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Pipe vs slope vs big air vs backcountry

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ErryB
Posts: 138 - Karma: 1,685
what would you rather be famous for in the ski industry? For me it would be slope style just because its OG
Dec 22 2013 6:48AM
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DIX~
Posts: 4695 - Karma: 6,502
Aerials
Dec 22 2013 6:58AM
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notorious_candy
Posts: 157 - Karma: 64
Backcountry cause IMO it's the "freest" form of FREEskiing! Btw: what's about urban?
Dec 22 2013 7:06AM
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Peachbutt
Posts: 623 - Karma: 601
BC > Slope > Big air/Pipe because fun
Dec 22 2013 8:42AM
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jordangaebel
Posts: 365 - Karma: 92
big air def
Dec 22 2013 9:04AM
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freestyler540
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All of it is fun to ride and watch
Dec 22 2013 11:10AM
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TheGingaNinja
Posts: 14 - Karma: 37
slope>back-country>half-pipe>big air>urban>staying home
Dec 22 2013 8:04PM
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skiersupreme
Posts: 1549 - Karma: 4,872
backcountry for sure. big air in the back would be cool though
Dec 22 2013 8:20PM
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TACO-DOG.exe
Posts: 11989 - Karma: 12,264
slope would probably get you a bit more money out of the 4. but backcountry would be way more fun

so backcountry fo sho
Dec 22 2013 8:23PM
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Shlogan
Posts: 4942 - Karma: 430
Boooooter oriented park skier turned powder hound. Tanner hall type shit, but id want to end up like chetler or pollard.
Dec 22 2013 8:27PM
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Dr.Dickless
Posts: 2620 - Karma: 1,392
Slope style is the least OG, it's like the newest of the disciplines
Dec 22 2013 8:27PM
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PON3
Posts: 3817 - Karma: 783
Back country for sure. Nothing more manly than stomping a huge cliff, charging spines in Alaska, and killing dreams and poppin pillows in BC.

Main reason, when you hike up and earn that run, it feels like the best run in the world. Just keeps you craving for more
Dec 22 2013 9:20PM
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jaybake
Posts: 223 - Karma: 616
vs. urban
Dec 23 2013 12:45AM
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snomaster
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does Detroit count as backcountry?
Dec 23 2013 12:55AM
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MartianMan
Posts: 1101 - Karma: 2,099
This. BC allows for more freedom of expression of skiing than all other disciplines, and it conveys that sense of adventure like nothing else.
Dec 23 2013 1:12AM
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Morriski_
Posts: 179 - Karma: 895
Defo BC, nothing beats ripping down fresh pow
Dec 23 2013 9:14AM
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elcornholio
Posts: 797 - Karma: 1,556
urban and slope
Dec 23 2013 11:21AM
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FuckAllOfYou
Posts: 3864 - Karma: 2,518
Slop sty cuz ther r no rails in da bkcuntry. Wher else wud i kfed?
Dec 23 2013 11:44AM
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Montana_Hoodrat
Posts: 1953 - Karma: 1,481
Backcountry Big Air.

Sammy C and Tommy Ellingson know what's up.

Dec 23 2013 12:10PM
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JAHpow
Posts: 7282 - Karma: 17,179
Backcountry then slopestyle
Dec 23 2013 12:34PM
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Huck_Norris
Posts: 11487 - Karma: 18,627
BC, face blasting pow, big natural hits and steep spines. Everything else is just rollerblading and downrails.
Dec 23 2013 1:39PM
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elinde
Posts: 1470 - Karma: 3,059
All about that BC though. I'd like to be like Dane Tudor, Thall or Parker White because they do everything. If I had to choose just one it would be BC for sure.
Dec 23 2013 1:42PM
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Drail
Posts: 14012 - Karma: 10,011
slopestyle is just as old as pipe and big air. "backcountry" pre dates the existence of terrain parks entirely. Hell, it predates the ski industry as we know it. The European dudes who brought the sport over to North America were skiing the "backcountry". THAT is OG.

I don't really have anything to add to this thread, just wanted to point out that what you said doesn't make sense.
Dec 23 2013 10:36PM
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