Q&A with Ahmet/La Fa

For lafa we have Hornbeck, Jaron Stadler, mike king, Giray Dadali n spencer Milbocker to answer your questions
 
Ahmet, what is it liking having your brother riding your coat tails in an attempt to gain fame and fortune off your accomplishments?
 
To Jaron Stadler; What are the main difficulties with being one of (if not the) only Mexican ski athletes? Do you feel like your Chicano heritage shines through in your personal ski style?
 
For Hornbeck. What made you decide to move back to the Midwest when there's easily better skiing everywhere else???
 
When will you grow out of the "I'm a thug" phase?

Why are you so angry at all other aspects of skiing besides yours?
 
13406169:Uglyboy said:
For Hornbeck. What made you decide to move back to the Midwest when there's easily better skiing everywhere else???
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you shut your mouth. the midwest rules!
 
13406427:Krotch said:
you shut your mouth. the midwest rules!
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hey I grew up skiing in Australia and now ski in Ontario. It's not like I've got some mad west coast prejudice against the midwest
 
Seeing how Ahmet's a really outspoken guy and has spoke his mind on numerous issues arising in the skiing world namely comps and the contest state of mind, I'd be really curious to see what you think of the lack of progression in women's skiing and how you think it can be fixed.
 
Is there a a big difference between filming with Level 1 and La fa? If so what do you prefer and what stands out for you between your "crew" and a film company? - At Ahmet
 
Ahmet- What shot from any of the flip the script videos are you most proud of and tell us about that spot and the story of getting the shot.

Do you think that lip on blind 2 is the only trick in the world?
 
Jaron - When will you accept the fact that Tupac is dead? Or do you think he is alive and in charge of the Illuminati?

Ahmet - How many teeth have you lost and replaced? Will you ever go to the candy store and make yourself a grill?

Everyone - If La Familia really was a Familia, which role in the family would you play? i.e. father, mother, daughter, son, etc. Which family sitcom on tv would you guys most closely resemble?
 
why do you hate comps and comp skiers so much? Is it because youre jealous that theyre better than you?
 
Ahmet...how does it feel to know that your brothers now better than you??

haa nahh. you guys are killin it. keep puttin out sick parts for us to ogle over
 
To Giray, how do i get my own bromodel?

To Lafa (or ahmet and giray), do you guys plan on coming back to NY/the east coast time soon because if so I totally wanna shred with you guys.
 
13408021:LaFa said:
we will answer these questions today at 11 AM, thanks for the good, the bad, and the dumb questions
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Later in the evening today actually, so hit us up with anymore questions
 
Would ever consider filming again with level 1 for a dope segment like in eye trip (opening) ?

Have you ever skied in Mont-Tremblan, QC (alexi godbout hometown), if not what would a rail jam influence you to come?
 
What does Mike Hornbeck have been up to this season ? We don't hear much about him ?

Still alive? skiing needs skier like him to influence the next generation so they won't get brain wash by triples and quads!
 
What did/does it take to become part of lafa? Are you guys planning to add any new members in the next upcoming season?
 
Best part of skiing, traveling and filming on your own schedule?

What/who have been the biggest influences in how you approach a feature / the mountain?

Plans for the summer? Next season?

Tell us about the biggest fish you've ever caught. Pics or it didn't happen.

What is it about skiing that makes you Happy?
 
13405989:gapersarefriends said:
giray, the bird or alta?
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Depends on the day.. Kitty laps at Alta are unbeatable for Utah when it comes to jumps. But the Bird has longer and more technical terrain to push your skiing in terms of lines. They're so close together.. you dont have to choose

13407028:K-Dot. said:
Giray, what made you switch your focus from mainly park to mainly all/big mountain?
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I still love to ski the park, but park is just practice to get tricks dialed for urban and for the backcountry. I've always thrived on trying to jump off cliffs and "pow" jumps in the east but we didnt have much of it growing up. I've been trying to become a more solid skier to get ready for what i think the evolution of freeskiing is. the mountain is always changing and pushing you as a skier. Park, on a competitive level, seems to just be how many flips and spins can we do in this predetermined course that has been given limitations to creativity and a skiers own personal element. The mountain, and urban, is still unbounded and truly embodies freeskiing. I wish i could do more urban, but i think i have to move back to the east or midwest for that!

13407070:steezeninja said:
Jaron - When will you accept the fact that Tupac is dead? Or do you think he is alive and in charge of the Illuminati?

Ahmet - How many teeth have you lost and replaced? Will you ever go to the candy store and make yourself a grill?

Everyone - If La Familia really was a Familia, which role in the family would you play? i.e. father, mother, daughter, son, etc. Which family sitcom on tv would you guys most closely resemble?
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I'm obviously the Brother.

13407596:Aidin954 said:
To Giray, how do i get my own bromodel?

To Lafa (or ahmet and giray), do you guys plan on coming back to NY/the east coast time soon because if so I totally wanna shred with you guys.
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A bromodel is a tough thing to do. You have to give up on your own personal ambitions,quit pushing your name, and create something so ludicrous that J says "this might just work". I was given the chance to have any graphic and my name on the ski. But in actuality, i had no choice. My name is ahmets brother. And the graphic... the graphic is an "in your face" to some people with nice titles in media telling me my LAFA segment is inappropriate. This is freeskiing, and I tried to embody that renegade mentality of when we said fuck aerials, fuck fis, and fuck moguls, we wanna do hoodrat shit with our friends, obviously by putting vintage ski babes and masked men on a ski.. it's art. get it?

and may come back east, who knows! Gotta get down on my knees more i guess to get some money to go film out there
 
13405208:veetuzka said:
how high were you when you saw the double rainbow rail?
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That was all Naturrrall reaction, no high involved

13405242:john18061806 said:
What was the most frustrating to get urban shot from this season? What kept you motivated to get it?
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I would say that 5 kink Elbow thats in Street Disciple. Jaron and I broth kept getting mad close but the last flat was such a bitch to lean into, and was also broken so a little sketchy. We shot it kind of late the night before so light was constantly getting worse and worse, towards the end I ended up getting it and the camera fucked up and didn't get the shot, Thats about the worse feeling after hours of hitting something. However turned out to be a blessing in disguise, we came back the next day and go it in good light and slid it way smoother.

13405247:Benihana said:
What type of habitat is Ahmet trying to blend into with that new under armor outerwear.
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Under ArmoUr.

just trying not to blend into a skittle bag.
 
13408423:Ahmets_Brother said:
A bromodel is a tough thing to do. You have to give up on your own personal ambitions,quit pushing your name, and create something so ludicrous that J says "this might just work". I was given the chance to have any graphic and my name on the ski. But in actuality, i had no choice. My name is ahmets brother. And the graphic... the graphic is an "in your face" to some people with nice titles in media telling me my LAFA segment is inappropriate. This is freeskiing, and I tried to embody that renegade mentality of when we said fuck aerials, fuck fis, and fuck moguls, we wanna do hoodrat shit with our friends, obviously by putting vintage ski babes and masked men on a ski.. it's art. get it?

and may come back east, who knows! Gotta get down on my knees more i guess to get some money to go film out there
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I really hope if J starts to sell your bromodel (maybe on the new 106 prototype) I can pick one up. Definitely dont think the mountain will let me teach on em but fuck em. If you do come back east you'll definitely have some pretty rad urban to film.
 
13405249:joriza.ski said:
How did Flip the script start?
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It all started with wanting to put out more than one segment a year. The previous year I filmed my Level 1 segment in a total of 3 weeks, so I figured it would be possible for me to make 3 segments, and since I'd have complete control I could put em out throughout the year to keep people stoked through the season. Proposed it to my sponsors all summer and they bit the hook. Couldn't be more stoked. I changed up what I have been doing my whole ski career hence the name "Flip The Script".

13405254:Daski said:
You guys ever gonna do another tour/ hold an event at cannonsburg again?
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I'd personally love to, and I think everyone else at La Fa would as well, unfortunately money becomes an issue, so with more support going to La Fa through the buying of our products, the more we'll be able to hold tours like the one in Cannonsburg, and add in a few more twists. Gotta make that paper first though

13405284:Mew. said:
Going for gold was sick, we gonna see any more movies with the whole lafa crew in the future?
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No doubt, This year has kind of been a little unplanned and hectic but we will still be coming out with a movie, and hoping next year to put out something bigger and better. Real glad you liked Going For Gold though!

13405372:s-hand said:
How does Ahmet not get completely soaked skiing open-coat in powder? Is he a genie?
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This is a 2 answer question

1. Under Armour.

2. I don't fall. - Thats obviously a lie, so I'll stick with answer 1.

I'm no genie
 
13405412:kim_jong_ill said:
do you prefer urban or back country?

Will Ahmet do a split edit with Giray soon?
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They both have so much room for creativity and both mad fun, Back country for me is way less on the body, so thats kinda nice, N no face shots in the streets for the most part. But shit both are Ill. N This upcoming year we will have an edit I'm sure

13405484:Mr.Bishop said:
What do you think of all these people pushing Triples and Quads?
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Trampoline tricks

13406068:L0gic said:
why do you wear an open jacket with no poles in the BC
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Everyone needs they own ways N own style. I've been skiing for 21 years, most of those years have been with poles, Its mad fun for me to drop them and add some new excitement in. If you've never ski d backcountry without poles I recommend trying it at least once, changes the way you have to ski completely and to me thats fun. I also believe poles in some respect are becoming a thing of the past, especially with the progression of the shape of skis. I simply don't need em, They are expensive for kids to buy, and one less thing to worry about in the mornings rushing to the mountain to get that pow.

Open Jacket- shoveling, and hiking jumps gets hot, I like the cool breeze.

13406388:beantownsmuggler said:
When will you grow out of the "I'm a thug" phase?

Why are you so angry at all other aspects of skiing besides yours?
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I believe you have your own preconceived notion of us and end up making things up such as both questions you asked.

13406511:-emile- said:
Seeing how Ahmet's a really outspoken guy and has spoke his mind on numerous issues arising in the skiing world namely comps and the contest state of mind, I'd be really curious to see what you think of the lack of progression in women's skiing and how you think it can be fixed.
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I actually am beginning to think the contrary, womens skiing is getting better and better at least in the park They are starting to kill rails, getting way more style on jumps, and linking together some good slope runs, Not all but some are at least. The pipe however is a different story. To fix this, Maybe they can watch Sarah Burkes video segments from years ago and realize what they are doing now is mostly degression. I also think a lot of women halfpipe skiers need to ski more outside the pipe, that may help form some better edge control and stronger legs?

I'd also like to see more chicks get together N hit some streets/backcountry jumps, Women Snowboarding is far far ahead in that aspect and I actually enjoy watching them shred in their segments, its sad the same can't be said in women skiing yet.
 
13406764:ScottB said:
Is there a a big difference between filming with Level 1 and La fa? If so what do you prefer and what stands out for you between your "crew" and a film company? - At Ahmet
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I'm loving filming with La Fa homies, its a whole different thing we are not exactly a production company. Just a bunch of homies who got some cameras and put someone behind it, The filmer is learning along with us and we are bringing it to everyone for free. There is really no budget for La Fa other than some money from Tall T Productions from the Collab shirts we sold with them. Which we are mad stoked on! But I take my budget for FTS and put it towards our movie. Its really different, we want to keep La Fa a small group, just La Familia.

13406892:TallxT said:
Ahmet- What shot from any of the flip the script videos are you most proud of and tell us about that spot and the story of getting the shot.

Do you think that lip on blind 2 is the only trick in the world?
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Hard question to pick out one trick, I think I'm more just proud of everything coming together as a whole. I put in a lot of work on these things to make em happen, I'm just happy when I'm done with them and its mostly positive feedback from all of you and seeing what you guys liked the most in it

13407070:steezeninja said:
Jaron - When will you accept the fact that Tupac is dead? Or do you think he is alive and in charge of the Illuminati?

Ahmet - How many teeth have you lost and replaced? Will you ever go to the candy store and make yourself a grill?

Everyone - If La Familia really was a Familia, which role in the family would you play? i.e. father, mother, daughter, son, etc. Which family sitcom on tv would you guys most closely resemble?
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5 teeth. And thats a possible solution for the future.

13407081:Fred_Bear said:
why do you hate comps and comp skiers so much? Is it because youre jealous that theyre better than you?
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Are you and beantownsmuggler the same people?

Most of us are friends with some comp skiers, and we don't hate comps, we hate the word training that has taken over the phrase "I'm going skiing today". We Hate FIS and the fact that some Comp Skiers have allowed FIS to take over comp skiing and destroy good comps. We hate Fees for FREEskiing, That comp skiers are accepting along with regulations, Hell Even David Wise complained. We hate seeing the difference of mentality some of these new comps have bred in the younger generation of skiers.

and as far as them being better than us... Thats just like your opinion man.

13407757:FUUUCK said:
What ever happened to pterodactyl blood?
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footage got lost and it never got released, I've been trying to get the guys together to make pterodactyl blood 2, So the more you guys can do to convince everyone else in the I Hate NY crew to do it the more it can be possible in the future

13408043:Loop24 said:
Would ever consider filming again with level 1 for a dope segment like in eye trip (opening) ?

Have you ever skied in Mont-Tremblan, QC (alexi godbout hometown), if not what would a rail jam influence you to come?
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Thought about it, its possible.

and again, possible.

13408051:Loop24 said:
Do you recruit riders for the Lafa prod movies?
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Not very easily at all, As I said earlier we are so small and the purpose of our crew filming together is that its a small group of homies

13408146:wolfbackpack said:
What did/does it take to become part of lafa? Are you guys planning to add any new members in the next upcoming season?
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Takes a lot of style that we all enjoy to watch and the right mentality

13408399:SPY+ said:
Best part of skiing, traveling and filming on your own schedule?

What/who have been the biggest influences in how you approach a feature / the mountain?

Plans for the summer? Next season?

Tell us about the biggest fish you've ever caught. Pics or it didn't happen.

What is it about skiing that makes you Happy?
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That I'm on my own schedule, All the trips are things that I think will be interesting and fun, Get to take a break when the body is needing it.

Biggest influences Are the people I'm around

Summer time is going to be fishing, lots of fishing, some surfing, and hopefully a little bit of time on snow at Hood.

Its easy to be happy when skiing, It takes you away from the negatives going on in the world, nothin else matters but where you taking your next run. Its the best
 
13405806:HOTPOSSIE said:
To Jaron Stadler; What are the main difficulties with being one of (if not the) only Mexican ski athletes? Do you feel like your Chicano heritage shines through in your personal ski style?
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AHhahaha! Im NEW MEXICAN!! But I do think growng up in new mex made me who I am, and a lil vato swag never hurt.

13406331:PeteyWykes said:
Jaron - why dont u never wear ur pole straps like god intended you to do?
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Wait??those are straps?I thought it was just cool flair..Why would I want those death traps stuck to me?Honestly I have hardly used poles all year.Might poke an eye out..
 
13406955:humpty said:
Jaron- do you still live in your trailer?
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No.That was just for the summer.Good times for sure!!Living large now!In a real life house.

13407070:steezeninja said:
Jaron - When will you accept the fact that Tupac is dead? Or do you think he is alive and in charge of the Illuminati?

Ahmet - How many teeth have you lost and replaced? Will you ever go to the candy store and make yourself a grill?

Everyone - If La Familia really was a Familia, which role in the family would you play? i.e. father, mother, daughter, son, etc. Which family sitcom on tv would you guys most closely resemble?
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Im not sayng pac is dead or alive.But I feel like he was so crazy and ahead of his time anything could happen.

HaHa!I would probably be the older son who never has any money and sleeping in the basement!haha. And tv show would be like one of those shows with a big multi-racial gang trying to help the community..for real tho!!haha
 
Huge shoutout to the LaFa crew for doing this! Epic Q&A session boys, thanks so much for coming by. Your answers were insightful, entertaining and very thought-provoking.

For everyone who is following - Make sure to give a watch (or two... or three) of Flip The Script Vol. 5 - The Search.

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/watch/766864.0/Ahmet-Dadali-s-Flip-The-Script-VOL--5---The-Search[/video]​
 
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