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Bad Ass Skiers Still Exist

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thankagaper
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Its true that the life of a professional ski career is 1 year. Skiing is an unstainable career, as the costs of training and traveling outweigh the contests scene ability to provide cash to more than 5 skiers.

With that conclusion, its clear that skiers that make a career themselves, make their own edits, pay for their season passes, tour to summits, work full time jobs, create their own businesses, are the true passionate, professional, best skiers in the world.

Name Em.
Jun 11 2022 4:47PM
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Icant_kfed
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thankagaperIts true that the life of a professional ski career is 1 year. Skiing is an unstainable career, as the costs of training and traveling outweigh the contests scene ability to provide cash to more than 5 skiers.

With that conclusion, its clear that skiers that make a career themselves, make their own edits, pay for their season passes, tour to summits, work full time jobs, create their own businesses, are the true passionate, professional, best skiers in the world.

Name Em.


Unsustainable, mostly, one year, absolutely not, harlaut is 30, tommy whamnuts is 34, a lot more than 1 season happened there
Jun 11 2022 7:54PM
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Lippamani
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Yes
Jun 11 2022 9:36PM
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thankagaper
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Icant_kfedUnsustainable, mostly, one year, absolutely not, harlaut is 30, tommy whamnuts is 34, a lot more than 1 season happened there


you were able to name two skiers, i said five per year....i guess i overestimated.
henrik comes from old euro money, possibly richer than jon olsson family.
wallnuts has a public representative that lands his sponsors, he is part of the darkside cult that floated his career of "trained" freestyle. he denounced true freestylers over his decade of switchups that kids do in their first seasons nowadays.

jay levinthal, not a personal favorite, but a badass of an industry that destroys rather than supports. Jay invernted this game we know as skiing, yeah it started on blades, but he made skis and the history wasnt a walk in the park. K2 sports eventually hijacked LINE skis and the control of the business from jay. instead of laying down and dieing, jay invested his life into this passion, and isnt making millions by producing j-skis.
jay, you might have deserved trench warfare life for your business decisions, but at least you fought the fight.
Jun 11 2022 10:23PM
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TheMoostafian
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WAT?
Jun 12 2022 1:20AM
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Schoess
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Dog you are on one rn
thankagaperyou were able to name two skiers, i said five per year....i guess i overestimated.
henrik comes from old euro money, possibly richer than jon olsson family.
wallnuts has a public representative that lands his sponsors, he is part of the darkside cult that floated his career of "trained" freestyle. he denounced true freestylers over his decade of switchups that kids do in their first seasons nowadays.

jay levinthal, not a personal favorite, but a badass of an industry that destroys rather than supports. Jay invernted this game we know as skiing, yeah it started on blades, but he made skis and the history wasnt a walk in the park. K2 sports eventually hijacked LINE skis and the control of the business from jay. instead of laying down and dieing, jay invested his life into this passion, and isnt making millions by producing j-skis.
jay, you might have deserved trench warfare life for your business decisions, but at least you fought the fight.
Jun 12 2022 2:35AM
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mikemac
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It’s actually pretty incredible how many amazing skiers are out there.

as I’ve spent time in various mountain towns there are so many people out there RIPPING.

A wide variety of backgrounds, careers, disciplines, and lifestyles.

Inspiring tbh

from ppl working in the trades, bartenders, outdoor industry types, resort employees, to entrepreneurs, bankers and lawyers and doctors. If you ask any of em it’s all for the love of the shred. Work is just work, but life happens on the hill.

park rats, FWT vets, former racers, powder hounds and skimo bros it’s super fun to ride with and learn from all different styles.

idk about all that w pros salaries etc. but I agree, as much as we are all inspired by the best of the best, I think all the non-pros & unpaid riders just out here getting it any day any time any hill in the world are truly the soul of the sport 🙌🏼
Jun 12 2022 7:03AM
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Icant_kfed
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thankagaperyou were able to name two skiers, i said five per year....i guess i overestimated.
henrik comes from old euro money, possibly richer than jon olsson family.
wallnuts has a public representative that lands his sponsors, he is part of the darkside cult that floated his career of "trained" freestyle. he denounced true freestylers over his decade of switchups that kids do in their first seasons nowadays.

jay levinthal, not a personal favorite, but a badass of an industry that destroys rather than supports. Jay invernted this game we know as skiing, yeah it started on blades, but he made skis and the history wasnt a walk in the park. K2 sports eventually hijacked LINE skis and the control of the business from jay. instead of laying down and dieing, jay invested his life into this passion, and isnt making millions by producing j-skis.
jay, you might have deserved trench warfare life for your business decisions, but at least you fought the fight.


How about you name some skiers that only skied one season professionally
Jun 12 2022 7:27AM
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BLandz
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Just because they arent making the big bucks doesnt mean they arent badass amazing skiers. The reason why skiing isnt a high paying sport is because there arent enough people into it.

So ya, skiing isnt the best career choice financially, and I personally wouldn’t choose it as a career, but its still sick af that theres dudes into comp skiing. If you want skiing to progress into a money making sport you need more comp riders because they bring in the most attention. Fuck off with the “theres no amazing skiers anymore”, theres plenty. You should be thankful theres people that ski in the first place, who cares that it isnt popular enough to bring in big money.
Jun 12 2022 4:54PM
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BLandz
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And you can’t bitch about comp riders only being the rich traning camp kids. What the fuck do you wanna see. Some broke kid from the hood learn dubs by eating shit all day with no coach or airbags. Good luck.

Comp riders are necessary and they fulfill they’re own part of skiing. The video edit/movie kids do their thing and they don’t make any money but thats hardcore af and we need them too. Everybody plays their role and skiing is in a good place rn because theres a good balance of everything. For a small sport with no real money flowing in, theres so many die hard weekend warrior and sick skiers, I think its amazing. Idk what the fuck ur talking about
Jun 12 2022 5:03PM
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thankagaper
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Icant_kfedHow about you name some skiers that only skied one season professionally


through the years, lots of kids got one year of "pro" only to realize its unsustainable, and not worth injury, or won an event and that was it. the spongs... in the mid 2000's were amazing skiers, everyone at rage films, stept films made it a couple of years, the kids that film with level 1 make it a couple of years... aspen spora dropped before competing, really, so may names in dew tour x games for one year, i just cant remember them....
Jun 12 2022 9:07PM
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HypeBeast
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thankagaperwallnuts has a public representative that lands his sponsors, he is part of the darkside cult that floated his career of "trained" freestyle. he denounced true freestylers over his decade of switchups that kids do in their first seasons nowadays.

Are you trying to construct an insult? I can't tell. If yes, you're higher than hell. Dude literally took ice shavings from the ice rink to practice skiing and grew up in Pittsburgh ffs only to become one of the greats. Get outta here with dis shit
Jun 13 2022 12:18AM
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mikemac
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thankagaperwallnuts has a public representative that lands his sponsors, he is part of the darkside cult that floated his career of "trained" freestyle. he denounced true freestylers over his decade of switchups that kids do in their first seasons nowadays.

how dare you insult the todd father.
Jun 13 2022 12:31AM
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keagan.karstens
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Keagan Karstens is one badass skier I’ll tell u that

**This post was edited on Jun 13th 2022 at 12:55:45pm
Jun 13 2022 12:54PM
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Lippamani
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Lipp Amani is a bad ass skiir tell ya what
Jun 13 2022 5:52PM
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thankagaper
Posts: 911 - Karma: -1,545
Turd__AuthorityAre you trying to construct an insult? I can't tell. If yes, you're higher than hell. Dude literally took ice shavings from the ice rink to practice skiing and grew up in Pittsburgh ffs only to become one of the greats. Get outta here with dis shit


tammy waldnots ... cant even do a nose butter.
Jun 14 2022 6:18PM
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