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Why french freeskiing is still 25 years behind north america's freeskiing

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Gharf
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in europe we always whine about how lame the snowparks are etc... i mean expect les 2 alpes and avoriaz most snow parks are realy lame.

you know how american and canadian big ski resort have their own park updates on ns with sick vids ?

i show you the meribel 's park update.
just that you know it has been elected in one of the best french snowpark by a snowboarding and a skiing magazine.


for your knowledge meribel is the largest resort in the world in terms of slopes, with more than 400 miles of slopes.

now enjoy. Exclusive from meribel park's website. for you NS here it comes : the worst gaper vids ever. EVER.

http://www.moonpark.fr/archives_videos.html
i suggest you watch the first vid.


ps : i am not related in ANY way to the 'barjo rid' team.

Nov 17 2007 2:09PM
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-_-Johnny-_-
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So.. french freesking is 25 years behind american because their parks suck?

Have you seen believe or idea? that's freeskiing. With the alps I think you could do that shit
Nov 17 2007 2:19PM
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ijibgoremtn
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haha that 2nd skiiers double eject was funny as hell
Nov 17 2007 2:27PM
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alexL
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last time i checked candide was from france, i dont think hes 25 years behind everyone else

and really, if i had natural terrain like they have out there i doubt i would ride park very much
Nov 17 2007 3:18PM
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chrismoJBEATS
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im pretty sure theres alot of sick French skiers
Nov 17 2007 3:19PM
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grams.
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those videos made me want to cry
Nov 17 2007 3:27PM
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emopoppins
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dont bitch about having shitty jumps and rails when you have way more snow and cliffs and trees than the east coast has. the reason they dont care about rails and jumps is because their is natural shit to enjoy way more than a stupid park jump will let you. and go slide urban if you want rails. i dont feel bad for you, and you are not 25 years behind the US. i promise you that.
Nov 17 2007 3:35PM
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dave44
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i hope your not saying candide is 25 years behind
Nov 17 2007 3:38PM
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trouble_maker38
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candide and lolo favre come frome la clusaz and there is a smal ridiculous snowpark at la clusaz, so  we don't need sick snowpark to have sick riders. if you want to be a good freestyler you have to be a good skier that's all.

and the new king of style is a french!!!
Nov 17 2007 4:03PM
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TimmyP
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different is a better word, it is certainly not behind

Nov 17 2007 4:25PM
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JGP.
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Xtreme!
Nov 17 2007 4:54PM
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Billiards.
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Ill be skiing France this season, all I need is a few park days to get a few new tricks and then its off to ski powder. All the French are sooo insanely good a booters and pow skiing. I was just watching Richard Permins video for this season and they all killed jumps but the rail skills were lacking. So in that sense yes, but they kill jumps. I do want to hit urbans though!!
Nov 17 2007 5:28PM
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KLovelace
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i ahvent looked at the vids.  but lemme just start off by saying you are an idiot.  france/switzerland.austria/ europe.  best skiing in the world. best backcountry and powder and big mountains..  some of the skiers outta there are crazy.  and you must have enver skied over there.  cause i lived in switzerland.. and skied many places.. and the parks were sick. and plentiful, and way better kept than where im at now.
Nov 17 2007 5:48PM
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cousinmark
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i know rite, candide thovex, woodie bouma, lolo favre, krugner, ratchel, manu gaidet are so 25 years behind.
Nov 17 2007 7:48PM
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eastcoastsoloMAN
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ha those videos are gayperlicious. they suckk
Nov 17 2007 8:17PM
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ForestryIs8nice
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hah when i read that- i was picturing some small asian man saying "you take-a-me you a picture?" but the videos were more funny that the little asian man in my head

at least the soundtrack was dope on that first video- whats the track called gharf?
Nov 17 2007 8:35PM
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dave_uninc
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you have big mountain skiing, quite complaining!
Nov 17 2007 8:43PM
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Pippin
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the kid in the first vid almost landed the most gnarliest 180 ever omg!
Nov 17 2007 8:49PM
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poofartpee
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vids like that shouldent even be legal 2 post on the interweb...no-one can get enjoyment out of that
Nov 17 2007 9:02PM
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d686
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most french parks don't compare to north american ones, and that's for the reason many have already said:  the life accessible terrain here is insane.  and that's freestyle anyway, not freeskiing.

the parks are getting better though...   plenty of good ones to be found, specifically the ones you mention.  you could film the gaper vid at any resort in north america, it doesn't say much....  meribel is the epitome of gaper skiing...  drive an hour away to the val d'isere park and get north american calibre.


Nov 17 2007 9:44PM
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Jwalk
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 Thomas Krief is like 14 skis at la clusaz sponsered by salomon and just straight out kills it
 Candides amazing too
Nov 18 2007 1:41AM
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Gharf
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haha c mon stop the hating...

that was just a joke to show you some stupid gayper vidz..
don t try to teach me how french riders are good i know it i m french i think i have a better knowledge of the french freeskiing scene than most of the people here.

and for all those gay trying to do the lesson the new king of style is richard permin, and he is known in france it is not realy a new name and he is in the new rage movie enjoy.


u guys have no fucking humor. i  think the worst answer was " are you telling me candide thovex is 25 years behind ?"
some here need a brain.

for all others who can understand humor watch those vidz you wont be disapointed :) these are the next winter X game winners.






Nov 18 2007 8:24AM
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RtC.
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Just to clarify, you are a fucking idiot...

Bullshit threads like this just give everyone beef and shit, quit being a prick.

This site is not related to the park at all, it is a base for people to upload their own stuff while they were skiing in Meribel.

The Moonpark crew are a sick bunch of guys who put the best out there with their given budget and time.

Europe is lagging behind N.America there is no doubt there, but we have some real sick spots and a lot more money is being invested in our parks every year.

Just quit being a cock smoker.
Nov 18 2007 8:54AM
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Gharf
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ok maybe the title was a bit abusive. but i ve been there many times and the park is not always in great shape. but no doubt there are sick riders there i saw them
Nov 18 2007 9:22AM
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ValPow
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if you think that that video sums up french skiing then you have another thing coming,

the moonpark is fairly low so slushes up fairly quick however it is a pretty sick park in the right conditions.

candide, lolo etc 25 years behind... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

all in all completely and utterly incorrect
Nov 18 2007 9:30AM
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LPT_311
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word, or as my good friend Hillary Duff says, so yesterday
Nov 18 2007 10:45AM
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Gharf
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god you need to buy a brain man. or sense of humor. or both. and sell your hate ns has enough hate this site doesnt need you.
Nov 18 2007 11:11AM
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ValPow
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it was a fuckin stupid thread to post, what do you expect
Nov 18 2007 11:17AM
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Matty_C
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dude, shut the fuck up. you tried to be funny or make a point. you failed. people are calling you out. make a stupid thread -> get lots of abuse.

 deal with it.

Nov 18 2007 11:41AM
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Shorton
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pitty sure you're right there
Nov 18 2007 11:56AM
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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God those videos made me want to cry, a bunch of gapers in the park it just is horrible!
Nov 18 2007 2:45PM
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freestyler540
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This thread is worthy nomination of the golden wheelchair award


Nov 18 2007 4:25PM
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FJibber
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The guy must think that everyone in US skis like Tom Wallisch... The usual user of a ski resort is not a member of newschoolers you know? there are gapers everywhere, NSers only somewhere sometimes
Nov 18 2007 5:25PM
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KenzieMorris
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Great Gwat!
Nov 18 2007 8:20PM
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CJHski
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that shit was pretty funny
Nov 18 2007 8:48PM
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foreverfadesx
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Apparently the music is 25 years behind as well. Although, that is the best Eddie Murphy song.
Nov 18 2007 10:50PM
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JATS101
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Dude, dont gauge it on parks, gauge it on the riders, I have ridden merible and the terrain is sick, you have skiers going off the hook all over the place. Simply look at "Magic in Motion". I would assume that if you are riding merible and the three valleys that you would know who they are and what they do. They are taking skiing in the right direction with their entire set up.
Nov 18 2007 11:22PM
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