Well that's why a person in your particular position would do well to remain optimistic and stay firmly in the "this is good for the sport" camp. A huge influx of participants - or even those with passive interest in a subject- could mean big increases in traffic to this site and a lot more people growing to love the same things we already have the luxury of having known about for some time.
The X Games has limited market exposure. Sure it's a huge event but the Olympics brings in a whole different non Mt.Dew chugging demographic we would never otherwise attract. Tell me this- when was the last time an event with so much style, personal swagger and potential to straight up wow came out? Probably never outside of halfpipe but even that just isn't the same IMO. I feel like once the world sees Henny, Tom and The Schlopster out there laying it down huge a straight up tsunami of people interested in this is going to come looking to learn, no doubt.
Honestly fuck everyone in this thread who is thinking about themselves and "n00bz in their park". Fuck you, it isn't your park in the least and there's a high likelihood your first few years you didn't even pay for your pass. It's everyone's park and the sport is everyone's to enjoy if they are willing to pay up. You literally cannot say in one breath how you wish your favorite skiers were getting paid more and in the next breath put down the biggest potential growth of freeskiing since Johnny Mosley without being 100% full of shit. You can't have it both ways no matter how much you may like Logan ;)
So yeah. IMO we are all extremely lucky to have been in a position at some point in our lives to find skiing and have it enrich our lives. I think it's time we grow up, let go of whatever selfish reservations we might have about our own personal enjoyment and open our arms to some new people who probably have not been so fortunate up until now. This is the same thing that has been happening in the BC for years and being butthurt about people loving the same thing as you isn't going to do shit but make it uncomfortable to sit.
Sorry about that mind dump. None of this is criticism actually directed at you personally but more in response to the sentiments you and others here have expressed. There really isn't anything to be gained by being negative about this IMO but we have everything to gain as a community by being positive about it.
