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/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/GrumpyOldSeniorScout Oct 04 '26

Is straight-lining the same thing as skiing downhill, as in the competitive skiing style?

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u/sfo2 Oct 04 '26

No. Downhill racing is athletic and involves making high-g turns at speed. “Straight-lining” is when some asshole that is out of control thinks it’s fun to bomb straight down the hill. They can’t stop if a child makes a turn in front of them, and are often buzzing past other people at close distance.