Do Racers or Freestylers make better Ski-Cross competitors?

[coldsmokedude]

It seems to me that WC results indicate racers do better. Is that true? I think the event more closely mimics racing as compared to freeskiing. The courses are often ran on very firm snow and the jumps are not about tricks; just getting over them while staying as close to the ground as possible and in a tuck.

Yes No?

Is there a bigger message here? Is it that most Freeskiers/Freestylers don't have the technique it takes to generate speed and control on firm groomed snow?

[J4U]

The vast majority of current competitors come from the Apline discipline.

[mogulmaster1]

It is alpine skiers because it is really a race to the bottom. Why is it in freestyle is a ?

Freestyle has it's own technique known as Mogul Specific Technique.