Does Anybody still love to Rip Bumps?

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Hey Guys,
Correct me if I'm wrong, but It seems like a lot of the "newschool movement" (which I am not intending to rip on in any way as I'm sure I'm equally a part of it) has kinda been hinting towards bumps being lame, old news ect.., is this true? I noticed in an issue of Freeskier a few months ago in an interview, the interviewer asked the skier (I forget who), "would you ever be caught dead skiing a zipper line through bumps?", and I though "hey, if you can, who WOULDN'T be caught skiing a clean, fast zipper line down a sick bump run?" I guess times are a changin' though, I don't see many kids my ago ( early 20's) focusing on really rippin' bumps and getting real comfortable in tights trees, ect... I dunno maybe I just haven't been skiing with the right people, but it seems like every time I am hitting a gnarly bump line at A-Basin or Breck or Vail most of the guys I see are twice my age. Don't get me wrong I love the park too, buy is there a place in freeskiing for new-school skiers with old school skillz? :)
Interesting in hearing responses,
Peace,
Phil.

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mrmarks

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i heart mo-giles

Oct 15 2006 9:39AM

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DaleT

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i hate bumps they ruin your nees

Oct 15 2006 9:47AM

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TheQuailman

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my home mountain doesnt have any clean bump runs but if you go out west, like every hard run, (not including chutes and other "big mountain" terrain) has bumps on them.

I love skiing bumps but it seems to me that almost every bump run is the same. it gets boring. same thing goes for racing, i love carving and going hell-a-fast down a steep long groomer but its gets boring.

what im trying to say is that first "newschool" skiing progressed into bumps but we realized that its hard to progress any further so we moved into park and b/c, big mountain, etc.

Oct 15 2006 10:03AM

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jamesmccormick

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yea i hate to say it because bumps are a large part of the roots of freestyle but, they look pretty gay, are bad for your knees, and dont particularly help your skiing abilities. that aside they are kind of fun, but i would personally rather ski groomers or park than bumps. which may have a lot to do with the fact that im terrible at skiing bumps haha. that may have been a really biased response so sorry to all the hardcore bump guys.

Oct 15 2006 10:39AM

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Searles2sels

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I'm just curious how you think they don't help your ability? i mean, i'm biased too because i am one of those hardcore bumpers, but i feel that just being around people who are that much better than you can only help you get better. Groomers are great, they're fun to go really really fast on, but anyone can do that. You hop onto a bump run and get your shit handed to you, you're going to learn something.
Granted, if all you want to do is stay in the park all day, true, a bump run doesn't hold too much in store for your abilities. But if you'd like to go ski the steepest stuff you can find, drop cliffs, and be able to take on any face on the hill, bumps are a great training ground.

Oct 15 2006 1:00PM

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philipc

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i hit up bump runs sometimes but it gets you so tired

Oct 15 2006 2:30PM

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jamesmccormick

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word i respect that idk its just that after i ski bumps im really used to like a completely different motion to turn etc and it really doesnt seem to apply to any other terrain

Oct 15 2006 2:36PM

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cork13

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Or when your at the top of this super killer run, mougls, soft, steep....
Then you you kill, and when you pass the guys who are taking a break, you hear them say, "Hold on a second, Watch these guys, they are AMAZING".
True story.

Oct 15 2006 2:55PM

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BmillsSkier

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Sorry,

Gotta disagree with you on this one. As probably the oldest person in this thread and a lifelong bumper I can say without any reservation that bump skiing IS what makes you a better skier on ANY terrain. You learn how to turn quicker than on any other surface, you learn about quick edge to edge control in a constantly changing environment. Its this control you learn in bumps that kinda helps out when you're about to drop a chute or when the nice snow under your foot turns to bulletproof ice. Bumps teach you how to keep your upper body silent and let your legs do all the work. Once again, by having a sound stance, and silent upper body, you wont get in the backseat or flail around like a rag doll on any kind of slope, something I see way too much out of the newschool these days. Bumps aren't for everyone and that's fine, but the fact is there's a reason that not everyone can rip them, you either have the quick feet, and the downhill vision or you dont. Good luck.

Oct 15 2006 2:59PM

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DiamondC

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bumps and trees are amazing, u are only a true good skier when u can eat up all kinds of terrain, which has to include bumps

Oct 15 2006 3:03PM

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pussyfooter.

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I used to do comps alot, I'm done with comps tho, bumps+recovering knee = pain.

Oct 15 2006 3:10PM

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Searles2sels

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Wannabe

exactly.

i'm a bumper. straight up. i don't like racers much, but that's just the dynamic i grew up with. but the same way i don't like racers and racers don't like me, neither of us can deny that bumps and gates are two of the most technically challenging aspects of skiing, and that being good or trying in either discipline makes you better in the other, and therefore on all fronts.

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djty111

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Moguls are dope and will make you a better skier.

Aug 20 2007 10:34PM

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juanborlando

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i love shredding spring bumps

Aug 20 2007 10:39PM

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djty111

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2nd Try

Aug 20 2007 10:42PM

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australianjibber

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moguls are what made me a decent skiier i rekon
i never skied moguls in comps or anything, but i used to love hitting moguls, especially after a light pow dusting

being a good skiier is about being able to ski all disciplines IMO

I donbt want to start more hate on this issue, because ive stirred the pot waaayy too many times on this in the past, but there is a seriosu problem in this sport with kids who cant ski out of the park....as soon as these guys realise that true progression in the park will come from having solid all mountain ability and technique, the sooner the sport will progress

without doubt, in years to come, i rekon the kid who can rip park, but cant take it to the mountain (and especially the pow), will get no coverage. once progression hits this point, vid segements and comp results wont even go close to being achieved by the exclusively park rat

Aug 20 2007 10:42PM

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heFF

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ya man i totally can relate to you...i'm so happy i learned how to ski before i started jibbing, for example i went to pc this year and we woke up with a foot plus and i went out and ripped bumps and it was sooo sick, always remember where skiing comes from and take a run to enjoy it

Aug 20 2007 10:48PM

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Cronin

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i dunno about it dying, it seems on the east at like loon last year more and more bump runs were created, they actually knocked off some decent kickers and such to add a bumb run(under the kanq quad if you remember). that was disappointing but i like a bump run now and then, its just no good when i'm a little bit soarer the rest of the day cause of the run.

Aug 20 2007 11:46PM

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b-ladd

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Ripping bumps as fast as possible, just teetering on the edge of control, just may be some of the most fun I've ever had. Competed in bumps for 3 (4?) years, got shit results, but love it nonetheless. To whoever it was that said bumps are lame on a powder day, you've obviously never skied sick bumps in sick snow. Valentine's day dump this past year I ripped bumps pretty much all day.

Aug 20 2007 11:52PM

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Microcosm

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I love moguls. sometimes at killy they'll spend a few days spraying cruise control and for a few hours some of the most fun bumps of the day form. they're all nice and powdery. even though it's barely a blue it's still fun. plus it's a pretty highly used trail and most of the people using it don't know what a mogul is and it's sick to rip past them down the entire thing. yeeah.. but then they groom it and it turns back into an ice rink. cascade also can have some good ones when it's not groomed. they were so high, and the gondola so low in that area that my sister came close to hitting her head on the gondi. if she didn't ski away it would have bashed her.

Aug 20 2007 11:53PM

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sconniestyle

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YES!

Aug 21 2007 12:20AM

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tjski

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fuck ya

Aug 21 2007 12:47AM

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Piste.Off

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i absolutely love bumps, mostly because i go to th #1 mogul hill in the country. but yea there so much fun

Aug 21 2007 12:50AM

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Download-My-Apps

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I ride the bumps on the way to the park, its like the perfect run.

Aug 21 2007 1:15AM

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TimothyLord

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tom costello does

Aug 21 2007 1:29AM

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InitialG

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I hate them, but I'm a snowboarder convert who hated them on snowboards

they annoy the fuck out of me and I usually avoid them at all costs

Aug 21 2007 1:57AM

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Alex_G

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bumps are fun occasionally but i mean i love just ripping a fat line with steep, large turns with a cliff. it just gives me a rush that bumps can't.

Aug 21 2007 2:13AM

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joe_cool_ski

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No...No i don't...i grew up skiing bumps...and i hated it then!

Aug 21 2007 9:33AM

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stompdat

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yeah. bumps r tough. if you get good at bumps. You become a better rider. true dat.

Aug 21 2007 10:10AM

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unchyll

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I dont like bumps that much,they get tiring for me
that doesnt make me a bad skier because i dont like bumps tho...
dont get me wrong its maddd fun shooting off bumps into a mogul line and seeing how fast you can cut through em, they're just not something i would do all day

Aug 21 2007 10:27AM

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SkierX

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Bumps are a real good time.

I suck at them, and wish i would spend more time getting better because they make you such a better skier overall.

Aug 21 2007 11:12AM

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ColbyV

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bumps are sick

Aug 21 2007 11:28AM

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juanborlando

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huh i think thats weird. i grew up skiing bumps too, and i think i appreciate that and like skiing them more now

Aug 21 2007 1:25PM

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schmies

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I still like it! You really have to move with wider skis, but you can still make do.

Aug 21 2007 4:31PM

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jfoley019

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There is nothing like a sick ass line in the bumps. Also, when I am beat, I will throw down a groomer to rest and relax. I will ski anything I don't give a shit.

Aug 21 2007 6:06PM

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bfnradford

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real skiers can adapt to sudden changes in the surface of the snow, thats what bumps are all about. give 'er some

Aug 21 2007 10:23PM

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Microcosm

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yeah, it helped my technique in tight trees too. you know what suck though, skiing on an overcast day without high intensity lenses on what appears to be a flat groomer and suddenly these moguls pop out of nowhere.

Aug 21 2007 10:29PM

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Ahmets_Brother

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THE MEATHEADS! me and erik olson still love the bumps! nothing beats springteam mogul action, the spirit of the east coast

Aug 21 2007 11:12PM

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Gnarshred

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One time I skied all the bump runs off C-Lift at the Jane in one day... I could barely walk afterwards. Im not great at bumps and thats why i love them. They are a challenge and they build some serious quads!

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