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Colby west slaying kaprun / austria QParks

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hiasleitner
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nice one !
check this out for more info about kaprun/kitzsteinhorn Qpark http://snowpark.kitzsteinhorn.at/..
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Jun 6 2011 3:56PM
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N.L.
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i love to gab about skiing, especially edits. glad people are willing to post edits in SG, seems stupid not to!
Jun 6 2011 3:58PM
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N.L.
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oh yeah, and colby is one of my favorite east coast OGs, hes been slaying it since the beginning

Jun 6 2011 4:09PM
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Mr_pretzel
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I enjoyed that a lot.
Jun 6 2011 4:29PM
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P-HAGAR
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i wanna see his kastle skis!!!!
Jun 6 2011 4:59PM
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Plod
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As usual, mega lolz.
Jun 6 2011 5:54PM
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shanemcfalls
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gave me douche chills
Jun 6 2011 6:00PM
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array.
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and this is why Colby is my favorite skier
Jun 6 2011 6:17PM
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RockNRollNghtClb
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Kevin steen filmed it, no wonder it was so good
Jun 6 2011 6:48PM
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mistahfabbydavis
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yea, got to ride there a bunch this year on study-abroad!!!
/claim, but really awesome
Jun 6 2011 6:51PM
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Cantskiforshit
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Colby is the shit. So much style, so many laughs.
Jun 6 2011 8:48PM
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caliskigirl
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Love it
Jun 6 2011 9:11PM
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sammy_
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love it! i want to see his skis
Jun 6 2011 9:20PM
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*TURBONERD*
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That edit made me so sad.
Jun 6 2011 9:59PM
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Inline.
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WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!?!? SWITCH BACKFLIPY RODEO? :44?? yes cap locks was neccassary
Jun 6 2011 10:00PM
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Afeld
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That was marvelous
Jun 6 2011 10:04PM
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miemiec
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Sick edit, def. got me stoked. and I hope these Kastle skis don't turn out to be as expensive as there saying, cause I'd love to give em a try.
Jun 6 2011 10:08PM
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*TURBONERD*
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Am I really the only one who's really saddened by how much Colby's skiing has started sucking?
Jun 6 2011 10:11PM
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MacNsteaze
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yup...
Jun 6 2011 10:28PM
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Jahseph.
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Yep, it's always a pleasure to watch Colby, because he has so much fun just being himself, which usually entails acting like a crazy person, but still, always a pleasure.
Jun 7 2011 12:16AM
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minihef
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I might be in Kaprun next winter. I skied there years ago but my memory isn't too hot so some recent info would be a huge help. The park looks much better than it used to be but can you remind me how the big mountain terrrain is- steeps & cliffs etc?

Jun 7 2011 3:14AM
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hiasleitner
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Kaprun/ kitzsteinhorn is so big for pow and bigmountain skiing you won't believe it.. think u could say it's the best in austria, and the backcountry is so easy to reach and save ;)!!
Jun 7 2011 5:08AM
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TijmenDal
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Haha, exactly.

I love Colby, but just look at his shots in The way I see it.

There's pretty much none. There's funny shots and what not. But for example: Alyeska. He's talking about how 'the boys' have been killing it without him on that sick jump and the ONLY shot he got was a rodeo 5... Versus triples and ultra steezy switch zero spin blunt grabs...
Jun 7 2011 5:45AM
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Jibberino
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So, you've never been anywhere else in Austria i presume? Don't get me wrong, Kitz has got some great pow skiing, but in Austria i would say it's an average resort. It is not even close to being the best in Austria. Sölden, St Anton, Saalbach, Leogang, Kaunertal, Mayrhofen, Hintertux and many others blow Kitz out of the water.
Jun 7 2011 6:20AM
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Jibberino
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And yes, Colby's skiing is mediocre at best, it is a little sad.
Jun 7 2011 6:20AM
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*TURBONERD*
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Two years ago he was doing sw 9 rocket airs, I've still never seen anybody do those, and dope dub 12 blunts...
Jun 7 2011 6:37AM
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hiasleitner
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if u have already been to kaprun, think u have just skied langwied and those pow roots, right?? but u have not skied the backside of kitzsteinhorn.. there's backcountry pure, nearly as big as the skiing area side of kitzsteinhorn... by the way I'm from kaprun and I'm skiing all over austria the wohle year, but no backcountry terrain is as easy to reach as kitzsteinhorn!!
Jun 7 2011 6:54AM
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AronA
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From his blog (http://www.colbyjameswest.com/olympic-snowboarding-and-skiing/)
"I want to go to the Olympics. Straight up."

Seems a bit far away for me... So sad, Colby has great skills (come on, one of the first to dub 12 blunt FFS !) but it seems he isn't pushing himself hard enough :(
Jun 7 2011 7:26AM
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mistahfabbydavis
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park is dope. The only prob is that when the weather is bad, ITS BAD, jus cause there's no trees. If I had the choice, I think I'd choose Flachauwinkl/ Absolutpark for winter/ spring and then Dachstein for summer/ fall, but Kitz was a good second choice and easy to get to w/ no car!!
Jun 7 2011 7:33AM
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Jibberino
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Well i guess i missed that when i skied Kitz for a whole season. You actually believe that Kitz is the best in Austria for BC? It smells a little like local patriotism, but whatever. As someone who just does seasons, or visit for a week or two, Kitz has definitely not got the best terrain in Austria, from my experience. And can you get back in to the ski area if you ski the backside?
Jun 7 2011 7:45AM
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onenerdykid
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You have to have someone pick you up or take a taxi back to the main gondola. But it is definitely a super sick area.
Jun 7 2011 7:51AM
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B.Aussie
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That was one of the best (in terms of interest) I've seen in ages. Great stuff super entertaining and some sick skiing.
Jun 7 2011 8:45AM
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chuck_testa
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ahahah I lost it at the Austrian accent. Haha
Jun 7 2011 10:03AM
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SECKZ69sl00p
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see jay dubs is ma boi :)
Jun 7 2011 12:14PM
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loganimlach
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Jun 7 2011 12:29PM
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TRitsch
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No hate, but I'm not sure if you exactly know what's up in Austria (as you're from Denmark).
Jun 7 2011 1:44PM
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egg.
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classic colby
Jun 7 2011 1:49PM
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stupendous-man
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threads for when not @ school
Jun 7 2011 2:08PM
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hiasleitner
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right.. kitzsteinhorn's progression is so high this year.. wati on next year  :P
Jun 7 2011 2:16PM
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danbrown
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that was just switch back japan, nothing special. cool trick though
Jun 7 2011 3:10PM
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chubbspeterson
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kinda sad that the best footage of him is still from wicked
Jun 7 2011 8:26PM
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minihef
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Thanks a lot for the advice - much appeciated.

Jun 8 2011 7:17PM
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SkiThe603
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Its not that he sucks, he just doesn't try in comp skiing, he just has fun, and is trying to be like Luke VV.
Jun 8 2011 10:07PM
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*TURBONERD*
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Compared to his previous level, he did some original and stylish shit... I miss it.
Jun 9 2011 6:43AM
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Afeld
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He was awesome in seven sunny days. That was the best Colby. That said, he still kills it in this edit and it was fun to watch.


Best Colby Segment ever
Jun 9 2011 7:23AM
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will_powder
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yeah i agree. If he wasn't funny I don't think he'd still be very big at all. Look at the cork 9 at 1:22, every dew tour guy would be grabbing the very tip of the ski or blunt like Henrik but he is grabbing right near the binding. He never throws those sick dub 12 blunts anymore either.
Jun 10 2011 12:56AM
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vauban08
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Hilarious. Oh btw, did I mention I'm heading for Kitz this weekend? :D The scenery is absolutely mindblowing. I mean...in terms of quality and size, European parks are still not even close to American standards. But for a decent shooting, we do have the better backdrop. :D
Jun 10 2011 2:05PM
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jca
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I miss colby's switch 7 dub tip grabs. I sure hope he gets in the olympics because he's an awesome guy but he has to steo his gamr up a shit lode. Hes fun ti watch ski though.
Jun 10 2011 2:52PM
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Mr_pretzel
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Totally. I miss his skiing generally.
Jun 10 2011 5:11PM
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vauban08
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Just watch the end of the video :D

Reptar - Stuck In My ID
Jun 10 2011 7:12PM
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