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For the older members, what does it feel like to be part of the twin tip freeskiing revolution and watching it fade away?

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DolansLebensraum
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What i mean is, the idea of ignant style and progressive tricks used to be like level ones superunknown concept, it was kind of like our dirty little secret. But after the 14 olympics its not a secret anymore, and the excitement of doing things in the park/bc that blow gapers minds is over.
How do you feel about that?
Aug 9 2019 2:44PM 4 47
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JoeF2661
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The only feeling I have is regret.... For clicking on this thread.
Aug 9 2019 2:56PM 94 1
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mystery3
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But is being a bigger guy advantageous when watching the freeskiing revolution fade away???
Aug 9 2019 3:05PM 17 0
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DolansLebensraum
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Hmm, you clowns appear to have tried clever on for size,
And it didnt fit.
Dont forget to show your posts to your mommies though so she can tell you how proud she is of her little troll wannabe
Aug 9 2019 3:12PM 1 46
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wasatch_rat
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I'd compare it to watching a niece or nephew grow up (I'd say like a parent watching, but thats giving myself WAY to much credit). I know where the sport came from, i saw how awkward and yet exciting its growing pains were, and now its matured into this unbelievable sport thats more complicated, amazing and popular than I ever could have imagined. So yea, sometimes its a little bittersweet to reminisce on the good ol days when the sport was just a little kid learning to walk and run, but its even more amazing to see it become the 20 something year old adult that has accomplished so much and we all are so proud of. It all love, no matter the age
Aug 9 2019 4:39PM 13 0
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Youngm_IPCME
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mystery3But is being a bigger guy advantageous when watching the freeskiing revolution fade away???


No, being a bigger guy is only advantageous when needing a reason to justify your lack of achievement.
Aug 9 2019 5:11PM 6 1
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DominatorJacques
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Hmmmm.........I dont' see anything fading away. It's only gotten better.

I may not have been on NS that long, but I am almost as old as the hills!
I started on Head standards, leather boot and cable bindings!

I stll ski some old 1080 Space Frame foam core skis too. Have a second pair in the shed for the future. Just need to remount the heels and tune, then wham! Another 10 years of fun!
Aug 9 2019 6:16PM 34 0
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SuspiciousFish
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The funny thing is when you have been around long enough you realize the fads (Thug, New wave etc) come and go and the media and culture evolves but at the end of the day skiing at its core is just a group of friends hanging out and screwing around having fun with wood planks strapped to their feet.

And that has not changed.
Aug 9 2019 6:44PM 36 0
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Kevski
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Dude, you can be such a shit stain.

But I'll reflect on the topic anyway similarly to a bunch of the dudes posting above me. I was deeeeep into it through high school but left the ski scene shortly after peak thug feeling sort of uninspired, like skiing was lacking creativity and I didn't relate to it as much so I turned to other interests in my life.
Started skiing more casually with snowboarders, family, and a bunch of people who weren't prototypical trendy skiers and you know what? I fell in love with skiing harder than ever and met so many people who kind of laugh at the fads from the outside while just enjoying skiing for what it is.
It's not surprising that the people who are setting the new trends are the people who don't give a shit about them. The fun of skiing to express yourself while sharing it with likeminded people will never fade.

Also I don't know what you mean about not being able to impress gapers any more - people literally cheer for anything that isn't a straight air.
Aug 10 2019 12:22AM 17 0
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freestyler540
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I was 11 or 12 when I saw the 3 phils and MA Belliveau compete at the National Championships at the Relais in 98. My mind melted. I was obsessed about moguls from the age of 7 when Jean-Luc Brassard won the moguls World Cup in 94. When the first park was built at Le Relais in 98, I was forbidden by my parents to go, but I was talked into breaking their rules. In 2000, my parent signed me up to the acrobatic team, saying that they cant stop me from doing park, so I might as well learn how to do it right. So in a way; I got to see the birth of park skiing and follow through to this day.
I was stoked when park blew up in 2003; everyone was into the new craze, parks were packed and cliques were forming. By 2008, resorts perfected the art of the jump and standards were set. Jumps were no longer sketchy, park etiquette was established and everyone that really loved the sport stuck to it.
Not everyone can do park and I think its great that our vision of park freeskiing lead us to being recognized as real athletes and a real legit sport. All older skiers wish they had the strength of youth and strongly encourage people in the park. Dominatorjacques is a great example of my point. I loved his videos of him standing by a jump and getting stoked on film when people would hit the jumps. I remember reaching out to him on the comments that NS users were pretty stoked about his videos many years ago. I loved his point of view and how most people feel when they watch park riders in the park; no matter their skill level.
The revolution never ended Dolan. Sounds more like you are jealous that there are so many better riders than you at your hill. Park skiing even reinvented modern big mountain skiing and street skiing. Even if I moved away from park skiing to ski powder and become a mountaineer, I still love transferring park mentality with the creativity of the backcountry.
Aug 10 2019 12:57AM 20 0
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DominatorJacques
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^ Thanks for the kind words. I'm still staying stoked. I love to see the new grommets working their way up to bigger and bigger tricks. Watching the new crops grow just stokes me. When the top rung folks end up leaving for whatever reason, it makes me a bit sad, but most folks can only do terrain park for so long before life catches up with them in some way.

Filming in the terrain park be it Real Laps or Jumping Fun keeps me feeling connected as I live vicariously through the youngers skills. When I was a "kid" there were no terrain parks. Skiing was not anything like it is today. Same can be said for all the "extreme" sports.

It's not over and I feel sorry for Dolan because it seems he has lost the stoke of his fire.
Aug 10 2019 11:47AM 10 1
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Biffbarf
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KevskiDude, you can be such a shit stain.

Also I don't know what you mean about not being able to impress gapers any more - people literally cheer for anything that isn't a straight air.


If you don't holla for someone sending it deep, you're pretty much Al-Qaeda.
Aug 10 2019 6:04PM 13 0
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Lonely
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DolanReloadedand the excitement of doing things in the park/bc that blow gapers minds is over.
How do you feel about that?


Shit man. Skiing switch will still blow the minds of 75% of the people on the mountain. Especially switch pizza @TRVP_ANGEL
Aug 10 2019 6:59PM 20 0
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skiguy04
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It’s not as hardcore as the beginning and is going downhill

People will soon have more respect for rollerblading than skiing
Aug 11 2019 2:18PM 2 13
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DolansLebensraum
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Young_IPMCNo, being a bigger guy is only advantageous when needing a reason to justify your lack of achievement.


Oh look its a manlet who hates on guys he cant even compete with on the mountain.
If i sucked as bad at skiing as you and was a manlet like you id be pretty depressed.
Aug 11 2019 11:07PM 0 13
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DolansLebensraum
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The referenced post has been removed.


Yeah, i guess theres always noobs who get their minds blown. It used to be everybodies minds that were blown though.
Aug 11 2019 11:11PM 1 8
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DolansLebensraum
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freestyler540I was 11 or 12 when I saw the 3 phils and MA Belliveau compete at the National Championships at the Relais in 98. My mind melted. I was obsessed about moguls from the age of 7 when Jean-Luc Brassard won the moguls World Cup in 94. When the first park was built at Le Relais in 98, I was forbidden by my parents to go, but I was talked into breaking their rules. In 2000, my parent signed me up to the acrobatic team, saying that they cant stop me from doing park, so I might as well learn how to do it right. So in a way; I got to see the birth of park skiing and follow through to this day.
I was stoked when park blew up in 2003; everyone was into the new craze, parks were packed and cliques were forming. By 2008, resorts perfected the art of the jump and standards were set. Jumps were no longer sketchy, park etiquette was established and everyone that really loved the sport stuck to it.
Not everyone can do park and I think its great that our vision of park freeskiing lead us to being recognized as real athletes and a real legit sport. All older skiers wish they had the strength of youth and strongly encourage people in the park. Dominatorjacques is a great example of my point. I loved his videos of him standing by a jump and getting stoked on film when people would hit the jumps. I remember reaching out to him on the comments that NS users were pretty stoked about his videos many years ago. I loved his point of view and how most people feel when they watch park riders in the park; no matter their skill level.
The revolution never ended Dolan. Sounds more like you are jealous that there are so many better riders than you at your hill. Park skiing even reinvented modern big mountain skiing and street skiing. Even if I moved away from park skiing to ski powder and become a mountaineer, I still love transferring park mentality with the creativity of the backcountry.


Why do you think i cant ski, you knuckle-casing shitclown? Do you even ski park?
Aug 11 2019 11:18PM 0 14
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DominatorJacques
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DolanReloadedWhy do you think i cant ski, you knuckle-casing shitclown? Do you even ski park?

Could you post us a video of you skiing? I don't see any videos in your profile.
Aug 11 2019 11:31PM 10 0
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DolansLebensraum
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freestyler540I was 11 or 12 when I saw the 3 phils and MA Belliveau compete at the National Championships at the Relais in 98. My mind melted. I was obsessed about moguls from the age of 7 when Jean-Luc Brassard won the moguls World Cup in 94. When the first park was built at Le Relais in 98, I was forbidden by my parents to go, but I was talked into breaking their rules. In 2000, my parent signed me up to the acrobatic team, saying that they cant stop me from doing park, so I might as well learn how to do it right. So in a way; I got to see the birth of park skiing and follow through to this day.
I was stoked when park blew up in 2003; everyone was into the new craze, parks were packed and cliques were forming. By 2008, resorts perfected the art of the jump and standards were set. Jumps were no longer sketchy, park etiquette was established and everyone that really loved the sport stuck to it.
Not everyone can do park and I think its great that our vision of park freeskiing lead us to being recognized as real athletes and a real legit sport. All older skiers wish they had the strength of youth and strongly encourage people in the park. Dominatorjacques is a great example of my point. I loved his videos of him standing by a jump and getting stoked on film when people would hit the jumps. I remember reaching out to him on the comments that NS users were pretty stoked about his videos many years ago. I loved his point of view and how most people feel when they watch park riders in the park; no matter their skill level.
The revolution never ended Dolan. Sounds more like you are jealous that there are so many better riders than you at your hill. Park skiing even reinvented modern big mountain skiing and street skiing. Even if I moved away from park skiing to ski powder and become a mountaineer, I still love transferring park mentality with the creativity of the backcountry.


Also get some style before you talk shit to ppl youve never met. You ski like a girl.
Aug 11 2019 11:38PM 0 16
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DolansLebensraum
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DominatorJacquesCould you post us a video of you skiing? I don't see any videos in your profile.

Never made any edits sorry.
If you think that means i cant ski park go ahead and believe that.
Alot of people seem to be on me because i give more respect to someone like vanular or hatveit than i do to someone like dumont. But whatever floats yalls boat, by the time youre my age youll all be terrified of going into the park and start reppin BC as “real skiing” along with the rest of the tools who lost their atheticism with age.

The point of this thread is obviously lost on you millenials who dont even remember the excitement of the early years.
Aug 11 2019 11:47PM 1 12
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mystery3
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DolanReloadedNever made any edits sorry.
If you think that means i cant ski park go ahead and believe that.


Nobody here thinks you can ski park and we'll continue to believe so, probably until you produce a legit edit.

We all just think your a troll incel who probably trolls all kinds of forums.
Aug 12 2019 12:38AM 12 0
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Elcheapo
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0p no worries it's all good. If your lucky you'll get to a point in life where the body doesn't cooperate with the will.
Ya those were great times going from super force to 1080's, they were like training skis the were so easy to ski. Now days equipment is so much more advanced and parks are well maintained and such a variety of features. It just keeps progressing and always will I assume. Ski on. Ski on.
Aug 12 2019 1:04AM 4 0
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Titus69
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DolanReloadedNever made any edits sorry.
If you think that means i cant ski park go ahead and believe that.
Alot of people seem to be on me because i give more respect to someone like vanular or hatveit than i do to someone like dumont. But whatever floats yalls boat, by the time youre my age youll all be terrified of going into the park and start reppin BC as “real skiing” along with the rest of the tools who lost their atheticism with age.

The point of this thread is obviously lost on you millenials who dont even remember the excitement of the early years.


The funny thing is you asked for the older NSers input on the progression and you're shitting on millenials and saying "oh once you're my age you'll be scared and blah blah blah" are you like 35 or 17?
Aug 12 2019 1:21AM 14 0
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HypeBeast
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Lol op must be a racer fag
Aug 12 2019 2:14AM 7 0
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theLiquor
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I remember when skiers weren’t allowed in the park, before twin tips were a thing.

but other than that, idk what OP is talking about.
Aug 12 2019 7:09AM 3 0
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freeskibum82
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OP hasnt been in the scene very long if he thinks this. Park is still a thing and thriving well. Just go to Carinthia at Mount Snow or Mammoth or PC or any other mountain with a legit park. I'd say skiers may top the number of snowboarders in there. While you may feel your 2 on 4 out doesnt wow anyone anymore since every 12yr old on a pair of blends can do it its still pretty awesome that its still going strong and mountains still build the features. I'd say if anything it has shifted to all mountain where people are taking those park tricks to the big mountain. cliff drops, natural hits, etc.. I think you should do some research before trying to troll. ... join date 7/2018.. please...
Aug 12 2019 8:38AM 9 0
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ReturnToMonkey
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DolanReloadedThe point of this thread is obviously lost on you millenials who dont even remember the excitement of the early years.

Wasn't around for the early years, but there is still plenty of excitement these days, why do you think people get into freestyle? It's not cus it's a boring scene.
Aug 12 2019 8:40AM 1 0
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oldmanski
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I know I am a new member to NS but I have been in the ski scene since the early 80's. I have seen its changes and fads a lot like some of you on here have seen and I dont see the twin tip side of it fading away. If anything it is getting bigger and bigger with riders incorporating the tricks from the park into the BC side of things which has been going on for years but they are just going bigger and bigger each year. Equipment has improved dramatically allowing riders to improve their skills and keep them safe and with todays technology, it will only keep getting better. As long as the snow keeps falling and the temps stay cold, there will always be some place to go slide down a mountain.
Aug 12 2019 10:59AM 11 0
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Youngm_IPCME
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DolanReloadedOh look its a manlet who hates on guys he cant even compete with on the mountain.
If i sucked as bad at skiing as you and was a manlet like you id be pretty depressed.


Well maybe your parents think its impressive you can 5 at 210 lbs, but I can 2160 at 285 lbs

**This post was edited on Aug 12th 2019 at 11:27:46am
Aug 12 2019 11:20AM 5 0
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DominatorJacques
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DolanReloadedNever made any edits sorry.
If you think that means i cant ski park go ahead and believe that.
Alot of people seem to be on me because i give more respect to someone like vanular or hatveit than i do to someone like dumont. But whatever floats yalls boat, by the time youre my age youll all be terrified of going into the park and start reppin BC as “real skiing” along with the rest of the tools who lost their atheticism with age.

The point of this thread is obviously lost on you millenials who dont even remember the excitement of the early years.

I'm not going to believe you can't ski. I was curious to see some video though.
It's all skiing if one is skiing, be it park, BC, or groomers etc. If it's not a video game, it's real.
Anyway, I do remember. I first started skiing in 1968.
Aug 12 2019 11:22AM 7 0
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Elcheapo
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Not everyone stops and takes pictures when their skiing. I dont have 1 pic of myself skiing, just not a camera guy myself.
Aug 12 2019 2:02PM 6 0
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mystery3
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TnskiNot everyone stops and takes pictures when their skiing. I dont have 1 pic of myself skiing, just not a camera guy myself.


Neither do I, though I don't make claims about my ability or crap on other people about theirs.
Aug 12 2019 2:18PM 9 0
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DolansLebensraum
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mystery3Nobody here thinks you can ski park and we'll continue to believe so, probably until you produce a legit edit.

We all just think your a troll incel who probably trolls all kinds of forums.

Cool story inferiorboy. Wheres your vids btw?
Did you take them down because ppe were hating on your penciled out 360 on a kiddy jump?
Get a life man, if you met me at a bar youd probably be devastated when i showed you signs i didnt want to talk to your uninteresting cuck ass.
Dont worry tho, your mom told me shes proud of your pencil 3s and the trailer you payed for by sucking dicks.
Aug 12 2019 5:16PM 0 15
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mystery3
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mystery3Nobody here thinks you can ski park and we'll continue to believe so, probably until you produce a legit edit.

We all just think your a troll incel who probably trolls all kinds of forums.


DolanReloadedCool story inferiorboy. Wheres your vids btw?
Did you take them down because ppe were hating on your penciled out 360 on a kiddy jump?
Get a life man, if you met me at a bar youd probably be devastated when i showed you signs i didnt want to talk to your uninteresting cuck ass.
Dont worry tho, your mom told me shes proud of your pencil 3s and the trailer you payed for by sucking dicks.


This is why nobody thinks you can ski. You have zero confidence and lash out with elementary school insults whenever anyone questions your delusional takes.

Also what is it about incels that makes them so obsessed with "cucks" and voyeurism? Only incels and tools use cuck. Ever.

**This post was edited on Aug 12th 2019 at 6:48:38pm
Aug 12 2019 5:59PM 15 0
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Casey
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I get weirded out how many people that get 100 days in but just really aren’t that good at skiing. Like wtf are you doing all winter
Aug 12 2019 6:20PM 7 1
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ReturnToMonkey
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CaseyI get weirded out how many people that get 100 days in but just really aren’t that good at skiing. Like wtf are you doing all winter


Waiting in lift lines and bar lines
Aug 12 2019 7:32PM 10 0
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freeskibum82
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CaseyI get weirded out how many people that get 100 days in but just really aren’t that good at skiing. Like wtf are you doing all winter


They are just having fun. Just because they dont "ski like you" doesnt mean they cant ski well. They are perfectly content in their current abilities and have fun while not getting hurt to wake up and do it again.
Aug 13 2019 7:02AM 9 0
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CalumSKI
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What do u mean fading away
... 26 dislikes lookin headass
Aug 13 2019 4:37PM 7 0
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KilaTsunami
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I'd say it's doing better than ever now that lil shits like you buy a 1000 dollar set up just to slide around on the lil baby features and make a 'fire edit' to sum playboi carti
Aug 14 2019 12:56PM 12 0
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Ryanvdonk
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im pretty sure people got in the know in 98' with the 360 mute grabs.
Aug 14 2019 3:54PM 2 0
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CalumSKI
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KilaTsunamiI'd say it's doing better than ever now that lil shits like you buy a 1000 dollar set up just to slide around on the lil baby features and make a 'fire edit' to sum playboi carti


Bruh if that ain't facts
Aug 14 2019 4:52PM 4 0
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SuspiciousFish
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CalumSKIBruh if that ain't facts


Lol I remember when rockered skis first became a thing and suddenly tons of gapers were awkwardly sliding around the groomers with full rockered pow skis.
Aug 14 2019 5:20PM 2 0
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DolansLebensraum
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mystery3This is why nobody thinks you can ski. You have zero confidence and lash out with elementary school insults whenever anyone questions your delusional takes.

Also what is it about incels that makes them so obsessed with "cucks" and voyeurism? Only incels and tools use cuck. Ever.

**This post was edited on Aug 12th 2019 at 6:48:38pm


U rustled inferiorboy? You sound like your threatened by the idea of someone who would wreck you both on the slopes and intellectually.
Whatever helps u sleep at night cuckboy
Aug 14 2019 8:34PM 0 12
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Kevski
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DolanReloadedU rustled inferiorboy? You sound like your threatened by the idea of someone who would wreck you both on the slopes and intellectually.
Whatever helps u sleep at night cuckboy


11/10 people who use the word cuck are low-grade douchebags. Like the kind who smell bad, hate women and blame their issues on the world. Obviously you’ve taken a liking to trolling (on a ski forum in the summer no less) so this isn’t a big surprise, but I believe you’ve outed yourself.
Might be time to chill out there bud.
Aug 14 2019 9:38PM 9 0
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SkiBum.
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First pair of twin tips I had were those Solomon 1080s in I think 1998

I now ski groomers on the weekends and powder when I can.

Ive changed.
Aug 14 2019 10:15PM 3 0
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Youngm_IPCME
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DolanReloadedU rustled inferiorboy? You sound like your threatened by the idea of someone who would wreck you both on the slopes and intellectually.
Whatever helps u sleep at night cuckboy


U mad bro? You sound upset you can’t bring a 900 around at 185 while I can quad 1960 at 312. Get better scrub!
Aug 14 2019 10:46PM 6 0
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SofaKingSick
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DolanReloadedU rustled inferiorboy? You sound like your threatened by the idea of someone who would wreck you both on the slopes and intellectually.
Whatever helps u sleep at night cuckboy


You’re*
Aug 14 2019 10:50PM 9 0
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KilaTsunami
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OP has made it PAINFULLY obvious that he cannot 450 off.

Maybe u should pick up tubing? Or maybe Snowshoeing?
Aug 15 2019 10:53AM 8 0
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MoneyMakerMike
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KilaTsunamiOP has made it PAINFULLY obvious that he cannot 450 off.

Maybe u should pick up tubing? Or maybe Snowshoeing?


I hear snow scootering is pretty sick
Aug 15 2019 11:03AM 5 0
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KilaTsunami
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PhreeKandiI hear snow scootering is pretty sick


Its impossible to make any scooter shaped vehicle look cool bro.

The dudes on Nitro Circus can backie to nose manny scooters and im still like ".....GHEY" lmao i cant help it
Aug 15 2019 11:07AM 1 1
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