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What pro skiers are the equivalent of older pro skateboarders like reynolds etc, who will still be ripping into their 40s?

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Fistsofham
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I was just wondering about how alot of skateboarders are good as youths and teenagers but start to suck as they grow into adults and their natural strength doesnt cut it anymore (ryan sheckler, paul rodriguez etc...)

like some pro skiers definitely grew out of their skills as they started abusing inferior make-u-age drugs like alcohol etc...

but then theres otthers who are way under the radar like bernie rosow from mamm who was throwing single cork sw 14s and sw cork 12s into powder withoutt poles.

as a dirty old man myself i find the idea of ripping on into old age a very cool proposition.

who is the best pro skier right now thats in their 30s, besides pwnvex of course?
Oct 5 2015 11:08PM
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stinky_cheese
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Tanner is getting there and he is still one of the best and most fun skiers to watch imo.

also jon olsson. pretty sure he landed a dub recently when he was in his 30s
Oct 5 2015 11:22PM
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willysworld
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How can you say prod or Sheckler suck now pretty sure theu are still winning comps at the highest level..

Sage kils it.. to does julien rengner
Oct 5 2015 11:26PM
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Chubz.
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Mark Abma?
Oct 5 2015 11:27PM
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Fistsofham
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ozzywrongHow can you say prod or Sheckler suck now pretty sure theu are still winning comps at the highest level..

Sage kils it.. to does julien rengner


p rod is still pretty good but not as good as he used to be.

sheckler fucking sucks, his sponsers rig comps so that sheckler wins some of them, even tho he has the same run every time and the jam format iwas made so that sheckler could compete; because falls dont matter, and sheckler falls 10 times for every make. at tampa pro sheckler would be dead last
hes a metrosexual too which is the main reason i dont care for him anymore

i liked him as a kid but now hes just lame and overrated

p rod i like but really hasnt done much in comps for years

lutzka is twice the skater sheckler is
Oct 5 2015 11:53PM
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BAYKUR
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P-Rod is at the top of his game i dont know what you are talking about
Oct 5 2015 11:54PM
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BennyBagels
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Mike Wilson
Oct 6 2015 10:36PM
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Deepskier
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Torin=Nyjah
Oct 6 2015 11:55PM
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DayMan
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Fistsofhamhes a metrosexual too which is the main reason i dont care for him anymore


lolwut
Oct 6 2015 11:57PM
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UFOsarereal
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I don't know how to embed anymore, and I don't know much about pro skating, but I saw the Plan B video & knew who Sheckler was & was ready to hate, then I saw this:
https://vimeo.com/119656694

Dude is fucking gnar.

As far as 'old' skiers who fuck shit up, Candide has been in it since the beginning, same with Tanner. I think those two are about as close as it comes to a Reynolds-type personality/influence in skiing.

Chris Turpin, too.
Oct 7 2015 12:04AM
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Brocka_Flocka
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DeepskierTorin=Nyjah


No. no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no
Oct 7 2015 12:22AM
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TheHamburglar
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tony hawk is still killing it hard, check his instagram
Oct 7 2015 11:04AM
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TheHamburglar
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too stoned to accurately read thread title. tony hawk still
Oct 7 2015 11:05AM
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Caucasian_Asian
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Mike Douglas is still the man. He is the Godfather of freeskiing.

Your body can only take so many slams before the McGoverns start to take a toll on you. A lot of former pros have transitioned into different jobs in the industry.
Oct 7 2015 12:04PM
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Craigskis
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Tanner keeps holding it down for 83'

The entire Nimbus crew for turning a permanent vacation into a career
Oct 7 2015 12:15PM
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Fistsofham
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UFOsarerealI don't know how to embed anymore, and I don't know much about pro skating, but I saw the Plan B video & knew who Sheckler was & was ready to hate, then I saw this:
https://vimeo.com/119656694

Dude is fucking gnar.

As far as 'old' skiers who fuck shit up, Candide has been in it since the beginning, same with Tanner. I think those two are about as close as it comes to a Reynolds-type personality/influence in skiing.

Chris Turpin, too.


thats the kind of high balls/low skill things sheckler had to do because he doesnt have the ability anymore to do super tech stuff.

same as pro skiers who get into basejumping/paraskiing because they cant compete with the level of ppl like durtschi etc in the backcountry.

that was a pretty cool sheckler vid, but as said its high balls/low skill.
watch sheckler sessions. he basically markets himself to 12 year old teeny bopper girls
Oct 7 2015 7:16PM
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.GUCCI.
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Fistsofhamthats the kind of high balls/low skill things sheckler had to do because he doesnt have the ability anymore to do super tech stuff.

same as pro skiers who get into basejumping/paraskiing because they cant compete with the level of ppl like durtschi etc in the backcountry.

that was a pretty cool sheckler vid, but as said its high balls/low skill.
watch sheckler sessions. he basically markets himself to 12 year old teeny bopper girls

So what? He's a sell-out. Still a great skater and he had a great part in True. Not as good as say, Chris Joslin, but oh well. Also, that was not "low skill".
Oct 7 2015 8:19PM
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SteadySpaghetti
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plaque
Oct 7 2015 9:33PM
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