I don't know about the rest of the skiing population, but what gets me going is a sick segment in a flick that shows a simple, simple trick, but fully steezed. For example: I'd rather see somebody throw down a 1 over a huge gap onto a log out in the woods somewhere then see somebody throw down a 270 onto and off a box.
I like to see skiing expressed by people on an individual level. You can throw a 5 over a 20 footer? Big deal. You can create your own line and incorporate things that nobody would think of? That's photo worthy.
Just my thoughts...