Has the slash gone too far? Personally, I think they make me feel like fucking john john florence out there on the slopes and who doesn't love a little whip to the face from thrown up snow or even the illusive windshield goggle wipe.
BUT
Ski companies, ski resorts, and average skiers like me have beat the slash to a fucking pulp.
The trend towards flexier skis has lead ski companies (Faction, Line, Armada) to feature slash, after slash, after slash in their videos. At first, it was amusing, but when slashes are getting thrown in after every trick or every pow follow it gets OLD.
It's almost like they told the athletes to hop around like little energizer bunnies, no no no don't just do the trick ya gotta be WORKING that snow baby!
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1054246/ALTA---The-Faction-Collective---4koffenders throughout the edit but 1:47 is a good example.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1055203/SAMMY-CARLSON----YUP
I like sammy's slashes but come onnnnn son, it's too much. We get it, the whitewalker is PLAYFUL.
Example resorts absolutely milking slash content. ZOMG the skiing is so good look at our local pro in a fucking trench!
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKo9I6esN4_/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca-FcvArn0g/?hl=en
(nothing against any of the riders featured above, just needed some examples)
The slash used to be something that was pulled out for SPECIAL occasions. Deep snow, pillows, interesting terrain features.
5:07
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/873198/Watch-this-right-now---IdeaThe most messed up part is it's not just the ski industry. Everyone and their mom are trying to slash for the camera now, the driving factor being clout. ZOMG the snow was so good!!! Shoulda been there today fuckerr! LOOK at that snow I just threw up, wow, so deep, very euphoric, much ecstasy.
I for one have reconsidered my usage of the slash. Like I said in the introduction I love slashing and am for sure guilty of trying to make conditions look UNREAL for the camera. It's also a little half-trick that you can really do in any type of snow, a sort-of hockey stop. BUT I think it's disgusting how the slash is being used now to promote skis/resorts/social status.
What do the PEOPLE think about this.... is there such a thing as tasteful slashing? What about the hopping sideways pow turn? Is this just a massive trend that will fade away? Do you even care, bro?
