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Why you started skiing

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big_MACZ
Posts: 132 - Karma: 34
Today I was thinking about why I started skiing because I just last year I switched from snowboarding to skiing. I realized I wanted to switch because I saw the big air X games and slope style and remember I thought it was way cooler than snowboarding.


What got you guys into skiing?
Jan 27 2013 8:38PM
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hellomynameisjef
Posts: 5794 - Karma: 167
1. freshman year physics class - road trip challenge

2. war by pbp
Jan 28 2013 3:02PM
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big_MACZ
Posts: 132 - Karma: 34
Thats what part of why I switched it just took me longer to realize I was bad at snowboarding.
Jan 28 2013 5:15PM
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gnarschralped
Posts: 178 - Karma: 123
I started when I was 4, I always liked it but was never really into it.  for 8 years the only place that I skied was Silver Star, so when I went on a family trip to Big White, I was shocked that there was so much more to skiing to just Silver Star.  When I got home I found a poster of Eric Pollard in my local shop so I googled him and found Nimbus.  Eventually I managed to convince my parents to get passes to revy.

Been hooked on backcountry pow ever since
Jan 28 2013 5:53PM
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Royal-bamboo
Posts: 294 - Karma: 105
cause if you dont ski in a family of skiers in Washington your gunna have a bad time. but no my dad taught me at 3.
Jan 28 2013 6:41PM
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One.2
Posts: 674 - Karma: 3,310
my dad forced me it was so worth it
Jan 28 2013 6:59PM
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skinakedfast
Posts: 1294 - Karma: 434
dad put me on skis when i was 2 in the back yard
Jan 28 2013 7:00PM
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johnnyBuz
Posts: 1438 - Karma: 1,270
1. mostly for the puss puss

2. jk .. skiing is awesome and progressing from groomers towards park seemed like the next logical step for someone that is into more extreme sports/adrenaline filled activities
Jan 28 2013 7:05PM
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BMillerrr
Posts: 191 - Karma: 300
Actually want to correct myself the edit that got me into park was I feel ghood not slumdog illionaire. although that was my next favorite edit.
Jan 28 2013 7:18PM
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Chubz.
Posts: 13918 - Karma: 25,661
went on a free learn to ski thing at my local hill

became obsessed with the tiny park segments in warren miller movies

Watched edias


Became a park skier



im not a park skier




im really a gaper.
Jan 28 2013 7:23PM
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Ducky.
Posts: 5811 - Karma: 1,420
My parents got me into it when I turned 2, and I haven't stopped since.
Jan 28 2013 7:24PM
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JakeBarrett
Posts: 1237 - Karma: 1,843
I edit my answer. I started skiing park after i saw EDIAS.
Jan 28 2013 7:26PM
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*david.
Posts: 11 - Karma: 12
I started skiing a few years ago. I was always interested In park skiing and watching kids do tricks. So I got some training and now honistly I probably wouldn't ski if it wasn't for park
Jan 28 2013 7:37PM
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@+=~
Posts: 192 - Karma: 18
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very
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      quetchon
Jan 28 2013 9:53PM
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@nonymous
Posts: 521 - Karma: 1,364
This edit was my sole inspiration http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vK3nHd_XgE
Jan 28 2013 9:59PM
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Caspaaa
Posts: 4830 - Karma: 1,466
last day on snow of the season like 2 seasons ago was with an old friend who was jsut getting into park. he taught me how to slide boxes and rails, fs 2 out, and do 1's and switch 1's off jumps.

i spent that whole summer watching videos like the Tom Wallisch Windells edit over and over and over and over. i was hooked.
Jan 28 2013 10:00PM
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last_tango
Posts: 2635 - Karma: 2,665
Started skiing so I could be like my dad.

Started to throw down harder instead of hitting groomer all day after watching tgr anomaly.
Jan 28 2013 10:11PM
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sweetleaf
Posts: 85 - Karma: 124
Because I hate team sports and snow boarding never really appealed to me, plus the skiers seem to do the better tricks especially in the X Games
Jan 31 2013 10:44AM
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That_One_Dude
Posts: 1050 - Karma: 760
I didn't even have a choice, my dad had me on skis at three as soon as I was toilet trained before I knew any better.
Jan 31 2013 11:17AM
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GaleTheSnail
Posts: 173 - Karma: 92
I never really skied much untill last year when i saw a traveling circus episode on youtube and said i want to try that.
Jan 31 2013 9:53PM
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