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Ski season has to end eventually, and many of us need a pastime other than just lamenting the days of skiing pow and ripping turns.

But does your off-season personality align with your ski style? Find out here (and please take the answer with a grain of salt; we're just making stuff up over here)! Choose the answer that most reflects you and keep track of 'em to see what activity will get you through the warmer months.

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1. It's the beginning of another wonderful winter. What are your goals for the ski season?

A. Skiing at least 350,000 ft of vert this season. 
B. Not getting hurt, but still having a whole lot of fun!
C. Skiing enough days to make your pass worth it before you head to Chile in January. D. Season goals? You're just happy to be on skis after your knee replacement last year.

2. Someone compliments your skis on the lift. You respond, 'Thanks!_____' 

A. 'My other Dynafits are actually 100g grams lighter than these!' 
B. 'You'd fall in love with the triple camber on these skis, too! I swear, I'll never own anything other than a Deathwish.'
C. 'Want any of this spliff?' 
D. 'You just can't beat how well a Kastle carves on-piste.'

3. It's a powder day. 10" of blower overnight and more on the way. What's your plan?

A. Get first gondola and head straight for the hike-to terrain. You know you'll be able to beat everyone there for first tracks, but you're Strava-ing to make sure you beat your own PR too. 
B. Grab the homies and mobilize. If you plan right and bring enough beer, you'll be able to get bell-to-bell pow laps on all your favorite chutes and bowls.
C. Head to the mountain early and thank jah you spent the night before thera-gunning your quads. It's gonna be a long day of dropping knees in pow. 
D. Powder day? Sleep in. You prefer fresh corduroy. 

4. What's your go-to après beverage?

A. A protein shake. 
B. Beer. 
C. Beer, maybe out of a shoe. 
D. Whiskey, on the rocks. 

5. You and your friends are having a ski movie night. What are you watching?

A. The Fifty Project, in its entirety. 
B. Anything with Sage Cattabriga-Alosa in it. Have you seen that dude on a bike?
C. MSP's Fetish (1996). 
D. Warren Miller, they're just such classics. 

6. You get the chance to hang out with the pro-skier of your choice. Who are you picking?

A. Mali Noyes 
B. Parkin Costain
C. Jake Hopfinger
D. Lindsey Vonn

7. How would you describe skiing powder?

A. The best leg workout you can get!
B. Feels like floating on a freshly rebuilt Fox 38. 
C. When the snow keeps getting deeper, and your feelings keep getting deeper, that's what skiing powder is like. 
D. Didn't you hear me earlier? I prefer pistes. 

If you answered....

Mostly A's...

You were made for trail running! It's all about taking those skier legs and shedding the weight of boots and skis to see how far you get in the mountains. By the end of summer, your watch tan is absolutely firing, you've gained at least 100 Strava followers, and your pre-season training is already done. Come winter, you'll be setting all kinds of FKTs on your local boot pack, but until then, enjoy the freedom of just shoes and your hydration vest. 

Mostly B's...

Odds are, when the ski lifts stop running for winter, folks can still find you at the mountain waiting to load your DH bike during summer. It turns out that just like skiing, mountain biking is a great way to get outside, hang with the homies, maybe get a little scared, and top the day off with cheap beers.

You love nerding out about ski gear almost as much as you love a good deep dive on the latest in bike geometry or drive-train technology. Who needs to watch ski racing when there's UCI? Just make sure you don't blow a knee over the winter—at least your bike has 170mm of travel to take all that impact!

Mostly C's...

Skiing powder is a great way to pass the time over the winter, but you much prefer water in its liquid form as a whitewater kayaker. All the best beer-drinking, safety meeting, adrenaline-pumping debauchery of a good ski season translates nicely to a summer of doing pretty much the same, just with warmer weather.

It's also handy that your job of safety kayaking for your local raft company compliments the lift ops job you work in the winter. Everyone knows kayakers are some of the biggest dirtbags in the outdoor world, which means you're probably a tele-skier too, but at least you're getting a great leg workout in over the winter before it's a long, hot, upper body summer. 


Photo: Matteo De Stefano/ Getty Images

Mostly D's...

You spend enough time being cold and worrying if you're going to blow your knee ripping groomer turns in the winter, which means in the summer, you just want a nice, mellow, outdoor pastime like golf. What's not to love about a day enjoying sunshine and whacking balls on the green, with some nice drinks to go with it? You've gotten your leg day in all winter, you're ready to kick back in a golf cart and enjoy some leisure

This article first appeared on Powder and was syndicated with permission.

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