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Why skiing is great

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artfullydodged
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it's because their are so many differant ways to be a skiier, you can ride park all day like some people, doing 810s onto rails and spinning like a top and doing crazy grabs, or you can throw smooth 3s and such shit. you can go into the city and find urban shit, you can race (although i don't know why you'd want to) you can do moguls. You can ride big mountain like pollard, or you can ride it likemorrison, or you can build yourself a booter. It's really hard to do all of this so stop the fucking hate threads about how some kids only ski park or whatever, because it's all skiing and it's all good
Apr 21 2007 4:10PM
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artfullydodged
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oh yaeh i know their are already threads on this i just wanted to restate things
Apr 21 2007 4:12PM
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ATLskier
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Skiing is the greatest thing in the world because you have absolute freedom. You are only limited by the forces of gravity and your skills. You can do whatever you want when your skiing.

Apr 21 2007 5:19PM
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Joan
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one of the thousands of great things about skiing is its so anti competitive, everybody is chill with each other and there arent any big rivalrys, its just everybody having fun
Apr 21 2007 5:39PM
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DJSTEVEINNIAMIXX
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word
Apr 21 2007 6:05PM
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durkin.
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skiing is great because you are always working on new things and getting better, and working on something you love = happiness
Apr 21 2007 6:13PM
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anti_bunk
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word to everybody above me. myself i like to do a little bit of it all. i try to be well rounded in all areas.
Apr 21 2007 6:18PM
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Dr.Seuss
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well put.
Apr 21 2007 6:18PM
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TheButterHashira
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true that
i ski the same mountain about 30-40 days a season and it only has about 30 trails but i never get bored because there is always some way to make the run different whether it involves going into the trees or going up a wall of snow or whatver
Apr 21 2007 7:06PM
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Dr.Seuss
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you can ski all agressively and shit but then if you want to just have retard fun for a few runs you can just moon old people or do equally immature things
Apr 21 2007 7:08PM
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rokinout
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for sure there is so much stuff you can do, i think with skiing there is a lot more freedom than snowboarding and it allows you to go to new places, and ski in places where a snowboarder couldnt get to. The freedom of skiing makes it the greatest thing in the world.
Apr 22 2007 2:54PM
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md.
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diversity makes skiing soo much sicker too. snowboarding gets so boring to watch cuz everyone looks fuckin identicle...
Apr 22 2007 2:57PM
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[~_~]
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I ski because I heard it was the kewl thing to do lol
Apr 22 2007 3:00PM
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miroz
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word
Apr 22 2007 6:10PM
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japie99
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i ski because it makes me feel free and gives me respect
Apr 22 2007 6:16PM
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C.J.
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I feel kinda like a fujative or an outlaw when I ski. You can just go where ever the fuck you want, over any thing. Even more fun in spring when there are trees, bushes, rocks in the way. i love being able to jib every thing, natural things are the best for me though.
Apr 22 2007 6:18PM
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llyon
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I just wanted to say this thread is awesome, such a great way to share stoke on skiing.
I really like getting deep into a carve, especially in pow, when you can feel your arm right up against the ground.
Apr 22 2007 6:24PM
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splooshie
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skiing is great because it is skiing
Apr 22 2007 6:31PM
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[~_~]
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I love the feeling of dropping a cliff switch.
I love the feeling of nose buttering off a jump
I love the feeling of hitting pillow after pillow after pillow
I love spraying all the Japanese tourists that visit my resort daily.
Apr 22 2007 6:35PM
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First.Aid
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It's pretty much impossible to get bored with skiing. Anyone who has started to snowboard because skiing got "boring" really just stopped being creative. Skiing is great because you can do whatever the hell you want. No boundaries, no limits.
Apr 22 2007 6:52PM
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Hannyskis
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Skiing is amazing bc its just you and your friends out having a good time, and there are so many options of what to ski
May 11 2007 11:30PM
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KINKED
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cant say it any better
May 12 2007 12:45AM
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holyDINOSAURS
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and im stoked to see the diverseness appearing in skiing. gangster, tight pants, people take influence from so many different aspects of not just our but sports culture in general
May 12 2007 12:53AM
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ride-rider
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agreed! just read the below VVVVVVV
May 12 2007 12:53AM
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hollygrove
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Honestly, if anyone tried to tell me there was a better part about skiing, I would kick them in the shins.
May 12 2007 1:00AM
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Shorton
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Definatly, with skiing you have complete freedom, there shouldnt be so much hate about what people wear or where they ski, people should just ski because they enjoy it
May 12 2007 4:58AM
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skiminnesota
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one of the best thing about skiing is that the sky is the limit.. and no one is telling you do this do that in a specific way, except racing but even that has its fun parts
May 13 2007 5:01PM
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artfullydodged
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woo! i love skiing!
May 13 2007 9:30PM
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tjski
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W
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May 13 2007 9:34PM
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mohawkskier
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peace coast!
May 13 2007 10:28PM
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hawaiiansteeze
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it got me involved with weed
May 13 2007 10:43PM
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FUUUCK
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but at the same time everyone pushes each other to be better.

i also like how skiing is an individual sport, where its all about what you want to do. but its also all about being with friends and improving one another.
May 13 2007 11:06PM
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keystoner1
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word bro
May 13 2007 11:18PM
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artfullydodged
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bump
Dec 20 2007 12:43AM
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BravoWhiskey5280
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amen fool
Dec 20 2007 2:47AM
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BUMP
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i ski because it kicks everything else ass.
Dec 20 2007 7:18AM
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stompdat
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Agreed. I know people who did that. Ski till you can do everything perfect. Which is forever and ever.

Dec 20 2007 12:02PM
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drwclrk
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word to the first few posts
Dec 20 2007 12:04PM
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_R3iD
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just to get away from everything
Dec 20 2007 2:56PM
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Valind
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.
Dec 20 2007 2:57PM
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AlexMartini
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you kind of hated on racing, wondering why people would do it... its the top level of skiing, think about it, thats the point, skiing is about turning and going fast and being extreme, racing is so gnarly and fun, its so unfortunate that there are so many racers out there who are just total fag tools and fuck up the fun for everyone
Dec 20 2007 3:00PM
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AKoblitz
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read sig

Dec 20 2007 4:09PM
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Pirruccio
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i find my self focusing on parts of my skiing
i get into pow for a week
then back to rails
then jumps
and back to pow

its like a sick cycle
Dec 20 2007 5:10PM
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VT_FLO
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you just had to bring snowboarding into this. I guess it's just natural that some skiers will think they're better then snowboarders because skiing has been around longer. thing is you probably know hardcore backcountry skiers, but no boarders. be aware of what you're saying

thing is skiing is great, im not here to rag on it,
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i disagree with your comment, you can get to any place with a snowboard as you can with skis. whether it be with split boards or good old fashioned hiking.
Dec 20 2007 5:48PM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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yeah like my philosphy is do it all but if you just want to do big mountain  or park then that is cool too caus it is still skiing SKIING IS OMAZING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dec 20 2007 6:00PM
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Nicholas.
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word, not to turn this sick thread into an argument. but you need to broaden your view a little bit(to the guy who you quoted), snowboarders aren't either a. park or b. gaper, there are bc boarders, urban riders, park riders, racers. everything.  personally i do it all, but its the same shit, same freedom to do whatever you want. there is absolutely no place a skier can go that a boarder cant. (besides like alta, taos, mrg and that one other one...) its not like there arent snowboarders who do nothing but shred the bc all day and nothing else.
Dec 20 2007 6:11PM
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ILoveOhio
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30 trails!!!!!!!!!! my hilll has like 6.  And they are like flat and the same hill.
Dec 20 2007 6:51PM
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Yosh
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I love skiing ski for life!!!!!!
Dec 20 2007 7:30PM
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mellifluous
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yes, skiing is a wonderful thing
Dec 20 2007 7:47PM
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ax_murderer
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wats everyones problem with racing. i used to love it, practices were mad fun just running courses
Dec 20 2007 7:54PM
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ColbyV
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yeah racing is actually fun but most people who do it and what it stands for isnt - sometimes its nice to just go fast on some super high tech race skis - you get a completely different thrill than from freeride
Dec 20 2007 8:04PM
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