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How much does your family know about freeskiing?

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Park_Ranger
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Alright so this year for christmas I asked for a lot of skiing stuff. I got this pimp under armor balaclava, some fresh dakine mittens, and a couple of tall tees/a really tall hoodie. as i tried on the hoodie, which goes down to my kneecaps, my grandparents and aunt and uncle were like wow, lisa (my mom), you must have made a mistake with the size of that sweat shirt, it is huge. and i was like no this is the size i wanted. long story short i ended up explaining free skiing and all the style and culture that comes with it to my whole family for like 15 minutes and they still didn't understand. quote of the day from my uncle, "don't they still have moguls that you can you go down?" so the question is, how much does your family know about our world of free skiing?
Dec 25 2011 3:22PM
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baethoven
Posts: 4953 - Karma: 337
absolutely nothing, but they love me all the same, so I'm sitting here in a new XL Saga jacket...
Dec 25 2011 3:24PM
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Aidan-G
Posts: 9415 - Karma: 10,861
In your case it could just be grandparents being grandparents


The last time I heard someone use pimp as an adjective I was in 7th grade
Dec 25 2011 3:26PM
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Parks.
Posts: 5612 - Karma: 1,093
My mom watched begging for change with me today cuz she thinks it is sick
Dec 25 2011 3:26PM
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Aidan-G
Posts: 9415 - Karma: 10,861
But my family does know a lot about it even if they don't understand why things are that way
Dec 25 2011 3:28PM
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*SNO*
Posts: 2575 - Karma: 925
my mum bought me a eastern collective beanie and face mask thing and spent the time to get it shipped from the USA.
my grandma bought me afterdark, a skullcandy chain and a tall tee! also from America!
I guess they know abit about skiing, to get me all the stuff I wanted and know the sizes
Dec 25 2011 3:28PM
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danderson.
Posts: 6560 - Karma: 5,252
My mom knows a good amount. She knows which movies are which when I'm watching them and she definitely knows some pro's. She's in the clear.
Dec 25 2011 3:30PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
Posts: 11989 - Karma: 12,264
they laugh at me every time i put on my saggy pants and tall tee
Dec 25 2011 3:32PM
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Get.Kronk
Posts: 2543 - Karma: 226
My dad doesn't ski park but shreds everything else and I ski with him more than anyone else. so plenty
Dec 25 2011 3:34PM
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Blindsurfer
Posts: 2252 - Karma: 2,792
mine know nothing but they still got me a subscription to freeskier, a buttload of saga swag and some tees
Dec 25 2011 3:35PM
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GavinW
Posts: 574 - Karma: 89
my mom bought me a saga xl vest and was wondering why it was so long haha but they dont know to much about it
Dec 25 2011 3:40PM
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Chief.Queef
Posts: 4427 - Karma: 381
My family knows a lot about the clothing and shit
Dec 25 2011 3:40PM
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E__
Posts: 5751 - Karma: 4,635
This.
Dec 25 2011 3:42PM
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act.resist
Posts: 8875 - Karma: 513
nothing.
Dec 25 2011 3:43PM
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Deluge
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nothing at all. my dad says i look like a clown, and my mom just says "thats nice, i mean if its what you want" haha
Dec 25 2011 3:54PM
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J.M
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the only thing they both know about is twin tips. that's it.
Dec 25 2011 3:56PM
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EasyEast
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 118
my fam doesnt really know much besides we like to wear tall clothing and do flips haha but my dad is starting to recognize pros when i have on the dew tour or xgames needless to say i was slightly impressed
Dec 25 2011 3:58PM
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ForeverYung
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my dad knows some stuff because he will watch ski movies with me, but he will still get stuff mixed up, like he will say "is this an eye trip movie?" and i will have to explain everything about production companies and their names. but he does recognize some pros during x games/dew tour and he knows who tom wallisch is and refers to him as the godfather if big air hahah. and he helps me build my rails and boxes so i would say he is pretty knowledgeable.
and they know to buy me jiberish. 
Dec 25 2011 4:05PM
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ktd619
Posts: 927 - Karma: 96
My mom walks around quoting gnar....
Dec 25 2011 4:06PM
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HARVERSACE
Posts: 763 - Karma: 372
Alot actually, my dad likes it when I wear tall stuff~!
Dec 25 2011 4:07PM
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CassiusClay
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thats impressive, your family is on top of it!
Dec 25 2011 4:39PM
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Finnbear
Posts: 375 - Karma: 4
Well my brother is also on NS so.....
Dec 25 2011 4:43PM
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Darth.Maul
Posts: 2472 - Karma: 652
My mom does pretzels and kfeds on and off of curbs so ya...
Dec 26 2011 12:53AM
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[evan]
Posts: 5628 - Karma: 117
My Dad is pretty into skiing so he understands skiing and the whole aspect of free-skiing, but not really the technicalities. He has no idea what is going on with the outerwear stuff, but understands I like stuff big.

My Mom is well, my mom is oblivious as ever.
Dec 26 2011 1:01AM
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Saac
Posts: 767 - Karma: 333
they like watching me do whirlybirds and flippys. hahaha they know nothing.
Dec 26 2011 1:14AM
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Saac
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this. only with steezy....
Dec 26 2011 1:15AM
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RZcrew
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my dad can backflip and he said that if i built him another bc booter he will try a rodeo.. hes pretty sick
Dec 26 2011 1:19AM
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.Ian.
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My dad walks around jumping off stuff and puts his arms straight down in front of him and goes "Oh afterburner"...

afterbang dad... afterbang.
Dec 26 2011 1:22AM
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Skithedeep
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i grew up in a skiing family and we always get all the new movies and watch them together. they ask me to explain why kids wear dresses when they ski, I dont know what to tell them. not part of my "skiing culture"
Dec 26 2011 1:23AM
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Panda_with_Guns
Posts: 3040 - Karma: 1,620
i try to show my family edits and shit. i taught my mom steezey, but half the time she is stoned and says "skeezey" she knows jiberish and my dad knows about tom wallisch and his pro models but goes around telling people tom started full tilt and that tom is similar to seth morrison.
Dec 26 2011 1:47AM
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Canepski
Posts: 335 - Karma: 26
parents dont really care about clothing and shit. but my dad thinks free-skiings pretty crazy.
Dec 26 2011 2:10AM
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zzzzzzzzzzzz
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My moms boyfriend skiis with Callum Petit and Kye Petersen
Dec 26 2011 2:24AM
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TheBigApple
Posts: 1169 - Karma: 488
My dad used to be a pro free skier.
Dec 26 2011 2:36AM
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technique.
Posts: 1538 - Karma: 308
i watched After Dark with my parents. thats about all i got
Dec 26 2011 3:33AM
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BmoChop
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My mom kinda absorbs what it tell her, but I don't really talk about it anymore because it was getting on everyone's nerves for a while. However, she respects that I know what I'm doing when I want to buy something and that I won't regret it, so all is well. I'll turn a WME movie on on demand and my family will watch it. They all enjoy skiing, but not enough to go more than a couple times a season. My older brother is getting a little bit more into it though.
Dec 26 2011 11:12AM
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theabortionator
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,y dad is tom wallisch. so pretty much nothing
Dec 26 2011 11:13AM
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cwillygood
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my dad knows quite a bit actually, not much on rails but he knows his jumps pretty darn well
Dec 26 2011 11:17AM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13106 - Karma: 18,907
My mother knows more about freeskiing than my old man. But, she is so afraid of getting the wrong stuff that she stays clear from getting me stuff. Which is fine! She used to pay for my time in the mogul team so I am greatful for that
Dec 26 2011 1:31PM
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J..H
Posts: 646 - Karma: 73
My mom used to come on newschoolers and watch videos so when she went to my competitions she would understand it more. She thinks rails are dumb but jumps are cool. And my dad knows what certain tricks are i think like a rodeo and a cork.
Dec 26 2011 1:39PM
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5oup5teeze
Posts: 1259 - Karma: 74
they dont know shit. my dad looks at the jumps were hitting and thinks were crazy. he doesn't understand why we would hit those huge jumps, let alone hit them going switch. it's pretty funny!
Dec 26 2011 1:40PM
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*Bird
Posts: 1895 - Karma: 316
my mom understands it and her one main fear is me getting caught in an avy which is completely understandable. My dad is a lot more chill but he cant ski hard anymore since he shattered his meniscus
Dec 26 2011 1:59PM
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james6345789
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My Mom knows a good amount. Haha yesterday my uncle asked if freeskiing meant I don't use poles.
Dec 26 2011 2:11PM
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caliskigirl
Posts: 393 - Karma: 67
Only what I've told them, but that's ok because my dad is still an awesome skier at 64. I hope/plan to still be shredding when I'm his age :)
Dec 26 2011 2:17PM
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steezbox
Posts: 1394 - Karma: 701
Really I can see how people don't understand it. As a matter of fact the whole freeskiing culture is just hilarious, in terms of style. I still love it though.
Dec 26 2011 2:25PM
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TheBigApple
Posts: 1169 - Karma: 488
LOL WUT
Dec 26 2011 4:12PM
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Chubz.
Posts: 13918 - Karma: 25,663
umm.....?
Dec 26 2011 4:20PM
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Grobot
Posts: 115 - Karma: 13
they understand that tall tees are cool, and know what it looks like and all, but they dont know the names of any pros or tricks or anything, and they are very easily impressed and then they tell me im too cynical if i say im not impressed by like a cork 9.
Dec 26 2011 4:23PM
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dole_juice_rules
Posts: 543 - Karma: 22
lol at moms..."if thats what you like sport! go for it!" "Hey thanks mom! Now i really think i look good!"
Dec 26 2011 4:27PM
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FerrisBueller
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bahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahhaha


epic


might sig this
Dec 26 2011 4:48PM
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PlaygroundRapist
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Pretty much nothing.

My dad is a hardcore Dolce and Gabbana fart bag skier.

"Keep your legs parallel son!"
Dec 26 2011 5:01PM
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