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Skiers ahead of their time.

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uncle_muscles
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Have there been any skiers in the past that were way ahead of their time?  Maybe they were virtuosos who had no real room to grow so they made their own style or pushed mechanics like tweaks and spins to their limits?
I'm talking Glenn Plake and Laurent Favre types.
Hopefully someone has some names that didn't get much recognition because they were too different.
Oct 22 2009 12:22AM
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Avifarer
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New canadian air force
Oct 22 2009 12:24AM
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CTD
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Eric Pollard. Go watch him ride park back in things like royalty, propoganda, stereotype, etc.
Oct 22 2009 12:24AM
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GGreene
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no doubt Shane
Oct 22 2009 12:24AM
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BMskier
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holy crap someone actually centered their post?!?!?!?!?!???
Oct 22 2009 12:24AM
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yellav
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skiing should be montage inc and CASG.
Oct 22 2009 12:25AM
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uncle_muscles
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Yes, Shane
Oct 22 2009 12:26AM
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Skibumsmith
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Mike Wilson
when he did some doubles in TBC
Oct 22 2009 12:29AM
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rach
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all the old greg stump athletes, they led the way
Oct 22 2009 12:29AM
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uncle_muscles
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Haha, that's sick. 
6 Canadians that burst on the scene with the first twintips doing the first switch spins. 
Oct 22 2009 12:29AM
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WORD.
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yup
Oct 22 2009 12:33AM
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titsLOL
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as far as air time goes candide was about 10 years ahead of his time.
Oct 22 2009 12:34AM
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chickenwang
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and THEED!!!!!!
Oct 22 2009 12:36AM
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3mania
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Phil Larose and Evan Raps
Oct 22 2009 1:15AM
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Ski.Ballet
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David Crichton
Oct 22 2009 1:17AM
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.peter
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Um Wayne Wong invented afterbang before anyone even thought about hitting a rail on skis, or anything else for that matter, or landing backward.
Eric Polard with wide park skis, and Andy Marhe if you watch his segments from the old Match Stick movies like The Hit List.
I'd say guys like Tom Wallisch, for sure, and definitely guys like Paco Garcia and Max Hill who are doing stuff that'll be way more accepted in about 3 or 4 years
Oct 22 2009 1:39AM
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SkierX
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Pollard was definitely way ahead of the curve and started pushing skiing towards super smooth style. Like was said, watch him in movies like Propaganda. He was one of the only skiers with a real smooth, lazy style.
Oct 22 2009 1:40AM
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fouldsys
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pep in 1242
Oct 22 2009 1:47AM
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Ransome
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JF Cusson & Phil Belanger
Oct 22 2009 2:57AM
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CHARLES.BRONSON
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Chris Honeywell and Stu Halverson cause they both 2 onto street rails with practically no jump on, thats ahead of its time right now. As far as the past goes, Everything mickael did. His style in exact science still looks cleaner than 95 percent of whats out right now. He was carving his take offs and landings in like 2001(wsi big air cork 5 blunt), that shit still isnt standard. Tanner been ahead of the curve for a really long time too, tbc he does a properly popped nollie onto a street rail(not that tip dip bullshit everyone does now) 
Oct 22 2009 3:20AM
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bob_dole
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bang on. steryotype and forward...all that is needed
Oct 22 2009 3:48AM
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Big5hifty
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RIP shane... he was ahead of the curve
Oct 22 2009 7:59AM
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nickyp
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yessir
Oct 22 2009 8:44AM
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wh@t
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Crichton, Pollard, even Travis Heed, the whole CASG crew is miles ahead of the rest of the skiing world in trick selection. Iannick B was revolutionary. throwing alley oop 2's and doing 450s like no ones business back when 450's were banger edit tricks.
Oct 22 2009 1:14PM
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djikstra
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quad kink...unnatural... 5 years ago. Crichton
Oct 22 2009 1:16PM
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wh@t
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holy shit i forgot about that. all this Crichton talk is getting me antsy. where is he this season?

anyone remember the "greatest park run to date" when Dave lost his ski and they docked him for it regardless of FIS ruling?
Oct 22 2009 1:22PM
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jKutcher
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Crichton's segment in forward could be in a movie now and i would be stoked on it
Oct 22 2009 1:24PM
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ninjaski
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Antoine Gagnier was definitely way ahead for is time and nobody know him
Oct 22 2009 1:41PM
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Newschool_Pope
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mickael deschenaux a couple of years ago.
also jon olsson with the kangaroo flip a couple of years ago
Oct 22 2009 1:46PM
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ChadThundercock
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this.

Oct 22 2009 1:56PM
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ChadThundercock
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Oct 22 2009 1:57PM
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Billiards.
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bernie rossow
Oct 22 2009 1:58PM
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Legoman
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I dont really know enough from a long time ago but to me Vanular seemed pretty far ahead of everyone else (a few years ago) and sort of spurred on the the park skiing at the moment. Shame he got injured was so stoked to see him in Refresh.
Oct 22 2009 2:21PM
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JNILLA
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yeah vanular was way ahead of his time
Oct 22 2009 2:30PM
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juanborlando
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definitely vanular and definitely crichton
Oct 22 2009 2:36PM
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FeJau
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Shane McConkey was definitely WAY ahead of his time. Parkwise, i'd say Vanular's style is way ahead and revolutionary then anybody's. JP auclair too i'd say.
Oct 22 2009 2:36PM
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babujib
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I opened this thread specifically to add this name.
Oct 22 2009 2:36PM
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CollinWright
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vanular, deshanaux, crighton, pollard, wilson
Oct 22 2009 2:38PM
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N.O.B
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COREY VANULAR IN LSS. He was doing rodeo 9 mute to japan, a trick skiers today is still trying to copy. And rodeo 450`s and bio 810 to rail?
That best park segment ever!
Oct 22 2009 4:06PM
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noelo12
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Max Hill
Oct 22 2009 4:24PM
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popNfresh44
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Liam Downey and Corey Vanular...afterbanging. and especially Vanular in LSS with the rodeos/810 to box
Oct 22 2009 4:28PM
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LOLO_FAVRE
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no one said candide?????
Oct 22 2009 4:53PM
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McLeod
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the person above me.... big ups lolo
Oct 22 2009 4:58PM
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mattwalker
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clint fiala used to do ridiculous cork 3s before anybody knew what they were.
Oct 22 2009 5:05PM
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dwalk
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yes. air and style
Oct 22 2009 5:08PM
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natedogg789435
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on the topic of line riders, or ex line riders. Mike Nick (assuming he didn't OD on coke or something)
Oct 22 2009 5:12PM
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fatbastard
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Skogen Sprang: pipe flat fives both ways before anyone knew what the hell he was doing in 2000
Evan Raps: D-Spin 7s off cornices and 7s off cliffs in Ski Movie in 2000
Mike Laroche: flawless switch rodeo 7 tails in Ski Movie II

Then they all had serious injuries and the sport caught up and then went by.

And, of course, Shane, in ability, mindset and innovation...
Oct 22 2009 5:59PM
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Matty_C
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SHANE: He wasn't even ahead of the curve, he INVENTED curve, literally.

CANDIDE. For about a million reasons, redefining pipe skiing being perhaps the greatest of these reasons. I've a feeling that when Candide Kamera drops, in whatever form it's gonna drop, it will redefine something. Who knows what, but redefinition will occur.

DOUG COOMBS. Dude basically invented Alaska.

...and loads of other dudes that have been mentioned. 

Oct 22 2009 9:17PM
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JCsteezy
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Dave Chrichton he was always my favoirte
Oct 22 2009 9:18PM
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-PowAir-
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Schrab Bros. Doubles before they were cool.
Oct 22 2009 9:22PM
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