"Also snowboarding still has us beat on the popularity level. I wonder if that can ever change. I know it doesn't matter to most legit kids who just do what they think is fun, but it would be cool if we overtook snowboarding in terms of popularity some day. thoughts comments?"
I have a shop all summer at Mt. Hood. Mt. Hood is a searious indicator of all things snow. Now, yes it's true more people not involved in the sport know who Sean White is and have no idea who T-Hall is, but look at Windells numbers.... More skiers than boarders for the first time ever. I pretty much am in to whatever you do is cool by me, but by far, the new "it" is def on two boards. HCSC didn't seem as busy as it was the year before from my perspective. I think Slopestyle and pipe should be in the olympics, no doubt, but X-Games will have to do for now. Give it time, the people who make up the olympic comittee just found out there is something other than boards in the park. Everything takes time.
I believe with all my heart that within two years the parks and pipes will be 80% skiers.
