Groomer

What's a groomer?

"Barney" wrote in message
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What's a groomer?

A groomed (pisted) piste, as I understand it.

Keith

A groomed piste.

Its a machine that looks kinda like a bulldozer with 4' wide tracks that
flattens moguls, bumps and tills the snow on ski hills not unlike a farmer
does to his fields. It leaves behind a nice corduroy texture that begs to
be ripped up by my Coiler PR. Here is a link to groomer manufacturers
websites. http://home.twcny.rr.com/snowgroomer...linkslinks.htm

Bombardier, Kassborer, Prinoth and LMC are the most popular ski area
groomers.

Hope this helps

cya
Jason
"David Brown )" wrote in message
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A groomed piste.

Its a machine that looks kinda like a bulldozer with 4' wide tracks
that
flattens moguls, bumps and tills the snow on ski hills not unlike a
farmer
does to his fields. It leaves behind a nice corduroy texture that
begs to
be ripped up by my Coiler PR.

Couldn't have said it better, right down to the choice of board!

Mike T

"Mike T" wrote in message
Couldn't have said it better, right down to the choice of board!

Mike T

But is generally used to describe a grromed piste as in here :

"Mike T" wrote in message
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I have the Axis 172, and I ride it pretty much everywhere I ride a
freeride board - groomers of course, but also steeps, moguls, powder,
and even the terrain park now and again. As far as true alpines... I
currently have a Coiler PR 184.

unless you ride on grooming machines ;o)

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David Brown )
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"David Brown )" wrote in message
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"Mike T" wrote in message
Couldn't have said it better, right down to the choice of board!

Mike T

But is generally used to describe a grromed piste as in here :

"Mike T" wrote in message
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I have the Axis 172, and I ride it pretty much everywhere I ride a
freeride board - groomers of course, but also steeps, moguls, powder,
and even the terrain park now and again. As far as true alpines... I
currently have a Coiler PR 184.

unless you ride on grooming machines ;o)

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David Brown )
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So whats a Grom then?, I've heard of snowboarders refered to as groms.

It sounds like some sort of insult, is it?

Jeff

According to http://www.kiddmillennium.com/MAO1.htm

Grommets or groms: young snowboard enthusiasts

Never heard the expression myself, even from my children.

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David Brown )
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"Keith" wrote in message ...
"Barney" wrote in message
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What's a groomer?

A groomed (pisted) piste, as I understand it.

Keith


As with most english words/slang, there are different meanings
depending on the context.

If one said, "I just stuck to the groomers all day.." Groomer:
defines a run/slope that is frequently "groomed", by a , uh, groomer.
Some runs are never groomed, for various reasons...

If one said, "My grandmother was run over by a groomer.." Groomer:
defines the tracked vehicle that, uh, grooms the slopes.


Sounds like we have both definitions clearly defined.

"Edmunde Lee" wrote in message
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"Keith" wrote in message
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"Barney" wrote in message
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What's a groomer?

A groomed (pisted) piste, as I understand it.

Keith


As with most english words/slang, there are different meanings
depending on the context.

If one said, "I just stuck to the groomers all day.." Groomer:
defines a run/slope that is frequently "groomed", by a , uh, groomer.
Some runs are never groomed, for various reasons...

If one said, "My grandmother was run over by a groomer.." Groomer:
defines the tracked vehicle that, uh, grooms the slopes.


Sounds like we have both definitions clearly defined.

Yup. Cheers, guys.