How do you define skill level?

I always thought of myself as a beginner however having skied in Mayrhofen last year and coping fairly well (despite the fitness levels)with the majority of red runs a friend of mine, a "proper skier" reckoned I was more an intermediate than beginner. Still always unsure how to catergorise myself though when I get asked!

easy days skiing and 1 or 2 apres ski beers and bed = beginner

long days skiing and 4 or 5 apres ski beers with wine at dinner = intermediate

60km+ 8 or 9 apres ski beers, dinner with wine, nightclub and return to hotel at 4am in boots and gear = expert

anything over expert = plain silly

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It's a subjective question with the only option to answer being subjective, unless you define parameters for any given scale and agree on them then trying to quantify across a large population is about as meaningful as jam filled traffic cones.

However I am listening to A Flock of Seagulls whilst typing this so what on earth would I know.

tino_11 wrote:easy days skiing and 1 or 2 apres ski beers and bed = beginner

long days skiing and 4 or 5 apres ski beers with wine at dinner = intermediate

60km+ 8 or 9 apres ski beers, dinner with wine, nightclub and return to hotel at 4am in boots and gear = expert

anything over expert = plain silly

)

It's a subjective question with the only option to answer being subjective, unless you define parameters for any given scale and agree on them then trying to quantify across a large population is about as meaningful as jam filled traffic cones.

However I am listening to A Flock of Seagulls whilst typing this so what on earth would I know.

Bottle of Red again Tino? :lol:

bandit wrote:

tino_11 wrote:easy days skiing and 1 or 2 apres ski beers and bed = beginner

long days skiing and 4 or 5 apres ski beers with wine at dinner = intermediate

60km+ 8 or 9 apres ski beers, dinner with wine, nightclub and return to hotel at 4am in boots and gear = expert

anything over expert = plain silly

)

It's a subjective question with the only option to answer being subjective, unless you define parameters for any given scale and agree on them then trying to quantify across a large population is about as meaningful as jam filled traffic cones.

However I am listening to A Flock of Seagulls whilst typing this so what on earth would I know.

Bottle of Red again Tino? :lol:

Dinner with work so only two glasses :( Might nip out for lasties though.

Ian Wickham wrote:You should not feel the need to pigeon hole yourself "can you get down most slopes" means your'e an ok skier, can you do with a bit of style makes you a better skier 8)

hear hear!
:-)

tino_11 wrote:

However I am listening to A Flock of Seagulls whilst typing this so what on earth would I know.

As much as me probably, as I really liked them. I am seeing your musical taste now. I know we discussed Depeche Mode whilst in St Anton, and I note you were recently listening to White Lies. Can I suggest you have a go at White Rose Movement and Shiny Toy Guns?

I thank you.

Tony_H wrote:

tino_11 wrote:

However I am listening to A Flock of Seagulls whilst typing this so what on earth would I know.

As much as me probably, as I really liked them. I am seeing your musical taste now. I know we discussed Depeche Mode whilst in St Anton, and I note you were recently listening to White Lies. Can I suggest you have a go at White Rose Movement and Shiny Toy Guns?

I thank you.

I'll get some tapes for my Walkman )

I was looking at Igluski.com just now, and I noticed that the way they grade the number of pistes in a resort is - beginner, intermediate and advanced. Presumably these correlate to green and blue, red, and black.

Ally