Long live the King.
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AndrewGravesSV
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and that right there is innovation
HaydenWrong
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i like his approach on the BC that zero spin off that cliff was fucked haha
popritkinphoto
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nice style but he need do to some powder tecnic to ski on his nose!! all time taill butter isn't how i like t
ascent_studios
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Holy shit was that saucy
methscratchface
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this rules!
ChargeTheTrees
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i thought he was gonna die when he pointed it through those tight trees. great watch.
onenerdykid
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YES
GrandThings
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This....this changed my life
gapersarefriends
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That was insane
Literature
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13728464:Session said:
At the end of the day, form doesn't count an ounce towards having fun or making something look stylish--those are qualities divorced somewhat from the specifics of a given "proper" technique because they are so subjective.
Look at moguls: you can ski them a ton of different ways and still have a blast. But ripping a zipper line with good form is its own sort of mastery.
The same with skiing powder: some people do it better, but all of the ones that I like to watch don't ski it from the backseat. It's ok to have personal preferences about good style while watching park skiing; makes sense to find the same thing in deep fluff.
Bushdid9_11
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Guess i'm the first to say it was too long and too stupid. Looked like a dude having a really good time in the forest, not like a good ski edit. Not one bc shot in there made me say "damn". Props for getting out of his element but I cant see the reason behind the hype.
Literature
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13728885:Session said:
There's a question here: is how we ski powder a kind of style? What about skiing pow in the backseat makes it "amateurish"?
HaydenWrong
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13728909:Literature said:
agreed
.Steezy-McGee.
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I liked the innovation aspect of it for sure. The idea is there, I just think if he works on the form a little bit but still keeps the style itll be fucking tight. This is a start to something new.
Literature
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13728949:Session said:
That's very kind. Thank you.
I'm still interested in digging into this though.
I feel the same way when I watch someone ski pow from the backseat--it's not quite what I'd call pleasing on my eyes, the way that someone else might call out a missed grab or dragging their hands on the landing of a jump. Though you have to grant, it's way harder to muscle a ski around in the backseat than it is to turn it from the front. Or maybe his skis are mounted forward enough that it's hard to ski them in deep snow period.
There's very little that's useful in saying "that's bad form" or "the wrong way to ski it" other than to show how a given way of skiing doesn't conform to the standards we might hold. People should push those norms to do innovative things--this edit is full of such innovations.
THESAUCEPOSSE
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I mean as long as you maintain control, can't you ski in whatever position you want?
in surfing, theres a "proper" stance that allows you to turn the board the most effectively and maintain stability, but lots of people who have mastered the basics of surfing then graduate to making stylistic choices to change how their surfing looks (narrower stance, standing lower, etc.)
The same is true in skiing. obviously skiing pow without poles is a recipe to ski in the backseat. but then again, theres the stylistic benefit of being very low to the snow, and a whole new world opens of dragging knuckles (whether thats cool or not is your opinion)
its all about style, people will do what they want and you don't have to like it. Thats one reason I think skiing is on the right path now. skiers are bitching about other skiers style and that means that people are doing their own thing.
That being said, I think all skiers should learn how to ski pow "properly" for safety and efficiency purposes (with poles, not in the backseat) and master that before experimenting with other styles. /end essay
in surfing, theres a "proper" stance that allows you to turn the board the most effectively and maintain stability, but lots of people who have mastered the basics of surfing then graduate to making stylistic choices to change how their surfing looks (narrower stance, standing lower, etc.)
The same is true in skiing. obviously skiing pow without poles is a recipe to ski in the backseat. but then again, theres the stylistic benefit of being very low to the snow, and a whole new world opens of dragging knuckles (whether thats cool or not is your opinion)
its all about style, people will do what they want and you don't have to like it. Thats one reason I think skiing is on the right path now. skiers are bitching about other skiers style and that means that people are doing their own thing.
That being said, I think all skiers should learn how to ski pow "properly" for safety and efficiency purposes (with poles, not in the backseat) and master that before experimenting with other styles. /end essay
WildTurkey
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Sick tricks, especially the old footage at the start . Back country stuff is definitely not game changing , peps 1242 segment would dominate this and that's 13 years old . Not to mention bigger picture edits , let's hope this is just the start for lsms transition
Zero spin off that cliff was heavy. And everything after that kept me on the edge. I've never been the biggest LSM fan but I think people need to understand that this is what skiing is about. He's out there having a blast and doing things no one else does. Why do we always bash the two opposite ends of skiing, the free flow "style" guys like LSM and Magnus, and the competition driven guys like Goepper? If everyone skied like Wallisch guess what? Skiing would be boring. You need variety or else it's no longer freeskiing.
Bushdid9_11
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13728837:Puzzled said:
uh oh someone can't get off lsm's dick
willysworld
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13728796:Literature said:
Wrong good ski technique is good ski technique