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The best story when YOU were a gaper!

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Balbertt
Posts: 1585 - Karma: 4,723
We all know we were gape's at some point. Whats your story?
Jun 5 2013 9:53PM
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DaffyDaDak
Posts: 864 - Karma: 433
i went from snowboarding to skiing with the most gang kids. so i wasn't ALLOWED to be gaper youknowaaimsayinn
Jun 5 2013 10:12PM
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Nate_Doggg
Posts: 476 - Karma: 415
I have a house at a mountain in VT and the view from my window is of the park. For the longest time as a kid, I would always wonder what those kids were doing and always thought it was so stupid. The first time I tried a box I was hooked; fuck my judgemental self. I could of been freeskiing ages ago.
Jun 5 2013 10:14PM
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SKIU4EA
Posts: 2387 - Karma: 2,072
going full speed down a dimly lit trail at night thinkin i'm boss, and didn't see the rope stretching across a closed trail ankle height.

so yeah... hit that bitch, and did 2 or 3 somersaults before exploding into a cloud of ski gear.
Jun 5 2013 10:25PM
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cheener12
Posts: 2881 - Karma: 5,887
I was sitting down/laying/tucking whatever that crouch thing is on a cat track and I served off the track and ragdolled down the side of the trail ha
Jun 5 2013 10:29PM
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.nasty
Posts: 10582 - Karma: 11,181
I used to try and pole plant with both poles to get more air when I was like 11 or 12. lol
Jun 5 2013 10:32PM
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ZAHNER
Posts: 3480 - Karma: 19,220
Tried a 360 off a wedge ramp box type thing. Ate shit hard, right when i stood up got plowed by a boarder hard as fuck and knocked me the fuck out for like 3 minutes.
Jun 5 2013 10:34PM
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jca
Posts: 4172 - Karma: 6,310
when i was 5, i told people i had a sonic boom skiing. yes i knew what a sonic boom was when i was 4.
Jun 5 2013 10:40PM
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jrl
Posts: 1227 - Karma: 1,239
tried ducking a rope into the park
ended up getting close lined and slammed to the ground. I was right under the lift and everyone laughed at me lol
Jun 5 2013 10:48PM
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Iraq_Lobster
Posts: 1866 - Karma: 4,904
dude I came right out the womb straight thuggin
Jun 5 2013 11:24PM
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panojibber.
Posts: 1041 - Karma: 683
First park jump I ever hit:
I was probably like 11 or 12 at the time, I had been skiing for like 6 years already at that point so I could ski most runs without too much trouble. But the park was just this massive intimidating place where snowboarders would hang out so I never went there.

I had a friend who skied park, so I decided I'd go into the park with him. I wanted to hit a jump so he told me to go for the small one and not go too fast. Having no idea what I was doing, I pointed it and hauled ass into this tiny kiddy killer, flew off it riding the back of my skis, sent it to the gucci plateau and landed flat on my ass. My friend came down laughing, told me it was awesome, helped me get my gear back together and after that it took me a while before I was willing to hit another jump haha.
Jun 5 2013 11:33PM
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terraclot
Posts: 438 - Karma: 665
i knew i was a gaper when i left my boot liners near the fireplace for too long and Harvey-Dented one of them.
Jun 6 2013 12:40AM
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HWW
Posts: 3084 - Karma: 3,436
clothes lined

you're welcome
Jun 6 2013 8:25AM
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FSKP
Posts: 332 - Karma: 2,214
First time I tryied a "jump" I said to my dad: "This is biggest jump that I never hit" haha then I never landed it I fell on my back and the "jump" was a small rail kicker haha
Jun 6 2013 9:52AM
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MothaHucker
Posts: 4678 - Karma: 2,591
hit a tree

broke my leg
Jun 6 2013 9:58AM
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seward
Posts: 5233 - Karma: 2,174
thats maybe the best description for burnt i have ever seen.

permission to use that??



also, when i was a gaper i had this fuckin hugggge and awkwardly shaped helmet that was black with big blue flames on it. i thought it was the hottest shit back then. i even saved up all my grass cutting money so i could buy it. i cant help but laugh when i think about it now.

it kinda looked like this, only way more homosexual.

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Jun 6 2013 10:12AM
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DrewEire
Posts: 20 - Karma: 13
was skiing along the side of a trail, was flat light and foggy so couldn't see shit, my ski hit the bank, proceeded to eject, went face first through a wooden fence. broken nose and concussion.
Jun 6 2013 10:14AM
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e~b
Posts: 861 - Karma: 2,735
i snowboarded
Jun 6 2013 10:21AM
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stizzle
Posts: 371 - Karma: 623
My first pair of my own skis were snowblades. I used poles.
Jun 6 2013 10:22AM
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cameron_taylor
Posts: 325 - Karma: 446
I was skiing in flatlight, on a powder day, and basically I skied off of the side of a run into a series of 6 foot drops covered in powder thinking it was only one drop because of the flatlight. Stacked it right beneath the beginning of a chairlift and dropped all my shit everywhere. Then had the walk of shame to the chairlift, covered in snow, put my skis on and got on the lift.
Jun 6 2013 10:27AM
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FrenchFry
Posts: 969 - Karma: 3,432
claimed rodeos when before i could 3
Jun 6 2013 11:25AM
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snowpocalypse
Posts: 1036 - Karma: 3,525
Ah remember it like it was yesterday. I was 7 years old and second day ever on the hill. A friend talked me into heading up a lift that I had never been on before. It was dumping wet heavy snow and had no clue what I was doing. One turn later he was gone. So I took matters into my own hands and headed off. made a few nice turns and face planted into a nice soft pile of fresh. Skis came off and goggles full of snow I collected all my shit and tried to get my skis back on. Apparently I missed the class on re-engaging your heel piece. After the same guy skied by three laps he finally stopped and helped me out. After many tears and snot all over my face he was my savior. Thanks guy.
Jun 6 2013 11:29AM
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nonlocal
Posts: 51 - Karma: 156
a jump with under 2 metres of flat. didnt make it to the landing=yardsale.
Jun 6 2013 3:44PM
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At0micski
Posts: 256 - Karma: 169
I was skiing under the lift with my goggles on my helmet. The goggles fell of and i had to flail my arms in order to catch them. I caught them and thought i was so awesome until i lost my balance and caught an edge. This turned me around so i was skiing switch (without twintips). The snow caught the back edge and i flipped and spun as my gear flew in every direction. I took the walk of shame hearing multiple comments and laughs. "Your not good enough to ski backwards" was one of them.

Another time i decided to drop a cliff. It was a smallish cliff (maybe 8-9 ft) but i failed to realize a branch that was hanging over. i jumped off and caught my skis on the branch. I did a half front flip to face plant underneath and it wasn't a powder day either. It was painful, i broke my poles and it was under the lift. (Except that this happened this year haha)
Jun 6 2013 4:14PM
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stokedelic
Posts: 1529 - Karma: 4,116
mute 180 shifty off of a roller. i was the man.
Jun 6 2013 4:28PM
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Rozbrook
Posts: 586 - Karma: 236
I was never a gaper /claim
Jun 6 2013 5:07PM
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SpliffyJ
Posts: 778 - Karma: 565
I used to be a racer when i was younger, and i was flying down ina a somehwhat tuck on a mountain i have never skied before and i hit a mougle area and i just flew down bouncing off the ground doing flips and bouncing until i stoped flipping and slide down 80% of the trail.
Jun 6 2013 5:16PM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
one of my first skiing outfits as a kid consisted of: a headband, tight aerodynamic sunglasses and a fluo orange onepiece with reflective stripes
and the most gaper thing i've ever done as a kid was probably that i litterally shit my pants on a ropetow ... :P
Jun 6 2013 5:22PM
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Huck_Norris
Posts: 11487 - Karma: 18,627
I used to own a Karbon jacket.



*sobs uncontrollably in a corner*
Jun 6 2013 5:24PM
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localonvolkls
Posts: 448 - Karma: 90
Dropped in too late and took it 20 feet to flat of the left wall of the half pipe at Stratton like 10 years ago. If that doesn't give you shin bang then nothing will.
Jun 6 2013 5:55PM
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Panda_with_Guns
Posts: 3040 - Karma: 1,620
at a big air competition that took place in denver a few years back there was a pro walking to the jump with t walls hot doggers and i yelled at him 5 time calling him tom cus i wanted his autograph and he just turned around and said "im not tom" fuck i was so embarassed. then later i saw tom and thought it was justin dorey.
Jun 6 2013 6:31PM
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Turd.Ferguson
Posts: 1437 - Karma: 2,713
Shin banged on a half pipe infront of a goddamn load of people. in a tee shirt, and shorts...
Jun 6 2013 7:17PM
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Rozbrook
Posts: 586 - Karma: 236
Nah but really, I made a picture of me sliding a rail on my car
Jun 6 2013 7:42PM
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Stpat98
Posts: 102 - Karma: 215
I tried to do a frontflip when i couldn't even do a 180, and i superman-ed it and my skis went down the hill while i ran after them.
Jun 6 2013 7:43PM
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Chubz.
Posts: 13918 - Karma: 25,663
*stands up*

Hi,my name's Josh.


"Hi Josh"

I am a former gaper, and i used to (while wearing rentals) bomb the terrain park and fly off the lips of rails... :'(

*claps*
Jun 6 2013 7:47PM
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LooseButthole
Posts: 3 - Karma: 14
I accidentally sharted in my pants on the lift. It was diarrhea
Jun 6 2013 7:50PM
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Greenberger
Posts: 252 - Karma: 612
I used to revert
Jun 6 2013 8:00PM
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humpty
Posts: 1190 - Karma: 3,162
i used to sesh the atomic race skis and i thought skiing was gay and was gonna convert to snowboarding. then i saw some thugs rippin it up and i was sold
Jun 6 2013 8:48PM
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whipple
Posts: 1415 - Karma: 5,167
straight pee in my snowpants
Jun 6 2013 8:54PM
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cowofawesome
Posts: 201 - Karma: 549
I still am a gaper
Jun 6 2013 8:54PM
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Shark.
Posts: 3158 - Karma: 270
hahahahaha me too
Jun 6 2013 9:07PM
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EMH.74
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Kicker-gap-landing thingy. I always ended up in the gap and it was pretty deep lol. Once went full retard and skied from top to bottom without slowing and almost crashed with a snowboarder who was getting speed for a jump. I still hate myself for that!
Jun 7 2013 5:43AM
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ny300z
Posts: 1299 - Karma: 1,708
sounds familiar

Years ago at Killington......went full retard






Jun 7 2013 8:59AM
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Swankie
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Jun 8 2013 1:35AM
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CoryFlynn
Posts: 427 - Karma: 185
Probably around 5 i tried to get on the lift and it straight ran me over. Dragged me a good 4 feet before they stopped the lift. Had to wipe a large amount of tears away.
Jun 8 2013 2:59AM
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BornyHusby
Posts: 192 - Karma: 607
I wore a short, but also a fat jacket. My pants were an inch under my belly button. I didn't have twintips at that time, but still went to the park with them, and the first time I tried to jump I had too much speed and I got way too backseat and destroyed my ass. Everyone laughed at me. Same when I tried to slide a box for the first time.. I didn't know that the box was sticky so I fell on my hip on the rail.

I didn't even wear a helmet at that time. Wonder why I'm still alive..
Jun 8 2013 8:54AM
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lumberingjack
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Still am a gaper and proud. Im 26, only started skiing at 15. In Australia either your family is fucking rich or you live very very close to the mountains. Don't care that i'm a gaper as I only get 2 weeks max on the snow. Yet I can ride better than 95% of Aussies on Victorian mountains. My whole country are gapers and if your not your just some spoilt little rich kid.
Jun 8 2013 9:09AM
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SloanKettering
Posts: 691 - Karma: 465
I was on vacation at Timberline with my brother and cousins and some weird old lady that is holding a bottle of beer starts following us around. Anyways, we were talking to her on the knuckle of a jump and then Joey Van Der Meer goes of the jump and almost hits us. True story.
Jun 8 2013 9:37AM
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TWoods
Posts: 10014 - Karma: 8,386
Back in high school several people at different times, including Sammy Carlson in one instance, slid into me while sliding a box because I hit them so slow.
Jun 8 2013 11:56AM
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HANNERTALL_420
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haha yes
Jun 11 2013 12:18AM
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