Who's the best skier in the world?

[Horton]

@twhisper not that it is an excuse for my skiing but I am 5 foot 8 and 7/8th with T-Rex arms :-)

[Mrs_MS]

Regina .....and she’s short like me!!! Lord knows what an extra 4-5 foot reach can do!!! & 3 event skier!!!

Nate for the boys!

[klindy]

Give Regina a 6' handle and set up a head-to-head with Nate. Might be fun to watch!

[Drago]

Adding rope isn’t the same!

How about this: give her 1’ -tall plates under her bindings

[klindy]

@Drago I understand but its an approximation and still would be an interesting "Bobby Riggs vs Billy Jean" event

[Driggski]

If slalom specialists are in the running, you have to also put jump specialists on the ballot. Jacinta hasn't lost a pro event in something like 5 years and Freddy has, I think, 13 Masters titles (one shy of AM if I'm not mistaken)... worth an argument for GOAT at least.

[ballsohard]

Let's talk slalom, all time. I'm interested in some of the dudes from a long time ago that were mentioned.

[Mrs_MS]

Well

Then it’s Andy Mapple...hands down!!!

[B_S]

@ballsohard if you're talking slalom, there are many greats, but only 1 GOAT, and that is undeniably Andy Mapple. If Nate stays healthy and continues his trajectory, he has a shot at replacing him.

[ColeGiacopuzzi]

I still believe that @twhisper has monkey arms forget the numbers..I'm 6 feet with a 6 foot 4 reach and I believe he still has longer arms than me!

[MickeyThompson]

Is it not true that Nate has ran more -41 than everyone else combined? If yes that’s a strong statement.

[ballsohard]

I feel like Nater just wins at a torrid pace, hard to be better.

[slow]

I would be interested in seeing Andy and Nate at their peaks with today’s skis.

[GaryWilkinson]

Nate for slalom present day.

Andy is still the GOAT with Nate in the GOAT convo if he keeps it up

And remember when?,... was it Wayne Grimditch competed in the Superstars made for TV event?

[BraceMaker]

Or if Mapple was in todays environment of record capable slalom lakes and tournament speed control on modern skis....

 

Even is retirement was solid 41s.

[ToddF]

This would be easy to figure out, just take the three individual event rankings, marks or even event bests. add them up and divide by three the person with the lowest number wins the best skier in the world trophy.

 

I believe that Regina is probably the greatest and most dominant female skier ever but,

@horton if you took Regina's jump distance, trick point totals and made her ski at 36 she wouldn't be that high up on the list.

 

So, if we qualify the question, yes she could easily be the best skier

if we quantify the question no she isn't close at all