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Do you ever envy snowboarders?

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skitheeast77
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Do you ever wish you had the ability to do 50-50's and presses?
Nov 4 2012 5:53PM
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shea.
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But i can 50-50 and press?
Nov 4 2012 5:55PM
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midwestpowhunter
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i used to snowboard..then my dad got a job
Nov 4 2012 5:56PM
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ChillTeenDad420
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makes sense
Nov 4 2012 5:57PM
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CalebT
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exactly this
Nov 4 2012 5:57PM
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caspie
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Yeah... No....
Nov 4 2012 5:58PM
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Juicy-J
Posts: 1901 - Karma: 1,765
no
Nov 4 2012 6:01PM
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skitheeast77
Posts: 224 - Karma: 6,577
I don't know, you don't see a lot of skiiers 50-50ing double kinks or anything like that.
Nov 4 2012 6:01PM
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TOAST.
Posts: 7482 - Karma: 36,057
i think i have 5050ed every rail at my mountain that is a bar and some larger tubes. As far as standard single barrels go though yeah thats tough, almost had a dfd single barrel once but slipped out and got a booboo.
Nov 4 2012 6:03PM
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seanahue.
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every time they do a massive ollie over something I get sadface :( not for 50s and presses though
Nov 4 2012 6:09PM
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RockNRollNghtClb
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everytime i see a dope ass backlip all pressed out on a dfd yes i do.
Nov 4 2012 6:11PM
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twsnow22
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they get all the girls..because they are so cool.
Nov 4 2012 6:22PM
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Session
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Everytime I skate by snowboarders trying to strap in on a pow day I wish I was one.
Nov 4 2012 6:32PM
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idskithat
Posts: 1314 - Karma: 154
im jealous that their stuff is so cheap, not having plastic boots, and there super pressed out grinds
Nov 4 2012 6:32PM
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dompuch
Posts: 1449 - Karma: 1,186
this, and i dont envy not being able to hook my edges to spin!
Nov 4 2012 6:36PM
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blindside
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Yes. And I plan on getting back to boarding a bit this season because of it..
Nov 4 2012 6:37PM
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Kjell
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I'm jealous of their comfy boots, and ollies.  I can do presses and I have no real interest in 50-50s.
Nov 4 2012 6:37PM
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Algebra
Posts: 5215 - Karma: 1,677
yep. every moment im in the park im incredibly jealous.
Nov 4 2012 6:40PM
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stickski
Posts: 1938 - Karma: 1,529
im jealous of their comfy boots and sometimes hiking looks easier for them......... but other than that. never.
Nov 4 2012 6:41PM
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JackDeLoot
Posts: 153 - Karma: 93
methods. and presses, they can defs press harder than us...
Nov 4 2012 6:42PM
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FuckAllOfYou
Posts: 3864 - Karma: 2,518
Honestly, no. It can be super cool, no doubt, but skiing all day
Nov 4 2012 7:08PM
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BirtDike
Posts: 1258 - Karma: 514
the only thing i envy is how much easier it is on your knees..
Nov 4 2012 7:31PM
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james6345789
Posts: 4763 - Karma: 467
Nope, I feel like snowboarders look super average no matter what. It's like, oh, cool nose press on that down rail, never seen that one before.
Nov 4 2012 7:33PM
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james6345789
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My bad, I meant nose slide
Nov 4 2012 7:34PM
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SkiBum.
Posts: 3600 - Karma: 3,909
Im jealous of Shaun Whites flowing beautiful hair. I wish I looked like that big of a d-bag.
Nov 4 2012 7:36PM
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SKI.ING
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Nov 4 2012 7:47PM
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sandybov.ill
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For conversations with older people who have no idea how our skiing works. saying your a snowboarder would be so much easier.
Nov 4 2012 7:51PM
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tcurle
Posts: 1256 - Karma: 5,278
Methods. That's all
Nov 4 2012 9:49PM
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ForeverYung
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Haha oh god would that make life easy




First world problems right here
Nov 4 2012 9:52PM
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caddyshack
Posts: 706 - Karma: 192
i envy snowboarders on pow days. just floating around like a butterfly....
Nov 4 2012 10:08PM
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CalebT
Posts: 1186 - Karma: 765
sometimes how easy it is to put teir bindings on.. atleast when a huge ice or snow chunk forms on the bottom of your boot and you have to get it off before your boot will go into your ski. sucks when your hiking.. then you look like a retard balancing on on foot hitting your boot with your pole..
Nov 4 2012 10:14PM
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walrussteeze
Posts: 327 - Karma: 212
I did a project on freeskiing for computers class and a kid asked me if it was the same as snowboarding. I  just said yes.



Never would envy snowboarders
Nov 4 2012 10:56PM
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theschneidler
Posts: 2099 - Karma: 355
On pow days for sure, the boots are splendid, and their shit is cheap. But I won't switch, although I may buy some cheap shit for fucking around on occasionally.
Nov 4 2012 10:57PM
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Piste.Off
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only on catwalks and traverses
Nov 4 2012 11:11PM
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.Hugo.
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One time a guys in the lift line if my skis were a mix between a snowboard and skis...
Nov 4 2012 11:18PM
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BigSteve69
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Nov 4 2012 11:25PM
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SKI.ING
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ATTENTION: Powder Skis exist now. Honestly try them.
Nov 4 2012 11:38PM
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james6345789
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Ha yeah I've considered this before
Nov 4 2012 11:49PM
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250r
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it is actually pretty fun to snowboard in pow i must admit. Ive never surfed before but id imagine the two are pretty similar. Not something id ever actually get into, id way rather be on some praxis protests, but i can see why people like it.
Nov 5 2012 12:46AM
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SKI.ING
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I can see that it's fun, but the old age argument of "skis suck in powder, so snowboarding is more fun" just doesn't hold up anymore. They both seem equally fun in and out of the powder in my eyes.
Nov 5 2012 1:49AM
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caddyshack
Posts: 706 - Karma: 192
i am well aware of fucking power skis, asshole. just because i said snowboarding looks fun in the pow doesnt mean skiing cant be fun either
Nov 5 2012 5:06PM
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SKI.ING
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I am not aware of these "power skis" you speak of, and thank you for simply repeating what I just posted right above this post. The thread is about if you envy snowboarders, and you stating that you envy them on powder days implies that you think it is more fun. If they are equally fun then you just shouldn't have posted it.
Nov 5 2012 5:52PM
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RRhighrider
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I envy their boots and having less gear to haul around
Nov 5 2012 5:55PM
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SubieGirl
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I used to snowboard until I switched to skiing a couple of years ago, I don't really envy them though. I always hated getting stopped on a flat spot and having to either jump around to get moving and get all sweaty or having to skate it, on skis you can just push yourself. It's also really nice getting off the lift and being able to just go, instead of having to strap in. Both have pros and cons, and both are fun, its just what you like enjoy doing more.
Nov 5 2012 6:10PM
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Session
Posts: 5379 - Karma: 22,191
Not going to lie, the old snowboarder in me would love to give this a ride.

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Nov 5 2012 6:13PM
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ktd619
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Other than this:Click for larger image

and snowboard boots, no.
Nov 5 2012 6:16PM
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Jiberfish
Posts: 1041 - Karma: 310
no. Skiers can do way more.. Hippy killer, mute grab, swap one way then the other, pretzels, truckdrivers...

Snowboarders cant do even close to as many grabs
Nov 5 2012 6:23PM
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AnthonyWalsh
Posts: 1571 - Karma: 1,302
nope. you're an idiot. plus, i can already do those things
Nov 5 2012 6:25PM
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C_Thomps-12
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im the only skier out of my friends so having the super heavy ski boots (compared to snowboard boots) is sort of frustrating
Nov 5 2012 6:25PM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
Not really, boarding just doesn't look as smooth/natural/free feeling. It looks constricting to me. Although I guess you could say its my second favourite sport, b/c if for some reason all of a sudden freeskiing ceased to be an activity we could do, I would get right on a board and spend as much time on it as I would on my skis.
Nov 5 2012 6:26PM
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caddyshack
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boarders can do mute's and pretzels also... just saying, but yes skiing has a shit ton more grabs and possibilities
Nov 5 2012 6:37PM
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