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some people are missing the bigger picture of what is really happening, skiers are getting the preception that material possesions such as coats and skis determine the skill level of the beholder.... this is the same concept that youth are being faced with today some of us have the idea that what we look like and what we wear determine the kind of person we are. this is why skiers such as glen plake and the founders of our sport made skiing what it is.. they wanted to leave all the stereotypes, self image problems behind them and ski for the love of the sport no matter what skis they had or what kind of clothes.. they just wanted to ski for the love of it.. i think we are becoming what snowboarders are .. we no longer ski for nessecarily the love of the sport we ski for fame and fortune and the lifestyle the leaders of the sport live instead of skiing for ourselves and because we love it.... no matter whatt you wear it just doesn't have any effect on the skier you are
i have what i think is a nice setup, im good a big mtn,cliffs, pow, ect.. ill huck fronts and backs off anything. im so so at park. but i did get some good deals on my set up + my moms a Salomon rep so i get some new hard goods ever season! frankly i dont give a shit. if there having a good time trying to get better, no worrys. you never know, some kid coulda got a dope setup used at a swap for cheep or he may have a good job. Skiing could be his life, but due to injuries, location, privileges may not be able to get in as many days as he would like. I don't think you can assume any correlation until you have his story. But you never know, i do know of one! Fuck this sounds hypocritical o well