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World Tour is happening!

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jonaolsson
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Just thought I would let you know that it is in the works, I did not think we were ready for it yet but I did a lot of thinking and decided that I think we can make it work.
As soon as I have more info on this I will let everyone know, but my goal is to have a World Tour with Qual tour in North America and Europe up and running by next fall.

And for those who think its bad to see pros on the top of Open events, think about it, I am sure its more fun for an AM to get 6th in a field with pros in it then to win an event with no pros in it.

If you cant compete against them, how can you beat them and become one of them??

BTW any ideas what the name of the Tour should be?




Feb 27 2008 12:13AM
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Mr.Bishop
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Oh and for SURE at least one of the events should be broadcast live on the internet, and we set up a system to have online judging and give out a cash prize for "People's Choice" for one of the contests.

How sick would that be?


Feb 27 2008 9:28AM
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bikerocker
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The Ski Tour.

Best name possible.


or The International Tour of Skiing?  (T.I.T.S. for short)
Feb 27 2008 9:44AM
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Matty_C
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i like it.
Feb 27 2008 9:48AM
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T.Spliff
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Ski Thrashing Finals Unit
STFU
Feb 27 2008 10:44AM
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sirskizalot
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SIK
and i like IFT
Feb 27 2008 10:45AM
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*DrewT*
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That would be so sick,  and I like WTF hahaha.

North American Open was sick,  all 3 of the jumps in slope where the best jumps I've ever hit, I'd been trying to find a jump I could do kangaroo's on all season so thanks Jon.  I'm not gonna lie though that pipe wasn't the greatest, not that I got to compete I gave myself a concussion the day before.  YAY
Feb 27 2008 11:10AM
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Jordan_B
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i like IFT....also maybe world skiing tour (WST for short)...

you dont need a stupid name, just something like the surfers WCT....it also allows people from the public to know what the fuck the event is!!! no shame in copying surfing its worked for them...

Another thing, do you think that if the world tour happened that the "stops" should be events that have been running for the last few years e.g nippon, US open etc.......or get a system that uses same judges, same format etc etc?? just a thought!  The stops should be all around the world i think....one or two in North America, 2 in Europe, 1 in scandinavia, NZ, maybe australia, Japan etc.




Feb 27 2008 11:10AM
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Mattman
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JOn, Thank you for fucking me over in FFL>!!!
Feb 27 2008 11:55AM
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dave44
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2/3x Canada
3x USA
1x Japan
1x New Zealand
1x France
1x Switzerland
1x Sweden/Norway/Finland (Scandinavian)
1x Austria


Feb 27 2008 12:27PM
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wrenegade
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The name can't have any combination of World & Freeskiing in it. The IFSA (International Free skiers Association) World Tour already exists and has for a couple years. It's a big mountain tour, and many of their events have the term "freeskiing" in their name. We don't want things to be more confusing than they have to be.

World Ski Tour or World Newschool Tour would be more appropriate and less confusing.

And good on ya Jon for working to make this happen.

Feb 27 2008 12:30PM
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skiminnesota
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here is my name pick, "jon is the man, world domination ski tour"
Feb 27 2008 12:54PM
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amsterdamned
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Free International Ski World Cup.

which leads to



FIS world cup.

just to annoy them a little
Feb 27 2008 1:08PM
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asfffffffffdd
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hell ya jon, you are one of the few with the motivation and work ethic to get this through, i'm glad your going for it.
Feb 27 2008 1:13PM
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md.
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word jon... word
Feb 27 2008 1:14PM
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I-Ski-AK
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TITS!
Feb 27 2008 2:11PM
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grifter
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This looks dope, any chance of it reaching the UK ?
Feb 27 2008 3:11PM
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freeskibum82
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why not just "SKIING WORLD TOUR"

or.. Spin TO Win All Over The World

Feb 27 2008 3:26PM
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AngryFromBend
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sick jon.
Feb 27 2008 3:39PM
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Jack_
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No the QS sucks they go to places with super shitty waves, so the skiing QS has to go to shitty parks and mountains to compete, and when they get to the good waves they will be grateful.
Feb 27 2008 3:59PM
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Jack_
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Yo they cant be open comps. They have to have a legit number of guys on the tour, then whoever sponsors the event can throw in a few of their team riders, as wildcards like dane reynolds is sponsored by boost mobile, and got a wild card into the boost mobile pro at trestles last year.
Feb 27 2008 4:05PM
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Yauch
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Jon you should open up a nightclub in monaco
Feb 27 2008 4:29PM
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Faggghkxd
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JON YOU ROCK!!!
put this on your blog so more people know and we need to get this televise somehow that would be sick i would never be bored
Feb 27 2008 4:40PM
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Matty_C
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you sir are an idiot.

Feb 27 2008 4:46PM
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Jack_
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hey cheswick I was jking somebody before me said that the QS follows the world tour around when they dont and they go to places where theres really shitty waves, excpet when the went to the maldives or somewhere in the pacific islands and some other places but the majority of the time the waves suck. It would be super funny to see nasty ams skiing the shittiest parks at the shittiest locations though then they would be super amped to make it to the tour
Feb 27 2008 5:27PM
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Silence
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NS/411 Should totally get major sponsorship on this - gotta do something high-budget for selling out!!
Feb 27 2008 5:44PM
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bp.lando
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make sure one competition is in the backcountry all ROFL-copter accessed terrain


lollerskis!
Feb 27 2008 5:46PM
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ValPow
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you have to be careful so you dont run the risk of having two many events, not enough filming and training time

how about 2 in canada, two in us, two in europe, 1 in scandi, 1 in asia and one in nz/aus
Feb 27 2008 8:21PM
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SASSrep
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JSWST

Jamal Smith World Ski Tour

This could be crazy sick, i liked the thread that kid made the other day and i'm stoked we got a big pro to jump on it.  Its like democracy or communism or something,


Feb 27 2008 8:52PM
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NicoChile
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yeaaah jon you are the man!!
Feb 27 2008 9:26PM
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Download-My-Apps
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are there any legit hills in the uk?
Feb 27 2008 9:47PM
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Matty_C
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haha, not really. some in scotland that are fun once every ten years and a bunch of indoor & dry slopes..
Feb 27 2008 10:03PM
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McTwist83
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Jon is a god walking amongst mear mortals lol

On a more serious note World Tour of Freeskiing
Or Freeskiing World Tour
'dropping into a moutain near you'
Feb 27 2008 10:04PM
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Pman13a
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Extreme Trick Skiing Extravaganza

Feb 27 2008 11:14PM
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EMK
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by not really you must mean HELLLLL NO! there will never be a good skiing comp in the uk, the brits aren't even the uk! this is for a reason, britain sucks. i need to move.
Feb 28 2008 10:31AM
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grifter
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yea, I know I want to live in Switzerland or at least somewhere with skiable snow, I get like 3 weeks a year... at the most, and there are no decent indoor slopes for hundreds of miles
Feb 28 2008 11:52AM
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nitsua
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Jib the world-A tour

Jibbers World Cup



Feb 28 2008 2:02PM
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kool.aid.man
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took the names out of my mouth.


freeski world tour was what i was thinking.


but none the less yay!

take that olympics!
Feb 28 2008 4:30PM
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N.L.
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organization is the key word to all of this. someone had to do it for all mainstream sports at some point. Jon is def. the man to do it.


Feb 28 2008 6:52PM
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finnafuckyobitch
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yo jon this is sssooo legit. btw to everyone complaining about sponsors and all the gay navy and jumper shit its how the events get there money. u should pair up w/ the dew tour next year
Feb 28 2008 7:54PM
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$$SPINNERS$$
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Around the world tour?
Feb 28 2008 8:17PM
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SirFryanator
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NS could sponsor it haha!
Newschoolers Worldwide Ski Tour
Feb 28 2008 10:13PM
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.Capn.
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Sick! Im stoaked to watch it! Not so stoaked that every other kid/gayper in the park will be riding twin tips once it drops...

But my current location prohibits that from effecting me so much so my + stoak out weighs my - stoak!
Feb 28 2008 11:00PM
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Sholte
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hope it works out jon. youre comps are the best. thanks for doing so much for the industry.
Feb 29 2008 12:49AM
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SkierJulie
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It should absolutely not have"World Tour" in it. That exists already for big mountain. Same issue with putting "freeskiing" in the title unless it's done in a way that makes this sound totally different.
Feb 29 2008 9:30AM
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gregor
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An official name of World Freeski Tour/Series or International Freeski Tour/Series would command the most respect from non freeski industries and media.
Feb 29 2008 9:47AM
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Line0777
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thast so sick!
Feb 29 2008 10:36AM
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natedogg789435
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make sure its televised
Feb 29 2008 4:02PM
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SirFryanator
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The IFSA already has that name for the big mountain world tour.
Feb 29 2008 4:25PM
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