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What do your parents/friends not understand about skiing?

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84891jnf92048
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I have heard some funny, false things about skiing, example: my dad says that rails are not skiing, its just sliding on metal, and trashing your equipment. boxes, though, are ok.
Apr 18 2010 9:38AM
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*TURBONERD*
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lol REPOST NOOB
https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/354011/
Apr 18 2010 9:39AM
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84891jnf92048
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damn. i didnt search gaper...
Apr 18 2010 9:42AM
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Spinoza
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my friend refuses to admit that tricks look cool on skiis.   its frustrating
Apr 18 2010 10:52PM
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jason...
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I'd say he's right 3/4 of the time.
Apr 18 2010 10:54PM
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dave44
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Everything. They don't understand why I ski whenever I can, and why I'm always watching ski videos or reading ski mags. They think I'm crazy.

The thing is, I'm pretty sure I am too.
Apr 18 2010 10:55PM
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Mr-Cam-ron
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when i tell my non skiing friends that i ski they think of dumb gaper shit, until i show them REFRESH!!!

Apr 18 2010 11:08PM
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Rolfe
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My friends can't figure out why i'm not on level 2 and still on level 1 when I have a level 1 shirt on
Apr 19 2010 12:26AM
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steep
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my friend said that it's dumb to do park. and that backflips are extremely hard. one of the hardest tricks in the book according to him.
Apr 19 2010 12:28AM
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Karma_Police
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Well technically when you're on a rail you aren't skiing and they do trash your equipment. I think skiing switch is the most obvious thing when it comes to educating gapers.
Apr 19 2010 1:39AM
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All my non skiing friends thinks it's easy... I can show them Refresh, i can show them Everyday is a a sturday, I can Show them Eyes wide open, but they are still not impressed... They say they can learn to rail like E- Dollo and do a dub or late cork 10 like PK if they practice it.. soo annoying!
Apr 19 2010 1:50AM
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RickAstley
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They don't understand that tricks aren't just for snowboarders.
Apr 19 2010 7:23AM
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dubaiski
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hahaahah sig'd
Apr 19 2010 7:40AM
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jjdsteeze
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god my friends say that alllll the time hahahahahaaa
Apr 19 2010 7:44AM
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leahey
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My friends are like, why the fuck are you watching ski videos in April?
Apr 19 2010 7:46AM
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twin-tip-hero
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that i can tear an ACL and go back to dkiing the next season.
Apr 19 2010 8:11AM
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Randy_Quench
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my parents refuse to be impressed by rail tricks.
Apr 19 2010 8:57AM
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steep
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yes. same here they're all like wow that's noT even hard and I'm just like well let's see you pretzel a steep 6 kink urban hand rail. or pull a dub 10 or drop massive cliff out in AK
Apr 19 2010 9:26AM
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Yeah! they tell me to do a sw 10 and when i say i can't do it they say.. oh i thought you were good... And why are you into this shit? you can't even do a dub backie!
Apr 19 2010 9:35AM
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MattWeiss
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they just don't get how i can sesh my backyard set up for hours in the heat, while eating shit half of the time, but still have the most fun ever while waiting for winter

Apr 19 2010 9:35AM
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Milksteak
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That rails are actually harder than they look. They are always giving me weird looks when I am wearing big clothes. They get pissed when they ask me "What are you doing today?" And I say "Skiing" and they say "It's fucking July!". Why so many kids spend so much money on new outerwear every season.
There's more that I can't think of.
Apr 19 2010 9:37AM
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spliff.Life
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hahaha is this one of your major hangups in life?
your friend thinking ski tricks dont look cool

i wish my life were that simple
Apr 19 2010 9:46AM
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Spinoza
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no
Apr 19 2010 11:29AM
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Billek
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My parents fully understand why I am obsessed with skiing, but they pretend to forget that and yell at me for skiing all the time and not sitting at home.

I also try to keep them updated on my tricks:
'Yeah, I got nollie on, frontside 270 out'
'what's that?'
'Well you do [this] then [this]'
'Oh.....that's nice.'
Apr 19 2010 11:36AM
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03gade
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parents, ok they are old and stuff so its fine if they dont understand  but it pisses me off when kids don't think this stuff takes any skill what so ever, id rather have them amazed at a backflip (which is also annoying) then acting like its easy as shit

this is coming from a slightly related example of this girl i know completely discounting Olympic trampoline as not a sport, because you are "just jumping up and down doing tricks" she was one of those "if it doesn't use a ball its not a sport" type people, but im in college so yeah, you would think people would know better by now
Apr 19 2010 12:48PM
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Biggie_L1v3S
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Parents: Why anyone [who skis, and those who snowboard] would dress the way I do.
Apr 19 2010 2:24PM
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throwin_steeze
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my parents are never impressed, ill do the craziest trick and they get bored with it. Then ill fall and they become interested and they start laughing
Apr 19 2010 2:28PM
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5teve.
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This they think large clothing is stupid but its really G.
Apr 19 2010 3:07PM
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Elmo.
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jhahahahah this... and some people dont understand that its a lifestyle... i built a summer set up and got made fun of so i told them that if someone can play basketball all year round i can ski year round
Apr 19 2010 3:11PM
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Mr_pretzel
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I dont have non skiig friends cause I ski everyday all winter and they think I'm some kind of freak for wasting my life outside instead if playing video games.
Apr 19 2010 3:34PM
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fratskier69
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my mom and grandma are crazy, they have horse riding backgrounds (worst sport)
and everyday my mom and i have arguments about how i need a coach, and how skiing isnt good because its not organized into nice little clubs, and they cannot grasp the fact that a sport can have individuality and different styles, it is beyond their comprehension.
Apr 19 2010 3:39PM
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Elmo.
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they dont get that we need new equpiment a lot from trashing our shit

that its just so fun plain and simple

y im skiing in july

that early or late season that theres still snow in the mtn's (east coast)

that im not good cuz im not pro... there pros for a reason

skiing cant b a lifetstyle its only a hobbie

skiing is easy and so r the tricks

they dont get rail tricks

they dont get the style

why and how we get stoked on ski videos

why im always on newschoolers

they dont believe me when i say i have friends at my home mtn

thats all i think lol
Apr 19 2010 3:48PM
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ECfreeski3
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haha same here, one of my buddies kept talking shit so i forced him to try a 3 on a small jump and he ate so much shit it was unreal.
Apr 19 2010 3:49PM
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84891jnf92048
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why the hell i would spend 80 dollars on a jiberish sweatshirt.
Apr 19 2010 5:51PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Why would you?
Apr 19 2010 5:58PM
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mseward
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my friends all think making edits is stupid.
Apr 19 2010 6:04PM
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Relish_man
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this^ it seriously pisses me the fuck off. whatever theyre just jealous cuz they suck at skiing
Apr 19 2010 6:07PM
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mseward
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say to them if it applies: why the hell would you spend 100 dollars an abercrombie sweater?
Apr 19 2010 6:09PM
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03gade
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im gonna stop reading this thread before i punch somebody in frustration
Apr 19 2010 6:15PM
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cooper.fry
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they'll say "you can't ski when theres no snow."
and ill kindly reply "fuck you bitch, i do what i want."
Apr 19 2010 6:19PM
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k.thompson
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my friend doesnt think that skiing is a sport but he plays soccer so what does he know

and no body understand why i would want to go skiing in july

Apr 19 2010 6:30PM
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84891jnf92048
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touche.
Apr 19 2010 6:59PM
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WVskiing
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Everyone is like this about newschoolers.com
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Apr 19 2010 7:02PM
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FreeskierRocco.
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That I want to devote a large amount of my time and money to it because I enjoy it greatly. They think it's stupid and that it's not a "real sport".

Apr 19 2010 7:04PM
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pomme-de-terre
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i can 100% relate to you. my whole family is a horse riding family. i had to ride in USPC for like 9 years of my life, and it fucking sucked. i remember my mom making me go to horse shows and me just fucking hating it with the most burning passion. i used to just chill around our clubs stable area and hit on all the girls and almost never showed up to any of my ride times.

but i had this really fucking awesome horse named spanky. he was a fucking boss, and i would always refer to him as a "stallion" even though he wasnt a stallion. im pretty sure i got marked off for it at formal inspection once. that was the only good part. girls from other pony clubs and shit would see my stall marker and be like "spanky!?" and id be like "fuck yeah!" and then they would rip their clothes off and i would pour champagne all over them and spanky would Winnie and neigh and shit.



yeah.. i hate it when people dont understand skiing too.
Apr 19 2010 8:12PM
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wesley.
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haha i do that also
Apr 19 2010 8:14PM
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Juice.Doctor
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ROFLBNSBTIWBATN- pronounced: Rofel-bins-be-tee-ban-to Roll on the floor laughing but not seriously because then i would be a total noob.
Apr 19 2010 8:25PM
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panojibber
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Thought I'd add to this thread.

I think what a lot of people (including myself until recently) don't realize is that for some people, skiing is a part of their identity just as much as their name, or their personality. After repeatedly trying to pull myself away from skiing so I can turn my attention to music and school due to repeated pressure from my parents and teachers, I have discovered that it is not possible, and will never happen. As sure as my name is Matt, I am a a skier, and I always will be. Although I may love music, and really want to get a degree from a good university, skiing will always be top on my priority list. Will it clash with everything else I do? Possibly, but that doesn't matter a bit. Skiing is a part of me, and I will continue to do it for the rest of my life. I may be rich, I may be poor as fuck, I may be in some place completely different in the future years, but I will ALWAYS be skiing.

I love it, beyond all other things - my music, my school, my friends - all are dictated based on skiing. University selections? Skiing based. Time spent on weekends? Skiing based. Musical goals? Partly skiing based. Plans for next summer? Skiing based. Part-time job? Used to pay for skiing.

I may not ever be successful in skiing in any way, and I may plunge more money into this stupid, expensive, dangerous, ridiculous sport than I will ever get out of it, but like any real, dedicated skier, I have no choice. It is beyond my control, the best thing I can do is to enjoy it as much as possible, and just ride the wave.
Apr 19 2010 8:33PM
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BenWhit
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so deep. i feel the same way. i spend more time skiing in a week than i spend studying in one semester. i'm most certainly not the best, but i will be skiing until the cartilage in my knees turns to dust.
Apr 19 2010 8:39PM
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PJS.
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oh this so much i spent like an hour trying to explain to them what a cork is, and it took me three times of explaining for my bro to get what a 270 on was
Apr 19 2010 8:51PM
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Mackin_Jack
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My family loves the sport, but the give me shit all the time for my tall-tees and big baggy clothe, plus when spring hits I'm the coon because of the goggle tan.
Apr 19 2010 9:05PM
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