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Generations of professional skiers

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DynaMeg
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After coming across a few pictures of Glen Plake in the People section of the photo galleries, I got to thinking how it is pretty cool how our sport really has at least three different generations of 'professional skiers'. We have people such as Scot Schmidt and Glen Plake who really are our godfathers of the sport, and then people such as Micah Black, Kent Kreitler, Mike Douglas who can be viewed as the veterans. And then there are the rookies like Tanner, Sage, Pep, etc. who have just been catapolted to the scene.

For me, I grew up with Degenerates, 13, Uprising - so JP, JF, Micah, Kent, Mike, etc are my icons. What is your generation? Who is your icon? Who's skiing have you admired the most? Do we have any here that grew up with Glen Plake, Schmidt, etc?

It is great to see new talent come on the scene, it'll be exciting to see who is next...


Apr 21 2004 11:18AM
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Anathema
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well, a final involving tj and spong basically proves the fact that the 4th generation is here.



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Jan 22 2005 10:06PM
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strode
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somebody linked this thread in the donators forum, and i thought i'd bring it back, for the sole reason that THE dynameg quoted yours truly. that's right bitches.

and because it's a good thread and junk



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Jun 17 2005 3:40AM
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papasteeze
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Thanks for reviving this thread - find some more worthy of bringing back to the top!

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Jun 17 2005 7:51AM
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Mikael420
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i was raised on mckonkey, morrison, kreitler and shane anderson... then came the new canadian airforce, then came tanner and jon and pollard, then there was like 2 or 3 years of not many new people, jamie pierre kind of started blowing up, then bibby and tj showed up... and now i cant even keep track of everyone... but i think its safe to say that zach d/puskas/grant are the freshest of generations



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Jun 17 2005 9:30AM
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midwest_rep
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Good thread, I'm an older one as well so I grew up looking up to Warren Miller and Plake and Schmidt and those guys. But State of Mind really opened my eyes, and to a greater extent Degenerates, 13, Parental Advisory (Poor Toben), and the SuperShow. So I guess I still relate with the "veterans", people like Vinny, MD, JP, JF, Szocs, Candide, and Julien Ragnier. Vincent Dorion throws switch 7's in Degenerates in 98! Progression. Candide does the most beautiful trick in any ski movie, a flatspin 7 over a wierd hip type thing in 13. I still think JP and JF have an amazing style that cannot be replicated. I'm all for the new guys, but I really have a lot of respect for the veterans of our sport

Jun 17 2005 10:46AM
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AmbushClothing
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My dad has been skiing his whole life so he had all the old movies. He used to work out alot in my basement to blizzard of oz and p-tex lies and duct tape and i was like "shit thats awsoeme" Glen plake was deff my favorite.

I really feel there is a 4th coming up and even a 5 with peeps like the dadali bros, witt, and the groms like duncan adams and people like that. its super exciting to see this shit go down.

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Jun 17 2005 10:52AM
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waynewong
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I am definetly a product of Plake and Co. I grew up watching stump videos of him and schimt killing it...the first time I got to ski with Plake was awsome...the dude has such an incredible attitude towards our sport...I even got to do some cheesy RSN show with him...skiing around doing worm turns and outriggers while skiing 2-feet of siera cemment....that dam show never stopped playing for two years...

Jun 17 2005 11:30AM
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JsNeagle
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Pollard had influenced my skiing the most out of any professional skier... i feel like he's taken his progression in a unique direction...

Jun 17 2005 12:07PM
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wiener
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MMMMMMEEEEEEEEEGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
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Jun 17 2005 1:22PM
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G-UNIT_BLADEZ
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^ya whatevs, who teh fuk cars mang

Jun 17 2005 1:24PM
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keasbynights
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Well my first skiing heroes were guys like C.R., Rex Thomas, Steele Spence, and Candide. But then I started to like C.R. more for his backcountry achievments, and that brought me to Pollard, and Seth, and Pep. Nowadays I just like anybody that I see is trying to be creative and has has a unique style.

Jun 17 2005 8:36PM
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keasbynights
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agreed

Jun 17 2005 9:59PM
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mcrew218
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The first time I heard of freestyle skiing... a couple years ago when i turned on the x games to watch snowboarding. I turned it on late though and i was pissed. i tuned in as tanner hall was starting his slopestyle run. maybe that was even last year... I was saving up for a snowboard at the time too =D

Jun 17 2005 10:41PM
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