers out there.

I would like to add one point though. Parents should not allow their obviously under-skilled children to go through the park and ski / ride over the kickers. I don’t blame the kids, which are sometimes 6-10 years old, but the parents. Ive seen way to many accidents happen because a small child wanted to ride up that 20 foot table for fun. It’s not that they get hurt from catching air, it’s that the person after them has no idea the little fellow is still sitting on the landing.

]]> By: josh http://www.highlyobsessed.com/2009/01/10/defining-snowboarding-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-4488 josh Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:22:12 +0000 http://www.highlyobsessed.com/?p=962#comment-4488 Earl Bales is where I taught Adam how to board many moons ago! I might go Tuesday night to help another new rider learn. I think you are completely right Sam. They were cutting the line which is always rude and inconsiderate. Good for you for speaking up. Earl Bales is where I taught Adam how to board many moons ago! I might go Tuesday night to help another new rider learn.

I think you are completely right Sam. They were cutting the line which is always rude and inconsiderate. Good for you for speaking up.

]]> By: Sam MacCutchan http://www.highlyobsessed.com/2009/01/10/defining-snowboarding-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-4486 Sam MacCutchan Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:51:01 +0000 http://www.highlyobsessed.com/?p=962#comment-4486 There is nothing here about lift line etiquette. Yesterday I was at Earl Bales park in Toronto at the small ski hill there. On one of my runs I arrived in the lift line and some of the other people in line were explaining to someone why he couldn't duck under the rope and join his friend who was already half-way through the line. The guy finally gave up his arguing and went to the end of the line. A few minutes later, after more people had lined up behind this guy, a third guy arrived and started to duck the rope to join his buddy. I said to this third guy that he needs to go to the end of the line. But the two guys started arguing with me. Telling me that it doesn't make a difference if he cuts into line to join his friend because if they didn't join up he'd be riding the chair single. It's only a double chair. They might have had a bit of a point, but in my opinion proper etiquette is to not get into line until all of the people you want to ride the chair with have finished their runs. I explained this to them but they didn't seem to agree with me. These guys weren't getting into line seconds apart it was more like a minute or two. By that time the first guy is quite close to getting on the chair and there are ten to fifteen groups of people behind him. And anything that makes it look like you are cutting line can't be good etiquette can it? There is nothing here about lift line etiquette.

Yesterday I was at Earl Bales park in Toronto at the small ski hill there. On one of my runs I arrived in the lift line and some of the other people in line were explaining to someone why he couldn’t duck under the rope and join his friend who was already half-way through the line.

The guy finally gave up his arguing and went to the end of the line. A few minutes later, after more people had lined up behind this guy, a third guy arrived and started to duck the rope to join his buddy.

I said to this third guy that he needs to go to the end of the line. But the two guys started arguing with me. Telling me that it doesn’t make a difference if he cuts into line to join his friend because if they didn’t join up he’d be riding the chair single. It’s only a double chair.

They might have had a bit of a point, but in my opinion proper etiquette is to not get into line until all of the people you want to ride the chair with have finished their runs.

I explained this to them but they didn’t seem to agree with me.

These guys weren’t getting into line seconds apart it was more like a minute or two. By that time the first guy is quite close to getting on the chair and there are ten to fifteen groups of people behind him.

And anything that makes it look like you are cutting line can’t be good etiquette can it?

]]> By: josh http://www.highlyobsessed.com/2009/01/10/defining-snowboarding-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-4484 josh Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:03:59 +0000 http://www.highlyobsessed.com/?p=962#comment-4484 Uhm, while "f*ck that" is a compelling argument, I think it's okay if a few of the runs have some moguls off to one side. Let them have their mogul fun and then we don't need to do the work of plowing at all and could just snowboard. Uhm, while “f*ck that” is a compelling argument, I think it’s okay if a few of the runs have some moguls off to one side. Let them have their mogul fun and then we don’t need to do the work of plowing at all and could just snowboard.

]]> By: Martin Beran http://www.highlyobsessed.com/2009/01/10/defining-snowboarding-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-4480 Martin Beran Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:08:13 +0000 http://www.highlyobsessed.com/?p=962#comment-4480 "try not to snowplow too much, erasing the moguls that skiers have made and use" F-ck that, i agree with steve, snowboarders should gang up together and mass snowplow moguls! “try not to snowplow too much, erasing the moguls that skiers have made and use” F-ck that, i agree with steve, snowboarders should gang up together and mass snowplow moguls!

]]> By: eddierilla http://www.highlyobsessed.com/2009/01/10/defining-snowboarding-etiquette/comment-page-1/#comment-4476 eddierilla Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:37:17 +0000 http://www.highlyobsessed.com/?p=962#comment-4476 all wrong! snowboarders are skate punks on snow, the attitude, behavior, lack of etiquette comes from changing the set-up because original ski mountains banished us until snowboarding became a necessary evil. we create chaos in the controlled environments because that's what we are supposed to do; we jib the sides of boxes/rails; ollie slow signs; rotate off of the side of a hit, versus riding straight on...because! im 40 and slipping under closed signs, past wide-turn skiers and snowboarders, hitting the park with the same atitude i did 20 years ago. everyone starts somewhere. all wrong! snowboarders are skate punks on snow, the attitude, behavior, lack of etiquette comes from changing the set-up because original ski mountains banished us until snowboarding became a necessary evil. we create chaos in the controlled environments because that’s what we are supposed to do; we jib the sides of boxes/rails; ollie slow signs; rotate off of the side of a hit, versus riding straight on…because! im 40 and slipping under closed signs, past wide-turn skiers and snowboarders, hitting the park with the same atitude i did 20 years ago. everyone starts somewhere.

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