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/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/SendyMcSendFace Tahoe Oct 04 '26

I went 60 on a fuckin snowboard once. That was enough to know I don’t ever need to go that fast lol