i understand your point, and agree that alot of freeskiing is overcoming mental barriers, but you have to admit that strength does play a role. take skiing pipe for instance; the more core strength you can have, the harder you can pump through the tranny, which translates to a larger amplitude. with more airtime you have the ability to throw bigger tricks, such as doubles. also, there is a strength to body mass ratio element going on, so even though some of the pros look a little scrawny, their muscle mass to body weight ratio is much higher than that of most females, giving them a big edge. that and alot of the pros look to be pretty jacked, you know if they are getting paid to ski they are putting time in at the gym, it would be stupid not to, its an injury risk. but all that doesnt mean girls cant be fucking oozing with talent and style. ashley battersby for example, can go big, has some excellent style, and shes hotter than most of the girls i know. way back in the day i remember a vid of her throwing a seriously disgusting shifty 270 disaster on a flat down in some comp, i think it was on LINEs website a while back