would you rather: break trail or follow a track

Break the trail.

Usually I'd prefer to break trail but it depends on how well I know or have researched the area.  If I'm going somewhere that I've never been and I know and trust the person that set a track into that area then I'm ok following too.

I try to set reasonable skin tracks that usually follow the safest line possible to get to a destination but I have been guilty of setting skin tracks directly up fall line for 2 reasons: just for grins on those fun spring days when it seems like skins stick to anything and to intentionally discourage people from following my skin track but I think I've only done that once.  Usually I tour with my heel flat on my top sheet.

Edited to add:
I took the question to be "would you feel more comfortable going into an area that you know has other people or would you rather explore on your own?" but some of the answers seem to be leaning towards setting new skin tracks next to old ones which seems to be a waste of space and effort unless there is a problem with the existing skin track (blown out kick turn, icing, poor line choice in the first place, etc).

Breaking trail is quite enjoyable exercise for me, I also enjoy the challenge of setting a good "railroad" track in a varied terrain. But I also think less trail is better so I will follow when possible.

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... unless there is a problem with the existing skin track (blown out kick turn, icing, poor line choice in the first place, etc).

That's certainly along the lines of why I'd set new track when one is already there. And typically only in places where space is not an issue (i.e. not mis-farming the good turning slopes).

There is for sure something very fun about planning out and breaking a nice line through the terrain and views.

Only on TAY would you find people arguing about the beauty of your uptrack. Then again, without much snow to play on and very little to refresh what's out there what else do we have to talk about?

I only break trail when I have to. Or when the person(s) ahead of me have made poor choices the night before. Don't crop dust me, bro.