So I am going through a bit of an existential crisis about park skiing. I got really stoned the other day and somehow starting thinking really hard about skiing. I know this thread will receive some hate but I think it would be fun to philosophize a bit.
Ultimately as I am getting a older (almost 22) which is sadly on the older end of those you would find riding park, I have begun thinking about what drew me to the sport and what it all means in the long run. I guess my main question is what is the whole point of our sport?
Why do we spend so much money on skiing and why so we subject ourselves to injuries that will effect us through the rest of our lives. My good friend took a big blow to the head this year and had to leave college, but for what?
Do we feel the need to ski park to impress others, to rebel against conventions? Why do we put so much money and effort into the way we look. Why is the longest thread on newschoolers about members latest material purchases?
Ultimately park skiing involves a lot of narcissism. Its a sport for those who want to impress others, want to be the center of attention and want to turn heads when they take laps. Is the only purpose of skiing park to look cool?
There is the purist explanation that we do all this simply for fun and for the feeling we get while smoothly landing a trick, but I simply can't seem to shake away all the narcissism involved in our sport.
I don't know, maybe I should just grow out some dreds and get some tele skis. Anyway I am curious what this site will say about this topic.
