I think tele is cool, and this is why. One evening, I was taking the very last ride up my lift (I was a lifty at Eldora). The sun was setting over the top of the mountain, and the run under the chair was steep and 2.5 moguls wide. I couldn't understand how the single skier left that high on the mountain was making the most beautiful roster tails I've ever seen. Each one was backlit by the golden sun, each one was perfectly balanced with the one on the other side, and each one splayed out in a flawless spread. I couldn't believe it--the experience was even more strange because there were only the two of us as far as I could see. When my chair and his skiing met, I realized he was teleskiing. I knew right there that I had to learn how to do that.
I agree that doing what is comfortable is fun. I've been alpine skiing my whole life. I've enjoyed working on the mountain, running race clinics, and teaching children. But I want to enjoy that whole experience of learning something new and challenging which builds on skills I already have. It's fun. I like it. And tele is cool to me, I admire those who do it. I don't look down on alpine skiers, snowboarders, or snowsliders. That attitude has nothing to do with the sport, it has to do with the individual. Fortunately, I rarely notice them when I out there enjoying myself.