So I was sitting down the other day reading the new January issue of TransWorld Snowboarding and came across an article called "Butt-Hurt Skiers" in the letters to the editors section of the mag. Here is what the letter said.
"Now, I'm all for supporting' core companies that are proud to have been around since snowboarding's birth and are trying to push the limits of the sport, but some companies take it too far. Companies like Burton have been known to help add friction between skiers and snowboarders, and a recent interview with Danny Kass that was posted on the TransWorld SNOWboarding Web site has generated a large backlash from the freeskiing community. Kass was hating on skiers encroaching on the territory of snowboarders, namely the halfpipe. Although the whole freeskiing movement has been greatly influenced by snowboarding, it would be hard for snowboarding to advance farther than kids standing on sleds if it hadn't been for the popularity of skiing. There is no need for any sort of fight to still be taking place on the mountains, and big-name pros like Danny Kass shouldn't be adding fuel to the fire."
Now comes the editors response to the letter. Enjoy.
"The freeskiing movement--is that like a bowel movement? Phhhh, we never would have known how hypersensitive "freeskiers" are if it hadn't been for good ol' Kass. Man, you guys really got thrown for a loop-heatin' up the twsnow.com message boards, throwin' around boycotts, swappin' photoshopped pics back and forth like kindergarteners... chill the fuck out. BTW, what's with those stubby kid poles? Don't want to talk about it, do you?"
WOW. I believe NS has some work to do on twsnow. Lets talk about those "stubby kid poles."
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