There is a saying that gets thrown about by a few (mostly those of the race oriented crowd), you can’t ski, ice just proves it.
The comment about your friend with wider rockered skis leads right into this comment because he can’t edge on hard snow without a rocker, on ice a rockered ski would be hard pressed to keep the edge. So again that assessment of a lower advanced skier drops a few points into intermediate because the lack of certain skills are masked by the ski to a point less than ideal conditions for said ski.
54yrs on skis has taught me that you may look rough but if you can ski it all correctly no matter what you are on you are truly advanced. Ski it well with only certain equipment and or certain conditions, you are not as good as you think you may be and are still missing certain skill sets.
As mentioned in other threads, modern equipment hides lacking skills (great for encouraging skiers), downside is over assessment and the risk of getting in deep trouble because if this. The entire skill set should be learned before being called advanced (MHO).
BTW the little boy in my Avitar is me in 1965 at 1-1/2 in Austria.
The comment about your friend with wider rockered skis leads right into this comment because he can’t edge on hard snow without a rocker, on ice a rockered ski would be hard pressed to keep the edge. So again that assessment of a lower advanced skier drops a few points into intermediate because the lack of certain skills are masked by the ski to a point less than ideal conditions for said ski.
54yrs on skis has taught me that you may look rough but if you can ski it all correctly no matter what you are on you are truly advanced. Ski it well with only certain equipment and or certain conditions, you are not as good as you think you may be and are still missing certain skill sets.
As mentioned in other threads, modern equipment hides lacking skills (great for encouraging skiers), downside is over assessment and the risk of getting in deep trouble because if this. The entire skill set should be learned before being called advanced (MHO).
BTW the little boy in my Avitar is me in 1965 at 1-1/2 in Austria.