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Daily Throwdown 14/15

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John18_6
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Surprised the daily throwdown hasn't been made yet. Well, here it is for the 14/15 season. I'll start:

Hit a very mellow DFD near downtown minneapolis tonight. Didn't get any good clips because the rail was a pain in the ass to grease- it was 50 feet and I was going slow (3/50 tries). Tossed a front 2 out but lost my ski when I landed. Also my friend accidentally set shutter speed to 1/240 instead of 1/60 so clips are really dark, don't know how he messed up that bad. I can fix it but they'll look disgusting.

Now you describe your daily throwdown... Go!
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APunx176
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john18061806Take it easy man, concussions are not something you want to mess with in the early stages. Just plan an afton trip for after you recover. It will be much more fun late in the season or on their closing weekend.

Giants Ridge's park was closed for a USASA slopestyle comp put on by G-Team. All I have to say is that USASA sucks and G-Team sucks. 97% of the kids didn't grab their spins or even slide a rail the whole way through. Big ups to them for ruining my day, there wasn't any notice about it ahead of time either.


In other words, if you ever want some easy comp wins just do USASA comps
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John18_6
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APunx176In other words, if you ever want some easy comp wins just do USASA comps


I guess if you're a skier, but organized comps are ridiculously expensive. I'm not paying hundreds of dollars to get a ranking that means nothing. USASA rewards stupid stuff and encourages kids to toss big tricks without getting the fundamentals down first. I saw a 1260 on a board go down on a 15-20ft jump that had a really flat lip. The kid got a concussion next run.
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FuckAllOfYou
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john18061806Take it easy man, concussions are not something you want to mess with in the early stages. Just plan an afton trip for after you recover. It will be much more fun late in the season or on their closing weekend.

Giants Ridge's park was closed for a USASA slopestyle comp put on by G-Team. All I have to say is that USASA sucks and G-Team sucks. 97% of the kids didn't grab their spins or even slide a rail the whole way through. Big ups to them for ruining my day, there wasn't any notice about it ahead of time either.

Lol afton wont be open in 2 weeks
10 years ago
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APunx176
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john18061806I guess if you're a skier, but organized comps are ridiculously expensive. I'm not paying hundreds of dollars to get a ranking that means nothing. USASA rewards stupid stuff and encourages kids to toss big tricks without getting the fundamentals down first. I saw a 1260 on a board go down on a 15-20ft jump that had a really flat lip. The kid got a concussion next run.


That's a ridiculous degree of rotation. they do that big of spins and still dont do grabs?
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John18_6
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APunx176That's a ridiculous degree of rotation. they do that big of spins and still dont do grabs?


I was talking about the average competitors. They would do nothing more than a 5 and rarely grab. The boarder who did a 12 grabbed Indy on everything. I'd like to forget about this though because it really ticked me off. Let's switch the topic- some insanity will probably be going down in the spring slush, let's hear about it!
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.Rybak.
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john18061806I was talking about the average competitors. They would do nothing more than a 5 and rarely grab. The boarder who did a 12 grabbed Indy on everything. I'd like to forget about this though because it really ticked me off. Let's switch the topic- some insanity will probably be going down in the spring slush, let's hear about it!


Spirits park is prime for spring conditions.
10 years ago
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I_liketobutter
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Hyland slush was damn fun today. Wish they'd just keep it simple and let it go like that more often
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John18_6
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I_liketobutterHyland slush was damn fun today. Wish they'd just keep it simple and let it go like that more often


RIGHT ON. the jumps are horrible right now though. were you the older guy rockin the flannel and a casaul cap sliding left foot forward naturally? (I say older because anyone over 17 is considered old at hyland.)

I hit the yellow shotgun as you were fixing the lip to it I think... I was just messing around imitating different styles and suddenly i found myself doing like a beef curtain (snowboard grab) where i grab the rail with both hands between my legs while sliding it. it was really weird and awkward.
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KENDOZER
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Lol... I landed my dream rail trick, been thinking about it and attempting it randomly here and there the last few seasons. 2 on, back swap, back 2... like a dub pretz
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I_liketobutter
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john18061806RIGHT ON. the jumps are horrible right now though. were you the older guy rockin the flannel and a casaul cap sliding left foot forward naturally? (I say older because anyone over 17 is considered old at hyland.)

I hit the yellow shotgun as you were fixing the lip to it I think... I was just messing around imitating different styles and suddenly i found myself doing like a beef curtain (snowboard grab) where i grab the rail with both hands between my legs while sliding it. it was really weird and awkward.


Yeah that was me, gotta flatten those aerials lips onto those rails :)
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John18_6
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I_liketobutterYeah that was me, gotta flatten those aerials lips onto those rails :)


god they were brutal haha, at least they helped my confidence with lip on to higher rails. sometimes I forget to bring the tails up high enough.... not fun.
10 years ago
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OzzyJ
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I did my first super fed but that was on closing day at hylands
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John18_6
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Hesher sesh three weeks ago was fun. I kind of want to go for round two with some small rail setups. I doubt there is much snow left but the spirit knuckles last forever. Anyone know the snow status at spirit? Anyone want to make a casual rail session happen? Part of me wants to camp out in Duluth second half of May when I'm done with school to just have a few days of shred, maybe I'm dreaming but its a pleasant dream.
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.Rybak.
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john18061806Hesher sesh three weeks ago was fun. I kind of want to go for round two with some small rail setups. I doubt there is much snow left but the spirit knuckles last forever. Anyone know the snow status at spirit? Anyone want to make a casual rail session happen? Part of me wants to camp out in Duluth second half of May when I'm done with school to just have a few days of shred, maybe I'm dreaming but its a pleasant dream.


I can see the snow from my house in superior so i guess there's still enough snow.

Im down if i dont work or anything.
10 years ago
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WI_skier
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You guys are lucky if spirit lets you do that.. I'm 99% sure that my hill wouldn't let me go use the snow they have left.
10 years ago
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.Rybak.
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john18061806Hesher sesh three weeks ago was fun. I kind of want to go for round two with some small rail setups. I doubt there is much snow left but the spirit knuckles last forever. Anyone know the snow status at spirit? Anyone want to make a casual rail session happen? Part of me wants to camp out in Duluth second half of May when I'm done with school to just have a few days of shred, maybe I'm dreaming but its a pleasant dream.

I take what i said back. It's looking a bit rough now. I can go check it out today maybe.
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John18_6
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.Rybak.I take what i said back. It's looking a bit rough now. I can go check it out today maybe.


Someone sent me a pic yesterday. There's still plenty of snow to go around from the big line. The Hesher sesh quad kink is still up! Most of that snow have melted but the center of the chaos still has snow.
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Dobber
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Going to ski down this toboggan run in a few days.

10 years ago
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Jernt
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Where is that?
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Dobber
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JerntWhere is that?


I don't know if you are talking to me, but that is in Stevens Point, Wisconsin
10 years ago
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John18_6
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DobberGoing to ski down this toboggan run

Totally
DobberWisconsin

Trevor
10 years ago
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Swandog7
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#revivethisthreadfor15/16?
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John18_6
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Swandog7#revivethisthreadfor15/16?


I'm on it but I'm making a fresh one so we can start over.
10 years ago
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.Rybak.
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JohnCenaCenaI'm on it but I'm making a fresh one so we can start over.


Make it so its for every season. Not just one.
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