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What makes you want to #stopskiing?

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Dddsz
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What part of the sport/industry is so backwards that you just want to sell your skis and curl up into a fetal position?


I think the elitist attitude that runs rampant amoung many 12-18 year olds, 40+ year old racer dads , and employees at several resorts can be a huge buzzkill. Extreme sports can create extreme egos.
Sep 21 2016 7:17AM
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Not_Good
Posts: 209 - Karma: 765
The douche bag park rat mentality. There's no better way to keep new people out of your sport then to rag on people who are trying to learn. Fucking gets me every time.
Sep 21 2016 8:48AM
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MNSkiers
Posts: 1154 - Karma: 7,533
fucking knuckling a jump. My knees/back are fucked. but its worth it
Sep 21 2016 8:58AM
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Young_patty
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Not_GoodThe douche bag park rat mentality. There's no better way to keep new people out of your sport then to rag on people who are trying to learn. Fucking gets me every time.


Bring a gun to the hill, that'll teach them all not to pick on you.










But in all seriousness there's not much that makes me want to #stopskiing except for a few snowboarders/ little kids that snake you going into a feature
Sep 21 2016 9:09AM
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.otto.
Posts: 3493 - Karma: 12,892
probably the money it cost or the douche park skiers
Sep 21 2016 9:17AM
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johnblaze
Posts: 1432 - Karma: 2,443
people in the singles line that don't fill up the chair, and that parking lot jagoff that tells me I'm parked illegally
Sep 21 2016 10:14AM
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Ranch
Posts: 742 - Karma: 1,030
.otto.probably the money it cost or the douche park skiers


Not all park skiers are douches. The ones that are are probably insecure or some shit so they make fun of other people.
Sep 21 2016 10:26AM
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minihef
Posts: 811 - Karma: 763
Nothing.

There are things and people to annoy you everywhere in life. Having an environment where you can immediately forget about those things by sliding on snow is priceless.
Sep 21 2016 10:32AM
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Slush
Posts: 1905 - Karma: 12,901
shitty terrain/shitty snow in general
Sep 21 2016 10:46AM
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Session
Posts: 5320 - Karma: 21,426
Why don't you guys just stop being emo bitches and ski? I could give a fuck about the "industry" beyond the few friends I have in it who I hope succeed in their respective endeavors. But regardless, I'm still going to slide down snow.
Sep 21 2016 10:55AM
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SFBv420.0
Posts: 2539 - Karma: 3,124
less dildo gabber threads
more
Sep 21 2016 11:02AM
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hi_vis360
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Slushshitty terrain/shitty snow in general


so soft dude. good skiers can shred any condition, any terrain.
Sep 21 2016 11:07AM
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fredyferl
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Sticky rails
Sep 21 2016 11:17AM
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Rparr
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FredyFerlSticky rails


omg this. on any given day half of my hill's rails are sticky and I rage every time
Sep 21 2016 11:19AM
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270on420out
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7 springs safety rangers
Sep 21 2016 11:42AM
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iggyskier
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SconnieWhat part of the sport/industry is so backwards that you just want to sell your skis and curl up into a fetal position?


The 75% of dealers who don't pay their bills on time, or even worse, the 50% who push it out to 120+ days past due. Or don't pay at all. On the flip side, I love calling and asking for money, so I have that going for me.
Sep 21 2016 12:16PM
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.otto.
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SessionWhy don't you guys just stop being emo bitches and ski? I could give a fuck about the "industry" beyond the few friends I have in it who I hope succeed in their respective endeavors. But regardless, I'm still going to slide down snow.


i dont either but once and a while its fun to be emo bitches
Sep 21 2016 1:32PM
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Mingg
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>complains about other people's bad vibes in skiing

>makes thread focusing on the negatives of skiing
Sep 21 2016 1:49PM
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gapersarefriends
Posts: 2158 - Karma: 4,269
Fog. Fuck fog.
Sep 21 2016 2:01PM
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eheath
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Nothing.
Sep 21 2016 2:06PM
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RousedWits
Posts: 387 - Karma: 893
What gets me down is when your ski buddy's decide not to go up when the conditions aren't "perfect".... I mean personally I will have fun either way. But knowing that some people would rather piddle dick around in the lodge than ski shitty conditions makes me sad.
Sep 21 2016 2:26PM
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alecjc1
Posts: 6 - Karma: 20
VAIL Corp! They fucking own skiing and they charge huge prices to ski at all the mountains they own out west, which is a lot.
Sep 21 2016 3:08PM
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Dddsz
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solid.seven>complains about other people's bad vibes in skiing

>makes thread focusing on the negatives of skiing


If society just ignored all of it's problems, the world would be mass chaos and destruction. Its important to focus on negatives sometimes.
Sep 21 2016 3:37PM
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TripleXLHoodies
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when u spend 4 months shopping and 2 months working for skis and snap them after 4 hits
Sep 21 2016 3:38PM
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Rennis_Deynolds
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disabling upvotes
Sep 21 2016 4:06PM
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tdollo
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having to wait for JibLife
Sep 21 2016 4:16PM
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SofaKingSick
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solid.seven>complains about other people's bad vibes in skiing

>makes thread focusing on the negatives of skiing


not taking a side here, this just came to mind

Sep 21 2016 4:19PM
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ascent_studios
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The cost of lift tickets but even thats not enough to stop me. I'm addicted and I can't stop
Sep 21 2016 5:36PM
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cobra_commander
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The current state of US2
Sep 21 2016 5:59PM
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Jesse_
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shitty/lazy park staff
Sep 21 2016 6:52PM
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.otto.
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Dennis_Reynoldsdisabling upvotes


im glad, sites much better without people like you scrounging for upvotes ;)
Sep 21 2016 7:40PM
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Swandog7
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TripleXLHoodieswhen u spend 4 months shopping and 2 months working for skis and snap them after 4 hits


Haha dam. What skis did you have, and try and get a warranty claim.
Sep 21 2016 8:17PM
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casual
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 6,746
Nothing could ever make me stop or want to stop skiing save complete catastrophic bodily ruin.

Seriously...if anything that is happening "within the industry or sport" makes you want to quit you're a fucking poser. I enjoy ski culture and whatnot but nothing that happens within the pro ski bubble could ever make me less pumped to actually go step into bindings. It just has no bearing on my life whatsoever. As long as I'm healthy and have the time and ability and a few friends to pull off this ski lifestyle, I'm good. And I'm 32 and have built my life around skiing.
Sep 21 2016 8:23PM
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Bdoobz
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powertrip ski patrol.
Sep 21 2016 9:14PM
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humpty
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only thing i can think of is because of how expensive it is. I dont give two shits about how people ski or how cool they are. I ski because i love it and i dont think i could ever stop
Sep 21 2016 9:33PM
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Shab
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gapers.
Sep 22 2016 1:02AM
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TripleXLHoodies
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Swandog7Haha dam. What skis did you have, and try and get a warranty claim.


Yeah I did, they were faulty k2 press's I got new ones
Sep 22 2016 8:41AM
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-Dan
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skiing
Sep 22 2016 9:35AM
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.Hugo.
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I cant stop because ive never started
Sep 22 2016 9:43AM
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Bushdid9_11
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gapersarefriendsFog. Fuck fog.


Fuck fog.
Sep 22 2016 11:29AM
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Young_patty
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casualSeriously...if anything that is happening "within the industry or sport" makes you want to quit you're a fucking poser.


Damn, sorry we can't all be as hardcore as you
Sep 22 2016 11:52AM
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KENDOZER
Posts: 408 - Karma: 1,145
Medical Bills, instagram, and newschoolers lol
Sep 22 2016 12:50PM
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skiguy04
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wondering if skiing is becoming like skateboarding
Sep 22 2016 1:13PM
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Peter.
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having to drive 45 minutes to ski a shitty 3 lift new york ski hill
Sep 22 2016 1:39PM
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casual
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Young_pattyDamn, sorry we can't all be as hardcore as you


I think most can, but judging by that teary reply, I got a hunch that you can't
Sep 22 2016 3:06PM
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Young_patty
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casualI think most can, but judging by that teary reply, I got a hunch that you can't


Dude just because some people have 1 or 2 things that bug them about skiing dosen't mean they are "fucking posers" no one here is going to quite because of a few little things.
Sep 22 2016 4:21PM
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casual
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Read the op dude....
Sep 22 2016 4:43PM
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Dddsz
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casualRead the op dude....


Little bit of sarcasm in the post. Mainly trying to make light of some stuff we should change. I wouldn't even quit skiing if my arms were amputated.
Sep 22 2016 4:56PM
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Swandog7
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SconnieLittle bit of sarcasm in the post. Mainly trying to make light of some stuff we should change. I wouldn't even quit skiing if my arms were amputated.


Style points?
Sep 22 2016 11:48PM
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freestyle_15
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Some of those god dang ski patrol guys have egos like they are own the show, they need a good beating to set them.straight haha
Sep 23 2016 1:45AM
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willysworld
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English people in the alps.. Their annoying voices, shit food and overall lack of ski skill or respect for the local culture and language. Namely , Meribel , Val Disere , Verbier..
I'm moving to Russia this winter to get away from them all..
Sep 23 2016 8:07AM
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