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Most Innovative Skier

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willmiller
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Who do you think is the most innovative skier today? Park, Powder, or Big-Mountain.
Nov 22 2009 8:16PM
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EVAN.F
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Will Wesson and Mike Hornbeck without a doubt
Nov 22 2009 8:18PM
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Get.Kronk
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hornbeck, durtschi, parry.  especially durtschi and parry
Nov 22 2009 8:19PM
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crankdatsoljaboy
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ricky ross and slim thug
Nov 22 2009 8:20PM
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CFD
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garrett russel without a doubt. i love watching that guy ski.
Nov 22 2009 8:21PM
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BWalmer
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Pretty much got them there.
Nov 22 2009 8:22PM
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willmiller
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Yeah Durstchi for sure. His segment in EDIAS was ill
Nov 22 2009 8:22PM
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bananas
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every skier has thier own
Nov 22 2009 8:22PM
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Billiards.
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Jeff Kiesel, Max HIll, Jed Anderson
Nov 22 2009 8:22PM
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Get.Kronk
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yeah his segment in that movie crawled in my ear, got on its knees, and blew my mind
Nov 22 2009 8:24PM
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C_Perin
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willem i love your new icon!
Nov 22 2009 8:24PM
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Jibbidy
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jon for sure
pollard for sure
Nov 22 2009 8:26PM
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.peter
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Almost everyone is an innovative skier.
The Nimbus Crew,
Jon Olsson, Max Hill and the CASG crew, Anthony Boronowski, The Surface Team, 4bi9,
if you look at any really good skier, chances are they're doing something really innovative, whether it be a trick, style, huger jumps, better turns, new approaches to old lines, whatever...
The point is, everyone is innovative, and everyone should chose/create their own style, rather than worry about who other people think is the best.
Nov 22 2009 8:29PM
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dice552
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can someone explain what would make Hornbeck inovative
Nov 22 2009 8:30PM
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willmiller
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Okay, so to clear up any confusion, by innovative I mean who do you think is the guy out there who is throwing down the most progressive and new tricks and is really changing up the sport. For instance bringing the dub-cork to the main competition scene or Candide's popularization of the switch 10.
Nov 22 2009 8:33PM
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joly.sp
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tj, pk hunder, cosco

Nov 22 2009 8:33PM
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Shlogan
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perry durschi pollard and russell.
Nov 22 2009 8:36PM
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onearmwanderer
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he does a lot of tech stuff on rails, a lot of taps and those push things or whatever they were called.  i'd say he is pretty inovative in his own right, not most innovative in my opinion though.
Nov 22 2009 8:37PM
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Pinguu
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Unaffiliated from mikehornbeck on Vimeo.

Style, flips on landings, nollies and ollies everywhere including on rails and urban, manuals, more...

My favorite skier
Nov 22 2009 8:38PM
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willmiller
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Damn that was a crazy edit, okay I want to put Delorme down as a innovative skier. Not the most innovative but he is taking butters to the next level.
Nov 22 2009 8:43PM
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.oz.
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i love what pollard does, butters and what not in pow.

and then garret russel always does shit that blows my mind.

and of course hornbeck, and b dog
Nov 22 2009 8:44PM
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ChrisSkisChronic
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Pep and Shane
Nov 22 2009 8:55PM
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C.Wood
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i see andy parry (just a different sick style)
and hornbeck with his style
i dont see anyone else standing out as much
Nov 22 2009 8:56PM
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Snowgoner
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Pollard
Nov 22 2009 9:05PM
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Aaaron.
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definitely pep.  and shane goes without saying.

I also like candide. 

Nov 22 2009 9:10PM
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UFOsarereal
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Jon Brogan, Adam Delorme, and B-Dog

style on a whole new level


also, Wesson, Parry, & anyone else involved with that whole movement. The way they're thinking about skiing is so, SO good for the sport.
(just saw Wild Sallions... holy shit)


Nov 22 2009 9:13PM
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peyton
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parry and pollard
Nov 22 2009 9:15PM
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Leeyum
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vanular

willey miller


wesson
Nov 22 2009 9:17PM
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skodeo7
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Hornbeck
B-Dog
AD
Henrik
Wallisch
Nov 22 2009 9:18PM
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BWalmer
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4 words - Nose tap to Forward

Plus, nollie to manual to tail tap to down rail

Just watch this, it'll make you undersand:
Nov 22 2009 9:18PM
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wrichmond
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Shane

He influenced our skis and how we ski more than anyone.

Nov 22 2009 9:18PM
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.oz.
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i forgot delorme. but pollard i think is top
Nov 22 2009 9:26PM
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thelizards
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Jed Anderson snowboards
Nov 22 2009 9:32PM
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JEWbacca
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i new this list would be coming.....
Nov 22 2009 9:34PM
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304NordMan
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if i had too pick one, hornbreck
Nov 22 2009 9:36PM
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Username_42069
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GARRET RUSSEL !!!!
Nov 22 2009 9:41PM
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LeoSpaceman
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maybe like 2-3 years ago when this dub flip madness started, but he's certainly been surpassed and out-styled lately. plus he definitely can't hang on any sort of jibs...
max hill is my vote. or hornbeck, two real different styles, but doing some of the coolest stuff i've seen in a good while, no hucking involved. refreshing.
Nov 22 2009 9:42PM
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saskskier
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Pep.

Pep's 1242 segment is probably one of the most mind blowing, innovative, ground breaking segments in relatively modern skiing.  Spins both ways and switch landings in b/c.  Then there was the Pep/Mahre edit through the Breck park on Bents with no poles and the X-Games controversy which both challenged a lot of peoples perspective on what is considered "ok" in skiing.
Nov 22 2009 11:43PM
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nick_GAPER
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mike wilson was one of them
Nov 22 2009 11:53PM
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dice552
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Yeah i enjoyed that
Nov 23 2009 12:06AM
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Pinguu
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Old guys:
Shane, Pep, Mahre, Wilson, Pollard, THall, Candide, Gagnier

New Guys:
Parry, Hornbeck, Max Hill, Wallisch, Durtschi

NOT: Brogan, he hasn't innovated anything yet, yet...
Nov 23 2009 12:17AM
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willmiller
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X-Games Controversy?

Nov 23 2009 12:18AM
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GreenStezz
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Nov 23 2009 12:22AM
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saskskier
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When Pep and Andy did their X-Games slope runs on Bents with no poles and didn't spin anything bigger than a 5 (I think).  The footage wasn't aired and I still don't think it has been made available to the public.
Nov 23 2009 12:28AM
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Dilla
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SUCH a sick edit
Nov 23 2009 12:41AM
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GreenHorn
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Andy Parry
Will Wesson
Mike Hornbeck
Shane, duh
Eric Pollard
many more

i would say a lot of them are innovative, just in different ways
Nov 23 2009 12:43AM
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PULSEofdaNATION
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I have to say Durtschi with that flip off of that tree stump thing and the back flip upside down branch bonk in EDIAS
Nov 23 2009 12:43AM
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Bumbleton
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How the fuck is Brogan innovative? I'm not one of those guys that hates on park skiers that are "thug", but I don't think Brogan should be considered pro, let alone one of the most innovative. On the other hand I want Hornbeck's babies. His shit is sooooo tech and sooooo steezy.

Nov 23 2009 1:44AM
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no_steeze
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tim wallisch bcuz hes the onlie skiier i kno
Nov 23 2009 1:47AM
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skiseemore
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max hill leigh powis hornbeck their styles are so butter inventing tricks is the definition of innovative so ya
Nov 23 2009 1:51AM
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MLB
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Andrreas...plain and simple
Nov 23 2009 1:53AM
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