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Snowboard_Girl
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First off, I have never ever skied in my life. I'm a snowboarder. I know very little about skiing. I had a run in with some middle school losers on skis last week. They were being rude and all, but not cause they ski, cause they're middle schoolers. Anyway, that's as close as I've gotten to skiing. I don't know anyone who skis.
I'm on here because I want to do an article for my small time snowboarding mag about the skiing culture. Like what's cool in skiing, what tricks are hot now, what some good vids are, etc. And I wanna get an interview in with some skiiers. Like what they (you) think of us (me) and what skiiers think about what snowboarders think about skiiers. So if there is anyone on here who is sponsored or just really into skiing and wouldn't mind answering some questions let me know. Also post here what's hot in snowboarding now, some top brands in skiing and your views on snowboarding. Thanks a lot!
Feb 24 2007 10:05PM
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skierbabe420
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I understand what you're looking for, and its hard to get a straight answer out of anyone on here. Well, lets see no poles is not really a non conformity thing at all i dont think. Andy Mahre, Pep Fujas, and Eric Pollard all have a tendency towards no poles because they view poles more as a tool. Like if they're hikin the backcountry they'll use them because its crucial in order to save energy when you're hiking.  Um, and I would just like to point out that Burton took a full page ad in Freeskier a few years back that was hating on skiers. I think essentially its just immaturity, like i can do bigger better stuff than you. I personally think snowboarding is sick. Its super stylie and i think its fun to watch. THAT was an amazing movie. On that note most snowboard movies are really creative and put together better than alot of ski movies are. As far as ski movies go, I'd say Long Story Short was SICK this year, a film by Level 1 Productions. Poor Boyz Productions has also put out some great films- War was one of them. Alot of people are into Oakley outerwear, Helly Hansen, J. Lindenberg (spelling??) is a designer line. Yeah, so thats all i can really think of right now, but i have no problem with snowboarders, as long as they dont run into me. and i'm not even kidding, it has happened before, it sucks. We're all people of the snow, much love and respect. ya know?
Feb 25 2007 12:37AM
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SwitchMahFuckah
Posts: 783 - Karma: 15
^^Yeah what she said
Feb 25 2007 12:41AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 149
All my opinion, and many others will disagree, but thats what you wanted. Any ski magazine will tell you what i am though

Top Ski Companies
Armada
Volkl
Surface
Salomon
K2
Scott
LINE

Top Outerwear companies
Orage
Aeryx
Helly Hansen
Obermeyer
Oakley
Burton, Anon, RED, Analog

Hot Tricks
Double corks
Switch pipe riding
Zeros
Shiftys
Non-hucked spins

Biggest Pros
Men
Tanner Hall
Simon Dumont
Candide Thovex
Andreas Hatviet
Jacob Wester
Cammy Carlson
Corey Vanular
Seth Morrison
Eric Pollard

Women

Sarah Burke
Jen Hudak
Grete Elliasen
Kristi Leskinen
Kaya Turski
Ash Battersby
Michelle Parker
Marie Martinod

Random stuff about the culture
UNfortuantely there are too many out there trying to be thugs. Too many people hate on what others wear. Its better than it was 5 years ago, but one day skiers and snowboarders will have ONE ambition/movement and be able to ride together with no dramas, at the moment it is still very separated between the 2.
Feb 25 2007 12:50AM
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unchyll
Posts: 4554 - Karma: 96
gettin really high and going skiing is pretty hot now
Feb 25 2007 1:15AM
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hollygrove
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CLAP CLAP CLAP
Feb 25 2007 1:15AM
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tha_CF
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you'll get like 5 or 6 straight answers, however the majority of the population on here is middle schoolers that will try to turn it into a joke. haha anyways tho, the reviews and sia and other things on here should be of some help to you.

Feb 25 2007 1:16AM
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Billiards.
Posts: 6853 - Karma: 816
pretzels, thats the only word you need.
Feb 25 2007 1:16AM
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hylandrepresent
Posts: 46 - Karma: 11
i just like to say fuck you to all the little kids being little dicks on this website. ahhh, that's much better. I don't get what they're all making such a big deal about. snowboarding and freeskiing are basically the same, so stop bitching at one another.

i truly don't know anything about the skiing biz, I dont read the magazines, I dont know the companies, etc. Every year I buy the cheapest pair of twins, get on my marshall fields gear, and just ride. that's what its about right?
Feb 25 2007 1:27AM
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*DrewT*
Posts: 7768 - Karma: 480
I could answer some questions if you want.

What I've noticed is hot in snowboarding is leg pouches. I don't get it. What are you even keeping in there? Drugs? That's why they have tiny pokets in gloves.
Feb 25 2007 1:56AM
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supportillmitch
Posts: 355 - Karma: 10
hot tricks: truckdriver grabs, cab 5s, switch ups on rails
new vids: ski porn, push
up and coming pros: sammy carlson, simon dumont, tj shiller
style innovator: eric pollard
big mountain legend: seth morrison
top jibber: tanner hall
core companies: armada, line
Feb 25 2007 1:57AM
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Malarky
Posts: 349 - Karma: 11
K whats hot:

Fat Skis
No Poles
Big Spins
Double Grabs
Kangs
Cork-spins

Hot Skiers at the moment:

Pep Fujas
Andy Mahre
Eric Pollard
Simon Dumont
Colby West
Tanner Hall (i guess...)
Seth Morrison (especially for all mountain)
etc.

Where skiing is going:

Steezed out tricks
No racing
Double Flips
Half-Pipe
Bigger Airs(with bigger spins)
More Park, and less all mountain (sad but true)

Skiers Hate Snowboarders Because:

They hate how snowboarders get in the way on flat spots
How snowboarders sit on landings
How some snowboarders are ass holes
(personally all i hate is how they make skinny flat areas into roller coaster bumps)
Some skiers may hate snowboarders just to act thug.

Feb 25 2007 2:03AM
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RoLLLinDeep
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The snowboarders that kill it with unreal style are just pure enjoyment. The snowboarders that sit down on jump landings and in the middle of the trails is the main problem I have with snowboarders. Other than that its all love.
Feb 25 2007 2:12AM
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Flo_Rida_2016
Posts: 2804 - Karma: -5
are you kidding me? you forgot the biggest and best one, SALOMON
Feb 25 2007 2:16AM
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Flo_Rida_2016
Posts: 2804 - Karma: -5
HAHAHAHA
Feb 25 2007 2:17AM
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rocMALONEYphotos
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first off no pole was, is , and NEVER will be hot EVER EVER EVER, unless your evan spong
Feb 25 2007 2:22AM
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Snowboard_Girl
Posts: 20 - Karma: 10
No, I'm just relying on the fact that this guy probably doesn't get out much, or shower very often.
Feb 25 2007 5:23PM
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MEGAZORD
Posts: 4531 - Karma: -7
Seriously, just smoke some weed.
Feb 25 2007 5:38PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
bahah NS is probably the WORST place she could have asked this, noones gonna give her a straight answer. anyway, pm and i can answer some of your questions.
Feb 25 2007 5:40PM
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Snowboard_Girl
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Ok. I came up with some questions and stuff and kinda the outline of the article. Since I live in SC, I can't get to a ski resort anytime soon to take pics of some skiers. So if anyone has any pics of themselves or others that they took that I could use, that'd be great. As of now, I'm not sure when this article will be finished. I'm kinda busy right now with a more pressing article and school stuff. If anyone has any info they think I could use, message me or email me.
Feb 25 2007 5:49PM
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freeski1620
Posts: 5670 - Karma: 1,718
gangster music
double tippers
high din's
old skool triks
tj schiller
octo grab


you can interview me. im not busy at this point in my life.
Feb 25 2007 5:52PM
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skierbabe420
Posts: 3339 - Karma: 21
Oh yea cuz you are soooooo the shit. EVERYONE wants to interview you im sure. psh, dont listen to this guy.


hahah i'm just teasin', i'd say hes a pretty alright guy ; )
Feb 25 2007 5:58PM
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TheWiseCracker
Posts: 129 - Karma: 10
coming from the guy with the bam icon...
Feb 25 2007 8:59PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
bahaha owned by a n00b
Feb 25 2007 9:09PM
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seider
Posts: 958 - Karma: 23
wow i never knew ripping on on random person on the internet could be this much fun
Feb 25 2007 10:51PM
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Snowboard_Girl
Posts: 20 - Karma: 10
actually, I could careless about people ragging on me over some forum. It's not real life and even if it was, I don't have time for jackasses
Feb 26 2007 4:42PM
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snowXrider540
Posts: 1182 - Karma: 12
yeah what that one guy said with the real organized list above me maybe 20 posts?

i think snowboarding would be bad ass in powder though i mean you could probably just float soooo nice but that wasnt what you were looking for im sorry i was basically no help to your cause...
Feb 26 2007 4:50PM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
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funniest thread hahah
Feb 26 2007 4:53PM
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DaLiNeRiDEr21
Posts: 3687 - Karma: 39
HAHAHAHAH
Feb 26 2007 4:56PM
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Snowboard_Girl
Posts: 20 - Karma: 10
Powder on snowboards is cool. I heard it's even better with a board made specifically for powder, but I've never tried one.
Feb 26 2007 10:21PM
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MadSteezin
Posts: 4572 - Karma: 936
snowboarding - burton, dakine, volcom, RED
skiing - oakley outerwear and goggles, salomon skis and boots, giro helmets, joystick poles

skiing tricks - any double flip and huge spins
Feb 26 2007 10:29PM
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Snowboard_Girl
Posts: 20 - Karma: 10
I could go on and on and on with snowboard companies
Feb 27 2007 4:41PM
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dan4060
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In skiing one of there are several big mountain trends currently going on. In the mid and late 90's we got fat skis. An old skinny ski might measure 60 under foot, while the first generations of commercial fat skis, volkl explosive, K2 AK launcher, Rossi cut 11.5, measured 85-95. In the 98-00 period, people who lived in the mountains discovered they could ski these everyday. Twin-tips also started to appear. Skis are much fatter now, with 95 under foot considered normal for an everyday big mountain ski in Utah or Tahoe or somewhere like that. True powder skis are now measuring 110 under foot or more. Many people ski Gotamas, which are 105 under foot everyday. The point of this is that skis are now almost double the width that they used to be.

The next trend in big mountain skis is tampering with rocker and sidecut. Some pure powder skis are wider underfoot than they are at the tip and the tail. This is a great pure powder design. Others have rocker, which means that the tips and the tails are curved up more than they otherwise would be. This prevents tip dive, and allows skiers more forward pressure when skiing powder, without worrying about diving tips. I read a comment from Seth Morrison, one of the best skiers ever, where he mentioned that rocker was the part of ski design he was most into right now.

Don't take any of the rudeness on here personally, it's just people being obnoxious.

One of the trends in companies is small and specialized. Companies like 4frnt, Armada, Capitol, and many others make only twin tips and don't go after the middle aged carving ski market.
Feb 27 2007 5:15PM
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Snowboard_Girl
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Yeah, small companies is a big trend right now in snowboarding. Dinosaurs Will Die and Forecast are some cool ones.
Feb 28 2007 4:51PM
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ski@work
Posts: 419 - Karma: 6
I've gotta admit, you're one cool chicka for a young'un...

I don't really have any ski info to add, you'll find most of it if you look around on NS, but keep on workin' it.

props to you little sista.





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Feb 28 2007 5:01PM
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KillerMonkey
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If you look under the media section there is a pics section. Click the top rated and you will find some nice stuff in there.
Feb 28 2007 5:29PM
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