Replying to Stoked on skiing (not thread worthy rant)

So, I'm a little drunk right now, enjoying the summer sun and downloading music/drinking beers/swimming in the pool/watching videos on NS. Just thought I'd make a thread saying how much I love where skiing is at right now. I'm somewhat O.G. and have seen skiing go from moguls/aerials and the reign of F.I.S. to this lovely thing we call a sport today.

'back in the day', (name drop)"Mr. Bishop" and I did a number of skiing road trips together, and one of the main topics of conversation was the future of the sport and where we think it will go. I can honestly say that things have far exceeded my expectations. NS.com is full on awesome sauce, halfpipe and slopestyle are now Olympic sports, and the way I see it (what with doubles being stock comp tricks and triples not too far behind) soon surpassing aerials.

Since the whole switch 1080 competition fiasco, the argument of style vs technicality and 'where the sport should go' has been a constant - at least on NS. I've always got a kick out of the issue. The way I see it, the best skiers in the world are choosing to do what they want to do with their skiing, there is no right or wrong, only expression. You don't like how so and so threw a triple? Guess what? It's not up to you. We should all just take a step back and appreciate what the pros are doing and be stoked on the fact that it is being done at all. Hell, back when JF Cusson was throwing the first rodeos, switch 720s, and many other tricks he innovated, they were ugly as hell (by todays standards at least). Would you rather he didn't throw them?

Oh my, I think I got a little off topic there. Skiing is constantly evolving, without progression the sport dies, both at a industry level and at a personal level. As long as you go out and try to push yourself in whatever way you feel gives you the most joy and get maximum enjoyment out of the sport, everything else is irrelevant. I could keep going, but I fear I've lost the point... actually, there never was a point. It's as simple as the fact that I love skiing, and everything about it.

One love.