Thanks for the info. Being a new rider I wasn't sure if what I was experiencing was the “normal learning curve” or just designation variances. What you guys said makes a lot of sense about attracting different crowds. Pretty much each time I have been out I have tried new/different trails to gain some experience in riding different terrains, powder, cords, moguls, steeps and flats, etc. I have found myself a few times out on a trail that is above my ability and when I find myself there I just leaf and plow the remaining way down till I can get off the trail or when it gets easier. But it is definitely more exhilarating to be going down a 30-40 degree pitch then to be running on flat areas, having to unstrap and ski the while in the middle of a trail is kinda lame.
