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Unpopular ski opinions

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Gmeister25
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I know everyone has them and I just want to hear them. Mine would be that I hate Armada
Sep 30 2021 8:19PM
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Mackaroni_space
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Switch 2 continuing 2 is literally so much fucking cooler looking than switch 2 pretz 2
Sep 30 2021 8:31PM
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WoFlowz
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Oh no, we’re not doing this again….
Sep 30 2021 8:34PM
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animator
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Max.broSwitch 2 continuing 2 is literally so much fucking cooler looking than switch 2 pretz 2


For me this one depends on who’s doing it
Sep 30 2021 9:03PM
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animator
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Gmeister25I know everyone has them and I just want to hear them. Mine would be that I hate Armada


I think they’ve definitely fallen off a little since their heyday but they’re adapting to their market which I can respect all the same
Sep 30 2021 9:12PM
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r00kie
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Ambitious old dudes are more fun to ski with than park dudes who take it all too seriously.
Sep 30 2021 9:14PM
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CatdickBojangles
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Instagram is straight trash.
Sep 30 2021 9:17PM
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ericforman
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Is this unpopular ski opinions or unpopular NS ski opinions. Because they are essentially the opposite question.
Sep 30 2021 9:27PM
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deathvalley69
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Frontswaps suck
I will never buy ski branded clothing because there is none that exists that isn't extremely overpriced
Skiing has no chance of ever being cool so we should focus more on making it fun
Sep 30 2021 10:02PM
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deathvalley69
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Ok I have another one to add. Skiers thinking they're rebellious bad boys is so cringe and it's the worst trend right now. Look Mom I'm smoking week look Mom I tagged a building with the Jet logo look Mom I broke a table look Mom I'm skateboarding by a no skateboarding sign. No bitch you're a trust fund kid doing a trust fund kid sport
Sep 30 2021 10:15PM
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Mackaroni_space
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deathvalley69Ok I have another one to add. Skiers thinking they're rebellious bad boys is so cringe and it's the worst trend right now. Look Mom I'm smoking week look Mom I tagged a building with the Jet logo look Mom I broke a table look Mom I'm skateboarding by a no skateboarding sign. No bitch you're a trust fund kid doing a trust fund kid sport


Come on bro it’s core bro, can’t see you bro.
Sep 30 2021 10:33PM
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byubound
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Abolish ski resorts in the cottonwood canyons
Sep 30 2021 11:02PM
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GayWolf420
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byuboundAbolish ski resorts in the cottonwood canyons

Hot take: Crowds would be spread about Alta and Snowbird if they allowed snowboarders.
Sep 30 2021 11:22PM
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Treegrabber
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There a fat thread on dis
Sep 30 2021 11:25PM
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CatdickBojangles
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deathvalley69Ok I have another one to add. Skiers thinking they're rebellious bad boys is so cringe and it's the worst trend right now. Look Mom I'm smoking week look Mom I tagged a building with the Jet logo look Mom I broke a table look Mom I'm skateboarding by a no skateboarding sign. No bitch you're a trust fund kid doing a trust fund kid sport


Were you around for the golden era?
Oct 1 2021 8:12AM
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deathvalley69
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CatdickBojanglesWere you around for the golden era?


Nah I've only been skiing for like two years. I think the difference is that the "golden era" skiers were just doing some dumb fun posturing shit at the ski hill, while some of the guys from Child Labor or Zootspace genuinely think they're punk badasses. Not all of them but definitely some of them. I would watch one of their videos over some golden era shit every time though
Oct 1 2021 8:31AM
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snowfinder
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Parks at resorts are following the path of halfpipes and slowly disappearing.
Oct 1 2021 9:11AM
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jompcock
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Wide skis kinda suck, whether that's using a 116 ski for a
Oct 1 2021 9:27AM
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bmick
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park isn't all that fun. most the time I rather just cruise with the homies
Oct 1 2021 9:42AM
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jompcock
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jompcockWide skis kinda suck, whether that's using a 116 ski for a


tf I typed a full response but it didn't post. 90-96 is the golden range for a park ski. 116 is too much for anything less than 2 feet of fresh show.
Oct 1 2021 10:14AM
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ReturnToMonkey
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deathvalley69Ok I have another one to add. Skiers thinking they're rebellious bad boys is so cringe and it's the worst trend right now. Look Mom I'm smoking week look Mom I tagged a building with the Jet logo look Mom I broke a table look Mom I'm skateboarding by a no skateboarding sign. No bitch you're a trust fund kid doing a trust fund kid sport


I would guess that the percentage of skiers in the 15-25 age range who do stuff like this is likely much much smaller than the percentage of general populace in the same range who do the same or worse.
Oct 1 2021 10:27AM
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deathvalley69
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ReturnToMonkeyI would guess that the percentage of skiers in the 15-25 age range who do stuff like this is likely much much smaller than the percentage of general populace in the same range who do the same or worse.


I mean that's pretty much my point, they're just douchebros who think they're really stickin it to the man for smoking a cigarette. There's really nothing bad about what they're doing it's just cringe
Oct 1 2021 10:40AM
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Gmeister25
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snowfinderParks at resorts are following the path of halfpipes and slowly disappearing.


Honestly what happening
Oct 1 2021 12:22PM
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TRVP_ANGEL
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Pizzaing when mike hornbeck wants you to french fry
Oct 1 2021 12:35PM
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Session
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deathvalley69I will never buy ski branded clothing because there is none that exists that isn't extremely overpriced

Come spend a season in the PNW storm skiing.
Oct 1 2021 12:52PM
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deathvalley69
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SessionCome spend a season in the PNW storm skiing.


I’m not really talking about outerwear just hoodies and t shirts like Arsenic or Tall T. I know that you need nicer waterproof stuff sometimes and that’s of course gonna be more expensive. But I won’t buy a $90 ski hoodie when I could buy a $25 band hoodie on literally the exact same blank
Oct 1 2021 12:58PM
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teabag
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Armada doesn’t suck I just think most of their graphics are too messy
Oct 1 2021 1:50PM
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teabag
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4:3 streched = ultimate steeze. Try it.
Oct 1 2021 1:51PM
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WoFlowz
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95percent of the time SD and skiing is absolutely shit together
Oct 1 2021 1:54PM
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piss.boy
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bmickpark isn't all that fun. most the time I rather just cruise with the homies


Especially on a hill with tons of side hits and tree skiing. none of my friends agree lol
Oct 1 2021 3:55PM
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caveman31
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Swerve skiing looks ridiculous even if they are good skiers
Oct 1 2021 6:13PM
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partyandBS
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snowfinderParks at resorts are following the path of halfpipes and slowly disappearing.


I wish this was opinion rather than fact….


events in general are disappearing as the ski industry rethinks how they make money. Free concerts at the base are going away as we saw mass amounts of people come in for free, sneak in their own booze, watch a free show and dip. Same story with free contests. Ive been to x games a few times but didnt spend a cent in pitkin county.

Theres gotta be a reimagine to parks that brings in money.
Oct 1 2021 6:29PM
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BrightFrog
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ON3P is garbage and everyone who owns them is too.

Ankilla is the most influential skier in the game right now and has been for some time.

Cy Whitling is a self-proclaimed polymath and everything that’s wrong with social media.

Henrik is not as steezy as AHall, but probably a much better person.

They should make all of LCC reservation only.
Oct 2 2021 12:01AM
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twinkle_toes
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"send it" and the word "steezy" are so cringe

Also suburban kids that wear durags and act all hood/gangster in edits. Like bruh. There's nothing hood about being an upper middle class kid with wealthy parents in a predominantly white sport
Oct 2 2021 12:32AM
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ReturnToMonkey
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twinkle_toes"send it" and the word "steezy" are so cringe

Also suburban kids that wear durags and act all hood/gangster in edits. Like bruh. There's nothing hood about being an upper middle class kid with wealthy parents in a predominantly white sport

My hs senior quote was "just send it" 😳
Oct 2 2021 12:42AM
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jca
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Light skis suck
Oct 2 2021 12:57AM
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Lemuel
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jcaLight skis suck


Truest words in this thread
Oct 2 2021 6:59AM
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partyandBS
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twinkle_toes"send it" and the word "steezy" are so cringe

Also suburban kids that wear durags and act all hood/gangster in edits. Like bruh. There's nothing hood about being an upper middle class kid with wealthy parents in a predominantly white sport


Bruh is worse than both those.


I used to say send it a lot but than that inbred larry said it in his viral snowmobile send and it blew up and every Jerry and their mom was saying it as they hit the tail lip to flat. Really ruined it for me.

steezy though… come on that’s still golden age lingo. Makes me think of Guru.
Oct 2 2021 8:57AM
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HypeBeast
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Hmmmmmm

https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/857159/Unpopular-opinion-thread-skier-s-edition
Oct 2 2021 9:05AM
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RAcecARman
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99% of outerwear companies pump out the most tasteless ugly bullshit season after season. Orage did it right from around 2013-2016 now they make ugly shit just like the rest. Dont get me started on "syndicate".
Oct 2 2021 10:14AM
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MichiganCatFart
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I actually kinda like it when people dress up all crazy at the hill. Some may save it for only gaper day, but it always seems like these people wearing panda suits and stuff are always having an absolute blast. Love to see this stuff.
Dec 16 2021 7:14PM
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hi_vis360
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MichiganCatFartI actually kinda like it when people dress up all crazy at the hill. Some may save it for only gaper day, but it always seems like these people wearing panda suits and stuff are always having an absolute blast. Love to see this stuff.


the more chaos at the ski hill the better
Dec 16 2021 7:28PM
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Way*Mo
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I want my ski movies to have rider based segments, good music, and absolute shredding. I don’t want talking, mix sections, extended lifestyle shots, etc.

I want to watch the progressive cutting edge skiing from the best riders in the world. Period.
Dec 16 2021 7:34PM
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ArgyleNJ
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Hearing people talk (out loud, not typed text) about tricks they are going to do/did is like fingernails on a chalkboard to me (particularly in that stoner bro voice). If you made me watch one of those SLVSH videos I think it would be considered a war crime.

Also footage of people who suck at skiing put to awful kindergarten rap music. Actually, even good rap music. If you suck at skiing then put it to something silly. You are not tough. I'm not tough either, that's why there's no accompanying rap music with this post.
Dec 16 2021 7:57PM
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Abomber22
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You might have something here.
r00kieAmbitious old dudes are more fun to ski with than park dudes who take it all too seriously.
Dec 16 2021 8:02PM
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WoFlowz
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God I hate IG edits that are a minute long. And if ur gonna post clips on ig post some photos with it so it isn’t this stupid new format
Dec 25 2021 10:23PM
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WoFlowz
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WoFlowzGod I hate IG edits that are a minute long. And if ur gonna post clips on ig post some photos with it so it isn’t this stupid new format


I should say more than a minute long. Cause after a minute on IG I get annoyed but I’m just washed up and think content like that should be on YT, NS, and movies should be on Big screens first then YT and NS
Dec 25 2021 10:39PM
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aldicigg
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WoFlowzI should say more than a minute long. Cause after a minute on IG I get annoyed but I’m just washed up and think content like that should be on YT, NS, and movies should be on Big screens first then YT and NS

i heavily disagree

ig (and ns) is the place to post ski content of any length (before it was igtv, now the new merged format)

people are seriously sleeping on this, as most people have a following on ig not places like yt and nobody is following through your bio links

the desktop full screen option has been there for a while too
Dec 26 2021 9:22AM
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muffMan.
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Black ops look sick
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Dec 26 2021 1:12PM
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ReturnToMonkey
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Coleg55Black ops look sick

But theyre only good compared to some other companies like Moment, On3p, wndr alpine, etc. If you live in the US, your money is going into another continent's large corporation vs you should rather supprt your own economy's smaller, relatively local businesses. It's better for shipping emissions too.

Black Ops are sick but there are better options with benefits to choose from.
Dec 26 2021 1:19PM
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