i dont see whats wrong with letting people ski despite their equipment. just because someone may be a poser or wears expensive popular equiptment or something doesnt mind me. im stoked that they are making an attempt at a sport in which i feel is life altering, soul searching and at some points religious. yea i might be jealous some person has sick equiptment and they cant use it correctly, but hey i find them as people who are searching for the lost part of the soul that can only be found by taking some laps whether they be groomers, park laps, tree skiing, pillow lines, etc. with your friends. i was lucky enough to be brought up in a family who taught me skiing at the age of 2. i couldnt find that soul until i was like a freshman in high school. it takes a long time to appreciate something. be stoked they are out shredding, and be stoked you are out shredding.