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Question for the females mostly (spraying peeps)

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#1 ·
Was riding with my girl, a female friend of hers, and a buddy of mine today.

Bluebird day, not much to do but butter around and just be a goof.

So I spray the shit out of a few skiers today, made an old lady go "oooop" and apparently turned a skiers black outfit white....

My girl and her friend started getting onto me for blasting skiers with snow, saying I'm mean, and should stop it....

I have rules.... I don't get kids, I don't get boarders often, and I absolutely don't get people talking on phones and what not because I would be pissed if someone got me while I was using electronics. And I also don't get people who just wiped out hard....

Is it such an asshole thing or are the girls just being punks?
 
#10 ·
I find it funny when people get mad about getting sprayed. If someone actually wants to track me down and fight over it that will be even more funny. and lol @ the guy who said thats like walking down the street and stomping someones toes! it's snow not rocks that are being sprayed. But I agree it is a dick move to just spray random people
 
#11 ·
Is it such an asshole thing or are the girls just being punks?
No, they're the punks. It's definitely them that are being punks and not you... not even a little.

They're probably just caught off guard and in awe of how cool you are being when you spray complete strangers for your own simple-minded MFM-esque enjoyment. If you explain to them that you are, in fact, the coolest motherfucker they've ever met in their lives and how acting like a total jackass with no redeeming qualities whatsoever just makes you even cooler, they'll probably come around. Maybe you should really try and impress them by walking up to an old lady you've never met before by the lift and wordlessly cracking her skull open with your board. They'll think you're the coolest. person. ever.
 
#12 ·
Wow. You're a jerk. Snow spray is funny once.... if its a good friend who does it.

A friend on my trip had the bad judgement to spray me a 2nd time on my last trip and I almost took his head off (needless to say, he stopped doing it).

Go ahead and keep spraying people. I am sure that someone will eventually 'explain' to you why it isn't appreciated. Probably with their hands and feet, lol.
 
#13 ·
Ummm....while I wouldn't track a person down and kick their ass for spraying me (I'm not even 5' tall - it wouldn't be practical), I'd definitely be annoyed. I feel like it's a sign of disrespect - like someone spitting on me. There's just no reason for it. But I do get great joy out of spraying my husband on a powder day.

I am a pretty cautious and conscientious rider - I'm very careful when approaching slow zones, going around timid boarders and skiers, riding through tight areas (that's what she said), etc. I get angry when people don't extend the same basic courtesies.
 
#16 ·
if you don't know me or my crew, and you spray any of us for whatever reason in any circumstance you are for sure going to get chased down , "stopped", and given hell - you might get your ass beat without any chance to explain yourself. its happened before and i'll do it again tomorrow.

i do not suffer fools on the mountain or anywhere else in life


we ride too hard, too fast, and put way too much time and money into this sport to let some dipshit fuckstick jeopardize any of our health.

i don't fucking know you, or your riding ability - so stay the fuck away from me, especially when you're riding fast. if you come up from behind me maching, and hit me - i'm just going to fuck you up. if i'm sitting down on the snow, and you ride my superfast a foot from my hand, i'm going to fuck you up.

give me 20 feet motherfucker, and that goes for anyone else i am riding with.


about 6 years ago my buddy and i, and his girlfriend were taking a run down a steep groomer. she sits down to mess with her bindings, so we stop on either side of her so as to not take up much space across the run. the only other person on the run (skier) comes maching down, straight at us, sprays her and shoulderchecks (on accident) my buddy because he's out of control. he was promptly caught up to and dispatched for his transgressions.
 
#18 · (Edited)
if you don't know me or my crew, and you spray any of us for whatever reason in any circumstance you are for sure going to get chased down , "stopped", and given hell - you might get your ass beat without any chance to explain yourself. its happened before and i'll do it again tomorrow.

i do not suffer fools on the mountain or anywhere else in life


we ride too hard, too fast, and put way too much time and money into this sport to let some dipshit fuckstick jeopardize any of our health.

i don't fucking know you, or your riding ability - so stay the fuck away from me, especially when you're riding fast. if you come up from behind me maching, and hit me - i'm just going to fuck you up. if i'm sitting down on the snow, and you ride my superfast a foot from my hand, i'm going to fuck you up.

give me 20 feet motherfucker, and that goes for anyone else i am riding with.


about 6 years ago my buddy and i, and his girlfriend were taking a run down a steep groomer. she sits down to mess with her bindings, so we stop on either side of her so as to not take up much space across the run. the only other person on the run (skier) comes maching down, straight at us, sprays her and shoulderchecks (on accident) my buddy because he's out of control. he was promptly caught up to and dispatched for his transgressions.
i would spray the shit out of you, probably have, and if you were on the side of the run it wouldn't have been that big of a deal or wouldn't have happened. Idiots in the center of the run deserved to get sprayed.
 
#17 ·
i spray anything that is sitting in the middle of the run, regardless if they are a skier or snowboarder. Regardless if they are on the phone or not. They should be off to the side. They deserve it.
 
#20 ·
if you had, you would know about it.

in that situation we were not in the center of the run, we were off to the side 3 wide.

that angry old man rant aside, we do spray each other - but we know each others ability and we do it from the side, not from above.


if you're the kind of "idiot" who fucks with random people in life and on the hill, you deserve what you get.
 
#25 ·
Interesting how fired up some of you get about spraying people.

Guess I just see it as someone just playing around if I get sprayed. I don't like getting sprayed if I'm on my phone but any other time I laugh, or catch em and spray em back.

And ya I can't say I've ever gone off to the side of a run to spray someone.... Figured that went without saying that they were in the middle of a run....

Guess my view of it being fun and games is only shared by few.
 
#26 ·
This thread was :laugh::laugh::laugh:

I only spray friends. I don't even spray people sitting down unless I saw them just stop and sit. I've been badly hurt after a fall before and had to take my time getting back up which might have been mistaken for me just sitting around.

You can't always quickly get to your feet after knocking the back of your skull pretty damn hard.

I also spray people who bomb past me in dangerous ways. Although this one isn't in a friendly manner. They get the finger after the spray.
 
#27 ·
my absolute last post in this thread :D


i have had idiots land on top of my head after i washout on a jump, knocking me out and giving me a serious concussion, because they were following too close behind me and were not riding in control.

i have been on the hill when a person was basically decapitated by someone's edge as they aired off of a blind roller into another run.

like i said if we are riding together, thats one thing - but if you don't know someone... don't fuck around.
 
#32 ·
If you're in control and giving other people plenty of room, as far as I'm concerned, ride as fast as you want. To me, it's all about being in control and respecting the other people on the mountain. Way too fast for one person may be well within another person's limitations. The opposite is also true. There's no real answer to that question. It's different for every person.
 
#31 ·
Too fast is when you are unable to correct yourself should someone ahead of you decides to turn into your path. No matter what, they have the right of way. Yelling doesn't always work either since a lot of people are jamming out to music or have helmets with ear pads that muffles sounds.
 
#34 ·
Here is my thought….if you are headed down a cat-track that only leads to black runs….and your side slipping…..I am gonna pass you going mock chicken. I will give you warning and ample time to see me but….if you turn into me, well then that is your mistake…and for the love…..get outta the way of the wall hits….
 
#40 ·
If you have to spray stick to people in your group. If you repeatedly sprayed your girl and her friend all day I'm sure you would be in the doghouse.

If you have the opportunity, do you drive through a puddle splashing people at a bus stop? I wouldn't, it's a dick move. Respect the space of others.
 
#42 ·
If you have the opportunity, do you drive through a puddle splashing people at a bus stop? I wouldn't, it's a dick move. Respect the space of others.
You're seriously comparing the two? Your talking something that could stain peoples clothes or worse vs. getting something on you that won't hurt you, stain, or even stick to you....

I get what your saying in the end, but you're comparing apples to oranges imo.

Will most likely stick to spraying people who deserve it I suppose. Although it was pretty funny hearing the older lady on skis yelp
 
#41 ·
Long story short. Its not your f*cking mountain. If someone is sitting in the middle of the run, how about you ASK THEM to not sit in the middle of the run instead of assaulting them. 8 times out of 10 they will move to the edge of the slope.

There is no rule/law that says that people have to conform to YOUR idea of slope etiquette. They paid the same amount of money you did and the only rules they have to follow are the ski patrol's and whatever local laws apply.

If you don't want to see people sitting in the middle of the run then complain to management or go to a different hill where you don't have out-of-shape tourists laying down all over the place.
 
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