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What takes more balls?

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JIB_WALRUS
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downhill ski raceing or slopestyle skiing? not trying to hate on racers just wondering. personally i would say slopestyle.
Feb 13 2012 4:36PM
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Utard
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Have you done both? And remind me again why this matters?
Feb 13 2012 4:38PM
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wasatch_rat
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this thread is dildos.

but honestly i would have to say a downhill race. if things don't feel right on a slopestyle course you can skip a jump or do an easier trick or whatever. but if something doesn't feel right on a downhill course, too fuckin bad your already going 70mph
Feb 13 2012 4:39PM
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JIB_WALRUS
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just wondering haven't done both
Feb 13 2012 4:39PM
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wreck.yoself
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i'd say slopestyle but racing is pretty sketchy when you're trying to ski on ice
Feb 13 2012 4:40PM
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SkiThe603
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IDK real question, what takes more balls jumps or rails?



Feb 13 2012 4:40PM
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Drail
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I don't know man. Downhill gets pretty gnarly. My whole life I've had a deep down urge to put on a speed suit and give downhill a go. Straight lining steep icy groomers gets the heart pumping pretty good.

Trying a new spinny flippy for the first time gets the heart going too, don't get me wrong...

now that I think of it - stupid to try and compare the two.
Feb 13 2012 4:43PM
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Forcillo
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jumps
Feb 13 2012 4:43PM
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wasatch_rat
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i've raced super-g but never a legit downhill course, and i've never done a slopestyle comp but i've been through kings crown in pc so those are both decently comparable. have you seen downhill racing crashes? they are beyond gnarly
Feb 13 2012 4:44PM
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Nicko1981
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Got to be downhill.
Feb 13 2012 4:45PM
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hokkanee
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Racing without a doubt. Those guys fucking haul
Feb 13 2012 4:46PM
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JIB_WALRUS
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for sure gnarly im not trying to hate on racers respect them fully.

Feb 13 2012 4:46PM
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Abc567def
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downhill
Feb 13 2012 5:05PM
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rareison
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hauling ass down a course of ice in nothing but a skin tight suit. Yeah, it takes balls.
Feb 13 2012 5:29PM
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Karma_Police
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Go to beaver creek and tell me what you think.
Feb 13 2012 5:43PM
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HomieJon
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I have raced and have never been as scared as throwing a new spin off a big jump.
Feb 13 2012 6:48PM
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rubasu
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This
Feb 13 2012 6:50PM
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Balto
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ever gone 80mph off a roller launching 80-100ft to a solid ice landing on 210+ cm skis? its quite the adrenaline rush, and crashing will hurt far more then in the park
Feb 13 2012 6:51PM
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Lolocaust.
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OP

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Feb 13 2012 6:56PM
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NinetyFour
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uphill
Feb 13 2012 6:58PM
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Bill.Nye
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Personally, rails.
Feb 13 2012 6:59PM
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A.Paul
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slope on a downhill course and you have to do it as fast as possible

Feb 13 2012 7:00PM
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[evan]
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It requires a certain type of person for each type of skiing.
Feb 13 2012 7:01PM
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j.bird
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Feb 13 2012 7:04PM
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NinetyFour
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Skier cross already exists.....
Feb 13 2012 7:05PM
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smeeze
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eww
Feb 13 2012 7:05PM
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egg.
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hot
Feb 13 2012 7:06PM
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DERS.
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neither. correct answer is...

c. hucking a big ass fuckin cliff. +points for throwin a trick of it
Feb 13 2012 7:27PM
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snowmosexual
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from someone that does both downhill is more scary, i felt like i was going to die first time i did it
Feb 13 2012 7:29PM
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ForeverYung
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it wont let me quote j.bird but the first guy in that video did a huge lincoln loop
Feb 13 2012 7:37PM
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willy_baller
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Watch the thin line. That movie made me realize that park skiing isn't very scary, comparatively.
Feb 13 2012 7:37PM
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ericdan
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Let me rephrase this question... What takes more balls? Going down a hill in super skinny tightsuits making some turns, or dropping into a superkicker where you have to always keep spotting your stuff so you dont die? I personally think slopestyle
Feb 13 2012 8:46PM
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STAUSS
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downhill skiing is fuckin gnar.
Feb 13 2012 8:48PM
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ericdan
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You ever heard of uphill skiing? It's the shit
Feb 13 2012 8:53PM
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c_roll
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downhill when its icy, slope style whens its not
Feb 13 2012 8:55PM
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vinny0
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You cannot land on your nuts if you hit a jump so I say rails.
Feb 13 2012 8:56PM
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Cahal
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Feb 13 2012 8:58PM
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.squirrely.
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jumps by far for me. im scared shitless to hit even just a 20 footer but ill slide a double kink without even thinking twice
Feb 13 2012 8:59PM
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nine50seven
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jumps take more balls but rails or more technical
Feb 13 2012 9:36PM
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Bogs
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downhill is always icy. they essentially inject the course with water before hand to make it icy and thus faster
Feb 13 2012 9:40PM
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RoofDaRoofieDogg
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jumps. That's why I'm better at rails ;)
Feb 13 2012 9:43PM
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Bogs
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you left out the part where "going down a hill" means insanely steep pitches that are basically hard as rock and "making some turns" involves going 70+ mph. downhill for me for sure
Feb 13 2012 9:48PM
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.AR6rider.
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At fucking insane speeds, on a sheet of ice where if you lose focus you could fly 100+ feet through the air to fucking death. There are no water ramps or airbags in downhill to practice on.
Feb 13 2012 10:02PM
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midwestpowhunter
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downhill there is almost no room for error its 70+ mph to rag doll in .004 seconds. there is no saving it once you lose control..Im not saying crashes arent bad in slopestyle but if i had to choose knuckling a 60 footer or going 75mph over a blind roler off balance..... i think i choose knuckling
Feb 13 2012 11:36PM
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PON3
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not even a question. Downhill.

I would rather hit freeway, or the main line at keystone than do a olympic downhill run.

Keep in mind I havnt hit any thing bigger than 20 ft
Feb 13 2012 11:55PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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Feb 14 2012 12:01AM
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Legion
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http://youtu.be/20qB1dXAM78

I believe that video will solve this debate
Feb 14 2012 12:02AM
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Where-am-I
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downhill, if not simply because it has been around longer and therefore has longer to have its limits pushed
Feb 14 2012 12:03AM
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Flying~Squirrel
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however, in a downhill course you have the option of going slow. you can slide around every turn and double turn in between, hell you can do a wedge down the whole thing. but in a slopestyle course you have to commit to hitting big fucking jumps or else youre gonna lose some teeth. but from the perceptive of a pro in each discipline im sure downhill takes more mettle. i bet tom wallisch throwing a few double corks is way more comfortable than ted ligety going for gold at kitzbehul.
Feb 14 2012 12:09AM
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willy_baller
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thats not true. You could go slow and avoid the jumps in a slope course. thats basically the same as doing a pizza down a downhill course. I do agree with the last part of your post though.
Feb 14 2012 2:21AM
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