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What do your parents/friends not understand about skiing?

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84891jnf92048
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I have heard some funny, false things about skiing, example: my dad says that rails are not skiing, its just sliding on metal, and trashing your equipment. boxes, though, are ok.
Apr 18 2010 9:38AM
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minihef
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This.

One of the most eloquent posts i've ever read on Newschoolers (not that the bar is set particularly high). I couldn't summarise my feelings any better if I tried.

Apr 19 2010 9:21PM
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oreopancake.
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My mom doesn't understand what a park is. She thinks it's pretty much a moguls course. I just let her believe that because it's easier than explaining...
Apr 19 2010 9:28PM
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Sir.Steezealot
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When I told my mom that I did my first backflip she looked at me in disbelief and asked me how that was possible. I said what do you mean? She said that makes no sense your momentum would be wrong. I walked away
Apr 19 2010 9:31PM
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JahJahBinks
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lol Everytime I wear it too
Apr 19 2010 9:35PM
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SirClancelot
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Dude i have the exacttttt same problem. I get called a loser allllll the time for being on Level 1 still when I a Level 1 shirt.
Apr 19 2010 9:36PM
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SkiFreshPow
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They say tall tees are ugly and that no one thinks that they're stylish. 
Apr 19 2010 10:05PM
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414.
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there are probly 4 kids at my school who know about freestyle skiing, and my parents have no clue what i do, they just know i ski. i liked to see anyone who plays football, basketball, baseball and all those sports who think its so hard, try and ski and do the shit we do.
Apr 19 2010 10:11PM
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gigi.d
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Dude this happens to me, except i do have some non skiing friends but i can't ever go to parties and stuff on the weekends because i am always skiing or driving up to the mountians. Which isn't really bad because i am skiing and they aren't. A lot of my friends freak out when i am going to miss a party to ski they say it is "a waste of time".
Apr 19 2010 10:15PM
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jasontheredhead
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parents- how much skiing means to me and that I want to do it for my whole life

friends- that backflips are not that cool

Apr 19 2010 10:23PM
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.jesus.
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yeah my dad and sister give me shit for skiing with no poles and my pants around my ankles.

then i destroyed some nice powder wit no poles and my pants around my ankles and waited for them at the bottom.


Apr 19 2010 10:29PM
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SkiFreshPow
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That an XL Jiberish is way too baggy
Apr 19 2010 11:10PM
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BenWhit
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one time, i slapped a hoe in the face because she told me my tall tee was gay.
Apr 19 2010 11:23PM
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Walkawalka
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my friends mom thought that half pipes were only for snowboarders and believes that the only type of freestyle skiing is ariels and moguls. I was appalled.
Apr 20 2010 12:29AM
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rudager
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My girlfriend doesn't understand I like skiing more than her
Apr 20 2010 12:30AM
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Inb4_P.Dog
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Friend tells me it's gay how skiers build "jumps to how on rails".
Mom doesn't believe in park skiing.
Apr 20 2010 12:33AM
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p-fo
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this. exactly. mainly people not even coming close to understanding it.
people dont understandthat its a lifestyle. its a whole different deal. different humor, style. mainly just overall different rules. everything is different. god i hate being the only skier at my school who is truly into it.
quoted post should /thread
it is the core issue
Apr 20 2010 12:43AM
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OnePlank
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i get shit for the tall t's and the afterbang stylin.
Apr 20 2010 12:44AM
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SweatyBallShack
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My aunt doesent get why I have to get new skis every season and why I wear hoodies alot when I ski.
Apr 20 2010 1:13AM
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TheNamesHolland
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100%

i really want to make a college choice independent of skiing...but i cant.

my parents want me to go to a state school(i live in NY) but i just cant do that. Im determined to go out west. And what do i want to be?? im not sure yet...but i know id be happy in the ski industry. Maybe ill work in a local shop, maybe a start up company? maybe ill design skis for a large company?? maybe ill make the right friends and a job will fall into my lap. If it doesnt work out then so be it. Im going to get a job(whatever i end up studying in college) and use that money to ski WHENEVER possible!

Apr 20 2010 9:09AM
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poopsock
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he knows about playing a real sport, retard.
Apr 20 2010 10:05AM
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HamFaceGirl
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everytime I hurt myself skiing, I always get shit about it from my parents saying "Oh you should go back to regular skiing " and all that
Apr 20 2010 10:22AM
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inactive
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on a second to second basis, i like my girl more

 good skiing over secks

Apr 20 2010 2:42PM
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SweatyBallShack
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same
Apr 20 2010 4:01PM
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Thrash
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thats fucking retarded.
Apr 20 2010 6:02PM
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84891jnf92048
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this.
Apr 20 2010 6:50PM
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00_Koda
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Hahahah same here bro any ever got hey I'm on level 54 prestige you suck man or so ething that then turns into MW2 yeah it's a lol fo sho
Apr 20 2010 10:34PM
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SweatyBallShack
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Hey man MW2 is some serious shit. I'm about to hit my 3rd prestige. I should get a shirt that says "second prestige level 64" in script. haha
Apr 20 2010 10:38PM
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Steeze_Minister
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this
Apr 20 2010 10:42PM
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brockerton-
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every time somebody asks to see a park ski video, the responses usually consist of

"shouldn't their skis be shorter!"
"why are his clothes so big???"
"i thought rails were only for snowboarders..."
Apr 20 2010 11:51PM
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84891jnf92048
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my non-skiing friends think i look retarded if i wear any shirts or sweatshirts that go down below my ass to school.
Apr 22 2010 10:28PM
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rach
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of course they dont get it, there's a lot of things other people love that i don't understand AT ALL. and they dont expect me too. oh wellllz
Apr 23 2010 12:08AM
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Ben.
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my parents definitely dont get the whole park aspect. i believe my dad said, "whats the point, you spend more time in the air than on the ground?"

But other than that they pretty much get it, since they both ski, and love it.
Apr 23 2010 1:38AM
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