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Why are some pro's dicks?

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geosom
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There are a load of threads on here saying people like Dumont are dicks. All experiences i have had meeting pros have been great! Am i the only one?
Dec 27 2012 6:25PM
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old-dirty11
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its like being a dick to all the little groms at my local hill
Dec 27 2012 6:29PM
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jimmer
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anyone who grows up with everyone riding their dick because they are great at something has a higher chance of being a chode
Dec 27 2012 6:32PM
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geosom
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Has anybody managed to meet Wallisch? Everybody knows who he is... but he seems more down to earth than Dumont. Met Jossi Wells he was a dick too hahah
Dec 27 2012 6:35PM
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danbrown
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i met kelly shaheen once and he was really nice
Dec 27 2012 6:36PM
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geosom
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Gus Kenworthy and Henrik Hartlaut are the nicest people i have ever had the chance meet...
Dec 27 2012 6:38PM
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SPUTnik.
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last year simon dumont yelled at me cause i got to close to his torn acl. dont really blame him but all i was doing was trying to get around him and in to the food court
Dec 27 2012 6:38PM
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geosom
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Why was he on the mountain with a torn ACL? Fuck logic...
Dec 27 2012 6:45PM
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SPUTnik.
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it was the dumont cup
Dec 27 2012 6:52PM
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Thadius.Castle
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I think in Simon's case it's because he has been spoon fed his whole life and comes from an affluent family. This isn't even a skiing only thing, you can see it everywhere.
Dec 27 2012 6:53PM
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geosom
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Jon Olsson seems the same way? But he seems like a legit guy
Dec 27 2012 6:55PM
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jwv
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I've met Wallisch, he's really cool, and wasn't in a rush to end the conversation at all. He joked around a little and was a pretty chill guy. Nick Goepper was also at the event but I didn't have a chance to meet him.
Dec 27 2012 7:00PM
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geosom
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Wallisch gets shit loads of hate! But he seems pretty awesome both ability and personality wise :)
Dec 27 2012 7:03PM
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JamesH
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Why are some 'newschoolers' dicks?
Dec 27 2012 7:03PM
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geosom
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Nobody will ever know the answer...!
Dec 27 2012 7:04PM
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Thadius.Castle
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Because it's a website where one can hide behind their profile, and we get marginal insight into their personal shit. It's like people being dicks on youtube.
Dec 27 2012 7:13PM
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bighomieflock
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There's plenty of assholes in every area of life. Obviously there's going to be a couple pro skiers that are dicks. From my experience, most of them are nice down to earth guys any way.
Dec 27 2012 7:14PM
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_Garagely_
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All the pros I've met seem pretty chill. But its understandable how wannabe gangster 12 year olds asking for autographs could get irritating.
Dec 27 2012 7:17PM
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HIT
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What a stupid thread.


Pro's are dicks because they get paid to have fun and it makes them cocky as fuck.



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Dec 27 2012 7:18PM
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JakeSalvador
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schlopy and bobby are tight. same with dane matt and nick
Dec 27 2012 7:19PM
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SeanB
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Several things. One, though this may seem initially astonishing, pros are people. Some people are dicks. As such it is all but inevitable that some pros are in fact dicks. That said, most of the pros I've met are incredibly down to earth and friendly, they may just not always be in the mood to be harassed because again they are but people and it is not difficult to imagine that they might sometimes like to go about doing whatever they are doing without said harassment. I do not wish to imply that there are no pros who are dicks but I would like to caution that deciding they are dicks based on one encounter with them that might not be at a great time for them is pretty damned unfair.
Dec 27 2012 7:24PM
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JamesH
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Who?
Dec 27 2012 7:25PM
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gusestomp
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I think that Wallisch and Jossi are really cool, but Simon's a fucking dick.
Dec 27 2012 7:29PM
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noreasterprod
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Gus Kenworthy needs to stop entering AM contests just so he can beat everyone and make more money
Dec 27 2012 7:37PM
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Plankton
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what about their dicks?
Dec 27 2012 7:46PM
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MittensFoDayze
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Pros obviously don't like Sports Authority. Lolololol
Dec 27 2012 7:47PM
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Bock
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I've met a bunch of pros and the ones that stand out are parker white, chris benchetler, ahmet dadali, and tanner hall. Each one of them has been really cool and fun to talk to. Bobby brown on the other hand...
Dec 27 2012 7:53PM
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bighomieflock
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Obviously, their selection is shitty as hell.
Dec 27 2012 7:53PM
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fghtoffyrdmns
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I used to bang parker whites roommate #claim

Parker's chill, dude blazes mad trees, as does spriggs lol.
Dec 27 2012 8:01PM
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myllhouse
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because they can
Dec 27 2012 8:14PM
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B-Haag
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how many licks does it take to get to the center of a totsie pop?
Dec 27 2012 9:26PM
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sNaubi
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dane tudor(i guess?), matt walker(i guess?) and nick martini(i guess?)


OnT. Håtveit is the king of being chill and happy, at least when I've met him. Phil is also really nice.


And Dumont is such a crybaby, saw him at KoS some year ago and he had like tears in his eyes after he landed a little bit sketchy. When i saw that i was like wtf? what a little bitch, just be like wallisch and laugh it of xd
Dec 27 2012 10:03PM
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savinjaman1
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ive met compton and andy and they are some pretty chill dudes
Dec 27 2012 10:05PM
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tdollo
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EDollo and BDog are super chill
Dec 27 2012 10:15PM
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Bozite
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Why cause money is bad? Which AM contest has he entered this year?
Dec 27 2012 10:30PM
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Lansfield
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Max Hill is the chillest mother fucker on this planet. I have never met a nicer guy.
Dec 27 2012 10:37PM
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Thadius.Castle
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Since everyone is saying who they want to meet I want to meet Cole Drexler. Seems like a badass.
Dec 27 2012 10:47PM
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The-RZA-Of-Ski
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same here, he seems funny asf
Dec 27 2012 10:57PM
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sNaubi
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weeey, BDoggggggg
Dec 28 2012 6:44AM
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shr@gler
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Yeah Man! The time I met Ron and Geoffrey on the lift , they were mega chill, but I once skied with David and Pete and they were being douches! Just dont understand why? I guess its coz all the kids harass them all day! but that is what they are paid for right?
Dec 28 2012 6:56AM
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Orrin
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Pros are people and you get people who are dicks. Some of those Pros are bound to be dicks.
Dec 28 2012 7:57AM
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lands11
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Because little kids annoy the fuck out of them. I'm surprised Wallisch isn't a dick, you ever see the fucking comments on his instagram? shit like "Tom can I have a Jiberish hoodie?" or "Tom it would be a great Christmas present if you replied to me" . I would be so fucking annoyed if I were him
Dec 28 2012 9:00AM
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Kjell
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I've spoken to Jon a couple times and though he was pretty concentrated on the comp he still managed to crack a smile and chat. 
Jacob Wester, Henrik & Oscar Harlaut, Gus Kenworthy and Jossi Wells are also super nice guys.  Especially Jacob, I was chatting to him and he just wanted to enjoy himself!
Dec 28 2012 9:23AM
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Potguy
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Yup pretty much this.
except for the stupid thread part it makes sense to ask a question like this
Dec 28 2012 9:31AM
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broto
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a lot of people who base their views on a pro off of one encounter that they had don't realize that pros are just normal people like the rest of us. sometimes we have bad days and do/say things we don't really mean. god forbid a pro does it.


that being said, i'm sure there are some dickish pros out there. never met any tho. TC crew was really nice when i met them in '10
Dec 28 2012 9:52AM
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roddy116
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because they make more money than us mmaaaannnneee
Dec 28 2012 10:17AM
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Session
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If a pro freeskier is a dick just laugh it off. The reality is they are only known in a niche segment of skiing. They are not really famous for the most part.
I used to travel the national circuits playing paintball and ran in to the same thing. I just laughed it off because I knew once the stepped off wherever they were playing that no one knew, or gave a fuck who they were.
Dec 28 2012 10:27AM
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GayWolf420
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They get hounded by people they don't even known on all the social networking sites. It doesn't surprise me a pro has had a bad day or two.
Dec 28 2012 10:40AM
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ColinB
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Jossi is most certainly not a dick. He's one of the nicest dudes I've ever met
Dec 28 2012 12:13PM
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VanMelle
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Very gentlemanly
Dec 28 2012 1:26PM
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Justo8484
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they're just regular people who happen to be a lot better at skiing than you or me. i've known tom for a while and he's a pretty stand-up dude. i've had encounters with other people who were less hospitable but just like any regular person, they could just be having a bad day. you don't know if their girlfriend just broke up with them, or if their dad is in the hospital, etc. everybody has a bad day once in a while and they're entitled to be a little grumpy from time to time.
Dec 28 2012 1:42PM
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