Okay... so what was the point of you doing this?
To prove that people that ski in the backcountry are humble thrill seekers who's obsession with the pure and overwhelming joy of skiing keeps them from growing oversized egos and looking down on other skiers? If this is your point, why are you entering the thread by demanding that its yours and posting photos of yourself?
Are you trying to say that because some people don't like being treated like idiots and novices while trying to engage in their passion they are somehow missing the point of it all? In theory, it shouldn't matter as its all about the skiing. It shouldn't matter about the gear you wear or how technical your vocabulary is in regards to snow dynamics. That's what the OP is saying and unfortunately there are a LOT of people (for context I live in Summit County, CO so this is probably a more pervasive issue than other places for a number of reasons) who's attitude is terrible. Its hard trying to get into the backcountry scene. Its a financially, physically, and mentally challenging sport that requires knowledge and careful focus even without a constant stream of naysayers. When I was just starting to get into touring, even just going into a mellow, popular zone, I had to summon my courage and hope my confidence would lead me to where I wanted to ski. If my relatively less experienced crew ran into anyone (no exaggeration) literally no one ever offered advice or beta. Most of the time it was like "are you sure you know what you're doing?" and "You guys really shouldn't be back here if you don't know the name of the line". The name of the line?? Who cares, its probably got like 12 names anyway.
Upon telling someone it was my first time skiing in the area and informing them I had a map and photos of the line, they scoffed, said "good luck", and cruised by us. Everyone knows that a map and a photo of the line is pretty much as good as you can ask for in terms of navigation, but even so, this guy saw our gear and determined we were idiots unworthy of his skill and intellect. Its fuckin hard to bounce back from stuff like this, when all the experienced, grizzled skiers that seem to know what they are doing are incredulous towards you. It'd be like if you went up to Tom Wallisch asking for advice on how to do a cork 7 and he replied "You don't know what your doing, figure it out for yourself."
This season, I went to East Vail with tons more experience than a couple years ago. I was talking to a guy and I told him this was my first time skiing the area but I had a map, labeled photos, a cell phone (with service), plenty of advice on where to go, etc. The self-appointed King of East Vail simply responded "you don't know what your doing, you can't come back here without someone showing you where to go". At this point in my life, and like a lot of people in this thread are suggesting, I smiled and nodded and my group proceeded to ski the line we wanted to. Three years ago, I would have turned around, gone home, and made a post on NS wondering why there are so many d-bags who backcountry ski. In the end, the condescending BC skier to which the OP refers can ruin the sport for people looking to experience the backcountry in the way which so many love (and is being pushed super hard by the industry right now). Yes, it shouldn't be an issue, and I don't have the space to get into why people are like this out of bounds, but it is demeaning and prevents people from getting stoked. And if skiing is all about getting stoked, which a number of people have said, whats the point of buying a bunch of gear, taking avy classes, walking miles with skis on your feet, climbing a mountain, and accepting significant risk to ski down it if people are going to rain on your parade?
tl;dr - The type of people the OP refers to are real and make it really tough to get into backcountry skiing.
