just got back from a 3 day trip to stratton and i give you nothing but props. by far the most fun east coast park i ever rode. perfect jumps, all the boxes in suntanner are perfect. the wallride was perfect. basically my dream park. i had no desire to go home. good work. peace
and the park...
is that pyramid/trap box from the coldwars pics still there? i'm gonna be at stratton feb 26th thru the 1st. everything looks really really sick. bus, rainbow, trap...and them tables look perfect size. strattonparks dude, please let it stay sick for when i'm going
well there is always "athletic" progression, by which i mean more spins, going higher, doing harder things.
but then there is "style" or "aesthetic" progression which is the part that relates our hobby to art. and things like style and aesthetics are largely based on trends, in skiing and in...
dood i grew up in jersey too, and i know what u mean about the punks, but u gotta realize the kids who are good are probly stoked on you havin fun and tryin to learn. the kids that are bashin you suck, good kids arent tryin to pose and make themselves look cooler by sayin anything about you.
so...
lets face it, we're all just following trends and eventually the trend will be no poles and we'll all get used to it and it'll be fine, and then maybe the trend will shift back, who knows. mark my words kids.
shorter and shorter poles are just them evolving out of existence, like our tails or...
that lil diagram is kinda what i'm talkin about creating by sanding a 4 inch section of the ski. it would be a slightly thinner section just in front of the boot that would likely flex somewhat more....
and as far as taking the whole topsheet off, i am confused why i'd need to do that? does the...
the allen key thing on the side of boots adjusts it side to side? not front to back? damn, learn something new everyday. i thought that was how u adjusted forward lean. but i never really played with it either.
OK, this is purely theoretical, i'm not actually doing this to my skis, but i just thought of this and i want input from people who know more about the physics of ski construction than i do....
ok so if you took a sander and sanded off a thin layer (under the topsheet) from the top of ur ski...
haha, i love it, first skiboarding is gay, then a kid shows up with style and kills it, so now its easy. sounds like haters to me. eventually we're gonna have to give credit where it's due, keep killin it ben. peace.
airblasters are dope, but it'd be even super doper if skiers came up with some addition to park style/fashion. but i cant really think of anything, but if i could i'd definitely sell it to you for 50 bucks.
what videos in the last couple years would u say have the most variety in grinds, presses, butters, and shit like that? and what video has the best brandon becker part in it? i keep hearin that he kills it with presses.