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IF3 - TANNER HALL IS A CLASSLESS IDIOT

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constpapa
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Let me start this off by saying that I've been a huge Tanner Hall fan for years. He's a great skier despite the irritating image he puts on. Tonight changed my perspective completely. I was at the IF3 premiere for "Believe" tonight and Tanner, Kye, Sean, etc were on stage introducing the movie. Tanner was drunk of his ass and slurring his speech and would grab the mic out of the event organizer's hand. Every second word out of his mouth was "fuck" in front of a croud which included many children. Just classless, not cool. Just to top it off, after the show the idiot was so drunk he spilled beer all over himself as he tried to take a sip. He also refused to take a picture with a fan (who by the looks of it was 13-14 yrs old). Anyways, the guy's an asshole plain and simple. There's nothing wrong with drinking and swearing but I mean come on, it's your movie premiere can't you wait a few hours to get wrecked? Great job Tanner, you're an inspiration... :|

One less fan for Tanner...GO DUMONT
Sep 15 2007 11:34PM
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theoz
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why would you wanna fuck with some one like that??? get a life...
Sep 16 2007 7:38PM
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B.Snow
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^^^ lolz true
Sep 16 2007 7:49PM
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papasteeze
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BELIEVE THIS!!    In my opinion.............

"It" is not a big deal in the celebrity world, especially in the freestkiing venue.                What is "It" you ask? 

I see Tanner as a human being. Imagine living in this world as the center of attention with the thing you love the most always on display. He has pressures none of us will be able to understand, let alone experience. "It" refers to his intoxicated public appearance. "It" may be referring to over-indulgence in substances. "It" could be referring to his performance as a calculated move to continue to garner tons of attention and controversery.

What I saw was a public appearance while under the influence of heavy substance consumption. Was "it" really such a bad thing? .........................A bunch, if not all of the people were trashed at the IF3. This thread specifically picks on Tanner like he is not allowed to do that, since he is "role model". WTF! What about everyone else that was there that night who was loud, staggering, slurring.  Aren't they role models too?   

Tanner came from the regimented side of skiing where displays like that would have gotten him kicked off the team. Guess What? Freeskiing was born out of those who did not want to conform to the "rules". Someone forgot to tell Tanner that when he won the X-games that he would have act a certain way. Public intoxication? What?  Do you think he is Bode Miller or something? 

Jeeeeeez,  how many hours do you kids get lectured about substances at school?  Are kids really dumb enough to believe that if they drink alot they too can switch rodeo 60 footers? Can I blame Tanner for my hangover today? I mean I wanna be just like him, so I drank alot.  whoooo hoooo...   

MY thoughts go out to everyone and I hope that all of you remember Tanner for who he is and what he has achieved, he is one very smart and talented individual. I BELIEVE that Tanner knows exactly what he is doing, including his public displays of intoxication. He is an adult and was in an adult setting. No foul, no crime, no one got hurt. Matter of fact, the entertainment was fun to watch!!


NOW, in the event I am wrong... If Tanner IS out of control with excessive substance comsumption to the point that he is embarrassed and ashamed of his behavior, then I pray that he finds the balance to remain healthy and sane in order to continue contributing to this sport in the same epic porportions this upcoming season.  


The IF3 was soooooo good!  Lets do it again next year! I had fun and enjoyed talking to everyone except kye.





Sep 16 2007 8:22PM
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theoz
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The real Question is..Why the fuck do you all care?????? tanners a nice guy and a sick skier, guy cant drink to dave his life though but who cares doing dum funny shit is fun.. but in this situation kinda stupid.. but in the end who really gives a fuck.. there skiers not rocket Scientists .. there not trying to go to mars, or cure cancer, respect there on hill shit and laugh at there off hill antics.. the ski industry is soo fukin stuck up. if this happenedin skatting people would laugh about it but casue this is skiing there is a fukin 4 page thread on why tanner is a bad roll model .. get the fuck over it..
Sep 16 2007 8:28PM
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Microcosm
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I can agree with all that you said in your post even if I do think he shouldn't have gotten up there as drunk as he was.
Why didn't you enjoy talking to kye?
Sep 16 2007 8:38PM
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.makuma.
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true. at least dumont is a nice guy and doesnt put on that bad ass mask
Sep 16 2007 8:57PM
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Pirruccio
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accualy you dont just get paid for skiing
but not the point
Sep 16 2007 9:03PM
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blakroc
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yea he especially doesnt rep their companys well when he drinks a redbull while wearing is oakley suit and then on his armadas skis rips threw the pipe winning the superpipe at the Xgames, like tanner isnt that bad of a role model like fuck if i was in a ski movie like that id be ripped off my ass,and like anyone who doesnt have a job and all they do is ski you KNOW that this person gets fucked up multiple nights a week and parties hardy its the skiing lifestyle, no skibum wakes up at 6 goes skiing all day and then goes to bed at 830, and remeber that basketball player that was sponsered by nike and got caught on dog fighting charges i think theres worse role models than a skibum who gets drunk when he makes millions of $ on a ski movie
Sep 16 2007 9:17PM
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BrokenBones
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I met tanner right before he and his crew went in to introduce believe. He was really nice and chill, we smoker a joint and just talked skiing... who cares if he got drunk and was being ridiculus... everyone there was drunk! Look at Doug or ANYONE else!

Fuck the haters!
Sep 16 2007 9:18PM
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heFF
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CLAIM!!!!!

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Sep 16 2007 9:41PM
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gaydar
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hoho, you so crazy. guy has his own movie and puts out 2 full length parts a year shits interviews for breakfast and has impacted alot more people even positivley than you have or ever will

and who is running laps around tanner? last time i checked i wasnt seeing first hit cab 9s on 50 foot stepdowns out of anybody, when hes not winning pipe comps or sliding steep quad kinks both ways. oh and pushing blunts and noseblunts on hadrails - how you gonna say hes washed?

Dont get me wrong i dont know a thing about you, but if you had anything on tanner i would.
Sep 16 2007 10:15PM
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TheButterHashira
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Tanner is just a gay name. most people named tanner are just assholes.

urban dictionary has its opinion on people named tanner

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tanner
Sep 16 2007 10:26PM
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masterb
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who gives a shit if he was drunk..........................
Sep 16 2007 10:30PM
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steezerampage
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If your story is how you say it is, I agree. In the past I have just though whatever, no big deal about his shit he pulls like that because of how he is allways in the spot light, but Tanner should be mature by now and its getting old.
Sep 16 2007 11:41PM
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SNOWMOWER
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That is a pretty ASSHOLISH thing to say.....Why the fuck did u say it PAPA GAY?????? STAND behind your word MOD!!!!!!!!
Sep 16 2007 11:58PM
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Capurnicus
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Thank you!
Sep 17 2007 12:02AM
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charmander
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exactly, he blew up on chads cause he just HAD to stop and smoke a few bowls, wow great stuff there
Sep 17 2007 12:03AM
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BenJAMIN4aWhil3
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skiing is changing... especially in our niche in the sport. The more attention skiing gets, the bigger names like Tanner, and Dumont, and Jon and everyone else gets the more responsibility they get. No one is saying they choose this, because they just want to ski. But the fact of the matter is, everyone is watching you. Your life becomes a spectacle and kids of pretty much all ages are going to look up to you. No one is saying you cant party and have a good time. But there is a time and a place. Tanner seems to be the only one that hasn't realized that. No one can take away the fact that he is an amazing skier. But when your a top pro is any sport, your responsibilities carry on off the field... or hill in this case. Whether you like it or not.
Sep 17 2007 12:16AM
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shredct
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Pete O at the x games?

so much worse than having a bit too much to drink...
Sep 17 2007 12:35AM
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doritos
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Definitely not, but whatever. That being said, I thought Tanner was hysterical. Did you see him jump off the balcony? Tanner has no reason to protect his reputation, everyone who follows freestyle skiing whatsoever knows he's a pothead. Why the hell wouldn't he get trashed at one of the biggest ski events of the year and make everyone laugh? I sure did.
Sep 17 2007 12:46AM
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Sk3bUm
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i 100% agree
who goes to a premier and doesn't get hammered?
Sep 17 2007 12:46AM
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kenevil
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shut up man, I'm soo sick of your dumbass posts
Sep 17 2007 12:50AM
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doritos
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Actually, it's not. We were there together, I was getting Quizno's at the time but I can assure you that it is true.
Sep 17 2007 12:58AM
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Tolz
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you really are crazy fuck arent you??
Sep 17 2007 1:01AM
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crazyfuck
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i wrote a whole bunch that explained myself in a pretty mature manner, but the page refreshed for whatever reason and it's all gone, so i'll sum it up for you...

you're the retarded one.

and, yes, you do see Cedric fucked up in public. just take a look at his personal website.

you clearly have no clue what you're talking about with regards to LSD, so shut the fuck up and stop spreading false information.

you had better believe i've shown up to work high. i cut grass all summer- money's good, hours are good.

and i'm not 12, i'm 21, so don't tell me to "grow up kid". i don't have any subscriptions to any magazines of any kind, so i don't know what magazine you're talking about. and once again, i'm 21, so get AIDS and die.
Sep 17 2007 1:19AM
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tha_CF
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i agreee with you 100%.
and the creator is definetly the one who is a classless asshole
Sep 17 2007 1:24AM
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jacobski
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Tanner threads are soooo played out. Kid got wasted at a movie premiere, get over it. Not something I agree with but I'm not going to "write his sponsers about it"

Why do you care so much? You should see the TGR after-parties at The Mangy Moose in Jackson Hole...not just "acting a fool onstage" Those of you that define yourselves through freeskiing culture need to get a clue. Just be yourself instead of searching for identity through others, you'll never be happy that way. Pro-skiers are just people, some of them are shitheads, some of them are food court mall rats, some of them are jocks on skis, and some of them are creative, intelligent, chill people...all of whom just happen to ski, it takes all kinds. Just be yourself and stop judging or caring about what T-Hall or anyone else chooses to do. I would love to lap the park sometime w him at PC, people who actually know him say he's cool.
Sep 17 2007 1:26AM
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holyDINOSAURS
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i dont think he's even close to the best skier in the world anymore. he kinda broadened his choice of skiing, so now he's mediocre in back country and decent for a pro in park. thats about it.
Sep 17 2007 1:28AM
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doritos
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This is ridiculous, by the way. Skiing and drinking are practically one in the same, it's expected at a film premiere in CANADA, no less... and honestly, everyone else was. Tanner isn't a skier for a company that sells skis to eight year olds or soccer moms. It markets its skis to teenagers who almost definitely thought his antics were hilarious (it really was...). Sponsors aren't going to complain unless their goddamn idiots, aside from perhaps a press release to cover their asses.

And I know you were already told off for your stuff about LSD, but seriously... make sure you have some idea what you're talking about before you say stuff like that.
Sep 17 2007 1:29AM
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tha_CF
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lame thing wont let me post in any other thread but this one...
so anyways....

what has tanner done for skiing, what have all of you done?
what has tanner said about you.... what have you said about him?
YOU are the classless idiots.
Thread closed.

Sep 17 2007 1:41AM
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freeski1620
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ok, honestly, i will first say that i have not read this whole thread.

that being said, i don't see a big problem with tanner or anyone being shit faced. i usually can be found in a similar state at least one night a week, and if you don't like it and it bothers you that much you're to sheltered. welcome to the real world where people get shitty.

not to look cool but in the last few years i have had a few conversations with tanner in several different settings and all times been impressed with his absolute love for the sport. and i do mean that.

props to tanner for blacking out.
i was blacked out friday night to.
if you don't like it, kiss it.
Sep 17 2007 1:57AM
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Pipe_Munky
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i might as well jump in on this seeing as though everyone else has.

i wasn't there but i think everyone here paints a pretty clear picture of what happened.

tanner hall hands down is a phenomenal athlete. he's pushed the sport to new levels and had a major influence on ski fashion, attitude, style, etc... so he got super drunk and made some inappropriate comments. this is not the end of the world but a serious incident nonetheless. i did see one comment on the first page regarding how tough it is to be a pro always being in the spotlight. i say fuck that. you basically are trying to justify an individual turning to the bottle to deal with their problems. if people are concerned about the comments made with the younger attendees; incidents like this are reasons why, i hate to say it but, all ages parties are simply not a good idea. when people get some liquor into them there's no telling what can happen and in this case something negative arose.

as for repricusions from his sponsors and supporters, i can see them writing him a letter regarding his behaviour and that it is extremely unacceptable from an individual in a position such as his.

yes pro skiers are paid to ski but they are also paid to represent their sponsors both on and off the hill. once you enter the public eye in the industry you are being watched constantly and followed like a celebrity. once you slip up and do something wrong, everyone is on you and talking negative about you. for all you young kids that are working towards gaining your first sponsorships and becoming a pro able to support yourself on skiing and skiing alone, keep this incident in the back of your mind and remember how you felt when you saw someone you looked up to extremely inebrated.



that is all for now....


Sep 17 2007 2:01AM
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tha_CF
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Sep 17 2007 2:05AM
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analog4ndy
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I'm pretty sure you can get drunk at a premiere and not make a total fucking ass of yourself. Kinda sad really.
Sep 17 2007 2:12AM
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freeski1620
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its kinda like going to a party.
and doing the eaxt same thing
whoa.
NEVER dont that.
not.
Sep 17 2007 2:20AM
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Keenbo
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I totally agree with you on it what you just said but like any profession a person chooses they have to do things wont make them and their company look like bad. Yeah hes a pro skiier, yeah hes good but he has that responsibility to take time to pose with kids and keep his partying under control in a public situation. You wouldnt see a ceo of a major company doing that.... Its the same thing....if he chose to or not to be a role model he is one like it or not.
Sep 17 2007 6:12AM
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japie99
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It has nothing to do with rolemodel. If you are on stage (which you chose to do) and you know there are a lot of children and ppl who admire you, than you treat ppl with respect and be thankful for every fan who is there. Thats classy!!
And he did none of them which is classless --> what threadmaker mentioned.
Sep 17 2007 7:41AM
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slashquatch
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whoa whoa not a tanner fan but cmon lets not forget about tanner rainville
Sep 17 2007 7:49AM
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Bodeau.
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Tanner has always been this way in my image..... He is a good skier though...
Sep 17 2007 7:56AM
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Rogge
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I'll claim this all night and day - papasteeze - awesome guy. Those of you that met him this weekend know what I'm talking about.



Sep 17 2007 9:07AM
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doritos
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Hell yeah man, I talked to papasteeze for a while as well. That guy is the man, respect him.
Sep 17 2007 9:10AM
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Mr.Bishop
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Bah you can't get too angry at the guy for getting wasted. I mean really everyone at these things drinks themselves back to the maturity of a 3 year old... I can't say I'm much better!

I personally wanted the awards show to be chaotic... I think that gives a less polished vibe, and we as NS have never been polished.

Athletes frequently have attitudes people disagree with, and Tanner catches a lot of that. I thought it was funny, and kind of added a little bit of drama to the whole thing.

Tanner is a pretty nice guy when you talk to him. The very first time I met him years ago way before I worked at NS he was super friendly and just chatted with me like a regular guy.

I'd say give the man a break... all is well that ends well right?
Sep 17 2007 10:02AM
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Rez4frederick
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Hah.  IF3 sounded sick. This much hate on Tanner is rediculous
Sep 17 2007 10:08AM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
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its about time people relize what a douche t-hall is!!!

Sep 17 2007 10:47AM
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BrokenBones
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If you were there you woulda thought it was hilarious...
Sep 17 2007 11:21AM
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kimmm
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I agree hahah.. it was so entertaining, everyone was loving it
Sep 17 2007 11:43AM
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.jc.
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it is funny how tanner is well known he gets five pages of posts on him.

This is why his sponsors keep him. every skier knows him and what he rides for.
Sep 17 2007 11:59AM
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tha_king
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SHIT INSNT ALWAYS BLACK AND WHITE!

some people have the ability to get trashed and not make asses of themselves (or what you dumb KIDS call funny).

apparently tanner does not have the ability to maintain his composure, and therefore should not drink until after being around a bunch of prepubescents.

i've never heard of MFM doin something like this, that's cause he's a TRUE G and tanner is a self righteous piece.

i've smoked with the kid, BUT JUST BECAUSE UR CHILL BURNING ONE DOWN DOES NOT MEAN YOU SHOULD BE AN ASSHOLE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS!
Sep 17 2007 12:03PM
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slimbruddah
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yeah, but stunts like that will only hold the sport of skiing back.

Being drunk at premiers while presentating infront of an audience of adults, teenagers, and children, gives skiing a bad name compared to other sports.

Look at what tony hawk did for skateboarding. One guy made the sport gigantic everywhere.
Sep 17 2007 12:14PM
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tha_king
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NO ONE SAID HE COULDN'T GET DRUNK.

IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET DRUNK AND NOT RUIN YOUR REP.
Sep 17 2007 12:19PM
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