European freeskiers

AFRICA · 2013-07-25 15:04:07

In the past 10 years or so, I've seen a huge boom in European freeskiing. Britain has produced athletes like woodsy and places such as Sweden have produced a ton of talent as well. Your thoughts? I am sorry if this is a repost. I search bared it and couldn't find anything.

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umm, idk. Europe has good skiers too? I'm not really sure what you're asking.

Jul 25 2013 3:05PM

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It's because it's a lot easier in Europe to get a PhD in Stomponomics

Jul 25 2013 3:09PM

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Miomo

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Wrong. The UK's produced ONLY Woodsy.

Jul 25 2013 3:25PM

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VD.

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Katie Summerhayes, she came 4th at FIS Slopestyle '13.

Jul 25 2013 3:48PM

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Jamie Nicholls is a fucking beast

Jul 25 2013 3:56PM

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+ She could probably ski with the men without anyone noticing.

There's a bunch of good European skiers, some ridiculously good steeps skiers, park less so, but still a lot of crazy park guys, especially young kids.

Less Brits though, Woodsy's the only one who's tripled AFAIK, not gonna comment on the dryslope/fridge kids.

Jul 25 2013 4:18PM

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The past 10 years? I'm pretty sure they has been a huge boom in freeskiing just about everywhere.

Jul 25 2013 4:25PM

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shut the fuck up

Jul 25 2013 4:48PM

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Leigh Powis and Paddy Graham are ok I guess

Jul 25 2013 5:18PM

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was going to say paddy, also tyler harding is one to look out for the future. But yeah i dont understand what this thread is about, there are hundreds of world class skiers from Europe!

Jul 25 2013 8:52PM

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Europe has some of the best in the business: CANDIDE, Harlaut, PK, Jon, Mahler, Ambuhl etc. been that way since the beginning

Jul 25 2013 9:29PM

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I do feel like over the last years there's been a lot of fucked-up good euro edits from guys I've never heard of before. Eu pro have always been there but idk, it feels like the AM scene is much bigger now.

Jul 25 2013 11:50PM

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This is the perfect way to describe it

Jul 26 2013 3:56AM

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VD.

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Anyone want his skis, they're selling for £80 on UK eBay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Paddy-Grahams-Volkl-185-Wall-Freestyle-Pro-Skis-LOS-Red-Bull-/271244713818?pt=UK_SportsLeisure_Skiing_Skis_JN&hash=item3f2771df5a

Jul 26 2013 5:28AM

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Seriously??

European/ Scandinavian skiers is a huge part of the skiing scene, have allways been, and wil allways be...

And may I ask why you bring UK into the discusion?

Jul 26 2013 6:43AM

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I think he's trying to contrast the UK to more typically skiing-oriented parts of Europe such as Scandinavia

Jul 26 2013 7:33AM

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all these 10 year olds from like sweden are throwing doubles

Jul 26 2013 12:32PM

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AFRICA

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Anyone else?

Jul 27 2013 11:53PM

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JDA

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Daniel Hanka from the Czech Republic- he is a crazy man

Jul 28 2013 5:58PM

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Senseless thread IMO.

The Scandies and Frencies have always and are still killing it with Candide, Olson, Hunder Haarlaut, Woodsy, Rolland ect. Christiansen, Summerhayes, Berra, Bagge, Dahlström get it done for the females.

Jul 29 2013 4:05AM

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For sure. I attended a railjam around easter time home in Norway where he was invited. That dude got skills and steeze.

Jul 29 2013 4:26AM

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AFRICA

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^damn.

Jul 29 2013 5:53PM

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actually an amazing deal...

Jul 29 2013 6:04PM

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even just for the binders, at least over here it is ...

Jul 29 2013 6:08PM

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meh, you can get jesters for about 120 without much trouble, as for the skis, the sidewalls are really beat, without seeing the bases you can only really speculate, I wouldn't pay more than £30 for the skis.

Jul 29 2013 6:10PM

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VD.

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Jester Pros Â£120, send me a link.

Jul 29 2013 7:10PM

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VD.

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As the price goes up, it gets less and less appealing

Jul 29 2013 7:12PM

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ah, thought it was regular ones, yeah it's not bad at that price.

What do you mean as the price goes up? it's only £120, but that could well change.

Jul 29 2013 7:13PM

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Yeah i see what your saying for sure. a huge portion of the edits on newschoolers come from Europe and i have definitely noticed the same. Not to say anything in offense to anyone from Europe because most of them are fucking dirty, but it seems like there a dime a dozen. its like basketball players in america or hockey players in Canada.

Jul 29 2013 7:18PM

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I'm sure it will, we'll just have to wait for the Splices of the UK to get onto those.

Jul 29 2013 7:23PM

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AFRICA

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I like how this thread has gradually turned into a selling thread

Jul 29 2013 7:25PM

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What's so cool about the European ski scene is that like in America there are so many different individual scenes that contribute towards the whole, but in Europe you have tons of different languages and cultures which is probably why it isn't as cohesive as the US. Also there isn't a place like SLC where a ton of industry are based all speaking the same language.

There is some killer stuff coming out of Europe at the moment, particularly from the smaller ammeteur crews. Skinanigans in Norway and Sweden; Life Steeze Media in Moscow; Awone Films from Switzerland; 22 Productions in Finland... all these guys are doing their own thing and representing their scenes and capturing their cultures to a certain extent. The freestyle over the ex-Soviet MIG fighter plane in Earthshine by LSM... how much more Russian can you get?!

Jul 30 2013 3:01AM

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5 words, Leo Tallifer And Niklas Erikson

Jul 30 2013 9:33AM

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Almost forgot the Freeski-Crew from Germany... Stammtisch is full of local culture and spots from around the Bavarian Alps. Freeskiing in Europe is alive and well!

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