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ok i have a friend who races and she thinks that ALL freeskiers are totaly against racing and think it's stupid. i know that some of u will think that racing is gay or whatever but i just wanna show her that not all freeskiers hate on racing

thanx 4 any input

May 4 2008 6:24PM
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afton_steeze
Posts: 1765 - Karma: 92
well, i'm an advanced skiier and i have been skiing my whole life
and this year i was faced with the decision to commit to racing or freestyle.

because i live an hour away from my mountain, practice would be impossible to make on the weekdays, and it would be really taxing on gas money... freestyle is less of a commitment for me because i can hit urban and just as long as i sesh all day, i learn LOTS of shit.

racing is definitely okay, and if i lived closer, i probably would be doing it, but freestyle is where it's at.
the scene is much more engaging, and you'll meet some of the chillest people in the park, [and unfortunately some of the least-chill people too...] but all in all, we don't hate racers. at least i don't.


May 4 2008 7:12PM
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skijunkiedtm
Posts: 9229 - Karma: 61
well most good skiers grew up racing
May 4 2008 7:15PM
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Piste.Off
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i dont race, but its fun. most kids on this site will call racers fags though.
May 4 2008 7:15PM
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4frnt_or_die
Posts: 780 - Karma: 3
I hate racers, they think THEY ARE ski, that us who do freestyle are just a bunch of kids who don't know how to ski.  They dress like complete idiots (maybe they love to show their balls?????) and complain how we dress.

So anyway....  racers are gay.
May 4 2008 7:17PM
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afton_steeze
Posts: 1765 - Karma: 92
dude... those are uniforms. you try to ski slalom in sextuple xl.

there are douchebags in either sect.
May 4 2008 7:19PM
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0123456789
Posts: 9226 - Karma: 148

i bet you are teh guy who slides down every trail above a blue square.

and i grew up racing and it has helped me learn to ski better then i ever would have been able to with out it. 

so no racer hate here.

May 4 2008 7:28PM
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AALT
Posts: 1775 - Karma: 60
Sometimes they piss me off, one time they went off one of the kickers with no speed and landed flat and his pole stabbed him in the chest it was soooo funny
May 4 2008 7:34PM
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RICK_ROSS
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i raced
May 4 2008 7:35PM
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purplejumpsuit
Posts: 2207 - Karma: 157
one of my best friends is a racer, and I go out on the school race team every year along with all the other freeskiers at my school.
only time you will hear me bitching about racers is when im talking about a few people on the local mountain's team that I just cant stand.
May 4 2008 7:38PM
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BootySpunk.
Posts: 8148 - Karma: 84
I raced and it's pretty fun and Jon Olsoon races and he is a fucking God
May 4 2008 7:39PM
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4frnt_or_die
Posts: 780 - Karma: 3
I dont just do park.  I love hardcore trails and yeah, I can ski them.  Not because you dont do race that you're a bad skier.  I took courses when I was like 5 years old and I ski since I'm 3 so I think I can do pretty much every trails. I just dont like the racers attitude, they think they rule the mountain.
May 4 2008 7:39PM
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SARTRON
Posts: 2969 - Karma: 87
i race (present tense)

i think a lot of racers are really stuck up, its mainly the kids from the academy's but hey freeskiier kids can be dicks too..
May 4 2008 7:39PM
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cmeriptahoe
Posts: 1785 - Karma: 12
I wish I would have raced. It makes you a much better skier because you get the fundamentals down like concrete. And I don't hate on racers, all of my cousins race. I really like watching racing too. It's sweet. 
May 4 2008 7:41PM
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maclem
Posts: 2497 - Karma: 17
i raced for our hs league, but am stopping next year. the sport is the biggest joke at our school, were mad good but are committed to like 2 days a week and no pre-season training.
May 4 2008 7:46PM
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Nikula
Posts: 183 - Karma: 3,277
i used to race untill like 4 years ago,and i am extremely glad i did, it gives you such good skills for all types of skiing. at my mountain a few parks skiers like myself came from racing and you can definately tell by watching everyone who just has that little bit extra discipline with their bodies which has been learnt from racing, definately glad i am out of racing now, cuz freeride is so much more fun, but am most definately glad my rents put me in racing.
lol there is definately douchebags from both sides, but i think we can definately learn a tonne of shit from each other.....

one particular funny story i remeber my gf telling me about racers.. one day she was at work, working in a ski shop, up in the outerewear area, adn these kids walk in looking at jackets and stuff, like orage and quicksilver and stuff, adn she walks over to, start talking about skiing.. and she asks them if they ride park... and they apparently just gave her the most " are you out of your fuckin mind?" look,.. and said" no we aren't gay, we dont wear xxl outerwear, or our goggles under our helmets... so gay"
i thought that was particularly funny cuz in 2 years when they dont race anymore, you know they are going ot be doing the exact same thing
May 4 2008 7:46PM
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Jacuse
Posts: 1792 - Karma: 1,549
I race for my high school team and it definitely helps out my skiing in the park. I only hate the academy coaches that get all intense about racing and think that they own the mountain. Racers really aren't that bad. There are a ton racers that ski park and are actually really good. Jon Olson is trying to make the olympics in racing. He started out racing until like the age of 16 or something like that.
May 4 2008 8:04PM
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Lineskiah11
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i raced for a year in highschool and i def thought it was fun to do but i wasnt that into it. I have no problem with the good all around skiers that race too, but i dont like  the strict racers that can only ski ice with huge gs carves and think they own the mountain.

its fun to do but it gets old pretty fast, specially in a hs league where you typically only have a few different courses.
May 4 2008 8:05PM
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skiminnesota
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i didnt start skiing until i was 14(i am 18 now)  and i started in D team racing,   racing can do nothing but help your overall skiing ability....
May 4 2008 8:15PM
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Dhane
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haha, i strated out racing just for the free ride to my mountain, but i fell in love with freestyle. sure, there are assholes who race, but there are certainly assholes who do freestyle. so, i dont hate racers.
May 4 2008 8:18PM
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Deletedtoday
Posts: 4060 - Karma: 398
most people here had a choice. weather to rae or newschool. they took the newschool choice thats how i see it
May 4 2008 8:20PM
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martin.
Posts: 2115 - Karma: 34
im not gonna lie i love bombing down the hill, maybe going through some gates, but the idea of sitting around practicing bombing down the hill makes me want to throw up.

i feel bad for racers because they get the fun sucked out of skiing for them
May 4 2008 8:21PM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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i don't hate anyone who is passionate about any aspect of skiing unless they carry a pompous holier than thou attitude.... ultimately we all love the mountain...
May 4 2008 8:26PM
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sktrkdo7
Posts: 1920 - Karma: 182
i raced for like 5 yrs and it was soo good for my skiing def the best thing for a lil kid to do when they are starting to get good at skiing you learn so much important stuff. you cannot knock racing at all some racers are dicks but racing is sick
May 4 2008 8:31PM
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BEARS.
Posts: 5380 - Karma: 696
skiing is supposed to be fun right? so how much fun do you think you'll have when you turn when you're told where you're told?
May 4 2008 8:32PM
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RunDMc
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i grew up playing hockey so by the time i stopped playing i thought it was too late to start racing. I raced with my high school for the last 4 years and i loved it. and i won the provincials!
May 4 2008 8:46PM
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CDavis
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just because you can make it down a trail doesnt mean that youre a good skier. in my opinion, to be really good at racing is harder than being good at freestyle. i do both and i love every aspect of each one. racer kids are way gayer but youll also find some really chill people. im not trying to hate on anybody here all im sayig is you need to really know whatsup before you start being a douche

May 4 2008 9:06PM
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bigolrig
Posts: 572 - Karma: 14
im cool with it,my ex was a racer,damn good too, but its good until they come to the park.
May 4 2008 9:11PM
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Grube
Posts: 962 - Karma: 14
im chill with racers as long as they dont get in my way
May 4 2008 9:15PM
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christo4
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does anyone else find it a little funny that the "racers" thread is in NSG?
May 4 2008 9:16PM
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timmi
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sometimes i race people to the park.
May 4 2008 9:17PM
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StanMcStanson
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Yeah, I have a lot of respect for racers, and know a kid that slays at freestyle but races for the school team because we can't get the the mountain after school.  But my main reason from staying away from racing is just that I think I wouldn't enjoy it, and much prefer just skiing how I want to ski.
May 4 2008 9:23PM
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SolMi
Posts: 337 - Karma: 14
racing gives you super legit ski skills i used to. the only thing i have against it is the kids that think that anyone one who doesn't race can't ski.

also i don't like being told where to ski i love the freedom of tearing up pow lines and making it my own run or picking my line through the park. the freedom is why i love skiing so much
May 4 2008 9:46PM
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Tortao
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racers are just too goddamn cocky
May 4 2008 10:31PM
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VERN
Posts: 215 - Karma: 171
haa i do both, i dont necessary like racing but im good at it soo thats the only reason i still do it. it wouldnt be so bad if i racers didnt wear such goofy redic clothing.
May 4 2008 10:41PM
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MADmidwest
Posts: 1278 - Karma: 15
spandex was in last winter so racers are fine by me. I've never had any problem with a racer, usually it's morons on the park that think they own the place that cause the most problems. Anywase i think that racing would be fun if it wasn't for all the serious practice and what not they have to go through.
May 4 2008 10:52PM
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jholer2
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I race. i'm in college and i still race. i think its fucking awesome. I've been in downhills going about 85 miles per hour and gone off jumps that were pushing 200 feet. i'm not trying to self call or whatever, i'm just trying to give a little support to the racing side of skiing. its fun. I'm from jackson hole, i grew up there so i know what its like to freeski. in my experience most racers from the west that were at the FIS level were all really chill with skiing park and most kids could lay down at least some sort of trick. one of my best friends is on the US ski team and is also probably one of the best park/big mountain skiers to come out of jackson. I've noticed that its the lower level racers like high school ski teams that are the biggest douchebags. its the kids who don't race at even close to the highest level, but buy all that gay racing shit just because they can afford it and they're the ones that feel that there is actually a line dividing free skiing from racing.

if you guys think we enjoy wearing a race suit you're out of your fucking head. those things are the coldest and lamest things about ski racing, BUT the speed difference is very noticeable to the point that if you don't practice without it you're gonna race like shit with it. all the shit we wear is pretty practical and we need it. you won't find me free skiing in fucking tight clothes.

I've never really posted in a racer hating thread because i just kinda get passed it and don't even consider myself part of the group being ripped on. but i think racers deserve some sort of rebuttal  to all the racer hate and i hope this changes some of your close minded views of racing.
May 5 2008 1:53AM
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brenker
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I started racing in high school, raced all four years and became a very talented racer...and this year i decided that being an engineering major at umass and racing could not work very well, and this year was my biggest freestyle year so far. I did lots of filming and made 3 edits this season, while learning lots of new stuff....but i still miss racing and might even try to do it next season.
May 5 2008 12:44PM
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J-Wallz
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i race and freeski they are both fun to me
May 5 2008 12:50PM
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dave44
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I've got respect for racers who can actually race. Hell, I even like Bode for his 'don't give a fuck about the US Ski Team' attitude. Noone hates on Jon, yet he's gunning for the 2014 Winter Olympics GS.

The people I do hate are kids (or even adults) who dress up in tight pants and red jacket and the most expensive race skis, and end pizza'ing down a green run.

May 5 2008 12:55PM
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rj.
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haha go easy on her bro
May 5 2008 3:00PM
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brenker
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kid theres no need to be so immature about it...the fact is that racing and freeskiing are completely different...and racing is not gay. It may be your opinion, but racing is a valuable part of the ski world. Big companies like Salomon, Volkl, Atomic, Fischer, and Nordica would be left to rot without the sales of their race skis.
i personally raced for 4 years and had way too much fun and made way too many friends to turn away from the sport completely. I love park skiing alot, and would happily do it any day of the year, but its hard to not go an entire park day with out ripping down a steep fast trail and full speed with my friends just for fun (mine shaft and mount snow).
May 5 2008 3:10PM
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Mr.LemonPie
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I use to race back in the day, I didn't dislike it at all for the racing part, but the coaches are dicks, all of my old coaches were dicks, like insulting you for doing something wrong instead of helping you fix it. I mostly did Downhill and Super G, it is gnarly, you go fast, I won a few downhill races. The kids though were dicks, even my own teammates would throw bitchfits when I would win or do better than them at all. And there parents were crazy too, I would definitely be a better racer than I am at park but I hated the people who raced so it wasn't worth it.
May 5 2008 3:12PM
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B-Wayne
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racer girls are cute, and park girls are hot, that is the only thing worth saying, other than that, its all skiing so lets just get along.
May 5 2008 3:17PM
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skieasy
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i've been racing. made me a great skiier.

i decided to quit next year though, freeskiing definitly where its at.


anyways, racers that think they "own the mountain" are dumb and give racers a bad name.

freestylers who think that "all racers are dumbfucks who think they own the mountain" think that they own the mountain themselves. why would you waste your time hating on racers when you could be learning how to carve an actual turn.


well put bwayne, lets just ski and let ski.
May 6 2008 3:21AM
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bobross
Posts: 468 - Karma: 11
Im totally fine with racers, my cousin was the assistant alpine coach at CU for a few years after skiing there.  There are dicks in all aspects of the sport though.
May 6 2008 4:16AM
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toominator
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I don't have an issue with them but I do hate 5-15yo racers that think they're fucking gods gift to the world cause they're on a race team. at my mountain if you're on the race team you get to jump the lift queue and then snake down the mountain in a tuck cutting everyone else off. all while wearing spandex.

also the few racers that i've met down here have been douches.

"so what sorta skiing do you do man?"
"I race"
"oh yeah, sweet dude. Im a freeskier"
"oh.." (kinda pulling a face and looking down at me)

but that could just be at my mountain. it seems more like they are prejudiced against freeskiing than the other way around here.
May 6 2008 6:21AM
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Silence
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that is totally homo. Thats the side of racing I don't like. Often the 'I'm better than you' thing. Not cool
May 6 2008 8:19AM
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quixotic
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I raced for 4 years and I'm really glad I did.  I had a lot of fun and learned how make real turns like using edge and such and not just sliding my shit around.  It definately makes you a better skier and has helped me out with my balance for park as well.  Don't hate, it's peoples personal preferance to like one discipline more than another.
May 6 2008 8:59AM
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1080ski
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i have nothing against them. the kids who are the best freeskiers at my mtn used to race, and so did I.

my experiance has been that most racers like skiing park too haha. and what freestyle skiers cant deny they love to whip it fast down groomers? its all skiing
May 6 2008 9:11AM
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mizzike
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I know some racers who slay at park.
May 6 2008 3:50PM
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