Recent content by midwest_rep085

Haha, thanks for all the cool replies. It's good to see I'm not the only one over 25 out there still ripping. The reason why I didn't bring up backcountry is because I live in the midwest and there is no backcountry here, unless you consider corn fields and cow pasture backcountry. There is...

I'm wondering if there is anyone here older than 25 and still jibbing and hitting the park? I joined this site a looooong time ago (before 2001) but I started a new account and just started posting again. I'm 26, and I've been there since the start with the original 1080s. I haven't noticed...

I picked up a pair of 06/07 armada ar6s for cheap today and I am getting them mounted. My only reservation is that for $200 more I could have gotten a new pair, but I just did not have the money. Anyone know if they have changed much since the 07s? Is the 2007 model much different from the 08...

I agree with everyone else here. From what I've heard, you can't go wrong with the AR6 unless you are going to be doing strictly 100% park. The T-halls are basically nothing but park, while the AR6 gives you a little versatility. I had another thread about the AR6, but it got buried so I'll...

I'm 5'6" and I ride Line Ostness Dragons 193cm They are badass

I hate to ask another length question, but I have to make choice on this, and its a tough one. I'm looking to get my first pair of new park skis in like 5 years. I found a pair of 08 AR6s at my local shop for $299, so I was pumped. But they are 171s. I am about 5'7" and 140lbs. I'm a pretty...

Guns N Roses, Poison, Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, The Darkness, Skid Row, Bon Jovi, Queen, KISS, Megadeth, Van Halen. That's all you need. Fill your iPod with that you'll be good to go.

I guess I'm the only one that remembers the classic ski movie Area 51 by TGR. Pollard crosses his skis in that movie, but he's like 16 too. He's doing "Skodeos" or switch rodeos with tail grabs.

This is what happened to Evan Raps: http://www.writetheotherway.com/pdfs/evanfinal.pdf It's a sad story, read it if you want to be depressed. It just goes to show the difference between good and bad doctors.

I do know what happened to him. He got an injury and was out for the season a few years ago. Aramada stayed with him, but his injury kept him from making a full comeback, so he let them release him from his contract since he felt he couldn't contribute to his fullest ability. I believe he is...

Too many Schrab Grabs, too many double backflips. I remember they were big deal for Warren Miller and in Balance, but not much else.

I was just thinking about some of the up and coming skiers I used to like to watch ski. It seems like some of them disappeared right when they were just about to hit it big. So anyone know anything about what became of some of these guys? Ben Grunow (Dynastar skier) Derek Klick (I seem to...

I'll do my best to keep it brief: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My best day skiing did not occur out west in 3 feet of fresh pow or at a super park like Vail or Keystone. It occured at a small hill in WI, with an old friend, and old...

Hey man, it sucks but its for the best. Seriously. If you need the surgery, then take it. Repeated dislocations of your should is going to ruin your arm later in life unless you get it taken care of now. I had surgery after a violent dislocation, it was either that, or ruin my rotator cuff...

I made a thread earlier asking for ski suggestions, and I got narrowed down to the ARV or the Volkl Walls. I'm 26, been skiing park since 1996. I'm around 5'8", only 140 lbs, so I'm not a big guy. I'll be using the skis for about maybe 30% park riding, the rest all mount (All midwest MOUTAIN)...