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How did you become non-gaper?

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*N_Wist*
Posts: 422 - Karma: 79
Was there a person or something you did that made you see the light? I knew enough about skiing before joining NS to know that I dislike racers, but didn't know shit about freestyle. NS really helped with the freestyle aspect thank you guys. and Go!
Feb 12 2012 10:18PM
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Stose
Posts: 7109 - Karma: 4,123
i bought jiberish saga and fulltilts
Feb 12 2012 10:20PM
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roddy116
Posts: 10635 - Karma: 7,506
i went to windells
Feb 12 2012 10:20PM
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Flying~Squirrel
Posts: 6494 - Karma: 192
i started racing when i was 11
Feb 12 2012 10:23PM
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Backyard.Skier
Posts: 5397 - Karma: 1,497
afterbang the shit out of everything.
Feb 12 2012 10:23PM
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SKIU4EA
Posts: 2387 - Karma: 2,072
I'm confused... What does "disliking racers" have anything to do with what you're talking about?
Feb 12 2012 10:23PM
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Backyard.Skier
Posts: 5397 - Karma: 1,497
zomg you didnt knowz that you have to hate on racerzzz?
Feb 12 2012 10:27PM
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Obie.
Posts: 1741 - Karma: 3,646
i still am a gaper, its in my bloood
Feb 12 2012 10:29PM
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*N_Wist*
Posts: 422 - Karma: 79
I just realized I didn't want to be like them on the hill and I don't like their attitude because they are especially bad at my hill
Feb 12 2012 10:29PM
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Dr.Gonzo
Posts: 2552 - Karma: 87
i became a non-gaper as soon as i was born, my parents said my first afterbang came just seconds after being released from the womb
Feb 12 2012 10:34PM
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D-40
Posts: 6050 - Karma: 100
Soon as I bought Full Tilt's n a tall t
Feb 12 2012 10:36PM
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RoofDaRoofieDogg
Posts: 3090 - Karma: 1,989
Winning
Feb 12 2012 10:37PM
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DGski
Posts: 3491 - Karma: 2,328
tom walish
Feb 12 2012 10:45PM
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ROBOT
Posts: 453 - Karma: 219
all i did was pull my helmet on the right way. then no more gap
Feb 12 2012 10:45PM
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Catbug
Posts: 463 - Karma: 1,027
when i glued some extra ski tips on the backs of my single tippers
Feb 12 2012 10:47PM
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LittleFoot
Posts: 1667 - Karma: 57
Almost same for me. The moment I put my goggles under my helmet I was no longer a gaper
Feb 12 2012 10:48PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
i saw the light
Feb 12 2012 10:50PM
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Saintlysteeze
Posts: 704 - Karma: 67
I think when a gaper learns what a gaper is, soon enough they will no longer be a gaper
Feb 12 2012 10:53PM
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coldcuts69
Posts: 3718 - Karma: 1,888
jesus came and punched me in the dick and said i was no longer a gaper. so im not.
Feb 12 2012 10:55PM
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Powderhauser
Posts: 546 - Karma: 38
my cousin taught me the ways of a non-gaper..
Feb 12 2012 11:04PM
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chiefbroseph
Posts: 720 - Karma: 523
my brother, many a day i used to ski with him wile leaning back seat and rocking an amazing gaper gape. how it was so fun to be so oblivious.

he cald me a fag and stopped skiing with me.....
Feb 12 2012 11:05PM
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lucasicool
Posts: 94 - Karma: 15
"you dont even sag your goggles". "it hurts my nose" "your nose will get used to it". I am still a taper
Feb 12 2012 11:06PM
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oil.
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 1,254
what the hell is a taper
Feb 12 2012 11:09PM
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ericdan
Posts: 215 - Karma: 27
I looked like a complete gaper earlier, but I got taller stuff, worked on my style, and fixed my giant gaper gap
Feb 13 2012 12:15AM
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Smilemon
Posts: 421 - Karma: 43
My girlfriend bought me a Saga jacket for Valentines day.
Feb 13 2012 12:27AM
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TastyZ
Posts: 491 - Karma: 45
FIrst introduced to freestyle skiing though X-games
Feb 13 2012 12:28AM
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pastysmasher
Posts: 780 - Karma: 664
im spending a season in western canada and skiing everyday, no longer a gaper
Feb 13 2012 12:31AM
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washparkdub
Posts: 266 - Karma: 66
When I learned to keep an edge
Feb 13 2012 12:37AM
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ericdan
Posts: 215 - Karma: 27
If you are looking to become ungaper, all you have to do is wear goggles under helmet, and wear bigish stuff. Thats it.
Feb 13 2012 12:39AM
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Dlud
Posts: 938 - Karma: 544
What if you fall every time you turn? Still a gaper? I think yes
Feb 13 2012 12:55AM
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ericdan
Posts: 215 - Karma: 27
Nah bro! Thats only for a bit! You fall over, get up, go to the park, learn just goin straight onto boxes, and before u know it il be getting rails and other stuff down!
Feb 13 2012 12:59AM
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JakeAssBeatClap
Posts: 6673 - Karma: 2,537
When I started doing meth.
Feb 13 2012 1:16AM
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Tree60
Posts: 1438 - Karma: 4,961
pretty much the second i realized doing this looked stupid.

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Feb 13 2012 1:18AM
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rudager
Posts: 11335 - Karma: 4,626
Can I kick you?

Half of the park rats like you have probably worse attitudes and no respect towards anyone.
I can prove my point if you've ever been to COP
Feb 13 2012 1:23AM
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ericdan
Posts: 215 - Karma: 27
I ran into a gaper two days ago and my respect knda went down from there
Feb 13 2012 1:26AM
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TRASHTALK
Posts: 324 - Karma: 493
now someone is hittin it in the right direction!
Feb 13 2012 1:28AM
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ericdan
Posts: 215 - Karma: 27
Or when they get crashed into hard enuf
Feb 13 2012 1:30AM
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TRASHTALK
Posts: 324 - Karma: 493
living in CO riding with pros?
Feb 13 2012 1:33AM
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Billek
Posts: 5665 - Karma: 98
Windells back in 06-07 sucked the gaper right out of me.
Feb 13 2012 2:07AM
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000000000000
Posts: 843 - Karma: 1,552
findin idividual style, folk stare at a tall t in the backcountry hahaha
Feb 13 2012 2:17AM
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Montana_Hoodrat
Posts: 1953 - Karma: 1,481
man when I put my goggles on under my helmet, I get a massive gaper gap. WTF.
Feb 13 2012 2:33AM
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SEABURN
Posts: 4859 - Karma: 2,762
went skiing, a lot. Got a job at a shop, kept skiing.
Feb 13 2012 2:57AM
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Mr_pretzel
Posts: 4616 - Karma: 1,290
Im still a gaper.
Feb 13 2012 3:03AM
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GrabsForFun
Posts: 1378 - Karma: 396
This
Feb 13 2012 3:59AM
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razors-chaz
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 1,250
the defining moment was when i pulled this out my ass in big air qualifiers after yard sale-ing on a straight air hit in warm ups.
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Feb 13 2012 6:52AM
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*N_Wist*
Posts: 422 - Karma: 79
Im sorry but no you can't kick me. And I am by no means a park rat, I ski more all mountain only about 30% in the park and Ive only been in the park for about 2 years, so I'm not throwing down any crazy shit. I do however respect people on my hill as long as their not being assholes and being like hmmm look I race therefore I own the mountain and can treat you like shit! I don't even know where COP is?
Feb 13 2012 7:35AM
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nickppp100
Posts: 35 - Karma: 10
once i learned to hit a box sideways. after that day everything made so much sense
Feb 13 2012 7:47AM
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midwestpowhunter
Posts: 2198 - Karma: 189
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Feb 13 2012 10:14AM
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ericdan
Posts: 215 - Karma: 27
B
Feb 13 2012 10:29AM
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.Ian.
Posts: 1568 - Karma: 72
Ok I don't get it... I still wear my goggles strap going around the outside of my helmet, but they always sit flush with the helmet on my face. No gap whatsoever. Plus I think it's more comfortable going around my helmet too.

Am I a gaper? I can post pictures of the helmet thing if you don't believe me! Haha
Feb 13 2012 10:33AM
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