scouser 4 Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 Your votes here please: Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted November 21, 2002 Share Posted November 21, 2002 absolute number one without a doubt would have ta be terje hakonsen. there simply aren`t enough supurlatives to describe how good he is. what he can`t do on a snowboard aren`t worth learning! also, in tha pipe, it`s hard to go past the `other` powwwers. no, not austin, ROSS. he goes that high he needs oxygen! and does it in style too. Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 I think Terje is great - an icon - he used to win everything - but nowadays, he is not what he used to be - he doesn`t ride as much, and basically just hunts the pow and lays low. The people who are really stepping it up in the freestyle world are Kevin Jones, JP Walker, and Danny Kass. And that Tanner Hall kid can do some tricks on skis I dun reckin` Link to post Share on other sites
phat 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Not me, but I can dream Link to post Share on other sites
Seando1 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Hi terje hakonsen is the best boarder I have ever seen. No doubt. But the only thing that couts is Powder. Powder snow is the only thing I want this season. Powder,Powder, Powder. Sean Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 barok agree with you there on Tanner Hall. Amazing kid. In fact I walked right past him too years ago at the Core Games in Naeba when he was just coming through the ranks and thought he was a little shit the way he was acting around the place. Right little renegade school brat. Certainly proved me wrong when I saw him jumping and quarterpiping it there 3 hours later. Kid is amazing. I almost wanna apologise to him for being so rude in my own mind. For me though he is still only a park skier and I would have to go with someone like Seth Morrison or Shane McKonkey, Kent Kreitler, JP Auclair. The big mountain riders whom are just as competent in the park. For boarding it is JP Walker. Link to post Share on other sites
dane 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Mike Douglas gets my vote! Older guy and still able to throw it down like I'll never be able to. And inventing the misty & d-spin is no mean thing either... Link to post Share on other sites
OUfreeski2 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 For big mountains Seth would have to be at the top. JF Cusson is the original and very styley. Candide goes HUGE-clearing a 100 foot hip-impressive Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Mogski, I fail to see how his performance stops him being a little shit. Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Very true miteyak, but if you are that good and can earn money from just skiing then in mind it's okay to be a little shit. I am a pretty simple person really. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Yeah, I kinda agree. When you see extreme arrogance which is backed up by extreme brilliance, you kinda feel they have earned the right to be so arrogant! Needless to say, a bit of humility coupled with extreme brilliance earns even more points. It's when they are arrogant but have nothing to show for it which makes them the "scum of the earth". Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Form is everything, both on and off the slopes. So the brat spent his time and mamas cash on the slopes and forgot to get an education in life... i'll acknowledge his skill on the slope and treat him like the shit he is off it... simple as that. To be honest, I dont really give a damn what others can do in a park, slidings about the mountains for me. p.s. not passing judgement on this kid, as i've never met 'm. Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Maybe i'm being naive, but I like to think the best boarders/skiers in the world aren't anyone featured in the commercial sector. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 In my opinion there is no reason to be arrogant. I cannot stand arrogant people, they really get on my nerves and give me the shits. Just because someone is good at something it doesn't give them the right to arrogant etc. Just my two cents though! Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 best boarder, skier, surfer, chess player..... is the one having the most fun. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Well said db. Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 deebee where did "chess player" come from. I wonder about you.... Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Worry not about me, oh mogski. I believe the idea of the "one having the most fun" applies to all things. I chucked chess in here to add diversity. I can't play chess. I attempt to play backgammon. You could even say that the richest man in the world is the one who is the happiest that they could be given what they are working at at the time. (is it ok to have "at" followed by "at"? see the last sentence.) Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 Of course Terje. I really like Todd Richards, Travis Parker, Andrew Crawford. Peter Line is an amazing jibber. Kier Dillon in the pipe - such style. So many good riders. I have to think that the best riders are involved in the commerce of snowboarding Miteyak. It would be too hard to be the best and not be known. That kind of skill attracts attention. Deebee - no, but you could say "working at during that time"...eh? Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted November 22, 2002 Share Posted November 22, 2002 I dunno. If yer into BC, and dont need the fame of movies to prop up yer finances/ego. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 Shaun White? the little grom. I saw him on X games and he was rockin! way smoother than the other guys and he is only 15! Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 miteyak yo, that backcountry steez costs waaay more than a park, pipe, jib sesh ever could. the best freeriders in the world have to finance boat rides, helicopter rides, cat rides, and lots of gear. they have to finance trips to some of the most remote places in the world . . . riding in Alaska, Nepal, Argentina, etc. isn`t cheap - and some of those guys and gals are pretty well known in their own right - I mean Jeremy Jones is huge, and Craig Kelly is an icon. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 In some of the big mountain videos, the guys going in there are doing first descents, which would suggest they're ahead of the local guides even. Note that the big mountain Jeremy Jones is not the Jeremy Jones that rides freestyle for Forum. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 Id have to go with all the above answers plus I really like Micah Black, Gordy Peifer, and Vinny Dorion - hes got a really smooth style in the park. Candide's Gap in Further is one of the sweetest segments in any video out there. Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky 0 Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 kelly slater for the boys and layne beachley for the girls. you said ski, right? Link to post Share on other sites
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