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Pros you have met!

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Kbob94
Posts: 1257 - Karma: 7,885
So I was thinking. I know a lot of people on here have met pros. So that poses the question. Who do u think is some of the nicest or most genuine pros you've ever met? Or also who was the complete opposite?
Sep 5 2015 6:40AM
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.otto.
Posts: 3493 - Karma: 12,894
I met bobby brown at a-basin one fine spring day. me being a young Michigan park rat at the time had never seen a pro before and was worried if i approached him he would be annoyed. He ended up being the nicest dood, let me take a picture and he invited me to ride the chair up with him and asked about my life ect. bobby your the best!
Sep 5 2015 10:39AM
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MNSkiers
Posts: 1154 - Karma: 7,533
Andy parry is everywhere so everyone has seen him
Sep 5 2015 10:56AM
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413Crew
Posts: 1636 - Karma: 5,612
myself
Sep 5 2015 11:09AM
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Lonely
Posts: 6738 - Karma: 61,612
Kenworthy was cool
Sep 5 2015 11:59AM
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-InfamousMax-
Posts: 136 - Karma: 377
I met Gus Kenworthy, Antti Ollila, Jon Olsson, Ahmet Dadali, the dudes from Real-ski-fi, Oystein Braten, Andri Ragettli, Luca Schuler, Gagnier Brothers and some more... All at Playstreets \*.*/
Sep 5 2015 12:04PM
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Mingg
Posts: 13975 - Karma: 49,257
I've met LJ Strenio, Phil Casabon, Henrik Harlaut, some of the guys from the Bunch, and a few others. They were all chill dudes!
Sep 5 2015 12:24PM
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andy9127
Posts: 45 - Karma: 617
met nick geopper and despite the hate he gets he was super nice and chill
Sep 5 2015 12:28PM
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jackdonovan
Posts: 2248 - Karma: 3,079
Andy taught me hippy killers, met Ian Compton, Jonah Williams, BMOS, Nicky Keefer, Steve Stunt, and Noah Wallace
Sep 5 2015 12:37PM
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AlexFogo85
Posts: 572 - Karma: 7,471
I've had lunch with Nick Martini before and my friends have skied with Ian Compton at Carinthia
Sep 5 2015 12:38PM
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John18_6
Posts: 7313 - Karma: 49,163
I cut off Banks Gilberti without knowing it, but this was hyland where the motto is snake or be snaked.
Sep 5 2015 12:49PM
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Titus69
Posts: 9329 - Karma: 17,816
Aside from riding the lift at hood with Bobby and seeing a lot of pros there, I skied with Laker and Goepper before they were big, met Lyman Currier, ABM, Taylor Seaton, Maddie Bowman.

At windells my friend got a hug from henrik and while getting ready in the lodge Steve Stepp was chilling with my group and our coach Brady, then jokingly asked me "hey buddy you got the blunt?"
Sep 5 2015 1:50PM
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Chubz.
Posts: 13918 - Karma: 25,661
honestly almost too many to count. b&e, paul bergeron, the tabarnak pack, the bunch, met nick martini during salomon jib academy, lj strenio. Shared a lift ride with bmack and had a cool conversation with him. And more PROOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSS that I can't remember.
Sep 5 2015 2:26PM
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.HERO
Posts: 479 - Karma: 3,676
I've met Henrik, and Wallisch...in my dreams at night lol
Sep 5 2015 4:57PM
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Mingg
Posts: 13975 - Karma: 49,257
Chubz.the tabarnak pack


Fucking Kasey....lololol
Sep 5 2015 5:19PM
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robbinJAHood
Posts: 1202 - Karma: 3,075
I've ridden on tom wallisch's skis
Sep 5 2015 5:30PM
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Swandog7
Posts: 4955 - Karma: 9,021
AndyWithAnA, Will Wesson, Ross, John Hartman, Banks Gilberti (chillest dude ever), Khai Krepela, Sandy Boville, Shay Lee, Ahmet Dadali and LJ. Banks and Shay were my favorite
Sep 5 2015 5:38PM
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Will.Herring
Posts: 176 - Karma: 721
Though maybe not considered a "pro", Kevin Merchant (Tweak ski) may be the most fun person I have ever skied with. Was at a Tell A Friend Tour and he was one of the most friendly people I've met on a mountain
Sep 5 2015 5:39PM
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GreeenTea
Posts: 125 - Karma: 181
.otto.I met bobby brown at a-basin one fine spring day. me being a young Michigan park rat at the time had never seen a pro before and was worried if i approached him he would be annoyed. He ended up being the nicest dood, let me take a picture and he invited me to ride the chair up with him and asked about my life ect. bobby your the best!


I was the same way when I saw Tom wallisch like a week ago, since he was with a couple of people I thought i would be annoying him but when me and my sister went up to him he was super chill and took a picture with me. Really nice guy which makes me like him even more!
Sep 5 2015 6:06PM
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FettySwap
Posts: 192 - Karma: 581
ive met alex bellemar, abm, tom wallisch. They were all super chill
Sep 5 2015 7:24PM
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Cyabski
Posts: 188 - Karma: 800
I met Tom Wallisch at 7 springs. I was in the lift line by myself and turned around just to see him right behind me in line. I offered for him to ride up with me but he was already with a full chair group. He was really cool though and let me take a picture with him. I later realized the whole good company crew was behind me but I didn't recognize anyone else.
Sep 5 2015 8:03PM
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kylemclean
Posts: 413 - Karma: 1,311
Cole Drexler makes me cheeseburgers anytime I go to his family's restaurant
Sep 5 2015 8:32PM
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Mingg
Posts: 13975 - Karma: 49,257
Tip.TuggerThough maybe not considered a "pro", Kevin Merchant (Tweak ski) may be the most fun person I have ever skied with. Was at a Tell A Friend Tour and he was one of the most friendly people I've met on a mountain


Yeah!! Skied with him at loon Last season so I know exactly what you're talking about. He's a chill dude!
Sep 5 2015 8:53PM
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yungsteeze
Posts: 673 - Karma: 1,969
vinni cash and twall at x games last year. and torins mom and grandfather but not torin, lol
Sep 5 2015 10:09PM
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JohnBolea
Posts: 512 - Karma: 1,979
Bdog,lj, Paul Bergeron, Brady Perron, Kim boberg mike hornbeck, spencer milbocker, Ben smith who high fived me as soon as I landed my first flat 3 at windells Ethan swadburg keegan kilbride, John spriggs Jonah Williams Paul marik Tim durtchi Steve stepp, cam boll, and josh karcher
Sep 5 2015 10:53PM
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Bergan
Posts: 195 - Karma: 600
I'm not gonna list up everyone.. but the nicest ones were Harlaut, Casabon, Torin and Jossi! Dollo is always happy, it's kind of inspiring
Sep 6 2015 11:49AM
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Titus69
Posts: 9329 - Karma: 17,816
I think 5 years ago at Waterville LJ gave me his bib from the North Face Park and Pipe event, my friend still has it with him in Utah. I was so damn hyped at the time.
Sep 6 2015 1:51PM
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270on420out
Posts: 7507 - Karma: 51,054
Met Goepper last summer. This past winter I met Tom Wallisch, and Karl Fostevedt.

Khai Krepela also pulled me out of a lake after I skied into it on the last day of the season.

I met Forster Meeks at brighton. Probably the coolest pro I've ever met.
Sep 6 2015 4:12PM
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270on420out
Posts: 7507 - Karma: 51,054
And I met Andy Parry but I didn't have a great experience. I was a gaper and Andy was on the rope tow, and I tried to be cool and slide into the rope tow, but I caught in edge right in front of him and landed on my face. Andy chuckled to himself and said "yep that's how you break a rib". At the pizza party afterward, he made it up to me with a Yoke Snapback, but the other kids made fun of me so I just left.
Sep 6 2015 4:16PM
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miroz
Posts: 10333 - Karma: 3,945
Skied a lap with Sage Cattabriga Alosa in Mineral at the Bird. Dude was too fast.

Rode in the gondola with Gus Kenworthy at Telluride before he was Olympixxx.

Rode up the lift with Nicky Keefer at PC. Great dude.

Used to shred with Lupe a bunch.

Skied with Compton and Ben Smith a couple times.

All super great people.
Sep 6 2015 5:03PM
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Deepskier
Posts: 3267 - Karma: 4,827
Banks and Chris logan are so nice
Sep 6 2015 5:21PM
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EvanMeyer
Posts: 3820 - Karma: 3,444
I was basically the only one riding with phil, bpaul and henrik during the inspired tour at peek n peak a couple years back for a few hours. I think it was on a school day and they showed up at noon so no one was there til around 4 it was pretty tight
Sep 6 2015 6:38PM
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gnar_whal
Posts: 1286 - Karma: 3,787
Banks gilberti is so chill, bobby brown is cool, Ive also followed around oscar wester and jesper tjader in the breck park before they went to x games that was cool.
Sep 6 2015 10:10PM
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tschums
Posts: 207 - Karma: 1,064
Last year we visited Jackson and we were all waiting in line for this really small park at the bottom. It came to be my turn but I guess I wasnt really paying attention so somebody hit me on the shoulder and aggressively said "GO!". I realized that night that it was Tim Durtschi and that he was kinda a dick
Sep 6 2015 10:25PM
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lurking
Posts: 2221 - Karma: 6,786
mirozUsed to shred with Lupe a bunch.


Lupe is the fucking man
Sep 6 2015 10:33PM
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AlexanderBijkerk
Posts: 27 - Karma: 38
I have met Anna Segal, Kim Lamarre, Torah Bright and Russ Henshaw.
Sep 6 2015 10:46PM
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Mrworm10
Posts: 2707 - Karma: 4,229
Ian is my favorite, he's just so stoked to be skiing.
Sep 6 2015 11:25PM
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BonusNo413
Posts: 342 - Karma: 2,478
I've seen pretty much every big name since they're all at Perisher. But I haven't talked to them coz I don't wanna annoy them. Russ Henshaw tho is one of the coolest people I've ever met. Super nice guy
Sep 7 2015 8:17AM
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jdfreeski2
Posts: 210 - Karma: 439
Henrik, Phil, Andy, Will and thats it!
Sep 7 2015 10:29AM
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robbinJAHood
Posts: 1202 - Karma: 3,075
CyabskiI met Tom Wallisch at 7 springs. I was in the lift line by myself and turned around just to see him right behind me in line. I offered for him to ride up with me but he was already with a full chair group. He was really cool though and let me take a picture with him. I later realized the whole good company crew was behind me but I didn't recognize anyone else.


I was there!
Sep 7 2015 11:13AM
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Brule.
Posts: 3919 - Karma: 6,206
Met Torin Yater-Wallace at the last Dew Tour ever on the east coast @ Killington. Broke my hand a week before the dew tour and sadly I didn't have room for him to sign my cast :(. Overall, Torin's a nice guy.
Sep 7 2015 11:20AM
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mr-mcsteeze
Posts: 487 - Karma: 1,103
Tip.TuggerThough maybe not considered a "pro", Kevin Merchant (Tweak ski) may be the most fun person I have ever skied with. Was at a Tell A Friend Tour and he was one of the most friendly people I've met on a mountain


Tweak is the man. skied with him when i hit up windells on the road 2 winters ago.
Ive also met and skied with joss and keefer. both are the nicest people
Sep 7 2015 12:13PM
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qc_riders
Posts: 103 - Karma: 193
phil casabon, max hill, ian compton, emile bergeron, clayton vila and couple other at if3
Sep 7 2015 3:59PM
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freewillie
Posts: 429 - Karma: 3,321
MNSkiersAndy parry is everywhere so everyone has seen him


he dinnt accept my fucking pik-nik snax
Sep 8 2015 1:08AM
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MonnorCartin
Posts: 590 - Karma: 2,753
Met Joss and a bunch of the other pros at Momentum, but he just stood out cause he just seemed like the most genuinely nice guy I've ever met! Real cool dude
Sep 8 2015 3:11AM
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taj.
Posts: 397 - Karma: 1,060
I met Chris Dakoulas once
Sep 8 2015 9:22AM
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FIRETHECANNONS
Posts: 335 - Karma: 355
Phil Casabon told me my brake was broken in the line at A51, best moment of my life.
Sep 8 2015 10:35AM
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,019
one time ahmet's brother signed my left asscheek. haven't washed it since
Sep 8 2015 11:56AM
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Jake_La
Posts: 136 - Karma: 1,897
I met ian compton early season at killington and rode the gondola with him super chill guy
Sep 8 2015 12:00PM
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S.J.W
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Okay but how many pros have talked to you first?

At Perisher like three seasons ago I was just chillin in the lift line and Russ Henshaw was behind me and was like "hey nice jacket" and I turned around and was like ayyeeee

that's my claim
Sep 8 2015 12:05PM
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gerbear
Posts: 435 - Karma: 397
I have a nunch of friends that are prooooo.

But I'm not gonna rattle them off cause then I'll sound liek a douche bag
Sep 8 2015 1:37PM
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