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Why Shovel the Stairs?

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.Gladiator.
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In almost all urban edits/movies I see, everyone always shovels off the stairs next to the handrail. I understand that it makes it higher consequence and promotes visual pleasure or something, but I just feel like especially on long handrails it is wasted time but I don't know. What are the benefits and why do people do it? Thoughts?
Dec 1 2014 3:01PM
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SSteezle
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you literally answered your own question, that's the only reason why people do it
Dec 1 2014 3:02PM
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.Hugo.
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So you dont look like a pussy. With the stairs snow covered its just another park rail
Dec 1 2014 3:03PM
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filipoio
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.Hugo.So you dont look like a pussy. With the stairs snow covered its just another park rail


True that
Dec 1 2014 3:05PM
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RubberSoul
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yep, you answered your own question. of course it seems dumb to anyone that isn't pro or trying to be haha. i havent meticulously cleaned stairs in years, fuck that
Dec 1 2014 3:10PM
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joshua
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Most likely because skateboarders hit hand rails with the stairs open, and then snowboarders shoveled their stairs, because hey, its not very street if the stairs are covered. Then skiers did the same.
Dec 1 2014 3:56PM
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EM_Productions
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no need to be a dick about it guys lol
Dec 1 2014 4:53PM
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theabortionator
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It's kind of retarded honestly. I think it's funny when people call people our SERIOUSLY about it. I personally think it looks cleaner and I shovel snow for a living so why not but if somebody doesn't wanna who cares.

As long as you aren't taking shoveled stairs and burying them in snow it's all good.


Also the answer is that 1/4 senior citizens has been involved in a serious fall. 2/3 of those falls have involved stairs. The average US city is comprised of 20% seniors. If you leave the stairs unshoveled you're basically saying you hate 20% of the population and that you want to hurt 1/4 of them 2/3 of the time. Can you live with that? I didn't think so.
Dec 1 2014 6:18PM
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Zflaherty
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theabortionatorAlso the answer is that 1/4 senior citizens has been involved in a serious fall. 2/3 of those falls have involved stairs. The average US city is comprised of 20% seniors. If you leave the stairs unshoveled you're basically saying you hate 20% of the population and that you want to hurt 1/4 of them 2/3 of the time. Can you live with that? I didn't think so.


Haha this.
Dec 1 2014 6:33PM
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lurking
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Its like that so that the athlete can bust their face open on some concrete.
Dec 1 2014 7:02PM
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glidecam420
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i heard cole gibson shovels the snow back onto the stairs. and his jumps are mad huge.
Dec 1 2014 7:05PM
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GrahamGould
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Stairs are already difficult in ski boots, why make it harder as you hike back up to hit the rail by leaving the snow on? You wouldn't want to slip and hurt yourself. Can you imagine how much shit you would get if you were the guy who had to go to the hospital because he fell BEFORE hitting an urban rail?
Dec 1 2014 7:28PM
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CrotchKiller
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I love the shot in 10 and 2 when the crew is literally scraping ice off stairs to get to concrete
Dec 1 2014 7:35PM
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BWalmer
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A few reasons:

1) It looks better
2) It's easier to get up cleared stairs than stairs with snow on them
3) It can be used as an excuse if your going to get busted early on. I've gotten away with "oh, I'm just shoveling the stairs so no one slips down them," they say "oh, thanks" and then never come back to check on what I'm doing after I've cleared the stairs.
Dec 1 2014 8:08PM
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steezy_doge
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so that the skiing athletes portray a good social image by doing community service and cleaning the stairs.
obviously
Dec 1 2014 8:23PM
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zwilly
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It makes your crash edit more complete.
Dec 1 2014 9:20PM
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John18_6
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It makes the consequences higher which in turn motivates you to not fuck up. I've hit a handrail without snow, got it third try. Coincidence? maybe...
Dec 1 2014 10:50PM
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Anathema
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because bumping your knee on a step means you've endured the rough side of life and now makes you a gangster
Dec 1 2014 10:54PM
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jabroni.
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theabortionatorthe answer is that 1/4 senior citizens has been involved in a serious fall. 2/3 of those falls have involved stairs. The average US city is comprised of 20% seniors. If you leave the stairs unshoveled you're basically saying you hate 20% of the population and that you want to hurt 1/4 of them 2/3 of the time. Can you live with that? I didn't think so.


shovel stairs for senior citizens!
yuss
Dec 2 2014 12:44AM
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Dragonslayer101
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Sometimes the property owners have already shoveled the stairs before you get to the spot, no need to put snow back on the stairs.
Dec 2 2014 1:14AM
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hoodcrew
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it's part of what makes urban.. urban

consider it similar to women waxing their pussy. even though it's unnecessary, people prefer things a certain way and theres all sorts of different justifications/ excuses they'll be willing to give

(really it just looks better.. plain and simple)
Dec 2 2014 3:46AM
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ESB
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I work in a terrain park that's got a stairset, and I get to shovel that bitch out every time it snows so that our paying clientele can have the feeling that they're riding urban when they're actually on a glacier at 9000 feet.

I can understand someone shoveling the steps at their urban spot. But me shoveling out a park stairset so resort skiers can feel like it's urban? That gets a bit annoying after the tenth time it snows.
Dec 2 2014 4:26AM
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gnarballsianm
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ESBI work in a terrain park that's got a stairset, and I get to shovel that bitch out every time it snows so that our paying clientele can have the feeling that they're riding urban when they're actually on a glacier at 9000 feet.

I can understand someone shoveling the steps at their urban spot. But me shoveling out a park stairset so resort skiers can feel like it's urban? That gets a bit annoying after the tenth time it snows.


The strugs man, why do you not appreciate/ enjoy your job at the park In the beautiful mountains?
Dec 2 2014 11:33AM
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LAME.
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The fact of the matter is it does make it more visually appealing, and honestly when you spend 3 hours trying to get the shot you might as well spend the extra 15 shovelling the stairs.
Dec 2 2014 12:06PM
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jabroni.
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hoodcrewconsider it similar to women waxing their pussy. even though it's unnecessary, people prefer things a certain way and theres all sorts of different justifications/ excuses they'll be willing to give


also stair count
Jan 11 2015 5:52PM
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RubberSoul
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CrutchKillerI love the shot in 10 and 2 when the crew is literally scraping ice off stairs to get to concrete


hahaha yup. though im pretty sure the majority of the shots in stept movies don't make any sense in the context of real life

"why are you shoveling those stairs?"
"oh, so it's way more dangerous if i fall"
"oh right right"

Jan 12 2015 1:04PM
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McLS
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BWalmerA few reasons:

1) It looks better
2) It's easier to get up cleared stairs than stairs with snow on them
3) It can be used as an excuse if your going to get busted early on. I've gotten away with "oh, I'm just shoveling the stairs so no one slips down them," they say "oh, thanks" and then never come back to check on what I'm doing after I've cleared the stairs.


Hum, yeah i guess.

I personally do it so that i can walk down the stairs after pussying out of the first hit. Or to make sure I eat complete shit when I fall so that i'm not tempted to hit a way above skill level feature again.

srsly op
Jan 12 2015 1:16PM
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Krotchs_Brother
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Never even noticed this.. But I kinda feel like you're trying a little too hard if you're specifically clearing the stairs so it looks cooler and more badass. Its not like a light layer of snow is gonna dampen the damage of eating shit on concrete anyways.

Idk I don't ride urban, but if I did I probably wouldn't waste the time of making it look like what I'm doing is harder than it is just to make some kids on newschoolers cream themselves.


Unless I was a serious production company who made money off newschoolers kids who cream themselves. Then I'd definitely do it.
Jan 12 2015 1:33PM
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artrud
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along with the answers above, it's good karma. one less thing for someone to do in the morning when they get to work, school, etc...
Jan 12 2015 1:49PM
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assatrailz
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It's cuz when you need ya Volvo wagon to toe you up stairs it's guna get stuck in the snow but with no snow on the stairs it glides right up them shits.
Jan 12 2015 8:35PM
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