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T-Time
Posts: 231 - Karma: 11
who here was a racer before they went to freeskiing?
Jan 6 2008 5:29PM
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corbenketelsen
Posts: 254 - Karma: 10
me. for ten years.
Jan 6 2008 5:44PM
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Salomonkid161
Posts: 102 - Karma: 10

i was when i was like 5 and then i realized that baggie pants and shorter poles where better than tight suites and stiff ass race boots.

Jan 6 2008 5:48PM
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.j.Scrilla
Posts: 490 - Karma: 2,444
me too! 2 years ago I was in Doberman WC150's on Fischer RC4's i spent all my evenings waxing skis. Jibbing Urbans at night is way more fun.

Since you started a racing thread, I was wondering who you all think out of the pros would win a GS race?   My moneys on Abma as he is such a solid all rounder.... discuss.
Jan 6 2008 6:14PM
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Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,169
i was a racer for like 3 years but my parents took me out of it cause my coachs got annoyed that i always wanted to ski park or pipe

and ^ jon olsson would def win a race
Jan 6 2008 6:17PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
never was a racer. but jon for sure would slaughter most people. mahre prolly could hold his own as well, its in his genes
Jan 6 2008 6:27PM
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NicoChile
Posts: 690 - Karma: 199
me from 10 till like 13 then quit cuase i had the skills i needed to ski well and i started to hit the park
Jan 6 2008 6:28PM
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chazz.
Posts: 2721 - Karma: 23
i am a racer. i freestyle when im not racing. i like both. alot.
Jan 6 2008 6:34PM
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kbrando
Posts: 1208 - Karma: 904
i raced for two years and now i just do high school racing and it is the most fun varsity sport there is
Jan 6 2008 6:41PM
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Matty_C
Posts: 2598 - Karma: 236
i raced a few years back in the day. glad i did, gave me solid tech grounding for freeride/all mtn/big mtn skiing. racing is undervalued.
Jan 6 2008 7:01PM
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slashquatch
Posts: 874 - Karma: 17
o i was
Jan 6 2008 7:05PM
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Schoening
Posts: 14332 - Karma: 1,268
i raced from 3rd grade til 7th grade or 8th grade? i forget
Jan 6 2008 7:09PM
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Sideways_Shane
Posts: 756 - Karma: 73
i was for 3 years
Jan 6 2008 7:11PM
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E.Durtschi
Posts: 250 - Karma: 203
i raced for 13 years and finally got burnt out after high school, it helped my skiing so much though!
Jan 6 2008 7:34PM
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corbenketelsen
Posts: 254 - Karma: 10
highschool does that to alotta juniors. just gets to intense and the fun turns into seriousness. and expensive as fuck.
Jan 6 2008 7:40PM
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natedogg789435
Posts: 1177 - Karma: 9
im a freeskier and also a racer mainly cause i get out of school early to race, which is better than nothing
Jan 6 2008 7:40PM
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mellifluous
Posts: 1682 - Karma: 68
never a racer,,,

just didnt feel like doing dryland training and wearing skin suits when i could wear comfortable snow pants and jackets and ski wahtever i want
Jan 6 2008 7:53PM
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DJSTEVEINNIAMIXX
Posts: 1859 - Karma: 1,664
i did when i was like 9 but i always got pissed cuz everytime we had a big dump we would have to go practice and race gates all day.i did it for half a year a figured that it was not worth it.
Jan 6 2008 7:53PM
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-Nick-
Posts: 1479 - Karma: 24
i was
Jan 6 2008 7:59PM
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KellyK
Posts: 1782 - Karma: 715
no offense to any of you...but i can't stand little racer kids.....
Jan 6 2008 8:01PM
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GangstaKid
Posts: 464 - Karma: 3
fuck raceing
Jan 6 2008 8:02PM
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matty_chaines*
Posts: 177 - Karma: 11
i was
Jan 6 2008 8:03PM
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JaySkier107
Posts: 288 - Karma: 29
i was for 5 years.

people hate on racers alot but i think it really makes you a good all around skier.
Jan 6 2008 8:14PM
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BusyJohnSohn
Posts: 3483 - Karma: 29
I'm on the school team which is so tight, all our races are at the same hills as where the snowboarding team goes and last year there were a couple other kids with twins on the team.  And I get to miss school to see, I don't mind turning around those gates for two runs if I get to ski all day.
Jan 6 2008 8:17PM
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DynastarriderGP
Posts: 8258 - Karma: 214
i did and have no regrets....infact i am very glad i did
Jan 6 2008 8:17PM
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BrightonFridays
Posts: 952 - Karma: 2,314
racers are so good at skiing like out of the park
i wish i had grown up racing and those suits are sweet too
Jan 6 2008 8:18PM
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Dylan_
Posts: 9824 - Karma: 1,404
my brothers a racer, and wants me to do it for highschool becuase it helps you out in the park alottt and you lkearn to ski alot better

free seasons pass too!
Jan 6 2008 8:18PM
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MiniMeDanny
Posts: 1737 - Karma: 2,312
what... my school wouldnt pay for your season pass just becasue your on the race team
Jan 6 2008 8:22PM
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maclem
Posts: 2497 - Karma: 17
hs racing
Jan 6 2008 8:33PM
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skiEER
Posts: 4089 - Karma: 79
i raced in hs
Jan 6 2008 8:50PM
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BMskier
Posts: 3363 - Karma: 365
ive raced until present....i like it cus it gets you out on the hill everyday and then on the weekend its all freeskiing for me. 7 days on the hill is a good week.
Jan 6 2008 10:28PM
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Powdered_Donuts
Posts: 2180 - Karma: 187
haha yeah i still have my rc4s, they are like the little sports car you only take out every once and a while lol
Jan 6 2008 10:32PM
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comeatmebro
Posts: 10720 - Karma: 66
my dad said when i was little i wanted to race but he wouldn't let me cause he told me it's gay and he'd rather teach me himself. sooooo happy he didn't, got just as good fundamentals of skiing, and had more fun doing it. wordddd
Jan 6 2008 10:39PM
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skier24
Posts: 1216 - Karma: 11
i am a racer...im on the highschool team...it does make you a better skier and it gets you out of school
Jan 6 2008 10:54PM
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triebby
Posts: 8670 - Karma: 2,190
i was about to get into racing. i took some "pre race" classes and started doing dryland stuff, then i realized i just wanted to go shred. then along came freeskiing, JEA!!!
Jan 6 2008 10:57PM
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triebby
Posts: 8670 - Karma: 2,190
oh and as for GS winner, my bet would be on Hugo Harrison.
Jan 6 2008 10:58PM
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Pipe_Munky
Posts: 10888 - Karma: 2,184
raced for 7 years, switched to snowboarding then back to skiing. i still race skiercross and might get into masters racing next year.


GS winners would be Andy Mahre and Jon Olsson





Jan 6 2008 11:01PM
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Krush
Posts: 1312 - Karma: 12
me for 7ish year
Jan 6 2008 11:05PM
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SteezonSkis
Posts: 174 - Karma: 11
Eric Pollard would win a race
he raced for a couple years on hood
Jan 6 2008 11:06PM
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ESAND
Posts: 1607 - Karma: 744
racers are fags.
Jan 7 2008 3:42AM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
I raced for about 5 years, it was a lot of fun. I still forerun for some races, its cool to get back in the gates.  99% of you that have never raced suck at skiing compared to a racer.
Jan 7 2008 3:51AM
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Oli_jgb
Posts: 985 - Karma: 95
I don't know why people hate racers so much, at least they are skiing! Its like people who hate boarders, personally I think we should just feel sorry for them, that they chose the 2nd best option.
Loads of the English pro freeskiiers started off racing, a lot of them are now trained by Sharples, who also used to race.

Jan 7 2008 5:03AM
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Austeeze
Posts: 807 - Karma: 18
Yea used to race a bit in high school, also raced at uni games..... never took in seriously though in that i never joined a race club or had a race suit to wear.  still fun to hit the gates every now and then to do something different with skiing.
Jan 7 2008 5:55AM
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kool.aid.man
Posts: 1416 - Karma: 526
I race now. But the only reason I do it is because it is another chance to get out to the hill. I dont get many chances to get out skiing here in the midwest so why not sign up for racing to get out on the hill 3 more days a week eh?


Jan 7 2008 10:24AM
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Celone
Posts: 1998 - Karma: 114
same here
Jan 7 2008 10:29AM
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liukangkid
Posts: 3323 - Karma: 82
I did
makes you such a better overall skier
Jan 7 2008 11:18AM
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steezeonskeeze
Posts: 351 - Karma: 14
i never ski raced.
Jan 7 2008 1:09PM
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lepp0012
Posts: 482 - Karma: 39
I never raced.

Little racer kids kind of get on my nerves...
Jan 7 2008 1:18PM
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KeithB.
Posts: 608 - Karma: 12
I raced through HS, we didn't have a park team. A couple of years ago I coached a park team for one of the local schools, little groms are so lucky!
Jan 7 2008 1:26PM
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Tucks
Posts: 2120 - Karma: 161
Still get to the mountain atleast three days a week though
Jan 7 2008 1:27PM
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panojibber
Posts: 3382 - Karma: 216
I raced for one week, and beat about half the kids on the racing part of my team, while at the same time beating 120 racers. 45th overall for the race, and I was like.... 13 lol. This is including J1s and J2s.
Jan 7 2008 1:32PM
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