At what point does it go from snow skiing to water skiing?

At what point does it go from snow skiing to water skiing? Because Will Wesson, Sämi Ortlieb, and Lauri Kivari certainly push the boundaries of what counts as what in this clip from LINE’s Zermatt Glacier Days movie.

The whole movie is worth watching if you haven’t seen it already. But the real point here is to question whether or not this still counts as snow skiing, or if we’ve moved over into waterskiing. I’m going to say that, because they’re still on snow skis and they following a slope, rather than being pulled by a boat or winch, this still counts as snow skiing… (duh).

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Nolan Deck is a writer for Unofficial Networks, covering skiing and outdoor adventure. After growing up and skiing in Maine, he moved to the Denver area for college where he continues to live and work...