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Skiier Bashing in Pop Culture

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ski2824
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i'm so fucking tired of seeing commercials or movies that make fun of skiiers. i'm sitting there a few minutes ago and some commerial comes on for snickers and this preppy skiier is skiing and talking about how he skiis in the alps and the stock market or some shit, and then he hits a shed and the snowboarder next to him laughes and says somthing like there's a cruncher!
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May 16 2002 10:48AM
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ski2824
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and then another commercial comes on with snowboarders doing like grabs and shit i dont even know what its for and a skiier hits a tree and they all laugh at him
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May 16 2002 10:49AM
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ski2824
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and every single comercial or TV show has snowboarders 'rippin it up' and usualy some comment about skiiers. it's so cool to be a snowboarder and make fun of skiiers isent it? sorry for the multiple posts, i'm at school
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May 16 2002 10:49AM
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FreshCoast
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So what, you are going to listen to that crap corporate america feeds you. The damn corporations that make those commericals are the last people I would listen to. Think about it, If I was going to snowboard I would do it because I like it, not because its cooler than skiing. Just realize commericals are a bunch of crap to sell crappy products!
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May 16 2002 11:26AM
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zoltyi
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I agree with you that the overwhelming view of skiing is not good but that will keep it from from turning into a fad.

And the people that are influenced by those commercials are the same people that went out and bought Air Jordans becuase it 'Had to Be the Shoes.'


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May 16 2002 11:38AM
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alpentalik
Posts: 7364 - Karma: 110
I think that shit is funny. Its soo easy to make fun of skiers.
May 16 2002 11:53AM
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PocketRocket
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yeah, so they make fun of us on commercials...but then you go to a comp where skiers are against snowboarders...and everyone agrees that the skiers are better...at snowjam in calgary last summer everyone i talked to said that the skiers were boosting higher, doing better tricks, and looked a lot cooler...so just ignore the retards and go ski
May 16 2002 1:15PM
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LifeJacket
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I say we kill them, ya that's it! Kill them.



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May 16 2002 1:26PM
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kevywevy
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yeah but people listen to corprate america. and i bet more that 70% of snowboarders started because thier friends were and because it is so 'cool' they don't even think about skiing because its not nearily publisized as much as snowboarding.


meh..

why don't they put a knife on a spork? doesn't that make sense to you?
May 16 2002 2:04PM
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Pipe_Munky
Posts: 10887 - Karma: 2,165
anyone heard the goldfinger song called skiers must perish?






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May 16 2002 2:28PM
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Jibtech
Posts: 2523 - Karma: 227
So what if skiing turns into a fad? All the better. Then these gay skiing companies might finaly realize that what we are doing is worth pumping large amounts of money into, and they might start listening to the athletes and the core market (i.e. you guys) too. It only makes sence: if you were a fat skiing exec in france, would you be more comcerned about selling 1,000 twin tips a year, or 20,000 rental skis. Right the rentals. So until everyone and their aunts and uncles is skiing on twin tips then it will always take a back seat to recreational and rental skis. And what happens when the 'fad' fades 10 or 20 years down the road? I'll still be skiing, you'll probably still be skiing too. Skate boarding is definatly at fad trendy status, and damn, skate pros are still ripping it up like none other.
May 16 2002 2:34PM
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twoplankerbean
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people just need to realize that nowadays skiing is not about all the gay shit it used to be.....old men, alpine sweaters, tight one peice suits. once this realization comes into view, and they see whats going on in our sport, we will get the props we deserve. time friends, time.
May 21 2002 9:51PM
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NoTeefa
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i think lovetoski84 is right, you really notice it where i live and ski (i live in kirkland and ski at snoqualmie summit)where snowboarders outnumber skiers 3 to 1. my friend used to do both skiing and snowboarding and was afraid to admit to people that he skied cause they would think he wasnt cool. i ended up changing his mind and he got fifth in the huck-fest at alpental this year (i wasnt able to compete cause i was out of town) I ended up getting in a fist fight at school because we were talking about the huckfest when someone chimed in with a 'skiers are gay' remark.



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May 21 2002 10:04PM
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WAripper
Posts: 127 - Karma: 10
u got in a fist fight over this, my goodness, ne ways who cares about gettin props really, u get support from other skiers, and if everyone else doesnt see that its cool then its there loss
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May 21 2002 10:54PM
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kwoodhucka
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in europe, new school skiing has become a fad, at least when i was in france, everyone had 1080s, in fact, I saw more 1080s in the shops than any other ski. of course i didn't see anyone boosting with them, but everyone and their grandmother was skiing twins. one thing that would be beneficial if skiing were to become a fad (barring all the poseurs) is that the athletes would finally get what they deserve to be paid, and there wouldn't be so many people slaving away in companies like igneous (which is now gone....) making very little money for their innovation and hard work.
May 21 2002 10:57PM
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corked180
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personally i hope skiing stays considerd 'gay' to the general public. Look at what happend to skiing in the 80s when it was 'extreem' and shit. The more gay skiing is, the more real the people sking will be. Anywaze i thought that comercial with the rich prick was funny, 'shed, i havent skied shed' lol funny stuff.
May 21 2002 11:01PM
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Phrosty
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corked your a retard, u want people to think skiing is gay? Yor the fucking fag. I check as many little snowboard faggots as I can when ever I go skiing. I talk shit to them, push them over in the lift lines, and stab their boards with my poles.
May 21 2002 11:09PM
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Pipe_Munky
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i don't want skiing to turn into snowboarding! that's it! i guess since skiing is harder than snowboarding so it'll never happen. im pretty sure no one has the learning curve of chris turpin which is a good thing!






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May 21 2002 11:18PM
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sirjibsalot
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I know if kokanee was smart they would start directing thier commercial toward skiing...i hate snowboard cause of the fact everyone thinks its soooo coool
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May 21 2002 11:23PM
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T-lo
Posts: 1004 - Karma: 10
some day people will recognize the new style of skiing

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May 21 2002 11:43PM
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iliketoski
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why would anyone WANT to be a part of 'pop culrure' anyway
May 22 2002 12:11AM
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corked180
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i know thats my point, pop culture is shit. I rather be considerd gay then have skinng turn into somthing like snowboarding or even skateboarding, which is highly markatable and which cuases a whole bunch of pantyass prick posers to come to the sport and all think there cool just cuz they do the 'cool thing.' And why would anyone care if what they do is cool or not, i just do it becuase it is my passion and i dont give a fucking shit what other people think about it.
May 22 2002 12:20AM
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SVHucker
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all those posers will think we're just awesome then, seeing as we can make turns and stuff . . .eh I don't really care, I'm not gonna worry about it

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May 22 2002 12:37AM
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dspin7x
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yea i really could care less what the rest of the public thinks about skiing, i do it because its fun not to look cool for other people
May 22 2002 2:11PM
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jibculture27
Posts: 300 - Karma: 13
Does it really matter what the public thinks, hell half the skiers i ride the chair with have never even seen twin tip skis, let alone seen what skiers can do now. Personally i don't mind being clasified like they do in that commercial, cause then when you throw down in the park you get even more props.
May 22 2002 2:25PM
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Blademasta
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ahh I agree theres that juicy fruit commercial where theres a preppy skiier in the lodge singing with his guitar a cheezy juciy fruit song. Then the big cool 'snowboarder' comes in and smashes the skiers guitar and the skiier wimpers. It pisses me off seeing ho we dont all wear wool turtlenecks and 90% of the people on this site are 5 times as hardcore as any snowboarder
May 22 2002 2:29PM
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freestyleskier14
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well I've seen both of those gay commercials! ANd if any one says its easier to make fun of skiers they are dead wrong! The most hilarios stuff I've seen on the mountain are from snowboarders: like this one person was trying to board slide the metal box at my park, but the front of there board caught and they fell on the box and slid right across it on there stomach and then fell off face first!!!!!!!!!! The reasons I ca laugh at this are: 1: is was sooooo funny. 2: the person wasn't hurt at all, unless egos count!
May 22 2002 2:31PM
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freestyleskier14
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well I have to also agree wiht jibculture that hardly any skiers or boarders have even seen twin tips or seen what skiers now do! So we're all just few, the proud, the daring,,,,,ya I know, sounded like a freakin' navy commercail, sorry!!
May 22 2002 2:35PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Dude, I just wish that one-piece suits were still in.

They were just so damn stylin...

I try to feed the image that all skiers are stupid. I think it's funny.

Plus, I hate it when some kid on skis gets in my face and gives a bunch of attitude.

Or some kid on a snowboard.

It's all the same shit.


Why can't we all just get along?
May 22 2002 2:43PM
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Newskoolkavana
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i cant stand watching that commercial were are the snowboarders are like 'duuude', and then a skier runs into a tree and everyone laughs!! im just guna try not to pay attention to things like that. Hey, you never see any snoboarders out doing and urban jibs or summer rail.... thats what i though..



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May 22 2002 2:43PM
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kevywevy
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if you ask me once our grandparents and all these old people stop skiing the stereotypes will stop. they are the reason for the stereotypes and soon twin tips will be seen more often. hell this year i've seen like 5 grandmas skiing on 1080's. the only reason i would like to see skiing turn into a little bit of a fad would be to make the companies progress in thier manufacturing of twin tip skis and other gear.


meh..

why don't they put a knife on a spork? doesn't that make sense to you?
May 22 2002 2:50PM
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linkray
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Theres a good side and a bad side to skiing becoming a fad
The good side is that companies would put more money into the sport, pros would get paid more, there'd be way more competitions/movies and all that good shit.

On the bad side we'd have little 12 year old girls wearing 1080s because they think its cool, yet they cant even go off a jump.

The best way for skiing to go is to progress slowly, people will realize its really a sweet sport, and we wont be flooded with posers.

The reason we're all here is to have fun and ski for ourselves right, not to do whats cool right?


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May 22 2002 4:07PM
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1080enemy
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In the Juicy fruit commercial do they ever say that that preppy fruit boy is a skier??? not that I'm aware of. but the commercial that really bugs me is the Telus commercial that was advertising the world ski and snowboard festival. they showed probably 6 different snowboard clips and half a skier clip. they need to give skiers more respect
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May 22 2002 4:22PM
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FreshCoast
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Another thing is think about all the people who ski, mostly tourist that suck, right? Well, If I think about it myself I think most the people who ski suck and are embarassing to the sport. Only a small percentage freeski and are actually good at the sport like racers. Who cares, if they bash skiing, they are right, a majority suck! I rather have newschool skiing the way it is now instead of mainstream and corporate like snowboarding has!
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May 22 2002 4:39PM
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Digital_Dave
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That mountain dew commercial where the skier hits the tree pisses me off... I just want to see a snowboarder bite it.

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May 23 2002 1:19AM
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1080enemy
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there was a sprite commercial that had a snowboarder slamming into a sprite machine. that one was great!!
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May 23 2002 1:36AM
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mauii
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to the guy that asked if u know its a skier...in the song he sings about gettin his skis shined up or somethin like that

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May 23 2002 1:41AM
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kevywevy
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have any of you guys seen the skyy blue comersial??? that shit is good, but anyways its a bunch of hot skier chicks and guys helly skiing. then it cuts to these 2 hot ass chicks in bikinis sun tanning and drinking while everybody else skis by them. i love that skyy blue shit.


meh..

why don't they put a knife on a spork? doesn't that make sense to you?
May 23 2002 2:25AM
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Casey
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I think that the 'newschool' industry is generally heading in the right direction, for now. But keep in mind that most companies don't give a damn about you, the reason that they make twin tips is so that you give them money instead of someone else. As soon as there isn't enough people to support the 'newschool' division of the corporation, its gone.

To elaborate, skiing, more specifically newschool, has almost the opposite problem of being trendy.
1) The media, and therefore the general public look at skiers all as that guy in the snickers commercial.
2)Skiing is hard and takes a long time to just be proficient, getting to be truly good takes even longer.

These two reasons work together to keep skiing from being trendy. Skiing isn't cool to begin with and so not that many people are just going to pick it up out of nowhere. And if they do, they will most likely give it up unless they really like it, thus eliminating all marketability to the non-skiing community.

So what I'm getting at is that only the people that are really truly dedicated to skiing are footing the bill for the newschool divisions of each corporation.

Newschool right now is in this equilibrium state, where there are enough people to keep it going, but not so many people that it is a fad. It is growing, however, and will reach trend status, and then after a few years, will fall off as the cycle continues on and on.

Tear this apart, I don't care.
May 23 2002 2:36AM
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crimson1080
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K well, here's my take on all this

At my hill, the boarder to skier ratio is 200 to 5. yeah....no, i'm serious. anyways, all of the good riders that can throw anything decent treat us GOOD skiers with respect. it's the little wanks that suck that are screaming out 'two planker wanker'. its the dude who cant even say to the crowd what trick was just done b/c he doesnt even know yet he's calling out for a big air.

I dont care about the 12 year old girls who catch the snickers commercial in between britney spears concerts. I dont care about the fat dude working at the snowboard shop that jokes about skiers being gay. I dont care about the masses in cities who think anything with one board is cool and anything with 2 sucks. they're stupid and ignorant. What i DO care about is the people i ride with, and my friends. and they all know that skiing is hardcore, not some one piece suit pussy sport.

Chill, you dont want those 13 year old girls anyways....at least i hope you dont....
May 23 2002 8:55AM
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PocketRocket
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i was watching wayne's world yesterday...and i think there's a scene with plake ripping it up with his pink mohawk flopping in the breeze!!!!
May 23 2002 12:01PM
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Mr.Bishop
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Casey: Great post man.

I agree with that so much... none of this is about philosophy... nothing about what's 'cool' or 'right'

It's ALL about money.


Why can't we all just get along?
May 23 2002 12:07PM
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PocketRocket
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no offence...but newschool skiing wont die off
May 24 2002 1:27AM
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chimprevolution
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new snickers cruncher commercial a skiier is goin down the hill in purple one piece talking snotty about stocks and goes straight thru a wall of a shack. then a snowboarder comes up , laughs and eats a snickers.
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May 24 2002 1:37AM
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kevywevy
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crimson1080 your right. we shouldn't care. i try not to but it just bugs me.


meh..

why don't they put a knife on a spork? doesn't that make sense to you?
May 24 2002 2:06AM
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