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Skiing Park Not The Same?

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nels
Posts: 542 - Karma: -9
I used to ski park alot. like hike all day and try to get real good at rails and jumps. But now that iam older and i have skied real good west coast lines and snow a bunch, i just hate that park scene, just not the same, i hate hiking and wasting time on a bunch of park shit, its weird, can anyone relate? like you use to be a park fiend but now you just appreciate the skiings that use to be alot more, such as powder, pillows, trees and lines. thoughts if you can relate
Dec 9 2009 9:15PM
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SKIU4EA
Posts: 2387 - Karma: 2,072
I think if I moved back out west, that is the direction I would go.  The skiing out there like Jackson and Big Sky is just to fucking unbelievable to pass up for park... idk
Dec 9 2009 9:17PM
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BackRoad
Posts: 299 - Karma: 46
I appreciate both. I'd give up any park day for a foot of pow, but I can still ride a 10+ hour day hittin park, urban, and yard setups and love every minute
Dec 9 2009 9:18PM
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Sewardo
Posts: 1404 - Karma: 29
jea I agree with that.  Any day there's powder I would rather ski pow mostly but am perfectly fine with skiing park on non-pow days.
Dec 9 2009 9:21PM
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Piste.Off
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i used to be the biggest park rat a few seasons ago. now i've gotten older and i've gotten more into steeps/pow and i love it way more. it wasn't that i hate skiing park or anything, i like park i think its a lot of fun. but i hate the direction park skiing is headed right now. and thats what got me out of park. park is fun, but steeps/pow is amazing.
Dec 9 2009 9:21PM
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SlickRick.
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i guess ive never skiied in legit powder, or lines, but i did a few things at keystone last year and just wanted go back to the park the whole time. you have to work so hard to find something cool to do.
Dec 9 2009 9:24PM
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anti_bunk
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growing up happens...
Dec 9 2009 9:25PM
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mer-man
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powder is for fags
Dec 9 2009 9:29PM
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Dr.Brown
Posts: 588 - Karma: 21
Icould probably relate to this thread in the future and say "Hmmmmm... i like turtles"

Dec 9 2009 9:35PM
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Sewardo
Posts: 1404 - Karma: 29
I must be a full on flamer then!!!!!
Dec 9 2009 9:36PM
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Download-My-Apps
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both are fun, if theres pow ill ski it, but even at whistler id rather ski park then ski less than par lines, thats just me though

Dec 9 2009 9:43PM
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B4NE1
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Ya i can relate. First off I suck in the park so unless i can find something fun that i can actually do I would rather ski pow pow anyday.

Dec 9 2009 9:48PM
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kingdanielII
Posts: 26 - Karma: 21
i am the same. ever since i started hiking in the backcountry i figured there was no reason to ski the park. its more fun to huck cliffs and play in natures park.. not some man made thing.
Dec 9 2009 9:53PM
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DeSena
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Yea Nels I agree. I use to be the a huge East Coast park rat. Trying to progress in rails and jumps everyday, hiking each box/rail and hiking every jump just to learn new tricks. Tough after I headed out west for six years straight i hated the whole park rate scene.... I mean I love flowing through the park and getting shots, I just hate wasting my time on a small little box or east coast jump when I can bump to music slaying powder and pillow lines, so much better at such a degree its unreal, still fun to flow through that park though when you have to deal with it on east coast, just not nearly as fun
Dec 9 2009 10:15PM
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