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Mark Abma Appreciation Thread

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SilkyJohnson
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I just saw Claim and was totally impressed and reminded of how good a skier mark abma is. I think he is the best all around ski and seems like a completely down to earth guy that is super chill. So post up your props for Mark Abma for killing it
Dec 15 2008 12:25AM
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yellav
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he has been a favorite of mine for quite a long period of time
Dec 15 2008 12:31AM
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Thenowhereman42
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Yeah he was sick in Claim and Reasons as well.  I have a Warren Miller movie from some years back that has (I think) his first time heli skiing or something in it.

I like the part in claim where someone is talking about him an says something like "yeah, I'm going to hit that line, it shouldn't be too hard.  Its just a quadruple stager with an 800 foot cliff at the end and that tree is on fire, but its cool I'll just rip it out of the ground and eat it."
Dec 15 2008 12:32AM
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RICK_ROSS
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he signed his poster or me at the local premier of claim, hes sick
Dec 15 2008 12:33AM
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huge-go
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Him and Tanner, two most well rounded skiers ever. I think I'll buy his pro model next year. Should be SICK.
Dec 15 2008 12:49AM
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BigJew
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Yeah, Abma is soo sick. He flies under the radar for the most part though.
Dec 15 2008 1:17AM
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C-Burg
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He is my favorite skier. So good in the BC and throwing tricks in his lines and in the park. I like how he goes unnoticed and then when you see a video or segment of him you remember how sick he is
Dec 15 2008 1:22AM
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SHastatahoe
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Yeah, he's sick.
Dec 15 2008 2:05AM
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CraigAK
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for sure
Dec 15 2008 2:17AM
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Ryno
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Mark has alays been one of my favorite skiers...he just kills it everywhere!
Dec 15 2008 8:35AM
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Twinjibber77
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That seggie was amazing. He blew me away (no homo). He hit park jumps and everything!

so well rounded, so off tha hook.

Dec 15 2008 9:10AM
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A^frame
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So stoked on the 2 stage cliff line where Abma does a 3 off the first into the second cliff in Reasons.( The last last shot of his segment) If you haven't paid attention to this shot... just realize how sketchy this is and how hard he stomps it!
Dec 15 2008 11:25AM
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VTtreeskier
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My favorite skier, if i could pick any pro to ski like it would be him, and hes so down to earth and chill, doesn't look for the spotlight like alota pros. I heard that at a ski camp (forget which one) a friend of mine went to he wouldnt even stay in the room if a segment of his came on in a ski movie because he didn't want the attention, so chill.
Dec 15 2008 11:41AM
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knucklehead.
Posts: 677 - Karma: 239
wow i was just about to make a thread about abma, definitely one of my favorites
Dec 15 2008 11:54AM
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SuperStoked
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The first time I met Abma, he let me borrow his bike to go shred the whistler bike park. Sure enough, I broke his bike, and he was so chill about it. I got it covered by warranty and he was like "yeah buddy, no worries"

His skiing speaks for itself--RIPPER!

Dec 15 2008 12:03PM
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SoupCurry
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Abma=Shred God.....nuff said
Dec 15 2008 2:39PM
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Caveman.
Posts: 9067 - Karma: 330
Me to, Him and Hugo!
Dec 15 2008 2:42PM
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griffon
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definetely one of the best bc skiers out there yeah
Dec 15 2008 2:47PM
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drwclrk
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definitely one of my favorite skiers, he kills it everywhere. i got to thinking that he was a bit underrated, but then i remember that hes won "skier of the year" multiple times. he always puts up a good segment too, mad props to him.

and thanks for making this thread, its well deserved.
Dec 15 2008 3:01PM
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ben-jamm-in
Posts: 344 - Karma: 174

^word^   Ever since his epic rodeos in Yearbook I've thought of him as one of the most solid skiers.

Dec 15 2008 3:12PM
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yourthemannowdog
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In SSD you really apreciate him and Claim more so. In SSD you see how rounded he is and in the india segy you see it chill factor which makes him a super down to earth guy. Also the Salamon videos about whistler really made me a proud fan
Dec 15 2008 3:29PM
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Billiards.
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Hell yeah Mark Slays. Dear his sponsors: You should give him more money because hes one of the major reasons you guys get money.
Dec 15 2008 3:32PM
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cool.
Posts: 3457 - Karma: 1,724
i gotta say the same. hes gotta be one of the best all around skiers out there, he slayys big mountain, backcountry and park... MAD PROPS
Dec 15 2008 3:46PM
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02jinksmj
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second only to T-Hall as an all around skiier and few make better video parts.

Dec 15 2008 3:50PM
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Drail
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i like how people say things like that.... i'd say it's totally unfounded though. He's had the opening segment for how many MSP videos? gone on exclusive trips to places like Golmarg, India and gets 'er done. not to mention he's what, the only pro this year to get two segments without using the same footage? Oh yea, and he's had interviews in almost all magazines out there, including one this year in Powder where he got the cover shot as well.


It's like when I had that thread about the dudes like Pierre dropping the big cliffs and some people were like "seth and hugo don't get enough recognition" what, you mean other then the fact that they're some of the most respected and admired skiers ever?


Dec 15 2008 3:55PM
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gibvicious
Posts: 239 - Karma: 18

^weeeeeeerd

mark abma is basically god on earth

great thread

Dec 15 2008 4:04PM
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eurotune2
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he is great, almost my favorite skier of all time
Dec 15 2008 4:26PM
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swanton
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Yeah, Abma is super sick. Plus he's Canadian.

(He is Canadian right..?)
Dec 15 2008 4:31PM
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HeartBeatFaster
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Hard to not like the guy. Such a solid skier and as humble as they come.
Dec 15 2008 4:33PM
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eurotune2
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you are correct sir
Dec 15 2008 4:35PM
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hellomynameisjef
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hes been one of my favorites since i saw war
Dec 15 2008 4:42PM
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summersover
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such a chill guy
just the way he talks makes me laugh for some reason
i still remember when he crashed and his ski hit his face
he had so many stitches it was fucked
Dec 15 2008 5:42PM
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Treestman
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no doubt about it, him and tanner are my favorite all around skiers
Dec 15 2008 6:24PM
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T-Holt
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I think that was TJ describing him.

But yeah, he's def one of my favorite skiers.
Dec 15 2008 7:03PM
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asfffffffffdd
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he's shreditastical
Dec 15 2008 7:13PM
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dweezileast
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i think flying under the radar in this case means he isn't raved about on newschoolers all the time
Dec 15 2008 7:28PM
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huge-go
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I love his style SOO much to when he's ripping just about anything. Just so consistent and smooth, with his hands in front of him and just chugging and bouncing off pillows and throwing 3's, all while looking unfazed.
One of my favorite shots of the year.
That's pretty much how he always looks skiing. So solid and consistent, it's ridiculous.
Dec 15 2008 9:35PM
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huge-go
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Oh, it's the shot to the left of the czars.
Dec 15 2008 9:37PM
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Malarky
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Hell yeah, Abma is the shit. I have loved his skiing ever since the Hit List
Dec 15 2008 11:29PM
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Kevski
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I've recognized him as really good since Focused. After Yearbook though, I've always looked at him as one of my favorite skiers. He's a BC local, super chill, and an amazing skier. I love his style in the BC as well.
Dec 15 2008 11:39PM
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theteo
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yeah, Abma is so talanted it's crazy.

I just love his style. I watched his Claim segment like 10 times when flying to the states.


Dec 16 2008 2:11PM
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