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Tanner Hall : why do you love or hate him ?

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KneesSalsas
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It's all in the title. When I think about what he did/does, I can't help but think about him as a legend. People either love him or hate him. Why is that ?
Mar 15 2018 3:48PM
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SofaKingSick
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freeskibum82skiing is more than just urban. as you get older you gravitate towards things that will allow you to continue to ski well into your 50-60s. Tanner doing urban is cool and all but you cant discredit the others because they are not doing urban. pretty sure tomahawking down a big mountain line can hurt a hell of a lot more than coming off a rail early and hitting the ground 3 ft below you.

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i think you're kinda taking it the wrong way. obv big mtn is dangerous as fuck. no one is discrediting those dudes for not hitting urban, simply giving tanner accolades for hitting urban waaay into his career which he totally doesnt have to do and is a gnarly thing to do
Mar 23 2018 9:54AM
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wameron
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SofaKingSicki think you're kinda taking it the wrong way. obv big mtn is dangerous as fuck. no one is discrediting those dudes for not hitting urban, simply giving tanner accolades for hitting urban waaay into his career which he totally doesnt have to do and is a gnarly thing to do


Exactly, I wasn't trying to imply at all that skiing is only urban, I didn't ski urban when I was a kid and sure as hell won't now. And it's not like Tanner doesn't ski big mountain also, he just does that on top of urban and takes some heavy hits in both.
Mar 23 2018 2:32PM
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Ebunk_theskunk
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theLiquorAlso loved him appearing in a Virtika vid. Lesh may be a trustafarian but was a good fit for the video.

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On what basis are you saying that Lesh is a trustafarian?? Do you know the story of how he started his company?
Mar 30 2018 1:49PM
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Hawkito
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I'm genuinely surprised that no one has really mentioned how much of a dick this guy is.
Mar 30 2018 6:52PM
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FruitBootPro
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HawkitoI'm genuinely surprised that no one has really mentioned how much of a dick this guy is.


Lol imagine if freeskiing was pioneered by a bunch of bland yes-dudes without any kind of "bad boy" or "villain" persona in the community, or even just a troublemaker. Honestly you've just got to appreciate him for what he is, his story is pretty cool and despite being stuck-up for most of his pro career ultimately it's just something you can look back on and laugh. To be fair though, it does help that he's not really a dick anymore and it kind of makes his actions more acceptable in hindsight.
Mar 30 2018 7:01PM
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Cade2
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HawkitoI'm genuinely surprised that no one has really mentioned how much of a dick this guy is.


Get out of here dude, Tanner is the man
Mar 30 2018 7:52PM
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iH8pow
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Ebunk_theskunkOn what basis are you saying that Lesh is a trustafarian?? Do you know the story of how he started his company?

Oh man I really don't care one way or another. There are just a lot less holes in that than the way he supposedly started the company (unless he actually made way more $$ dealing than we need to know about), or his videos were purely for show and there's no Virtika cabin, he doesn't fly a plane, etc. And I knew one of the guys from the video he didn't have any money either so it's not like those guys were chipping in $$, my friend knew the guys in Breck and aside from him saying Lesh is really cool and chill in person, he's never corrected our thoughts about a trust fund (friends who talk about it are all about the same age and also from the midwest). Everyone has their own theories and ideas and it makes no difference to me personally

**This post was edited on Mar 30th 2018 at 8:14:21pm
Mar 30 2018 8:12PM
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MarkoMark
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LukeTheWaffleMy ankles... Then he comes back years later and stomps a dub backie. Who else does that?



TRIP backie
Mar 31 2018 10:35AM
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LukeTheWaffle
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MarkoMarkTRIP backie

Did he triple Chad's?
Mar 31 2018 11:16AM
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MarkoMark
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LukeTheWaffleDid he triple Chad's?


No doubled chads, but he had that wacky triple a couple weeks ago
Mar 31 2018 5:48PM
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LukeTheWaffle
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MarkoMarkNo doubled chads, but he had that wacky triple a couple weeks ago

Candide did a trip back in few words tho
Apr 1 2018 2:30AM
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Cade2
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LukeTheWaffleCandide did a trip back in few words tho


So
Apr 1 2018 2:43AM
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GayWolf420
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wameronAll the guys you listed slay big mountain stuff, I'd say most non-NFL/NHL playing 34 year olds can take the kind of hits he takes doing his urban shit and walk the next day. JP was about 34 when he did his segment for Revolver which had some sweet urban shots but none of it was as gnarly as the stuff T-Hall is doing


id agree and disagree because they are two different sports, and while hockey players are playing like 30 to 45 second shifts typically, its a lot more physically demanding overall when you consider the ice time some guys put in, on top of hits/blocked shots/physical play. its a grueling sport.
Apr 2 2018 12:04AM
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wameron
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DeebieSkeebiesid agree and disagree because they are two different sports, and while hockey players are playing like 30 to 45 second shifts typically, its a lot more physically demanding overall when you consider the ice time some guys put in, on top of hits/blocked shots/physical play. its a grueling sport.


My point was most people that age can't take those kinds of hits.
Apr 2 2018 12:09AM
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