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British Skiing. How does it happen?

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Bangs.
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Hey british kids i was wondering what the ski scene is like in england and shit. Also where do you ski just like indoor places? if so how are the park scenes at these places and is freestyle skiing popular at all. How did you even get into it with there being no actualy mountain over there. Also what kind of stuff can you throw off jumps in these places.

LETS SO SOME EDITS!

KEEP SUMMER HYPHYYYYYYY

Jul 6 2010 8:42AM
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-Dan
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magnets.
Jul 6 2010 8:55AM
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Bangs.
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lets *SEE* some dits
Jul 6 2010 8:57AM
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nickyp
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FILTH from Unity Productions on Vimeo.



There's 6 real snow indoor slopes, and a fair few dryslopes. There also seems to be a correlation in the UK between how much people ski, and their proximity to slopes. A lot of the best UK skiers come from the North; Sheffield, Leeds, Manchester, etc and that happens to be where there is the highest concentration of facilities.


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Jul 6 2010 8:59AM
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popadonna
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check out clarke's edit of some of the boyz hittin some of those halls in scotland (i think it's from salomon)

the brits are actually quite motivated freeskiers and snowboarders...  there are several ski halls in G.B., but most of the true athletes live and ride throughout europe. they also host several big comps such as the london freeze, the brits (in laax), and other various camps during the summer...  in other words, they really support their own!!!!  check out paddy graham, he is prob the best of the freestylers...  there are also several big mtn guys out there to, nick southwell and nick hayter to name a few.  but, the snowboard scene has a higher level, as gary greenshields is a longtime burton pro... 

asking this question is kinda like asking if there is any scene coming from pittsburg and we all know who comes from there...  so, it's not really where you come from, but if your passion is strong enough, you will find the way to live in the right spots to make shit happen...

i would not recommend traveling to G.B. to search out the freeski scene, but if you are, the london freeze is a great comp and a good buzz to be around... (i met b-real and sen dogg from cypress there two yrs ago!!!)

ps...  i am not a brit, but an american living for the last 12 yrs here in europe (innsbrooklyn, austria) but was the euro tm for line, and therefore got to know alot of these guys...  plus, i judged at last year's london freeze...  cheers!!!!


Jul 6 2010 9:00AM
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popadonna
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oh yea, forgot to mention about my boyz from unity...  they have the brit scene wired!!!!!!

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Jul 6 2010 9:02AM
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Bangs.
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cheers brav xx

im not british bt i have a friend who is and he says so i thought it was appropriate

Jul 6 2010 9:03AM
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YoungJah
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There is mountains in england.

Scafell pike, lake district.
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Jul 6 2010 9:52AM
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iLiKeShiFTieZ
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I so wish they had snow domes here. Those things look awesome!
Jul 6 2010 9:56AM
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Bangs.
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Skiing 365 would be so dope.
Jul 6 2010 10:03AM
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popadonna
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uhh...  duh...  i already said that shit in my reply.  and yes, i am american...  i love how upity euros can get when they travel and think that they know everything...  and yes, there is plenty of brit ignorance as well, especially about mtns and our sport...  so go have some bangers and mash and take your righteous euro trash somewhere else!!!!  no wonder the italians, germans, swiss, and austrians hate when you come on holidays...
Jul 6 2010 11:27AM
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Oreos
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oh good god man!

so you think that people enjoy americans on holiday then do you?

you think there is no ingorance in america regarding skiing? you guys invented gapers!

go watch nascar, wear a cowboy hat and obliterate the queens english. actually i bet apart from the later you don't do any of those things, and you know why because rarely do people live up to steriotypes. so us brits probably wont go have some bangers or mash or drink tea, it's summer god damn it, those are winter activites. but pimms,  i'll have me some of that!

Jul 6 2010 12:03PM
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nickyp
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Drinking Pimm's in the sun is one stereotype I can live with.
Jul 6 2010 12:20PM
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nitsua
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well a good majority of our country is not a ignorant no minded nascar watching hick.... go brush your chompers.
Jul 6 2010 12:22PM
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popadonna
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there is ignorance everywhere...  and we invented the term "gapers", i see probably more gapers HERE in europe than anywhere else (except for maybe the trolls on NS)...  and if you think some dude in manchester isnt having bangers and mash on a mostly cold and overcast summer's day, then it's you my fine mate who is ignorant...  but you are right about one thing, a nice pimms hits the spot!!!! personally though, i prefer the paddy's and their smithwick's  oh yeah, fuck the queen's english... that shit is played harder than rooney's play at the world cup!!!  who even gives a shit about talking so proper????  it's 2010, and there are many different cultures speaking english, but not as good as your highness...  so hold on to your last remaining triumph, bro!!!

by the way... if you would take a moment to actually read above, i was actually trying to educate my so-called ignorant, nascar loving, cowboys about how there is quite a decent scene in the UK and even brought up some of my friends that i have skied with, competed with, or judged... 

i replied to this thread to help north americans understand the euro scene better, not to dis it...

Jul 6 2010 12:26PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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guys killed it!
Jul 6 2010 12:33PM
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Legoman
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huck_this its pretty obvious to to realise that wasnt directed at you or your post

Summer heat rail battle vid was sick, set up looked amazing

I live in the UK and wish I could go to the domes more but the cost is too much for me to go often, £34 for four hours + petrol money for a hour and halfish drive, seems a fuck load when ill pay less than that for a day ticket at a lot of top resorts, should head up soon and work on my suckey ass skillz though.
Jul 6 2010 12:37PM
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Bangs.
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Thnks captain obvious. Im assuming they dont drive with thier friends to france or italy after school to skilike we do here.
Jul 6 2010 12:44PM
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Bangs.
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yea..............

if you grew up in florida how would you get into skiing.

snow dome scenes seem more underground families dont go on trips to these places like they do here.

Jul 6 2010 1:15PM
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Hubsta
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Geesh stop with the bloody hate. Sterotype this, stereotype that. Who gives a crap, we all ski because it's great, so lets get some more edits posted.
Jul 6 2010 1:36PM
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popadonna
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then i apologize for my comments about rooney... sorry, know that one can sting a bit... just cant stand the hate when this kid who started this thread had every good intention to learn more about you and his bro from the UK...
Jul 6 2010 1:36PM
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teleak
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I lived in England until five years ago, i now live in Colorado, but when we lived there, we made a trip to courchevelle, chamonix, tignes etc. for one or two weeks a year. Nevertheless, i was still a horrible skier untill i moved here going from 7 days of skiing a year to over fifty.
Jul 6 2010 2:14PM
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Thenowhereman42
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My dad learned to ski by getting farmers to pull him up hills in the lake district with their tractors. Honestly what the lake district has are really more of hills than mountains.
Jul 6 2010 3:48PM
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Bangs.
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og dawg. tractors.....fuckin legit.
Jul 6 2010 3:49PM
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followCam
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i'm quoting this to pronounce my love of pimms. cant be beaten. i love it.
Jul 6 2010 4:06PM
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wellaye
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Youre also forgetting scotland, cairngorm was open in mid june this year after record snowfall. Also In the pennines ive had 16 days skiing at a small place called yad moss..... google it
Jul 6 2010 4:31PM
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Oreos
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jeeezus dude.
ok. i never said we don't have gapers in europe, we have some of the best. the point was that there is ignorance on both sides of the Atlantic.
overcast summers day, we have had the most beautiful summer so far, hasn't rained in about 3 weeks, your ignorance.
speaking well, personally i find it important, want a good job yea? no one is going to give a good jobs to someone who says "would of" instead of "would have"
you didn't really get the point of my reference of nascar did you? it wasn't to say all americans watch or enjoy it, it was to illustrate a stereotype, which i and most other people know to be wrong.

snow domes are good (some better than others, HH being the best i've been to) but you have to go on a park night otherwise you're bored after an hour and out of pocked to the tune of £50. but yea skiing good, summer ns bad.


Jul 6 2010 4:33PM
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Download-My-Apps
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you're a dick man. the poster was simply wondering how a country with little skiing has such a big scene, its a legit question and was giving you props for it.

You're certainly not helping the arrogant Brit stereotype ya douche
Jul 6 2010 6:23PM
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popadonna
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ok buddy...  as we can agree on many of the same points, its easier to let this argument go...  my intentions were in the right place when i answered this dude's thread... so enjoy that lovely summer and be sure to join me next year at the london freeze, your first pimm's on me...  just ask for skye at the rider's area, ok????
Jul 6 2010 6:27PM
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Download-My-Apps
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and now I see you're from Quebec. I retract my Brit comment.
Jul 6 2010 6:32PM
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ski-plastic
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Yeah theres a pretty mean scene in the UK especially with dry slope. I reckon the best scene is easilly in the unis though. Every year theres a comp called BUDS in Edinburgh which is basicly the british uni championships and I genuinely reckon the rest of the world has a lot to learn from the show they put on there every year. The uni scene is so tight especially in Scotland cause everyone knows each other and the guys at the snow domes love to chuck snow around the country for campus rail jams. Heres a bit of a collection from the last couple years.

Bristo Square rail jam in Edinburgh city centre
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Videos from BUDS last november
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Jul 6 2010 6:40PM
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popadonna
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that's what i was all about too...  but if he is from quebec, then he is even more of a douchebag cause he said "north american ignorance" and the last time i checked...hmmm...   
Jul 6 2010 6:56PM
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Skibumsmith
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dubstep in a ski edit is weird
Jul 6 2010 7:05PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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amazing first reply by the way.
Jul 6 2010 7:19PM
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Bangs.
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My close friend jasper moved here from lechtworth england last october and we got him skiing he has some of my steezy outerwear and some afterbangs and hes getting good. Next winter hes visiting and i might go with him and we will defineatly make a trip to your dome!
Jul 7 2010 5:24AM
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Bangs.
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Dubstep was started in england actually. I thought it was sick!
Jul 7 2010 5:26AM
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popadonna
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word...  but, i actually live in innsbrooklyn, austria...  i hope to be at the freeze again next year as a judge for the big air...  but who knows????  but if you are there then, or come down to austria, give me a holla...  i'll show you around, if im not busy, or on the road...
Jul 7 2010 6:42AM
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Bangs.
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you guys have sick skiing there. He said that were he went to ski.
Jul 7 2010 7:14AM
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Crankset
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They either:

A) Go to shitty dryslopes - there are a few around the country
B) Go to a couple of shitty slopes that are in Scotland
C) Go to indoor slopes and work on their rail game
D) Go to other snow-endowed European countries and thoroughly piss off the locals

And I know this because i'm a Brit
Jul 9 2010 6:40AM
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wellaye
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Scotland isn't that bad

Jul 9 2010 11:14AM
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YoungJah
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I think you better take "Go to a couple of shitty slopes that are in scotland" quote back.

The last time i checked, there was a lot of fun terrain what can be easily accessed from the lifts.
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Jul 9 2010 11:31AM
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popadonna
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dude...  hell ya!!!!  that shit looks fun as fuck...  and best thing of all, no crowds!!!!  you'd have to hike for days to get it on like that in the states...
Jul 9 2010 11:37AM
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Riser
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Yad Moss! Yes!
Kinda poor when I went but I imagine it was pretty sweet after fresh falls.
It won't be that good for years though
Jul 9 2010 12:34PM
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wellaye
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Haha, Was open for a day in april though this year, always good for a razz around after fresh snow. Oh and for all you scotland haters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUFzjjrT_l8
Jul 9 2010 12:59PM
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pomme-de-terre
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that first set up looked like so much fucking fun.
Jul 9 2010 1:11PM
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