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How to meet riders your level while traveling

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Obwon
Posts: 38 - Karma: 39
I do a friend trip out west every year wyoming/montana but looking to do a an additional solo trip the next year. I lived in breck/frisco for 4years could rip freeway/A51. I consider myself a strong skier. I didn't get a ton of backcountry xp cause I was mostly a park rat. I feel comfortable hiking expert inbounds stuff/or like out of the gates at resort where its allowed. Is there a forum specific for skiers traveling solo. If it doesn't exist already an inbounds guide would be cool. Pay someone who knows the mountain.
3 years ago
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ZappaStache
Posts: 79 - Karma: 1,186
Find other rippers and ask if you can spin one with them? Quit replacing in-person interactions with the internet, there’s no tinder for ski partners
3 years ago
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GayWolf420
Posts: 38235 - Karma: 131,337
Walk into the most popular divebar in town and buy everyone beers
3 years ago
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GrandThings
Posts: 3329 - Karma: 34,471
Ride the singles line and intentionally put yourself with a group that looks like they rip. Ask to ride a few laps with them. I've never met someone who is like "actually no, you cant take a run with me"
3 years ago
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betz
Posts: 250 - Karma: 2,041
I think it goes a lil something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz4F2X1xSc8&t=4m11s
3 years ago
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mattytru
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when running into people on the mountain just ask them what's up with the local terrain or scene or whatever. if you can rip most people are happy to make a new skilled friend. also might get rebuffed sometimes, which is fine. nothing good comes easy
3 years ago
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Thegratefulskier
Posts: 338 - Karma: 918
Look for the good people find them in the lift line and ride up with them. Let them know your situation and more than likely you just made some new friends at another mountain. Smoke them out too.
3 years ago
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SuspiciousFish
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Nobody wants to end up grabbing a rider to hang with then finding out the new guy is not at your level and holds the group back. What I do when I am solo is hang out on top of a run for a min and wait for a group to come up. Give them a nod or a "Whats up" and just ride down with them and see if they are at you pace etc. If it seems like a good mesh then at the bottom of the run or in the lift line ask if its cool if you ride with them for a few runs. This way you already kind of built comradery and proved yourself on the first run down so its not as awkward just going up to a group of locals.
3 years ago
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SofaKingSick
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SuspiciousFishNobody wants to end up grabbing a rider to hang with then finding out the new guy is not at your level and holds the group back. What I do when I am solo is hang out on top of a run for a min and wait for a group to come up. Give them a nod or a "Whats up" and just ride down with them and see if they are at you pace etc. If it seems like a good mesh then at the bottom of the run or in the lift line ask if its cool if you ride with them for a few runs. This way you already kind of built comradery and proved yourself on the first run down so its not as awkward just going up to a group of locals.


3 years ago
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Obwon
Posts: 38 - Karma: 39
That is actually really helpful. makes sense both ways its hard to tell someone else's skill level from the lift line, talking on the lift or in a bar. Thanks for the advice. I really want to do whistler on my own next year but skiing the shit I like to ski alone isn't safe.

Someone could make money guiding resorts. Even when I go with my friends it's like we are all pretty capable riders, not always knowing whats below you is the sketchy part. Exploring is fun but any short cuts on a 7 day trip would be nice. A lot of times stuff is roped off because of conditions so your 'learning' where to go on the best day.
SuspiciousFishNobody wants to end up grabbing a rider to hang with then finding out the new guy is not at your level and holds the group back. What I do when I am solo is hang out on top of a run for a min and wait for a group to come up. Give them a nod or a "Whats up" and just ride down with them and see if they are at you pace etc. If it seems like a good mesh then at the bottom of the run or in the lift line ask if its cool if you ride with them for a few runs. This way you already kind of built comradery and proved yourself on the first run down so its not as awkward just going up to a group of locals.
3 years ago
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freestyler540
Posts: 13238 - Karma: 20,484
In populated areas, just post details of the itinerairy and people will message in. NS is great for that.
But, for on the spur meetings; chairlifts are great to bump into new people. Sometimes you get lucky and a local will team up with ya. My calling card is “where is the good snow?/ where can I send it?” Ill give ya more than you could ask for ;)
3 years ago
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Chunderface
Posts: 2566 - Karma: 10,057
Bro just learn to ski alone. Honestly its some of the most fun a lot of the time.
3 years ago
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dshiland
Posts: 227 - Karma: 1,522
Just on the lift, talk and youll run into cool people and ask if they want to take some laps. Ive done it a bunch this year, like someone above said stop moving human interaction on line.
3 years ago
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