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Idea that is maybe for the betterment of women's skiing

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Rachy
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I have this idea that I think could be interesting, or be a huge failure.

I'm in a pretty good spot in life right now and to the point where I should pretty much be able to ski every single day this winter in Mammoth. You guys sometimes say that women's skiing isn't progressing because we dont try hard enough and what not. So, I'd like to give you all the opportunity to control my winter/progression.

I have dabbled in the world of park skiing. I enjoy it. I enjoy powder more and powder days would be my "days off" in all of this.

So, I'm thinking I could make a daily blog hopefully with video and say what I worked on, you guys could tell me what I'm doing wrong. Post what I should be doing the next day to get better. I figure I'm in a pretty good position for this since it is Mammoth and a few of the best female park skiers out there are living there right now.


I figure this could have 1 of 4 outcomes.

A. I progress a ton making you guys right and hopefully inspire other females to take it up a notch.

B. I don't get that much better cause either its a huge winter and I don't get to spend time in the park, or it really ends up coming down to physical limitations

C. I bail on the project and become a disgrace to the woman ski community.

D. I have a season ending injury.

Now I'm wondering if this is something you guys would be interested in seeing/partaking in? Kinda like MADE and ControlTV only with the audience telling me what to do…

If you think it's a stupid idea, please let me know and I'll stop here, but if you think it could be cool, give me some feedback/ideas.
Aug 3 2011 7:59PM
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broto
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well, why not?
Aug 3 2011 8:06PM
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Rachy
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I don't want to invest my time into an audience of 0 when I could be writing Zombie movie screenplays.
Aug 3 2011 8:08PM
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paige.
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Can you please still find the time to write Zombie movie screenplays.
Please?
Aug 3 2011 8:10PM
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broto
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just keep an ongoing thread on it in ski gabber and you will get plenty or responses, not so much a blog. there are plenty of helpful people who are great skiers on this site and if you bring the project here then it makes it super easy for people to give you feedback. it's like any thread, people have a question and others answer it.
Aug 3 2011 8:17PM
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emilyiscool
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this would be awesome, and hopefully shut people up on a bunch of really sexist stuff. im all for it :)
Aug 3 2011 8:19PM
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OMGHEDIDNT
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Awesome idea!

I can already see your ski ballet needs some work

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Aug 3 2011 8:23PM
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blindside
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do it.
Aug 3 2011 8:25PM
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General_Ripper
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dO IT. and if you make it to the x games we all get to see your TATAS
Aug 3 2011 8:26PM
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Rachy
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Bwahahaha thats my friend. Him and I have the same jacket. I took that pic. I kinda love it cause just the tip of his ski is starting to hit the ground.

It was a failed hand drag.... he went a little too big.
Aug 3 2011 8:27PM
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1337
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threads, this could be interesting!
Aug 3 2011 8:28PM
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Rachy
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I thought about this, but I'd like it to be a bit more open/traceable than a Newschoolers thread. That and I make websites, so it isn't exactly a difficult thing for me to do.

And.. my blog on NS is featured so I could just have my RSS feed into NS and then it would show up on the left under Bloggers.

Thread would work if I didn't feel like including video/didn't want an easy way to track what's happening.
Aug 3 2011 8:29PM
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broto
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i get what you're saying, a lot more versatility comes with a blog. but maybe like a thread to remind us to comment and push us over to the blog? like bump the thread up when there is a new blog post and let it be known in the thread. i for one, don't really read the blogs on here, i stick in the forums and video section for the most part, and i think that's true for a lot of NS.
Aug 3 2011 8:33PM
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PJS.
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DO IT. QUINTS.
Aug 3 2011 8:34PM
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Rachy
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Entirely manageable.

I'm thinking my biggest worry is going to be acquiring affordable health insurance. I've been checking it out and I'm looking at around an extra $250 a month. I can throw on google adwords and then you guys should just click on the links often so that I can make $$ to cover my health insurance. Another reason to run a real blog :)
Aug 3 2011 8:37PM
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PJS.
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haha i like it! i would click for a few minutes to support that.
Aug 3 2011 8:38PM
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OMGHEDIDNT
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banking 250 on adwords alone is quite difficult

also what makes this different then your 42 day challenge?

Things like this are all about perseverance
Aug 3 2011 8:43PM
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Rachy
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Work got in the way of that.... A lot of really negative things happened that month that let me ski about 4 days. It was what I thought was a good idea, but no one cared so I let it die.

And in regards to adwords, I know it's hard to make that much, but even $20 from people doing next to nothing would help covering it. This is my first time I've had to pay for it myself since I was always covered by parents/in school/given it from work. I already owe Mammoth hospital $500... I don't want to owe them $50,000.
Aug 3 2011 8:48PM
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xoxxooxo
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really though
Aug 3 2011 8:51PM
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No_Dub
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ok
Aug 3 2011 8:56PM
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POW-WOW
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Im predicting multiple pager.
Aug 3 2011 8:58PM
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muFFn
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I'm down.
Aug 3 2011 8:59PM
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Rachy
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My Tatas are already on the internet. At least they were... but in an entirely tasteful manner.


Maybe something more like I'd wear a t-shirt of your face during all of my photo ops.


INB4 kids try to locate my photos.
Aug 3 2011 9:02PM
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PJS.
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could i have your name, nicknames and/or potential kewywords?
Aug 3 2011 9:10PM
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bleevus
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sounds like a goooood idea
Aug 3 2011 9:22PM
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OMGHEDIDNT
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nowhere to be found :(

I did find this:
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I think i'm in love!

Marry me?
Aug 3 2011 9:35PM
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General_Ripper
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k T-shirt of my face its a deal.
Aug 3 2011 9:39PM
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lukemeahan.
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Doooo it. I love this idea so much. It's gonna be soooo cool if it all works out.
Aug 3 2011 10:23PM
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LAME.
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I feel the need to post on the first page...
Aug 3 2011 10:25PM
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wesley.
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Do it
Aug 3 2011 10:33PM
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chuck_testa
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DO IT. and then win the fucking x games
Aug 3 2011 10:34PM
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crab_pretzel
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do it. i dont know whether or not is shows promise but i think its a great idea. ill definately watch the progress
Aug 3 2011 11:03PM
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BIGben*
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Well ou have at least 1.
Aug 3 2011 11:11PM
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Beez
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do it and someone find the titays!
Aug 3 2011 11:13PM
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mountainviper
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First I think this is a great idea...but second and most importantly, why stop at just a blog?.....if you can make websites why not collude with ns and make a hardcore chick skiing site....all the young bucks from here would peep it to try to see hotties....but I think an all chick site would be pretty inspiring for women skiers and would draw alot of attention from ski companies to take women skiers alot more seriously....in fact why stop at skiing...you could create an action sports site for women where you could share vids, pics, etc...a disussion forum...you could eventually create a pro team...shoot this is a damn good idea that reeks of money...ya need a manager?
Aug 3 2011 11:32PM
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leifdanenhauer
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Do it
Aug 3 2011 11:32PM
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esotericjive
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Do it.
Shit, I'd click on a link a few times to help pay for it.
Aug 3 2011 11:33PM
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paige.
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There is a women's only ski website/forum already. It's obviously nowhere near as active as NS and doesn't have a lot of park skiers but you can get deals on gear through the site sponsors sometimes.

http://www.theskidiva.com/
Aug 3 2011 11:38PM
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mountainviper
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Yeah the names kinda cheesy too and doesn't sound hardcore enough...it actually belittles women athletes by calling them "divas"....I dunno...I'm brainstorming here rachy....may hit ya up via pm with some ideas tommorrow....but right now it's snooze time....lol
Aug 3 2011 11:44PM
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ktd619
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please do. this sounds like an awesome idea!
Aug 3 2011 11:46PM
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-emile-
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show some tits too !
Aug 3 2011 11:59PM
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leifdanenhauer
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Yes yes!!! Tits will be nice
Aug 4 2011 12:02AM
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Sam.Carson
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just go hard and see what happens
Aug 4 2011 12:05AM
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Blake.P
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I would definitely watch it. Not like I would plan for a weekly update or anything, but i would watch it in the mix with other ns videos
Aug 4 2011 12:06AM
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RockNRollNghtClb
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how do you expect us not to be sexist... what guy would rather watch girls ski instead of eating a really tasty sandwhich 

Aug 4 2011 1:25AM
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_DUSTY_
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If you are actually going to do this you should start as soon as possible using a trampoline. If you are going to try and show guys how women are not afraid to progress your going to have to be able to do more than do a 360 on a park jump and I takes air awareness (from tramp) to start inverts and/or offaxis spins.
Aug 4 2011 1:35AM
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snowbombz
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I hear getting a sex change is really easy in thailand....
Aug 4 2011 1:41AM
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Rachy
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Yeah, ive been working on that. I have mistys and front flips down. Im working on backflips. Im also working on basic gymnastics stuff. I have no trampoline in mammoth though... But there are cliffs. And I was planning on doing more than 3's... I was hoping to have those solid in the first 2 weeks since I was finally learning then the last week of the past season. Im also not afraid of 30ft jumps.. Judt havent tried to spin on them. I think im in a pretty solid place to progress.
Aug 4 2011 4:37AM
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Rachy
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There are alot of these that are all kind of failing. Id need to make something like that a career and I just dont have the funds.
Aug 4 2011 4:40AM
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razors-chaz
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Threads to see how this goes. Good luck and try and get as much time on trampolines, foam pits, airbags as it helps greatly with building confidence and aerial awareness
Aug 4 2011 5:03AM
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Yossarian
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I'm intrigued. I'll keep following you good luck.
Aug 4 2011 5:20AM
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