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Yesterday was a freshly but poorly groomed icy slope. Rock hard ridges mixed with icy pebbles. Your skis went from good grip to zero grip to over a fist sized pebble then back to grip again. Overall it made for very patchy grip with skis going all over the place. Compare this to a well groomed slope that's been used for an hour and it's quite a difference.
Of course a half decent beginner had no issues, but being your first time on skis since two years it didn't help.
Don't you enjoy a perfectly groomed slope? I know I do