whats up buddy, i am 21, and i ski park because thats all we have here in PA. maybe some of us take park skiing "that serious" because its a lot of fun, and if you do well in a lot of the local comps, you can get some pretty nice prizes and save yourself some money on gear for the next season. who are all these 13 and 14 year olds that are dominating the park scene right now? i can think of a select few that rip, but the majority of the big names are all skiers who have been skiing since before you or i were born, or those who have had a competitive racing or freestyle background. look at the x games, US open, VT open, young gun open, WSI, etc. how many 13 year olds did you see "dominating" those comps? not all too many, huh? maybe you should stop being so god damned ignorant and let us ski what we want, how we want to, and because we want to instead of calling us out for taking skiing too seriously.