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Who's a better big mountain skier: sean pettit or tanner hall?

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grambo
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thoughts?
Nov 30 2009 2:08AM
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j.bird
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YOU ARE AN IDIOT.
Nov 30 2009 2:12AM
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shortdawg
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Nov 30 2009 2:24AM
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grambo
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Haha seriously, watch Sean in In Deep, pretty damn solid skier.
Nov 30 2009 3:38AM
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Literature
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Sean's star is rising. Tanner has been a constellation for many years. No contest.
Nov 30 2009 11:20AM
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Pipe_Munky
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i wouldn't classify tanner hall as a big mountain skier
Nov 30 2009 11:28AM
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Newschool_Pope
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this^^^^^
Nov 30 2009 11:39AM
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dan4060
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I would.  Watch his segments from believe, the massive, and re:session.  He has really stepped it up.  He is killing it in AK now.

I don't know if Petit is better.  Before this year I would have said no, but I'm not positive.
Nov 30 2009 12:10PM
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SneakySnake
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you are an idiot thall slays everythang even with broken ank's

Nov 30 2009 12:20PM
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Blurst
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Wow that's a beautiful analogy.
Nov 30 2009 3:45PM
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imarookie
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Tanner Hall is really sick in the backcountry, especially in that snow pillows part in believe, but I personally like the style that pep fujas, eric pollard, benchetler, and mahre have, which I think that sean pettit is more of...so i personally would rather watch sean pettit in the backcountry....such a smooth style with hand drags and slow spins
Nov 30 2009 5:06PM
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grambo
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Sean slays some pretty solid lines in AK with multi stage drops during In Deep, throws tricks as well as the huge 7 at the end of his segment, I haven't seen Re:Session yet (it's in the mail) but I'd say that In Deep segment is at least as impressive as T-Hall in Believe/Massive/UTI.
Dec 1 2009 9:09PM
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alexspiers
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Ya thats right your an idiot
Dec 1 2009 9:11PM
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ReetsAdeets
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Thats not exactly big mountain stuff...and for the actual question, I would say that Sean is because he will be way better than Tanner when he gets to Tanners age, and he is as good or possibly better than Tanner right now anyways
Dec 1 2009 9:20PM
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baaangthat
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come on NS...
Dec 1 2009 9:21PM
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mer-man
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ya tanner feinetly has some legit pow skill
Dec 1 2009 9:27PM
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ajskixscream
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wow how can you even ask that question? tanner kills
Dec 2 2009 12:39AM
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Pee_and_Ski
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the snowboarder in the room said tanner hall. i will also say tanner hall
Dec 2 2009 12:40AM
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Idahoskier420
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your fucking high. tanner taught petit all he knows about big mountain skiing
Dec 2 2009 12:42AM
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Ryanvdonk
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no
Dec 2 2009 12:54AM
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Idahoskier420
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then your high
Dec 2 2009 12:58AM
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jibbnsteezy
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hard question but I'd go with Tanner Hall but its a hard comparison. I like Sean Pettit too. I dont know though.
Dec 2 2009 1:27AM
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grambo
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Pretty sure growing up in Pemberton and at Whistler all the time as a kid he didn't get his start from Tanner.
Dec 2 2009 2:35AM
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Ryanvdonk
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bingo, tho tanner was a big influence on getting him exposure
Dec 2 2009 3:05AM
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Delaney
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Dec 2 2009 8:05AM
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madsskaar
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tanner is waay better, and has waay more experience than sean
Dec 2 2009 8:27AM
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LMPJibbin
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honestly right now i would say tanner is as good if not a bit better than sean with big lines just cause hes had more experience and knows what hes doin. but im 100% sure that sean will be better before he reaches tanner's age just cause hes skiin waaaay bigger stuff than tanner was when tanner was his age
Dec 2 2009 8:34AM
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baaangthat
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dear NS,

big mountain:

[img[http://classic.mountainzone.com/ski/99/interviews/morrison/graphics/seth_action2.JPG[/img]




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there is a difference
Dec 2 2009 1:09PM
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baaangthat
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balls, stupid new photo buttons....


Dec 2 2009 1:11PM
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baaangthat
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triple fail?

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Dec 2 2009 1:12PM
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Newschool_Pope
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TOD WALLNUTZ
Dec 4 2009 10:39AM
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Idahoskier420
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das what im saying. correct me if im wrong but seans first couple of segments where in Thall's movies?
Dec 4 2009 9:51PM
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PeterNorth
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I fucking hate HATERS. when i saw this thread i thought to my self, fuck i dont know who is better and i tried figuring it out, then i clicked on the link to find out what every ones else thinks. Now that im on the link every one was just hating. come on now.
and im gonna have to go with sean on this one because he was doing huge shit in, In Deep.
Dec 4 2009 11:14PM
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Caveman.
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Thank you.
Dec 5 2009 1:20AM
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Mr.Panda
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That is big mountain. What THall and Pettit do is powder off-piste stuff. NOT big mountain.
Dec 5 2009 1:53AM
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Ben.
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actually they both ski in ak. and pettit does switch 5's INTO lines like that.
Dec 5 2009 1:58AM
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Mr.Panda
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They may do lines in AK. But of their segs, it's mostly that pillow line off-piste stuff that the other dude posted.
Dec 5 2009 1:59AM
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Balto
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who the fuck cares? they both kill it
Dec 5 2009 2:00AM
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Caveman.
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Hmmm obviously you haven't seen Resession.
Dec 5 2009 9:45AM
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EastCoast315
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this is such a dumb thread.
Dec 5 2009 9:49AM
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lilwhiz165
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or the massive cuz the seg with jah rule the world, right before the big session in Hood thall is skiing shit just like that in pemberton or something
Dec 5 2009 9:49AM
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Get.Kronk
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you havent seen re:session or the massive.  tanner does a seven off a cliff at the bottom of a crazy line in re:session, i say hes better.
Dec 5 2009 12:09PM
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Mr.Panda
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Between the two guys that the OP listed I would pick Tanner cause I have seen RE:Session. However, I still feel there is something different between the way Thall and others ski AK lines compared to someone like Seth Morrison, Hugo Harrison, or Jeremy Nobis. Those three rip down AK and BC lines balls to the wall without a care in the world.
Dec 5 2009 2:51PM
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MNS
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im in astr101 and you know what your talking about.
Dec 5 2009 2:58PM
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Fischer-Addicted
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there both insane. sean will be at tanners level someday. as of right now im not so sure
Dec 5 2009 11:31PM
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dowalibeast
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Dave your words are truly beautiful.
Dec 6 2009 12:08AM
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fouldsys
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thats is the biggest cornice i have ever seen. its like multiple stories high.
Dec 6 2009 2:16AM
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shithawks
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who.. . . . . fucking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CARES
Dec 6 2009 2:38AM
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LivinOuttaBounZ
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Agreed!
Dec 6 2009 3:16AM
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Jamestown
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What?
Dec 6 2009 3:29AM
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Kevski
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Hahaha that's scientific man.


But as for who's better, I haven't seen all this year's movies or any TGR ones, so I can't really judge. But based off some other stuff that I've seen, they're both some of the most entertaining pillow and Big Mountain skiers I've seen. I've been stoked on watching Sean ride since I saw Believe and I think he's just getting better and better. So he'll probably pass Tanner at some point, if not already. It'll be easier to tell after seeing some more of this year's segments.
Dec 6 2009 3:35AM
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