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People assume I snowboard

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Schoess
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Mostly everyone in my life knows that I ski (maybe not...) because I talk about winter and skiing all the time and post about it frequently. Yet somehow whenever anyone outside my ski friends talks to me about it, they're like "Yeah so you snowboard right?" And God knows how many times I remind them that I ski they still say... "Oh yeah, that's right! You're a skier." And then the inevitable... "Do you use poles?"..... -.- I'm assuming this is happening to more than just me?
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Dobber
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Most people assume that snowboarding is cooler and skiers don't do trick.
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peterspringer10
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I've had the cashier in the cafeteria at Nashoba ask me how I could go in the park because they're only for snowboarders :/
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Mr.noodle
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Once I was writing a paper about skiing and in the introduction I said how I was a skiier and all the background info and shit. But in the second paragraph I started talking about park skiing and she got really confused because she thought I was talking about snowboarding and gave me a really shitty grade
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KENDOZER
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When I talk to people who can't rap their brain around it I just tell them i do snowboard things on skis. Its pretty damn crazy though... skiers have been slidin rails for like 20 years now... you'd think the general public would know a little something at least.
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Miomo
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KENDOZERWhen I talk to people who can't rap their brain around it I just tell them i do snowboard things on skis. Its pretty damn crazy though... skiers have been slidin rails for like 20 years now... you'd think the general public would know a little something at least.


Especially since, you know, the Olympics.
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L0gic
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DobberMost people assume that snowboarding is cooler and skiers don't do trick.


KENDOZERWhen I talk to people who can't rap their brain around it I just tell them i do snowboard things on skis. Its pretty damn crazy though... skiers have been slidin rails for like 20 years now... you'd think the general public would know a little something at least.


i cant rap my head around the fact that skiiers do trick
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Mingg
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It happened to me at work all the time(I was a lifty). I was new this year so I was trying to get to know everyone and stuff. Everyone would say "Oh you ski? You come across like you snowboard." and when I would ask why they would say something along the lines of what I wear looks like something a snowboarder would. But I wore a level 1 hoodie and armada pants everyday lol. I don't think an average person realizes there are park skiers out there.

I also had a conversation with Mr.Bishop and was told that ski outerwear and styles are influenced by snowboarding from 2 years prior to being sold. So its possible that skiers resemble what snowboarders looked like 2 years ago? That could explain it. Or its just other people not knowing haha.
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theabortionator
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DobberMost people assume that snowboarding is cooler and skiers don't do trick.


*most gapers
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safety.third
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MinggIt happened to me at work all the time(I was a lifty). I was new this year so I was trying to get to know everyone and stuff. Everyone would say "Oh you ski? You come across like you snowboard." and when I would ask why they would say something along the lines of what I wear looks like something a snowboarder would. But I wore a level 1 hoodie and armada pants everyday lol. I don't think an average person realizes there are park skiers out there.

I also had a conversation with Mr.Bishop and was told that ski outerwear and styles are influenced by snowboarding from 2 years prior to being sold. So its possible that skiers resemble what snowboarders looked like 2 years ago? That could explain it. Or its just other people not knowing haha.


also feels like there are more women snowboarding than skiing out there
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Chuch
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Yeah I have snowboards, one for each foot with the bindings mounted forward. Its a lifestyle choice.
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Chubz.
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wait so this isnt a snowboarding website?



WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE
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e~b
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i have a decent amount of ski clips on my ig and this one girl gave me a tbh and it said "you're really good at snowboarding!!" and left her number. needless to say i never texted it
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Schoess
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Mr.noodleOnce I was writing a paper about skiing and in the introduction I said how I was a skiier and all the background info and shit. But in the second paragraph I started talking about park skiing and she got really confused because she thought I was talking about snowboarding and gave me a really shitty grade


That's fucked up. That's exactly why the education system is broken.
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Schoess
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KENDOZERWhen I talk to people who can't rap their brain around it I just tell them i do snowboard things on skis. Its pretty damn crazy though... skiers have been slidin rails for like 20 years now... you'd think the general public would know a little something at least.


Your profile pic is PRICELSSS LOL the bulldozer
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Outsider
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L0gici cant rap my head around the fact that skiiers do trick


Rek of thu yer 2089
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friedster23
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This happens more often than not to me and it's kind of sad at this point. I feel like park skiing just hasn't gotten enough exposure yet.
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WI_skier
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Whenever I talk about skiing at school people think I'm a snowboarder.. friggin annoying
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BarnyeZest
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friedster23This happens more often than not to me and it's kind of sad at this point. I feel like park skiing just hasn't gotten enough exposure yet.


Just spent a week snowboarding in Pas De La Casa (Andorra) and the skiers were slaying it in the park compared to the boarders. Its one of the reasons I let my friend convince me to swap to skiing for a day and I loved it. Can already do more tricks on skis than on my board, even though the last time i skiid i was like 6 haha.
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caucasian_chad
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Seems to me that older people just assume that all young people snowboard for some reason.
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John18_6
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Lel I em skeeboardr
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Schoess
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I still hate how even when people do find out I ski they sorta blow it off like, "Oh, ok." lol? like.... sorry?
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BBurt
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I have had the opposite happen to me occasionally, I'll be showing my friend a video of someone skiing park and they'll mention someone else who skis and go
"Oh are they good at doing tricks too?"
"No they just ski the mountain"
"Well that's stupid why the hell would they do that?"
"I dunno because it's fun?"
"That seems boring as hell just going straight down a fucking mountain"
I usually give up at this point because no one is able to comprehend anything past that question
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LarryPowers
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Everyday I go skiing i walk past my neighbors house. Sometimes he is out pushing snow etc. and we chat a bit. I have my skis with me and he can definetly see them. But still he thinks i snowboard. I dont really mind that because he is chill and genuinely interested though.
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KRAMPUSNTROLLZ
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Mr.noodleOnce I was writing a paper about skiing and in the introduction I said how I was a skiier and all the background info and shit. But in the second paragraph I started talking about park skiing and she got really confused because she thought I was talking about snowboarding and gave me a really shitty grade



lol...
10 years ago
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TheElectricSnail
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most people think I ski.
10 years ago
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Swandog7
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I just say I can back and they are like oh wow you must be good. No one cares about other inverted tricks really other than a backie.
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sellinger
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Swandog7I just say I can back and they are like oh wow you must be good. No one cares about other inverted tricks really other than a backie.


This.
Talking to the general public about corks, rodeos, etc is pointless.
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LOLZfajitas
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tricks are for kids, but blowing bubbles is frowned upon, bubbles the clown
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theabortionator
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MinggI also had a conversation with Mr.Bishop and was told that ski outerwear and styles are influenced by snowboarding from 2 years prior to being sold. So its possible that skiers resemble what snowboarders looked like 2 years ago? That could explain it. Or its just other people not knowing haha.


That reminds me of a math problem on my test yesterday.

"A skier decides to go through the park early january 2016.The skier heads into a jump at 41mph. There is a light tailwind of approx 6 mph. The clothing you're wearing on the inrun is 2 years out of style. When you pop you launch into a future spin with a mute grab.


What year is it when you land?"
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APunx176
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KENDOZERWhen I talk to people who can't rap their brain around it I just tell them i do snowboard things on skis. Its pretty damn crazy though... skiers have been slidin rails for like 20 years now... you'd think the general public would know a little something at least.


This is what I do too and people are STILL too dumb to figure it out. I was talking to an old friend on xbox literally today and I told him I do rails and jumps on skis. About 10 minutes later he said something about how I snowboard.
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crotchvent
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theabortionatorThat reminds me of a math problem on my test yesterday.

"A skier decides to go through the park early january 2016.The skier heads into a jump at 41mph. There is a light tailwind of approx 6 mph. The clothing you're wearing on the inrun is 2 years out of style. When you pop you launch into a future spin with a mute grab.


What year is it when you land?"


1969?
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1kewldewd
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I wish people would assume I snowboarded. SKiing is pretty gay
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Peytonj22
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I snowboard at snowstar in Illinois and the skiers have the biggest influence there. they have the best style and shred the park! i
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_salty_
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In the Midwest if some one asks you if your a snow boarder or skier you have to explain that you ski in the snow board park and do the trick...But seriously thou I actually have to.
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The.Fish
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Snowboarding in ski boots. It doesnt work
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The.Fish
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Snowboarding in ski boots. It doesnt work
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hanksy
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I mean there are still people who go to ski resorts and actually think snow blades are the 'trick skis'. I don't think there is hope
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Lonely
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This surprises me at my mountain. Because our most used lifts go right above terrain parks, and they all have an equal skier snowboarder ratio. But I say I'm a park or freestyle skier on the lift and they give me a weird look.
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CabbyArrant
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Peytonj22I snowboard at snowstar in Illinois and the skiers have the biggest influence there. they have the best style and shred the park! i


Finally I have found another Illinois skier/boarder. I ski snowstar a lot but never see anyone post about it.
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Peytonj22
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CabbyArrantFinally I have found another Illinois skier/boarder. I ski snowstar a lot but never see anyone post about it.


No way!! Where you from around here? Everyone is easy or west no Midwest. What's your mountain?
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CabbyArrant
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Peytonj22No way!! Where you from around here? Everyone is easy or west no Midwest. What's your mountain?


I have two home mountains since I live equidistant between them. I ski hidden valley Missouri and snowstar. It's a bitch of a drive to go skiing but I'll do it about once a week in the winter.
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TrickyDick470
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e~bi have a decent amount of ski clips on my ig and this one girl gave me a tbh and it said "you're really good at snowboarding!!" and left her number. needless to say i never texted it


But this thread had multiple posts about "doing the trick"...
9 years ago
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Squirrel_Murphy
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People are pussies.
9 years ago
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John18_6
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Bump because I want to hear everyone's thanksgiving stories tomorrow.
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Antwoin_Richards
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DobberMost people assume that snowboarding is cooler and skiers don't do trick.


But I ski and my last girlfriend was a trick. Why are people so wrong?
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ascent_studios
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1kewldewdI wish people would assume I snowboarded. SKiing is pretty gay


https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/206/Snowboard-Gabber
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tris10radeka
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Most people think snowboarding is cooler, because they aren't even aware of the existence of freeskiing, it always makes me mad
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tommyk141
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When I tell people I ski they expect me to join the schools race team. Its so hard to explain why im not a ski racer to the non ski society.
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John18_6
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tommyk141Its so hard to explain why im not a ski racer to the non ski society.


Gotta go fast
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Bachto
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Try being a manager at Zumiez and being a skier... I had a customer refuse to let me sell him goggles because i skied..no joke... I'm probably the most knowledgeable person in my store about winter gear. the local mountain i ski at is probably 95% snowboarders too (at least in the park) 60% on mountain, mostly gapers and whenever i ski there i always get the weirdest looks its the best.
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