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Eric Olson appreciation thread

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Mr_pretzel
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The man slays, has sick style and was one of the first people to switch 10 in pipe.

May 17 2011 6:59AM
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futurespin
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He deserved a thread back in 04. Great skier.
May 17 2011 8:08AM
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Furrer92
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Yes! Eric Olson kills it and has been killing it for years, the last three shots on the one jump in Work it Out are so good, think its like dirty 10, sick 9 and filthy 5 tap thing
May 17 2011 9:03AM
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Mordecai
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And then theres one in the bonus vid where he hits the stepup but loses one ski in the takeoff, but still rotates lands his cork 3 and rides off with one ski.
May 17 2011 9:12AM
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finnafuckyobitch
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truth. that was a dope shot but i got mad respect for that homie, shreds for the love of it
May 17 2011 9:16AM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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his Wanderland pow segment is one of my favorites of all time
May 17 2011 10:13AM
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winelips
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he is my hero
May 17 2011 10:37AM
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plorr
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Yes. He is the definition of SOUL SKIER
May 17 2011 10:54AM
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mr.k2
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Eric is the interpretation of true skiing. He shred's day in and day out and does not whine and bitch like most other pro's do, and for that i have a immense amount of respect for that
May 17 2011 11:23AM
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Willard
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Eric is the man
May 17 2011 11:28AM
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Shenanigans
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I hear he's good at skiing and stuff.

But in all seriousness he's easily one of my favorite skiers, love watching his jumps.
May 17 2011 11:53AM
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Mr-conutco
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Ha ha thats my fav part of the movie!
May 17 2011 12:34PM
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N.L.
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Air-ick!
May 17 2011 12:36PM
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Mr_pretzel
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Someone needs to through together a edit of him.
May 17 2011 1:18PM
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TravelingCircus
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Erik rulez!
May 17 2011 1:31PM
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Craig114
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I wish he filmed more!!! Instead he is busy showering in rivers and sleeping in his car. He is my hero!!!!
May 17 2011 1:32PM
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Mr_pretzel
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We should set up the "Help Erik Olson sleep in a motel fund". So he can start filming more.
May 17 2011 1:37PM
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Girays_Brother
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i second this
May 17 2011 1:38PM
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RubberSoul
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i don't see why line shouldn't do that..
May 17 2011 1:43PM
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J_BISCHOF
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OMG HE JUST MOVED IN TO MY HOUSEEEEEE
May 17 2011 4:11PM
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Line_Skis
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yep..Erik Rulez! plus he graced our mousepad
May 17 2011 4:30PM
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Mordecai
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You should sell me said mousepad.
May 17 2011 7:47PM
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J_BISCHOF
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ill sell you some laundry. Or an old book or something.






kidding. Those are precious keepsakes
May 18 2011 3:39AM
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ESB
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Erik's summer at Mt. Hood two years ago, he was hiking every day and still skied more than everybody who had a lift ticket. I also NEVER saw him miss a grab all spring and summer.
May 19 2011 6:32AM
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dilla_says_go
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erik is the man
May 19 2011 2:24PM
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MALONE
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olson slays
May 19 2011 2:37PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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He WAS Head for the Hills then he vanished. He should just get a summer job so he can make money and be in moar ski moviez
May 19 2011 2:44PM
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Mr_pretzel
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He skis in the summer. Fuck jobs.
May 19 2011 3:10PM
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JaredBeast
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Gotta bump this shit cuz I just realized this is the same Eric I know from my home "mountain" like 10 years ago. Even back then this dude was so far ahead of everyone else I knew people would stop what they were doing to watch him. If you guys understood where he came from you would really appreciate him on a whole new level. He comes from Lyons, NY which is the biggest shithole on earth, and his home "mountain" is brantling. How anyone could get as good as he is coming from brantling is amazing. Here's a link: http://www.brantling.com/index.php
It's a chill spot and it's where I grew up skiing but you cant do much with under 250 vertical feet.

Jul 1 2011 7:06PM
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james6345789
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hahaha i love his car/home setup!
Jul 1 2011 7:17PM
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Jahhsss
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Respect.
Jul 1 2011 7:25PM
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-Dan
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HE AND GARRETT RUSSELL ARE THE BEST THINGS IN MY LIFE.
Jul 1 2011 11:20PM
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Bmo.
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And his dad is a great government teacher. I kept asking mr Olson if he'd get Erik to come in but he goes out west for the whole winter
Jul 2 2011 12:56AM
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.frenchy
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His style is outta this world! Erik was sick in that TC episode too
Jul 2 2011 11:37AM
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.hazen.
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Erik is the best gypsy ever, and Ethan's right, i've never seen him miss a tail grab before. My favorite Erik quote is "If you ain't grabbin' blunt you ain't grabbin." You have to say it in his voice though
Jul 3 2011 12:02PM
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BrothaBrote
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This!!! The man is a machine!!!

Jul 3 2011 12:27PM
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danderson.
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He fucking rips. I loved his stuff in Work It Out.
Jul 3 2011 3:24PM
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garrets
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He kills it in all the meathead films, he's so underrated.
Jul 3 2011 3:53PM
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UFOsarereal
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hell yeah, I've seen that dude do some of the styliest shit I've ever seen in the pipe
Jul 3 2011 3:59PM
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Mr_pretzel
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He still kills it.

And we still need a full edit of him.
May 18 2012 11:33AM
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why
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"Why limit yourself to 140 underfoot? That's why I'm unavailing my newest ski the yacht with a staggering 200 underfoot." But on a serious note Eric fucking shreds.
May 18 2012 11:58AM
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Lucas
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Killer
May 18 2012 6:08PM
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AGOF
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olson not pollard. although pollard still shreds retardedly hard, he isn't who this thread is about
May 18 2012 6:11PM
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Capurnicus
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Wiglaf is da man and too good at skiing.
May 18 2012 6:34PM
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Bock
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i feel like the money could be put to better use. how about a "help Erik Olson hire a full time filmier fund"?
May 18 2012 8:26PM
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Janky
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no vids yet?
May 18 2012 11:48PM
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84891jnf92048
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he has an awesome bag of tricks, between old school shit, smooth jump tricks, and handplants and butters. I like iPr
May 19 2012 8:07AM
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1337
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HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHA YOUR PR DISEASE IS BACK BITCH!
May 19 2012 8:53AM
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tbayskier
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someone post an edit!
May 19 2012 9:24AM
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FreeJordie
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Ripper dude as well.
May 20 2012 11:45AM
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