What's the point of being good at skiing?

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Loner

Or anything for that matter.
Tricks that blew people's minds 30 years ago are being landed by 5 year olds in the park.
Same thing with anything. Skateboarding, surfing, etc. Even dancing. Michael Jackson blew people's minds but if you watch him dance today it just seems so mediocre compared to what people do now.
Look at Pythagoras, his ideas that made him so famous are being learned by 13 year olds around the world or at a much earlier age if they're interested in learning maths.
So, what's the point of being good at anything? What's the point in learning anything?
Even our Tanner Hall, a true legend, all his tricks will one day become standard. They certainly aren't good enough to be winning X-Games by a longshot anymore.

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Oct 21 2020 4:03AM

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BigPurpleSkiSuit

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The day a switch over Chad's is standard is when science has gone too far.

Oct 21 2020 4:04AM

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Biffbarf

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I ski because I enjoy it. People tend to excel at things they enjoy. I mean, I don't, but some people do.

Do what makes you happy and the rest will follow.

Oct 21 2020 4:13AM

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LukeTheWaffle

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i dont want to be the best in the world
i dont give a shit that kevin federline didnt invent the kfed

skiing is fun. fuck off

Oct 21 2020 4:27AM

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shinbangclan

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if you're just trying to be the best you're in it for the wrong reasons

Oct 21 2020 4:36AM

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SofaKingSick

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sounds like someone needs to learn how to backflip 😏😏😏😏😏

Oct 21 2020 8:50AM

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WisconsinDogfart

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shinbangclanif you're just trying to be the best you're in it for the wrong reasons

andri ragettli be like

Oct 21 2020 9:00AM

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armchair_skier

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1. Nobody actually cares about the soulless comp robot windells kids who learned triples when they were 12.
2. If you can spin single flips all 4 directions on every axis (misty, rodeo, cork etc.) you are plenty good at skiing imo. A lot of kids throwing doubles just know how to throw spins hard one way, one axis.
3. There's a reason I get more excited when I see a nutty back 2 versus a shittly thrown double boot grab triple by a 13yr old.
4. I ski because skiing is fun.

Oct 21 2020 9:30AM

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3mania

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As long as chicks on the lift are still impressed with a 3 i'm awwright.

Oct 21 2020 9:40AM

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BagOTricks

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Challenging myself, seeing what I'm capable of, the feeling of putting a trick down I've never done before... Could care less about how good I am compared to others, I love the sport, love the friends I've made while doing it, and love the grind of learning knew things.

Oct 21 2020 11:02AM

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Yung_Gnarley

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So I can fly down the mountain faster

Oct 21 2020 11:04AM

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hoodratz47

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I don't even do park anymore like I used to. I just ski man. I suggest you do the same

Oct 21 2020 1:11PM

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TheMoostafian

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I'm strictly in it for the bitches

Oct 21 2020 1:21PM

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skiP.E.I.

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OP missed the point

Oct 21 2020 2:05PM

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mountaindewgirl

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Doing something for yourself and having fun! Going into "flow state" is also cool. So is dorking out on on goofy moves and styles

Oct 21 2020 2:21PM

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Ghost_BLandzV2

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I think that skiing is all about that edit. Making something that you can look back on when you get too old or have other priorities and you can say to yourself “I had a blast doing that”. The edit is the prize for all the work you put in, doesnt matter if ur the best or the worst as long as the edit captures how much fun you have.

thats why I always preach not putting clips on IG. If you put a couple raw ig clips thats chill but edits reflect you as a person and if you make a meaningful edit with good b-roll and good vibes it stays with u forever.

Oct 21 2020 2:36PM

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Ghost_BLandzV2

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^ perfect example of this is the dude who recently posted his college 4 year recap. That edit was lit asf, and hes gonna have that forever. To me thats so dope, thats what skiing is all about

Oct 21 2020 2:38PM

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Bushdid9_11

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Ridiculous

I actually have the best left turn in the world so idk what your talking about

Oct 21 2020 4:58PM

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theabortionator

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On the next episode if OP get's high and questions the world...

Oct 21 2020 5:18PM

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Thegenericskier

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Bushdid9_11I actually have the best left turn in the world so idk what your talking about

well have you seen my right turn. i think it could change your mind

Oct 22 2020 12:37PM

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aidansheahan

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Skiing is a Spiritual activity as well as Sport. When you put on skis and are surrounded by pure white Mountain Terrain= Energy Clearing. It's really fkt up how much better of a Healing Skiing is than Yoga ahahahahah don't trigger plz

Oct 22 2020 12:48PM

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aidansheahan

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The Point of being Good at Skiing= Theres a very satisfying feeling to Mastery, and being able to Consistently use this Mastery

Oct 22 2020 12:49PM

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Knapzach

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Its not a sport, its a lifestyle

Oct 22 2020 12:57PM

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OregonDead

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haha maybe it is a joke OP. maybe everything is. like one big cosmic joke.

I feel like maybe the point is to go out and have so much fun skiing that you get in on the punchline and start laughing and smiling uncontrollably while skiing.

lol at sliding downhill, that shit is hilariously fun

Oct 22 2020 2:44PM

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270on420out

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Its not about what you do, it’s about how you do it. Yeah the technical progression of skiers is always going to be constantly evolving with athletes outperforming each other every day. But think about the tricks that get remembered for years. Kieran mcveigh has a very unorthodox approach to skiing during his prime back in 2013 and is still beloved by many pros. The Vishnu guys built their own cult following from the ground up despite getting constantly ridiculed by boomers on this site for “not doing real tricks”.

Oct 22 2020 2:53PM

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VT_scratch

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because its fun af

Oct 22 2020 3:08PM

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a_pla5tic_bag

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shinbangclanif you're just trying to be the best you're in it for the wrong reasons

Are you telling me the first lines of the pokemon opening song lied to me?
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/976925/Pok--mon-Theme-Song--Music-Video-

Oct 22 2020 3:12PM

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shinbangclan

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a_pla5tic_bagAre you telling me the first lines of the pokemon opening song lied to me?
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/976925/Pok--mon-Theme-Song--Music-Video-

I bet the trainers out there battling their friends for shits and giggles had a lot more fun than ash did trying to win it all!

Oct 22 2020 3:27PM

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GrandThings

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Reminds me of Henriks quote in The Regiment. (Paraphrased) "I ski because it's fun and the more I ski, the better I get and the better I get the more fun I can have on skis. It's a cycle"

Oct 22 2020 3:49PM

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Schoess

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Sounds to me like this question isn't about skiing at all homie.

Oct 22 2020 4:20PM

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SuspiciousFish

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To the OP- there is actually a certain type of skiing that is literally centered around being better than everyone else in any given day. It ensures you have absolutely no fun or enjoyment and its all about besting those around you. You will be miserable and hate yourself for every little flaw in each run. Each lift ride will be a hellish introspective nightmare on what you should have done better. It sounds right up your ally.

Its called ski racing.

Oct 22 2020 5:23PM

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BigPurpleSkiSuit

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I consider myself in tier 7 of this list:

1.Super Pro:
2.Pro:
3.Semi Pro:
4.Not quite Pro, but skis like a pro
5.Friend of a Pro that can throw some tricks
6.That 60 year old mogul dad
7.A skier who can keep up with a pro on some hot all mountain laps, but not toss tricks
8.A great tourist who skis fairly well
9.Kid of said tourist who is utterly without fear
10.The mediocre local who just wants to have a good time
11. Very old guy who just wants to have a good time as well
12.The backseat bomber
13.Gaper who is has just mastered pizza french fry
14.Grom who has mastered french fry, but not pizza
15.Jerry with all the expensive gear and has mastered neither pizza nor french fry and will be angry at you, and claim it was your fault when he falls over 15 feet away from you after you stomp something sick in front of him

Anyway, point im making with this is there will always be someone better than you out there, and there's no point evaluating your own progress against other's. Unless you are Candide. Then you can say you are the best to ever do it

**This post was edited on Oct 22nd 2020 at 6:06:24pm

Oct 22 2020 6:00PM

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Slowbro

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I just like the wind on my balls when I leave my vents open tbh. getting better means I go faster, which means more wind on my balls.

**This post was edited on Oct 22nd 2020 at 6:10:50pm

Oct 22 2020 6:10PM

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SFBv420.0

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aint much point at suckin at yur passion in life
its kinda ironic now that the quote in my sigs from pow mag
if the point of yur thread was to overthink skiing
yur crushin it kid

Oct 22 2020 6:16PM

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zacgcb

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its all for the fun of it. there are always gonna be little kids throwing bigger tricks than i could ever imagine doing but skiing brings me so much happiness. boosting it down the hill with all the boys is a feeling that can't be matched

Oct 22 2020 6:29PM

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slushlaps

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Personally I feel like it doesn’t matter if you are good, I think it’s all based on style. I don’t watch other skiers for the tricks they can do, I watch them because they are good at incorporating their style into the tricks everyone else is doing.

Oct 22 2020 6:46PM

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Holte

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Nihilism is good to a certain extent, but not for your everyday goals.

Oct 22 2020 8:15PM

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DominatorJacques

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My mother told me "It's good to be good" Be good.
Live in your time. As time goes by, the bar is raised. That's life!

BTW, she also told me "It's nice to be nice"

Oct 22 2020 9:01PM

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SuckleBrick

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the point of being good at skiing is to have fun. And even legends like tanner and Tom still have fun skiing so what if there are not the best anymore and that kids are better than them they paved the way for progression and style while having fun. I still think that huge nice style 360 can look better than big tricks.

Oct 22 2020 9:05PM

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