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Top 4 2002 Winter X Games (4 Spots) Jon Olsson, Phil Larose, Philou Poirier, Candide Thovex
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Planet X Superpipe - Australia Sept 4-7...
Mikael could care less about anything. That is why he might be considered inconsistent.
A lot of young - ie. undiscovered - skiers mentioned. Underated is Chris Hawks.
Levin is on it. Freestyle skiing = rails and jibbing, jumps in th epark and backcountry, spinning and flipping off cliff.
New school is the dumbest name this side of nu skool.
Remember, just 'cause you get a bunch of free stickers, you are still not a pro.
Seth, Shannon, Mercon, Tuffelmire, Spence, Fisher...maybe a few more.
Everyone else is an Am. But Dirty is right, way more Ams, Pros, etc. in Mammoth.
Look at FREEZE #1, Arnette ad of Fiala. Look at the HUGE kicker he built into it.
Check out Kevin Jones on the cover of TWSnow (or any of the girls or guys in MDP Pulse). Backside noseslide with basically a flat takeoff.
Gay vs. dope. You decide.
Less than 10 percent of all skis sold are twin-tip skis.
Does that bode well for a new company?
Does that warrant paying Tanner, JF, Philou, etc. a 6-figure salary?
Lake Dillon doesn't matter to anyone except the saps thirsting away in Denver. All of the resorts' water comes from above them. I have been up to Breck's resevoir and it is full. Heard the same about Vail and Copper. Also heard that Keystone and A-Basin might have some issues, but then again it...
Good points River. There are always better and worse options with any job. I will take a skier over a trained marketer frequently. It matters to me that Gutt - k2 - can jump into a demo and do a trick. But more important is that he can bridge the gap between his product managers, his bosses and...