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weastcoatYou’re gonna pick “big name“ midwest skiers and you pick these two clowns… come on dawg.
SlowbroYou could have said Wallisch (not sure if Pittsburgh is really midwest but he's from a small ass hill) and Chris Laker instead
And I don't really agree if we're only talking park skiers. Midwest park setups are good these days and rope tows mean they can spin twice as many laps as a kid out west can in a day.
**This post was edited on Jan 19th 2024 at 1:17:40am
SlowbroYou could have said Wallisch (not sure if Pittsburgh is really midwest but he's from a small ass hill) and Chris Laker instead
And I don't really agree if we're only talking park skiers. Midwest park setups are good these days and rope tows mean they can spin twice as many laps as a kid out west can in a day.
**This post was edited on Jan 19th 2024 at 1:17:40am
weastcoatYou’re gonna pick “big name“ midwest skiers and you pick these two clowns… come on dawg.
jimbobsI'd say Wallisch definitely counts just because 7S and Wisp are waayy more similar to midwest resorts than northeast resorts (ie mid). Also you gotta consider that those rope tow hills have super short seasons and icy as fuck + blown out conditions all the time (ever seen a 7S box landing at 5pm on a saturday? it's actually a human rights violation), and a lot of places hardly ever run their ropes.
SlowbroI have seen those kind of conditions cause I ski at COP which along with Rabbit are basically Midwest hills out west. Both produce tons of good skiers too. Our season is nov to end of April though
skiP.E.I.Yes the snow conditions are similar but COP and Rab Lab both have way better parks than most places. Rabbit is on par with the few best parks in the midwest and Winsport has the best setup for progression I've ever seen. There's every feature you need to do anything, from learning your first rail slide to competing at the highest level, including pipe which is almost nonexistent these days.
Many of those skiers at COP Rabbit have the added advantage of being close to Marmot and the Banff resorts too, whereas in the midwest a lot of those kids don't see a mountain unless they decide to move to the mountains after high school.
jimbobsI'd say Wallisch definitely counts just because 7S and Wisp are waayy more similar to midwest resorts than northeast resorts (ie mid). Also you gotta consider that those rope tow hills have super short seasons and icy as fuck + blown out conditions all the time (ever seen a 7S box landing at 5pm on a saturday? it's actually a human rights violation), and a lot of places hardly ever run their ropes.
