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You can resurrect one thing from skiings past, what do you choose?

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.Roockley.
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Been thinking about this a bunch recently on downdays, I'm getting old and feeling nostalgic. So whether it be it a ski graphic, a contest or even a feature, what would you choose to bring back?



I'd probably go with JOSS or yearly movie drops with no leaked footage (premiere hype was insane)
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freeballer
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Charley Ager
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willpenguin6
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SofaKingSickhere's another one: longer harder rails in parks. long multi kinks, gaps onto rails, S rails tilted so it's a coaster S

does anyone have like a ~100 foot rail these days? a few places had them here and there in the past but i'm not aware of any these days. never got a chance to try one :(


Hyland had a 152 ft rail this year
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DominatorJacques
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willpenguin6Hyland had a 152 ft rail this year

As one solid rail, or a combined stuff?
I'll assume they must have joined everything they have to get that length.
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willpenguin6
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DominatorJacquesAs one solid rail, or a combined stuff?
I'll assume they must have joined everything they have to get that length.


It was 3 different rails combined and the longest of the 3 was 70ft
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Manskimac
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Parks that aren’t boring
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theabortionator
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willpenguin6It was 3 different rails combined and the longest of the 3 was 70ft

I hope i never work anywhere with a 70 rail. Anything over 40 is a pain in the ass to move. I guess midwest places are smsller and parks are at the bottom because the top is 10 feet higher. Still though 70 foot rail would give me nightmares
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DominatorJacques
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willpenguin6It was 3 different rails combined and the longest of the 3 was 70ft

Wow! That's one long rail! Is it a handrail type, or a tower tube?
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lootlake
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Smaller wait lines
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ReturnToMonkey
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ManskimacParks that aren’t boring

Yes parks are too safe these days. Bring back the completely uncalculated cheese wedges
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SuspiciousFish
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theabortionator*Edit One thing, Giant rainbow rails. Where did they go? Sorry got got caught up in nostalgia and made a list and forgot to choose one at first.



Event: West Coast Session, Loon Mtn Hike and Huck

Features: Smith Limo, Giant rainbow rails, halfpipes

Other stuff: Tall tees
Ridiculous outerwear
Lincoln loops?(Not sure the last time I've seen one. Possibly a few years
Life before VR
Abunch of parks from various times in the past that were sick that died or got nerfed.

**This post was edited on May 6th 2022 at 2:52:59am


I actually came here to post this. Giant rainbow and battleship rails were the shit back in the day. Lincoln Loops too although they have kind of been coming back lately in a few SLVSH games.

I miss the days when ski technology had a ton of progression every year. Like suddenly you had these crazy fat Islandic skis or insane reverse camber and side cut. Every year companies were putting out crazy stuff to push the envelope. Now it seems everyone has found the formula that works best and it makes for really good skis but that excitement just isnt there anymore.
3 years ago
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tcurle
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Frequent rail jams that had big sponsors
3 years ago
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SofaKingSick
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willpenguin6Hyland had a 152 ft rail this year


willpenguin6It was 3 different rails combined and the longest of the 3 was 70ft


thanks. that's so sick. one day i'll get to try one...
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Stept. That era was untouchable.
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galardogod
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4BI9
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skiP.E.I.
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Becoming friends with anyone who had twintips no matter where you went
3 years ago
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Brother_trucker
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.Roockley.Been thinking about this a bunch recently on downdays, I'm getting old and feeling nostalgic. So whether it be it a ski graphic, a contest or even a feature, what would you choose to bring back?



I'd probably go with JOSS or yearly movie drops with no leaked footage (premiere hype was insane)


Projector nights with ski movies in ski bars in resort waiting for the latest Greg Stump movie to drop :-) And you thought you were old... Plake and Schmidt invented the ski movie with their segments :-)
3 years ago
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Brother_trucker
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And bring back Moon Park and DC Area 43 snowparks in Meribel.... 3 Valleys is just useless for park skiing/boarding now.
3 years ago
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Goretex_Vidal
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Crotched Mountain with two parks and lifts spinning until 3am on the weekends.
3 years ago
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Frenchibre
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Heterosexuality
3 years ago
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Kbob94
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KretzschmarNot sure how people haven't said Delorme yet. Haven't seen hide nor hair of the man in years sadly. Last I heard he's up in Montana helping run his dad's farm after his stint in the ND oil fields but who knows for sure.

https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/784207/Jiberish--Adam-Delorme---A-Walk-in-the-Park-Pt--2

Can confirm he’s up here in MT living a “normal” life. Still skiing harder and better then any of us will dream of skiing.
3 years ago
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Abomber22
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Yes.Yes.Yes. and yes, long thongs.




DominatorJacquesLeather boots, cable bindings, Head standard skis, and safety straps!
3 years ago
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PsychicMigration
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Rails 2 Riches
3 years ago
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PacificRimJob
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Remember when we had dozens of annual ski movie features come out every autumn?

Remember some of these bygone names?

Plehouse. Voleurz. Stept. Field productions. 4bi9. Nimbus. Sweetgrass. Rage Films. Poor Boyz Productions...



Level 1 isn't even making yearly features anymore. it's down pretty much to TGR, Matchstick, and Whatever Warren Miller is doing these days...

I never went, but I always wanted to attend IF3 in Montreal... it was one of my biggest regrets never making it out there during the salad days of our sport... I was lucky to attend my fair share of premieres in Tahoe and Reno though... 10 years ago was sick...

**This post was edited on May 17th 2022 at 1:34:37pm
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kory.p4k
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Young_pattyCocaine


Pretty sure that never went anywhere
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kory.p4k
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.Roockley.Been thinking about this a bunch recently on downdays, I'm getting old and feeling nostalgic. So whether it be it a ski graphic, a contest or even a feature, what would you choose to bring back?



I'd probably go with JOSS or yearly movie drops with no leaked footage (premiere hype was insane)


Affordable lift passes for one…. Sheesh
3 years ago
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skistupid
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SofaKingSick
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D.B.


i miss there being a splash page (is that what they're called?) that had a rotating picture, it was fun to see what "made the cover." very possible it still exists and i just hit the same link all the time, idk
3 years ago
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SuspiciousFish
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I really miss Freeze magazine. It was the perfect blend of skiing news, in your face attitude and rauchy content.
3 years ago
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hoodratz47
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For real. God. Back in the day. It was like oh this lip is ass. But the right 8 inches are fire .

And flat fucking landing
ReturnToMonkeyYes parks are too safe these days. Bring back the completely uncalculated cheese wedges
3 years ago
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hoodratz47
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So true. Then one day people became penis wrinkles
skiP.E.I.Becoming friends with anyone who had twintips no matter where you went
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lastskier
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the THALL v Simon Dumont X games pipe rivalry. I still think that should be a stand alone X-games event, just every year, every single Winter X contest, year after year they wheel the two aging battleships out to talk shit, and throw increasingly less technically impressive pipe runs. I'd pay per view that.


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hoodratz47
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Didn't a big fight break out at If3 one year
DingoSeanRemember when we had dozens of annual ski movie features come out every autumn?

Remember some of these bygone names?

Plehouse. Voleurz. Stept. Field productions. 4bi9. Nimbus. Sweetgrass. Rage Films. Poor Boyz Productions...



Level 1 isn't even making yearly features anymore. it's down pretty much to TGR, Matchstick, and Whatever Warren Miller is doing these days...

I never went, but I always wanted to attend IF3 in Montreal... it was one of my biggest regrets never making it out there during the salad days of our sport... I was lucky to attend my fair share of premieres in Tahoe and Reno though... 10 years ago was sick...

**This post was edited on May 17th 2022 at 1:34:37pm
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PacificRimJob
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hoodratz47Didn't a big fight break out at If3 one year


Dunno. Anyone recall?
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Abomber22
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https://youtu.be/1rvSLOop59A
3 years ago
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Rparr
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skiP.E.I.Becoming friends with anyone who had twintips no matter where you went


ah man I miss this :(

It's still kind of like this at my tiny Ohio hills. But it's gone the moment I go anywhere larger
3 years ago
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danbrown
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DingoSeanDunno. Anyone recall?


i went to the second, third and fourth IF3 and i don't remember any big fights
3 years ago
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hoodratz47
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I just remember seeing some grainy ass video at a NS movie thing and a bunch of homies in hoodies throwing haymakers and shoving and yelling bitch
danbrowni went to the second, third and fourth IF3 and i don't remember any big fights
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a_pla5tic_bag
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lastskierthe THALL v Simon Dumont X games pipe rivalry. I still think that should be a stand alone X-games event, just every year, every single Winter X contest, year after year they wheel the two aging battleships out to talk shit, and throw increasingly less technically impressive pipe runs. I'd pay per view that.




I'm still mad about superman double front flip beating PK Hunder.
3 years ago
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galardogod
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Ninth ward skis
3 years ago
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3mania
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White leather straps on Scott WC poles.
3 years ago
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Colingarnes
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Ahmet Dedali
3 years ago
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.Roockley.
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PsychicMigrationRails 2 Riches


This guy actually called it
8 months ago
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Mixy
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.Roockley.This guy actually called it


Bro chose to resurrect this thread 💀
8 months ago
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.Roockley.
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little1337Bro chose to resurrect this thread 💀

It never went away
8 months ago
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monclermadman
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Nashoba Valley park
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SofaKingSick
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monclermadmanNashoba Valley park


dude yeah. first time i went there i was like okay let's check out the park... wait it's actually super super dope wtf

hope it gets resurrected
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monclermadman
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SofaKingSickdude yeah. first time i went there i was like okay let's check out the park... wait it's actually super super dope wtf

hope it gets resurrected


Would be fire to have a place to jib nearby after work/class living in Boston. Think blue hills has one but I don’t know for sure.
8 months ago
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BallClapper
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What was the orage team booter session called? Superheros vs pirates or something like that.
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SofaKingSick
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monclermadmanWould be fire to have a place to jib nearby after work/class living in Boston. Think blue hills has one but I don’t know for sure.


yeah exactly

re: blue hills last time i was there was a few years ago but at that time they had a couple small rails. not sure what's up these days there
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galardogod
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XXXL Tall Tees and Gangster steeze
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