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Gdawg3
Posts: 1956 - Karma: 10
I've been skiing every season about 30 times a year since I was 8, I'm 18 now and in college, and I've gotta say, I'm not really looking forward to the new season. Every other year I have, but I'm really just not pumped. I live in Colorado and so I have a huge variety of resorts, but I'm sick of all of them. I sorta feel like not even heading up at all this year, let alone get a pass. I've kind of plateaud as far as my ability goes, I rip moguls and backcountry and I'm okay in the park, I don't really feel like I have the ability to get better. Has anyone else ever had a season like this? If so, what'd you do and how'd you get over it?


We have an old saying down on the bayou....Blehhhhh!!!
Sep 5 2004 11:06PM
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dylhole
Posts: 2926 - Karma: 983
yeah, i turned to snowblades, and it really worked for me, every snow storm seems so much deeper with those things on



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Sep 5 2004 11:11PM
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*rkp*
Posts: 8198 - Karma: 258
you two dissapoint me.....
Sep 5 2004 11:13PM
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Big-Punisher
Posts: 814 - Karma: 10
it's all about just refocusing your energy. I felt the same way a couple of years ago, and only recently did I decide to apply myself to the terrain park. to rediscover the joy is a philosophical experience. I started to re-appreciate the sensations of turning and catching air, and so on. It's all in your head man.
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Sep 5 2004 11:16PM
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yspfilms
Posts: 71 - Karma: 10
180+ a year and still not burnt out
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Sep 5 2004 11:17PM
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hazel_32
Posts: 170 - Karma: 14
^ haha no.....come ski in indiana......thank you



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Sep 5 2004 11:33PM
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eton
Posts: 489 - Karma: 10
come ski BC
One life. One world. Live, or die trying.
Sep 5 2004 11:40PM
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BeLeiVeTheHyPe57
Posts: 738 - Karma: 10
never dude...every summer i look forward to a sick season...stop being a pussy and try a rail or something u have never done
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Sep 5 2004 11:42PM
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eton
Posts: 489 - Karma: 10
the sports changing advancing so much that theres always something to learn
One life. One world. Live, or die trying.
Sep 5 2004 11:49PM
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Ds91260
Posts: 9984 - Karma: 19
you wont die if you stop skiing, maybe your just over it? dont spend time looking back, its wasted


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Sep 5 2004 11:51PM
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mckeeman
Posts: 2674 - Karma: 122
go buy all the new movies and watch them with your friends...then you'll be ready to send it...


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Sep 5 2004 11:55PM
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albatross.
Posts: 4380 - Karma: 772
if hitting a plateau in your ability is enough to stop skiing, then you are skiing for the wrong reasons.
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Sep 5 2004 11:57PM
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Lateralis
Posts: 1228 - Karma: 332
im tired of skiing too, its time to start a career in something and actually have a real life unlike most of your fuck tards on this site whos life revolves around skiing like wearing goggles in the shower and shit, fucken grow up


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Sep 6 2004 12:01AM
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Quinny
Posts: 3477 - Karma: 163
^I hope you are being sarcastic Lateralis.

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Sep 6 2004 12:03AM
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Campeador
Posts: 7516 - Karma: -1,227
yeah i know how u feel, ive felt that way about other sports like I just look back on how long I have played soccer and just now I realized how bored I've been with it the whole time and realized I really wanted to quit for good but skiing is far different, there is always something new to do or new jump or cornice to huck off of. I know other people like you who have gotten bored with snowboarding and skiing but I could never get bored with it. skiing is my life


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Sep 6 2004 12:04AM
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Baker
Posts: 1616 - Karma: 18
when i would only ski on the weekends a few years ago, i would get burnt out pretty hard by the end of the season, but i was always stoked for the start. I skied 80+ days last winter and i didn't get burnt out a bit. Its all about keeping it creative and fun. Ski backwards more, do some shit that scares you, find little jibs and jumps to have fun on. But if you really just aren't feeling it, skiing isn't life to everyone so don't worry about it. if you're not enjoying yourself, theres not really a point. Unless you have your image wrapped up in skiing, then if you keep doing it for that it definitely won't be enjoyable. So to sum it up, find away to make it fun again, or just stop doing it. You could always start teleskiing, alot of people do that when they start getting bored with alpine skiing.



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Sep 6 2004 12:25AM
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proZach
Posts: 7163 - Karma: 919
last year, my friend only skied 8 times. EIGHT TIMES. i did about 10-12. we could never get burnt out. this year, we get cars and such, but school and all, we'll go like max. 20 times. east coast weather and all...thats why i wanna go so bad.



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Sep 6 2004 12:29AM
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skibum193
Posts: 3737 - Karma: 33
that sucks, but id just try some new and different stuff. and push ur limits, if ur still bored, then try a dif sport

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Sep 6 2004 12:37AM
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mnjib
Posts: 5592 - Karma: 362
i dont bother with days i use hours. i clocked in around 1000 hours last year.
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Sep 6 2004 12:52AM
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coppersucks
Posts: 273 - Karma: 10
try living and working at a ski resort. colorado has the real deal. all ski resort, except vail resorts, employees can ski every resort in the state for free. thats right free.
Sep 6 2004 12:52AM
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Quinny
Posts: 3477 - Karma: 163
^u work at copper?

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Sep 6 2004 12:56AM
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SteveXs2
Posts: 7922 - Karma: 40
You mentioned that you're not as good in the park as you are in the backcountry & moguls... so... start skiing park more often and improve there. After that, take what you've learned from the park into the backcountry and vice-versa. Progress yourself.


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Sep 6 2004 1:05AM
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AFT
Posts: 160 - Karma: 10
I have felt the same way at times. It is like you feel as if you are just wasting your time. There are so many other things in life, but why have you kept skiing? There is a reason there. You are going into college and have a lot of other things on your mind, but think, there is a reason you have skied every season since you were eight. Here is what you have to do: Find a goal, and acomplish it. Whenever i fell like i have plateaued in my skiing, I reflect, and set new goals. Where I teach at a freestyle hill, it is easy to think that I have plateaued since I learn so fast. But, when I have mastered the 7, I went for the cork 7. That is what I love about skiing. I love being in the air and progressing in my tricks. What do you love? The powder, the backcountry, cliffs? What do you feel like you could improve in? The only way that someone wants to continue doing something is because it constantly changes. Why do people change jobs so much? Because there is almost no change in a job, it is really monotonous. I worked at a golf couse one summer, and played the course 300 times. The only reason ikept playing was because every time i went out there, i knew it would be different, nothing is exactly the same every time. Keep your skiing fresh. Set new goals every time you reach a current one. Doing that will keep your passion in skiing. Wow, that was a long post.....
Sep 6 2004 1:16AM
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powder99
Posts: 2761 - Karma: 12
im so addicted to skiing, the North American season wasen't enough for me so i went to New Zealand and skied everyday of the summer there, there is always something new you can do in skiing, i havent skied in 5 days and its driving me nuts, im going through withdrawls
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Sep 6 2004 1:32AM
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switchskier88
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 12
i have no clue what u mean man an im in college to, i definately love the partyin an shit here, but iaint burnt out at all, i hope to ski even more this year, but i guess its a matter of opinion
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Sep 6 2004 1:44AM
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StriderMG
Posts: 707 - Karma: 10
I hate you Gdawg, you depress me, but then i remember that I am in college and am looking forward to my room mate having a wrx, and the fact that i just bought new pants/coat and that I am going to jackson hole again this winter and that I love this sport. NO WAY IN HELL COULD I EVER BURN OUT ON SKIING, you puzzle me
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Sep 6 2004 2:05AM
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lizziebeth
Posts: 1596 - Karma: 22
i kinda understand what you're going through. the same thing sort of happened to me last year. i was car-less and some of my really good ski friends were at other colleges. it was hard to get excited about the upcoming season, but when the snow first starts to fall and all the little poser kids on campus start talking about how good they are because they can ski a blue then you'll be ready.

however, come october and you're not even the least bit excited then it's time to re-evaluate your motives to ski. i played soccer for 12 years and realized i hated it because it just became so much work and wasn't fun at all and there was so much pressure involved. skiing is the exact opposite for me. no one really expects a certain level of skiing from you at all times and you're able to do your own thing.

also, come down to jibij (2714 28th) and watch ski movies for a few hours, talk shop with the riders, and look at the new gear. maybe that will spark you interest a little more.

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Sep 6 2004 9:37AM
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Girays_Brother
Posts: 13973 - Karma: 1,636
thats shitty that u feel like that.. not to mention retarded.. im sad that u have dissapointed urslef in such a way.. im scared for ur future.. in that ull prolly turn to snowboarding, thats all i got to say
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Sep 6 2004 9:48AM
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ECfreeski3
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i seriously cant imagine being sick of skiing. its all i think about
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Sep 6 2004 10:17AM
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med75
Posts: 328 - Karma: 9
Have to say I can't feel bad for you, come spend a season in NY and you'll change how you feel about living around amazing resorts and skiing everyday!
Sep 6 2004 10:20AM
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mikee
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I know what youmena, although it hasnt happedne to me in skiing really, well somedays I dont feel like skiing so muhc, like off days. But for some reason I know what you mena. And I think what everyone else said are good ideas, such as make sure to try new thigns and whats more important is, just relax and have fun. If you dont feel like hitting it hard that day then dont, just cruise around, its fun.

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Sep 6 2004 10:32AM
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CTD
Posts: 6301 - Karma: 349
yup, you gotta learn some more stuff. if you really are bored, go try tele. trying new and exciting things is what its all about. and i to think your crazy, cause skiing is everything i think about.

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Sep 6 2004 11:35AM
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rossignol_rider
Posts: 1956 - Karma: 13
come ski the ohio ice, youll appreciate every minute you have out there sooo much better
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Sep 6 2004 11:45AM
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nothanks
Posts: 13551 - Karma: 31
ew





let people do what they want, ski how you want, make whoever you want your role model its your choice




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Sep 6 2004 11:46AM
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Irotate360
Posts: 6836 - Karma: 22
yeah id hate to say it but take up snowboarding.




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Sep 6 2004 12:09PM
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CTripper
Posts: 6520 - Karma: 20
come ski stop complaining about where the fuck you live.
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Sep 6 2004 12:13PM
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Straightline
Posts: 168 - Karma: 10
That feeling comes and goes for me. It hit really hard when I went to college, but I started to miss skiing. Really bad. You have a lot on your plate right now and just relax and have fun. You'll know whats right in the end.

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Sep 6 2004 12:19PM
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Straightline
Posts: 168 - Karma: 10
That feeling comes and goes for me. It hit really hard when I went to college, but I started to miss skiing. Really bad. You have a lot on your plate right now and just relax and have fun. You'll know whats right in the end.

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Sep 6 2004 12:19PM
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BeLeiVeTheHyPe57
Posts: 738 - Karma: 10
are just kids that love skiing. maybe some of us do wear goggles in the shower, maybe we do dress up in our ski clothes in front of the miror, but thats cuz we can't wait for the next chance we have to ski. to all you fuckers burnt out and dissing all of us when you prolly used to be the same way...get the fuck off this site, its for skiers bitch
We're all chasing the dream
Sep 6 2004 12:20PM
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NBCskier
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those two have got to be the biggest losers ever
Sep 6 2004 12:22PM
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EpitaphE13
Posts: 680 - Karma: 10
id take like a year off and go skiing all over the world
Sep 6 2004 12:22PM
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lalalalaura
Posts: 6753 - Karma: 68
goggles in the shower? sounds like some kinky sex tape to me
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Sep 6 2004 12:35PM
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Jaskier
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i cant wait to go ski






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Sep 6 2004 12:59PM
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thewhitesalmon
Posts: 374 - Karma: 15
Go take a Nap!

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Sep 6 2004 4:30PM
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Gdawg3
Posts: 1956 - Karma: 10
Wow, some of you guys came down way too hard. I didn't say I liked skiing, I just said it hasn't consumed every fiber of my being like it has in the past. I'd love to just go dedicate myself to the park and park only, but the problem is I fractured my skull last summer, and my surgeon said that under no circumstances can I go in the terrain park. I love skiing and always will, but I'm wondering if anyone's just taken a season off?

I've been hardcore all my life, but I find skiing losing it's grip on me, and I wanna know if I can get that feeling back by just taking it a little more easy this winter. I do get pumped up waiting to show up little posers, but that's not enough. The real reason I ski is for the true enjoyment of hitting deep powder, killing a mogul line, ripping through trees, and bombing a steep bc line. I want to get that almost euphoric enjoyment out of it again, but I don't know if I could this season.


We have an old saying down on the bayou....Blehhhhh!!!
Sep 6 2004 4:41PM
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Gdawg3
Posts: 1956 - Karma: 10
And a big middle finger goes up to all the people talking down to me because they think that it could never happen to them and that they're 'core' and therefore better than me. Guess what bitches, I've been doing comps since I was 12, I probably own most people on this site in everything except park (although I'm still pretty f-ing good) and the first word I've used to describe myself since I was 4 was skier. This is a bigger problem than being spoiled living CO or anything else. Fuck everyone ripping on me instead of trying to understand.


We have an old saying down on the bayou....Blehhhhh!!!
Sep 6 2004 4:46PM
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Snubluck
Posts: 2192 - Karma: 11
I'm so excited for the season, and when i got my new skis it just made it worse. But hey, i see what you mean, try skiing with some new people or something.

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Sep 6 2004 4:52PM
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dspin7x
Posts: 6414 - Karma: 63
Wearing your goggles and clothes around your house doesnt make you any more hardcore it just makes you a faggot.

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Sep 6 2004 5:43PM
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AttitashSkier
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you dissapoint me gdawg, stay with it. dont quit
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