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East or west skiers

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Steve_Glandsberg
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Who has produces better pros east or west?

EAST: Tom wallisch, steve stepp, traveling circus ect

west: Tanner hall, torin wallace ect
Apr 22 2013 5:21PM
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Smuffy
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East coast transplants in the west. Best combo you could ask for
Apr 23 2013 6:37PM
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JUP*
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What he said
Apr 23 2013 6:45PM
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joriza.ski
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bEAST coast.
Apr 23 2013 7:31PM
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joriza.ski
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Stepp is from Harrisburg, PA

Apr 23 2013 7:32PM
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dvx100
Posts: 1884 - Karma: 4,819
East Coast you forgot, Jon Brogan, Sean Jordan.

Anyway, from what I've seen, East: Rails West: Jumps

That's it..
Apr 23 2013 8:16PM
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Miclovin
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East
Apr 23 2013 8:47PM
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Daski
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Neither, Midwest FTW!!! We got Hornbeck and, and, uh, yea... Our "mountians" are a whooping 200-300 vertical feet, and only people from the midwest, specifically Mt. Holly in Michigan, can hold a "big air" comp on a 45 foot jump. So screw steep and deep, midwest is whats good!!!!!!
Apr 23 2013 8:52PM
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StyleWithEase
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Two words...
Dale Talkington
Apr 23 2013 10:48PM
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_Garagely_
Posts: 1948 - Karma: 3,246
Naming a pro from your region doesn't make it any better than another region.
East vs. West in a nutshell: West=More/better all around skiers and BC skiers, more relaxed styles. Most park skiers seem to be slightly better at jumps
East=More/better park and urban skiers, more aggressive styles. Most park skiers seem to be slightly better at rails.
Both are different, really hard to compare and say one is better in terms of the skiers coming out of them IMO./thread
Apr 23 2013 11:06PM
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wizard_of_aahhhs
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I'm from the west and I say East wins, they ski absolute shit snow (from what my parents stories, they are both Vermont grown) and that makes them able to ski anything else very well. The only thing the West has over the east is big mountain, and thats a small aspect to an overall skiers ability, so overall East wins from my perspective.
Apr 24 2013 12:28AM
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Tfinnegan123
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Isn't tom from park city
Apr 24 2013 12:56AM
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Tfinnegan123
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Isn't tom from park city
Apr 24 2013 12:57AM
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robotdna
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Midwest guys, get it together. We get towed around by tractors onto our features. xD
Apr 24 2013 12:59AM
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pfoulger
Posts: 156 - Karma: 2,222
I'm originally from the east but ski in the west... so you might say i'm geographically challenged
Apr 24 2013 1:31AM
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AK_Media
Posts: 241 - Karma: 2,695
You sir, need a geography lesson.
Apr 24 2013 1:34AM
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dvx100
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Oh god....
Apr 24 2013 8:40AM
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BigScaryLarry
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but see thats just a typical west coast opinion. the east caost has ok parks but thats not all we ski. i think that the east puts out better all around skiers because there is so much ice on the east that the west doesnt have just way more variable conditions on the east which means that the skiers are more variable too. but i would agree that east coast skiers do ski a ton of park but eh well rounded park skier can go and shred the mashed potato bumps, straight ice and heavy wet pow.

east coast = better skiers all around
west coast = better park and pow skiers (rarely pow on the east)
Apr 24 2013 9:21AM
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EvanMeyer
Posts: 3822 - Karma: 3,449

Holy fuck you kids are stupid.

and to the dumb ass who said they dont consider Pennsylvania the east coast................HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT A MAP

Apr 24 2013 9:28AM
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FunkySane
Posts: 616 - Karma: 1,203
Finland? We got the Real Skifi and Nipwitz.
Apr 24 2013 9:29AM
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Bogs
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I mean, technically, PA isn't on the east coast. It's landlocked and what not, so there's that. And it's also not indicative of what is normally considered east coast skiing, i.e. ME, NH, NY, VT and the mountains there. PA is much closer to what midwest skiing is like than normal east coast skiing.
Apr 24 2013 9:37AM
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Ankilla
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Goepper and laker
Apr 24 2013 3:59PM
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joriza.ski
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by that logic maryland, and VW are midwest too? wow. the school system failed you.
Apr 24 2013 4:03PM
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BMillerrr
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Midwest dude, Tom Wallisch is from West PA specifically 7 Springs which could be considered the Midwest. So on that note...
Apr 24 2013 4:41PM
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Huck_Norris
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Is being full retard like being stoned or is it less fun? I always wondered.
Apr 24 2013 4:45PM
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Bogs
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In terms of skiing, yes, they're much closer to what is typical midwest skiing than they are to what is typical east coast skiing
Apr 24 2013 5:02PM
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