Have you skied a run perfectly? is there such a thing?

[James]

Nope, never made a perfect run.
Not even perfectly satisfied, otherwise would’ve gone home early.

Perfect conditions? Yeah. Sections of untouched smooth spring corn on a sunny day come to mind now. Usually too short to be perfect, but the turns can feel close to it.

 

[Tom K.]

My definition is perhaps easier than others.

Most runs in pow or mixed conditions -- nope, never perfect.

But on a groomer, I'll give myself a perfect score anytime I finish a complete run without a single moment of skidding. All perfect railroad turns.

I know, probably too easy!

 

[raisingarizona]

Yes.

When you are 100% in the moment and the world goes completely silent, there is no thought process and everything is right. That’s the perfect run.

 

[jseeski]

Nope, never made a perfect run.
Not even perfectly satisfied,

This. I never ski as well as I want to. Some runs are pretty good, but I always think I could have, and should have, done it better.

 

[Andy Mink]

View attachment 97354

His hood is lopsided. No perfect for you!

 

[Andy Mink]

I've had runs that were significantly better than the run before or after, but never approaching what I'd consider "perfect". But I've had some damn fun ones.

 

[Wilhelmson]

The paradox of perfection is that only an improvable thing can be perfect

 

[Andy Mink]

I’m sure video and MA would tell a different story.

I always want to look and am then disappointed when I wasn't even close to looking like I felt.

 

[Calbearski]

Perfect run? Never (no matter how hard I tried)
Very good runs, many
Fun runs, absolutely, almost every single one of them!

 

[jmeb]

I have a vivid memory of one morning, skiing a suite of runs in a complete flow state.

A week before I had finished up a 10 day ski tour of hard mountains (Jackson, Snowbird, Telluride). Saturday morning went back to my local hill with one of my good ski buddies. No fresh snow, classic mid-winter chalky conditions. From 8:30 til a bit past 11, we just ripped, skiing most the best lines on my hill, in good conditions, no pausing, everything just clicking. We didn't talk much. Lift rides were sort of meditative.

For those who know Loveland we skied -- Cats -> OTR -> Excelleration to Ptarmigan -> S. Chutes -> Patrol bowl to No 4 Headwall -> Wild Child -> S. Chutes -> Marmot -> Hook'em Horns -> the Face -> Ratskeller.

I've been chasing that moment since.

 

[Bob Simpson]

This discussion brings me back to the Olympics of the 70's in judged sports; gymnastics, diving, figure skating etc.! While I may have felt like I nailed a run to perfection, the damn Soviet and East Germany judge threw in an 8.5 and 8 respectively, thus wiping out the perfect 10! Andy Minks's attached picture is a perfect example of the Soviet Block judges excuses for the deduction of points!

 

[Seldomski]

Perfectly in a technical sense? No. Perfect in terms of enjoyment, yes.

I have had a few runs that felt so good I called it a day instead of riding up the chair for one more. I didn't want to spoil that feeling with a bad turn.

 

[Chris Walker]

I always want to look and am then disappointed when I wasn't even close to looking like I felt.

Yep.