Groomers...What are they?

[juantru540]

I´m spanish, just want to know this to understand some ski reviews

thanks

 

[iFlip]

A groomer is where the grooming machines have gone over basically every inch of a run. Think corduroy all the way down the run.

 

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[Silence]

i'd say basically any trail that has been prepared by machinery for skiers/boarders to ride on

 

[JaySkier107]

big magical machines that eat powder

 

[skiing_monkeys]

umm groomers are what europeans call piste's or run's, not sure if the same for u dudes in spain.

 

[Treestman]

trails where the snow is groomed into a flat surface, instead of powder, bumps, or ice

 

[skiburger]

Yap, we call that piste.

BTW Hi guys on NS, my first post...

 

[timmi]

oh hello!

 

[kyle_w]

that would be a groomer grooming the snow

 

[Shorton]

yeahyeah, they're called pistes over here, but i still call them groomers

 

[snwbrdmilf]

I love this photo, I think someone on NS took it...I could be wrong though.

 

[twintipteles]

waite, but moguls are still considered on-piste skiing in europe right? or not?

 

[skiing_monkeys]

yea moguls are considerd on piste, but only if there is a row of poles either side of them. are moguls on piste in the USA n canada?

 

[SkierX]

Well, we don't really have the terms on/off-piste skiing here in North America.

 

[Fish_Sandwich.]

pow, BC are off piste

groomers, park are on piste.

Moguls are usually on piste unless it is just some moguls that got created in a area that was formerly powder and n00bs tracked it out, then it's just gay.

 

[forfun]

haha

on-piste: groom, park, in-bounds

off-piste: where the men are separated from the boys

moguls: gay

 

[triebby]

hahaha well said

 

[SteveStepp]

 

[sdfjklioeur]

haha^^

 

[Holte]

Those pictures just make me want to bomb down some groomers. Switch.

 

[CoachG]

haha i thought the same thing but you got to it first, props.

 

[hemlockjibber8]

what the hell? I posted a photo of a groomer here, like second post. where did it go?

 

[snarky]

idiot.

A: in bounds does not equal on piste

B: moguls are as legit as any other aspect of the sport.