As a hungry young gun, Ahmet Dadali made a big impression in Freeskier’s Road Trip Challenge.
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@CatdickBojangles- Have you ever discussed bringing the I hate NY crew back for a revival?
I really hope we can make it happen.
Man, I wish I was able to get into more this year.
I absolutely love being in the streets.
The idea of looking around you and making nothing into something incredible is awesome.
The world is just a template for you to design your skiing on and I love it.
It’s way cheaper than living in the US the rest of the year.
Plus I dont have to deal with the pigs in the states.
The last two years that I lived in the states I was out of an RV.
I was harassed by the 12 so much and I couldn’t stand it any longer.
I really thought I would be shot.
“Mistaken Identity”…
So now I stay in Indonesia and don’t have to deal with that crap.
@BigPurpleSkiSuit- Can I have all your old poles since you don’t need them anymore?
My actual question is, how did you and Giray get into skiing?
If I had old poles I would give them to you.
We actually grew up about 2 miles from our ski hill.
I had a Buffalo Bills windbreaker on and he had a Dallas Cowboys haha.
But already we were throwing backflips and doing rotations.
Really kinda crazy to think back on.
Awesome to have a little bro to ski with every day and push each other.
@fredyferl- What are some of your favorite street clips you’ve gotten?
What is the craziest trick you’ve seen Will Wesson do?
I think it’s pretty easy to say that s-rail in Eye Trip.
But I was mad stoked on some of the clips I got for my XGames Realski years back.
The up the wall to rail transfer was a really testy hit.
The snow was mad sugary which made it super hard to get the transition into the wall right.
Also the billboard in there.
That thing was really huge.
We went up there the night before and ground the metal down with a portable grinder.
Built the jump the next day in the rain.
We started testing speed, and the jump which was way overhead.
The police came, the guy was actually cool and let it happen.
Eventually, after a few crazy test hits and fails, I was able to get it.
But I’m going to go with the first rail transfer in the streets I’ve ever seen done.
Took place in 05-06 season and it’s in that pterodactyl blood teaser I posted earlier
Everything man.
Honestly, so stoked on Volkl.
They have had my back since I was 18 and just starting out.
I’ve also been able to create a ski with them in 2015 I believe, the Revolt.
It’s amazing the direction Volkl is going in at this moment.
Those guys are awesome skiers and it’s great to know we are all on a team together.
Well, heres the thing man.
With that being said, Volkl is owned by a parent company.
However, Volkl has been producing twin tip skis since the beginning of twin tip skis.
There arent many clothing companies in the Ski industry and even less that can give you money to eat.
@NattyNine-Biggest pro-tips for affording/living life on the road?
Pretty simple, learn to live cheaply.
Or be a good couch surfer!
Tom Ritsch let me crash his place in Austria last winter.
That was so nice, that dude is the man!
Things like that definitely save you some dollo, so make friends with awesome people and that helps… Candide Thovex, Tanner Hall, Henrik Harlaut, Phil Casabon, Markus Eder.
There are too many that are just so unbelievably good.
@appa-Hey Ahmet, do you identify as a person of color?
If so, can you speak to your unique experience in the ski world as such?
Yeah bro for sure I do.
I am not what is seen as a typical American.
My Father is Turkish my mother is of European descent.
I’m a Muslim.
I have had those movie-style instances where people in certain bars/gas stations stop and look at me.
When you are different you will understand the cruelty and brutality that exists here.
Sorry, this was a bit of a rant.
Still, there are some close minded fools and plenty of examples of unintended racism.
It’s been going on for so long with some people they dont even notice they are doing it.
@wameron- What are your top 3 segments?
(I use the site frequently, the archive of edits is a literal godsend ).
Yo brotha, thank you very much for grabbing up the beanie.
I’m stoked you like the site.
Its been really hard for me to keep it updated lately because my computer has been a bit spotty.
It’s better now and I’ll keep it something great to look at.
Freeskier is absolute junk, so that ones off the table, what else is there other than Newschoolers?
Other than that, I get nothing.
For anyone who hasn’t checked the site out, it’shttp://www.lafamchannel.com
@asparagus- Wackiest injury?
Doesn’t have to be the worst, just weird.
I got a few, but weirdest wackiest one took place at brighton years ago.
It was the first good powder day that year after a slow season so its busy as hell.
This one sucked!!
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