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theabortionator
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So, It's all done. What was good, what was shitty? Curious on peoples takes.

I didn't like some of the judging especially on women's snowboard slope with flailing tricks getting scored higher than style. Also honestly was never a fan of kelly sildaru and thought of her as what I hated now of even snowboarding slope. Throwing shitty pencil steez higher rotations was valued wayyyyyy too high against actual style on lower rotations. When she'd set milestones spinning 9's or whatever they were trash looking in my opinion. Luckily I missed out on all the weird influencer content this X cause that sounded fucking horrible.

What were your gripes with this x or xgames in general?

When I was a kid it was my favorite thing. When winter X came out it was a game changer. I don't have nearly the passion for it now. I'm not sure if it's getting older, the ridiculous tricks and semi alienation of people. Maybe both? I don't care nearly as much about it or feel such a connection.

Do younger people feel that rabid attachment to it? or was that just a different era in a bygone time?
Jan 30 2023 5:58AM
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iced
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realSlimshadyfrNot stylish, just a crowd pleaser tbh


ur moms a crowd pleaser
Feb 9 2023 1:49AM
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Lenny-
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eheathso you're just complaining, you dont actually have an idea or solution to make it better.

We fire gravy and hire Key Glock instead. He loves snow sports and Aspen so he fits the xgames vibe well. Thugger would be a good option as well as he talked extensively about his love for skiing but unfortunately he's incarcerated.
Feb 9 2023 3:33AM
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Lenny-
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SofaKingSickhow much do they push down/downsize the course before opening to public?

Just wanted to come back to this and correct what I said. Unlike last year, this year they completely changed the slope style course. They changed almost every jump and removed a ton of good rails (only one rail section now). It's definitely not worth paying $200 to ski that course. Snowmass has the same size jumps and better rails now and probably for the rest of the season. Copper looks better than the buttermilk setup now if I had to pay for a pass I would ski copper instead. Sorry for the misinformation I thought they were going to be doing the same thing as last year and got excited once I saw the course at xgames but I was wrong.
Feb 25 2023 6:12AM
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SofaKingSick
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LenntJust wanted to come back to this and correct what I said. Unlike last year, this year they completely changed the slope style course. They changed almost every jump and removed a ton of good rails (only one rail section now). It's definitely not worth paying $200 to ski that course. Snowmass has the same size jumps and better rails now and probably for the rest of the season. Copper looks better than the buttermilk setup now if I had to pay for a pass I would ski copper instead. Sorry for the misinformation I thought they were going to be doing the same thing as last year and got excited once I saw the course at xgames but I was wrong.


appreciate the update!
Feb 27 2023 9:14AM
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Rfick_44
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sking one sucked snowboarding was better lolololol
Mar 1 2023 6:02PM
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