There’s no way around it: If you want to ski fall line moguls, you have to want it—and be ready to fight for it. Even expert mogul skiers have to fight for their line, because there’s no telling what a mogul run will throw at you.

“You have to do something. You always have to be doing something. Then get ready to do something again,” says Glen Plake. “Mentally, you just have to commit.”