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Worst Trend in Freeskiing

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lilnoid666
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Has anyone noticed that the skis people use today are so much smaller than the skis that were used when freestyle was just becoming a thing. I watched Happy Dayz not too long ago, I also watched a Shane McConkey documentary. In both of these films I never failed to notice how tall their skis were compared to them. Some skis had to be almost a foot taller than their riders.

Why do you think in this era of skiing have skis actually become shorter and not bigger, or even stay the same? Seems weird that they were throwing down some crazy shit while riding 7ft long 2*4s, when some skiers today use skis up to their nose just to slide a flat rail.

Personally, I think freestyle should have never trended towards short skis.

**This thread was edited on Nov 21st 2021 at 11:47:06pm
Nov 21 2021 11:43PM
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mrk127
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The worst trend in skiing is making distasteful fat jokes 🤔 👀
Nov 24 2021 2:17AM
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X_ANKILLA
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mrk127@X_ANKILLA


Confused but Hi Everyone 🙋🏼‍♂️
Nov 24 2021 5:42PM
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CatdickBojangles
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X_ANKILLAConfused but Hi Everyone 🙋🏼‍♂️


Welcome back king 👑
Nov 24 2021 8:01PM
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SendyMcSendyface
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ReturnToMonkeyWorst trend in freeskiing is smoking cigarettes


True, darts are so fucking greasy. Like just smoke weed like a normal person.
Nov 24 2021 9:23PM
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X_ANKILLA
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CatdickBojanglesWelcome back king 👑


Y'all should go Watch that new video I just posted on NS and tell me if it looks familiar🙋🏼‍♂️
Nov 26 2021 11:59PM
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teamdummy
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The F are you talking about? 210s were GS skis, not DH. I had a pair of K2 TNC’s that were 212 that I skied bumps everyday. “All we did was carve”? I don’t know where you were. But everyone I knew was on 207’s and up, hitting and spinning of every booter we could find. Bumps all day on big long skis was how all the real shredders rolled in the late 80s to mid 90s.
Nov 27 2021 2:26PM
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fickyouclark
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i know way to many ppl that worry too much about this. i cant see why people cant just truly enjoy skiing in their own way instead of what everyone else thinks is cool. everyone just takes themselves so seriously and it so dumb
keagan.karstensWorst trend gotta be trying to be “core”. Like just fucking wear what you actually like and ride skis that you actually enjoy. Stop buying shit just because it’s “cool”. It makes you look like you don’t actually care about skiing and that you just like the Idea of it and want it to be your fake personality. I cant tell you how many skiers I’ve met who really don’t care about or enjoy skiing that much who do it just so that they can say they ski, it’s ridiculous

**This post was edited on Nov 22nd 2021 at 1:04:14am
Nov 27 2021 2:32PM
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hoodratz47
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So true. I'll never forget this guy at a shop telling me "If you don't have all four 270s on. You ain't shit". I really could not give a flying fuck
fickyouclarki know way to many ppl that worry too much about this. i cant see why people cant just truly enjoy skiing in their own way instead of what everyone else thinks is cool. everyone just takes themselves so seriously and it so dumb
Nov 27 2021 2:45PM
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animator
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hoodratz47So true. I'll never forget this guy at a shop telling me "If you don't have all four 270s on. You ain't shit". I really could not give a flying fuck


If I heard someone say this non-ironically I’d probably have a heart attack from laughing at them that’s the wackest shit ever 😂😂😂
Nov 27 2021 5:54PM
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hoodratz47
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It was breck
animatorIf I heard someone say this non-ironically I’d probably have a heart attack from laughing at them that’s the wackest shit ever 😂😂😂
Nov 27 2021 8:34PM
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animator
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BOOMER FIGHT
Nov 27 2021 9:20PM
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3mania
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Wait up, you're 66 years old and you thought Kennedy was in Vietnam? I think you did a bit too much acid back in the 60's. Also you've been around here for like 10 mins.. chill out.
Nov 27 2021 9:53PM
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goatmaster
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Skis were longer because the technology just wasn't there to make a short ski stable. Now shorter skis are just as stable so why try to whip around longer skies if you don't have to. I can say when I sized up this year every trick became a lot harder than when my skis were a bit shorter
Nov 27 2021 10:28PM
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Dartski69
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ReturnToMonkeyWorst trend in freeskiing is smoking cigarettes

you big wrong bud
Nov 27 2021 10:48PM
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C.R.E.A.M
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aaaaaaannd I'm going to bed.
Nov 28 2021 1:07AM
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teamdummy
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... shut the fuck up and sit the fuck down.[/quote]
Ok, whatever Wayne Wong, relax. Nobody gives a shit about ankle high leather boots and 60 inch poles with giant baskets.
Nov 28 2021 1:17AM
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SmokedGouda
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I’m 5’11 and ride 191 reckoner 122s. Get that through your brain haha. Candide rides skis much bigger than him too, but that’s why he’s the king of straight lining. Just ski what you want and if others think it may be debilitating one day, then that’s their problem.
Nov 28 2021 1:11PM
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dolanslebensraum
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mrk127@X_ANKILLA

He grabs his skis on the ground?
if so, thats pretty lamo
Nov 28 2021 5:55PM
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mrk127
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dolanslebensraumHe grabs his skis on the ground?
if so, thats pretty lamo


Wait have you never watched his clips?
Nov 28 2021 8:16PM
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T4T
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Can OP please focus this thread, absolutely the worst start to my week was reading this
Nov 29 2021 4:56AM
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