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How to convert a snowblader?

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7-11_Slurpee
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aight. so my cousin has wanted to ski the park with me for a while (he lives pretty far away so we dont get to ski much) and hes a snoowblader. how do you convert someone of that type to a freeskier? without calling them gay...
Dec 16 2008 6:49PM
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Download-My-Apps
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umm ask him how riding powder is. and tell him to hit a 50ft jump on blades he'll convert to skis quickly.
Dec 16 2008 6:51PM
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Jwalk
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say" if you dont want your sexual orientation questioned ski"
Dec 16 2008 6:51PM
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MasterDebater
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or that snowblades are gay, not him for using them. and that landing jumps is easier on skis.
Dec 16 2008 7:24PM
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crunkasfuck
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another wards he will case the shit of of it unless he coverts.
Dec 16 2008 7:32PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Ya, snowblading is pretty stupid but if he's having fun and all just let him do it.
Dec 16 2008 7:55PM
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plorr
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Why convert him? I ride with some kids who can rip on skiboards. They can definitely hit most of the jumps in teh park too, minus maybe thebiggest ones, but skiboards are definitely legit. they can shred some pow on them too. They can't ride as fast through deep stuff but they have just as much fun and the short boards really don't limit the terrain they can hit. From what I've seen i might even like skiboarding better. I like riding on skis better but i like riding with skiboarders better. Theres no hate between them, they are just having fun ripping around the mountain, and it is not nearly as much of a fashion show. They all just seem to have a way more positive attitude about riding. Skiboards are actually really fun in the park once in a while too. you can get crazy tech on rails and it helps you learn not to land backseat. They are a good tool to bring up your confidence when you go back to skis. I would probably never convert to skiboarding but I don't see why people have such beef with it.
Dec 16 2008 8:13PM
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OMGWTFBBQ
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ask him to butter HAHAHAAHAHHAHAHA
FAIL
Dec 16 2008 8:13PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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My girlfriend was trying to read me the breakfast menu for a restaurant and I read that and just started cracking up.  I got the evil eye.
Dec 16 2008 8:16PM
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7-11_Slurpee
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not the evil eye!?
Dec 16 2008 8:36PM
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MasterDebater
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skiboarding is sick, i do it, but the downside is when the snow is uneven, and you get the piles of snow, i loose all my speed and fall forward. fun though.
Dec 16 2008 8:41PM
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Thenowhereman42
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I have old skiblades from back before twin tips really got popular and they are fun to fuck around on a couple days a season.  You carve lines in a slightly different way and its just fun to see how many people go WTF?  Also I think its a good way to get more people into skiing, I've known lots of people who used to rollerblade alot and would never consider skiing before hearing about skiblades.
Dec 17 2008 2:11AM
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[MEGAMO]
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you mean "in other words"?
Dec 17 2008 11:58AM
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readiculous
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Show him a video of himself.
Dec 17 2008 12:09PM
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~~JEFF~~
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just forget about it and bang her l8er
Dec 17 2008 12:21PM
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C.R.E.A.M
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start em off on some really short planks, like 158-161, the weight difference is minor, and it is pretty easy.
Dec 17 2008 1:16PM
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Eastcoastskier09
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tell him to go hit a rail or something and c if he falls. if hem does then u may have a chance
Dec 17 2008 1:19PM
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Steezius_Maximus
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show him 6hours of lesbian porn
Dec 17 2008 1:47PM
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hellomynameisjef
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punch him
in the uterous
Dec 17 2008 4:34PM
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HamFaceGirl
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yessssss
Dec 17 2008 4:39PM
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gabfreeski
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give him a pair of skis
Dec 17 2008 4:46PM
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narwhal
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You have your computer with you, and your on newschoolers, in a breakfast restaurant?
Dec 17 2008 5:38PM
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jeremy.g
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?
Dec 17 2008 7:28PM
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Rogge
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I "snowbladed" for a year. To be honest, it was a bunch of fun and I'm glad I did it because it turned me onto twin tip skis. At the time this was happening, most of you weren't in school yet.

Shred the park with him. If he wants to switch, he'll switch. I know I started skiing again after going to Mt Snow with my friends and I simply wasn't able to hit the bigger jumps comfortably.

To each his own. I think the most important thing is having a good time with your cousin.
Dec 17 2008 7:38PM
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GreenStezz
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snap them in half, then let him know he can use your extra pair of skis.....
Dec 17 2008 7:39PM
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gcassidy
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buy him twin tips for christmas... duh
Dec 17 2008 7:43PM
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Shlogan
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get him a g suit and hellbents. then tell him to get better at skiing by watching scott vail. just like the rest of ns. thn he will love our sport forever!

hahaha, jk, but really, how good is he? can he like slay the park or does he like never even go to the mountain anyway? just let him know what its like to ski. the benefits and the downsides
Dec 17 2008 8:10PM
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Balto
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does he ever ski?
Dec 17 2008 8:18PM
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7-11_Slurpee
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naww, hes sort of a gaper in the park, so i want him to get some longer skis, (twin tips preferably) so he can learn to slay the park. but also hit up some groomers on occasion.
Dec 17 2008 8:30PM
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fezz
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me and my friends converted a blader last season simply by inviting him to ride with us every weekend..now he has an old pair of ar5s and kills it
Dec 17 2008 9:08PM
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saskskier
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People still snowblade?
Dec 17 2008 9:22PM
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