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Unwritten rules of the Mountain

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Gooneez
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Everyone knows the written rules but what are some unwritten rules everyone should know
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BlakeG
Posts: 1450 - Karma: 1,030
every time you show up you owe me a oral sax
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Gooneez
Posts: 96 - Karma: 3,366
I can roll with that
11 years ago
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nine50seven
Posts: 576 - Karma: 686
I think you are trying to hard to create a discussion on here
11 years ago
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-WZ-
Posts: 3600 - Karma: 6,582
skill doesnt matter its all about what you wear



...lol
11 years ago
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 373
Short skis suck, long skis truck.
11 years ago
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seanahue.
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stay away from my fucking percocets
11 years ago
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californiagrown
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no stopping in traverses.

no traversing in cliff landings

grab peoples shit and bring it down to them when they crash, stranger or friend

Generally be the nicest guy on the mountain, but ski the nastiest.
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PsychedelicMoose
Posts: 792 - Karma: 3,568
dont tell me what to do
11 years ago
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Dr.Dickless
Posts: 2620 - Karma: 1,392
Everybody is friends on a powder day
11 years ago
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arnemariusb
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Thats sounds like some good rules!
11 years ago
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SSteezle
Posts: 9458 - Karma: 2,357
If you blaze on the lift everyone on that lift is to be offered a puff
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DIX~
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Never call last run
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Shredsterr
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Don't fucking post spongebob gifs in the thread

Click for larger image
11 years ago
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TOAST.
Posts: 7731 - Karma: 39,397
If you and all your buddies are stopped before a feature or hiking the person taking a full run has drop
11 years ago
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Barefootin_Fiend
Posts: 7618 - Karma: 4,727
really? i'd say the opposite....there are no friends on powder days....aka i'm not waiting around for you....keep up or get left behind.
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ny300z
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this. i even let a random snowboarder hit my Gpen on the lift yesterday

then i cut him off at one point on the run. fuck him
11 years ago
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montanan
Posts: 1787 - Karma: 1,346
this
11 years ago
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caderobinson
Posts: 1193 - Karma: 4,770
I'd agree with that.
11 years ago
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~Gotama~
Posts: 821 - Karma: 3,160
I think you are trying too hard to prevent one.


If you're in a lift line solo, and there's a guy in front of you or behind you who's solo, partner up. Drives me nuts when there is a long line and some jackass is too shy to sit next to a stranger for 2 minutes so he makes everyone else wait.
11 years ago
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snomaster
Posts: 3348 - Karma: 5,783
(keep in mind I ski mostly backcountry)

Be humble. Let your skiing do the talking.

Offer to film your friends at least as much as you ask them to get a shot for you.

If someone on the boot or skin track is faster than you, step aside.

Ski one at a time in avalanche terrain.

Don't rely on your friends for food and water, bring your own.

Skiing down a well traveled sidehill skin track is worse than bootpacking up it.

If you fuck up the lip of a jump, fix it.

Stay quiet about lesser known stashes and think twice before sharing locations.
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GayWolf420
Posts: 38040 - Karma: 129,095
ski under the lift so that people can see you getting rad
11 years ago
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galardogod
Posts: 1716 - Karma: 5,336
Call your drop
11 years ago
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RubberSoul
Posts: 11249 - Karma: 14,642
good list, but damn i wish #2 was a written and enforced rule
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Maruchan
Posts: 206 - Karma: 1,582
Dont use the entire run. Take a side of the run (if its wide enough) and dont get in everyone elses way by traversing the entire thing.
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Turkelton
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 8,558
If it's super busy, always fill up the chair.
11 years ago
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Capurnicus
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please don't puke in the gondola
11 years ago
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Toaster-Tony
Posts: 3531 - Karma: 5,850
Make room for people carving into a tow-rope. Lining up for a rope pretty much makes it into a T-bar that shreds your gloves and makes your wrists sore.. it's pointless.

And give props where they're needed. Nothing makes someone's day like getting pole taps or compliments on a stomped trick.
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Toaster-Tony
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Also, why the hell does the goalie have his pads on the wrong legs?
11 years ago
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I.B
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Never call last run.

If you see someone crash and know they're down. Close the jump and help them out.

Only throw snowballs at adults, or Shaun White.

Puff, puff, pass to the left.

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kamron_708
Posts: 944 - Karma: 1,129
GO FUCKING BIG on rollers under the lift so that all the gapers and tourist familys know whats up
11 years ago
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beauchamp
Posts: 662 - Karma: 1,191
*for snowboarders*
never fucking sit in the landing
11 years ago
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Huck_Norris
Posts: 11487 - Karma: 18,627
I like you.
11 years ago
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finnajon5
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if someones down on the landing go to the lip/knuckle and throw up an X so no one hits the jump while theyre lying injured on the landing

if you fall get the hell off the landing as soon as quick as possible, go back for your stuff as soon as you put an X up so that someone doesnt hit the jump
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GreenStezz
Posts: 3570 - Karma: 714
Werrrd......
11 years ago
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RIP_leos_shack
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If you're skiing the lift line and there's cliffs to boost off, you better fucking deliver.
11 years ago
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lgski
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backflips are crowd pleasers
11 years ago
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treebeard
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if you have to talk about how sick you are, you're not very sick
11 years ago
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theabortionator
Posts: 52540 - Karma: 173,673
If you yard sale the uphill person nearest to you has dibs on first piece of merchandise.
11 years ago
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AElot
Posts: 462 - Karma: 9
dont put the bar down, and if you do, dont lie and say its cause you want to "rest your legs"
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white+wolf
Posts: 874 - Karma: 492
so many pussies trying to use the bar
11 years ago
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powabunga
Posts: 168 - Karma: 1,705
if youre first to hit the pillow line you better straight line that bitch
11 years ago
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CashmereCat
Posts: 2211 - Karma: 2,395
I always put the bar down. Why wouldn't you? If you think it isn't cool, B-dog does it. I know he's pretty big here and when I rode up with him during the demo tour he put the bar down every time.
11 years ago
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Snazzy
Posts: 212 - Karma: 852
dont hit the fucking lip if your not gonna hit the rail. Most violated rule at my resort, no lips left
11 years ago
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Dubal
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if you crash on a jump, try to clear the landing right away. (assuming you aren't injured)
11 years ago
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AElot
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putting the bar down is gay, and i will defend that until the day i die
11 years ago
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gotti
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I mean thats just for good personal appearance. As much as we hate to admit it pro skiers are slaves to the man as well and have to follow the rules of the hill especially if they are skiing there for free. A paying customer may not have to do it but a role model has to model
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mackcamp
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The only rule is "No Rules."
11 years ago
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rememberscott
Posts: 1291 - Karma: 5,198
if you got candy, share that shit
11 years ago
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heavy_lettuce
Posts: 210 - Karma: 82
95% looks, 5% skill
11 years ago
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rickylikeskiing
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Don't be that asshole that makes fun of everyone that isn't a park skier. exception for ski racer guys. They have tiny dicks.
11 years ago
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