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Feeding off of Friends

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AwR
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So it was friday night under the lights and i was skiing in the park with all my buds, one of my friends goes and does a Lincoln Loop off of a step up. Right then im thinking "oh shit james its time to throw down" so the next lap through the park im thinking well ive been working on my cork 5s off jumps into pow but ive never really done one in the park because ive been afraid of fucking up, so as im debating on doing it or not I turn on my ipod and the greatest song comes on, "Fearless" by Pink Floyd. I took this as a message from god and start to drop into the park, get to the lip and drop my shoulder and spin, as im spinning i see the landing and go "holy shit im going to land this" so i brought down my landing gear and stomped it. One of the better feelings in life is going off axis.

My question now is do you have friends or songs that make you try shit you've never done before?
Jan 15 2006 2:58PM
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Ice-Is-Scary
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ohh yeah, its all about who you ski with, i dont listen to music on the hill anymore though. But I always used to love charging to metallica and motley crue
Jan 15 2006 3:17PM
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Jaskittin
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yeah, when people start throwing down, I feel like I have to. When one person steps up, it helps and usually everyone goes away with a few new tricks.
Jan 15 2006 3:20PM
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Von
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definatly when your skiing with other people you step it up a lot
Jan 15 2006 6:05PM
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watchmefall15
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i progress so much faster when i ski with significantly better people
Jan 15 2006 6:06PM
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jimmychung
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cruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuue!
Jan 15 2006 6:11PM
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radskier
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I definitely step it up when I'm skiing with people who are better than me
Jan 15 2006 6:20PM
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burr
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yeah skiing wif people that can help you progress is great. it helps you get in that zone! music is great tho i find it hard to ski wifout
Jan 15 2006 6:26PM
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SBP
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yeah one of the best ways to progress in my opinion is riding with people that are better than you. when you see a buddy throw down hard, you'll try and step it up and so on. and defintly riding with music gets you pumped up.
Jan 15 2006 6:26PM
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ineedarealname
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yeah theres a group of kids who i ride with on occasion, and i always improve so much on those days
Jan 15 2006 7:13PM
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SteveStepp
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hahaha "message from God"
thats an awesome story
Jan 15 2006 7:15PM
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timmi
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i read your title and the first thing that came to mind was the episode of family guy where peter eats joes legs on the raft. bahahaha
Jan 15 2006 7:17PM
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mommy
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didnt that one retarded guy with only 1 leg land a cork 540 like... 7 years ago?
Jan 15 2006 7:22PM
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Tony_G
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^ what the fuck r u kiding me that effin crazy, just amagine trying to ski with one leg!
Jan 15 2006 8:32PM
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timmi
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i think he is just trying to be an ass...
Jan 15 2006 8:37PM
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wdbo.
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good story
Jan 15 2006 8:41PM
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Davevinc1080
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il laughed when i read taht and imagined it happening
Jan 15 2006 8:51PM
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mad_540_trix
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yeah skiing with friends definitely helps everyone there step it up.
Jan 15 2006 11:52PM
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gaberaham
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peer pressure is amazing for me, If i ski with someone that is a little better and also gives into peer pressure we both progres like crazy. Anyway props on the cork 5, that is a goal for me this year
Jan 16 2006 12:32AM
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eheath
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Yeah dude, def when im with people throwing down i like to throw down too. Like first time i was out this year, first jump of the year it was like 30 ft and i was just gonna straigh air, but this kid i was with who is fucking good just goes and 3s it so yeah then my other friend 3s it, so then i also 3ed it, really helps to ski with people that are better than you.
Jan 16 2006 12:35AM
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CooksCorner
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^but not too good, that will get yo ass killed
Jan 16 2006 11:09AM
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Redstar
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I like riding with people better than me, even if they are skiiers. I rode with some of the park staff a few times last year, and you step it up huge.

On a sidenote, my friend saw a handicapped skiier jump a 40 foot table in a bob. Or whatever you wanna call the handi-chair ski deal.
Jan 16 2006 3:16PM
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