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How fast do ppl ski when they book ass down steep groomers
BigPurpleSkiSuitAs much as I like to think I can break 70 I know its probably not true. I do want to I skiiing in a speed suit someday to see how much faster it is on waxed skis
Only time I know was mobbin with some park crew friends while shreddin created butte. We were going 50 or 55 according to the app. Idk how accurate it was though. We were def cruising though. Were going from one bar to the next snd movbing the groomers launxhing off errthang.
I've never tried tracking runs skiing. Id be interested to do it hiking though and map out stuff and have the distance.
On the mtn the feeling of the wind sipping a beer and hearing people yell shit from the lift is fast enough. Whether thats 35 or 55 idk. I think if you're mobbing 50 seems pretty reasonable. And if you were getting sendy idk why you couldn't hit 60 on some steeps.
Like i said ive never really clocked it so no reference. I know how fast a snowmobile, cat, and utv go on the mtn thats about it.
I finally used an app thing about 20 times this seaon. 40-50 is fast but pretty easy cruising. 50-60 requires paying a lot more attention. Top I recorded this year was 61.8 bombing down a very firm steep groomer
these gps readings are so inaccurate, skiing at 73 mph without skis that aren't over 193cm race skis is very hard. Next time you drive at 70 mph in a car put your hand out the window, that's the kind of wind you experience at these speeds
jps2.0these gps readings are so inaccurate, skiing at 73 mph without skis that aren't over 193cm race skis is very hard. Next time you drive at 70 mph in a car put your hand out the window, that's the kind of wind you experience at these speeds
I'm guessing you've never ridden a motorcycle.....
Did a tuck race down Sunset on Loon with the boys. We all had gs skis on and felt pretty damn fast. Probably went around 60. Where the trail flattens out, there was so much g-force I almost fell.
jps2.0these gps readings are so inaccurate, skiing at 73 mph without skis that aren't over 193cm race skis is very hard. Next time you drive at 70 mph in a car put your hand out the window, that's the kind of wind you experience at these speeds
jps2.0these gps readings are so inaccurate, skiing at 73 mph without skis that aren't over 193cm race skis is very hard. Next time you drive at 70 mph in a car put your hand out the window, that's the kind of wind you experience at these speeds
This is true. I have approached those speeds and it feels like the wind is going to rip your jacket apart. If you have a helmet visor it starts to lift it off your head as well. You also start to feel the air get under your skis if your on anything over 100mm underfoot which is unsettling to say the least.
Once I did a hand drag doing about 50mph on a groomer at Schweitzer and thought I was going to tear my hand off.
91mph according to my GPS on Dynastar Cham 127s getting speed on the cat track then dropping in and straightline tucking Regulator at Snowbird top to bottom. I put on some rub on wax immediately before the run. Over the previous few runs before applying the wax (still had pretty fresh wax on my skis, just not immediately before the run) I had done I think 71mph.
Normally when just skiing fast but not straightline tucking, probably around 50-60mph.
Off-piste I measured my speed on Elevator Chute once and that was I think 55mph, but that wasn't going for speed and wasn't on freshly waxed skis, I was just curious how fast I would go skiing it the way I normally ski it.
ShadowXVX91mph according to my GPS on Dynastar Cham 127s getting speed on the cat track then dropping in and straightline tucking Regulator at Snowbird top to bottom. I put on some rub on wax immediately before the run. Over the previous few runs before applying the wax (still had pretty fresh wax on my skis, just not immediately before the run) I had done I think 71mph.
Normally when just skiing fast but not straightline tucking, probably around 50-60mph.
Off-piste I measured my speed on Elevator Chute once and that was I think 55mph, but that wasn't going for speed and wasn't on freshly waxed skis, I was just curious how fast I would go skiing it the way I normally ski it.
Damn. If thats legit thats impressive. I wonder how accurate that is though, unless you weigh 240 and wear skin tight clothing and you were tucking on a 45 degree steep groomer on good snow
**This post was edited on Jul 17th 2020 at 11:47:49pm
Regulator is definitely the fastest I've ever skiied, I dont know if 90 is possible without a speed suit, but on freshly waxed skis, maybe..
ShadowXVX91mph according to my GPS on Dynastar Cham 127s getting speed on the cat track then dropping in and straightline tucking Regulator at Snowbird top to bottom. I put on some rub on wax immediately before the run. Over the previous few runs before applying the wax (still had pretty fresh wax on my skis, just not immediately before the run) I had done I think 71mph.
Normally when just skiing fast but not straightline tucking, probably around 50-60mph.
Off-piste I measured my speed on Elevator Chute once and that was I think 55mph, but that wasn't going for speed and wasn't on freshly waxed skis, I was just curious how fast I would go skiing it the way I normally ski it.
DolanReloadedDamn. If thats legit thats impressive. I wonder how accurate that is though, unless you weigh 240 and wear skin tight clothing and you were tucking on a 45 degree steep groomer on good snow
**This post was edited on Jul 17th 2020 at 11:47:49pm
My GPS has been very accurate compared to my car speedometer when using it in my car, but maybe the steepness of a ski run makes it less accurate, not sure. I won't make any claims regarding accuracy or lack thereof of my GPS, but I was wearing very tight fitting clothing. Not a speed suit, but clothes designed for nordic skiing that are form fitting and create very little drag.
If anyone can, it's shadow, he literally doesn't turn
DolanReloadedDamn. If thats legit thats impressive. I wonder how accurate that is though, unless you weigh 240 and wear skin tight clothing and you were tucking on a 45 degree steep groomer on good snow
**This post was edited on Jul 17th 2020 at 11:47:49pm
ShadowXVXMy GPS has been very accurate compared to my car speedometer when using it in my car, but maybe the steepness of a ski run makes it less accurate, not sure. I won't make any claims regarding accuracy or lack thereof of my GPS, but I was wearing very tight fitting clothing. Not a speed suit, but clothes designed for nordic skiing that are form fitting and create very little drag.
bombing groomers in a Nordic suit I can see it. My suit is big and I can feel it working like a parachute so I am sure it makes a big difference
ive done a lot of fast skiing and me and my buddies who were finding the speed limit straightlining at big mtns with big stiff skis seem to have a consensus that you can't go much faster than 60s, maybe 70s, on freeride gear (most importantly the baggy clothes we wear)
radar guns are legit i think, the GPS apps are hilariously unreliable. you aint doin 90 on park skis and baggy clothes
if you take tanner hitting chad's switch at 55 as verified fact, i think it's safe to say i'm doing a solid 15+ mph more when i'm coming out of the biggest straightline i can find. but i think just air resistance makes it tough to go much faster than that when you're wearing baggy ski gear
Fully agree, I was def straight lining top to bottom, no speed checks at all, when I hit that 65 on ARV96’s. Like, I was trying to go as fast as humanly possible but the wind kept pushing my helmet off my head and my fit was like full on squirrel suit with how much wind it was catching. I really think you need some extra factors playing in your favor to hit 70+
SofaKingSickive done a lot of fast skiing and me and my buddies who were finding the speed limit straightlining at big mtns with big stiff skis seem to have a consensus that you can't go much faster than 60s, maybe 70s, on freeride gear (most importantly the baggy clothes we wear)
radar guns are legit i think, the GPS apps are hilariously unreliable. you aint doin 90 on park skis and baggy clothes
if you take tanner hitting chad's switch at 55 as verified fact, i think it's safe to say i'm doing a solid 15+ mph more when i'm coming out of the biggest straightline i can find. but i think just air resistance makes it tough to go much faster than that when you're wearing baggy ski gear
SofaKingSickive done a lot of fast skiing and me and my buddies who were finding the speed limit straightlining at big mtns with big stiff skis seem to have a consensus that you can't go much faster than 60s, maybe 70s, on freeride gear (most importantly the baggy clothes we wear)
radar guns are legit i think, the GPS apps are hilariously unreliable. you aint doin 90 on park skis and baggy clothes
if you take tanner hitting chad's switch at 55 as verified fact, i think it's safe to say i'm doing a solid 15+ mph more when i'm coming out of the biggest straightline i can find. but i think just air resistance makes it tough to go much faster than that when you're wearing baggy ski gear
I bet it is way more about the aerodynamics of your suit than anything. In the sport of speed skiing guys regularly hit 125 (that’s like 200 Canadian). Seems like that whole sport is all about the suit. They have long skis too but the suits are the main key I think
OregonDeadI bet it is way more about the aerodynamics of your suit than anything. In the sport of speed skiing guys regularly hit 125 (that’s like 200 Canadian). Seems like that whole sport is all about the suit. They have long skis too but the suits are the main key I think
yeah from what I know, at our point of “”terminal velocity”” it’s about your aerodynamicism (Siri is that a word?) then your skis then your wax
So I was reading about the history of “speed skiing” and apparently it started with Scandinavian dudes during the gold rush who would strap 12 foot (thats what it said) pieces of wood to their feet with human semen slopped all over the bottom...
