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Why skiing is cooler than snowboarding.

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pomme-de-terre
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before you read this, i would like to say that while, yes, i am a snowboarder, i have nothing against skiers. i just thought this was a funny article and wanted to share. no harm no foul.


http://www.yobeat.com/2010/10/25/the-snowboard-shrinkage-crisis/


also some of the comments are funny as fuck. i would just copy/paste the whole thing in here but fuck you click the link.
Oct 26 2010 5:43PM
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[J_Gasper]
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skiers throw so much more down than snowboarders. all snowboarders do is sit on top of the damn hill blocking it for everyone. plus skiing looks so much cooler when you actully do something. notice how you dont see many snowboards do as much shit as skiers in big air? because there all pussies thats why
Nov 28 2010 10:06AM
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pow_pow2
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It's not snowboarding I hate...it the fucking punks ridin' em!  Get the FUCK OFF NS!!! GAPER!
Nov 28 2010 10:17AM
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103859264
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i lold at the last point
Nov 28 2010 10:44AM
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.frenchy
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"I snowboard cuz it's STEEZY" - LJ Strenio
Nov 28 2010 10:50AM
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Yossarian
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This whole hating on each other is just stupid. I'd easily say that the majority of people I ride with are boarders and its fun trying to hit things in a different way, seeing how they approach a line as opposed to how I would do it or one of my skiing friends. Im not saying I am above mocking my best mate for being a boarder, but he rrips me for being a skier. Thats the sort of exchange it should be - lighthearted and fun. Lets not take life too seriously now.
Nov 28 2010 11:02AM
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McFellon
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i like ur icon
Nov 28 2010 2:45PM
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RubberSoul
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theyre right about the boots. i dont really mind ski boots that much at all but snowboard boots are just heaven


but man, who really tries to argue one vs the other anymore? ive literally never heard or seen it happen by anyone over the age of 15 that didnt completely suck balls
Nov 28 2010 2:55PM
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i.ski.NC
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Yeah, that's how I took it. What the fuck is that?

I'll say it again: there's absolutely no reason whatsoever for snowboarders to hate on the general group skiers or for skiers to hate on the general group of snowboarders. It just doesn't make any sense.

Think about it, both sports probably wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the other one. Snowboarding was invented by a skier, and freeskiing came about because they saw snowboarders in the terrain parks.

Neither looks dumb, and neither looks more cool than the other, they just do it in different ways. In my opinion, skiing looks cool because you have more stuff to put into cool positions (Wow that sounds weird. Haha), and snowboarding is cool because it just looks natural, almost like the board just wants to do something cool.

I still don't understand all the fighting, or saying one is cooler than the other, or saying one is better than the other. Whether or not they want to admit it, they're both extremely cool sports that helped each other progress and grow.
Nov 28 2010 3:23PM
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i.ski.NC
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Thanks.
Nov 28 2010 4:51PM
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Most-D
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You so ignant.
Nov 28 2010 4:52PM
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Film.
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Agreed
Nov 28 2010 4:59PM
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wol
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um suck my dick?
Nov 30 2010 12:02AM
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terror.bear
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Win.
Nov 30 2010 9:07AM
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guesswhat
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have you ever seen a legit urban part from a skier?? im not against the switchups but it's not possible to press on a rail like you can on a snowboard and youre never able to nollie and pop as high as snowboarders you can't ride rails that are attached to a wall and so on. snowboarding is made for rails!
Apr 3 2011 4:30PM
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crab_pretzel
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maaaaaan he just ignant.

seriously tho some of the comments were hilarious, but most were just retarded snowboarders saying how true it was
Apr 3 2011 6:17PM
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B-WASS
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hahahahhahahahahahaha
Apr 3 2011 6:54PM
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CousinEddie
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Let's just all admit, the guy who wrote the article licks Dinosaur testicles.
Apr 3 2011 7:55PM
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kungfusteeze
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Well said mang...
Apr 3 2011 8:17PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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false statement is false.
Apr 3 2011 8:26PM
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Aftleet
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I've been boarding for the last two seasons after taking a break from skiing for seven years, can't really say there's anything different about the two. Though i just hate on the ski racers and slalom children because they think they are hotshit but they can't do anything except go a straightlined slope like a little girl.

/rant on raceskiiers over

Apr 3 2011 8:27PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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since there arent enough things to hate on in the winter sports industry, i created one more. its called the "blade board" and is like ski blades for snow boarders.
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Apr 3 2011 8:41PM
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timmmay528
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hahahahaha +K
Apr 3 2011 9:03PM
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Jeffmnicholas
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The only snowboarders who argue over which sport is better are 11 year olds who cant actually do anything. most people realize that both sports are sick in their own ways. the real problem IMO is young annoying ski racers.
Apr 3 2011 10:51PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Chea JSLV. So sick.
Apr 3 2011 11:09PM
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liukangkid
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truckloads of ignorance
Apr 3 2011 11:42PM
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guesswhat
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how u gunna nose press on skis??
Apr 4 2011 5:09AM
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Flying~Squirrel
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tail press
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nose press
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not a very good pic of a nose press, but watch B&E and youll probably see a few.
Apr 4 2011 9:02AM
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guesswhat
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that's not a press dow the tips are hangin off you can't press on skis period i like skiing but you just cant press!!!
Apr 4 2011 4:02PM
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Flying~Squirrel
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okay i think i get what your saying
Apr 4 2011 4:58PM
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*Ghood*
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hahahaa it happens to the best of us
Apr 4 2011 7:31PM
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_DUSTY_
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http://linetravelingcircus.com/

Watch traveling circus, try to do half of the stuff they do on a snowboard, there aren't any skiers hating on snowboarders because they can't switch up or hippy killer.

Apr 4 2011 7:50PM
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--ski--
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I'm still laughing at this.. That said, skiers are in general way bigger jock-o-douchebags. Did you hear some of them are starting some sort of MMA training camp? Seriously. So maybe if you fancy yourself a jock, then you should ski. But if you’re actually cool (or at least think you are), then snowboarding is much more likely to keep you that way.
Apr 4 2011 7:51PM
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kungfusteeze
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That doesn't make any fucking sense. Not too seem angry. But it makes no difference that the ski tips or tails hang off. The tail and/or nose of a board still hangs off too... It's the same shit either way. Don't believe me, go try it on skis and tell me it doesn't feel exactly the same other than body position.
Apr 5 2011 4:26AM
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Krokodile
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I ski and snowboard and love to do both.  My best friend snowboards and I love skiing with him and other snowboarders. I've never had problems with any of them hating on me for skiing and none of my skiing dudes ever hate on snowboarders, with the exception of the gaper boarders who sit at the top of the park on their asses and WATCH everyone, talking shit on fellow snowboarders and skiers alike.

And it looks so sick when a snowboarder and skier lap the park together, throwing down smooth tricks right after one another.  My all time favorite picture is of my best friend and I throwing down off a booter side by side.
Apr 5 2011 11:02AM
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Alex_G
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the fact that you guys are taking this seriously makes skiing exponentially gayer than snowboarding.

the boxing glove comment was gold, i'm sure he's referring to tom's boot.
Apr 5 2011 11:31AM
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kungfusteeze
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Not on a board no. But I have buddies that ride both and tell me it's fairly similar. Unless I'm thinking of a blunt on a board. It obviously is going to be a bit different on skis. But not by much as far as I have heard.
Apr 5 2011 7:37PM
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TheRealEvan.
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REPOST
Apr 5 2011 7:50PM
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anashyo
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I have to let you all know, on my home mountain, I'm afraid to go to the parks sometimes. When I drop in to the park, I get made fun of because I'm a girl skier. Only the pre-pubescent snowboarders make fun. They think they run shit which is annoying as hell.
Apr 5 2011 7:54PM
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JaayLaay
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lol. Skiiers can press. And it is SO dirty to see a good press.
Apr 5 2011 8:24PM
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kungfusteeze
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I shoulda just stuck with saying that ^ cause now I look like a dumbass. Haha.
Apr 6 2011 12:42AM
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NickCage
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Yup
Apr 6 2011 2:06AM
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guesswhat
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hippy killers just look weird and the rest i can do and any fuckin snowboarder can switchup getcha facts straight! skiers can't do proper nollies nor onefoot shit!
Apr 6 2011 2:51PM
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MichniakD
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this is a skiing site. fuck off.
Apr 6 2011 3:08PM
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Karma_Police
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I think presses on a snowboard looks weird, how does that feel you grammatically ignorant fuck?

"sking will always look extremely gay. there is nothing you can do it to fix that, end of story.

rollerbladers go way bigger than skateboarders, and in alot of instances, BMX dudes. and that shit isn’t cool. so relax."


This is a quote and it was from "upstatemike." I wonder where he is from?  Least coast joey anyone?


Anywho, watch this and STFU. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX0Bccr7WZk



Apr 6 2011 3:12PM
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griz_lee
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the only legit presses i have done or seen have been done on boxes. and i mean real presses by the snowbard definitoin where you are straight on with the rail 50 50 syle and the board or skis are actually flexed. skiers do nose and tail slides which are cool too but dont qualify as a real press. untill i see a skier nose press a down bar snowboarding will have the upper hand in this department.
Apr 6 2011 3:34PM
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guesswhat
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im not american so i don't give a fuck about grammar! yeeah sking looks gay !! the vid's fuckin sick dow!
Apr 6 2011 8:11PM
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cool_name
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my personal opinion on the matter is that both are awesome sports but i find more idiots snowboard then ski. like i love skiing with a good a snowboarder they look very fluid.  however when a see a snowboarder going down a hill sideways like the whole hill i want to take of my ski and hit him with it. not to mention, i almost hit/hit an uncountable amount of snowboarders cause they are sitting in the middle of a cat track around a corner or right below the lip of cat track and never come close to hitting skiers

in summary the sport of snowboarding is cool but i find it attracts to many idiots who come out 3 times a year to scrape off all the snow on the hill
Apr 7 2011 10:28PM
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