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Snowboarding is better than skiing

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SCC-skis
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i am starting to believe that snowboarding is going better places than skiing because of pros that are ruining the sport. any takers?

Sep 30 2011 9:27PM
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Drail
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feel like expanding on this?
Sep 30 2011 9:29PM
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rednecknation
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i feel ya dog, im no snowboarder but i think its cooler and has more potential then skiing yea
Sep 30 2011 9:30PM
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rednecknation
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haha i cant do it, snowboarding sucks i was going to be nice and agree with you but forget that snowboarding is total bullshit
Sep 30 2011 9:32PM
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Nihiriju
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Two words, ski touring.
Sep 30 2011 9:34PM
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Stickity
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i like the rail game of snowboarding more because the tricks you can do are more obvious and way cooler to look at for the most part. skiing actually has way more potential on rails, you just have to be more creative like the TC
air game is equal imo
Sep 30 2011 9:34PM
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SCC-skis
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well life is short and so is your penis but i wasnt going to say anything
Sep 30 2011 9:37PM
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Be@stco@st
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honestly as a snowboarder i think skiing has progressed much more in the park aspect of thinks (except torsteins tripple) but i think as far as back country and exploration i think skiers will surpass snowboards
Sep 30 2011 10:20PM
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rubasu
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nah
Sep 30 2011 10:20PM
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array.
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skiing isn't "cool" to non skiers. Snowboarding is.
Sep 30 2011 10:21PM
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PartyHon
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/thread
Sep 30 2011 10:22PM
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jamesnunya
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Snowboard pros running their sport from the inside,......or ski pro's ruining the sport....! Those are the things I see
Sep 30 2011 10:30PM
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EmperorKuzco
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Who are the ski pro's that are "ruining" the sport?
Sep 30 2011 10:40PM
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DUKES
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cool
Sep 30 2011 10:47PM
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jamesnunya
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here is an example kastle huh? some really old dudes in suits reaching to a pro thats ruining our sport
Sep 30 2011 10:51PM
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jamesnunya
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http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:6087876
Sep 30 2011 10:52PM
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304NordMan
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Its just another buisness. Nothing ruin's what you love until you allow it to.
Sep 30 2011 10:56PM
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TheWakes.
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your mom is better than skiing.
Sep 30 2011 10:56PM
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jamesnunya
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thats a fucking joke, keep your eye out for perpetrating motherfucking athletes and companies.
Sep 30 2011 10:56PM
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dunkaroos
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How the fuck is Colby ruining our sport? if anything, he's bringing a little humor into something that is sometimes, far too serious.
Sep 30 2011 10:58PM
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jamesnunya
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watch the video when the dude says, kastle is going into freestyle blah blah cobly Olympics hahah such a fucking joke its gonna be happening so much in the next few yrs, dont fall for some bullshit. kastle only ventured into freestyle for the money and colby only ventured into kastle for the same reason. im not saying people dont need to get paid. But shit if you cant see that shit is dumb as hell then... i guess your dumb as hell

Sep 30 2011 11:07PM
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dunkaroos
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Chill out. All I said was that Colby wasn't ruining our sport. Companies that are just making their first park skis need athletes that are going to get them a lot of exposure. It's how our industry functions. Kids buy gear that pros use.
Sep 30 2011 11:15PM
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TOAST.
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SKIING IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT. NOBODY ELSE CAN TELL YOU WHAT TO DO SO SHUT THE FUCK UP AND HAVE FUN. IF YOU THINK YOU WILL HAVE MORE FUN SNOWBOARDING THEN SKIING SWITCH TO SNOWBOARDING.

ALSO WHO GIVES A FUCK WHAT IS COOL OR UNCOOL MOST PEOPLE SKI TO HAVE FUN. YOU ON THE OTHER HAND CARE TO FUCKING MUCH WHAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE DOING TO HAVE FUN ON YOUR OWN
Sep 30 2011 11:18PM
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SCC-skis
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its about time someone said that.
Sep 30 2011 11:52PM
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NinetyFour
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Snowboarding is deadly because its more mainstream then we are, Their gear is also a little lower tech. You add the two up and because more people buy shit, prices are cheaper. Some gnarly setups for no buck in their sport.
Oct 1 2011 12:08AM
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mattb912
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I came into this thread looking for a valid argument, and to my surprise, could not find one.
Oct 1 2011 12:39AM
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broto
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you were surprised?
Oct 1 2011 12:41AM
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3mania
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Build a snowboard "resort" and see how that shit works out for you. Without skiers and ski resorts snowboarding would cease to exist. If you want to snowboard that's fine, but don't come around here with your superior attitude. Skiing will always be better than snowboarding or any other sport.
Oct 1 2011 12:44AM
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SlurrP
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i snowboarded for 15 years. i worked for the major snowboard company for 4 years. i stopped snowboarding 5 years ago and have since been skiing.

skiing has a lot more options. it's also a lot more difficult to get good at it. go out for 7 days in a row snowboarding. you will automatically get better. granted, pros like TR are pushing themselves and the sport like crazy. but joe schmoe who snowboards doesn't have to work hard to get better. it will happen naturally.

skiing is different. skiers can go out every day for 20 years and not get better (i've seen it happen - my mom, dad and sister are examples) or people who have not gotten any better. you have to push yourself.

also, pro skiers go way bigger than pro snowboarders. way bigger
Oct 1 2011 1:15AM
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rareison
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Care to elaborate?
Oct 1 2011 1:17AM
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jamesnunya
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you have seen art of flight right?
Oct 1 2011 1:20AM
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SlurrP
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yup. travis rice rips. but to put him in the same class as sage, seth mo, bibby, or hoji?
Oct 1 2011 1:24AM
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jamesnunya
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To compare Morrison would have to sw right dub chads, not gonna happen EVER! Sam goes for any of the dudes you mentioned
Oct 1 2011 1:31AM
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jamesnunya
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your living several year out of the loop
Oct 1 2011 1:41AM
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SlurrP
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we're talking a different class. not a different test. one trick, one shot, one scene doesn't make a sport or an athlete. yes TR pushes snowboarding. it would be silly to even think otherwise. but there are heaps of skiers that are progressing the sport in completely different categories.

and if you seriously think snowboarding is better than skiing, you're the one living in the past. it's not 2004 anymore, bro.
Oct 1 2011 1:54AM
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masterhatin
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snowboarders cant traverse lulz. and touring is a bit trickier lulz again!
Oct 1 2011 1:57AM
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jamesnunya
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but they stll make more banger movies with 100x more banger budget, the problem isn't traversing
Oct 1 2011 2:02AM
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t_rob
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Yes, but i'm not going to name names.
Oct 1 2011 2:09AM
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SNOWPARKCHlLE
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shut the fuck up----------
Oct 1 2011 2:22AM
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THEDICKBUTCHER
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I am starting to enjoy snowboard edits more than skiing. But i will always be a skier.
Oct 1 2011 2:24AM
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pow314
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I don't think travis could get down some of the stuff those guys can. ya, those guys can't switch right dub chads, but every one has their specialty.
Oct 1 2011 3:50AM
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GreenStezz
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Ha................................
Oct 1 2011 3:53AM
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Pool.
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thats because our sport has so much less money in it in general, and snowboarding as of now is more marketable, say you walk into a gas station, you buy a pack of SHAWN WHITE GUM you ask the check out person do you know who this is?" yeah tahts shawn white the snowboarder" then say you make one with wallisch or dumont or someone who still has a big name, they wouldnt know who the fuck that is

my point is they have the more " banger budget" because snowboarding is what john everyman wants to see not skiing
Oct 1 2011 4:31AM
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danbrown
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we already knew this
Oct 1 2011 5:18AM
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CHARLES.BRONSON
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i blame the vast amount of rich kids that have no balls
Oct 1 2011 6:52AM
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TOAST.
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but they are in both snowsports and who cares if they dont have ball as long as they are having fun they will always be cooler than you.
Oct 1 2011 7:07AM
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amiral
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Snowboarding is better for backcountry jumps, they go bigger and it's easier to stomp, mostly when it's deep pow. Skiing is better for big lines and cliffs. For jibs, snowboarding is better but skiing will be better in the future, could take time... There are just more rail tricks on skis than on a snowboard, they are just harder to do. When it came to jumps, snowboarding can't touch skiing in any way.
Oct 1 2011 8:27AM
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SwitchMisty540
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snowboarding is definitely growing at an incredible rate.  shaun white and travis rice are some of the most recognizable names in the world right now.  i bet if you asked a group of people that are not involved in skiing/boarding to name some athletes, 80% could name a snowboarder or two, 10% could name a pro skier (probably bode miller or jonny mosely or some other olympic racer), and 10% would be clueless.  
Oct 1 2011 11:37AM
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Tikayt
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I believe skiing is way more aesthetic than snowboarding since the grads and the trick look far better on skis. Railwise i think both are nice even though i prefer skiing (obviously im a skier).
Oct 1 2011 12:32PM
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Cab3
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This absolutely trumps anything piece of shit i have ever seen on ns. Trumps it. Only ns'ers would join a website with the soul purpose of getting people stoked about skiing, and procede to shit on everything that has ever been posted, and create a thread saying that skiing is not as good as snowboarding. For god sakes, people are never happy with anything anymore. It's not enough that you trash the movies, edits, products, and athletes all day, now your saying the sport itself is going downhill? That snowboarding is surpassing skiing? If that's the case, then you are part of the problem.

Oct 1 2011 12:39PM
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borealridah
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+k to you my friend
Oct 1 2011 12:53PM
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