Replying to Snobbery in Park Skiing

Before I proceed this is just a discussion post not a hate thread, but I wanted to talk about the observation that snobbery in park skiing seems to be at an all time high and to be frank, it's pretty disappointing.

I grew up skateboarding primarily and in the 15+ years I did it, I probably only met a few people in the sport that were complete douchebags, one of which was an acclaimed friend of simon dumont's (shocker). That said, I always appreciated how chill the (majority) skateboarding community was.

However, as the last 10 years have passed it seems like there is a growing level of snobbery in freestyle skiing (especially from the rise of social media) so for 1. you're probably not as good as you think you are, so when some jerry comes asking for advice step off the high horse and be a decent person and idk maybe help em out or just be open to the fact that someone is interested in the space? 2. most of you would not be nearly as good as you are without mommy and daddy's money, again not hate, but that's just a fact - I am sure there are exceptions but I'd argue those people are outliers. AND #3 nobody really gives a fuck about how many swaps you can do on a rail or how many flips you can do in the air, is it sick as fuck to see someone who is an expert at their craft, yes, does it ruin it when you find out their pretentious assholes, also yes. Point is, chill out a little and instead of being a dick, just educate people who show interest, it's that simple.

Gonna go out on a limb and say most of you don't agree but I mean come on, I cannot be the only one seeing this.

**This thread was edited on Jan 7th 2025 at 6:11:32pm