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What does Skiing Need?

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SkiMN
Posts: 4005 - Karma: 38
There are a lot of threads about skiing needs more of this or that, or less of something. What do you think skiing needs? Everybody should be able to come up with one thing that would make the sport better.

My input: Everybody needs to learn to respect anybody who skis, myself included.
May 18 2006 11:38PM
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nickmcnutt
Posts: 4396 - Karma: 2,965
hoverskis
May 18 2006 11:39PM
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eheath
Posts: 61100 - Karma: 118,256
Binding that have brakes that will bend both ways so that your brakes dont break or bend.
May 18 2006 11:42PM
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lalalalaura
Posts: 6753 - Karma: 68
creativity. Without creativity, we're going no where. Gotta be willing to take chances, look foolish, try things that seem stupid.
May 18 2006 11:44PM
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mattster
Posts: 4120 - Karma: 41
kids who are stoaked on having fun more than anything...
May 19 2006 12:00AM
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brogilvie
Posts: 2607 - Karma: 123
Snow
May 19 2006 12:01AM
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TMswitch06
Posts: 987 - Karma: 11
skiing needs to cut back on the haterade and just have fun
May 19 2006 12:01AM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
nobody worrying about sponsors.
and also skis that are stiff but still perform in the park.
Park/BC skis, basically. Which we don't have.
May 19 2006 12:09AM
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jd_1260
Posts: 1192 - Karma: 293
Dr Dre to win the X games
May 19 2006 12:10AM
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Frik
Posts: 1421 - Karma: 49
It needs to go back to old school.
Back when no one was out there to look cool, since u were the only one on the mountain with twin-tips as it was, and just to enjoy ourselves and f*** the people on the mountain that think different.
Am i right or am i right?
May 19 2006 12:10AM
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eheath
Posts: 61100 - Karma: 118,256
You're kidding right? Ill list some:
Arv
motherships
vicous
Msp
big trouble

and there are more...
May 19 2006 12:30AM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
i disagree. Most of those are too soft. Something mroe like the karma's stiffness and about 110 mm wide.
May 19 2006 12:31AM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
basically a fattish ski thats stiff so it holds is own in powder and the reeealy steep shit.
May 19 2006 12:32AM
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mattster
Posts: 4120 - Karma: 41
chronic wide/blend
May 19 2006 12:33AM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,086
Skiing needs to go back to Ballet skiing. That stuff is soo fun to mess around with.
May 19 2006 12:34AM
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eheath
Posts: 61100 - Karma: 118,256
Who the fuck wants a park ski thats 110mm? park skis at max should be 90, in my opinon. Thats why you purchase septerate skis for park and powder, its a great investment.

And since when has a soft ski been bad? Most park skis and powder skis(well some powder skis are soft) and thats how they should be.
May 19 2006 12:38AM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
not a park ski. a ski that skis the steeps and turns the BC into a park itself.
I personally prefer a powder ski to be stiffer than normal.
I don't really ski park. I just use cliffs, trees, and BC booters to do my tricks. So that's my dream ski.
May 19 2006 1:01AM
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TWoods
Posts: 10014 - Karma: 8,385
Have you ever skied a softer pow ski? I ski pistols in the pow. They are a blast, and they perform great. I have never had a problem with tip dive, because the ski flexes and the tip floats. Also, a lot of sketchy stuff has to do with the skier, and although stuffer skis are better at taking crap at high speeds, I love straighting rough shit on my big soft pistols.

Personal preference i guess.
May 19 2006 1:07AM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
yeah I've skied them. Theyre OK.
I'd prefer for the average ski to be around 100 mm underfoot.
I just don't like the softness.
May 19 2006 1:11AM
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K-Thomas
Posts: 2700 - Karma: 604
big troub's are pretty stiff for real.
May 19 2006 1:47AM
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Mahre
Posts: 2507 - Karma: 490
POLES
May 19 2006 1:50AM
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KeegLove
Posts: 10166 - Karma: 55
hahahahhahahhaha! i love it! oh god. yes! ... ok i am all giggled out now, bed time.
May 19 2006 1:56AM
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shawnm1260
Posts: 3219 - Karma: 66
this site to close or die or whatever happens to websites, if i wasnt narcd up right now i wouldnt have an excuse to be on here
May 19 2006 2:10AM
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jS.torgeRseN
Posts: 1155 - Karma: 11
word
May 19 2006 7:01AM
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jS.torgeRseN
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word(to him to)
May 19 2006 7:02AM
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.John.
Posts: 6943 - Karma: 14
People need to start exploring the mountain more, not just skiing park
May 19 2006 7:24AM
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jS.torgeRseN
Posts: 1155 - Karma: 11
its morning here
May 19 2006 7:28AM
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jameslovesponies
Posts: 306 - Karma: 8
OOOOOOOMMMMMGGGGGG YES!!!!!
May 19 2006 7:36AM
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ski_cartel
Posts: 6598 - Karma: 18
less hate, more skiing just for the sake to ski
May 19 2006 10:44AM
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skiinscotland
Posts: 644 - Karma: 10
nakidness

and endless winters
May 19 2006 12:50PM
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NicoChile
Posts: 690 - Karma: 199
i agree with you man, this days everybody is worried about what the other is doing and hating just because the other one is better, let's all just have fun and try to remember why we started to ski
May 19 2006 1:08PM
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sKILOve07
Posts: 3482 - Karma: 9
less douche bags? but.. on the other hand they do tend to make it interesting at times.. so i'm going to go with.. more hot guys.
May 19 2006 1:15PM
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alaskadrifter
Posts: 384 - Karma: 10
def
May 19 2006 1:35PM
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SteveStepp
Posts: 9529 - Karma: 20,646
a mascot
May 19 2006 2:02PM
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4frntSkier
Posts: 4008 - Karma: 143
snow
May 19 2006 2:55PM
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lowtech
Posts: 1135 - Karma: 10
today was my second day out after having surgery way back in december for a torn acl. i'm having so much fun just cruising around and making turns. it's like i'm discovering skiing all over again. i'm so pumped just to be back on snow.

getting injured this season has sucked so much but i have def gotten a few positive things out of it. my approach/perspective on skiing has changed for the better, so o well. live and learn and then get strong for next year
May 19 2006 3:24PM
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dilla_says_go
Posts: 5333 - Karma: 168
FREEZE MAGAZINE.
May 19 2006 3:27PM
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NicoChile
Posts: 690 - Karma: 199
i hope you can get well soon and recover 100% from your injury... the same happened to me a few years ago i had an injury and i couldn't ski for a few weeks and when i skied again the doctor said to me not to ride very hard because it could be dangerous, and i saw ski in other persepctive as you say like the only thing i could throw was a 360 at most and i was really pumped to jump again and i heard some kids like saying look he can only do 360 and he doesn't throw big jumps and they didn't even know what happened to me, i mean just hating because thats their mentality
May 19 2006 3:37PM
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powder4breakfast
Posts: 386 - Karma: 69
skiing needs... ROSSIGNAL to bring back the rooster logo on all their skis! That would be sweet and make for a happier ski world. That is what skiing needs.
May 19 2006 5:23PM
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[lineskier]820
Posts: 923 - Karma: 11
yes, and free summer camp for all
May 19 2006 5:25PM
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PeteP
Posts: 482 - Karma: 110
it needs less people to think of the steroetype that with freestyle skiing comes being gangsta
May 19 2006 5:29PM
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7X
Posts: 2999 - Karma: 365
naked girls, blutz, bigger jumps and more money. jes.
May 19 2006 5:29PM
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Davevinc1080
Posts: 723 - Karma: 10
cheap shit
May 19 2006 11:01PM
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EclipseSnowPark
Posts: 15 - Karma: 10
a vibe free atmosphere.
May 19 2006 11:08PM
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kristie
Posts: 1667 - Karma: 214
talking penguins to ride the lift with
May 19 2006 11:13PM
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BkCountrySkrMO2
Posts: 1642 - Karma: 103
a winter of an INSANE amount of snow (i live in ct)
May 20 2006 8:16AM
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JibEarth
Posts: 753 - Karma: 26
my dad used ot do that stuff him and his friends were doing 7's on the ground with like 160cm skis carzy
May 20 2006 8:31AM
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philipc
Posts: 6651 - Karma: 1,286
a live band playing in the park every day
May 20 2006 8:38AM
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philipc
Posts: 6651 - Karma: 1,286
or at least speakers
May 20 2006 8:38AM
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C-Burg
Posts: 4729 - Karma: 130
a cheap but good powder ski
May 20 2006 9:11AM
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iLikeToSkii
Posts: 354 - Karma: 10
skiing needs publicity...everytime i try to explain to someone what it is, they're clueless
May 20 2006 9:15AM
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