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What makes you want to #stopskiing?

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Dddsz
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What part of the sport/industry is so backwards that you just want to sell your skis and curl up into a fetal position?


I think the elitist attitude that runs rampant amoung many 12-18 year olds, 40+ year old racer dads , and employees at several resorts can be a huge buzzkill. Extreme sports can create extreme egos.
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Not_Good
Posts: 214 - Karma: 876
The douche bag park rat mentality. There's no better way to keep new people out of your sport then to rag on people who are trying to learn. Fucking gets me every time.
9 years ago
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MNSkiers
Posts: 1154 - Karma: 7,533
fucking knuckling a jump. My knees/back are fucked. but its worth it
9 years ago
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Young_patty
Posts: 3354 - Karma: 39,453
Not_GoodThe douche bag park rat mentality. There's no better way to keep new people out of your sport then to rag on people who are trying to learn. Fucking gets me every time.


Bring a gun to the hill, that'll teach them all not to pick on you.










But in all seriousness there's not much that makes me want to #stopskiing except for a few snowboarders/ little kids that snake you going into a feature
9 years ago
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.otto.
Posts: 3495 - Karma: 12,919
probably the money it cost or the douche park skiers
9 years ago
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johnblaze
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people in the singles line that don't fill up the chair, and that parking lot jagoff that tells me I'm parked illegally
9 years ago
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Ranch
Posts: 742 - Karma: 1,030
.otto.probably the money it cost or the douche park skiers


Not all park skiers are douches. The ones that are are probably insecure or some shit so they make fun of other people.
9 years ago
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minihef
Posts: 827 - Karma: 931
Nothing.

There are things and people to annoy you everywhere in life. Having an environment where you can immediately forget about those things by sliding on snow is priceless.
9 years ago
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Slush
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shitty terrain/shitty snow in general
9 years ago
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Session
Posts: 5408 - Karma: 22,549
Why don't you guys just stop being emo bitches and ski? I could give a fuck about the "industry" beyond the few friends I have in it who I hope succeed in their respective endeavors. But regardless, I'm still going to slide down snow.
9 years ago
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SFBv420.0
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less dildo gabber threads
more
9 years ago
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hi_vis360
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Slushshitty terrain/shitty snow in general


so soft dude. good skiers can shred any condition, any terrain.
9 years ago
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fredyferl
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Sticky rails
9 years ago
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Rparr
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FredyFerlSticky rails


omg this. on any given day half of my hill's rails are sticky and I rage every time
9 years ago
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270on420out
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7 springs safety rangers
9 years ago
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iggyskier
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SconnieWhat part of the sport/industry is so backwards that you just want to sell your skis and curl up into a fetal position?


The 75% of dealers who don't pay their bills on time, or even worse, the 50% who push it out to 120+ days past due. Or don't pay at all. On the flip side, I love calling and asking for money, so I have that going for me.
9 years ago
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.otto.
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SessionWhy don't you guys just stop being emo bitches and ski? I could give a fuck about the "industry" beyond the few friends I have in it who I hope succeed in their respective endeavors. But regardless, I'm still going to slide down snow.


i dont either but once and a while its fun to be emo bitches
9 years ago
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Mingg
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>complains about other people's bad vibes in skiing

>makes thread focusing on the negatives of skiing
9 years ago
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gapersarefriends
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Fog. Fuck fog.
9 years ago
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eheath
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Nothing.
9 years ago
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RousedWits
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What gets me down is when your ski buddy's decide not to go up when the conditions aren't "perfect".... I mean personally I will have fun either way. But knowing that some people would rather piddle dick around in the lodge than ski shitty conditions makes me sad.
9 years ago
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alecjc1
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VAIL Corp! They fucking own skiing and they charge huge prices to ski at all the mountains they own out west, which is a lot.
9 years ago
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Dddsz
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solid.seven>complains about other people's bad vibes in skiing

>makes thread focusing on the negatives of skiing


If society just ignored all of it's problems, the world would be mass chaos and destruction. Its important to focus on negatives sometimes.
9 years ago
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TripleXLHoodies
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when u spend 4 months shopping and 2 months working for skis and snap them after 4 hits
9 years ago
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Rennis_Deynolds
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disabling upvotes
9 years ago
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tdollo
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having to wait for JibLife
9 years ago
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SofaKingSick
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solid.seven>complains about other people's bad vibes in skiing

>makes thread focusing on the negatives of skiing


not taking a side here, this just came to mind

9 years ago
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ascent_studios
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The cost of lift tickets but even thats not enough to stop me. I'm addicted and I can't stop
9 years ago
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Jesse_
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shitty/lazy park staff
9 years ago
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.otto.
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Dennis_Reynoldsdisabling upvotes


im glad, sites much better without people like you scrounging for upvotes ;)
9 years ago
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Swandog7
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TripleXLHoodieswhen u spend 4 months shopping and 2 months working for skis and snap them after 4 hits


Haha dam. What skis did you have, and try and get a warranty claim.
9 years ago
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casual
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Nothing could ever make me stop or want to stop skiing save complete catastrophic bodily ruin.

Seriously...if anything that is happening "within the industry or sport" makes you want to quit you're a fucking poser. I enjoy ski culture and whatnot but nothing that happens within the pro ski bubble could ever make me less pumped to actually go step into bindings. It just has no bearing on my life whatsoever. As long as I'm healthy and have the time and ability and a few friends to pull off this ski lifestyle, I'm good. And I'm 32 and have built my life around skiing.
9 years ago
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Bdoobz
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powertrip ski patrol.
9 years ago
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humpty
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only thing i can think of is because of how expensive it is. I dont give two shits about how people ski or how cool they are. I ski because i love it and i dont think i could ever stop
9 years ago
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Shab
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gapers.
9 years ago
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TripleXLHoodies
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Swandog7Haha dam. What skis did you have, and try and get a warranty claim.


Yeah I did, they were faulty k2 press's I got new ones
9 years ago
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-Dan
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skiing
9 years ago
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.Hugo.
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I cant stop because ive never started
9 years ago
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Bushdid9_11
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gapersarefriendsFog. Fuck fog.


Fuck fog.
9 years ago
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Young_patty
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casualSeriously...if anything that is happening "within the industry or sport" makes you want to quit you're a fucking poser.


Damn, sorry we can't all be as hardcore as you
9 years ago
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KENDOZER
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Medical Bills, instagram, and newschoolers lol
9 years ago
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skiguy04
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wondering if skiing is becoming like skateboarding
9 years ago
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Peter.
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having to drive 45 minutes to ski a shitty 3 lift new york ski hill
9 years ago
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casual
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Young_pattyDamn, sorry we can't all be as hardcore as you


I think most can, but judging by that teary reply, I got a hunch that you can't
9 years ago
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Young_patty
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casualI think most can, but judging by that teary reply, I got a hunch that you can't


Dude just because some people have 1 or 2 things that bug them about skiing dosen't mean they are "fucking posers" no one here is going to quite because of a few little things.
9 years ago
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casual
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Read the op dude....
9 years ago
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Dddsz
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casualRead the op dude....


Little bit of sarcasm in the post. Mainly trying to make light of some stuff we should change. I wouldn't even quit skiing if my arms were amputated.
9 years ago
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Swandog7
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SconnieLittle bit of sarcasm in the post. Mainly trying to make light of some stuff we should change. I wouldn't even quit skiing if my arms were amputated.


Style points?
9 years ago
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freestyle_15
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Some of those god dang ski patrol guys have egos like they are own the show, they need a good beating to set them.straight haha
9 years ago
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willysworld
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English people in the alps.. Their annoying voices, shit food and overall lack of ski skill or respect for the local culture and language. Namely , Meribel , Val Disere , Verbier..
I'm moving to Russia this winter to get away from them all..
9 years ago
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