Replying to Boycott the xgames highair
Im not trying to start a fight here, but it seems blatantly obvious that the new xgames event is tailored to fit dumonts new oakley suit. It's not even a test of trick skill, it's how fast you can charge a pipe wall and how far you can fly without killing yourself. Who cares how high someone goes in a pipe? It matters in a pipe comp, but someone going even 50 feet out isn't even progressing out sport, it's just launching your body and seeing if you can land with your legs still. I personaly will turn off the xgames during this entire event, and while you can argue it's good there is more exposure, is it the exposure our sport needs? It's not like if people see skiers charging out of a pipe just to go high they are going to jump for joy, I mean basically the first hit of EVER pipe run. I think it would be farrrrr more worth while to hold a railjam, Tom Wallisch (who most kids here would claim auto win, like dumont auto win on pipe air) would have SOOOOO much competition from any number of freestyle guys, and it would force each skier to do crazy shit on 1-3 rails. Far more technical, interesting, and chance for prgression other than a "Let's see you high you can go" spectator event. The xgames is going downhill for sure, thank god for dew tour.
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