Marco Fernandez 0 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 As for skiing in powder... It'll make you wish you were on a board especially since you don't have all that crap to loose if you bail hard. and after that comment about the homoerotic poses Yamakashi was talking about, why would you want to ski anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Alright guys I'm probably the first person to lead a topic way out into the hinterland but this isn't about bashing skiers or skiers vs snowboarders I thank snowboarding for sidecut and showing us that speed can be fun in the powder Link to post Share on other sites
dizzy 0 Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 Jeremy Nobis skies really really smoothly. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 and twintips too toque >Jeremy Nobis skies really really smoothly hes also a really softspoken and nice guy too Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Skiing is gnarly, no doubt. Sorry to hijack this, but any other thoughts about the `progression` of snowboarding? How about snowskating? Link to post Share on other sites
dizzy 0 Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 i know nothing about fashion, but using rock-climbing chalk bags looks really silly. you know, those snowboarders, esp. those in the snowpark, who have the whole gansta style down. fad Link to post Share on other sites
woywoy 0 Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 I think that "chalk bag" fashion was a few years ago Dizzy ... Link to post Share on other sites
AK 77 0 Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Yeah, 'gangsta' fashion is pretty funny in a sport that is so expensive. It attracts people because it has all the 'don't give a fxck' posturing, a bit like punk, so is supposed to fit with a carefree attitude to danger (and responsibilites in 'real life' if you spend all your time riding) but i find the punk style a bit more easy to swallow as it has more of a 'shut up and do it' attitude, as opposed to all the chat and bravado of the mock-gangsta thing. rant over. it is funny to see the rude boys when they aren't actually that good, or have soaking arses from too much 'sag'. haha ha. Link to post Share on other sites
AK 77 0 Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 back to the topic, snowboarding is progressing, and not always in the eye of fashion - the current cutting edge is freestyle on BIG natural terrain - like Travis Rice in Alaska in 'Pop' last year - throwing 5s, 7s and 9s perfectly off natural windlips (often first go). That kind of consistency is pretty amazing. not to mention the brass balls! Link to post Share on other sites
multurevulture 0 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Quote: the current cutting edge is freestyle on BIG natural terrain Where would the equivalent (or nearest) be in Japan? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Some of the best riders and nicest people I have met in snowboarding have been engineers, teachers, IT professionals, family men, all older than 30 and boarding for only 7 or 8 years on average. They are mature in the way they speak, dress and behave, know how to use their gear, know the mountains and don't know anything about rap, gangster image, rails, jumps or parks nor the names of the people you guys are talking about (Jeremy Jones is the only one I have heard of). I would like to fit into that category, although I am not as good as most of the guys that I have in mind. There is a whole heap of people who don't even look like snow boarders, yet love doing it as often as they can. Most typical snowboarders don't even know we exist. It is nice being the almost invisible sub-group. All we care about is our enjoyment and the enjoyment of the people we are riding with. The rest is just background noise, including having an opinion about the direction of snowboarding, and how good or fast one guy is compared to the next. Far too much attention seeking and ego. I am just a relative beginner, so my opinion doesn't count for much. But then, thats progress. Link to post Share on other sites
slashthepow 0 Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 There are two different discussions that stem from your original post dizzy: First Descent mostly represents the commercialisation of snowboarding. Progression is a separate subject. I haven't seen first descent but my friends tell me it's a good introduction to snowboarding for the general punter. Specific snowboard films still show us what we really want to see. The current wave of progression is as AK 77 mentioned, taking park tricks to big mountains. In addition to Trice & JJ, Nicolas Mueller is incredible at this. Not forgetting the ladies, Victoria Jealouse has been riding big mountain solidly for over a decade Link to post Share on other sites
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