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Armadaman
Posts: 86 - Karma: 13
It has come to my attention recently as I went through my daily syringe of newschoolers and meaningless snow reports, that I have become completely infatuated with skiing and it's whole aura of addictiveness. As I came home from school, I popped in Forward and sat down for a nice release in the professional skiing form. As the shots rolled on, I connected that I had probably watched this movie, and about five other movies that were received in the last few months, over 100 times each. When I get to school in the morning I walk into the library, which has the ever-desired high-speed internet, and I drool over US open coverage and miles of comments on a forum full of ceaseless addicts. I am part of a community that is completely enveloped in the passion that we all share and love. I am not saying that I am going to change, but it seems I have come to a painful realization of reality, much like telling yourself that youre an alcoholic or something like that. But then I find that without skiing and newschoolers.com, and every movie Ive ever owned, I would have a life full of shitty weekends, highschool drama and probably dreaded sports and boasting the latest weight you've put up. This is a life that I would never want, and would never realize I had if I hadn't come this way. I am glad that I am obsessed with skiing and the whole society behind it, because without it I would just be the nest Joe on the streets, looking toward a future of normalcy and monotony. I know there are others who are like me, because everyday I see the same names in the Forum out of 30 something thousand people. I know I have contributed to something becasue of this place, and because I decided to ski and not snowboard when it was the cool thing to do a few years ago. Although there is a point to this, I am not sure of it, rather just satisfied with my position and I hope you feel that way too.

Armadaman
Feb 25 2004 10:59PM
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Stryken
Posts: 1396 - Karma: 22
well written.

I agree too. My life evolves around skiing in the winter. I do nothing but think about skiing, go skiing, talk about skiing.....its insane. But I LOVE it. It is a nice change from that boring highschool life at home...I have different friends when I'm skiing. No drama. No shit. Just skiing, talking, and vandalizing....


We'll have you dead pretty soon.
Feb 25 2004 11:10PM
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rodeo7
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touche'.
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the best idea ever was the one that was diabolicly hatched today at lunch in the hall way of my school. It involved a boat and beer and selling that beer to 14 yearolds for like $3 a bottel, so that way from every 24 we got, we would get 12 and then never have to pay for our own beer again. and if the poilice tried to stop us, we were drive away in a boat (which doesnt have a licence plate) but, if there were on a baot, we were throw peanuts at them, cause its highly probable that one of them in alergic to then and he would go into anaphletic shock and we were get away. if that didnt work we were catapult cows at them and wait for the headlines 'police boat sunk by flying cows'. --Apple.
Feb 25 2004 11:11PM
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Justo8484
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agreed. 100%

Feb 25 2004 11:13PM
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Ds91260
Posts: 9984 - Karma: 19
yep, its all good


Fuck You
Feb 25 2004 11:30PM
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snowforblood
Posts: 1861 - Karma: 16
Don't worry man, I am just like you...newschoolers gives me boners too


I'll stick my renob in your elohssa
Feb 25 2004 11:32PM
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Ds91260
Posts: 9984 - Karma: 19
^super duper


Fuck You
Feb 25 2004 11:33PM
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misterbinz
Posts: 1099 - Karma: 10
the problem is, one day you'll get old, and your knees will die, and you wont be able to ski. Then you turn into a pedafile, or an alcoholic, or an old man with more hair in his ears and nose then on his head, but it'll be good while it lasts.
i slept with your mom last night
Feb 26 2004 1:02AM
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jex
Posts: 2189 - Karma: 288
fuck I'm the same, I build my scheduals around skiing.


LINEjibSKI, 'who cares, drinking beer is fucking gay you fags.'
Feb 26 2004 1:18AM
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Trash
Posts: 682 - Karma: 10
^ me too, i took crappy early morning and late nite labs to free up time to go skiing when the ski club here does. A lot of people here go out and drink on a thursday nite; I'd rather ski.

please pass the salt
Feb 26 2004 12:39PM
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stixonmtholly
Posts: 822 - Karma: 10
short winters and long summers drive me nuts!!


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Feb 26 2004 1:24PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
skiing has had nothing but positive effects on my life. i made the terrible mistake of becoming a snowboarder. in 2 years i realized skiing, although not 'cool' at the time was for me.
Feb 26 2004 1:44PM
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Barmski
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Armadaman ^ you got nothin to worry about. Im in college and I feel the exact same way dude. I schedule skiing throughout my classes all the time and Im constantly thinkin about when Im gonna go the next time. I felt I had problem too. Obsession is progression. Keep it up.
Keep, Keep on truckin' Yeah...Good Stuff

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Feb 26 2004 1:44PM
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AFT
Posts: 160 - Karma: 10
Definitely well said. While i do not have the time to sit and watch movies endlessly and sit in the library and drool over the us open, i feel the same way at all times. I am absolutely addicted to the feeling of deep pow, flying through the air completely upside down, and stepping it up to the next biggest air or rail. Ever since 5th grade, this has been my life. Without skiing my life would be totally different in every way. Skiing has really kept me grounded. When all my friends go out and get trashed on thursday and sat nights, i sit knowing that the next day the slopes will be mine. They think i am missing out, but they have no clue as to what they are missing. As to the point that people do grow old, i know that will not stop me. I know i cant hit 60 ft tables and drop 50 ft cliffs for my entire life, but i do know with my education, i can keep skiing a part of my life for as long as i want. Even though i may only be a freshman at the University of Washington, i know that in four or so years, i will have the skills and tools to go wherever i want with my skiing. Whether it be a rep, or owing my own ski company, the are many possibilities.

On a side note, there is another reason why we get so addicted to skiing. I read that when people who are addicted to skiing go out on the slopes, their bodies release endorphins, which are the same endophins that your body releases when you go out and smoke pot. You get addicted to that feeling of endorphins in your body. While i do not smoke, and do not plan on it, i do know that that feeling is one thing that i have become addicted to.
Feb 26 2004 5:54PM
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thehellmuth
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special


'grip it and rip It'- hansel(Zoolander)

LITTLE DUCKY SAYS HI!!!!!!!!@@@@I WANT PENIS!!!

well me and my chick were gettin busy at her place when her parents were gone, we were in the basement so she says to go upstairs and get a condom and im naked and i obviously ran to go get it, it was dark as hell too so on my way back downstairs i missed the last 2 steps and fell flat on the ground with an boner, i was so lucky - Lateralis
Feb 26 2004 5:56PM
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Jackpot
Posts: 4243 - Karma: 136
a-greed


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WE KILL YOU

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Feb 26 2004 5:58PM
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trevorwoulddoit
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I feel the exact same way everyday.



Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Your mom rides a snowboard. -LINE
Feb 26 2004 6:12PM
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Barmski
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^AFT you make many good points, but I hope you do have some nights though where you go out and get wasted, i mean thats just part of being in college. Im not saying all the time but ya know live it up a lil.
Keep, Keep on truckin' Yeah...Good Stuff

When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.

sit booboo sit. Good dog.
Feb 26 2004 6:13PM
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AFT
Posts: 160 - Karma: 10
Definitely well said. While i do not have the time to sit and watch movies endlessly and sit in the library and drool over the us open, i feel the same way at all times. I am absolutely addicted to the feeling of deep pow, flying through the air completely upside down, and stepping it up to the next biggest air or rail. Ever since 5th grade, this has been my life. Without skiing my life would be totally different in every way. Skiing has really kept me grounded. When all my friends go out and get trashed on thursday and sat nights, i sit knowing that the next day the slopes will be mine. They think i am missing out, but they have no clue as to what they are missing. As to the point that people do grow old, i know that will not stop me. I know i cant hit 60 ft tables and drop 50 ft cliffs for my entire life, but i do know with my education, i can keep skiing a part of my life for as long as i want. Even though i may only be a freshman at the University of Washington, i know that in four or so years, i will have the skills and tools to go wherever i want with my skiing. Whether it be a rep, or owing my own ski company, the are many possibilities.

On a side note, there is another reason why we get so addicted to skiing. I read that when people who are addicted to skiing go out on the slopes, their bodies release endorphins, which are the same endophins that your body releases when you go out and smoke pot. You get addicted to that feeling of endorphins in your body. While i do not smoke, and do not plan on it, i do know that that feeling is one thing that i have become addicted to.
Feb 26 2004 7:16PM
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sugarloaf
Posts: 7866 - Karma: 299
I love this thread. I love skiing. Sundays are for Skiing


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Feb 26 2004 7:22PM
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ECM
Posts: 4614 - Karma: 101
skiing first, everthing else is second





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Feb 26 2004 7:23PM
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holyDINOSAURS
Posts: 7038 - Karma: 639
100%...it drives ppl insane when we're downtown and im like 'tat would make a sweet rail' but hey its so worth it
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Feb 26 2004 7:52PM
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hexum
Posts: 840 - Karma: 10
^ definately
I have no social life because of skiing. All the times on the weekends when you are supposed to be hanging out with people, im skiing. I have one friend who i both ski and hang with, and like 10 that i just ski with. And none to just hang with... i used to, but i now ski too much

O yes, you can ski backcountry is syracuse ny

'me and my girlfriend were going at it the other night and she was on top and we were bonin hard, and my dick slipped out between thrusts and went up her ass. she screamed and cried for 45 minutes, it sucked.' -skiflake
Feb 26 2004 7:53PM
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Logchucker
Posts: 1508 - Karma: 16
I guess I'm quite different. I enjoy skiing as recreation, but It will never run my life. It is rather something I leave slightly outside of my life as an escape rather than the center.
Feb 26 2004 7:59PM
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eastcoastjibber540
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agreed and hexum I'm the same way, because I ski I don't hang out with my friends, and because of that I don't have all that many friends, my life is skiing and my girlfriend. My girlfriend is super cool about my skiing and skis herself, so its definately awesome. In the winter I make plans around skiing. If it wasn't for skiing I wouldn't be who I am, and wouldn't enjoy life as much as I do. Nothings better than flying through the air or ripping up the powder. I wouldn't trade skiing for anything, its a lifestyle for me.

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Feb 26 2004 8:07PM
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aoe
Posts: 2947 - Karma: 51
I couldnt agree more. I've been away for nearly 2 weeks now and it actually hurts physically to think about it. I love skiing so much and it helps with stress. im having a hard time without it.




You Don't Realize What You Have Untill It's Taken Away.
Feb 26 2004 8:49PM
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SkiLuigi1300
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i agree with everyone .. its not an obsession its a lifestyle.. i mean we dont just do it, we Live it
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snowforblood: ... and when i get morning wood it always pokes me in the chin.

Strode420's response to lilgreen's post about cigarettes and the TRUTH organization: ...you probably light the filter and still smoke the whole thing because you are such a stupid fuck.....go lay in a bear trap

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Member of the Big Schlongs Cult haha
Feb 26 2004 8:52PM
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winterparksuks
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newschoolers is banned from 1 of the 2 computer labs at my school because of me








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IT'S AFGHANIMATION!!!
Feb 26 2004 8:53PM
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marmot
Posts: 198 - Karma: 10
yah skiing is the shit, and my life is skiing
Feb 26 2004 9:36PM
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Balmdogg
Posts: 1742 - Karma: 309
ive been hooked since i bought 13, i loved skiing before that but that was the day i had to check into skiers anonymous. my room is buried in endless pages of ski magazines and the trail maps of resorts i visit with doodles on them of when a sick shute was or where a sight setup of rails is.



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ULTA-MATUM.
Feb 26 2004 9:40PM
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k2skierec
Posts: 589 - Karma: 10
i totally agree i have no social life what so ever when ski season comes around and when the season is ending its hurts to know i have a few weeks of skiing left and then have to go through the turtore of watching ski movies through the off season and getting syked and then have nowhere to ski for months and months
Feb 26 2004 9:52PM
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skitheslopes
Posts: 864 - Karma: 9
this post hit my life right on the dot. my life consists of this. eat, sleep, think of skiing, school, think of skiing, try to get some action, ski skisksisisisksiski ski ski ski ski ski ski ski ski ski ski and after that skiing.
Feb 26 2004 9:58PM
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Irotate360
Posts: 6836 - Karma: 22
my whole life revovles around skiing, the music i listen to is all from ski movies, the mags vids i watch aer all skiing. when im on the comp is all skiing. i think about it like 24/7 in school and at night. almost every aspect of life is devoted to skiing. im def obbsessed




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Feb 26 2004 10:00PM
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BrodyLeven
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Well written.

It's truly a lifestyle. I really do think that.

Does anyone else notice themselves, acting, talking, dressing, conforming, just like it was a culture like ...hip-hop?

Personally, I do whatever I can to 1) support my habit and 2) support the industry.

I wear all ski clothing. My normal way of talking is with terms that many people consider 'west coast' or 'ski' terms. It manages to control my life,and i couldn't imagine it any way else. What would I be doing? Wearing brand-name clothing every day? I truly don't know. I like it exactly how it is. and I love NOT being burnt out. I love the sport. I will love it, wherever it goes. If I decide that I don't like the direction in which it's going, I believe that I can handle that. I believe I'll ski the exact same way I always have-FUN. Skiing will be skiing no matter what. you're going down a hill on a pair of sticks. I think the onl way it can change if it's it's completely revolutionized, skiing on like computer monitors and on rocks with airplanes for chairlifts. Until that, you'll be on snow, with 2 skis, 2 poles, and the entire run to your disposal. No matter how many times one may critisize skiing's industry, the industrialization that's happening to it, the commerialism brought to it, the skis, the riders, the ANYTHING. I believe the lifestyle will remain the same? Will it conform with the rest of society? Maybe, maybe not. Will MY 'skiing lifestyle' conform with the 'skiing lifestyle' ofthe future? Maybe, maybe not. Maybe when people are skiing on computer monitors I'll still be rocking 1080 boots and Mike Nicks. Maybe when people are skiing in the summer on grass, I'll be awaiting the first snowfall.

No matter where it goes, and no matter how you look at it, it's either in your heart or it isn't. It truly is in my heart, I truly WANT to be out on the hill. i want it for me, because I enjoy doing it.


I even walk with gorilla steeze.


Brody
i wont drop out of high school for skiing, mom
Feb 26 2004 10:48PM
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BrodyLeven
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Friends, school, grades, jobs, fun, vacations, it will ALL come and go. ALL of it may be something you enjoy, then no longer do.

Skiing is something that if you keep it by your heart, and you remember why you're doing it, and why you continue doing it...it's somethign that shouldn't get old.

if it does, take a break. if you get burned out, fix it. it's repairable. take a break, come back later in the day, later in the session, later in the season, later in your LIFE, but either way, if you enjoyed it once, there is no reason you shouldn't enjoy it forever.

It's just one of those sports tha'ts just amazing.

I compare it to watersports like scuba diving or surfing or something. you go completely at your own pace. you can do it whenever you want. you don't need a partner. you don't need a machine.
it's like snowshoeing, or maybe even .mountain biking. it's like walking in the woods, like hiking, like camping, like backpacking. you just...you just GO. it's just for FUN. it's ike rockclimbing. you do it FOR YOURSELF. if you don't, that's fine too, though. maybe you're doing it for your sponsors. maybe you're doing itfor your money, or for your parents, or for your spouse. maybe you started skiing becasue oyu wanted, maybe you started because of your parents. maybe you want to be skiing, maybe not. either way, look deeper into it. look if you , when you get ready to go to the mountain, if you're excited. look at when you are driving to the mountain, and you get near it, and as SOON as yousee the first lift, do you get that rush of excitement? DO you enjoy nothing more than having it to yourself? do you like showing off to other people? do you like talking to other skiers? do you like keeping to yourself? do you like keeping with the trends? do you like doing what you do, regardless of others?

there is no right or wrong answer to anything.

think about this:
if you were the only person who skied, on a mountain alone, and you'd never been on NS. you didn't know who seth morrison or tanner hall was. you didn't see 1242, and you'd never heard of Camp of Champions. What would you be doing? Would you still be skiing? Would you enjoy it? WHY!?


Brody
i wont drop out of high school for skiing, mom
Feb 26 2004 10:56PM
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Logchucker
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I know for a fact I'd still ski, Sking is my get away, And I love its serenity. Nothing relaxes me more than a day on the slopes. A day on the slopes is a day away from everything that you don't want. The mountains the air, Carving turns, getting air all of it is one of the greatest sensations. Skiing is basically my release.
Feb 26 2004 11:01PM
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scratch3
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easily teh best NS post ever in my book....so true so true
Feb 26 2004 11:10PM
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SNOWMAN17
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agreed



i cant describe the vibe i get when i drive by 6 people and 5 i hit
Feb 26 2004 11:24PM
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Geekypunkboy
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I completely agree. Except in my case, skiing has evolved from a pasttime or a lifestyle into a true addiction. Alot of shit has been going on in my life, and I've turned into a somewhat depressed, lonely emo kid. But skiing is a never-fail when it comes to creating that feeling of euphoria. I can't be sad when I'm skiing. Skiing is what gets me through my days. I can just think 'It'll ne ok, because I'll be skiing soon.' I know, I know, this sounds really pathetic, but its true. Mock me as you will.
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'Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.'
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Feb 27 2004 12:17AM
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reezyfbaby
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it's gonna suck being in university next year with no time to ski. I'll go into withdrawl!
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Feb 27 2004 12:21AM
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skitheslopes
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man does any one find them self wereing shorts and short sleave stuff in dead winter (exluding east coast where it get -3 on hot days) last time i wore pants was skiing besides that i always wear shorts cause i feel soo hot with long stuff on guess its just skiing instinct.
Feb 27 2004 12:28AM
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Trash
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AFT, +1 on skipping the chemicals for something you makes you happy and gives you a sense of accomplishment. I have friends who spendt for $ on drugs and pot than I have on skiing this season.
'I even walk with gorilla steeze'-djextreme

please pass the salt
Feb 27 2004 12:38AM
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AFT
Posts: 160 - Karma: 10
Just to tell you guys scared about going into a 4 year university and thinking that you will have no time to ski. That is rediculous. First of all, if you really love skiing, you probrably chose a school close to a ski hill. Mine is 45 minutes away. Secondly, i am a full time student (15 quarter credits), and i still get out of class by 10:20 AM every day. I can go skiing any day of the week. In college you can take whatever classes you want, and you can totally manipulate your schedule to fit your skiing habits. I am also a rush chair in a new fraternity, yet i still manage to ski 4-6 days a week. So, do not worry about going to college and being able to ski. It will be the time of your life and the best skiing you've ever had.
Feb 27 2004 2:36PM
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BrodyLeven
Posts: 7016 - Karma: 187
I just realized I didn't...
wait, was I completely off topic?


Brody
i wont drop out of high school for skiing, mom
Feb 28 2004 12:12AM
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skitheslopes
Posts: 864 - Karma: 9
yea here in utah the farthest i have to go to a nice resort is 1 hour 15 minutes and thats to alta to pc its 45 minutes to snow basin 30 minutes. man utah is conviniant, and there ussally isn't any long line waits like 15 minutes on the most crowded run on the most crowded day.
my friend said to me after this chick threw a rodeo 5 'when did skiing get so insane'
Feb 28 2004 12:42AM
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.Blake.
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thats too long for anyone to read, never post anythign longer than 3 sentences
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Feb 28 2004 12:46AM
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fdsa
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Wow. That was poetic. I agree. Skiing is not just a hobby. It is a lifestyle. If you're truly into skiing, it's what life revolves around in the winter. Before skiing, my winters meant many long days curled up with nothing to do but dream about summer and all the fun (I sail in the summer along with work) and money that was to be had in the balmy summer months. Now, I can look forward to the arctic blasts and chilly nights, because there's something more to be had. You know what I love most about skiing? It's the closest I'll ever come to flying.
Feb 28 2004 1:02AM
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pag
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word man... my reason of living is skiing...it absolutly control all parts of my life
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Feb 28 2004 1:44AM
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oO~sKiErGirL~Oo
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I decided to get a summer sport so that I would have something to love about both halves of the year. I'm buying a mtn bike. thats that.

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Feb 28 2004 1:52AM
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ThisAngelicRage
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People say they have an unhealthy addiction to skiing (or whatever sport/hobbie) but I really do. I find myself lately, it's be so warm here in VT, thinking about how winter is coming to a close. I ski at least 2 full days a week, usually more. I then ski from 4-9 on at least 2 weeknights, the other nights that I have work or can't go night ski I session at my house. Skiing is actually my life. Right now I can think of ONE close friend who doesn't ski or snowboard. It's one of the most depressing things for me, thinking about all that time I will have to do nothing with, about how all my friends and I will always kind go our own ways for the off season, and how I will essentially have nothing to look forward to anymore. When I am at school I am looking forward to getting out and going night skiing. When I am at work I am counting minutes until my shift is over and I can go session rails at my house and all week long I just look forward to waking up Satuday and skiing all day long. When winter dies I wonder what is going to happen to me. People tell me I am an idiot when I try to explain this to them but I ski more than I sleep. Skiing is my life. Okay done ranting, but seriously, what the fuck am I supposed to do during the spring?





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Feb 28 2004 2:00AM
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Rick_Husted
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skiing is my whole life. i hardly have anymore friends because skiing controls all of my life. right now though, i have no life because im having acl surgery next week it sucks.
Feb 28 2004 2:40AM
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