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Derek Spong?

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ECOASTSKIAAA2
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What happened to Derek Spong? did his crash make it so he had to stop skiiing or what?
Nov 17 2010 9:53PM
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ECOASTSKIAAA2
Posts: 46 - Karma: 11
and ya he made a couple other segments but why hasnt he been in anything new
Nov 17 2010 9:55PM
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GayWolf420
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Quit making threads.
Nov 17 2010 9:56PM
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eheath
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What is your actually ns name? Why are you posting under an alias?


Answer those questions and I'll answer yours.
Nov 17 2010 9:57PM
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J..H
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I agree, but





































































































WHERE THE FUCK IS SPONG?!
WHERE THE FUCK IS SPONG?!
WHERE THE FUCK IS SPONG?!
WHERE THE FUCK IS SPONG?!
WHERE THE FUCK IS SPONG?!
WHERE THE FUCK IS SPONG?!
WHERE THE FUCK IS SPONG?!
WHERE THE FUCK IS SPONG?!
WHERE THE FUCK IS SPONG?!
WHERE THE FUCK IS SPONG?!
WHERE THE FUCK IS SPONG?!
WHERE THE FUCK IS SPONG?!
SPONG! DEREK SPONG . . .
Nov 17 2010 9:58PM
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RubberSoul
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you guys are such dorks. it's a completely legitimate thread, put your hurt feelings aside and either answer the question or don't, jesus christ
Nov 17 2010 9:59PM
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J..H
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But seriously, he got burnt out because no one gave him recognition and he was never noticed. He finally got sick of it. . . but he is one of the illest dudes. . . I wish he would come back to the sport, hes too good to be gone
Nov 17 2010 10:00PM
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ECOASTSKIAAA2
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yea man for sure. he had a sick segment in pretty good
Nov 17 2010 10:14PM
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Schoening
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Dspong is kinda burnt out on skiing. He made a comeback and competed in Dew Tour the last 2 years but now he's focusing on school at U of Washington. Just got into the business school there. Just a weekend warrior on the slopes now ha
Nov 17 2010 10:22PM
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ECOASTSKIAAA2
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man that sucks....kid had a lot of potential
Nov 17 2010 10:27PM
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ReignMan
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I used to alwayse see him around. i guess i still do. I heard he was tired of trying hella hard to be noticed so he dropped back.
Nov 17 2010 10:28PM
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dooner
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I heard he was going to the culinary school at UW, with aspirations of being a professional sushi chef.
Nov 17 2010 10:34PM
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Schoening
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still got some of the cleanest unnaty tricks in the game. got potential in the classroom now
Nov 17 2010 10:36PM
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BReed
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agreeed, i remember a while back, i think he was 14, got second at the US open big air. lost to TJ
Nov 17 2010 11:56PM
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jibnut
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He throws down, that's too bad. But I go to UW and I totally understand the whole college thing. Good for him.
Nov 18 2010 12:00AM
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shr@gler
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I NOTICED!!

he is the reason I ride Addict pros! and will till they explode!!!!

he deserves way more, i just cant see how he can be bummed by skiing?? that dont make sense!!

sure fischer have fucked up, but im sure he could get other sponsorship. I hope he makes a comeback. even for himself. Its not all about being the "coolest" he has mad skills. soooo bummed that he wants to break away from it. anyway ++ vibes to spong. hope ya make a hearty soup. or just start skiing again coz cheffin is whack!

kind regards shr@gler

Nov 18 2010 12:05AM
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R.Fahey
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insert Asian and academics joke [here].
Nov 18 2010 12:06AM
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chickenwang
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best skier alive, got everything on lock in every direction
Nov 18 2010 12:13AM
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Uni-Threads
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He's still shredding. Just not as much.
Nov 18 2010 12:28AM
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Uni-Threads
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He's still shredding. Just not as much. NS should do a story on him ha, would be pretty damn funny
Nov 18 2010 12:29AM
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dmc12380
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not trying to steal this thread, but sonce were on the subject, whatever happened to Austin Ramaley
Nov 18 2010 12:39AM
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butteredpretzel
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Derek Spong fucking slays. He has some insane switch unnatural stuff in Pretty Good. I didn't know he burned out on skiing, he could make a comeback!
Nov 18 2010 1:09AM
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Style+eeze
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Please do. Reppin' the Seattle area!
Nov 18 2010 1:12AM
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Toasty.
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shit, he goes to UW. so he prob skis at stevens
Nov 18 2010 5:17AM
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PacificRimJob
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or just hits park at snoqualmie.
Nov 18 2010 6:27AM
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williams
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derryl! kids soo damn good.

him and kohl and dan are running Uni Threads now. New shits about to drop! keep checkin the site!

Im expecting to see more edits of derek at stevens this year with the crew. AHEM! (kohl get a camera)
Nov 18 2010 7:45AM
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ReignMan
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he skis at all the local mountains. Stevens alot though.
Nov 18 2010 8:58AM
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chickenwang
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best news ive heard since, well ever.
Nov 18 2010 1:49PM
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BCkilla
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I know he came out with this after his crash...so damn underated. good for him though for stickin with school.

Courtesy of Newschoolers.com

Nov 19 2010 12:35PM
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snowbombz
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this, reppin seattle!
Dec 3 2010 3:58AM
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montanan
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holy fuck he has so much shit switch unatty in there kid has everything sick style <o frames> shitty, fuck school over that shit man.. sucks bout fisher and rage and hiim
Dec 3 2010 5:14AM
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hanksy
Posts: 659 - Karma: 265
I think I've seen it before but that was so damn good... That first cork three tap was fucking corked all the way, hot damn.
Dec 3 2010 11:02AM
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mattytru
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i came on here with the intention of posting a thread about this as well, he was always just so good, clean, solid at everything


corduroy was one of my favorite movies as well
Dec 3 2010 1:16PM
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Jamie_Baril
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haha yea, but then he still comes out to all the comps and destroys us all.

Dec 3 2010 1:41PM
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Uni-Threads
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Trying to get that beer $! haha
Dec 3 2010 1:50PM
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Ryanvdonk
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haha, now that he's retired he gets to focus on his true passions, busch light and UW athletics
Dec 3 2010 2:03PM
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SAronson
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his seg in pretty good is one of my favorites
Dec 3 2010 2:22PM
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Mr_pretzel
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He slayed in pretty good.
Dec 3 2010 4:37PM
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j.bird
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Darryl is wayyy too ill...

Weekend warriors from last season:

Untitled from Jordan Bergeson on Vimeo.

Dec 3 2010 4:51PM
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cfox
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snoqualmie? fuuck snoqualmie.. hes riding stevens maan
Dec 3 2010 5:22PM
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Uni-Threads
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ha Trill Ninjas ^^
Dec 5 2010 11:15PM
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Peter.
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the kid slays, props to him for getting a solid education though
Dec 5 2010 11:33PM
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CHARLES.BRONSON
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spongs got sick style, would be sick to see some casual shredding out of him
Dec 5 2010 11:47PM
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thejerkstore
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like this? Courtesy of Newschoolers.com
Dec 6 2010 2:03AM
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FUUUCK
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his unnatural spins are on another level
Dec 6 2010 2:15AM
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triebby
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Austin has just been chilling and shredding in Park City. He coaches for the Park City Freestyle team and spends a lot of his time in the winter shredding all over the mountain at The Canyons with Travis Perkins and Stefan Thomas along with shooting with Ross Downard. He still rides 4FRNT skis and has been helping out with some of their product testing. Definitely a super talented skier and still shreds super hard, but when you sustain two separate consecutive blown knees that take you out of skiing for almost two years, it makes it tough to get back to pro status.

He has also been using his GoPro a bunch, here is an edit from last spring at the Can:

Austin Ramaley ripping waist deep at the canyons. from 4FRNT Skis on Vimeo.

Dec 6 2010 4:27PM
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triebby
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Damn, I don't know why that didn't work. If this attempt doesn't work here is the link: http://vimeo.com/11742133

Austin Ramaley ripping waist deep at the canyons. from 4FRNT Skis on Vimeo.

Dec 6 2010 4:29PM
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*TURBONERD*
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wtf right cork 10 blunt? never ever seen that. ever.
also, anybody know what mertion's been doing?
Dec 6 2010 5:32PM
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triebby
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He's still skiing. I think he was working somewhere fairly remote in BC this summer running heavy equipment and doing construction. I don't think he is getting much in the way of support from his sponsors and with Rage making films anymore he hasn't been shooting with anyone. I'm pretty sure he is in CO at the present time getting his early season park shred on.
Dec 6 2010 5:39PM
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*TURBONERD*
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Good for him, his nose grabs and blunts are tha illest.
Dec 6 2010 5:42PM
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tacobellslayer
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diggin it up

saw derek's crash on "Destroyed in Seconds" today. Pretty cool but pretty gruesome at the same time.
Dec 14 2010 2:00AM
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