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Why did you choose skiing ?

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qmack
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Im sure this topic is visited a ton , but why did you choose to start skiing , why not snowboarding ? Why or why not did you choose skiing over other sports.

I personally started because I saw it on youtube and though it looked cool and when I tried it I had a dope time.

So why did you choose skiing or why did you start?
Aug 16 2014 9:13AM
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90053
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skiing chose me
Aug 16 2014 9:18AM
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qmack
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tusken_assraiderskiing chose me


jesus choosed me
Aug 16 2014 9:25AM
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90053
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qmackjesus choosed me


Hallelujah
Aug 16 2014 9:50AM
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caderobinson
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My mom made me do it. Stoked she did
Aug 16 2014 10:03AM
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qmack
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caderobinsonMy mom made me do it. Stoked she did


yeah a lot of people get into skiing from there parents skiing , probs to your mom
Aug 16 2014 10:16AM
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Nillion
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My parents got me skiing at around 4. Didn't really have a choice and I'm glad for it. I'm old enough also that snowboarding basically wasn't around back then.
Aug 16 2014 11:34AM
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qmack
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NillionMy parents got me skiing at around 4. Didn't really have a choice and I'm glad for it. I'm old enough also that snowboarding basically wasn't around back then.




thank ur parents
Aug 16 2014 11:40AM
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Mingg
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When I was 3 or 4 until like 9 my dad and I would go every Saturday. I stopped for a bit for gymnastics but then injury caused me to end my gymnastics career. I got bored of doing nothing and got a new ski set up that Christmas. I think that was like 5 years ago. I tried snowboarding 3 years ago but it just wasn't as fun and I sucked at it. My home resort is only 500ft vertical and it started to get boring so I started riding park and yeah. That's how I got into skiing lol
Aug 16 2014 11:41AM
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toastyteenagers
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it was the only thing my dad and I had in common so, naturally, I embraced it.
Aug 16 2014 12:18PM
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GrahamGould
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I started skiing when I was 2, so I don't even remember my first day on skis. I remember when I was in elementary school, I really wanted to start snowboarding, but my parents wouldn't let me because they thought it was stupid. Now I couldn't imagine switching over
Aug 16 2014 1:51PM
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gapersarefriends
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my dad's a skier, and coming from hockey it made it so easy to learn. plus when i tried snowboarding i sucked and fell on my ass a lot and it was miserable
Aug 16 2014 2:21PM
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Lucky.
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i didn't choose it, it chose me
Aug 16 2014 2:24PM
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-WZ-
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i tried boarding first when I was like 7 and I sucked at it and was a huge pussy and then like 4 years later I tried skiing and loved it haha
Aug 16 2014 3:14PM
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tomPietrowski
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When I started skiin they was no such thing as snowboarding. And like most others I imagine I first went with my parents when I was young.

I wonder how many people actively got into the sport compared to those who first went with there parents and it went from there.
Aug 16 2014 3:19PM
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B.Ryan
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Me and my best friend decided to just buy skis one day because we were bored during the winter, best decision of my life.
Aug 16 2014 3:49PM
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yung-lean
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Snowboarding is too easy
Aug 16 2014 4:05PM
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frickindarn
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My current girlfriend and one of my closest friends were skiiers on a mountain of many many snowboarders. They made it look like so much fun. One day I asked my buddy if I get strap on his boots (full 2 sizes too small) and let me try skiing. Immediately I fell in love with it. Since then I've snowboarded twice but I will never go fully back. Ever.
Aug 16 2014 4:06PM
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Preston+
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My parens told me i wasnt allowed too.
Aug 16 2014 4:23PM
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Daski
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My parents took me and one time i just fell in love with it.

As for not snowboarding, I pressured my dad into trying it once with me. It was both of our first times. I hated it, but my dad went out that night and bought a board. He's 54 now, been riding for 3 years, and can keep up with me big mountain.
Aug 16 2014 5:04PM
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Weeezy
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I got my first set up for Christmas when I was about 6 or so. I opened the binding first and had no idea what they even were, a few weeks after I went skiing for the first time and haven't stopped since
Aug 16 2014 5:08PM
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APunx176
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Well i had a little toy snowboard when I was younger and I loved it so about 5 years ago I tried to snowboard with a real board and it went ok. I fell a lot and whatnot and I hated having to istrap in every time. I had a lot of fun though and I wanted to go again but I never had enough money. Last year, I had enough money to try something but I tried skiing instead of boarding and I was pretty good at it. My friend sold me his old skis and boots for $50 and that's how I got into it :p
Aug 16 2014 5:26PM
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CartCal
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I tried snowboarding when i was like 9 and i hated it; a couple years later i tried skiing and loved it
Aug 16 2014 5:33PM
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JGWI
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99% of the people in the park at my home hill snowboard. I like being different. And I just like it better.
Aug 16 2014 6:09PM
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413Crew
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because my whole family skis
Aug 16 2014 6:43PM
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cp_7
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None of my family ski just me so it is difficult to get to the mountains when I was younger but the reason I started was because my parents didn't want me to. so naturally I wanted to
Aug 16 2014 8:02PM
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RobWatson
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I looked up the slope and saw skiers skiing and snowboarders on their ass.
Aug 16 2014 8:02PM
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mr-mcsteeze
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My parents used to teach skiing in Camelback so when i was like 2 they had me on skis. from there i skied till i was 12 then i switched to snowboarding for a few years and then i got a job as a ski instructor and the i got into freestyle. worth every minute
Aug 16 2014 8:49PM
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Negromancer
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I always thought skiing just looked better than snowboarding so I just chose to ski. I've tried snowboarding and I really don't like it. I like being able to move my feet around and not have them stuck in a stationary position.
Aug 16 2014 9:40PM
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CampVibes
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my brother ripped park when i was younger and i thought his skis looked sick so i started skiing
Aug 16 2014 10:59PM
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*JP
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my parents had me start skiing when i was four. to an eight-year-old me, snowboarding was the shit so i got a snowboard for my 8th birthday. i snowboarded until i was 12, when i tried my brothers twin tips on a march day(i had been watching a park skier all season and wanted to try skiing park). i was hooked from the second i clicked into his skis. since then, i have been skiing. it was easily one of the best decisions i have ever made with skiing and snowboarding.

TL;DR my parents had me start skiing when i was four. i switched to snowboarding when i was eight. i switched back to skiing when i was 12 because i thought park skiing was sick.
Aug 16 2014 11:06PM
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rballs_
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Two years ago i went on a school ski trip then fell in love with it.
Aug 16 2014 11:12PM
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shin-bang
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tomPietrowskiWhen I started skiin they was no such thing as snowboarding. And like most others I imagine I first went with my parents when I was young.

I wonder how many people actively got into the sport compared to those who first went with there parents and it went from there.


my parents hate to ski, but i actually got into the sport roughly 3 years ago. i saw big mtn skiers/ bc freestyle and wanted to be like them ( sean pettit mainly ) basically skiid by myslef and taught myself the first year. then i found some doods at my school and they took me under their wing and helped me out and helped me progress. im glad i got into the sport and now im addicted to it for life.
Aug 17 2014 12:25AM
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shin-bang
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a_shaky_gifmy parents hate to ski, but i actually got into the sport roughly 3 years ago. i saw big mtn skiers/ bc freestyle and wanted to be like them ( sean pettit mainly ) basically skiid by myslef and taught myself the first year. then i found some doods at my school and they took me under their wing and helped me out and helped me progress. im glad i got into the sport and now im addicted to it for life.


lol my first year i rode like 1985 rossignols with rusted edges and super slow bases. anddd i wore all black with see through orange goggles. now i rock a dub xl saga coat and full tilts lol
Aug 17 2014 12:27AM
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casey_cope
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Im white so naturally I had to try skiing
Aug 17 2014 12:33AM
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Dode
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I snowboarded for like a year and most of my friends were/are skiers and they told me that I should start skiing. So I did
Aug 17 2014 12:38AM
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skier58284
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My dad taught me to ski when I was 6. Actually he kinda just took me up the bunny hill and went down a few meters and let me ski down to him, but it worked. I never took lessons from anyone else, I taught myself, and I learned quickly. I loved skiing more than anything since the first day I skied, it really wasn't a choice, it was ski or live a meaningless life.

tusken_assraiderskiing chose me


also this
Aug 17 2014 1:28AM
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Hoodliving
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A little over a year ago my roommate got lost and passed away on Mt. Hood learned to ski for him and fell in love with it, only keep a snowboard for powder now. The style is ages ahead of boarding anyhow too filming and tricks
Aug 17 2014 1:35AM
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skier58284
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medialcortexonly keep a snowboard for powder now


>doing anything but skiing on a pow day

HERESY
Aug 17 2014 1:37AM
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Mingg
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medialcortexA little over a year ago my roommate got lost and passed away on Mt. Hood learned to ski for him and fell in love with it, only keep a snowboard for powder now. The style is ages ahead of boarding anyhow too filming and tricks


That's fucking awesome dude! Sorry to hear about your roommate though):
Aug 17 2014 1:46AM
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AWildGarebear
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I grew up in the Northern Plains so snowboarding was what everyone did on the 100 ft hill. I never got into it, but when I moved to Colorado last year my friend, who is a really great snowboarder, said I should really look into skiing instead.

I had to get past the old "skiing isn't cool" from when I grew up, which was easy enough to do with youtube, and then at some point I became more interested in skiing. The "This is Skiing," edit mash which included a segment from TC [found that out later] where they're in insanely deep pow and someone is just swallowed into it, and a kid named Luu's edit both really made me rethink what I thought about skiing and snowboarding.

Also butters.

I'm not sure when I realized I didn't care about trying out snowboarding any longer. I had intended to try both, maybe it was after going to the X games, or maybe it was just after seeing the snowboarders always sitting down all of the time and hating traverses. Bought skis in the spring, that's that.
Aug 17 2014 2:29AM
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Evangelista
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Never had the choice. My dad took me up to the hill when I was two weeks old and skied around with me in his jacket all day. On snow by myself when I was 2 and never stopped...Tired snowboarding, crashed a lot, cried a lot so now I ski a lot.
Aug 17 2014 3:32AM
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_anderson_
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i ski to even out the population between snowboarders and skiers.

snowboarders are stupid.

there are too many of them.

its like asianinvasion.

most of the snowboarders i know are potheads.
Aug 18 2014 5:11PM
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