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What makes a real skier?

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PULSEofdaNATION
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So skiing is progressing at a scary-ass rate where double flips are starting to be looked at as if they are easy and that they are not good enough anymore. And more and more people are coming into the parks, trying to imitate what they see from the pros. Now the number of hoodrats are at their peak, but some of them can't even ski anything outside of the park.

So what I want to know is what you guys think a true skier really is. Are they people that ride their skis only in the parks, on urbans, and on the backyard setups? Or are they the people that can ride in the park, and then hold their own in the rest of the resort? Or are the only real skiers the people that can ski BC and huck 30 foot cliffs like its nothing?

Give us your opinion.

Personally i think its people that have all around skills. People who can throw down in park, but still go out and drop cliffs and ski pow.

And I did searchbar so sorry if I missed a thread that already talks about this.

Sep 5 2009 5:48PM
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Hansel.
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i think a "true skier" must be able to ski anything at any given time
Sep 5 2009 5:51PM
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Scott22~
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Someone who clicks into a pair of skis and slides around at some point during the year.  Methinks your insecurities are showing, lol at being concerned over who is a real skier and who isnt~
Sep 5 2009 5:53PM
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.jesus.
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this
Sep 5 2009 5:53PM
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Blurst
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perfect explanation
Sep 5 2009 5:56PM
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Malcolm
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someone who has fun skiing. i hate these threads
Sep 5 2009 5:56PM
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PULSEofdaNATION
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Well ya it might seem like thatl, but I was just watching all of the Massive behnd the scenes videos and they were talking about why they were impressed with tanner and how he can ski pow one day and then compete in Xgames in the pipe the next. And I know a lot of people are turning into park rats now so I just want to hear what people think.

And I know that I am not the best skier out there by any means. I can throw 5s, drop some cliffs, but I just do it for fun. Not for the image. Skiing is just my place to get away from everything.

Sep 5 2009 5:57PM
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.Emerson.
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this
Sep 5 2009 6:00PM
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Scott22~
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So only someone with all around skills like tanner is a true skier? All of those big mountain skiers, olympic racers, gapers snowplowing down with their family, old guys on their straight skis, none of those guys count as true skiers? You cant be fucking serious. More and more newschoolers are just thinking up ways to force themselves into their own categories which somehow put them above everyone else. Kindly go fuck yourselves you arrogant pricks~
Sep 5 2009 6:04PM
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Thenowhereman42
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Beat me to it.
Sep 5 2009 6:08PM
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PULSEofdaNATION
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Not at all what I am saying. I just wanted to know people's opinions on stuff like this. And yes I did word this wrong so I understand how people will read this and be pissed. Just most of the media now a days is going to the park skiers who can throw double flips and stuff. Considering that the only two skiing events that are shown on tv really are X games and now the Dew tour most people consider these people to be just "freeskiers" and nothing much else. And now that is what a lot of kids coming up are trying to be. I just was curious to as like if these kids that are only trying to imitate the pros and can only ski park are considered "True" (for lack of a better word) skiers. Or are they a completely different thing and just "freeskiers"?
Sep 5 2009 6:13PM
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Blandct
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i think this is the worst definition
Sep 5 2009 6:14PM
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PULSEofdaNATION
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Ok first of all this is in the NYT and I live on the West Coast so I do not get this. The media that kids actually see, cuz barely any read the newspaper (let alone look it up online), is from the people that are throwing double flips and that are park skiers because people find it so interesting how people can control their bodies like that. Second of all, I am talking about skiing on basic cable that is Actually advertised so people know it is going to be on. X-games is the main one. And last year dew tour came on. All of the FIS events are not advertised and you have to go search to figure out when they will be on.
Sep 5 2009 6:38PM
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PULSEofdaNATION
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Tell me where they are advertised and what stations televise them on tv then.
Sep 5 2009 6:55PM
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Alex_G
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one that exists
Sep 5 2009 6:59PM
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mynilla
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music to my ears
Sep 5 2009 7:01PM
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Frank_Spinatra
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A real skier is anyone who goes out and is not afraid to push themselves to try new things, and has fun in the process.  I just watched Warren Miller's Higher Ground again and watched 87yr old Klaus Obermeyer stick a rodeo 5 while laughing.  That is a real skier.
Sep 5 2009 7:04PM
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PULSEofdaNATION
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I can honestly say I have never seen this on ESPN. Maybe once on NBC. maybe I just need to watch more tv. or watch it at the right times. my bad for being unknowledgeable in this. next time ill think out my thread more. and not just post it right away hahah
Sep 5 2009 7:07PM
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PULSEofdaNATION
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like racing and stuff every couple months, but not that often. I was just like talking more about big mountain stuff. Thats what I hardly ever see on tv. I was not talking about racers as much because that stuff is just ridiculous what they do.
Sep 5 2009 7:11PM
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IceCreamer
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I have seen FIS 20 times before I have ever seen a freeskiing event.
Sep 5 2009 7:11PM
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dwags222
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this thread fails

Sep 5 2009 7:22PM
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lydiaiskwllol
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When you right it out like a thuggg
Sep 5 2009 7:22PM
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mattytru
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yes seriously, does it really matter?
Sep 5 2009 7:48PM
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danbrown
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This.  Even in Connecticut, I feel like more often than not there's racing on television
Sep 5 2009 7:58PM
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joshua
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anyone who enjoys skiing is a skier
Sep 5 2009 8:13PM
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NESblowjob
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OMG KOHL SCHOENING CANT SKI OUSIDE PARK OMG OMG
Sep 5 2009 8:26PM
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Eastcoastr
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first off threads like this need to stop coming up. and second this is the worst definition ever, unless u are implying that no one is a true skier, which would b retarded.
Sep 5 2009 8:30PM
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Logey.
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i think that a skier should be able to be really good at what they like but they have to be able to park powder and groomers no problem
Sep 5 2009 9:29PM
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JahJahBinks
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Well you cant be black. I dont think theres any black freeskiers, or am I wrong O.o?
Sep 5 2009 9:31PM
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TWoods
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A true skier is anyone who legitimately pursues the sport as a part of their life.
Sep 5 2009 9:32PM
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Lemuel
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A true skier is anyone who is dedicated to the sport and does it to have fun.  They never make any excuses to skip skiing, they go as much as possible, And they do it no matter what the conditions are or if they are skiing alone or with all their friends..
Sep 5 2009 9:48PM
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blackoutbill
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I was going to make a skiing in the midwest joke but I can't think of one right now

Watch Will wessons part in head for the hills. His idea of skiing is the tits
Sep 6 2009 12:02AM
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Pee_and_Ski
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anyone who at anygiven point of time when asked what the want to be dooing would say skiing
Sep 6 2009 12:11AM
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Piste.Off
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People who love skiing, are true skiers.
Sep 6 2009 12:15AM
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sirskizalot
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what i was gonna say.
Sep 6 2009 12:20AM
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Contender
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if someone loves skiing as a passtime, recreational sport, hobby or passion (etc.). they are a skier

seriously, dont look down on those who dont ski as much or arent as into skiing as us.  We aren't elitest jerks.  When people start doing that, it reminds me of some of the rich arrogant dickheads in my town.  Shit pisses me off.  We all love clicking in and being on snow.  plain and simple.

if any of these "are you a real skier" threads come up, im going to flip.

Sep 6 2009 12:40AM
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jakepwilliams
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Sep 6 2009 12:42AM
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dr_phil
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cosigned.




mods should delete them and/or put them in some kind of "garbage tween-made threads" section.
Sep 6 2009 12:54AM
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Keith_M
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exactly
Sep 6 2009 1:03AM
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smuggs
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a REAL skier hikes an 8 foot flat bar up to the leftover halfpipe (100 yards from the parking lot) and sessions it for days.


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Sep 6 2009 1:19AM
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turducken
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for me i reckon people that are real skiers are the guys like mark abma, eric pollard, durtschi, pep and most of sage cattabriga alosa. just the guys who can kill it anywhere anytime
Sep 6 2009 3:01AM
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MC_POUTINE
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in a way being a real skier to me doesnt have to do with skiing. its the lifestyle, and however that person skis thats fine with me. who am i to judge their style?
Sep 6 2009 4:22AM
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TheMoostafian
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koahl showernigs?

but for a serious answer:
someone who loves the sport and loves to have fun on skis
Sep 6 2009 5:09AM
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Fat.Kid
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how about someone who just enjoy skiing.

I'm all about back country and all mountain, but I can enjoy skiing park once in a while.
Sep 6 2009 11:32AM
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D_War
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someone who skis
Sep 6 2009 11:42AM
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Totes_Magotes
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saying your not a true skier becuase you can't ski more than one discipline (park, pow, groomers) is like saying you're not a true football player just because you can run really good but you can't throw..  does that make sense?
Sep 6 2009 5:44PM
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TWoods
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yep.

I would consider those people to be simply be people who enjoy skiing. they don't identify themselves with ski culture, they don't make an effort for it to be a big part of their lives. That's absolutely fine, but a weekend warrior is not a true skier, even if that's where most of the money in the ski industry comes from.


Sep 7 2009 2:11PM
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BennyV
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Exactly, you cant be a one dimensional skier.
Sep 7 2009 2:18PM
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seemeski
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Versus a fake skier?
Sep 7 2009 2:41PM
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Contender
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some people (like me) have to drive hours just to go to a mountain.  I'm not complaining but with school its almost impossible to go from monday-thursday.  Let alone having to juggle work and volunteering as well.

not all of us live 30 minutes from a fabulous mountain 

So yes i do consider myself a weekend warrior because those are the only days I CAN ski with the exception of days off/vacations.  I know tons of people that go just on weekends like me but just ski groomers the whole time.  I do consider them skiers because they love skiing just like me.
Sep 7 2009 2:45PM
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