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When did Skiing become Gangster?

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pj21
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I know the thug look is quite popular right now, maybe even becoming less and less popular, but when did skiing change from one piece suits to XXL tall tee's? I know this only really covers a small population of the skiing community but I'm curious to know where the gangster look originated from? who started it? and why did it start?

I guess the main question is how did skiing go from this:



to this:



Credit to stickerbrush for that last one ^
Jul 3 2014 6:01AM
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KalleMoraeus_420
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This be when https://youtu.be/BLHddomfr_g
Mar 13 2019 4:40AM
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beckums
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When the twin tip ski was invented and curated
Mar 13 2019 8:09AM
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tsingtaofanatic
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that's gangsta
Mar 13 2019 1:33PM
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jibbersaurus
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>skiing is the whitest activity known to man
>try to start counter culture
>adopt the style and music of the most ghetto black culture you could think of
>???
>profit
Mar 13 2019 3:24PM
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Chunderface
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I mean the gangsta contingent is really only a tiny fraction of people who are all super privileged white guys that ski park. You literally couldn't write shit this funny.
Mar 13 2019 6:29PM
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BigmoneyMatt
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HORKThe day Andy parry put on skis was the day that every t-shirt within a 50 mile radius of a terrain park expanded 30 inches.


Ah yes, the famous thug skier Andy Parry. Whenever I think of thug skiers I always think about ANDY PARRY
Mar 15 2019 2:52AM
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b-dog
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Eric Iberg did it, came in like Dr.Dre
Mickael Deschenaux did it as far as a skier more then anybody else. But Evan Raps, Tanner and C.R must be mentioned
Mar 15 2019 10:19AM
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teamdummy
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https://youtu.be/mLWN-ZhsOGI

Travis Heed is my go to, whenever this subject comes up. This edit was from like 2005 I think??
Mar 15 2019 11:05AM
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tsingtaofanatic
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teamdummyhttps://youtu.be/mLWN-ZhsOGI

Travis Heed is my go to, whenever this subject comes up. This edit was from like 2005 I think??


ok now THATS gangsta
Mar 15 2019 11:11AM
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sunsetconoisseur
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DeadBAh yes, the famous thug skier Andy Parry. Whenever I think of thug skiers I always think about ANDY PARRY


LMAO
Mar 15 2019 4:56PM
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codizzle
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b-dogEric Iberg did it, came in like Dr.Dre
Mickael Deschenaux did it as far as a skier more then anybody else. But Evan Raps, Tanner and C.R must be mentioned


Evan Raps.

This is #1.
Mar 15 2019 5:35PM
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skiguy04
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Always has been always will be
Nov 27 2020 7:26PM
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Chunderface
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White people are fuckin funny.
Nov 27 2020 8:07PM
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b0ss
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Hunter hess wears his goggles over his helmet. He must not be that cool.
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