i love them both! i think its hilarious watching gapers!  like my favorite gaper moment, watching a whole japanese family ski aspens jump line! 3 kids, mom, and dad with camera, all horrible skiers, whole family rocken the pizza, took them about 15 minuets. they wouldn't even make it to the lips of the jumps. slide back down, waddle around then disappear behind the landing for a few minuets, then repeat it all over again on the next jump!  i wish i had that dads footage and a time laps of the whole thing!
 personally i enjoy the snakes and the gapers! it makes skiing funner for me! skiing wouldn't be the same with out them!