Road Trip Challenge: Nordica vs. K2

-Dan · 2014-03-06 11:26:04

http://freeskier.com/stories/freeskiers-road-trip-challenge-returns-2014-teams-hit-new-england-march I'm excited to see this shit go down. Any speculation on who will be the skiers for each team? They don't say in the article. Ian compton commented on it tho, so maybe he'll be there for nordica. He lives in a van anyway so it won't be a big change for him. Also, they are taking suggestions for challenges. We should get an influx of ideas from the NS community so that we can make this into exactly what we want to see.

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challenge #1: do a future spin.

Mar 6 2014 11:29AM

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500 points for hitting a rail with a blood alcohol level over .12

Mar 6 2014 11:29AM

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.squirrely.

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ski at wachusett again

most little caesars eaten during the trip

Mar 6 2014 11:46AM

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Read The Drive from Kingpin, should get some ideas going

Mar 6 2014 11:46AM

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why don't they move this out west. we never get things like this in the pnw

Mar 6 2014 11:48AM

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Challenge #1: tell us what the fuck happened at the end of RTC episode 3.

seriously though.

i still cant sleep at night

Mar 6 2014 11:55AM

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ya no doubt, but we get snow.

Mar 6 2014 11:55AM

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haha what does a purple name mean and why are you it dan

Mar 6 2014 12:24PM

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-Dan

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It has everything to do with this.

Mar 6 2014 12:28PM

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This will be epic both teams have some amazing riders looking foward to see this

Mar 6 2014 6:38PM

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HOLY FUCK IT'S BACK YES !

most money spent on taco bell

Mar 6 2014 6:40PM

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naked double backflip

Mar 6 2014 6:42PM

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Nordica: Dale Talkington

K2: Probably Seany J or Clayton

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Dale and Evan have to be in it.

Mar 6 2014 6:44PM

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snowfinder

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The team that skis the most closed down ski hills. Seems pretty fitting for driving all over New England because pretty much every town has one.

Mar 6 2014 6:51PM

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5 swap the Okemo A frame. Classic

Mar 6 2014 7:10PM

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Lemuel

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And hit the Okemo ice rink DFD, gnarliest donkey death kink on any rail.

Mar 6 2014 7:11PM

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threads

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Wow. How did I not know about KOTR until your post?

I liked the way they presented RTC better than KOTR but definitely think RTC needs a little more KOTR influence.

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I want to see another challenge where somebody wears all of their ski stuff into like a 5 star restaurant or classy hotel.

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Future spin!!!!

Mar 6 2014 9:16PM

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lol to that make out sesh

Mar 6 2014 9:21PM

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Eh. I thought that the original RTC was kind of lame in how staged it seemed with the interviews. KOTR is really greasy though. I think if anything it should lean more toward the KOTR side.

Mar 6 2014 10:04PM

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Am I the only one who thinks 2 skiers per team is not enough? 3 or even 4 would be much better, at least for the challenges involving doing a specific trick

Mar 6 2014 10:13PM

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I would love to see Dale and Lupe vs. Clayton and Seany J

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I agree, but finding skiers to do it is probably tough.

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t_rob

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I don't even feel like KOTR is a competition because of single team episodes and no talking. It feels more like a random team edit with more random debauchery than usual. Because of the team switching and talking, RTC felt like a comp. I liked that. Both of these things should be comps glorifying the (for lack of a better word) lifestyle going hard on and off the court.

What I think RTC needs to steal most from KOTR is the debauchery. RTC was tame in that aspect and needs to be turnt up for round 2.

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I agree in regards to debauchery. They should have just done 4bi9 v. Hood Crew for that though. But I guess I get where you're coming from. I think KotR is harder to follow what's happening, but RTC needs to up the debauchery.

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so stoked for this!

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YESSSSSSSSS

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Dress like Andy Perry for the day, only allowed to do wizard tricks. 1000 points?!

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This is gonna all time

Representing Team K2:
Follow @k2_skis on Instagram

Skier: Sean Jordan
Skier: Maks Gorham
Skier: TBA
Filmer: Kyle Decker
Photographer: Topher Baldwin
Freeskier staffer: Lambo or Quigley, coin flip will determine on March 11

Representing Team Nordica:
Follow @nordicausa on Instagram

Skier: Ian Compton
Skier: Dale Talkington
Skier: TBA
Filmer: Evan Williams
Photographer: Peter Cirilli
Freeskier staffer: Lambo or Quigley, coin flip will determine on March 11

Mar 7 2014 2:06AM

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jack borland and valley as the tba's

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teams are stacked

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So god damn stoked for this threads for more info

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GOT DAMN!

Mar 7 2014 8:16AM

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jeremie should be nordicas tba, fly him in

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-Dan

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I hope Kieran gets in on this. That'd be ill.

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Challenge who hits more urban spots without getting kicked out in 24h!
GO!

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So Sick! Damn Decker is pulling double duty filming these days. Does this mean Sean J will be in the new pbp movie this year again?

Mar 7 2014 12:02PM

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PBP and Decker are over.

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Alex schlopy for that last nordica spot?

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he's probably doing what it is that pros do..which is whatever that is....

Mar 7 2014 5:13PM

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Fuck yeah, Ian Compton!!!

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clayton, sean and maks are gonna rape compton, plus whoever nordicas shitty am is, and dale will kill it

so k2 wins

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supposedly it started today? williams put a picture on instagram of the boys chillin, so they must have all arrived in boston. hit up wachusett then head north they are about to get dumped on

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I'm still fucking pissed that they never found the footage to wrap up the Salomon and Volkl one. That shit brought me to NS.

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Good stuff. Hopefully it's not all terrain park stuff though and we get to see some good east coast hike to/backcountry pow

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