God the better part of me wants to call Tanner an arrogant uneducated punk who is full of himself because of his past success and it pisses me off. But, then I think about it. As much as it's crude and offensive, it's freeskiing's past. This is our roots. We're just a bunch of self-righteous hooligans whose sole connection is that we have an unconditional and undying love for the mountains and the snow. We can try to revolutionize ourselves and make ourselves more presentable to the public and try to bring publicity to the sport, but fuck it- what are we if we don't remember where we come from? We're outspoken. Deal with it. Tanner knows he's the shit, and he is. He's an incredible skier. He's revolutionized progressed the sport beyond imagination, but he certainly hasn't lost track of its allure.
I dunno, I guess the bottom line is that we're a community of rowdy dicks who love the sport and don't give two fucks about what anyone else thinks. I'm down with the cause!