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Skiiers in your family?

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Sucka4Steeze
Posts: 68 - Karma: 49
Just curious how many Newschoolers out there have family that skis? For me its just my dad goes up fairly often and my brother and sister go occasionally.
Mar 19 2014 3:42PM
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caderobinson
Posts: 1193 - Karma: 4,770
family is filled with racers. but then theres me...
Mar 19 2014 3:45PM
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Sucka4Steeze
Posts: 68 - Karma: 49
So you're the black sheep on skis of the family?
Mar 19 2014 3:48PM
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The_Polock
Posts: 345 - Karma: 1,280
My son skis.  Mom and Dad ski.  Sisters ski.  Half my cousins ski.  My wife does not ski.  I def missed that one...

Mar 19 2014 3:48PM
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theabortionator
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My dad kind of skis. He goes pretty regularly and enjoys it but is pretty terrible. My mom went skiing because my dad skied. We tried to get her back out like 15 years ago and that was a disaster. My sister skied then snowboarded and now abandoned both. I have a brother charlie but charlie don't ski either.


Mar 19 2014 3:52PM
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Sucka4Steeze
Posts: 68 - Karma: 49
Yea my mom cant stand skiing. Ruined my dads hopes of a family ski vacation I think.
Mar 19 2014 3:53PM
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Sucka4Steeze
Posts: 68 - Karma: 49
Yea I've been getting my brother into it a lot more. He just doesn't have a ton of money, so he cant afford the tickets to often, and didn't get a season pass.
Mar 19 2014 3:56PM
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El_Barto.
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My entire family skis and we all have taken racing pretty seriously at one point. Its genetic or somethin...idk but we are skiers at heart
Mar 19 2014 3:56PM
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Sucka4Steeze
Posts: 68 - Karma: 49
Yea well my dad was for sure the first person to get me into skiing. So there is definitely something to that, their passions being adopted by you as well.
Mar 19 2014 3:59PM
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El_Barto.
Posts: 11661 - Karma: 24,354
Totally. All grew up at mt bachelor. Every weekend up there skiing. Some of my earliest memories are from skiing. Its played such a huge part in who i am and has greatly contributed to my "i dont give a fuck" mentality for petty shit.
Mar 19 2014 4:03PM
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uyghur
Posts: 993 - Karma: 2,028
Same man it sucks
Mar 19 2014 4:24PM
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Sucka4Steeze
Posts: 68 - Karma: 49
100% agree. Its a bummer, this year my dad hasn't really been up as much as usual, and I always love skiing with him. Most everyone else I go with isn't super passionate about it, as they all just started snowboarding, so going up with someone who is, is always nice and missed.
Mar 19 2014 4:30PM
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a_burger
Posts: 5235 - Karma: 20,715
moms side of the family all skis, my dad skis as well.

only me and one of my cousins ski park but I don't think my cousin has in a while.
Mar 19 2014 4:30PM
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270on420out
Posts: 7508 - Karma: 51,054
Dad is a former ski bum and was a prominent racer in college, mom skis with other moms, brother is a racer, and I am "the gnar shredder" as they call me.
Mar 19 2014 4:35PM
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Sucka4Steeze
Posts: 68 - Karma: 49
Yea i'm the only one who skis park in my family, though as I said above, trying to get my brother more into it. It sucks to not have someone to ski park with that will push you.
Mar 19 2014 4:38PM
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werd.
Posts: 967 - Karma: 4,330
My dad used to be a die-hard skier. Not so much anymore because we live in PA but we usually go on vacation out west once a year to do some real skiing on real mountains on real rocks on real jumps
Mar 19 2014 4:56PM
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Alvaro
Posts: 323 - Karma: 2,066
same story
Mar 19 2014 4:58PM
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b-kul
Posts: 4350 - Karma: 1,111
all can ski. some more than others.
Mar 19 2014 5:12PM
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stupendous-man
Posts: 8637 - Karma: 13,293
My parents hadn't skied in 20+ years until I got pulled into the sport by a friend. Got my mom to get back into skiing, and she loves it now.
Mar 19 2014 5:48PM
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emejohn
Posts: 121 - Karma: 425
I'm the first ever in my family that has skied. I guess i'm the weirdo.
Mar 19 2014 6:02PM
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jordangaebel
Posts: 365 - Karma: 92
No skiers in my family besides me.. Im trying to get my 22 year old brother into skiing. He said he thinks the shit that i do in the park is pretty cool and he said maybe next year he would try it. Which is pretty cool I don't get to hang out with him a lot so i guess this is good family bonding.. Especially when he is 6 years older than me.
Mar 19 2014 6:04PM
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roddy116
Posts: 10628 - Karma: 7,434
all can ski but me and my dad always go meet up in colorado or utah on three day weekends.
Mar 19 2014 6:07PM
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JAHpow
Posts: 7282 - Karma: 17,176
I'm the only one. One of my cousins is big into snowboarding but that's it for family. I really want to go skiing with my parents sometime but they aren't really into it.
Mar 19 2014 6:12PM
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GayWolf420
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my dad was a hardcore mogul ripper back in the late 70's well into the eighties ripping up every "resort" in michigan. mom didnt start skiing till she met my dad. both my sisters grew up racing, but one of them switched over and competed in pipe a ton. now coaches for PC freestyle. then theres me. i started skiing at age 3 like my sisters but never really did any racing programs.
Mar 19 2014 6:33PM
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steeze.pizza
Posts: 82 - Karma: 223
Dads an old racer, moms a snowboarder, and my brother is a snowboarder who wants to ski
Mar 19 2014 8:15PM
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JamesO
Posts: 142 - Karma: 381
Me all 3 of my other brothers and my dad sometimes. Mostly freestyle for me and my older brothers and I and downhill too but NEVER RACING!!!!!
Mar 19 2014 8:44PM
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Mister.F
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Everyone in my family skis. Parents used to...It's a necessity that my future wife skis
Mar 19 2014 10:32PM
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SKI.ING
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Only one that skis in my family or that actively pursues it. My dad took me up when I was younger.
Mar 20 2014 2:19AM
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ModMommy
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My dad and I both instructed, and my little brother and sister are racing. My mom only puts skis in to watch us race or compete.
Mar 20 2014 2:27AM
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mulz
Posts: 155 - Karma: 223
Fuck am I the only one whose family is a giant gaper fest?
Mar 20 2014 5:39AM
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Fun_dip
Posts: 2623 - Karma: 913
Dad is a gaper who skis, still rides the red white and blue K2s from the early 90s. Older brother does ski and snowboard, decent at both. Mom okay skier. One sister snowboards. The other two quit everything
Mar 20 2014 5:45AM
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.squirrely.
Posts: 7563 - Karma: 7,546
mom and dad used to be big skiers but havent gone in a few years brcause of various injuries, they nordic ski a lot now. one of my brothers rides, he gets almost as many days as me, then my other brother skis and goes maybe 10 times a year. all of my dads family were skiers at one point, only a few still go.
Mar 20 2014 6:45AM
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Substitute
Posts: 1376 - Karma: 2,275
My dad has a better pow set up then I do. My brother has blends. My mom has solomon 720s. Its one big family gape fest all day
Mar 20 2014 6:54AM
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lineskis413
Posts: 124 - Karma: 1,708
my grandfather skis more than i do....
Mar 20 2014 9:04AM
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lklinger12
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Little brother is high level race in the country little sister is headed that way parents both ski but dad got so fat he can't hang anymore old
Mar 20 2014 9:14AM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Mom, dad, both sets of grandparents used to before one set died and the other set reached 80, brother, sister, me, all my aunts, my cousins, my uncles.

Its a family affair. When we were young and used to go out west we would bring a nanny for all us kids and she could ski too.

My parents went to the alps to ski for their honeymoon.
Mar 20 2014 9:28AM
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The_Polock
Posts: 345 - Karma: 1,280
True Dat!  My wife wont go on a ski vacation either.  So my son and I get to go on them by ourselves.!  So far this has been a positive thing!  Way cheaper to lol.
Mar 20 2014 9:42AM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13083 - Karma: 18,725
My parents are level 2 CSIA. I branched off into moguls, park and cliffs/powder. My sister skis once in a while.
Mar 20 2014 6:44PM
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hank.ski
Posts: 1130 - Karma: 3,788
My parents met being ski instructors at my home mountain, they both shred and they are in their 50's/60's. It actually is really refreshing to go shred with them, it's a helluva testament to skiing being a lifelong love.
Mar 20 2014 6:46PM
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ndye
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My brother is the only one in my family who still really skies unfortunately
Mar 20 2014 6:56PM
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