13797843:cultrara said:screenshots?
13797852:patagonialuke said:[img=]861833[/img][img=]861834[/img]
13798013:DeebieSkeebies said:all these one week a year warriors and crusty pow hounds
13798025:TheDoughAbides said:steves next characters?
13798048:DeebieSkeebies said:in full support 100%. why cant us skiers take a bit of ribbing? Keep doing youre thing steve. Poking fun at the things we love is what keeps people humble.
13798074:SteveStepp said:Thanks man, but seriously, the big difference is: i've been poking fun at park skiing for like 4 years, and no one has ever responded in a way like those TGR skiers. I was blown away at how personal they took that video. In my opinion that wasn't even one of my most triggering videos. Props to NS and freeskiers, we are high class
13798030:SteveStepp said:I was gonna say, we should stop replying to these comments and telling people that its a joke. We should let them simmer in their own self righteousness.
When Paul and Napier and I finished filming this we were thinking:
"The people and powder hounds who love Snowbird will be so offended that they wont stop and wonder if its possibly a joke"
I'm stoked on these real reactions, its like a dream come true, especially since the people who run Snowbirds facebook and youtube account fully understand that its a joke. The locals are taking the bait!!
13798074:SteveStepp said:Thanks man, but seriously, the big difference is: i've been poking fun at park skiing for like 4 years, and no one has ever responded in a way like those TGR skiers. I was blown away at how personal they took that video. In my opinion that wasn't even one of my most triggering videos. Props to NS and freeskiers, we are high class
13798132:SteveStepp said:The other irony is, the video is making fun of Zane and generalizing about park skiers, not Snowbird locals. Its just using Snowbird as a setting for Zane to prove how silly park skiers are.... and yet people still seem to think its an attack on Snowbird and powder skiing..... truly amazing
13798132:SteveStepp said:The other irony is, the video is making fun of Zane and generalizing about park skiers, not Snowbird locals. Its just using Snowbird as a setting for Zane to prove how silly park skiers are.... and yet people still seem to think its an attack on Snowbird and powder skiing..... truly amazing
13798132:SteveStepp said:The other irony is, the video is making fun of Zane and generalizing about park skiers, not Snowbird locals. Its just using Snowbird as a setting for Zane to prove how silly park skiers are.... and yet people still seem to think its an attack on Snowbird and powder skiing..... truly amazing
13798236:DominatorJacques said:I need a link to the video in question. Can someone throw me a bone here?
I always say if you can't have fun and take a joke go home.
13798241:waiting4snow said:Here ya go Jacques
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13798132:SteveStepp said:The other irony is, the video is making fun of Zane and generalizing about park skiers, not Snowbird locals. Its just using Snowbird as a setting for Zane to prove how silly park skiers are.... and yet people still seem to think its an attack on Snowbird and powder skiing..... truly amazing
13798238:.otto. said:Snowbird roasting alll of them
Hahhahahahahahaha
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13798074:SteveStepp said:Thanks man, but seriously, the big difference is: i've been poking fun at park skiing for like 4 years, and no one has ever responded in a way like those TGR skiers. I was blown away at how personal they took that video. In my opinion that wasn't even one of my most triggering videos. Props to NS and freeskiers, we are high class
13798238:.otto. said:Snowbird roasting alll of them
Hahhahahahahahaha
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13798568:Deepskier said:I know people are so stupid... it like they are brain dead idiots or something.
"If you are not pulling 80 to 100g's a year you aren't a professional skier." So is Kenworthy the only pro skier out there? Or are half the kids on here's parents pro skiers? Justin you fucking brain dead idiot.
13798615:JakeBarrett said:The fact that the one dude thinks most pro skiers make 80-100 G's a year is gold
13798132:SteveStepp said:The other irony is, the video is making fun of Zane and generalizing about park skiers, not Snowbird locals. Its just using Snowbird as a setting for Zane to prove how silly park skiers are.... and yet people still seem to think its an attack on Snowbird and powder skiing..... truly amazing
13799025:BWalmer said:There are plenty more park skiers making more than $100k than just Gus. There are WAY more making under that, but Gus isn't the only one (and I'd be willing to bet he's not even the highest paid).
That's not exactly what he's saying, he's saying that if you're not making that amount of money, you shouldn't call yourself a pro skier. He's wrong, if you make the majority of your income off of something, that makes you a professional in that area, so they might not be making bank off of skiing, but they can still call themselves pros. However, most skiers NS would consider "pros" (Steve included) have other jobs to support their income from skiing (something that still bothers me - companies really need to rethink athlete pay structures).
Also, to your comment, most professional skiers DO make more than $100k - way more. They're just not park/freeride skiers...
13799068:Deepskier said:Hmm I know their is a list out there but I believe it might be a dozen park skiers making over 100k. But even so if you get paid 80,000 dollars a year to ski are you pro? id say yes.
13799109:BWalmer said:I agree. I really don't think there's a number that needs to be attached to it. It's more about can you be sustainable on your income from skiing. Then again, that doesn't even really matter - for example, I'm a teacher (so for this arguments sake, a "professional educator") but I still have multiple side jobs to help sustain a certain standard of living, does that mean I'm not longer a "professional educator" - no, my main job/priority/source of income is from my profession. If a skier has a side job to help pay the bills, does that make then no longer a professional? I don't think so. Pretty sure if you make money doing something (any substantial amount really), then you're a professional at that.
13799109:BWalmer said:I agree. I really don't think there's a number that needs to be attached to it. It's more about can you be sustainable on your income from skiing. Then again, that doesn't even really matter - for example, I'm a teacher (so for this arguments sake, a "professional educator") but I still have multiple side jobs to help sustain a certain standard of living, does that mean I'm not longer a "professional educator" - no, my main job/priority/source of income is from my profession. If a skier has a side job to help pay the bills, does that make then no longer a professional? I don't think so. Pretty sure if you make money doing something (any substantial amount really), then you're a professional at that.
13799280:DominatorJacques said:As a professional ski bum, I don't make a dime! I make like two dollars tuning and waxing.
I make nothing, so I'm a pro bum and that's fun!
If you can make it on a dime.....and have the time, then you too are a pro.
13799477:MikeWeinerONE said:If you are a ski instructor you are a professional skier. You are paid to ski. If you make any type of income off of skiing, your profession is skiing. That means, professional.
13799937:SofaKingSick said:got it. call out all ski patrollers' skill levels and question why theyre pro and im not