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What is your biggest skiing fear

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-gram-
Posts: 151 - Karma: 3,077
anything that scares you skiing like certain tricks or features or even anything
Jul 7 2014 12:32AM
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toastyteenagers
Posts: 1834 - Karma: 6,793
the anticipation of the possibility of eating it after hitting a jump.

also most rails, I broke my arm on one, and I haven't been hitting many recently
Jul 7 2014 12:35AM
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notspoicey
Posts: 1167 - Karma: 1,706
my worst skiing fear is horrible threads
Jul 7 2014 12:43AM
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John18_6
Posts: 7313 - Karma: 49,163
When you think the snow is slow so you straightline for a big jump. Only to realize mid-air that you have made the wrong decision and all you can do is wait for your knees to implode.
Jul 7 2014 12:45AM
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tac0.slayer
Posts: 254 - Karma: 947
Sometimes I'm scared to get on the lift
Jul 7 2014 12:50AM
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LOLZfajitas
Posts: 393 - Karma: 1,054
skiing
Jul 7 2014 1:11AM
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elm.
Posts: 1492 - Karma: 13,497
screamin semen although I've never attempted.

also ski patrol
Jul 7 2014 1:12AM
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yungsteeze
Posts: 673 - Karma: 1,969
john18061806When you think the snow is slow so you straightline for a big jump. Only to realize mid-air that you have made the wrong decision and all you can do is wait for your knees to implode.


The best way to implode your knees // gucci plateau
Jul 7 2014 1:56AM
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profa_212
Posts: 8886 - Karma: 35,769
Trees man. Ripped my ear off and we are no longer friends.
Jul 7 2014 2:15AM
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Mingg
Posts: 13975 - Karma: 49,270
Rails intimidate me. I don't think I'd say I fear them but I definitely eat shit more than I should on them which makes me hesitant to hit them.

Fear is what makes skiing so fun tho in my opinion.
Jul 7 2014 2:49AM
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McLS
Posts: 1985 - Karma: 6,454
Nothing scares me more than hitting a sketchy, large cliff blind for the first time (you know, the kind you can only see whats beneath it once you've jumped off it...). I always have to put a snowball next to where im supposed to drop in order not to land on rocks, but i always go back to check its the right way to drop it, fucking adrenaline when you stomp it tho...
Jul 7 2014 4:50AM
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*DUMBCAN*
Posts: 2447 - Karma: 5,628
THE DRYER.

Reference:

https://www.newschoolers.com/membervideo/668140.1/MP--Hang-To-Dry?s=128170
Jul 7 2014 4:51AM
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Julius_Steezer
Posts: 776 - Karma: 4,536
Shinbang

Any of you heard of a remedy called Full Tilt? The doc said they might help
Jul 7 2014 4:53AM
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razors-chaz
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 1,250
Not being able to ski to the same standard following my acl recon next week. Fairly bricking it.
Jul 7 2014 4:53AM
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msg
Posts: 1108 - Karma: 3,269
sometimes at night I start thinking about how gnarly inverts are and I'll think to myself holy shit never do that you could break your neck and ruin your life don't do it

I've never done one and the feeling passes but yea sorry for the bad juju
Jul 7 2014 8:20AM
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gabew34
Posts: 500 - Karma: 497
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Dull yo edges mo
Jul 7 2014 8:39AM
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gabew34
Posts: 500 - Karma: 497
I'm afraid of nutting any rails, the main reason I'm usually afraid to hit taller rails.
Jul 7 2014 8:41AM
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FunkySane
Posts: 616 - Karma: 1,203
It seems like most of you fear rails, but for some reason I fear jumps more than rails.
Jul 7 2014 8:48AM
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THEE_wizard
Posts: 304 - Karma: 1,842
I broke my collar bone catching on a broken box so my biggest fear it a loose screw on a box or something like that.
Jul 7 2014 8:50AM
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humpty
Posts: 1190 - Karma: 3,162
catching my tips on good size rail. Bent my pole across my leg from this
Jul 7 2014 9:21AM
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samcomai
Posts: 43 - Karma: 76
My biggest fears are catching my edge on a sticky rail and eating shit.
Jul 7 2014 9:23AM
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Twig
Posts: 6407 - Karma: 60,031
avalanches, i've been mostly buried once and gotten extremely lucky.

Also not in the same league but switch noses on.
Jul 7 2014 9:38AM
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montanan
Posts: 1787 - Karma: 1,346
biggest fear is skiing down a dope line then falling on said dope line and fall into the ice gold glacier lake below and freeze and drown to death in my ski gear. but if id did happen , it be a dope line id hope...
Jul 7 2014 9:39AM
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bfulmer
Posts: 3053 - Karma: 1,975
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not having someone to molest on the lift
Jul 7 2014 10:04AM
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AidanCski
Posts: 420 - Karma: 860
Backflips scare the shit out of me for some reason. And also switch tricks off jumps - only tried them once doing a switch 1 and catching my edge right off the takeoff. Rails don't really scare me that much unless they are close outs
Jul 7 2014 10:22AM
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Miklop
Posts: 293 - Karma: 2,219
Someone from my crew calling last run. God no
Jul 7 2014 10:29AM
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Emma_Watson
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Tearing my ACL/MCL/Meniscus
Jul 7 2014 10:35AM
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RusselCrowe
Posts: 367 - Karma: 1,111
Seeing black skiers on my local hill

When my tall t isnt tall enough

Not having the latest full tilts and being judged by the good kids
Jul 7 2014 10:37AM
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caderobinson
Posts: 1193 - Karma: 4,770
hitting a jump switch, catching my edge on the lip. falling to my death
Jul 7 2014 10:44AM
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crotchvent
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Gapers
Jul 7 2014 10:54AM
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ZachAndCheese
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Food prices in the lodge
Jul 7 2014 10:59AM
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brend
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Catching an edge on the first kink of a dfd. Whenever I hit it I always have it in the back of my mind.
Jul 7 2014 11:00AM
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Nacho+
Posts: 3748 - Karma: 7,791
If I get stuck on a steep line.... I can't back track and my only option is to point and shoot over some rocks... Being in that position scares the shit out of me
Jul 7 2014 11:03AM
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wizard_of_aahhhs
Posts: 711 - Karma: 1,764
2 on...terrifying. The amount of times I have eaten shit trying to get this on lock is infinity. 2 ons are my kryptonite and I hate going for them.
Jul 7 2014 11:06AM
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piffypaul
Posts: 127 - Karma: 646
Fuckong corrugated pipes
Jul 7 2014 11:20AM
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piffypaul
Posts: 127 - Karma: 646
corrugated pipes man they scare me
Jul 7 2014 11:20AM
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kingsskier
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A gaper cutting across or sitting blind on a landing.
Jul 7 2014 11:23AM
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JAHBRADOR
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That snowboarding video where he was hitting the gap rail and hit the start of the second rail and some of his flesh gets "cookie cutter'd" out of his back.

K+ for vids.
Jul 7 2014 11:34AM
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steezeninja
Posts: 1271 - Karma: 731
Switch Backies are absolutely terrifying!
Jul 7 2014 12:08PM
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KingTaco
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Emma_WatsonTearing my ACL/MCL/Meniscus


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Jul 7 2014 12:13PM
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brett_fisher
Posts: 2417 - Karma: 10,494
nuting on hand rails taller then me
Jul 7 2014 12:18PM
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brett_fisher
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nuting on hand rails
Jul 7 2014 12:18PM
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krockley
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Foxxy-Bang2 on...terrifying. The amount of times I have eaten shit trying to get this on lock is infinity. 2 ons are my kryptonite and I hate going for them.


This. Every time.
Jul 7 2014 12:20PM
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Brocka_Flocka
Posts: 1215 - Karma: 8,742
A Vail Resorts Takeover
Jul 7 2014 12:28PM
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Matthew_Denham
Posts: 384 - Karma: 1,267
Guineaing a big booter for the first time is always scary. I swear to god every time I either knuckle or over shoot the shit out of it.
Jul 7 2014 12:32PM
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Bwestburg802
Posts: 117 - Karma: 320
injuries.. of any kind.
Jul 7 2014 12:37PM
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frickindarn
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Emma_WatsonTearing my ACL/MCL/Meniscus


I did this in march 2013. Have only skied twice since then.
Jul 7 2014 12:39PM
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kylemclean
Posts: 413 - Karma: 1,311
JAHBRADORThat snowboarding video where he was hitting the gap rail and hit the start of the second rail and some of his flesh gets "cookie cutter'd" out of his back.

K+ for vids.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O07-Y5iIPEY

2:25
Jul 7 2014 12:41PM
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pholtan
Posts: 124 - Karma: 1,732
Lawsuits ruining the sport.
Jul 7 2014 1:30PM
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