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Why is it that...

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caucasian_chad
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...there are still so many people in the Midwest with the "snowboarding is the best, skiing sucks" attitude.  I heard that is dead everywhere else.
Apr 15 2007 7:40PM
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SkiingNinja
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don't know. didn't seem to be any problems this weekend. vibe seemed good at spring jam
Apr 15 2007 7:42PM
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bp.lando
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idk snowbaorders seemed a little sepearted, they are definatley not as tight knit as the skiers, no trains, no organization, rival crews
Apr 15 2007 8:03PM
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quixotic
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fo sho, Bp. hit it on the head.
Apr 15 2007 8:21PM
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^nate^
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i think the majority think they have to prove something
Apr 15 2007 8:38PM
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ThaLetterM.
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this may sound weird, but i think NS might be part of the reason. i mean, ive met some asshole freeskiers, but the majority that ive met and are on NS feel a camaraderie between other skiers and causes them to get along better as opposed to snowbaorders who have no site like ns
Apr 15 2007 9:09PM
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noodle
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you are wrong.  they are xxxtrixmix.  thats replacing all the E's with X's making it that much more extream.
Apr 15 2007 9:18PM
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SkiMN
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Well, at least at the big I-70 resorts people dont care anymore. Seems they all get along just fine, but if you spend a day at Welch seems like a lot of people are pissed at each other for no apparent reason, other than that they have something different strapped to their feet. I dont know if it is totally dead, but it should be. Assholes are assholes, doesnt matter whats strapped to their feet, and cool people can still go down the hill sideways.
Apr 15 2007 9:59PM
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ThaLetterM.
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where i ski at olympia people are pissed at each other beacuse our hill sucks so bad
Apr 15 2007 10:16PM
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PaulWall
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i think they are just mad because they arent as cool as us and they cant speed up with poles to snake us. we be the ones snakin them, ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!
Apr 15 2007 10:34PM
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tyroljibba458
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i definetly agree here, the majority of them don't seem like they are out to have fun, i think skiers are just straighter kids... it's science
Apr 15 2007 10:47PM
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Tolz
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doesnt surprise me - was that at hyland?

at wild, i think most of the snowboarders are learning their lessons - they know that most skiers there could own them at any time. of course, thats not how it used to be...
Apr 15 2007 11:02PM
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nitsua
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no its just the shitty boarders that think there better than everyone. cause some of my best friends are snowboarders who ride at hyland. those kids are all cool. they are there everyday. but its the kids who just come to prove something to everyone. not to have fun
Apr 15 2007 11:47PM
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BoomSkier
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going to tyrol i get the feeling there that most of the regulars know eachother as the season goes on, so it makes it harder for people to be seriously mad at eachother, but i guess at other big resorts where only groups know eacheather then the hate is so much easier to do to people you'll never see again, or that you don't have to deal with.
Apr 16 2007 12:07AM
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murphski
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it was. i seen all dat shit.
Apr 16 2007 11:53PM
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murphski
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But in reply to the thread topic, it seems the regulars at Hyland are all chill. I went everyday and I'm now good friends with the regular snowboarders. It's not a website that bonds you, it's that inner passion for something you love. In our case skiing, for them it's boarding, we just fit together i guess.
Apr 16 2007 11:56PM
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jake_s
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i dont want to stereotype all snowboarders, but i agree, a lot of them do it to look "cool," cuz it's bad ass to snowboard. but from what i've seen, most of the better ones aren't the assholes. like it was said before snowboarding is X-treme.

p.s. - what's with the tight pants they all wear now??? do they not know they're shopping in the wrong department?
Apr 17 2007 12:45AM
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Pklink04
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its true i seen it
Apr 17 2007 8:49AM
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quixotic
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Hahaha yeah i noticed that too! I guess tight pants is the new thing for boarding...
Apr 17 2007 8:52AM
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SkiMN
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Theres a reason. Its all the trendy ass pricks that do it cause their friends do, or cause Shaun White does. They follow more trends then any other demographic I can think of, except those toward terrain park safety (i.e. get the fuck off the landings) and being more chill on the hill. Most of those kids are under 18, cocky assholes who think they are better than anybody on skis just because skis are "gay".  Thing is, there are skiers right in with that demographic, but 95% go down sideways. Now I dont hate snowboarders, I hate assholes, like that kind, and if they are on skis I hate them more for giving us a bad name too.
Apr 20 2007 12:53AM
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A@ron
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jake you forgot about the tall tees and the tight pants. its like they are stuck in the middle or something.
Apr 20 2007 11:09AM
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jake_s
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yeah, make up your mind will ya...
Apr 21 2007 11:26AM
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SwitchMahFuckah
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I've been a snowboarder longer than a skier. lemme try and give you a snowboarders point of view. Not all snowboarders are the same, but i know a lot of them think skiers copy their style and wanna be like them. I think some of them think skiing is just a dumb fad that will die out sooner or later. But I also know alot of snowboarders who could care less what other people ride. When i was a shredder I always thought skiing looked super dope and hard. I think theres one thing we can all agree on, snowblades are dumb.
Apr 21 2007 4:05PM
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^nate^
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such wisdom pete!
Apr 22 2007 4:15PM
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SwitchMahFuckah
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Yes I am very wise.
Apr 23 2007 2:07PM
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willz
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i snowboard and i hangout with all skiers. i think skiing is the shit but i just like snowbaording more. i think that the skiers are gay thing has gone done a lot. the only place where i see it a lot is powder ridge, which happens to be my home bump but you know whatever. it will be gone soon
Apr 25 2007 12:41AM
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AFEATHERSTONE
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Most of the time it happens its from snowboarding wannabees who just sit on their asses on the hill. Most of the good snowboarders dont hate on skiing.
Apr 25 2007 10:09AM
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willz
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I think theres one thing we can all agree on, snowblades are dumb.\

that is sooooo true
Apr 26 2007 7:01PM
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noodle
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nope you are wrong.  im sorry.  and dewds you should just all ride at marquette, cuz everyone is sweet and were all friendly shredders.  also yes, i did get hit with a ski cuz the guy was about to fight drew, so i stabbed him with my pole, which led to a brawl and then a battle.
Jun 6 2007 2:25PM
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JBeas
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tru dat
Jun 6 2007 2:42PM
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theORANGEshovel
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yeah some kids at welch can be dicks but i know alot of kids and they are way nice to many kids just dont even give skiing a chance and think they are the shit
Jun 6 2007 9:18PM
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noodle
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lol!  peep zee facebook pix!  (not sure if you saw those)
Jun 7 2007 1:58AM
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Reed.
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I agree with Ty, snowblades are way too much fun.
Sweet 720
Snowblading is sweet
Jun 7 2007 10:17PM
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Reed.
Posts: 4489 - Karma: 272
damnit

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5631726

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5631724
did you see my 720?

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5631725
Jun 7 2007 10:19PM
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.jon
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the worst part is that some snowboarders give more respect to snowbladers than twintip skiers

but i ski with snowboarders all the time and i dont get much crap
Jun 8 2007 12:25AM
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Reed.
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i wish i knew how with stupid putfile, it never works
Jun 8 2007 11:55AM
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