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Popularity in high school vs. skiing ability.

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t_rob
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I don't why why the fuck I was thinking about this but it just popped into my head.

I honestly believe if I was less popular (not saying i was that popular) in high school, I would be a better skier.

Anyone follow this? questions? comments

wow. i already know this thread is going to suck.
Oct 24 2008 9:50AM
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notomatoplz
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i believe he was referring to the "unpopular" kids who end up better at skiing
Oct 24 2008 9:18PM
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tuna.
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i thought the popular kids were the ones that wish they were good at snowboarding?
Oct 24 2008 9:23PM
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k-rob
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this thread makes absolutely no sense. one of the most popular kids i know spends most of his life skiing (race). another very popular kid i know spends most of his life biking.
i ski all winter and bike all summer, and i wouldn't exactly call myself unpopular. anybody can be popular, they just have to make themselves that way.
Oct 24 2008 9:23PM
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A.R.
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well im a decent skiier ( modest) and im fairly well known innthe area as being a sucessful skiier. and kids at school are always asking to come skiing with me. and i have like 500 facebook friends. so yea, im good, and im popular.

LOL I just read that back to myself.

but fo real, popularity wont affect your skiing unless your a total headcase

Oct 24 2008 9:41PM
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Skibumsmith
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High school is such bullshit anyway. I get so sick of the popularity crap and other HS BS that I don't know how I would survive without skiing. It's the only thing that I look forward too. You can be popular and good at skiing though. Except sometimes people are like "you ski? that's gay." If you snowboard and especially if you're good then you're way more popular.
Oct 24 2008 10:54PM
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ginty
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yea my social life struggles mid november- mid april
Oct 24 2008 11:08PM
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MasterDebater
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all the kids in my school either snowboard, or have like racing skis cuz they want to go fast. except for one of my close friends, skis on-piste, cuz 1) thats all there is besides park and 2) he loves moguls and racing.
Oct 24 2008 11:16PM
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stormtrooper
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ding ding ding
Oct 24 2008 11:30PM
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Peach.
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yup since I ski (and my highschool is ALL snowboarders) then im a fag clearly
Oct 24 2008 11:48PM
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Beefcake
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the more popular u are the more badass youve got to be

im not popular i just push myself to ski better.

Oct 25 2008 1:19AM
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B.Aussie
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Everyone at my school knows me cos I ski. Cos I win races for my school and my school tells everyone. But I live at my mountain for the winter term so my popularity gows down for a couple of weeks but I could be friends iwth the "popular" girls and I kind of am but the majority are bitches. Then there are the tri-hard skiers who try to be friends iwht me just because I know all the guys at my moutain. I doesn't really affect my training or my skiing because I dictate my friends and my life.

Oct 25 2008 1:46AM
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hartig
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a lot of the "popular kids" type deal were skiiers in my school..
they're mad chill kids though
Oct 25 2008 2:51AM
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TheAdmiral
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maybe its cuz my school is fucking tiny but me and my bros are the only guys who ski and we own the school, I've never had to choose skiing over partying cuz we just party in the mountains and then go skiing
Oct 28 2008 7:56PM
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Manbearpig..
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most people who are really cool in the long run were not that cool in highschool
Oct 28 2008 8:02PM
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JordanClarke
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what he said
Oct 28 2008 8:06PM
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rj.
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word bro, nice first post
Oct 28 2008 8:10PM
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IrideWI
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nope
Oct 28 2008 9:01PM
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Smuffy
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idk know if it made me popular, but people definitely know me cause i ski.

i met a couple of the "popular" girls on the hill on time, and they were like," youre good at skiing right?" i was like, kinda, so i did a misty and they went apeshit and people started to know me after that.
Oct 28 2008 9:05PM
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pussymoneyweed
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im not in high school yet one year away but ive made lots of friends through skiing
Oct 28 2008 9:05PM
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Steezasaurus
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Tou'che

I always get shit for being one of TWO skiers at my school, and am constantly getting shity from the ''boarders'' and other fuck ups. But when they happen to notice me at the local hill, i love their expressions and how they talk to me when they know they just got one-upped by a skier. i love that feeling.

Oct 29 2008 11:04AM
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Literature
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Once people realized that I skied, I think I got a lot more respect from them.


Oct 29 2008 12:31PM
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FUUUCK
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I got a lot of shit from people when I wouldnt go out every friday cause I was going to wake up at 5 to ski the next morning.

I dont think I was really that unpopular or popular, my school wasnt really like that.

But then again Im not amazing at skiing.
Oct 29 2008 12:34PM
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Fintendo
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I was one of the only skiers in my High School so stood out a bit because of that. But that was really only if people knew I did it. Most of the kids at our school snowboarded but either way we were just friends and shredded together when ever we could. I don't think it made me more popular just more unique.
Oct 29 2008 12:40PM
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MC_POUTINE
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ive blown off many kegs and partys for pow nights at the summit..
Oct 29 2008 12:42PM
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lloyd_christmas
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Oct 29 2008 12:44PM
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Flarestrike
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I'm not popular..but not un-popular, jsut one of the normal guys lol

sometimes i cope shit for checking out newschoolers at school or looking up snow reports or new skis, but otehr then that it's cool, we had a school ski trip this year and me and my bro never said we were great skiiers or anything but we got a bit of respect from everyone as they found out how it's not as easy as it seems.

but yeh, don't think it makes a difference to popularity

Oct 29 2008 4:42PM
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bl_skiec
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just made my day. hilarious.

Oct 29 2008 4:48PM
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b-kul
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i am unpopular and suck at skiing.
Oct 29 2008 7:09PM
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dynasty_complex
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one of the popular kids at our school who plays football is mad good at skiing, one of the best skiiers we have
Oct 29 2008 7:12PM
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Funnel
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I agree dude.  Gapers at my friends school are starting to ski and ride twin tips though.
Oct 29 2008 7:33PM
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paone
Posts: 593 - Karma: 266

wat he said^^^^

high school popularity is such a stupid thing.  Once your out of high school no one gives a shit about that shit anymore

Oct 29 2008 7:39PM
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KravtZ
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i find that if someone makes fun of you becuase they snowbaord and are so cool or something like that its becuase they really suck themselves
Oct 29 2008 7:39PM
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JHDski47
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not where im from....i am kinda one of the "popular" kids and i have never drank or anything....I would say skiing has increased my "popularity" in high school since now i hang out with kids who ski and snowboard and they are the "popular group" and before i skiied i hung out with kids who were less "popular" 

i hate saying "popular" its wierd and sounds real stupid

Oct 29 2008 8:06PM
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Kazabazua
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well being the biggest loser in my school i can surely say i also suck balls at skiing so your theory is flawed my friend.
Oct 29 2008 8:17PM
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Ham.and.Cheese
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im away every weekend and honestly i could care less skiing is way more fun than anything else so yeah i guess less popularity=better skiing
Oct 29 2008 8:32PM
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BKlein
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At my old school I'd alays get shit for wearing I am a Skier shirts and shit
but then I posted a couple of pics and everyone was amazed yet im only decent
Oct 29 2008 10:15PM
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Chronic_
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what if the popular kids smoke blunts and skate?  thats how it is in my school anyway haha
Oct 29 2008 10:21PM
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Grouphaxor5
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Im not afraid to say that i am the best skier at my school because i am. Everyone knows that i am too.And i have plenty of friends that know skiing is what matters to me in the winter. I like when everyone at school comes up to me and says we should ski this week and says your really good at skiing right. There is no correlation between popularity and skiing. There is a correlation between the number of parties you attend in the winter and skiing but who cares go to a party get up at 6 and go skiing. And if people dont realize that you need to ski alot....fuck them.
Oct 29 2008 10:36PM
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slimbruddah
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...........someone doesn't know skiing..... high school has EVERYTHING to do with skiing. like shit!?!!!!
Oct 29 2008 11:10PM
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T-Holt
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I think it kinda has a correlation, but with me it doesn't really affect me cus I don't wanna be like all the "popular" kids at my school (aka jocks).  And I don't know if this is just my school, but it's not as black and white as popular and unpopular.  There are differnt levels in different groups.  I'm pretty fluid with my social groups, I have a core group that I hang out with but I seem to get along with everyone, even the jocks.  Sure it means going to a lot less parties in the winter, but that's a sacrifice I'm more than willing to make.  People know me very well as the skier of the school and I can confidently say I'm the best in my school (not an impressive feat because I go to a private school in NYC and also besides the point)

I say do what you love and love what you do and don't let anything get in the way of that.
Oct 29 2008 11:13PM
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Karcher
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you could be on to something. if someone is less popular they might no be dragged into parties and hanging out instead of skiing. its a good idea but it doesnt really seem to work out that way
Oct 29 2008 11:22PM
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Nedward_Plimpton
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i live in jackson, and the highschool skiing community is suprisingly small..... regardless i am not at school that much so theres alot of people i havent seen in forever. But id rather be away from school than at school, so i think the decision between the two is obvious, plus jackson is ill.
Oct 29 2008 11:31PM
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C.R.E.A.M
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my best friends brothers are twins, and they arre soo popular with the ladies, they always know where to get bud and where the partys at, so i guess thats not true cause there whole family skis really well too, there very fun to chill with.

Oct 29 2008 11:42PM
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rossignol_rider
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i didnt read any farther in this read cause of this post. sums it up.
Oct 30 2008 2:07AM
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Addict[ed]Fisher
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why dont you just ask sammy carlson..he just got out of high school..ask how popular he was and you can pretty much tell how good at skiing he is
Oct 30 2008 2:34AM
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gstoneskier
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who gives a shit about high school ?!!!
Oct 30 2008 2:39PM
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