Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post.
Register to become a member today!
Ex- racers, converts, veterans
Posts: 576
-
Karma: 10
i was just wondering how many kids on here were racers before they started freeskiing, how many started their skiing career freeskiing, and how many converted from some other snow sport???
personally i was a freeskier from the start. ive never raced however i probabaly would have if i didnt have to drive 3 hrs to the closest hill worth riding, and i never did have the desire to even try snowbaording
Posts: 1632
-
Karma: 16
I was a racer up until three years ago. I enjoyed it, but what I get from this feels so much more natural. I have no regrets about racing, though. There is no doubt in my mind that I would not be at the same level had I not raced.
Posts: 6680
-
Karma: 15
i never raced but was an every weekend ski bus kid from 5th to 8th grade, then i saw the first skogens, and had to have them. the all black.... aw so sexy. from then on it was NS stright up. i stopped skiing for a while and kinda grew out of it, but over the last 2 years I want to ski more than ever
Posts: 11456
-
Karma: 634
i started my freeskiing while racing yea i blew off racing and went into the park instead
Posts: 989
-
Karma: 13
i am a racer
but not like hardcore spandex adn shields and shit. i just rock the slalom course,
Posts: 5970
-
Karma: 21
theres a lot of pros and ams a like who have back grounds in racing and freestyle. racing will definately give you a good basis for developing your skills
Posts: 7411
-
Karma: 35
I was your usual rec skier, then caught on to Mike Douglas's "Air Carving" Craze.
Yea that's right i had a pair of Salomon Axecleavers with the riser plate.
(If you don't remeber this craze it's cause im older than you)
The axecleavers where so heavy when 'jibbing' around so
Then Line Came out with Skiboards, and i was like hey, that looks kinda cool, got a pair, and sold them within a month. As i realized they sucked.
Then I was like Mike D and the new canadian air force gotta be up to something? I saw the movie 13 the week it came out, sold my axecleavers, and Head XR's
and bought a pair of the original K2 Enemies.
And have been through a few twins since that time till now.
Never raced, A that's my Ski Story.
Posts: 4871
-
Karma: 2,063
i was a snowboarder....saw freeze in the magizine shop..bought it....loved skiing from then on but didnt have skis for another season yet...skied for the first time last season for a month...fell hard..out for a while...then skied for another 2 days....then season was over...now i got new skis and im so pumped
Posts: 2471
-
Karma: 6,014
I ski boarder when i was little which introduced me to the park, then i matured and moved to skis a few years ago, then to better my skiing and clear up any mishap about me being a "park rat" i joined the race team for a year, on the side of my freestylin'!!
Posts: 1063
-
Karma: 447
i was a racer for like four yearsm then freestyle for a few...
Posts: 1892
-
Karma: 16
Posts: 173
-
Karma: 18
Racer for 16 years, enjoyed the competition, plus it gives you about a strong a base to work on as you can get. Definitely helps in the big mountain type of skiing I enjoy now.
Posts: 2269
-
Karma: 83
who was a racer before freeskiing started...??
i.
Posts: 723
-
Karma: 10
NEVER RACED YEYE!!! (but i wanted to when i was little cuz it looked fast and cool)
Posts: 2484
-
Karma: 6
Never raced, but when i saw someone in the park or in the BC for the first time, i knew freeskiing was the way to go.
Posts: 3360
-
Karma: 111
i was a racer untill 8th grade then i switched to park in 9th it really helped me improve
Posts: 4120
-
Karma: 41
i never raced, i had a short fling with snoboarding... then switched back
Posts: 8232
-
Karma: 3,311
Posts: 2382
-
Karma: 10
i wasnt a racer, although if i wanted i could have been. just a guy who went out to have fun. then i saw people go off jumps. i was hooked
All times are Eastern (-5)
