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Your Mindset on Skiing

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monkeysteez
Posts: 2655 - Karma: 99
So I was wondering what kind of mindset people have on skiing. So what do you ski for, the improvement of your style? To hit crazier and more insane features/lines? Just the progression, being at the forfront of the next big trick trend(pretzels, spinning onto urban rails)? Many pros have different mind sets on skiing. Take for instance Jon Ollson who strives for perfection. Then there is Mike Wilson who will huck anything huge for a small price. And then of course there are BC skiers who ski cuz they love the feeling of deep powder face shots.....dont we all.
Nov 20 2006 5:02PM
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DrewR.
Posts: 976 - Karma: 5
i like to try to become an all around better skier
Nov 20 2006 5:05PM
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Aenigma
Posts: 11256 - Karma: 428
I ski for myself.  I love the feeling of standing on top of a mountain, dropping in with deep snow, and outrunning the slough at the bottom.  I don't care about progressing the sport, hucking the biggest cliff, or how appealing I look for other people.  All I care about is having fun in the mountains whether it is in the powder, on a steep line, off a cliff, or even in the park. 
Nov 20 2006 5:06PM
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Goonther
Posts: 469 - Karma: 9
i like being outside, being one with mother nature. i like blazing a fat bowl while standing on top of a mountain, looking over everything, being above the clouds, the whole atmosphere. then i absolutly love the feeling you get when you pop on your skis, and you just forget about everything, and ski. i like to try to become the best skier i can be, all around. i do like pow the best just because nothing compares, but rails, jumps, groomers, trees, i can have the best time of my life in any situation, as long as im on the mountain skiing.
Nov 20 2006 5:13PM
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ECsleez
Posts: 26 - Karma: 10
yea, some days all I want to do is scoot down those long easy greens that feel more like a smooth hike than a 'run' with no one else around except my closest friends, just talking cooling off and buttering around or riding switch. That's the funnest feeling in the world - being with your friends in the middle of the forest just cruisin. Other times I'll spend a week addicted to dropping bigger stuff and hitting larger jumps just for the sensation of "air". Really I think that being able to do whatever I choose on the mountain at my leisure is a huge feeling of satisfaction because it gives the impression of control. Something we don't always have on our lives all the time.
Nov 20 2006 5:16PM
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Trashpuppet
Posts: 529 - Karma: 123
one of the best things in skiing is when your looking down at ur line the looking back at ur firends waiting on u to go tear it up... then once u drop in u just have this feeling like no other...



but the thing i thrive for in skiing is just going bigger and getting better... if i didnt ski, my life would be horrible it takes my mind off things so i can focus on somthing else besides the real world...
Nov 20 2006 5:19PM
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triebby
Posts: 8670 - Karma: 2,190
i think probably the number one thing that would keep me skiing no matter what is being out in the snow and the cold slinding on snow. i would and always will love that not matter what im doing on skis as long as im on them.

Along with the fun and the feeling goes improvement. i tend to be a really competitive person so i always want to improve and get better at everything i do. i think im somewhat similar to jon in that i lve just having things dialed in and really sticking tricks. like if i did a trick and landed it but it was really sketchy, i might as well have not done it because i won't be satisfied. i also like the prgression factor because im not real crazy as far as trying stuff so i like to be able to build up to and practice a trick beforehand.
Nov 20 2006 5:19PM
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spudz
Posts: 2564 - Karma: 5
I like getting better and making movies with my friends. Being with your friends and dicking around and making movies.
Nov 20 2006 5:20PM
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*DrewT*
Posts: 7768 - Karma: 481
I love everythign about skiing. Surfing through the pow, droping off cliffs, ripping through trees, jump lines in the park, sessioning a rail, airing out of the pipe... it's all good. Skiing the park working on new trick, getting stoked knowing you're getting better, throwing in different grabs, watching the footage seeign how it all looks. Getting up from a crash, laughing it off and going up to try it again. I'll be honest though I'm not too stoked to ski pipe this year I did too much of it last year, almost everyone of my bad crashes was in the pipe and the only time I was acctually having fun was boosting straight airs. I just don't have fun doign it it seems too restricted. Like to me it doesn't embody freestyle so much. I don't even know how to explain what I'm trying to get at here it's just a feeling I've been getting recently
Nov 20 2006 5:38PM
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bret
Posts: 2848 - Karma: 839
i like the moment of truth that you get right before you go off the lip when you're trying something new.  you have to fully commit to it and that's an interesting feeling.



Nov 20 2006 5:43PM
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TimothyLord
Posts: 2114 - Karma: 568
just progressing in all aspects of the sport
Nov 20 2006 5:43PM
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III
Posts: 2041 - Karma: 22
I love the feeling of everything about skiing.
Nov 20 2006 5:52PM
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QuazBotch
Posts: 3909 - Karma: 223
weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Nov 20 2006 5:53PM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085
I ski for the shit eating grin I get in the liftline after ripping up a face or doing a switchup in the park. I ski for the culture of friendly people who are dedicated to living on skis or a snowboard. I ski because it is what I know, and more fun than anything else I have found.
Nov 20 2006 6:09PM
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philipc
Posts: 6651 - Karma: 1,286
have fun
Nov 20 2006 7:11PM
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bob_dole
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 1,580
i ski for the opression of my peoples in africa.
Nov 20 2006 7:16PM
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grams.
Posts: 7406 - Karma: 186
i ski for fun :)
Nov 20 2006 7:17PM
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wdbo.
Posts: 4935 - Karma: 173
do it for the love
Nov 20 2006 7:23PM
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jksl
Posts: 12727 - Karma: 854
i ski to opress the people of africa, mostly hennie though.
Nov 20 2006 7:24PM
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shrEddie
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 65
i ski for the mad props
Nov 20 2006 7:27PM
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bob_dole
Posts: 4078 - Karma: 1,580
my peoples will kill your peoples.
Nov 20 2006 7:27PM
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duhamelski
Posts: 3842 - Karma: 192
everything, i love the rush of looking at the empty mountain every mornning, the vibe in the village after everyone is done skiing for the day, the frsh air, the rush of getting done with a good run, powder days, everything about it
Nov 20 2006 7:28PM
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thejackal1177
Posts: 3434 - Karma: 2,724
i ski for being with some pal's on snow meetingnew people and the whole scene is just real awsome
Nov 20 2006 7:36PM
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00Snowball
Posts: 163 - Karma: 10
i ski cuz its fun and i am good at it and i like to get better but i dont do tricks over and over to dial them in cuz i like to push it to the limit
Nov 20 2006 8:01PM
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shrEddie
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 65
yeah pretty much all that
Nov 20 2006 8:01PM
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nedward
Posts: 841 - Karma: 15
i ski because its the adrenaline rush of riding down the mountain, spinning threw the air, hittin rails, and overall ridin pow and anything ...I live to ski...its one of the greatest thigns i have came upon
Nov 20 2006 8:03PM
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monkeysteez
Posts: 2655 - Karma: 99
well i guess i will answer my own question. I ski for the feeling when you dial a trick for the first time. I ski for the feeling you get when you know the trick you just stomped looked smooth. That quick flash of adrenaline you get when you drop into the pipe. And that feeling of anxiousness as you wait for the first chair up in an epic pow day. That is what I ski for.
Nov 20 2006 8:05PM
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Tucks
Posts: 2120 - Karma: 161
Powder and park
Nov 20 2006 8:07PM
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scientist
Posts: 6920 - Karma: 348
woorrrdddd. same goes with gnarly lines and al that good stuff
Nov 20 2006 8:08PM
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scientist
Posts: 6920 - Karma: 348
woorrrdddd. same goes with gnarly lines and al that good stuff
Nov 20 2006 8:09PM
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scientist
Posts: 6920 - Karma: 348
woorrrdddd. same goes with gnarly lines and al that good stuff
Nov 20 2006 8:09PM
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slimbruddah
Posts: 2611 - Karma: 25
Can't explain it really... just love it. All. Just want to get better, improve, learn.
Nov 20 2006 8:40PM
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stinkypoodangle
Posts: 1322 - Karma: 33
all of that and being scared right before you try a new trick. i love that. also standing on top of a mountain on a crisp bluebird day. oh man this makes cry for winter.
Nov 20 2006 8:49PM
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sexy_skier_babii
Posts: 2490 - Karma: 15
i ski to get better. i ski to have fun. i ski to make a difference. i ski for the people. i ski for me.
Nov 20 2006 10:27PM
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kenevil
Posts: 1309 - Karma: 31
i ski because i love it, sure i want to progress and all that, but when it comes down to it, its all about having fun
Nov 20 2006 10:33PM
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WoodyE
Posts: 230 - Karma: 15
skiing is my one true love, i might be a noob on this site, but i just dont post much, but i care and will support it anywhere.
Nov 20 2006 10:46PM
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fulltiltrocker
Posts: 699 - Karma: 167
I ski because I love it. No other medium gives you so much control yet so many possibilities with your body. I can go 50mph and stop on a dime. I can fly 80 feet across a table or 40 feet off a cliff. I feel like superman when I'm on skis.
Plus its perfect to hang with your buds, and make new friends. You can spend all day thrashing yourself trying to learn a new trick, and the last run nail it. You can have a perfect pow day of riding, or a perfect day of crappy conditions dicking around. Watching and working towards your progression is the pure fullfilment.
Nov 20 2006 10:54PM
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TreeXSki
Posts: 132 - Karma: 10
I ski because its fun, i do "tricks" for my own personal satisfaction, im not out hitting big ass jumps to look cool to everyone else. I get frustrated when i dissipoint myself , when i know i can do somwthing but cant pull it off. I get pissed when people take me the wrong way, so i now ski alone most of the time.they take my frustration with myself personally, Ha they shouldnt take so much credit. I just love going out and having fun and learning new things, i get super excited when i get something new and i cant stand the fuckers who try to act all cool and shit when they ski. just have fun .
Nov 21 2006 12:03AM
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Me_AlexD123
Posts: 293 - Karma: 10
gnar
Dec 11 2006 10:36PM
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SkiingNinja
Posts: 1970 - Karma: 901

i ski to get that feeling of stomping a trick that you've been thinking about forever

Dec 11 2006 10:50PM
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wh@t
Posts: 6204 - Karma: 51
sticking stuff like fat 180s on the off piste kickers that are so smooth you can feel it through you. that and just carving like a muthafukka, all steezed out and leaned in, staggered feet and all that good stuff.
Dec 11 2006 10:54PM
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tSki
Posts: 956 - Karma: 171
work on every aspect of skiing, jumps, powder, rails, everythign
Dec 11 2006 11:07PM
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
cos i can improve. im getting worse at everything else.
Dec 11 2006 11:13PM
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cofreeskier
Posts: 3189 - Karma: 15
I ski to have fun in general, which includes getting better at all aspects of skiing and im not gonna lie a small percentage of the time i try to impress people but i think that comes along with having fun, trying to improve, and skiing with friends, you definitely want to show people what you can do (in my case its not much)
Dec 11 2006 11:53PM
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ajax
Posts: 2852 - Karma: 1,245
I ski to ski

plain and simple
Dec 11 2006 11:56PM
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CJHski
Posts: 2384 - Karma: 126
i ski because its fun
Dec 12 2006 12:07AM
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DopeSauce
Posts: 1677 - Karma: 26
I ski because I LOVE the feeling of sticking a new trick first time, and to fuel the sport and un-stereotype it from old people carving in TIGHT fluro one pieces
Dec 12 2006 12:28AM
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FigmentFilmski
Posts: 1639 - Karma: 266
i like the feeling of having time to myself and the freedom to do what i want. i can hit a rail, hit a small jump, do whatever i feel happy and confortabe with. and thats what i usually do.
Dec 12 2006 12:32AM
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skierAK
Posts: 138 - Karma: 10
the freedom, and the good times
Dec 12 2006 1:14AM
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lastxlight
Posts: 1611 - Karma: 10
First and foremost, it is a place of freedom and reflection. Something incredibly pure in a sad world.


It's a great thing to do with your friends, and few things in life can compare to the feeling of your first 360s, cliff drops, first times down double blacks. It's a wondeful sport.




Dec 12 2006 1:16AM
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tride
Posts: 1038 - Karma: 26
Something about a symbiotic relationship with nature, releasing my soul and feeling the beauty of a untouched white canvas laid out ahead of me.

But mostly I do it in the hopes that chicks with big breasts will think I'm rad and offer me bjs in gondolas.

Dec 12 2006 2:08AM
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