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The Definition of Gaper

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SloanKetterin
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I think we all know what a gaper is.  But what I think is wrong with some of the definitions I found is the part where it says they wear brightly colored clothing, I mean I don't really have bright clothes, but I know some pretty steezificating new schoolers, who wear brightly colored clothes.  The rest is totally true about them though.  And just out of curiosity, who says it like gape, and who says it like gap, jw yo.

And a side note, the LINE Remote backack, any good? i'm thinking of purchasing myself one.
Dec 23 2008 8:05PM
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currentwestman
Posts: 3292 - Karma: 330
well, mister wagner, the GAPErs you are thinking of are the classic gapers who skied many years ago, not the typical gapers of today.
Dec 23 2008 8:08PM
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Dbit
Posts: 385 - Karma: 71
original, legit, roots, core, whatever you wanna call them. dont disrespect, theyd spread eagle off of shit bigger than you'd touch. peace out lol
Dec 23 2008 8:47PM
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Hansel.
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Dec 23 2008 8:49PM
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7-11_Slurpee
Posts: 1142 - Karma: 1,552
^ haha, i loled
Dec 23 2008 9:32PM
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-NY-STeeZE-
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same
Dec 23 2008 9:37PM
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GotamaBCshredder
Posts: 5062 - Karma: 424
I thought a gaper was someone that made fun of people for their skill level and clothes.....
Dec 23 2008 10:10PM
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skiEER
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no
Dec 23 2008 10:20PM
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GoonThug
Posts: 324 - Karma: 16
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gaper

Dec 23 2008 10:32PM
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powderwhore92
Posts: 119 - Karma: 24
Someone wearing a texas a&m coat and matching hat
Dec 23 2008 10:32PM
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ginty
Posts: 1073 - Karma: 163

1:30 in the gaperness begins
Dec 23 2008 10:41PM
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Aaaron.
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i have last years line remote pack.
i love it.
i have a thread on it.
either adv searchbar it or go to my profile->threads

Dec 23 2008 10:45PM
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Billek
Posts: 5665 - Karma: 98
To me, a gaper is someone who ranges from not-so-good to dangerously-horrible, all while being blissfully unaware of their skill level.
Dec 23 2008 10:47PM
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steezepleeze~
Posts: 103 - Karma: 22
^flawless. also blissfully ignorant of how stupid they look. stemmed from the gap between goggles and helmet? silly looking fools


pizza
french fries
pizza
french fries
pizza. good run.
Dec 23 2008 10:55PM
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Commonwealth
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meh, id say its prolly a solid pack. not sure if id spend $70 on it
Dec 23 2008 11:04PM
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-NY-STeeZE-
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ski blades with poles
Dec 23 2008 11:05PM
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pussymoneyweed
Posts: 2055 - Karma: 60
you forgot... MASHED POTATOES!!!!
Dec 23 2008 11:46PM
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narwhal
Posts: 509 - Karma: 280
GAPEr's are tourists.
Dec 24 2008 1:26PM
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ski_DC
Posts: 1347 - Karma: 53
^ false. if that was true, any time you went anywhere that wasnt your home mountain, you would be considered a gaper.
Dec 24 2008 2:18PM
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Dukeybrains
Posts: 1030 - Karma: 11
Theres a big difference between old school rippers in some throwback threads and a gaper.
Dec 24 2008 2:30PM
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king.tubby
Posts: 2865 - Karma: 122
if you pronounce it "gapper" you are a gaper.
if you ask, "what's a gaper?" you are a gaper
Dec 24 2008 3:15PM
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casual
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 6,746
  Absolutely.  That's like comparing an OG to a neverg. 

  Honestly, if you don't ever ski the east, just know how far removed we are from the all encompassing "ski culture" that a lot of you Westerners take for granted.  Words like "parabolic" still get thrown around out here with stunning regularity.  The amazing part is, that the same guy who throws that term around, may be spotted obliterating a bump run, culminating in a ridiculous twister spread.

  I've decided that I'm ok with out and out gaperdom.  Everyone starts out a miserable skier.  As long as a degree of self awareness around skill level exists, and they're relatively careful and considerate...godspeed to 'em.  What irks me, is the undercover gaper culture.  You know, people whose skill level is dwarved by their fashion sensibilities. 
Dec 24 2008 3:18PM
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narwhal
Posts: 509 - Karma: 280
Let me rephrase, gapers are tourists who live in the city and don't ski as much (or at all) as people who live near resorts do.
Dec 25 2008 3:11PM
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Dukeybrains
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wrong again
Dec 25 2008 3:33PM
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Skiing_Is_Fun
Posts: 1463 - Karma: 91
yup
Dec 25 2008 3:55PM
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spliff.Life
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your a gaper
Dec 25 2008 4:01PM
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matttt
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Not true at all! I live in scotland and have been all over america and europe skiing and i'm not a gaper.
Dec 25 2008 4:22PM
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Gunnar
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The massive grand canyon gap between goggles and helmet.
Dec 25 2008 4:40PM
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linesteeze
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from Massachusetts riding some rentals, fitted jeans not pulled over boots, huge gloves, long poles unzipped patriots jacket, WWF beanie and no goggles sometimes some rad shades
Dec 25 2008 5:30PM
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JacheOReally
Posts: 3597 - Karma: 253
word, legs spread, gap from helmet to goggles (or goggles flailing off helmet)  jacket unzipped, maybe jeans on,  jacket might have a football emblem on it,  you know....
Dec 25 2008 5:40PM
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Powdered_Donuts
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh38MB1vuwM
1:54
Dec 25 2008 6:14PM
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h_bar
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you fail
Dec 25 2008 6:18PM
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RoadRash_Skier
Posts: 457 - Karma: 44

false!!! a lot of steezy rider have some massive cayon between goggle and hemet!

Dec 25 2008 6:23PM
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Jiblonski
Posts: 102 - Karma: 11
LOL. Do they actually exist?
Dec 25 2008 6:28PM
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s.bishop
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FALSE!!!  thats were the word GAPER came from
Dec 25 2008 7:05PM
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BigMeech621
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THREAD CREATOR! dude, where did u get your icon ive never saw that before!
Dec 25 2008 7:06PM
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ski_DC
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I live in DC. does that make me a gaper?
haha just giving you a hard time.
Today in jackson there were more gapers than you could shake a stick at. we got like 28 inches by noon, and nothing was open, so when they finally opened like 1 run off the gondola, it was gaper central. gapers treeskiing may be the funniest thing i have ever witnessed though...
Dec 25 2008 8:10PM
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spudz
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the other 5 billion 800 thousand people in this world
Dec 25 2008 8:12PM
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Skierguy1234
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gaper
an asshole that's been used and abused so often that it doesn't readily close when an object (penis, dildo, zucchini, etc.) is removed from it.
Dec 25 2008 9:30PM
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alpha1ne
Posts: 205 - Karma: 17

Gaper: gay-per, noun. one might define the gaper as a person who skis through the park and doesnt know what the fuck they are doing. they can be spotted on the in runs of jumps, landings of jumps and 50-50ing the 4ft wide box. gapers can be identified by their rental skis or blades and jeans and tight walmart jacket or sweater, old school goggles and nipple high poles. gapers are a pest to the common skiing park rat much like the common squatting snowboarder. gapers are easily scared and easily mimicked (see Gaper Day). Gapers can be scared off with loud noises or as seen in the classic cab seven small girl tap, a smooth cab seven to a light tap on the noggin.

Dec 25 2008 10:25PM
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hellomynameisjef
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gaper gap is the steeze dont even talk right now
Dec 25 2008 10:33PM
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steezepleeze~
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watch the last ten seconds
gaper hilarity

Dec 25 2008 11:16PM
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CANNON^
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Dec 25 2008 11:38PM
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Dec 25 2008 11:49PM
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Malcolm
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yeah but in quebec we call gapers des touristes
Dec 25 2008 11:57PM
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doritos
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Dirty Jersey.
Dec 26 2008 12:00AM
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MEGAZORD
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The dirty fuckers migrate in from new york, then shit the place up.  The farther you get from the city, the nicer it is. 
Dec 26 2008 8:58AM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
pronounced gayper to me, and any clothing that either was designed to be skied in before '95 or wasn't designed to be skied in at all is fine. Poorly fitting and unzipped where possible. tight pants awkward stance!
Dec 26 2008 10:42AM
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BEARS.
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me.
Dec 26 2008 10:58AM
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Ender
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gapers are not people, they are obstacles; they are part of the mountain
Dec 26 2008 11:23AM
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JacheOReally
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AHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
Dec 26 2008 12:09PM
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