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Skis together while riding?

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ZachStacy
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I am a new park skier and i see these guys riding with there skis really tight together. It looks dope but everytime i try to do it i catch an edge
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oxiclean
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More topsheet chips
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Dirtyslobz
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ZachStacyI am a new park skier and i see these guys riding with there skis really tight together. It looks dope but everytime i try to do it i catch an edge


All about learning how to be steezy
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Revelinyourstoke
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Because they actually know how to ski.. I'm not just talking park.
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OregonDead
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Actually you are less likely to catch an edge when you keep your skis close together. Something everyone can always improve on though.
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The.Fish
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I do it for style. Never have had a catching edge problem besides landing switch because I am awful at riding switch.
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ZachStacy
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Anybody ride Perfect north slopes
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Casey
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Old ladies in one piece ski suits ski with their feet together
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mmccarthy81
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Thats honestly just being a comfortable skier in general usually
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mmccarthy81
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Thats honestly just being a comfortable skier in general usually
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Cadenmccullough
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YourXXXLIsDumbBecause they actually know how to ski.. I'm not just talking park.


Came here to say this... Skiing with your skis together is just how you are supposed to ski. It's not just a park thing.
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Revelinyourstoke
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CaseyOld ladies in one piece ski suits ski with their feet together


Want to find the best skier on the mountain? Look for the old lady I'm a one piece suit sling the bumps all day.
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WPMatt
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Don't ski with them touching unless you can afford 2-3 pairs per season
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mmccarthy81
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WPMattDon't ski with them touching unless you can afford 2-3 pairs per season


Yeah I actually don't literally make them touch because that's how I wrecked the sidewalls on my blends.
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fries
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That's funny. I used to have my skis super close together... it looked like i was on a monoski.

But when I started riding park I spread out
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