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Hands down best overall skier in the world??

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GoonSkwad
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Hands down best overall skier in the world?? I say Sammy Carlson.
Jun 29 2008 11:45PM
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Shadows
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abma?
Jun 29 2008 11:46PM
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i.ski.troll.
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ohh godd not another thread like this

fuck this thread
Jun 29 2008 11:47PM
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GoonSkwad
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not funny
Jun 29 2008 11:48PM
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charmander
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jp

julian

seth

jon

pollard
Jun 29 2008 11:48PM
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eheath
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This will never be settled and will only result in argument, just don't try.
Jun 29 2008 11:49PM
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GoonSkwad
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thats the point
Jun 29 2008 11:50PM
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creighton
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hahaha no not sammy carlson.
Jun 29 2008 11:50PM
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blingedout
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searchbar can do anything
Jun 29 2008 11:51PM
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creighton
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hahaha no not sammy carlson.
Jun 29 2008 11:53PM
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i.ski.troll.
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you sure have been dishing out a lot of searchbar burns today
Jun 29 2008 11:53PM
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GoonSkwad
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right you are!
Jun 29 2008 11:55PM
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eheath
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His style needs about 3 years of work. I puke watching him sometimes. I could care less if he can do some weird double flip, when its super hucked, his hands are arms are all over the place, and then he tried to afterbang, i just want to put a bullet in my face.
Jun 29 2008 11:56PM
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SirFryanator
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if you actually think that then that's fucking retarded. because it's so hard to be an actual pro in big mountain. almost impossible.
Jun 29 2008 11:59PM
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hollygrove
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i like you eastcoastjibber, but i couldnt dissagree more.

Jun 29 2008 11:59PM
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danbrown
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I don't usually take part in these threads but Tanner fucking slays BC, slayed the x-games pipe with a couple weeks of training and I'm sure as we'll see in Massive he still throws down in the park and urban. Either him or Jon, who holds it down mostly everywhere, and he's even versatile enough to do decently well as a racer. Sure he doesn't have Seths big mountain skills but I'm sure he could hold his own if need be. There are plenty of others that thrown down in all aspects of the sport, but those two come to mind first.
Jun 30 2008 12:00AM
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SirFryanator
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I agree except I think that jon is as good as seth in the big mountain, or he used to be. winning international comps everywhere!
Jun 30 2008 12:01AM
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Scolson
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bode miller
Jun 30 2008 12:01AM
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GoonSkwad
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not true... us extreme freeskiing open ( not immpossible)
Jun 30 2008 12:03AM
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GoonSkwad
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hehe
Jun 30 2008 12:05AM
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GoonSkwad
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hehe
Jun 30 2008 12:06AM
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SirFryanator
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There are way more big mountain themed movie companies out there than for park that actually make cash. The companies making the most are originally only bc/big mountain. Big mountain skiing is what got skiing the big bucks back in the day, and it was still incredibly hard to be a pro.

Plus, it's hard to access for some people. I agree with you wholeheartedly that park is NOW creating more cash for the industry and therefore requires more riders, but those riders are easy to find...not so much with big mountain. This is why events like the Red Bull Cold Rush are so essential to skiing, they include all kinds of skiing in it.

Big mountain is still one of the major parts of skiing, and it's even with park in terms of importance if not more important to our roots.
Jun 30 2008 12:07AM
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SirFryanator
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And that's not pro. that's am.
Jun 30 2008 12:08AM
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ghosfacekilla
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This thread is kinda pointless because you hafta classify what type of skier. That being said in terms of "omg i cant believe he just skied" that i hafta say Seth
Jun 30 2008 12:08AM
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JeffersonDavis
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thom waldrop
Jun 30 2008 12:08AM
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Karcher
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tom wallisch
Jun 30 2008 12:09AM
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flatspinner
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Henrik Windstedt
Jun 30 2008 12:14AM
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Parker.
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i would have to go with the forever hated-on tanner hall.
he's got the park, pipe, urban, and backcountry on lockdown.
Jun 30 2008 12:14AM
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blingedout
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searchbar, and then get back to me
Jun 30 2008 12:18AM
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skiRay
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Glen fricken Plake!!!
Jun 30 2008 12:18AM
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bigwhite.steeze
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man im deffinatly gonna say t-hall on this one...like seriously?

kills it in BC, kills it on jumps, kills it on rails, kills it on rails, kills it in pipe, kills it on moguls like damn dude,

this guys good.
Jun 30 2008 12:24AM
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GGreene
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first-tanner hall
close second-jon olsson
for next years JOSS they should have jumps, rails, pipe, big mountain, moguls, and (there would have to be) racing. this would prove who was the all around best skier who could take on anything the mountains could throw at them
Jun 30 2008 12:37AM
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hollygrove
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what the fuck? so skiing has been spearted into two different sports?! I'm sorry but you're being a fucking retard, skiing is skiing. Also, get off your park skiing high-horse and look around. Shit does happen outside of your little terrain park.
Jun 30 2008 12:37AM
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skiRay
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but seriously, tanner hall.
and seth old footage on actualy park jumps is impressive. i had never seen him spin before that. and i would imagine that he would be an amazing racer if he can rock the lines that he does in the BC
Jun 30 2008 12:40AM
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ben_southworth
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tanner hands down
i cant even remember how many x games medals he has, let alone gold, and now he's slaying the backcountry and big mountain.
if your looking for an all-around skier than he wins
and anyone who thinks old park pros can become backcountry pros is stupid
Jun 30 2008 12:41AM
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safari
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hahaha. and thats why he's pro and your not. fukin wank. stop talkin shit about someone who is better than you. and i agree this thread will never end, because everybody has a different opinion on what makes a better skier (backcountry skills or park etc etc).
Jun 30 2008 12:44AM
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skiingonskis
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i dont really want to say this, but tanner is probably the best. and yes, this thread is pointles unless you define what the best skier involves!
Jun 30 2008 12:45AM
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tride
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Harkin Banks
Jun 30 2008 12:48AM
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SteevJee
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im going with Tanner and then Doug Coombs
Jun 30 2008 12:52AM
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TBarnes
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T-hall hands down
Jun 30 2008 12:56AM
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SHastatahoe
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Seth morrison does things that are unworldly.    I have to give some love to tanner, cause he really does shine as being so well rounded.  But if I were to find the gnarliest hill to ski down (which is what skiing really is, going down a hill), I would ask seth morrison to do it, casue I know that he would bust out the gnar, do it in style, and blow your mind while doing it.  Once I see someone else do something as consistantly, as much, and as gnarly as seth, then I will consider them.  until then its seth.  He is awesome.
Jun 30 2008 1:00AM
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richards
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yeah t hall probably
no one really does everything overall better than him
Jun 30 2008 1:01AM
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Valind
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Jun 30 2008 1:23AM
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popNfresh44
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Jun 30 2008 1:35AM
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dan4060
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I like Jon in Big Mountain, but he is nowhere near Seth yet.  Seth has not competed on the circuit for a long time.  Even though Jon won that contest, he was not the best big mountain skier to take part in it.

This is not dissing Jon, he is really improving in big mountains, but he is not Seth.

And the idea that any old park skier can be a big mountain/backcountry skier is complete bullshit.
Jun 30 2008 1:48AM
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dan4060
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Good answer.  He ripped it up on that Euro big mountain tour this year(forgot what it is called) and is good at everything else.
Jun 30 2008 1:51AM
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comeatmebro
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no. just no. seth is not comparable. anyways, i hate to say it but tanner pretty much is the best overall. killed halfpipe, slays the BC, urban is down and park is still probably sick. which we'll see in massive i'm sure.
Jun 30 2008 1:57AM
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00000000
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Evan Heath
Jun 30 2008 2:01AM
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huckaberry
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hes a really really sick skier and really really good,
but he hucks so much and his style can get whack
Jun 30 2008 2:30AM
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gkenworthy
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bahaha, eheath FTW!
Jun 30 2008 2:35AM
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quebecfreestyler
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buttsecks is so much better.
Jun 30 2008 2:37AM
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