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simmers
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Mark Abma is sick, duh.
http://expn.go.com/expn/blog/ski?post=3414355
May 29 2008 12:47PM
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Gnl.Weirdness
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yeh he is sick
May 29 2008 12:56PM
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pho[tog]rapher
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wow, those lines were soo sick. plus that song with it was even better. ahhh powder.
May 29 2008 12:56PM
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skituner
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if abma could slay rails he would be the best all around skier, but hes still the man
May 29 2008 12:56PM
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soup
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i dont think ive ever heard a worse song than that.  ever.
May 29 2008 1:00PM
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roussillon
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he is such a good skier, rips the park too
May 29 2008 1:19PM
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SteevJee
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He's super well rounded. I just wish that matchstick didn't dedicate all that time in their movies to him.
May 29 2008 1:24PM
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Switchin_Dirty
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 107

abma kills it. but MSP and all that slow-mo doesn't. I want to see some of his tricks, specially those tails 3's, off cliffs without the slow-motion and playing it over and over again from a different angle. silly msp. pillows looked so fun and deep too, bastard.

May 29 2008 1:36PM
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Tortao
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he is the cats pajamas
May 29 2008 1:57PM
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Freeskier83
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The bees knees..............................in my opinion best all aound skier
May 29 2008 2:32PM
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ATLskier
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Finally his style in the park doesn't look like shit. I remember in like yearbook and hit list and stuff when he had the ugliest mutes and stuff over those whistler kickers at sunset with the helicams. He kills it and he's awesome all around, but he seriously lacks a defined style in the park. It's pretty generic.
May 29 2008 3:59PM
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UFOsarereal
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word.
May 29 2008 4:56PM
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canuck
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I cant wait to see him in PBP....I think he will bring alot to that type of film.
May 29 2008 6:35PM
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pretzels
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tyler barnes edit is better !
May 29 2008 7:20PM
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Matty_C
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purrleeez...

i think you're missing the point a little

May 29 2008 7:23PM
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JEWbacca
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yeah mark is awsome.
May 29 2008 7:24PM
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JEWbacca
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yeah mark is awsome.
May 29 2008 7:25PM
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UFOsarereal
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nah dude, I think he's got it.

What separates our sport form shit like football or soccer or whatever is that there's an emphasis on style, not just the ability to do stuff. Abma is sick, but he's got a real 'athletic' looking style, if that makes any sense. He's able to do all the shit that other guys can, but he's nowhere near as steezy doing it, so he's lacking a pretty substantial component of what makes a real 'super-pro' or whatever you'd want to call a guy like Tanner or Jon, or even Seth.
May 29 2008 7:31PM
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Literature
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Abma is hunting Yetis? Garrett Russel too? Hot damn.
May 29 2008 8:40PM
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SK1ERDUDE
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wow he is sweet!
May 29 2008 8:45PM
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coolhandluke
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concurred on the 'athletic looking style.

abma must have one of the strongest cores out their (sans hugo harrison).  his upper body is so quiet when he skis.
May 29 2008 9:01PM
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JHDski47
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How long has it been since you washed your hair?
A year ago this January. So I guess that'd be about a year and a half.

Why are you doing that?
Oh. I just don't see the need in washing hair. I kind of feel like if you wash your hair and then you don't wash your hair for two weeks it'll get super greasy. But if you give it a month or so, it just takes care of itself and the natural oils don't go through the radical changes. It'll just kind of find that balance, you know?

^thats outta his interview..kids dirty as hell

May 29 2008 9:09PM
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simmers
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I just wanted this to appear again, so people could read what you're saying; partially to diminish your credibility on this site, and partially to give you a chance to reread what you wrote and think about how laughable it is.
May 30 2008 12:19AM
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Ben.
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haha beat me too it

May 30 2008 12:33AM
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Switchin_Dirty
Posts: 2012 - Karma: 107
pssssshhh Abma has sick style. watch his fuckin 3 blunts, holds the grab almost the whole 3 and tweaks that shit. smooth and clean. and does it where it really counts, the mountains, not a fuckin park. 
May 30 2008 1:41AM
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masta_LE3B
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thank you, abma is "super legend" now, so i dont think little NS'ers can hate on him + abma is pro and famous for a reason, hes style is differnt, not bad, not tom wallisch (no hate intended cuz hes sick too), but abma, he is who he is and theres no other way to put it.
May 30 2008 2:40AM
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alaskakid
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I really respect mark abma for killing it everywhere, reaaaaally well rounded skier.
May 30 2008 2:45AM
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TBarnes
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thanks, but that's just not at all  true. Abma is one of the most talented and well rounded skiers in the world, Respect.
May 30 2008 4:23AM
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SteevJee
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Abma makes everything he does stylish. He throws the biggest threes off of huge cliffs and make them look easy. He definately has the style to be the super-pro that he already is
May 30 2008 12:28PM
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pikupfulofsnow
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i remember watching him at the mt bachelor super park on the moto jump...he was impressive.
May 30 2008 12:36PM
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UFOsarereal
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whoa, what?

I didn't think there was anything too controversial in there, and it def. wasn't just hating on Abma. The point is, in the park, his stuff looks pretty generic, which was suggested by the dude I quoted first. Obviously people will disagree on that, but I was just trying to give a little more explanation as to why people say that about his style. I'm not the first person I've heard say something to that effect, but if you feel like pulling out your pro card to knock me down, lol, go ahead; I know kids love that shit on here.

Abma rips, but his stuff in the park just isn't very creative at all - thus my 'athletic style' classification. Maybe that's a gay name, but I couldn't think of anything more appropriate. Even look through the edit you posted, he's doing pretty stock tricks as far as pro-level dudes in the park go. They're sick, but the emphasis seems to be on the fact that he can do the trick, rather than how he does it. I think that's a pretty important distinction to make, especially when there are so many people ripping in the park right now.

Again, I'm not calling for him to quit skiing or some stupid shit like that, but I am making a critique on his skiing, which fans, at least in my opinion, are allowed to do.
May 30 2008 2:13PM
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Treestman
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i kinda like his style more than the afterbanged and thugged out style of ns's favorites
May 30 2008 2:29PM
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KL.
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omg ur retarded. ur talking about his style in the park, and then comparing him to seth????? do u see seth ever riding the park throwin switch 7 mutes? And then you compare him to Jon?? When was the last time u saw Jon shredding a gnarly line? never. The edit shows how Abma is one of the most well rounded skiers out there, not every pro can ski both all mountain and park like abma can
May 30 2008 3:28PM
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Reed.
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Did anyone notice in the last shot the park shoot is sponsored by Recco, i laughed.
May 30 2008 3:51PM
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aurora.
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haha yeah that was perfect.
May 30 2008 4:24PM
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jack.whelan
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great point, i agree entirely, and def. feel that a certain someone was trying to be the big man on campus by puttin you down.

 i love it how on NS someone makes a point, people agree for a bit, then get owned. then, and only then, all the people who were scared of dissagreeing show up and hop on the new bandwagon.
May 30 2008 7:18PM
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Alex_G
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I think afterbang is sick and way funny in real life, but I personally like watching more natural style in edits and movies.
May 30 2008 8:23PM
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Ben.
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i personally like both. i love the fact that people like wallisch and vanular stomp the shit out of stuff with afterbang or whatever. thats sick. but at the same time its crazy to see someone like abma who has such body control nail switch 7s and nines. sure hes not xxxl or making it look like he doesnt care, but hes got great control. not to mention the shit he lands in lines in the BC
May 31 2008 12:29AM
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MarkieR
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since you had a problem with your intial call out, i'll do it, i'm not a pro.  the dude doesn't ski park every day.  don't hate on his style.  beyond this fact, what's wrong with his park tricks?  just because it's not a switch double with a ten fingered grab doesn't mean it's no good.  sure he's not a leading force in park tricks but i don't doubt for a minute that he's better than you.   the guy can charge faces that would make you shit your pants twice and still do stylish tricks in the park.  instead of berating the guy, give him some props.  or if you really have a problem with his style, god forbid you just keep your mouth shut. 
May 31 2008 1:12AM
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Switchin_Dirty
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you don't know what style is if you don't like what abma is doing.

style is not all about park and afterbang.
May 31 2008 4:18AM
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Holte
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Athleticism = no style? Huh.
May 31 2008 6:00AM
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masta_LE3B
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i bet you're bipolar , so you can get away with saying that
May 31 2008 6:26AM
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Matty_C
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seeing as this thread seems to be mainly about calling people out i thought i'd get in on the action. it gives me great pleasure to inform you that jon (i assume you are referring to the mercurial mr. olsson) rips the fuck out of big mtn, a fact he demonstrated emphatically by winning at the 2004 scandinavian big mtn championships where he beat the likes of kaj zackrison, jon larsson, seb garhammer, sverre lillequist and stian hagen. just so as you know...

oh, and i dare say seth owns in the park- if he can throw a rodeo 7 off a 60 footer in AK i would think a sw 7 mute in the park wouldn't prove too challenging...
May 31 2008 9:01PM
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Geoffrey
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That abma's park tricks look "generic" does not make him a bad skier. He is an incredible skier and at the forefront of melding park and backcountry/big mountain skiing. "dood" wasn't knocking his skill or credibility as a top pro. Abma is great in the backcountry but mearly average to below average in the park as far as pros/good ams go. all this means is that he isnt Tanner Hall (he's not superhuman)

oh... i almost forgot to be in the spirit of ns..............

symms.....get the stick out of your ass
Jun 1 2008 2:25AM
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Reed.
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I agree with you. ^
Jun 1 2008 11:27AM
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UFOsarereal
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thank you.
Jun 1 2008 1:17PM
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SirFryanator
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I'd say abma is probably one of the best real skiers out there, his technique is close to flawless. His big mountain lines are gnarly and he's STILL incorporating 3's into them, which ups the technicality level even more. He can throw sick ass grabs into pretty much any trick he does into the park. The reason he doesn't have that "style" is because he keeps his technique flawless everywhere he goes, he doesn't deviate from the form that he has in the big mountain for the most part. When you ski like that all the time, it's hard to switch styles in different parts of the mountain, e.g. backcountry to the park.

and whoever said jon doesn't shred gnarly lines...I laugh at you. Very hard.
Jun 1 2008 1:39PM
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*Switchback*
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Abma owns period.
Jun 1 2008 1:40PM
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KL.
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nah fuck that. Abma owns Jon at all mountain and owns seth at park. end of story
Jun 1 2008 6:36PM
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SirFryanator
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get your head out of your ass. Jon is probably THE VERY BEST all-around skier out there (pipe, slopestyle, big air, racing, big mountain, etc). Abma is up there, too, but Jon is just a god of skiing. Abma probably is a little better than seth in the park though, but seth is not considered a pro park skier. However, they can still throw down damn well and Abma will be a legend in due time.
Jun 1 2008 6:41PM
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