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Snowboarding reaching its peek?

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N-Yourd
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It seems to me that i havent seen much progression from snowboaring over the past year or so. It seems that skiing is progressing wayyy faster. Is this just me being ignorant or what. What you think?

Mar 28 2007 1:26AM
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*rkp*
Posts: 8198 - Karma: 257
i think that you got hit by a truck!    at least it was level 8...
Mar 28 2007 1:27AM
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A@ron
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i could be that you (me to) dont follow snowboarding as much we follow skiing so we cant really notice any progression.
Mar 28 2007 1:44AM
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garrett.
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how much more can skiing prgress, jon is conquering the double flips...
Mar 28 2007 1:47AM
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drewishish
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dont forget we still need to catch up to SSX.....
Mar 28 2007 1:57AM
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KZA
Posts: 3304 - Karma: 301
nah theyll keep progressing. i think snowboarding is gettin a lot more creative, follow me around for example. look at skatin itll keep happening with so much more talent
Mar 28 2007 2:01AM
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Albino
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wise words
Mar 28 2007 2:35AM
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N-Yourd
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yet even following the progression threw x-games, it seems obvious(or at least to me) that skiing as far as difficulty of the tricks has progressed way faster
Mar 28 2007 3:13AM
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ArmadaAR4
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agreed..watch some independent boarding movies...they are fucking insane...you will see progression...they are doing double corks and shit
Mar 28 2007 9:57AM
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Charom
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There is only but so much you can do with both your feet strapped to one really fat board. I never liked snowboarding. It's so annoying when they all sit down in groups right in the middle of a run. They have to unstrap and strap there boot everytime they get on and off the lift. They also have to do this everytime they get on a catwalk. Thats just to much work. Not to mention that a snowboarder will never be able to make short radius turns quickly like a skier can, which in turn limits the terrain.

Skiing or landing switch looks way cooler on skies. You can't even tell by looking at a snowboarder that they are even riding switch. Also, kids are starting to think twintips are cool. I help this by skiing switch as much as possible and the little kids on the mountain see this and want to try it.

SKIING IS MAKING A COMEBACK.. TWIPTIP STYLE!!
Mar 28 2007 10:08AM
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FUUUCK
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way to sound like an ignorant fool
Mar 28 2007 10:34AM
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skialpental
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more people boarding than skiing equals more progression in boarding it sucks but its unfortunately true
May 21 2007 3:55AM
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zesty_buddy
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hmmmm i agree

i still really appreciate what snowboarders can do tho......
May 21 2007 4:13AM
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alaskakid
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snowboarders whether we want to admit it or not still have so much more style and creativity than skiers, and dont get me started on rails....

but when skiing become the new thing in a couple years things will change...hopefully at least
May 21 2007 4:20AM
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andy_boy
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You have a lot to learn. Not every snowboarder out there is the common, useless boarder newb.
May 21 2007 4:28AM
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solidstate85
Posts: 198 - Karma: 16
You gotta respect snowboarders because they are out on the snow, doing what they love.  Snowboarding has done a lot for skiing and without it would there even be a newschool movement?  Skiing and snowboarding have both been very progressive in recent years, and even though I would say skiing has been more progressive in the last year I would say its a partnership and they will continue to take turns setting the progressive pace.
May 21 2007 5:41AM
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Changethattape
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WOW dumbest thing i might have ever heard. You dont know anything. Honestly. Ill explain something just to prove your dumb. DID you know that on a snowboard its easiest to cork a frontside spin with a backflip style off axis? And when spinning backside its a frontflip style cork. So if you have trouble with backflips but you spin frontside then you can cork. If you spin backside but cant frontflip its way harder. SO thats something new you learned AND by the way i think skiing is progressing at the same rate as shredding.

I hope skiiing gets more media attention though because its dope. I just think skiiers are started to think down on shredders a bit and its anoying because were both doing what we want to do.
May 21 2007 7:02AM
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jacobski
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Yeah since EVERY double flip has been thought of and played out already, I saw groms in the park stickin Kangaroos like WHAT this year.

That was stupid.

Btw it's PEAK, not PEEK homie, you spell like a snowboarder.
May 21 2007 7:15AM
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dom_uk
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i agree witht his bit, im afraid the relevance of your first part went straight over my head but i still respect boarders a hell of a lot, there just like us but face a different way down the hill, so what?we should be tryin to progress together not oustretch each other
somethings snowboarders will probably always have on us, nose slides and switch landings in pow will always be easier on a board for example so they can push it further, we how ever can get better grabs and go bigger, we progress in different areas
May 21 2007 7:17AM
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jacobski
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Snowboarding is still hot shit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbGS5S5riw

Whether snowboarding is peaking or not, we are still behind. While skiing has come a long way, we have a lot of catching up to do with overall style and URBAN skiing is just scratching the surface. I think urban skiing will progress in a very cool way.
May 21 2007 7:21AM
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jacobski
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Whoops, meant to post this:
http://www.mackdawgproductions.com/videos/view_video.php?viewkey=e3bef5e069713af9fa6c&page=&viewtype=&category=
May 21 2007 7:24AM
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colin13
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Snowboarding's funds are always going up (which you can see in the mackdawg trailer) but the best way to see if snowboarding is slowing down is to look at the major tricks in the last couple of years.

Skiing 05-06
sw 1440
10s at the end of pipe runs
bio/cork 810s onto rails
sw cork 630 to rail
kangeroo flip

Skiing 06-07
sw dub cork 1440
12s in the middle of pipe runs
im sure candide was ripping up rails but i havent seen any footy
switch dubles

i dont watch snowboarding but thats probably the best way to see how skiing is progressing
May 21 2007 11:16AM
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ride-rider
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seems like it ya.
May 21 2007 11:22AM
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cracko
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you really couldnt be more wrong.

snowboarding has been progreesing insanely in the past year. i would keep going but im too lazy to type out tons of examples.

you also have to keep in mind that half the new trends in skiing come from the snowbaord scene(urban wallrides anyone?)
May 21 2007 12:12PM
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jksl
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see...your problem here is you're looking at x games for this kind of stuff.
May 21 2007 12:16PM
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Peetri
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nah i disagree... the reason that skiing progressed so fast is because it was following in the footsteps of snowboarding. Now i am not saying that skiing has copied snowboarding in any way, I am just saying that twin tip skiing came around at a super good time as far as park riding is concerned. Skiing is definitely progressing fast, but i feel that snowboarding is progressing at a similar rate.
May 21 2007 12:34PM
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gaydar
Posts: 543 - Karma: 5
now they have thier stupid crip walks and jacksons and shit. lucas magoon kid is doing frontblunt 450 off down flat downs tell me thats easier than a kangaroo flip or switch triple back.
May 21 2007 1:26PM
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Download-My-Apps
Posts: 5069 - Karma: 1,017
its hard for a skier to see snowboarding progression. Like I respect all snowboarders but I couldnt tell you all the differnt grabs like I know in skiing. And to me it seems like skiers have developed a little more in the air because of well its allot easier to do tricks standing straight compared to on one plank sideways. But atleast at my park it seems like snowboards can hit a whole other axis while going corked that most skiers cant do.

In terms of rails I think snnowboarding has taken huge leaps and bounds in the last years, and they are miles ahead of skiing in that area.

But I could be wrong, this is just what ive noticed
May 21 2007 3:48PM
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nothanks
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You're utterly, completely wrong.
May 21 2007 3:56PM
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ijibgoremtn
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yea snowboarding is def progressing but skiing is exploding that and how much do you watch snowboaring now that your an avid skiier, the only reason i know is cuz most of my friends ride
May 21 2007 4:14PM
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CZA
Posts: 1715 - Karma: 202
i think snowboarders have almost reached their peak on jumps.. just like we have on rails (not really but compared to jumps).. but they are progressing hardcore on rails and doing new shit everyday.. also alot of creative shit.
May 21 2007 4:18PM
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SeanK
Posts: 702 - Karma: 130
snowboarding has def. gotten better...we still have a while til we catch up to them
May 21 2007 4:21PM
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jksl
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watch....
http://www.isenseven.de/may.htm


May 21 2007 4:25PM
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shawnm1260
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goontown.. get down

ps. your fucking trippin
May 21 2007 4:35PM
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CHRISm
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skiing is following the same path as rollerblading. polishing brass on the titanic
May 21 2007 5:29PM
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TerminatorX
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what the hell does strapping in and unstrapping at lifts have to do with this thread and how is skiing backwards going to make little kids want to ski. also big tricks this year for snowboarders include double corks, double rodeos, and rice's double back flip to late 180.
May 21 2007 5:46PM
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colin13
Posts: 2201 - Karma: 216
no rollerblading got too popular too soon. skiing might be doing the same but it has a strong history in popular sports, so it has something to fall back on.
May 21 2007 5:51PM
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cracko
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double backflip 180
switch double cork 12
double rodeo.


i guess that doesnt count.
May 21 2007 6:50PM
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Snubluck
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There is more to progression then the amount of spins, flips, and double grabs you can perform in a single jump.
May 21 2007 6:54PM
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awsome_mccool
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agreed. we have a long way to go, especially on rails. what annoys me most, however, is that because of some sort on f-ed up prejudice against rollerblading, most skiers won't even try to do any grinds other than natty and unnatty. the shit charles gagnier is doing is the future, and without it, rails in freeskiing will become a spin to win contest. i'm not at all sure that this is in any way relavent, but i just had to get it out.
May 21 2007 7:03PM
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papasteeze
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The general public will tell you over and over that skiers are more interesting to watch in the park.
May 21 2007 7:06PM
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juanborlando
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you are really wrong
May 21 2007 7:19PM
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Ben.
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yup
May 21 2007 7:25PM
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*monsterskier*
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snowboarders seem like they cant move around alot or do that many tricks..skiers have much more movement since our legs arent stuck together
May 21 2007 7:45PM
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papasteeze
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And that is why the GENERAL public likes to watch skiers over snowboarders.
May 21 2007 7:47PM
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Ben.
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although snowboarders have started doing one footers (see the new Mackdawg trailer) and you cant argue that snowboarding just has way more options on rails
May 21 2007 7:47PM
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TerminatorX
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^ ya for the most part, there are more options for snowboarders on rails, but we cant sin off as much as skiers and we cant pretz 

May 21 2007 7:54PM
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Ben.
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no you cant pretzel or spin off as much, but your nose/tail presses etc generally look steezier
May 21 2007 8:13PM
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theoz
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hahha that guys an idiot....
May 21 2007 8:21PM
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TheButterHashira
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i really think on a personal level its easier to progress on a snowboard but i think that skiing is just more of a challenge to learn stuff and actually get good
i mean i spent a full week nonstop on my board and i had a blast. probly the 12 of my first 13 days were on my board because i was waiting for christmas when i would get some twins(i had to wait for them to come from a shop at another resort) but anyways before someone tell me how cool my story is i progressed alot in a few days. i learned how to make really good carves and shit and learned how to get alot of air, 180 and slide a box
May 21 2007 8:23PM
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TerminatorX
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true. skiing and snowboarding both have their advantages and disadvantages on rails
May 21 2007 8:50PM
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