Now, a snowboarder just did a quad cork, and another one did a triple in the pipe.
That didnt even look fun.
Thats robot shit, I mean, is that even necessary?
Can you imagine standing at the top of one of those courses?
I can only speculate…
This is what Ive worked for.
I suppose thats the dream for a lot of people.
Is this the end game?
I dont count if I cant quad?
Someone has to tell me Im good?
I dont give a shit about quads anymore.
… Na they’re pretty sick but youll see what I mean.
Hes throwing up Wu-Tang sings, pulling boogers out of his nose and looking at the camera all goofy.
I like that, man.
You know, that skiing is made for fun?
That having awesome style instead of a robotic, well rehearsed slopestyle run is way cooler.
I didnt really know who Shane McConkey was and I didnt have the internet.
Imagine if I could do it all summer or even all year?!
Because I love to ski.
I had friends who were going to the US to compete and I started to change.
I thought Thats how I get there.
Thats how I can do what I love.
A judge, a timer something or someone has to tell me Im good enough.
I got scared to try anything new because if it wasnt perfect, it wasnt worth it.
Thinking a whole winter was wasted because I wasnt the best?
I was pretty sheltered from big competition skiing, like X Games.
Quad or go home?
I started skiing for myself again.
Like I did before I thought being a perfect form competitor was the only way to do it.
Like when I was a little kid ripping around, fuelled on chocolate bars and happiness.
I dont think competitive skiing is a bad thing and I dont think the athletes are stagnant robots.
And I certainly dont think Kelly Sildaru is anything but amazing.
After scouring Newschoolers it seems the ski community feels similar.
Trina
Becoming a pro looks pretty awesome I guess.
But I asked myself why?
So I dont have to work in a cafe to pay rent?
Or volunteer on ski patrol for a free pass?
Realistically it would be amazing to get paid to ski!
At least I hope thats the case!
But its not all about money.
Or none of us would ski.
Or snowboard if thats what youre into.
What impresses you when you watch someone ski?
I know Id rather a super styley 360 over a text book 360.
Fuck Id prefer it over a text book 1080.
And thats what NS mainly hates about comp skiing- its cookie-cutter nature and lack of style.
OneNerdyKid
Another problem might also be that in ski comps the courses are mostly quite un creative.
They wont notice the variety of tricks, theyll just see some guys spinning and flipping crazy.
We just need competitions with more creative setups, like B&E Invitational for example.
That guy honestly blows my mind.
I shouldve recognised his stupidly awesome oversized gear and big smile.
But I probably wouldve dived on him and covered him in the dankest cuddles possible if I did.
So hes probably thankful!
JLev
So.. Where do we go from here?
Bigger, more rotations, more money?
If you get lost in it all just remember that skiing and snowboarding are one thing before anything else.
If its not fun, its not worth it.
And to be honest about competition skiing..
I cant tell what any jump is after a 1080 anyway.
Youre a god damn helicopter.
