IMO - this is when we start to see more and more accidnets/near misses. The 'main' part of the b/c ski run has tracks in it therefore the natural tendency is to move off the side. The more you move away from the 'online' skiing/riding the more likely you are to hit a radom weakness as your getting pushed by previous tracks into terrain you would prefer not to be in. As guides this is the hardest thing to do but sometimes have people ski/ride in old tracks becuase of the idea of branching out to the side your more likely to find the that random weak spot - Sorry for the rant. - Spitzer