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TGR response to TWall skier of the year

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Sklar
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kind of funny, i bet most people on here don't even know who Greg Hill is

but there are some laughs to be had
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=210580
Jan 6 2011 7:27PM
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bryansbryan
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let me guess... they hate on it? wow shocking... thanks for bringing this important information to us you fucking tool.
Jan 6 2011 7:29PM
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MoarCowbell
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lolumad
Jan 6 2011 7:32PM
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Piste.Off
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Does Tom Wallisch deserve park skier of the year? I dunno maybe, I don't really care. But overall skier of the year is Greg Hill without a doubt.
Jan 6 2011 7:34PM
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c4t_l0ver
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its freeskier, not backcountry skiier. lol
Jan 6 2011 7:35PM
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fatherb
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I stopped reading when I came to El Chupacabra's post, then his icon put me into a deep trance. I stared at it for a while and when I finally came to I remembered nothing of what I read so I have no idea what they said about Tom.
Jan 6 2011 7:37PM
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ThaLetterM.
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the people on TGR are the most pretentious people out. jesus
Jan 6 2011 7:37PM
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jason...
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skier of the year should include all disciplines. freeskiing includes all disciplines of skiing. park skier of the year, yeah i'd give that to tom, his segment with level 1 was nuts. everything leftside and rightside, every rail left foot forward and right foot forward. i think sammy deserves skier of the year though. he killed all disciplines of skiing this year and put out some banger segments showcasing his skills everywhere.
Jan 6 2011 7:53PM
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SkiThe603
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that was a good read, then they had the 7 year old who rips in the park, it enjoyed it and agree with them on the most part so hey whatever floats your boat
Jan 6 2011 7:53PM
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JahJahBinks
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Twall is the man.
Jan 6 2011 7:54PM
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Jonny7
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Jan 6 2011 7:54PM
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Kale
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I want to fight all of them. I mean it. I'll be skiing PCMR in black and red.
Jan 6 2011 7:56PM
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TheHamburglar
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who cares anymore? TGR will always have a problem with us, and we will always have a problem with them. just say fuck it and move on, let's be more mature than those guys for once.
Jan 6 2011 7:56PM
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jason...
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ahh fuck that was one of the comments on TGR. forgot to read both threads before i posted.
Jan 6 2011 7:57PM
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bob_ham
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i dont rally care too much but they should calm down bout the tall tees cause after he got on norht face i havent seen him without the jacket on and just a tall tee and probably wont for a while
Jan 6 2011 8:01PM
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kstanz
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dont know who greg hill is... and i find TGR very diffecult to read through a thread but a lot of the posts were annoying as fuck
Jan 6 2011 8:04PM
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Kale
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Just to clarify, not because they're bashing wallisch. But because i loath their attitude, persona, and everything they represent and stand for.
Jan 6 2011 8:04PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Greg Hill should get Best Hiker of the Year Award.
Jan 6 2011 8:08PM
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Lemuel
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"I don't ski park that often because I'm past the prime age of 16 to do so, but I do respect the rats on the west coast, because those kids will be me and then you and then older than old. East coast park rats, "ignant" are as fuck."

What.
Jan 6 2011 8:18PM
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TheWakes.
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haters gon' hate.
Jan 6 2011 8:22PM
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Davy.Crockett
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yep
Jan 6 2011 8:23PM
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Kevski
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That thread was a relatively tame one of theirs. They don't seem as pretentious as they often do. Usually their perceived superiority over anybody who skis park gets to me pretty bad. Like seriously, hiking up a mountain doesn't make you any more of a skier than the kid who plays around on boxes and rails on an east coast hill. I'm actually kinda surprised that someone on there would check freeskier's poll. I thought the reader base was mostly teenage park-skiing kids.

Jan 6 2011 8:27PM
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CAPSLOCK*
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yo who the fuck is candide thovex?
Jan 6 2011 8:28PM
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Brenone
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Really?
Jan 6 2011 8:38PM
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GotamaBCshredder
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Whats the difference?
Jan 6 2011 8:43PM
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thebeesknees
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the golden question.
Jan 6 2011 8:44PM
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c4t_l0ver
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its from one of the comments on TGR.
Jan 6 2011 8:46PM
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PeterWojnar
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I thought it was both funny and true.
Jan 6 2011 8:48PM
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Afeld
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I first read this post and was like how bad can it be.
Woah.
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Jan 6 2011 8:52PM
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Peter.
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classic TGR.. hate with no basis. so what if some guy climbed a bunch of mountains this year
Jan 6 2011 9:19PM
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B4NE1
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You are just kidding right?
Jan 6 2011 9:25PM
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ReeferMonga
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So what some guy just hit a few rails in Finland this year? I mean Greg Hill did something that I think won't be surpassed for a long time. While by next year T-Wall's stuff won't even be cool in three years.
Jan 6 2011 9:34PM
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Peach.
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I'm so tempted to steal that and make it mine...
Jan 6 2011 9:40PM
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zflink
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"the boy band segment of the sport"
Jan 6 2011 9:51PM
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CAPSLOCK*
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i voted for candide
youve been trolled
Jan 6 2011 9:53PM
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iSmokeweed
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bobby brown? anyone?
Jan 6 2011 9:55PM
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japanada
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How can you people hate on TGR?? If it wasnt for the useless nonsense of NSG that makes rays of bright sunshine shine upon my face, I would definitely be on TGR 90% of the time (versus the about 50/50 split now). As you age little kiddies, the "Old Fucks" over on TGR start to become much more down to earth, and in tune with what life is really about. Tech talk, summits, ski/board, and who could forget the padded room are true gems of the interwebs. Real info for people wanting to make real turns, not just hot lap the park in their tall Tees.


Jan 6 2011 10:01PM
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nickyp
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What Greg Hill did is impressive, no doubt, but it doesn't require talent. He skied a long way, good for him. I'd ski 2 million vertical feet if I had all the time in the world too.

Tom's style and trick bag are unrivalled in skiing. True, most of his stuff won't be new anymore in a few years. But you can guarantee that whatever is new and cool, Tom will be doing it, and doing it fucking well.
Jan 6 2011 10:03PM
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Karcher
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"Meh, I am going to go with TW. Not to take away from the work those mountain climbers do, but somehow actually being an elite skiier rather than someone who turned skiing into an goal based endurance test (even Forest Gump did it for the love of the run, not to clock miles) seems to fit the title "skier of the year" better.

Seriously though, the Magazine is called "Freeskier" not "Back Country Skier". What did expect? A more holistic approach, which would be perhaps better suit the general title of "skier of the year", would award neither."

good post in that thread^
Jan 6 2011 10:10PM
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.frenchy
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TGR is full of haters. TWall deserved it, imo.
Jan 6 2011 10:18PM
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gombo8
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haha people on newschoolers just dont like people on TGR because it basically two different sports. yeah its still skiing but big mountain is completly different then freeskiing. yea he is good but they think there are better people at there version of skiing. its kinda like taking a hockey player and telling him to do ice skating in tights and stuff. i think
Jan 6 2011 10:26PM
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snomaster
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really?
no. disciplines, yes.

someone above said something I liked... that the freeskier of the year should be skilled in many disciplines and nail all of them. This is why I voted for Sammy Carlson all the way.

I know who Greg Hill is, and have so much respect for what he did. I also know who Tom is and think he's got the best jib/trick game out there. However, it is my humble opinion that neither of them deserve the freeskier of the year.

There are a few of us who are crossovers between TGR and Newschoolers. Maybe if only we were allowed to vote we would get it right, but not really.
Jan 6 2011 10:41PM
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CoachG
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Greg Hill, did you do you do a double on the sun valley jump? sit down.
Jan 6 2011 10:44PM
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dbstar
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What a bunch of fags. Ya their are some decent skiers on TGR, but most of them are the people who where to scared to try three's off kickers in the park so they claimed they would rather stick to "real" skiing. I don't think that he is the skier of the year, but these guys are pathetic.
Jan 6 2011 11:06PM
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NoBigDeal
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hahahah i enjoyed reading these, they have no idea.
Jan 6 2011 11:10PM
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Piste.Off
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how many people can do doubles? tons. ok now how many people have skinned and skied 2 MILLION vertical feet in 1 year? just 1
Jan 6 2011 11:12PM
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NoBigDeal
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lots of people skin... and how do you know he was the only one to ski 2 million vertical feet in a year? how do you even keep record of that?
Jan 6 2011 11:14PM
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dbstar
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Your point? I am aware that people like Sage are incredible, in fact he would have been a good candidate for the award.

I'm referring to the forums... I doubt Sage has a tgr account and rallies his "maggots" against Twall
Jan 6 2011 11:16PM
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Piste.Off
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its called an altimeter

http://www.greghill.ca/
http://www.denverpost.com/extremes/ci_17003187
Jan 6 2011 11:24PM
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Piste.Off
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oh yea, he did the 2 million in 365 days. Averaged about 5,500 feet a day of climbing and skiing. Yea he has no talent, I bet you could easily do that.
Jan 6 2011 11:26PM
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SteevJee
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Well to quote Warren Miller here " When I go down the hill with people, and I get to the bottom of the hill. Everybody that got down with a smile on their face. We are the same.".

So, does it really matter if someone get's more enjoyment making laps in a park then making turns, and vise versa? I don't think so. Am I hating on either discipline? No. They both allow the person to have as much fun as they possibly can on skis. When all is said and done that's what it's all about right? Enjoying your time on skis. I split my time pretty evenly between park and big mountain. However, I have noticed that the hate towards each other seems to be pretty lopsided.
Jan 6 2011 11:29PM
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