r/skiingcirclejerk

This season I saw the slope freshly groomed at the evening and empty and thought:

“Tomorrow I’ll hike up and ski down. Great idea.”

For context, I’m not some hardcore skier. Just a guy with confidence levels far above actual skill.

So tonight I start hiking uphill while my kids are down below playing around. Everything is fine at first because the slope lights are on.

Then I get halfway up…

…and they TURN THE LIGHTS OFF.

Pitch black.

Suddenly I can’t see anything, I’m alone on the mountain, and somewhere below me I hear the grooming machine starting up again like a horror movie soundtrack.

At this point I’m too far up to go down without looking defeated, so obviously I continue climbing in complete darkness pretending this was all part of the adventure.

Honestly felt like the mountain itself rejected me.

Made it to the top though.
Still alive.
Questionable judgment remains.

Hi everyone! We are a team of researchers (and skiers) from Politecnico di Milano (Italy). We are working on a project to simplify the daily life of alpine ski coaches on the hill.

From our initial research, we keep seeing two major "time-killers":

1. Spending hours at night cutting and sorting clips on software.
2. Trying to explain a micro-error in body position at 60+ mph to a racer who is convinced they did it right.

We want to build something that solves real issues, not useless tech.

So, what setups are you currently using, and what do you hate most about them?

Thanks for your time and we hope to build something useful for you!

Has anyone been auto-renewed for the 26-27 ski season without knowing it by Epic Pass?

I bought a 4 day pass this year, and I guess there was a small toggle button that was automatically clicked auto-renew, and I am being charged over $500 for a new pass, despite me contacting the company trying to cancel this.

Would love to get a group of victims together for an easy lawsuit.