Tom Wallisch hitting bc booters?

i feel like wallish cud ski just as hard all mtn, as the all mtn pros.

Sick sled as well

ugh dude i said BC/big mtn..

but anyway i think youre being naive if you think wallisch doesnt have potential anywhere in freeride skiing. he isnt just "good" at park skiing, he has insane edge and body control that with proper practice and mentoring could help him become next level in the BC, jumps and/or lines. he's different from tanner cause he's nearing his peak at a time when skiing is at a much higher level (minus a few instances...i dont think we'll see someone sw9 chad's etc again any time soon) than it was when tanner was peaking

this OP post is the beginning of that hopefully... and i think youre gonna have your foot in your mouth pretty soon. TGR's top guys are literally 10 years older than tom, he has plenty of time to grow mentally and physically

i know i sound like a skiing dork right now (cause i am) but i just think it's nearsighted to make any sort of blanket statement like you did about this

He's gunna have a part in Sherpa Cinema's new movie "into the mind" also, which is all crazy BC, mostly mountaineering not even heli drops so I was surprised when I saw him in the trailer. just a second of it at 2:45


http://vimeo.com/54348266

hmm.. guess fancy editor didn't work. someone fix please?

ok found the embed on vimeo lets see if this works... 2:45 ish just has a shot of him. stoked to see him in it though, it'll be weird seeing him out of park and urban in a movie. especially considering the stuff sherpa cinemas does.
sorry if its another fail.

<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/54348266?portrait=0" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/54348266">Into The Mind - Official Teaser</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/sherpascinema">Sherpas Cinema</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

Into The Mind - Official Teaser from Sherpas Cinema on Vimeo.

All I'm saying is that guys from the west are more likely to get into the big mountain scene at an earlier age because that's where they grew up at.  That's what it takes.  You think pettit would be where he was at if he didn't grow up in whistler?  Comon' let's have some real expectations here. 

I'll gladly put my foot in my mouth when Wallisch wins Linecatcher or a big mountain event like a FWT stop but until that time let's be honest with ourselves.  There are quite a few park guys that can do just as many tricks (yeah maybe not as stylish) as wallisch that if I said they'd be great big mountain pros you'd laugh at me.  Try to see this from a neutral angle.

You think the big mountain guys are not progressing too?  All the changes that have come in ski technology have and are effecting Big mountain a lot more than park riders, just sayin.

Digg this thread up in 7-10 years when wallisch is 33-36 and we'll see who was right., (btw a lot of the TGR guys are high 20's low 30's).

I hope I'm wrong but big mountain skiing has come a LONG ways and it takes a very well rounded skier to compete/make movie segments and while I think wallisch is a fantastic park rider I just don't see him transitioning anytime soon into the BC (not booters, actual lines being tricked). 

Thanks!

Yeah, you're right. We are all laughing at you for making such a fucking stupid statement.

i never implied that man i love big mtn, ian mac is one of my favorite skiers..im not trying to claim wallisch is the next seth morrison or something but you have no reason to be so confident he doesnt have potential.. people doubted tanner when he got into BC too

We should hang out, it'd be fun.

Fuck dude, Mac is one of my favorites too. I hope you're right, I really do. I just see skiing progressing so fast in EVERY area that I don't see it possible for people to transfer so easily. Idk though, we're still so young as a sport that you're probably right and I hope to see Tammy sending 7's off of big natural terrain features.

haha i hope i'm right too. we'll check on our gentleman's bet in 5 years or so

hahahahahahha no. when wallisch is skiing any park, just about everyone stops what they are doing and watches. sure there are 5-10 slopestyle guys who kinda hold their own against wallish, but the guys bag of tricks and consistency is ridiculous even for a top slopestyle skier. all 4 dub 10s, a switch tripple, rail mastery, and more weird tricks than i can even think of. go ahead, try to name quite a few (more than 5) people that really have a bag of tricks like wallisch.

as to your point about east coast skiers and big mountain, don't forget that rainville is from the east. there's also a ton of rippin big mountain guys who ride mad river glen.

and people make too big of a fuss about big mountain vs park. skiing is skiing, and skills in one domain help tremendously in other domains. both require edge control, speed control, the ability to pop and stomp, and general comfort going fast on skis. if you are really good at one, you will pick up the other pretty fast. this is especially true of world class athletes who get paid to be as good at skiing as possible. not saying it wouldn't take time to adjust to new challenges, but i have no doubt that if wallisch decided to spend 90% of his time in the backcountry, he would get fucked up good really fast.