This is the new wave, at least I think so.
Like it or lump it, they have become an established part of the sport.
Nowadays, the the hands-down heavy headed rideaway has been traded for mind-bending butters, tweaks, and manuals.
Change doesnt come from the mainstream, however.
The Olympics will not change skiing.
Red Bull will not change skiing.
X Games will not change skiing.
It is the outskirts and the outsiders that change a scene.
Hindsight is the only true tool to see the changing of styles and era.
Many give a shot to be different, many fail.
However it is obvious that this movement has begun to permeate the greater ski culture.
Crews from around the world have donned their tracksuits in a show of solidarity of style.
The Hood Crew and companies like Vishnu show obvious ties to the Swedish sultans of the swerve.
A skier is a skier.
Is the New Wave an official bookend to the gangster movement and the following years of stylistic indifference?
This try-hard copycating is inevitable.
On the other hand, pioneers of the movement may make a quiet exit into obscurity.
They will never be recognized.
But does that mean the New Wave makes skiers like Tom Wallisch obsolete?
Maybe we are witnessing a new revolution in the way people ski.
; its, Whos liver than youll ever be?
Good skating is the name of the game and quality is wherever you find it.
If youre into it, you might take it and do whatever you want with it.
Is gangster skiing finally dead?
Is the New Wave on its way to defining an era?
Good skiing is the name of the game and quality is wherever you find it.
