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We should quarantine elderly skiers

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Dddsz
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All they do is cause problems. Arguing with patrollers, skiing on closed runs, trashing kids for wearing helmets and skiing park, and treating snowboarders like they are the anti-crist. I just got bitched out for stealing some guy's "spot" on first chair.

So I though a good solution to this would be separating them from the general public. Maybe we could choose a certain age where they have to ski on the bunny hill for the rest of their miserable lives. We could even euthanize them. Any other ideas?
Dec 17 2016 2:20PM
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fries
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Yeah but there's also the really cool stoked old dudes out there who make the slopes a better place.
Dec 17 2016 2:38PM
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Cons
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I agree with you. We should ban them all to the kiddie runs if they have even one complaint.
Dec 17 2016 2:38PM
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MIHoodlum
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I'm an elderly skier, almost 40. I was at a rail jam last year at cannonsburg and this old guy in the shop started bitching about park setup on his favorite run. I did the Peter griffin holding bridge of my nose and said, you know there is a rail jam going on.
Dec 17 2016 3:12PM
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tdollo
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Dec 17 2016 3:17PM
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skistupid
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SconnieAll they do is cause problems. Arguing with patrollers, skiing on closed runs, trashing kids for wearing helmets.


But park skiers do the exact same thing.
Dec 17 2016 4:08PM
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brett_fisher
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just like any group/category in life there are good ones and bad ones .
I see old dudes that give mad stoke .my old mountain we has several dudes that were old and slayed, supper nice always giving hype.
I've also seen some douche ones. "anyone can point their skis straight and go off a jump"
get crap for my poles being too short etc .
Dec 17 2016 8:09PM
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GayWolf420
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nah lets quarantine jabronis on tech touring setups. how the fuck can you throw down on such a sweet setup and not know how to ski them?
Dec 17 2016 11:25PM
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250r
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when im 90 ill be a better skier than you are right now op.
Dec 18 2016 12:14AM
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JAlps
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I'ma vent here.

Been taking my AST courses and all the instructors are the old touring dudes... you know the ones... Arcteryx wearing Scarpa boosting weight weenies. Not that they don't know a shit ton and have a TON of experience dealing with back country travel... buttttt.. they gotta be a bit more on the DL when they give shit to me about:

1. Pants being too baggy
2. using short poles in the back country
3. not turning enough
4. wanting to ski challenging stuff
5. hyping everything that I ski... including bombproof ice.
Dec 18 2016 3:08AM
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Barmski
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NightFantasiesI'ma vent here.

Been taking my AST courses and all the instructors are the old touring dudes... you know the ones... Arcteryx wearing Scarpa boosting weight weenies. Not that they don't know a shit ton and have a TON of experience dealing with back country travel... buttttt.. they gotta be a bit more on the DL when they give shit to me about:

1. Pants being too baggy
2. using short poles in the back country
3. not turning enough
4. wanting to ski challenging stuff
5. hyping everything that I ski... including bombproof ice.


From someone who used to be like you as a skier and now skis a lot of bc, heres WHY hes giving you shit:

1. Baggy pants can literally cause problems in the backcountry, crampons get caught on them and tear your pants, as well as other tech fitting items, I destroyed a pair of Northface pants in one day and that really caused me a lot of trouble and when you are 5 miles away from anything, it sucks.
2. Short Poles in the backcountry are literally pointless, and do nothing for you, my poles have gotten longer over the years mainly because of backcountry, "leverage" is important in the backcountry.
3. Not turning enough ......meh thats personal preference
4. challenging stuff.....meh personal
5. hyping, well dont ever let someone lower your stoke, there are so many weather weenies out there. You never know what the next zone will bring or what could happen tomorrow.

Eventually you will change into a bc skier if you want to and coming from park, your outlook will be far more positive than any weenie who never based their skiing off the terrain park skiing.
Dec 18 2016 11:41AM
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skiznuts
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I know the dude that did the first screaming 3 and he's like sixty and broke his goddamn collarbone on a dfd the other winter. Such a baller. But yeah still some of them are pretty crusty.
Dec 18 2016 5:22PM
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elcornholio
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Idk my dad is 53, can front 2 out of dfd's and hit a 40 footer switch last season. There has to be some system based on skier ability and age.
Dec 18 2016 9:04PM
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JAlps
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BarmskiFrom someone who used to be like you as a skier and now skis a lot of bc, heres WHY hes giving you shit:

1. Baggy pants can literally cause problems in the backcountry, crampons get caught on them and tear your pants, as well as other tech fitting items, I destroyed a pair of Northface pants in one day and that really caused me a lot of trouble and when you are 5 miles away from anything, it sucks.
2. Short Poles in the backcountry are literally pointless, and do nothing for you, my poles have gotten longer over the years mainly because of backcountry, "leverage" is important in the backcountry.
3. Not turning enough ......meh thats personal preference
4. challenging stuff.....meh personal
5. hyping, well dont ever let someone lower your stoke, there are so many weather weenies out there. You never know what the next zone will bring or what could happen tomorrow.

Eventually you will change into a bc skier if you want to and coming from park, your outlook will be far more positive than any weenie who never based their skiing off the terrain park skiing.


Nah I feel that and I know all the advantages of the other style. Like fuck in my defense Im not a parkrat.. I just wear sabek and shit instead of Arcteryx. But regardless I dont see why dudes like that feel the need of putting others down just because its different from their style. We are all here to ski and chill and have a good time in the end.
Dec 18 2016 9:04PM
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number1.suspect
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elcornholioIdk my dad is 53, can front 2 out of dfd's and hit a 40 footer switch last season. There has to be some system based on skier ability and age.


Lmao sure...

Where's the footy?
Dec 18 2016 11:48PM
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SFBv420.0
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SconnieAll they do is cause problems. Arguing with patrollers, skiing on closed runs, trashing kids for wearing helmets and skiing park, and treating snowboarders like they are the anti-crist. I just got bitched out for stealing some guy's "spot" on first chair.

So I though a good solution to this would be separating them from the general public. Maybe we could choose a certain age where they have to ski on the bunny hill for the rest of their miserable lives. We could even euthanize them. Any other ideas?


dude you skied all last week and this lame gabber crap's the best you could bring the community
needy and weak
is you
are you quarantined?
Dec 19 2016 6:36AM
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elcornholio
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M1chaelLmao sure...

Where's the footy?


I'll upload it when I have it.
Dec 19 2016 8:35AM
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neleson
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elcornholioI'll upload it when I have it.


Video or it didnt happen
Dec 19 2016 5:46PM
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Casey
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I would probably push somebody out if the way for first chair. No hard feelings, no friends on a pow day
Dec 19 2016 6:20PM
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Revelinyourstoke
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Yeah, that'll keep the ski industry around.
Dec 19 2016 6:28PM
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californiagrown
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NightFantasiesNah I feel that and I know all the advantages of the other style. Like fuck in my defense Im not a parkrat.. I just wear sabek and shit instead of Arcteryx. But regardless I dont see why dudes like that feel the need of putting others down just because its different from their style. We are all here to ski and chill and have a good time in the end.


Maybe it's good natured ribbing and you're just soft?

Ever tried to joke back or make a joke about your own self?

Don't take life too seriously, try to recognize the funny in life, and be okay if you are the new guy and catch a little crap to start with.
Dec 19 2016 7:08PM
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theabortionator
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Or just don't take their shit.


Some old guy tried to start shit in walmart a month or two ago. I hadn't slept in a while and wasn't in the mood. Told him and his wife to get fucked. I was smiling about it though, but there's enough bullshit without old people making more.
Dec 19 2016 7:12PM
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californiagrown
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theabortionatorin walmart


That's your mistake right there.
Dec 19 2016 7:32PM
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theabortionator
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californiagrownThat's your mistake right there.


Oh believe me I know.

Unfortunately when you're on the road and at random hours that's the best bet a lot of times. Luckily at 3 AM it's generally pretty chill. Anything during normal hours is god awful there though.

You could interview the first 10 people you saw in a walmart and make a documentary about the worst things about this country.
Dec 19 2016 8:56PM
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PeppermillReno
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This fucking kid is the worst poster ever when you think he can't get any worse he does.

Trashing brands he has never rode and hoping they go out of business, mocking someone for playing college football and telling them to enjoy CTE, hating on his friends and his dad like a faggot. And now this. What a fucking cocksucker especially because hes never skiied outside the midwest and knows jack shit about the sport.

Old dudes who ski (retirement age 70+) are the fucking truth. They almost never get in your way on primo terrain unless they are pro level skiiers. Always an interesting chat on the lift. Often were into the sport before bindings that ejected existed and had to tie their skis to their feet and risk a guaranteed broken leg on a bad fall.


Old guys on the golf course play slow and can fuck your round up. On the ski hill they are of zero hindrance and are usually rad. They are also the easiest downhill traffic to avoid since their turns are very predicatable unlike little kids and some borders and they don't ski right to the edge of the trail before turning.


FUCK OFF DOUCHEBAG!
Dec 19 2016 9:53PM
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PeppermillReno
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DeebieSkeebiesnah lets quarantine jabronis on tech touring setups. how the fuck can you throw down on such a sweet setup and not know how to ski them?


THIS!

I almost ran over a couple morons in this years Vulcans today because they were going extremely slow on a really sketchy cat track/traverse which led to the serious goods. I'd kill for that boot. First one from Whistler Bowl that goes to the other side of Peak chair. Can't pass there. You're not going to fall but its a gnarly 70 foot drop were you to tumble the wrong way. Who the fuck goes slowly with no momentum in spots like that.
Dec 19 2016 9:59PM
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PeppermillReno
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Im sorry mods for saying f@ggot I forgot its not allowed please don't ban me.


Rant stands Sconnie respect your elders middle aged douchebags can get lost but the senior citizens getting their turns in deserve all of our respect. For example the reason I have always known Squaw as well as the locals is I talked to an 80 year old guy on the lift while I was still in high school and we skiied together the entire day and he showed me all the spots.
Dec 19 2016 11:17PM
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Casey
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Only consolation I can offer is that a first chair in Wisconsin is probably not worth getting out of bed for in the first place.
Dec 19 2016 11:19PM
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profa_212
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PeppermillRenoThis fucking kid is the worst poster ever when you think he can't get any worse he does.

Trashing brands he has never rode and hoping they go out of business, mocking someone for playing college football and telling them to enjoy CTE, hating on his friends and his dad like a faggot. And now this. What a fucking cocksucker especially because hes never skiied outside the midwest and knows jack shit about the sport.

Old dudes who ski (retirement age 70+) are the fucking truth. They almost never get in your way on primo terrain unless they are pro level skiiers. Always an interesting chat on the lift. Often were into the sport before bindings that ejected existed and had to tie their skis to their feet and risk a guaranteed broken leg on a bad fall.


Old guys on the golf course play slow and can fuck your round up. On the ski hill they are of zero hindrance and are usually rad. They are also the easiest downhill traffic to avoid since their turns are very predicatable unlike little kids and some borders and they don't ski right to the edge of the trail before turning.


FUCK OFF DOUCHEBAG!


pretty much this
Dec 19 2016 11:27PM
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SFBv420.0
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fuckin shut up clueless chedder BOY
watch the MAN and
be inspired by the TRUTH
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/851129/98-Year-Old-Skier-George---The-Powder-Philosophy
Dec 20 2016 8:42AM
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Dddsz
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PeppermillRenoThis fucking kid is the worst poster ever when you think he can't get any worse he does.

Trashing brands he has never rode and hoping they go out of business, mocking someone for playing college football and telling them to enjoy CTE, hating on his friends and his dad like a faggot. And now this. What a fucking cocksucker especially because hes never skiied outside the midwest and knows jack shit about the sport.

Old dudes who ski (retirement age 70+) are the fucking truth. They almost never get in your way on primo terrain unless they are pro level skiiers. Always an interesting chat on the lift. Often were into the sport before bindings that ejected existed and had to tie their skis to their feet and risk a guaranteed broken leg on a bad fall.


Old guys on the golf course play slow and can fuck your round up. On the ski hill they are of zero hindrance and are usually rad. They are also the easiest downhill traffic to avoid since their turns are very predicatable unlike little kids and some borders and they don't ski right to the edge of the trail before turning.


FUCK OFF DOUCHEBAG!



Oh no! Don't make my Newschoolers reputation even worse! What will I do with the rest of my life? My golly, this is just too much to handle. I hate everybody...so be it. :)
Dec 20 2016 9:24AM
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PeppermillReno
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SFBv420.0fuckin shut up clueless chedder BOY
watch the MAN and
be inspired by the TRUTH
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/851129/98-Year-Old-Skier-George---The-Powder-Philosophy


SconnieOh no! Don't make my Newschoolers reputation even worse! What will I do with the rest of my life? My golly, this is just too much to handle. I hate everybody...so be it. :)


My bad hating yo.

A good conversation with an old timer on the chairlift could be the connection that gets you ahead in life. Sometimes that is how you land a good job.

Anti social teenagers on the hill kill the vibe.


This one kid was a really good skiier and didn't know where to drop in off the cornice. I showed him the easist drop. Gets to the lift at the same time as me and doesn't stop to ride up and shoot the shit. We were lapping the same chair I saw him hit that drop in another 10 times that day thanks to me and get some really fresh turns instead of entering Whistler bowl the shitty way. Wish I hadn't helped him out.
Dec 20 2016 11:12AM
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