yup.
i think a lot of the hate comes from the fact that it's very difficult to do well. in my opinion, there's a fine line to be drawn, and it's variable with skiing ability (i.e. you can pull anything off if your skiing can back it up). BUT, some of the things posted here should quite obviously legitimize the haters position about how terrible it can be when a bunch of well-off white kids who ski try the gangsta style.