When I first started skiing it was for show skiing, and instead of the ok signal being the circle above your head it was just a wave and a smile, and they added an injured skier signal, which was crossing your arms above your head. I always just assumed it was a signal everyone knew until the other day when some friends and I were talking and I learned that none of them have ever heard of it, just using the absence of the OK signal as one.
So I started thinking and realized that show skiing is different because sometimes we don't use CG approved PFDs and the large amount of skiers falling at once (pyramids collapsing are always a classic), that we would need one because it'd be easier than checking everyone for a wave and to signal the safety boat to get there ASAP.
So I guess this is an informal poll, has anyone else heard of it? (Luckily I've never seen it used, knock on wood) And if not, maybe think about adding it to your new skier info, the more people that know it the better.
So I started thinking and realized that show skiing is different because sometimes we don't use CG approved PFDs and the large amount of skiers falling at once (pyramids collapsing are always a classic), that we would need one because it'd be easier than checking everyone for a wave and to signal the safety boat to get there ASAP.
So I guess this is an informal poll, has anyone else heard of it? (Luckily I've never seen it used, knock on wood) And if not, maybe think about adding it to your new skier info, the more people that know it the better.
