^Haha, what the fuck, tangent...
But yeah, Am's have some talent for sure. Sometimes the only thing distinguishing them from pro's are their appearance in ski movies and travel budget. Ability wise, lots of them are on par with pros. Pro's are usually more consistent tho, which gives them the podiums, but in an all out one trick battle, I dunno, a lot of amatures might make the pro's sweat.