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Things that have been said to you on hill that stick out

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weastcoat
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I remember being 14 and hiking this tube with an older dude, probably more than twice my age, and he told me I could “get somewhere with skiing”, we were both trying blind and front 2s and I was nailing a couple of them. I always knew it obviously couldn’t happen but it’s something that’s always resonated with me and honestly one of the nicest things someone’s ever said to me. I think about it often and I always think about that homie when I learn something new.


lets year your wholesome and nice things people have said to you on the hill over the years that’s marinated in yo brain.
Sep 20 2022 1:13AM
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GayWolf420
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Too many. Have had some cool discussions on the chair with homies.
Sep 20 2022 11:33PM
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rogga
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“sir, if you fall over again we’re going to have to ask you to exit the beer garden”
Sep 21 2022 3:11AM
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KilaTsunami
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sullivanobwhen i was learning front flips last year i heard some stuff that made me feel like i was good at skiing or something


Haha that front flip gets em every time
Sep 21 2022 5:49AM
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bootspace
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"did you just pull that pb&j out of your pocket?"
Sep 21 2022 1:28PM
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gbalkman
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I made it to the end of a 6-kink rail at the canyons when Chug was filming, and he gave me props. Another time I smashed my face on something in the park and Andy Parry checked on me and found ski patrol. Those two stand out.
Sep 21 2022 1:32PM
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MaimHelp
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When one if the big dogs at whatever hill your at hypes you up. Has happened to me a few times
Sep 21 2022 1:42PM
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GayWolf420
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Oh this one guy at deer valley when I worked there who explained the concept of tax shelters and how rich people mostly write off these huge properties as investments and rake-in tons of money tax free annually.
Sep 21 2022 2:27PM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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Wait until you hear about charities and philanthropists..
DeebieSkeebiesOh this one guy at deer valley when I worked there who explained the concept of tax shelters and how rich people mostly write off these huge properties as investments and rake-in tons of money tax free annually.
Sep 21 2022 2:30PM
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GayWolf420
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BradFiAusNzCoCaWait until you hear about charities and philanthropists..

I don't want to unfortunately. It makes my weewee soft.
Sep 21 2022 2:32PM
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TreyDudski
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there were once these two guys in the lift line behind me trying to decide what brand of skis i had on (they were my k2 catamarans that are like super obvioulsy k2) and homeboy was like, "you sure those arent armadas, i couldve swore my (brother or whoever) just bought some armadas and they looked like that." So after a minute or so of listening, I turned around and told 'em they were K2s and they wouldnt believe me, they even argued with me about it, it was so wack. I was so confused and its quite a classic story in my group now haha
Sep 21 2022 3:37PM
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bennwithtwons
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TreyDudskithere were once these two guys in the lift line behind me trying to decide what brand of skis i had on (they were my k2 catamarans that are like super obvioulsy k2) and homeboy was like, "you sure those arent armadas, i couldve swore my (brother or whoever) just bought some armadas and they looked like that." So after a minute or so of listening, I turned around and told 'em they were K2s and they wouldnt believe me, they even argued with me about it, it was so wack. I was so confused and its quite a classic story in my group now haha


nah bro.. you just don't know what you're skiin on! get with it
Sep 21 2022 3:43PM
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gvski13
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Cant think of anything anyone said to me but ahall got a clip of my shitty three on closing day and put it in his season edit so that was really cool even though I looked like a jerry https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1050875/Screen-Recording-20220921-143233-Instagram-2-mp4
Sep 21 2022 4:36PM
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CharlzHub
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Not sure if this really counts but I love when you’re standing at the top of the jumps and someone heckles you from the chairlift saying “do a flip!”, obviously thinking you’re a poser and can’t actually do any tricks. So you drop in and actually do a flip and get a “whoooaaaa!!!!! That was sick!” in return. Always a great feeling
Sep 21 2022 4:50PM
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bennwithtwons
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Haha yes good call. I was in the habit of doing switch backies for a while, so when someone says ‘do a backflip’ and then you drop one switch.. that’s that good feeling right there
CharlzHubNot sure if this really counts but I love when you’re standing at the top of the jumps and someone heckles you from the chairlift saying “do a flip!”, obviously thinking you’re a poser and can’t actually do any tricks. So you drop in and actually do a flip and get a “whoooaaaa!!!!! That was sick!” in return. Always a great feeling
Sep 21 2022 5:12PM
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weastcoat
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gvski13Cant think of anything anyone said to me but ahall got a clip of my shitty three on closing day and put it in his season edit so that was really cool even though I looked like a jerry https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1050875/Screen-Recording-20220921-143233-Instagram-2-mp4


I like this one
Sep 21 2022 6:34PM
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freestyler540
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I like the way you think -Vern Byberg after I pointed out a gnarlier line line than he envisioned.

Just the wholesoomes ouzzes in the tone he does it like a catchphrase
Sep 21 2022 7:05PM
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sullivano*b
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1050886/trim-3FC1691D-2305-40F6-80E2-A864AF21BD02-MOV
idk how i forgot this but, on the day last year i finally got some backflips all the way around, some lady was being a bitch about me hiking up to hit this jump and then her squad of 12 people made some noise when i flipped. pretty cool.

edit: for some reason i chopped off the end of the clip but you cant hear them either way

**This post was edited on Sep 21st 2022 at 8:35:30pm
Sep 21 2022 8:32PM
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BigmoneyMatt
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if you were 14 lacing f2 and b2 I wouldn't have been so hard thinking that u can't make it. I landed my first 540 at 20.
Sep 21 2022 8:38PM
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Braqstar
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Me being embarrassed of constantly wrecking in the park and a high school kid saying, “who cares? You don’t see anyone else your age (45) here trying”
Sep 21 2022 10:20PM
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gvski13
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Thank you op
weatcoastI like this one
Sep 22 2022 1:49AM
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Tucko
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sullivanobwhen i was learning front flips last year i heard some stuff that made me feel like i was good at skiing or something

when I was learning front flips last year, the only thing i can remember is the sheer agony my shins were in
Sep 22 2022 10:57AM
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BagOTricks
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"Your video about ____ helped me learn how to ____!"



It doesn't get much more gratifying for me than that. Any of the negatives that come with making videos get forgotten when I hear that something I made actually helped someone else.
Sep 22 2022 11:34AM
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hoodratz47
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I teach skiing part time. Yeah I know pisa is kinda of lame.

And I've taught hundreds of kids and adults

But recently at a pot shop this kid behind the counter said. "hey. You taught me to ski". You made it so fun"

And that shit nearly brought me to tears.
Sep 22 2022 12:56PM
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Funnel
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“Let’s go to the parking lot right now. I’ll fight all of you little punks!”
Sep 22 2022 1:01PM
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kflobutler
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weatcoastI remember being 14 and hiking this tube with an older dude, probably more than twice my age, and he told me I could “get somewhere with skiing”, we were both trying blind and front 2s and I was nailing a couple of them. I always knew it obviously couldn’t happen but it’s something that’s always resonated with me and honestly one of the nicest things someone’s ever said to me. I think about it often and I always think about that homie when I learn something new.


lets year your wholesome and nice things people have said to you on the hill over the years that’s marinated in yo brain.


"Lemme Smack The Chromat" - Handheld Salad
Sep 22 2022 2:05PM
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weastcoat
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kflobutler"Lemme Smack The Chromat" - Handheld Salad


A profounding and life changing statement
Sep 22 2022 2:12PM
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Schoess
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In about 2008-2009 I was working on 2 on's on a tiny poop tube at a small Minnesota resort one random night after skiing open until almost close at the time. The park crew there and head of park crew were super cliquey and not super approachable. Me not being shy and having exchanged a few words with this head of park crew dude saw him in the park. So I asked him for a few pointers and he literally told me to give up.

That was a defining moment for me and I swore to myself I would always be kind and try to be helpful to others when I got older. At the time I was 100% invested in skiing but didn't know anyone and was just looking for people to ski with. I still to this day cant believe the chip on the shoulders of those dudes. I still hold some resentment for the way they treated people and were so two-faced about many things over the years. I'll never forget that but I'm thankful for it because it helped motivate and lead me in a better direction where I think we've done a lot more good in skiing because of it.
Sep 22 2022 2:24PM
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Lemmshady
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Sitting on Wildcat at Alta, I was just this 20 year old kid washing dishes at the Pdog, and this 55 year old guy started chatting me up. He asked what I was doing, I told him. He said he was staying in the lodge for his week a year with his ski buddies. He said he would trade everything he has in this life to be in my position. His company, his wife, his family, all the money, everything. It just validated that I had something figured out, and all my old peers who said I was making a shit decision in life by dropping out of college and learning to ski, could fuck right off. 8 years later here we are. Good vibes and pow skiing is all I need.
Sep 24 2022 2:46AM
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maaattt
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"banana pants for real"
Sep 24 2022 4:37AM
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NazilFluids
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A few years ago my lil bro layed down underneath a drop off and threw up his board like a jump right underneath the main lift. Everyone was yelling at me as I was heading towards it and right before I hit it some dude yelled “don’t be silly send it” and I threw a front flip and the whole
lift was hollering. That feeling still resonates with me
Sep 26 2022 9:08AM
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Rparr
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NazilFluidsA few years ago my lil bro layed down underneath a drop off and threw up his board like a jump right underneath the main lift. Everyone was yelling at me as I was heading towards it and right before I hit it some dude yelled “don’t be silly send it” and I threw a front flip and the whole
lift was hollering. That feeling still resonates with me


Damn I misread your username and thought it said NaziFluids for a second. Welcome to NS
Sep 26 2022 9:40AM
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Gourd
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I was learning swap 2 combos and a kid yelled from the lift asking if I was pro. that was pretty chill
Sep 28 2022 3:00PM
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WoFlowz
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chip (nogoggs) told me my 2 on was dope and then i preceded to catch an edge on my next 2 on right infront of him. I got flipped over the end of the rail and landed on my ski. It’s all G tho cause he is the realest homie and helped me up, grabbed my other ski, lapped with me the rest of the night. He also gave me some tips to make my lip ons better along with my swaps. Also told me my carve wobble 3 japan was heat. Definitely feels good coming from not just a homie but insanely talented and stylish skier.
Sep 28 2022 9:55PM
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armchair_skier
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WoFlowzchip (nogoggs) told me my 2 on was dope and then i preceded to catch an edge on my next 2 on right infront of him. I got flipped over the end of the rail and landed on my ski. It’s all G tho cause he is the realest homie and helped me up, grabbed my other ski, lapped with me the rest of the night. He also gave me some tips to make my lip ons better along with my swaps. Also told me my carve wobble 3 japan was heat. Definitely feels good coming from not just a homie but insanely talented and stylish skier.


mr nogoggs has the best style out of NY rn god bless that gentleman
Sep 28 2022 11:09PM
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Lenny-
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CrunnchyPissFart"what the fuck dude why are you eating a red pepper"

and

"holy shit bro those are the fattest/widest skis I've ever seen"

**This post was edited on Sep 20th 2022 at 1:01:27pm

How wide?
Sep 29 2022 1:15AM
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jprene8
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I remember it being my second day ever skiing and this guy that’s a few years older than me riding Vishnu’s was teaching me how to slide a low rail. I think I got it in like 4 or 5 try’s. He asked me how long I’d been skiing and was super stoked and supportive, and we rode the rest of that night. Still message him sometimes on insta.
Oct 2 2022 4:21PM
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weastcoat
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WoFlowzchip (nogoggs) told me my 2 on was dope and then i preceded to catch an edge on my next 2 on right infront of him. I got flipped over the end of the rail and landed on my ski. It’s all G tho cause he is the realest homie and helped me up, grabbed my other ski, lapped with me the rest of the night. He also gave me some tips to make my lip ons better along with my swaps. Also told me my carve wobble 3 japan was heat. Definitely feels good coming from not just a homie but insanely talented and stylish skier.


Got to chat with him a little when I was up there for closing weekend and he was undoubtedly one of the most down to earth people I’ve ever met. Insanely nice dude.
Oct 2 2022 5:01PM
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WoFlowz
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weatcoastGot to chat with him a little when I was up there for closing weekend and he was undoubtedly one of the most down to earth people I’ve ever met. Insanely nice dude.


extremely humble and down to earth. all around great guy
Oct 2 2022 5:06PM
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X_MEMESWERVE_XX
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LenntHow wide?


121
Oct 3 2022 10:56AM
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Logi
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reece rule said hi to me once, idk
Oct 3 2022 5:12PM
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weastcoat
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CrunnchyPissFart121


Sigma move
Oct 3 2022 5:15PM
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X_MEMESWERVE_XX
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weatcoastSigma move


What really proves my sigma quality is I live in the midwICED and rock those fuckers almost daily
Oct 3 2022 5:36PM
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weastcoat
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CrunnchyPissFartWhat really proves my sigma quality is I live in the midwICED and rock those fuckers almost daily


Even better. Surfaces ?
Oct 3 2022 6:48PM
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Rich_D
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BagOTricks"Your video about ____ helped me learn how to ____!"



It doesn't get much more gratifying for me than that. Any of the negatives that come with making videos get forgotten when I hear that something I made actually helped someone else.


Used one of your how to hit a rail vids a few years back when teaching my daughter how to hit rails last year. Thanks, much appreciated
Oct 4 2022 6:06AM
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X_MEMESWERVE_XX
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weatcoastEven better. Surfaces ?


hell yea brother, got the balances on clearance
Oct 4 2022 12:55PM
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The.Fish
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Whenever i hike a trick for a while and finally get it and the snowboarders all react too. My first kfed on a rail got me some hi fives in the lift line from a bunch of random people I've never met haha.
Oct 4 2022 1:45PM
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Pablo_Sanchez
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"dude i ride here like everyday I can cut the lift line"

most riders at bush are chill but some really fuck up the vibe

**This post was edited on Oct 4th 2022 at 8:53:03pm
Oct 4 2022 8:52PM
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GrapeHunter
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when i violently projective vomited an entire large bottle of red gatorade at the bottom of the lift and some kid ski walked past me and said "damn are you alright bro?"

i was not alright but i appreciated his concern
Oct 4 2022 10:12PM
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Pablo_Sanchez
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GrapeHunterwhen i violently projective vomited an entire large bottle of red gatorade at the bottom of the lift and some kid ski walked past me and said "damn are you alright bro?"

i was not alright but i appreciated his concern


lmao
Oct 4 2022 10:23PM
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extravert
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Bad: Long time ago learning to ski switch under the lift. I'm going slowly and hear a sarcastic "wow soooo cool."

Good: "You look like you're from Colorado or something" after telling people I mainly skied on a tiny mountain in PA.

Great: "follow me" from a kid I met on the lift during an epic 20" pow day in Jackson. Led me to some great stashes for a couple runs.
Oct 5 2022 5:30AM
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