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Pro skiers who snowboard

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mdw16
Posts: 28 - Karma: 33
What are your feelings about guys like Pollard and Pep who kill it on skis, but snowboard all the time for fun?
Nov 13 2008 5:02PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
Posts: 9931 - Karma: 9,400
Who cares, I ski most of the time and snowboard once or twice for fun
Nov 13 2008 5:04PM
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AKoblitz
Posts: 1201 - Karma: 113
ummm.... good for them.... its about having fun, if they enjoy it why not?
Nov 13 2008 5:04PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
I think it's great
Nov 13 2008 5:05PM
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Rainbow*Stylin
Posts: 1042 - Karma: 24
pro skiers cant have fun, they are too busy working... your silly
Nov 13 2008 5:05PM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
I snowboard sometimes too.  I'm sure a lot of snowboarders ski too. 
Nov 13 2008 5:05PM
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plorr
Posts: 3131 - Karma: 528
I think thats awesome. I actually really wish i was better at snowboarding, I only get on a board very rarely. buttering and shredding pow on a board looks like soo much fun, plus it is wayy easier to look smooth and stylish in the air imo.
Nov 13 2008 5:11PM
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GreenStezz
Posts: 3570 - Karma: 717
i saw Garett Russell on a board more then skis last year, i knew he snowboraded for fun but five days in a roll i had to ask him what he was doing on a borad and he told me he dident have a pair of skis?!?! so like eveyone else is thinking " WHO CARES".........................
Nov 13 2008 5:15PM
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jeremy.g
Posts: 4931 - Karma: 459
i think its sick they can do both. me and my snowboard friends trade all the time for part of the day. its all about having fun.
Nov 13 2008 5:17PM
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Vinci
Posts: 701 - Karma: 1,472
mad props for everyone who can throw down hard at both
Nov 13 2008 5:21PM
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hey_dude_its_me
Posts: 1403 - Karma: 32
is there any vids of one person doing borth skiing and snowboarding?
Nov 13 2008 5:25PM
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Steazel
Posts: 553 - Karma: 16
I think its great that pro skiers who snowbird are so kool about being on the same mountain with both sports and just able to recognize both as a legitimate good time
Nov 13 2008 5:25PM
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jKutcher
Posts: 3936 - Karma: 4,260
snowboarding is mad fun
Nov 13 2008 5:29PM
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toominator
Posts: 4792 - Karma: 120
Jossi gets out on a board every now and again too
Nov 13 2008 5:30PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
honestly the only reason i havent is because i dont wanna have to go through the whole falling constantly thing again. ive always thought it looked sick though
Nov 13 2008 5:31PM
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ripthis
Posts: 137 - Karma: 10
I know Travis Parker (pro snowboader) skis from time to time. Pretty sure Scott Wittlake does too
Nov 13 2008 5:38PM
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Funnel
Posts: 7816 - Karma: 1,531
IDEA has a whole section dedicated to snowboarding and it's mainly Pep, Pollard, and Mahre was out there too along with Pollard's wife.  I think it's super sick, the cool thing is, they're awesome skiers and they're really good at snowboarding too.
Nov 13 2008 6:59PM
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papasteeze
Posts: 12055 - Karma: 913

I got one from a summer rail jam of Tom Wallsch.. 

 /claim

Nov 13 2008 7:10PM
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yourthemannowdog
Posts: 4541 - Karma: 313
I snowboarded for a year and then said it was way to easy. So i tried freesking then realized i had a gift for snowboarding. So thiis year or next year i am going to try it again.
Nov 13 2008 7:17PM
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danbrown
Posts: 11939 - Karma: 21,826
hahahahaha
Nov 13 2008 7:20PM
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K-Thomas
Posts: 2700 - Karma: 604
haha if i'm not mistaken, he did a boardslide too. i think he's got a future.
Nov 13 2008 7:20PM
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nkinsman10
Posts: 1088 - Karma: 45
link?
Nov 13 2008 7:24PM
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swanton
Posts: 455 - Karma: 11
At the same time?
Nov 13 2008 7:25PM
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ilikeplants
Posts: 1868 - Karma: 17
snowboarding is a lot of fun. for some reason it seems like you can jib and do anything on a snowboard, basically your only limited to your creativity where as with skis it seems like you dont have the same freedom. I've only snowboarded once or twice but Im deeply considering selling my skis and boots and buying a snowboard just because of how much fun it is. i cant go as fast on a board but i still have more fun than on skis.
Nov 13 2008 8:00PM
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fresshhhh
Posts: 792 - Karma: 9
i converted to skiing, and watching all these snowboard movies. i am highly considering throwing in the towel and going back to boarding, i too realized i was given a gift on side stance sports
Nov 13 2008 8:11PM
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Commonwealth
Posts: 3729 - Karma: 11
can I have your ARV's?
Nov 13 2008 8:35PM
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fresshhhh
Posts: 792 - Karma: 9
they are long gone, i gotta find homes for alpha 1's and reno rockers if i do switch


but im keepin the jo pros
Nov 13 2008 8:37PM
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BskiP
Posts: 1369 - Karma: 223
Torah bright kills it on skis. she is probably better than half the people on ns. hahaaha
Nov 14 2008 12:00AM
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zerospinskier
Posts: 4867 - Karma: 350
I love it. It's great. I started out on a snowboard when I was 10, then switched to skiing after 3 years. Now I still snowboard every year. It's only for fun, and I'm a much better skier, but I still love getting on my board. It's just another fun snow sport. I learned those nollie front flip things last year. SOOOOOOO fun it's rediculous. I love all the super fun buttery/mess around things you can't really do on skis.
Nov 14 2008 12:29AM
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Evan.Frazee
Posts: 2285 - Karma: -33
i saw tom wallisch snowboard when he was at my resort. Hes not that bad at it i saw him do a backside boardslide on a box and like a backside 3.
Nov 14 2008 12:41AM
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MC_POUTINE
Posts: 1380 - Karma: 112
laurant favre is one of the sickest skiers out and he snowboards a ton and gets all his style from it
Nov 14 2008 12:42AM
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3ski6guy0
Posts: 9201 - Karma: 132
i definitely want to get better at boarding this year. you can jib pretty much anything on a board and butters look so sick
Nov 14 2008 12:50AM
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BravoWhiskey5280
Posts: 4020 - Karma: 520
I do both..I try and switch it up alot...I'll ski on saturdays and board on sundays, then the next weekend ill board saturday and ski sunday...Im alot better at boarding cause i just started skiing again last year but there still really fun to do...the best thing is if im doin shitty on one thing than i can switch it up and hope for better luck...Rails on boards are soooo fun to, buttering a box is the ultimate feeling...heres my setupClick for larger image
Nov 14 2008 1:27AM
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snowbladesforlife
Posts: 2033 - Karma: -3
Really...
Nov 14 2008 3:03AM
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Mindala
Posts: 127 - Karma: 69
there needs to be a legit snowboard/ski film and im not talking like tgr style, but something like level1 and mack dawg combined...
Nov 14 2008 3:40AM
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DoriD
Posts: 332 - Karma: 9
Blayze Bramwell on the Armada team is both sponsred on skiing and snowboarding..
Nov 14 2008 6:38AM
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GreenStezz
Posts: 3570 - Karma: 717
dont make fun of my down fall................
Nov 14 2008 7:03AM
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urbanjib
Posts: 1801 - Karma: 255
gak...none of you really have a gift for snowboarding...the shits just waaayyy easier...i skied for awhile, and switched to snowboarding for 4 years, and im now back at skiing...you spend like 5 weeks snowboarding, and youve learned like all the damn tricks in the book...and seriously...Yea snowboarders are waayyy more urban...but skiiers are so much more steezy...come on guys, you just need to learn to adapt, and what not...watch a snowboard movie, and then go do that shiit on skis...dont give up on it


and if your getting rid of the Reno rockers, ill trade you a snowboard for them, with boots and all...
Nov 14 2008 8:44AM
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JakeMusser
Posts: 121 - Karma: 66
Everytime I go to Windells, Dylan Hood decides to snowboard one day outta the session, and he OWNS. Seriously massive cork sevens and perfectly grabbed cork five's. Same with Brandon Becker, except he's not quite as good as dillon yet.
Nov 14 2008 9:33AM
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patrickstar
Posts: 486 - Karma: 20
same.
Nov 14 2008 10:34AM
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SkiersRealm
Posts: 111 - Karma: 105
 I have seen Sammy Carlson snowboarding at meadows a couple times. He is pretty good.

On a side note, I grew up skiing from a young age and started snowboarding in Jr. High. It wasn't until I last year that I decided to give skiing another chance. Snowboarding was fun and you do get good fairly quickly but skiing is way more technical. Watch a TGR video and see snowboarders slip sliding down the mountain while skiers bust out jump turns. I think I will continue doing both sports for now with 2/3's of my days on skis..


Nov 14 2008 1:48PM
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Bepo
Posts: 8195 - Karma: 17
Haha, I'm exactly the same except that I'm actually going back. Already bought a new rome machine and some burton cartels. Need to get some boots when I get back home for thanksgiving. Snowboarding was way more fun that skiing and I'm just better at it than skiing. I gave skiing a try for 2 years, lol
Nov 14 2008 1:54PM
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Hertz
Posts: 238 - Karma: 30

back when i was just a young gun i put in my time on the snowboard, i have since given up on it, i found it wasnt nearly as challenging, i personally enjoy skiing a lot more

plus switch on skis looks way steezier than switch on a snowboard

Nov 14 2008 4:06PM
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BennyV
Posts: 569 - Karma: 11
They do it just to prove that skiers can go both ways onto something that is so incredibly easy to do in comparison to skiing. Thats the only reason
Nov 14 2008 4:26PM
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K.C.Deane
Posts: 1730 - Karma: 315
I snowboarded for like 6 years before twin tips really started getting out there. I ride pow every once in a while. Snowboarding is fun as hell.
Nov 14 2008 6:35PM
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NW_Rider
Posts: 2580 - Karma: 314
I think ts rad to see people doin both. On a side note, when I switched from skiing to snowboarding a few years ago, I found that I caught on really quickly, but I think the reason was because I used to ski for 10 years prior. My friend did just the opposite and picked up skiing really quick as well, so as for whats harder, its pretty hard for me to make a certain judgment, although I will say that skiing can do a lot more technical stuff, having both feet strapped to the same board also makes it a lot harder to bail yourself out sometimes.
Nov 14 2008 7:14PM
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A.R.
Posts: 1111 - Karma: 11

WHAT?!?!? this is an outrage! skiing isnt about having fun!!!

Nov 14 2008 7:15PM
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strongmark
Posts: 3278 - Karma: 883
you are really bad at choosing bindings...
Nov 14 2008 7:20PM
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Funnel
Posts: 7816 - Karma: 1,531
Yeah it does.  I can't tell when someone is riding switch on a board.
Nov 14 2008 7:28PM
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*DrewT*
Posts: 7768 - Karma: 481
Uhh there's no pro skiers who snowboard cause anyone good enough to be a pro skier obviously realizes that skiing is 1000x cooler than snowboarding and snowboarding is stupid and snowboarding is gay and snowboarding is for fags.  Duh
Nov 15 2008 2:34AM
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BravoWhiskey5280
Posts: 4020 - Karma: 520
theres nothing wrong with my 12's...Plus my old cartels broke so I had to go get a cheap pair of Salomon  sp1's..they work though, super light....I also dont have much money so I gotta make the best outta what I got
Nov 15 2008 3:19AM
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