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HORK
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These days I see so many people at my mountain sporting the red, green, and yellow rasta colors. Where did this rasta fad originate from. I only vaguely see how it's related to skiing with smoking and good vibes and all. I guess it's kind of like how skiiers associate themselves with the gangster look. Did people realize reggae music went well in edits and then they started sporting the look?
What style/fad/change is next next??
Basically just share thoughts on rasta and gangsta looks, orgins, future of, or anything.
Jul 8 2014 7:34PM
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kung_powpow
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OP thinks rasta is gangster. Not much more needs to be said
Jul 8 2014 7:36PM
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shin-bang
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wondering the same thing op
Jul 8 2014 7:49PM
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ZachAndCheese
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I am a white, male teen whose parents have money. I partake in the weed. I am rastafarian. I am SNOOP LION.
Jul 8 2014 11:37PM
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.S.B.
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A lot of skiers smoke weed. A lot of rastas smoke weed. that may very well be the connection.
Jul 8 2014 11:43PM
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EvanMeyer
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Holy fucking shit dude just fucking ski how you want to, wear what you want to and dont fucking care about what anyone else thinks. Its skiing not a fashion contest people are going to wear what they want as a way to express their style. Sure some kids think they're the shit in a tall t but who the fuck cares I know that the last thing that I notice on hill are what other people are doing. Quit being some judgmental 12 year old, stop worrying about what other people are doing and do you.
Jul 8 2014 11:57PM
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JAHBRADOR
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THall, CRJ and general CCREWSOLDIER shit
Jul 9 2014 12:15AM
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CheddarJack
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EvanMeyerHoly fucking shit dude just fucking ski how you want to, wear what you want to and dont fucking care about what anyone else thinks. Its skiing not a fashion contest people are going to wear what they want as a way to express their style. Sure some kids think they're the shit in a tall t but who the fuck cares I know that the last thing that I notice on hill are what other people are doing. Quit being some judgmental 12 year old, stop worrying about what other people are doing and do you.


well then.
Jul 9 2014 10:16AM
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spaceghostpurp
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Sk
Jul 9 2014 10:29AM
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spaceghostpurp
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spaceghostpurpSk


Sorry im on mobile. But FREEstyle skiing is FREE. Which means ski however the fuck you want. Whether you want to dress like a rasta, thug or a pussy nobody gives a shit!
Jul 9 2014 10:31AM
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HamFaceGirl
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Holy fucking shit dude just fucking ski how you want to, wear what you want to and dont fucking care about what anyone else thinks. Its skiing not a fashion contest people are going to wear what they want as a way to express their style. Sure some kids think they're the shit in a tall t but who the fuck cares I know that the last thing that I notice on hill are what other people are doing. Quit being some judgmental 12 year old, stop worrying about what other people are doing and do you.
Jul 9 2014 11:15AM
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steezyjibber
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Yo, OP:



**This post was edited on Jul 9th 2014 at 4:17:22pm
Jul 9 2014 11:23AM
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kung_powpow
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Holy fucking shit dude just fucking ski how you want to, wear what you want to and dont fucking care about what anyone else thinks. Its skiing not a fashion contest people are going to wear what they want as a way to express their style. Sure some kids think they're the shit in a tall t but who the fuck cares I know that the last thing that I notice on hill are what other people are doing. Quit being some judgmental 12 year old, stop worrying about what other people are doing and do you.
Jul 9 2014 12:09PM
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InspiredMedia
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Rasta Stevie started it all in Blizzard of Aaahs!
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/755003/Blizzard-of-Aahhh--39-s-Greg-Stump-Rasta-Stevie

**This post was edited on Jul 9th 2014 at 4:17:41pm
Jul 9 2014 1:04PM
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TahoeGuru
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So crazy to watch the above and then watch an edit now... Two different Planets...
Jul 9 2014 1:35PM
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03gade
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Look everybody its not like OH MAN ITS FREESKIING SO DO YOU MAN, when trends like this pop up. It's like the hipster fad; people are trying to break the mold and end up creating their own mold. And its not like this shit has been around forever, it clearly popped up in the last few years AND GEE I WONDER WHAT COMPANY STARTED IT.

Tanner did his own thing and people followed, its that simple. The red and green apparel only hastened the process, and the fact that a lot of skiers smoke a bunch of weed in the first place helped too. Its a dumb fad, but at least the colors are sick. Remember henrik pre-dreads? When he was in the gangster trend?
Jul 9 2014 3:49PM
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03gade
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1049834/Henrik-Harlaut-Slamina--HQ-

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/780962/E-Dollo-Welcome-Back-Edit

**This post was edited on Jul 9th 2014 at 4:16:47pm
Jul 9 2014 3:52PM
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Kid.Kelley
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CheddarJackwell then.


^^
Jul 9 2014 4:08PM
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unknowndeath
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SteezyJibberYo, OP:



**This post was edited on Jul 9th 2014 at 4:17:22pm


ED, like erectile dysfunction
Jul 9 2014 4:29PM
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Randy_Quench
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unknowndeathED, like erectile dysfunction


EC* ya noob.
Jul 9 2014 4:47PM
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elslayerdeparque
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jah free the people. wear what u want
Jul 9 2014 4:50PM
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MillPiddy
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EvanMeyerHoly fucking shit dude just fucking ski how you want to, wear what you want to and dont fucking care about what anyone else thinks. Its skiing not a fashion contest people are going to wear what they want as a way to express their style. Sure some kids think they're the shit in a tall t but who the fuck cares I know that the last thing that I notice on hill are what other people are doing. Quit being some judgmental 12 year old, stop worrying about what other people are doing and do you.




You seem kinda like a prick
Jul 9 2014 10:27PM
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ski@jaypeak2
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Between this and the gangster thread I don't know which one is funnier. Gangster and rasta a have been around for over 15 years.
Where did neon come from?
Where did bucket hats come from?
Where did tight pants come from?
Where did matching pants and coats come from?
It just evolves every year. Skiing is different from skating or surfing in that there is an off season. New trends come every season. Some stay, some don't. Why don't people hang bandannas off their studded belt anymore?
Jul 10 2014 12:00AM
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03gade
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ski@jaypeak2Between this and the gangster thread I don't know which one is funnier. Gangster and rasta a have been around for over 15 years.
Where did neon come from?
Where did bucket hats come from?
Where did tight pants come from?
Where did matching pants and coats come from?
It just evolves every year. Skiing is different from skating or surfing in that there is an off season. New trends come every season. Some stay, some don't. Why don't people hang bandannas off their studded belt anymore?


See, this is the thing though. The people who take the low hanging fruit of WHO GIVES A SHIT LET PEOPLE BE are missing the fundamental fact that these trends do occur, its not like everyone is being individualistic. Its worth discussing, observing and critiquing.... on a website devoted to this very specific subculture.

To see all these kids popping up with dreads on the mountain, and everyone in general cheering this whole thing on, its just very juvenile to pose as something you clearly are not, just because its the IN thing. The about the rasta trend is being truly rastifari is much more complex than wearing baggy outerwear or growing a crazy mohawk.

This is kind of stemming from a book I read for one of my classes about the punk movement in the 80s, there were the true anti-establishment people, and the ones who thought it was novel to dress like them on the weekend. No one likes a poser. If freeskiing is about doing your own thing then do your own thing, not someone elses.
Jul 10 2014 12:24AM
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LOLZfajitas
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its always marketing, no matter, nothing other than the new line ups of said company's, picking up on trends and force feeding them into the resorts
Jul 10 2014 1:25AM
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vandersteeze
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MillPiddyYou seem kinda like a prick


Did you even read what he said??

Pretty much the most un prick thing you could say.
Jul 10 2014 5:19AM
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HORK
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03gadeSee, this is the thing though. The people who take the low hanging fruit of WHO GIVES A SHIT LET PEOPLE BE are missing the fundamental fact that these trends do occur, its not like everyone is being individualistic. Its worth discussing, observing and critiquing.... on a website devoted to this very specific subculture.

To see all these kids popping up with dreads on the mountain, and everyone in general cheering this whole thing on, its just very juvenile to pose as something you clearly are not, just because its the IN thing. The about the rasta trend is being truly rastifari is much more complex than wearing baggy outerwear or growing a crazy mohawk.

This is kind of stemming from a book I read for one of my classes about the punk movement in the 80s, there were the true anti-establishment people, and the ones who thought it was novel to dress like them on the weekend. No one likes a poser. If freeskiing is about doing your own thing then do your own thing, not someone elses.


Some kids just are scared of being called a gaper honestly. Like thats the main reason ppl want to look like everyone else
Jul 10 2014 7:17AM
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Byron_tha_gr8
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Honestly I just think red black green and gold is a good looking color scheme regardless of the meaning. My mom has no idea what any rasta products symbolize, but shell buy them and is fine with us buying them because she thinks they look dope.

I think the whole not wanting to look like a gaper plays a minimal role, just like with baggy it just looks appealing so it catches on.
Jul 10 2014 8:27AM
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steezewonton
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SideShowBobHoly fucking shit dude just fucking ski how you want to, wear what you want to and dont fucking care about what anyone else thinks. Its skiing not a fashion contest people are going to wear what they want as a way to express their style. Sure some kids think they're the shit in a tall t but who the fuck cares I know that the last thing that I notice on hill are what other people are doing. Quit being some judgmental 12 year old, stop worrying about what other people are doing and do you.



Dude the point of the discussion was not to rip on skiers who wear rasta it was just to talk about where the style originated within skiing. Im sure you don't care about what other people are doing on the mountain but you sure seem to care about what people are doing on NS...chill brah pots awesome
Jul 10 2014 8:47AM
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ben_southworth
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InspiredMediaRasta Stevie started it all in Blizzard of Aaahs!
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/755003/Blizzard-of-Aahhh--39-s-Greg-Stump-Rasta-Stevie

**This post was edited on Jul 9th 2014 at 4:17:41pm


In recent years I think it came from Tanner and crew. If Inspired says it comes from Blizzard of Aaahs!, that is almost definitely the original source in the skiing community.

Also, interesting thread OP, and it's cool to get a possible answer. It's not really about hating on the fad or supporting it, just fascinating to think about how the rasta image grew in skiing culture. There's no snow in Jamaica.
Jul 10 2014 9:16AM
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unknowndeath
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Randy_QuenchEC* ya noob.


ed headwear. its like a little cap you put on the tip of your peepee when you cant pop a boner
Jul 10 2014 10:34AM
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.FRY.
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skier has 5 letters
rasta has 5 letters

skiers are rasta
Jul 10 2014 11:18AM
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HORK
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.FRY.skier has 5 letters
rasta has 5 letters

skiers are rasta


This
Jul 10 2014 1:16PM
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RASTASTEVIE
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I got my nickname RASTA STEVIE from the red gold and green ski gators i made to go over the built in stretch pant gators in 1983 while still living in Boulder. The built in ones were white ie gray and nasty from four years of schralping so I handmade Rasta ones. On my arrival in Telluride for the 83-84 ski season, everyone had a nickname cause no one wanted to use their real names due to sorted and illicit pasts so I got the nickname RASTA STEVIE from locals sighting the loud mouthed flailing Texan on the ALLEY under chair 6 where I relentlessly skied TRYING to get the skills I needed to ski the Creek. UI was not the first skier attuned to the RASTAMAN VIBRATION, I was just the loudest. By 1985, the colors became my flag of inspiration and that year I aligned myself with HAILE SELASSIE I teachings. I apprecilove the attention red gold and green is getting in the ski industry, I don't have to hand make my rasta ski gear anymore, I can simply pay down pon it. I honor all the new schoolers like Tanner etal who have embraced the same love for the culture as I have and made RASTA colors the IFFICIAL colors of the ski world (way better than day glow - remember just say no to DAY GLOW???) As far the baldhead wanna be's flying the colors, I was one of them. Only thru the goodness and the real lovers of the sport not judging me but letting me express myself and my aspirations, was I able to embrace the reality of the significance of the colors to make a positive change in my life and have the chance to offer the love to the entire world thru Bruce Benedict and Greg Stump's epic fable "The Blizzard of AHHS" So I encourage everyone to stop the hate, embrace the love, live in allowance and offer the opportunity of these baldhead wanna be's to possibly become the next RASTA STEVIE or TANNER HALL. LIVE AS ONE WITH JAH IN IRATION!!!
Jul 25 2014 12:12PM
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RASTASTEVIE
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If you want to experience RASTA and SKI CULTURE, attend my event the TELLURIDE CUP and CONFERENCE DEC 12-14 2014. A celebration of CANNABIS CULTURE in LEGAL MARIJUANA GANJArado. LIKE us on FB TELLURIDE CUP and CONFERENCE. check our website telluridecup.com or link me at rastasteviesmith@yahoo.com
Jul 25 2014 12:19PM
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auski
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Does Tanner still have a Jamaican accent?
Jul 25 2014 9:53PM
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-emile-
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RASTASTEVIEIf you want to experience RASTA and SKI CULTURE, attend my event the TELLURIDE CUP and CONFERENCE DEC 12-14 2014. A celebration of CANNABIS CULTURE in LEGAL MARIJUANA GANJArado. LIKE us on FB TELLURIDE CUP and CONFERENCE. check our website telluridecup.com or link me at rastasteviesmith@yahoo.com


JAHHHHH BLESS UP MI BREDDA

EVERY DAY IS DI MOST RIGHTEOUS DAY OF MI LIFE. GIVE THANKS TO LYFE AND BLAZ DI GANJA UPON DI BABYLON BLOOD KLAT.

420
Jul 25 2014 10:31PM
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-emile-
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-emile-JAHHHHH BLESS UP MI BREDDA

EVERY DAY IS DI MOST RIGHTEOUS DAY OF MI LIFE. GIVE THANKS TO LYFE AND BLAZ DI GANJA UPON DI BABYLON BLOOD KLAT.

420






BABYLON AH RISE WE A FALL.

BLESSSSSSS.

CALI P DI LYRICAL FAYAAAAAA
Jul 25 2014 10:34PM
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Stumpa
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Since we are talking about history of skiing and reggae / Rasta influence, I have to weigh in. Certainly the Ites Gold and Green can be seen all over the four corners of the earth. In skiing... The first reggae song in a ski movie was Cocoa Tea's "Rocking Dolly" in my brother Greg Stump's 1986 film "Maltese Flamingo."

In Freestyle Skiing the first Reggae Song used for competition ballet music was used by me (Geoff Stump) in 1981. The song was Bob Marley's "Coming in from the cold." Back when Rasta Stevie and I were living in Telluride there was a few home made Red, Gold and Green hats, headbands and of course Jah Steve's famous ski gators.

Now it is awesome to ski up to a lift or lodge and hear them blasting Jah Music for all to enjoy. Personally, I believe that Mountain Culture and Jamaican Rasta Culture were a natural fit because of the rootsy vibes of the original pioneers. Reggae has changed, dancehall and hip hop have brought there own urban vibes. Ski / Mountain culture has changed and the gangster / agro attitude is very pervasive. But, the beautiful thing is that the ROOTS ARE THERE. The roots of these cultures are laid back, natural, happy and life loving. The roots will live on. So fly your Red, Gold and Green and let your positive works be seen.

Selah

Stumpa seh so...
Jul 28 2014 12:13AM
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Phansy
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Tanner Hall brought rasta culture into skiing when used medical marijuana when he broke both his ankles.
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