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Skiing superstition.

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caderobinson
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What skiing superstition is there?

I know you cant put the bar down when passing a tower. (That shit works too. I put a bar up at a tower and my friend called me out on it. Broke my collarbone same run)
Jan 11 2014 11:09PM
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PureSport
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Don't call last run on the lift.
Jan 11 2014 11:12PM
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humpty
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I can't do anything if I'm not wearing the same matching socks
Jan 11 2014 11:17PM
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caderobinson
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shit forgot about that one
Jan 11 2014 11:19PM
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HentaiHero
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Chair #13
I don't fuck with that
Jan 11 2014 11:21PM
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PureSport
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Pretty sure you're just a bitch
Jan 11 2014 11:24PM
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HentaiHero
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K
Jan 11 2014 11:52PM
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SteezoSaurus
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Never call last run! I just say Cheboygan instead.
Jan 12 2014 12:15AM
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Paul.
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At hood you cant talk while passing silent rock or you're as good as dead.
Jan 12 2014 12:37AM
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John18_6
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one of my friends called last run before getting on the lift and i just left the hill
Jan 12 2014 12:40AM
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Migo
Posts: 528 - Karma: 1,741
Right and Left ski. If i get it mixed up then everything gets fucked
Jan 12 2014 12:48AM
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K-Dot.
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I always call last run.























I also worship satan.
Jan 12 2014 12:50AM
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edai
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I never call last run. Even if I know it's my last run I keep my mouth shut and say I'm out at the bottom.
Jan 12 2014 12:51AM
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gingaskier
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I always put my left mitt on first. also, every time I do up the button at the bottom of my jacket, me or one of my friends get hurt; so I stopped doing it up.
Jan 12 2014 12:56AM
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a_lurker
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on a certain chair at my local hill, you cant raise the bar until you pass the last lift tower or youre fucked, and of course NEVER say the L.R phrase. i always say 2-1 instead
Jan 12 2014 1:05AM
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level_juan
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this. don't fuck with silent rock
Jan 12 2014 1:16AM
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goodnoooo
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never ever ever ever ever EVER call last run....EVER
Jan 12 2014 1:24AM
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Gameday
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This one is real... just never call last run
Jan 12 2014 1:25AM
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Ali_Dibden
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So much this!
Jan 12 2014 7:10AM
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EMH
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I second this
Jan 12 2014 11:19AM
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WI_Personallty
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Never leave the hill after falling on your last run. Bad shit happens the next day. Tore a muscle in the back my shoulder last time.
Jan 12 2014 11:36AM
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mnskier.
Posts: 157 - Karma: 61
I actually never thought about it, I always try to do something wacky like unmatching socks or alternates skis so I don't gain a mental dependency of skiing a certain way.
Jan 12 2014 12:08PM
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snowbabeee
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I always do a speed run on my first run, no park, no air.
Sets pace for the day.
Jan 12 2014 12:11PM
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Ozgod
Posts: 374 - Karma: 448
i always masterbate on the first chair up the hill if there people o the chair i have to keep it in my pants and hope no one sees my hand going up and down in my pants
Jan 12 2014 12:36PM
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TheButterHashira
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Only read OP, but fuck this thread. If you are just paranoid enough to buy into a superstition you might freak yourself out and get hurt. Just ski without worrying about superstitions, but do make sure you get locked straight into your bindings. Sometimes people click their skis in and have their boot at an angle and i think that can fuck you up by catching and edge or losing a ski.

Jan 12 2014 12:45PM
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BlakeLively
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I was always told that it's good luck if the chair stops on one of the towers
Jan 12 2014 12:47PM
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caderobinson
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Naw im not worried about superstition. Even though when i put the bar up passing the tower i got fucked up. I was just wondering what you guys do
Jan 12 2014 12:56PM
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gotti
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this because if it breaks down your all set
Jan 12 2014 2:36PM
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FerrisBueller
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Make a wish if the lift stops on a tower

Left ski, right ski if they are switched all hell breaks loose

Never cal last run
Jan 12 2014 2:46PM
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Tacocat
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explain
Jan 12 2014 2:52PM
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ABalls
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I talked when I passed it during my first time down there and got the death look from about 20 other kids.
Jan 12 2014 3:26PM
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Ribss.
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What I do usually is call 2-1 or 3-1 or some shit. 3-1 is my personal favorite because its like a last park run and then a cooldown run to the bottom.
Jan 12 2014 3:28PM
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ABalls
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Silent rock is a rock that you pass while on the road to hood, you're suppose to stay dead silent while you are passing it... If you dont you get fucked
Jan 12 2014 3:32PM
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J-Crane
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What does this 2-1 or 3-1 stuff mean?
Jan 12 2014 4:14PM
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Ribss.
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2 - 1 = 1. 3 - 1 = 2. It's called math, super underground.
Jan 12 2014 4:32PM
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ohmyglob8
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The reason I remember being told was that the road is partly built on an indian burial ground and that its just been bad news bears if u pass through there talking. had a kid scream bread while driving through. pretty sure he was raped that night.
Jan 12 2014 4:33PM
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FrenchFry
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When i wipe my bum after a poo i always make the toilet paper touch the ground ever so lightly. Great luck. Try it.
Jan 12 2014 4:39PM
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loomis
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Party pooper
Jan 12 2014 5:54PM
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GrahamGould
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If you set your dins to 13, you will undoubtably tear your ACL. 12 or 14 is okay though
Jan 12 2014 6:00PM
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RIP_leos_shack
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It kinda makes me cringe when at last chair the lifty says, "Have a great last run." But then again, if the lift is closed, there's nothing you can do about it.
Jan 12 2014 9:43PM
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OG_Loc
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Fuck silent rock
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Jan 12 2014 9:58PM
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a_burger
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Always buckle the boots in the right order and don't change them unless indoors otherwise bad things happen
Jan 12 2014 10:00PM
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T-Holt
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Nah yo, you gotta switch it up to even out the rail wear on your edges
Jan 12 2014 10:03PM
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closeyetfar11
Posts: 387 - Karma: 1,079
Never store your skis upside-down.

ie: resting on tips. Tails in the air.
Jan 12 2014 10:40PM
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lyndenC
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my hill only has a t-bar
Jan 12 2014 11:31PM
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escuelanueva
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"take two, skip the last"
Jan 12 2014 11:51PM
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level_juan
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and for why to stay quiet- like said above theres a bunch of different stories about why. One is that its out of respect for the mountain for letting us ski and drive on it, another is the indian grave story, and one is that supposedly there was a band driving past and they were in a very loud fight, which caused the driver to crash into the rock and kill all of the passengers. So silence is required for respect for them. Honestly, it's just some really old superstition, but with that being said, i've always made to turn off any music and be dead quiet while passing silent rock.
Jan 13 2014 12:59AM
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Peter.
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it's all about 'take two skip the last'


Jan 13 2014 1:30AM
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DnB2Planker
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With a group of my friends you are required to make a wish if the chair stops on a tower.
Jan 13 2014 2:03AM
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ChillTeenDad420
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always be under the influence of a substance while skiing. if you crash sober you will hurt yourself, however the more fucked up you are, you will proportionally hurt yourself less. fact of nature, not a superstition
Jan 13 2014 2:20AM
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