PEP

Maybe you should lay off the useless threads for a while. You've made like 5 in the last 3 days.

As for the question... that cannot be determined, period. It's like asking if Jon Olsson is the best skier. Sure, he can pull kangaroos and DJ's, but can he throw 1260's in the pipe like Simon Dumont?

Every skier pushes the sport in a slightly different direction. Jon works on his double flips, Pete worked on his double back 180 for the pipe, TJ did a switch 1440, as well as lui kanged out truck driver.

It's impossible to determine the best skier. Freeskiing, likes its name describes itself, is not limited to anything like ski racing is. The sport can be pushed in whichever direction the athletes choose. There will never be a master of freeskiing (well...).
 
I would say he's pretty damn close...he kills the race scene, kills the big mountain scene, and DEFINATELY kills the jump scene.

I wouldn't calibrate a skier's ability in pipe based on how many spins they can do. I agree, Simon is a better pipe skier, but throwing 12s in the pipe isn't something Jon would do. Instead he does smooth cork 5 criticals, and that is why I love him.
 
no one is arguing that its impossible to decide who is the best, but why dont you avoid the safe answer that no one can flame you for and name the skier you think is the best right now and maybe give some reasons as to why that is. there is nothing wrong with arguing who is the best at a certain sport, its on espn every day.

on that note, as of right now i think andy mahre is the best skier. he is pushing the limits on every aspect of skiing, especially switch in bc. plus i give him props for dropping his poles and not caring what other people think about that.
 
WOOOOOAH, DjDAVE

Threads like these are made for a reason. You just identified your best skiers as the ones who can spin the most or land the most double blincolns. You obviously find this to be the way to distinguish between the sport's great athletes: it is not. Of course you're right that there will never be a 'master' of freeskiing, but it surely can't be narrowed down by who is spinning more. There isn't one master of the sport, because there are a few. Pep is one, Tanner is one, and so is Candide.... this is a non exclusive and completely subjective group. Of course there are others, and other opinions. You apparently think Pete Olenick is pushing blicolns to a new level, and I think that's sweet because the world would be a boring place if we all thought the same thing.

My point is this: Newschoolers gives us the ability to voice our opinions, and in showing this kid who is boss you just proved (to me) your own ignorance. Despite claiming that freeskiing "like its name describes" is not limited to one progressive plane, you then went on to identify a very limited spectrum of progression (double flips and 1260 no grabs). Dumont is a great competitior, but should he really be beating Mike Riddle every time? What about Stefan Thomas, who is one of the few people to be able to ski a fully switch pipe run? He shreds backcountry, pipe, and park and he sure as hell never busts 1260s and double blincolns, even when the $ is on the line. That is because he knows what's up, and he duz what he duz. But as you shit on this Pep-obsessed kid who REALIZES the unreal potential of our sport, you seem blind to the unlimited possibilities of the same sport you think you know everything about.

Threads like this may not determine who is best, but they help us distinguish who is pushing things the right way, and maybe even what that way is.
 
I used it as an example showing that the 'masters' of the sport don't all focus on one aspect of skiing. Like some focus on spinning more while others focus on creating new flips/spins, while others focus on their style. I wasn't saying that spinning was the only way to become a leader in the world of freeskiing. People seem to have misunderstood.
 
Once again, I was only using them as examples. I apologize for not using 'for example' in my post. I realize they are not the only way of progressing the sport. The items/persons identified in my post were all examples to show that the sport is not progressing in one direction, but many, and how some skiers are 9.5/10 in one aspect while 5/10 at others, while another skier may be 8/10 at every aspect, but you can't decide who is the greatest because they are all competing in different aspects of the sport.
 
...I dunno about all that. Bode is someone who kills the race scene. Hugo is someone who kills the big mountain scene. And Jon definitely kills the jump scene.
 
I think seth morrison is the best skier. and by best skier I mean the person who can ski anything faster/better than anyone, and someone who can impress even those that are completely biased towards skiing. Seth is all my snowboarder friend's favorite skier.
 
I would have to agree. While Pep is my favorite skier, I have to say, Seth is probably the best. CR is up there too.
 
pep sucks, he skis without poles therefor excludes himself from qualifying for the titlement of "best skier".

and the guy up there who reckons charles gagnier is one the the best WRONG, east coast, drop knee grinding, octograbbing faggot!

but i agree with the majority of this thread by saying there is no best skier
 
the thing about freeskiing is that it's a subjective sport, it's not like the tour de france where if you win you're the best, skiing is sooooo subjetive which is something i hate/love
 
I wasn't referring to SSD. I haven't even seen it. He has one many big mountain competitions in Europe. True, he doesn't "kill the big mountain and race scene", but he is really good when compared to most jibbers.
 
well i have really never seen him do ANYTHING good big-mountain wise. Jon Olson is a park skier and that is it.
 
he places hihg in big mountain comps and tours in europe. He's really good, he just never does it.
 
He seems like a decent enough skier out of the park... he's just better in the park (one of the best, if I may say so). Watching SSD makes me wonder why he doesn't spend more time out of the park.
 
the best skier in the world is Candide hands fukin down now one touches him... his movie this year is Fukin insane cork 7s of 70 foot cliffs crazy rails, insane urban he goes bigger in pipe than almost anyone , he shreds big mountain was world junior mogul champ and he is straight up the best skier ever.. every person i ever show candide footage too is blown away wether there snowboarders m, skaters , skiers or surfers everyone cant believe how good he is, from 60 foot cork 810s to rails, to that insane 150 foot step down to preety much every movie part hes ever been in ... there is only one skeir that can have a 10 min video part and have every trick making you froth at the mouth... if god skied hes try really hard to ski like candide
 
That is pretty true and I share that opinion, but I bet that someone will come up with a reason why he isn't. If I had to take a pick, I would pick Candine out of everyone though
 
i thought this was a thread on pep fujas... why are so many people keep saying jon isnt great in deep backcountry stuff after someone said pep was.

in my opinion pep is a god a hero and thats what im stickin with
 
and that makes him not good? youre an idiout. look at t-wall. quite possibly the most popular skier on NS, he rides no poles. lots of people do and theyre pushing the sport in a great direction. IMO.
 
That's so true. Everything about him is practically the best. technicality, skill, style, versatility, he is clutch in comps...so good.
 
word up!!!! candide seems to be a step ahead but seriously its not fucking basketball there arent 720s landed percentages or corks per session stats. to me its like art, your favourite artist dose not equal the best.
 
I gotta say it, even sicne I saw a poster in the first freeze magazine I bought I knew that pep was sick. And I've not been proven wrong yet, He always blows my mind and he's a fucking hero to me and i'm sure alot of other people too
 
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