How smooth do you like the water for your slalom set?

[matt_b]

Skied last night and the water was like butter, not a ripple. Felt weird and awkward and just fell over going around the 3 ball. I prefer a small little ripple on the water, how about you?

[MNshortliner]

There's nothing like the feeling of butter, but for me I have problems with depth perception. I do like a little ripple when skiing.

[lcgordon]

I actually prefer wakeboard rollers. Or thats what I seem to get.

[BrennanKMN]

I don't live on a lake, so when I go out I ski. Could be white caps. With that said I try and go on low wind days, but that doesn't always work.

 

As far as the poll, I don't know. I have only skied on glass 1 or 2 times. I never really paid much attention. It is a fun feeling but not too sure if it makes my skiing any better.

[Horton]

Opening pass mirror can suck but once the mirror is broken the smoother the better.

[MISkier]

I will ski too lazy if it is glass. It's OK to enjoy the glass once in a while, but I prefer the ripple to wake me up a little to focus on that first pass and run it aggressively.

[oldjeep]

Feels squirrelly as hell when I've been on dead flat water.

[ozski]

If its pure glass dead calm I would rather send the boat up and down on a speed check or whatever. After a run through its all good.

[thager]

I move around a lot so the smoother the better. That said, I love a little wind in the face with a ripple too!

[liquid d]

Glass makes you concentrate on everything...get used to it and use it to feel everything! It helps you set the ski up so much better than anything else.

[lpskier]

I like to cut myself... on the glass.

[Onside135]

Before I began course skiing, life revolved around skiing at times when the lake was glass. I'll never take glass for granted...

[chris55]

I just love the noise of the ski curving on glass water

[skialex]

I don't mind and a little wind seems to help with my gates whichever direction it comes from.

Having said that I always appreciate the looks of glass water!

[gsm_peter]

We seldom have butter water.

 

Skied yesterday. Nuts. :#

WWW.A

Waves 10 inches.

Water almost 39F.

Wind about 25 Mph.

Air 48F.

Swedish summer is here. B)

Is there a need for a new ski index (at least we reached 100)? :p

 

[Jordan]

If it's perfect glass, I am excited before i ski, but i find it a little sticky.Prefer a little ripple.

[PatM]

On my lake a little ripple helps to keep down the reflections coming off the shoreline. At least I think it does.

[skiinxs]

Glass for me, love the sounds!

[swc5150]

Absolutely love glass, and we're fortunate to have it every morning. Love the whistle sound!

[LOTW]

As much as I like glass, we only get it once or twice a season. I used to pass when it was windy but these days that's all we get so usually pretty rough. Ski on rough or no ski at all.

[Orlando76]

Unfortunately in Florida its 10-20 mph all of March and April.

[jdarwin]

Lake wind advisory....

 

[ALPJr]

Mirror is so nice, but can be tricky visually in the narrow tree lined pond were I ski a lot.

[Marco]

I really enjoy glass on my opener, which is the only chance I get to ski it unless I take a really long drop at the other end. I find myself contemplating the beauty of the aesthetics, rather than focusing on my skiing. For my harder passes, I like a little texture. It feels a little more stabilizing.

[Erik4c]

 

Something like this is pretty hard to beat for the opening pass. After that a light ripple is perfect.

[UWSkier]

I tend to over-ski in glass. Something about not getting the feedback I'm used to or something. Never do ski as well, but it is still fun, and makes for some great photography.

[matt_b]

Erik4C, that looks like Crescent Bar? Used to go there quite a bit when I lived in Seattle. I think I actually remember your family?

[Wish]

Glass gives me fits with depth perception. Something about it makes me ski a late pass. Even the slightest water disturbance is better then the butter. But wind just blows sooo..

[Texas6]

Just give me a 5mph headwind in both directions, and we're good to go

[The_MS]

I am a fan of the Patented Ripple Effect

[parkerc2112]

A little texture, for her pleasure

[adkh2oskier]

A little glass w some ripple to follow

[A_B]

The more weight I put on, the more ripple I like. I only ski in white caps now...

[GWaterski]

Glass is an option that is hard to resist! Ski it enough and love it! It only lasts one pass anyway...

 

[wilecoyote]

Don't you hate it when you have butter and then you fall halfway through the pass and wreck it?

[BRY]

I like glass to free ski on big lake open water but haven't seen a big lake all glass for years. Jet skiers and wakeboarders started getting up too early. Skiing glass till you fall off the handle was pretty cool. Glass seems to take a little adjustment for me, a bit too much stick in the course.

On little private lakes with buoys I much prefer a slight ripple, ski rides better. Contrast is better too, easier to see what's where.

[wilecoyote]

Our cottage is on a medium sized lake with not a lot of cottages, I regularly get free ski glass and absolutely love it. Just ski the whole lake until it's all stirred up. Can't complain about the rollers when you know you were the one that made them LOL

[ski6jones]

On glass I can never decide whether to ski around the ball or it's reflection.

[prettig]

ripple for me.... glass: ski keeps searching for edge, so if glass we always brake it before we start...