hahaha this is the case for so many threads on ns, this meme perfectly shows it.
"i dont wanna grow up im a toys r us kid" haha that was fucking hilarious from tanner im surprised noone has quoted it, or even sigd it.
and i agree skiing gettin kinda serious with olympics and all but i think people are trying too hard to look like theyre not trying. ya know? have fun when you ski, and its ok if some days you go out for the sole purpose of training and practicing, even if its not the most fun you could be having on skis at that time. nobodies gonna call you out for that, just be like "yea im just gonna train today." its no big deal. and to some people, that is the fun of skiing(i think?), no need to call them out for it. to each their own.
i feel like after the olympics, freeskiing is gonna get polarized, with big mainstream-media international-level olympian comp skiers (sort of like shawn white level but not that bad) and the regular freeskiers we know now. and i wouldnt be surprised of some people are both. im not that worried about ns and freesking "losing its roots"
/rant
and yea this wasnt even the proper thread some of that but oh well its sorta the same thought