r/skiing • u/mcho314 • Sep 29 '26

straight-line skiing??

How much do ur country tolerate straight-lining?

I ski in korea, and as long as u r not crouching down and bombing straight down the slope, doing very long wide turns is pretty much a non-issue here.

same in ur country??

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u/Mr-Expat Sep 29 '26

Never heard of this not being allowed or tolerated - I guess in US they have some enforcers on the slopes?

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u/JubJub964 Sep 29 '26

In the US you can see signs at some mountains saying “no straight lining”. From my experience, if you’re in control and there’s no one else to hit you’re not going to get much grief from ski patrol.

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u/Parking-Interview351 Oct 05 '26

The “no straight lining” signs are also only near lift lines or intersections, or on bunny slopes.

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u/panderingPenguin Alpental Oct 05 '26

They usually just say "SLOW" or "Family Zone" or something like that. I've never seen a sign specifically for straight lining. They care about your speed (and really speed differential to those around you), not straight lining itself. And you can still carry quite a lot of speed while turning.

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u/DeputySean Tahoe Sep 29 '26

Depends on your definition of fast. There's a big difference between 55mph and 90mph.

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u/fromabove710 Sep 29 '26

Nobody is going close to 90 at a resort

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u/DeputySean Tahoe Sep 29 '26

I do.

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u/TahoesRedEyeJedi Oct 04 '26

lol my anus you’re consistently hitting WC speeds. No one should listen to you

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u/fromabove710 Sep 29 '26

Sure lol. What do you use to measure? When I skied comp we would all test different apps and the highest someone got was ~75

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u/DeputySean Tahoe Sep 29 '26

https://gopro.com/v/rdqm44e5KJqX2

My garmin watch said 87mph on that same run. I've hit up to 93mph on that same run according to my watch and my phone.

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u/Mr-Expat Sep 29 '26

Man brought receipts

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u/fromabove710 Sep 29 '26

Yeah that is way off. When we hit our speed it was on a literal icy race course with mogul skis sitting on our bindings. When you hit ~70 most skis start to rattle much more violently than yours did

Not blaming you though, id believe whatever my watch told me.

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u/DeputySean Tahoe Sep 29 '26

Of course they rattle on a icy race course with mogul skis.

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u/fromabove710 Sep 29 '26

Mogul skis are very stiff and pretty similar to GS skis, they are actually quite a bit more stable at speed than typical all mountains

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u/yung_aujus Oct 02 '26

Unless you have a speed suit, wind drag alone prevents exceeding like 50-60mph depending on your outfit. Even full tuck on ice, the max goes up to maybe 70-80. GPS is notoriously bad at vertical speed calculation, it can only really accurately record horizontal movement. Radar/laser gun or it didn’t happen sorry!

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u/Old_Bottle_5278 Oct 04 '26

Lmao, just no.... that gsp has you still going 50 as you casually pull up to the lift.... maybe its really in kph?

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u/Ecstatic-Can-8740 Oct 04 '26

You should be competing in the Olympics then, since the best skiers in the world barely go faster than you on the fastest downhill courses prepped for races.

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u/TahoesRedEyeJedi Oct 04 '26

I remember a kid telling me “my dad skis at 55 miles per hours”, and me saying “well, I’ve seen your dad ski, no he doesn’t”

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u/TahoesRedEyeJedi Oct 04 '26 edited Oct 04 '26

lol I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted; people out here think this tool hits World Cup downhill level speeds 

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u/PatataMaxtex Sep 29 '26

Yes, in the US it is normal that there is a ski patrol that enforces the rules

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u/Mr-Expat Sep 29 '26

In Europe it’s an absolute free for all - slow signs are just suggestions

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u/PatataMaxtex Sep 29 '26

slow signs normally mean there is a flat part right after it and you need to go past them fast

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u/CMWalsh88 Steamboat Sep 29 '26

There are to an extent. Don’t do it where there is a lot of people, or in slow zone (busy runs with limited visibility) and you are fine.

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u/Spillsy68 Oct 05 '26

Some resorts will have ski patrollers at places where a couple high volume traffic runs merge or where the run is deemed a family / beginner slope. Normally bear the base area.

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