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How to get my friends stoked?

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.lencon
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So I have a couple of friends that love to ski, but are slowly falling away from the sport. Why? Because they say its getting too boring. These friends of mine can't do more than a 180, no rails, no inverts, and they don't charge. Just kinda "cruise'- WHICH IS TOTALLY FINE! But now they say they are getting bored because they aren't progressing. I don't wanna be rude to them, but they're not really trying to progress.

How can i keep these few friends in the sport? I don't want to force it on them, but I don't want to see them leave something that once made them so happy. Since its the end of the season at my home mountain and id have to travel at least 2 hours for a different resort, it is also hard to get them on snow right now. Any suggestions?
Mar 25 2015 7:13PM
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Noddard
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Bring them to hood and I'll help you
Mar 25 2015 7:14PM
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Jamartini
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1. Make them watch One of Those Days 1&2
2. Get them stoked to go big
3. They go big
4. Profit?
Mar 25 2015 7:15PM
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fresh_prince
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just tell Bfish and shin bang to give it on more shot
Mar 25 2015 7:17PM
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.lencon
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NoddardBring them to hood and I'll help you


Help fund too?

Jamartini1. Make them watch One of Those Days 1&2
2. Get them stoked to go big
3. They go big
4. Profit?

They've seen both Im pretty sure. And I try to get them hyped, they're just like "nah" then wonder why they don't progress.

fresh_princejust tell Bfish and shin bang to give it on more shot


Will do man! Haha!
Mar 25 2015 7:28PM
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Krotchs_Brother
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fresh_princejust tell Bfish and shin bang to give it on more shot


The deadliest crew NS has ever witnessed
Mar 25 2015 7:31PM
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OregonDead
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If you care about your friends don't give up. I don't believe the spark will die but it can get very hard to stoke. I have a friend in a similar situation. He bought a spring pass in 2013 but he hasn't been out since. This guy doesn't do tricks but he loves to rip. If you see his face when he is skiing fast you would know he is in the zone and feeling high. Poor guy lives 3 hours from hood and the mountain closest to him (wilamette pass) didn't even open this year. I'm very worried about my friend but I'm not going to give up. I can tell he is a little depressed and out of shape but all he needs is a few good days on the snow. Hopefully I can get through to him. After I post this I'm going ask him to go skiing on Friday, just like I do every week.
TLDR-Don't give up.
Mar 25 2015 8:03PM
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Troy.
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Ski movies, especially if you can go to a premier. Nothing has better energy than that, even non-skiers get pumped.

If you can go to a rail jam, or really any ski event that'll do it. The ski industry has this incredible energy around it that can get even the most jaded ski bum pumped.
Mar 25 2015 8:08PM
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stinky_cheese
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how could Bfish even think about quitting after putting out one of the greatest edits to ever hit ns
Mar 25 2015 8:18PM
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mr-mcsteeze
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1.get them a few beers
2.have them consume said beers
3.tell them to go big
4.????
5.profit
Mar 25 2015 8:18PM
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percs
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If they don't want to don't force them. Its not your duty to make them "have fun"
Mar 25 2015 8:44PM
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Krotchs_Brother
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OregonDeadIf you care about your friends don't give up. I don't believe the spark will die but it can get very hard to stoke. I have a friend in a similar situation. He bought a spring pass in 2013 but he hasn't been out since. This guy doesn't do tricks but he loves to rip. If you see his face when he is skiing fast you would know he is in the zone and feeling high. Poor guy lives 3 hours from hood and the mountain closest to him (wilamette pass) didn't even open this year. I'm very worried about my friend but I'm not going to give up. I can tell he is a little depressed and out of shape but all he needs is a few good days on the snow. Hopefully I can get through to him. After I post this I'm going ask him to go skiing on Friday, just like I do every week.
TLDR-Don't give up.


You're a good man. I've always taken stoked friends for granted.
Mar 25 2015 8:48PM
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.lencon
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Thanks for all the info so far. I'll just let them do their thing this summer, then when the pre season rail jams, movie premiers, and first snow hits I'll get me hyped. It's just hard to watch them kinda quit just because its 60 degrees out and they're gettjng bored easily. You think taking tjem to a new mountain will help? I feel like it would but you can cruise around really any mountain.
Mar 25 2015 9:22PM
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brett_fisher
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fresh_princejust tell Bfish and shin bang to give it on more shot


not sure who you're talking about? ^
Mar 25 2015 9:29PM
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.lencon
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brett_fishernot sure who you're talking about? ^


I think he's talking about you bfish
Mar 25 2015 9:44PM
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brett_fisher
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.lenconI think he's talking about you bfish


but i love skiing
Mar 25 2015 9:48PM
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fresh_prince
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brett_fishernot sure who you're talking about? ^


brett_fisherbut i love skiing


rekt you so hard you didn't know you got rekt
Mar 25 2015 9:51PM
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Pac2
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I feel like it's really hard to get someone stoked no matter what they do if they find it boring then they really aren't trying enough. The more I try stuff the more I progress that's why I love freeskiing there is never really a dull moment unless you're injured. So maybe try to tell them to try more stuff I'm not really sure. As much as I hate being mean to other people and sort of putting them down in skiing because I know what it feels like it sort of motivates me I have a friend who's like a brother to me and whenever I'm to scared to try something he calls me a pussy and I absolutley hate that so whenever he says that I try it. Even though I hate being called a pussy it's a good motivator not gonna lie so try and push them.
Mar 25 2015 10:00PM
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Borchmore
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Get your friends stoked by having awesome ski trips. Make it about having fun, not just sending out tricks in the park for four hours.

Also, tell your friends that you'll smoke them out if they come skiing
Mar 25 2015 10:25PM
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methscratchface
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You should get new friends. anyone that thinks skiing is boring is a debby downer and probably not worth skiing with. I know plenty of these kinds of people and they are lame. Its like skiing with girlfriends instead of your bros.
Mar 25 2015 10:52PM
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brett_fisher
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.lenconSo I have a couple of friends that love to ski, but are slowly falling away from the sport. Why? Because they say its getting too boring. These friends of mine can't do more than a 180, no rails, no inverts, and they don't charge. Just kinda "cruise'- WHICH IS TOTALLY FINE! But now they say they are getting bored because they aren't progressing. I don't wanna be rude to them, but they're not really trying to progress.

How can i keep these few friends in the sport? I don't want to force it on them, but I don't want to see them leave something that once made them so happy. Since its the end of the season at my home mountain and id have to travel at least 2 hours for a different resort, it is also hard to get them on snow right now. Any suggestions?


fresh_princerekt you so hard you didn't know you got rekt


i can flip and do more then a 180 so this isn't me.
Mar 25 2015 11:49PM
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shin-bang
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fresh_princejust tell Bfish and shin bang to give it on more shot


Literally the funniest thing I've read all day hahahah k+
Mar 26 2015 12:23AM
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Peter.
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roofie them
Mar 26 2015 12:25AM
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cydwhit
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#bemorestoked. But honestly I don't know if I really have an answer for that one. Not everyone is a skier for their whole life. One of my best friends got super in to it for a season and progressed a bunch. Now he's out of it pretty much all the way. Still a great friend but just doesn't want to shred any more. As you get older priorities change. A lot of people will get jobs, get married, get stoked on other things. Not everyone's calling is skiing, if everyone could live that life it just wouldn't be the same. So be stoked about your skiing, share that and hope your enthusiasm is infectious but if it's not, don't mourn, just find a crew that carries the same stoke as you do.
Mar 26 2015 12:31AM
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.lencon
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brett_fisheri can flip and do more then a 180 so this isn't me.


I wasn't talking about you b fish don't worry. You keep the stoke alive
Mar 26 2015 12:49AM
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T-Van
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GET NEW FRIENDS , seriously , i cant cope with people wich demotivate me , its simply too frustrating to ski with people not stoked ... Sometimes it wont help trying to motivate them , so just try skiing with people wich still are really stoked for skiing , maybe if they see you having a great time on the mountain progressing alot , they will eventually give it a shot again and finally realise that there aint nuthing better than skiing
Mar 26 2015 2:16AM
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.lencon
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tvd2202GET NEW FRIENDS , seriously , i cant cope with people wich demotivate me , its simply too frustrating to ski with people not stoked ... Sometimes it wont help trying to motivate them , so just try skiing with people wich still are really stoked for skiing , maybe if they see you having a great time on the mountain progressing alot , they will eventually give it a shot again and finally realise that there aint nuthing better than skiing


I have friends who are stoked and trying to progress with me. I just have these few friends.
Mar 26 2015 9:54AM
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Crucify
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Jamartini1. Make them watch One of Those Days 1&2
2. Get them stoked to go big
3. They go big
4. Profit?


Magic
Mar 26 2015 10:40AM
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Rusticles
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Some people are just not ambitious and determined when it comes to progressing, might need to find new friends
Mar 26 2015 11:14AM
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Dobber
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RusticlesSome people are just not ambitious and determined when it comes to progressing, might need to find new friends


Or they don't want to fuck themselves up and sit in bed all summer. That fucking sucks.
Mar 26 2015 2:57PM
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Rusticles
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DobberOr they don't want to fuck themselves up and sit in bed all summer. That fucking sucks.


Or this, can't blame them for not wanting to get physically fucked up when their just not that into skiing.
Mar 26 2015 4:14PM
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