Rahlves INTELLIGENT Response to Tanner

Why is it so fucking hard to show respect. I'd call you all childish little 12 year olds, but I know I'd get a post like, 'shut up, I'm 14'. Here's a thought, try something before you talk shit. Research who you are talking shit about, and for god sakes, lose the mentality that all racers are 'gay'. 'they wear tights...gay', if it didn't help them win, I doubt they'd wear them. By the same token, Tanner would not have the edges of his pro model rounded from the factory if it didn't help.

Watch the video about Rhalves posted on the previous page by ifsa_alum. Take the time to watch some skiing, it's not just racing, he even does a 3 over some rocks.

This thread and the one about snowblading are the reasons why people hate newschool skiing so much. Tanner's attitude doesn't help diffuse things either sometimes.

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Tanner is soo good. for those of you are mad at him for sayin what he thought quit your whining and suck it up

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bode has a lot of class. a lot more than tanner. the only problem i have is when he says rails are the same thing over and over again. rails have a lot more variety than racing. that pissed me off. but, if you take a step back and forget the sports they're doing, i'd musch rather be friends with bode than tanner. i mean, i dont think racing is cool. ive never raced and ive never will. i dont like it. but ill give it props.

 
im with tanner on this one, taht racing guy is a cockface, rails and jumps is skiing, to those of you who dont' thnk so? why are you on this site... get the hell off... to those of you who do? your pushing the ski scene and good job...

the whole point was to get away from spandex and gates...

its all abot baggy clothes and persoanl style now,

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yeah basically dont talk shit unless you truly are better than those you are speaking down to. or else someones going to call you on it. thats pretty much how the world works, its not complicated.

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T Hall gives an awful image to the sport of freeskiing. There is no doubt that hes a sick skier but he is a scrawny punk bastard who comes from a rich upper class family and pretends to be angry. What does he have to be angry about? Nothing. He has no right to be hatin on ski racers just cuz they represent a different aspect of our sport. Do racers do anything to hurt the sport of freeskiing? All Hall does is create a bad image for our sport. We need a new poster boy like pollard or someone else who is mildly respectable

 
I say that skiing is awesome in any form. And no, snowblading isn't skiing...and that is another post. Who gives a shit whether you are throwing corked 9's or racing down Kitzbuhel at 90 miles per hour. Both require a shitload of skill demand equal respect. Hall will do anything to promote his badboy image. It is all part of his marketing ploy. I'm not saying Hall isn't damn good, but he is all anyone talks about bc he says stupid shit like this and it is getting old. Hardcore racers like Rahlves are Miller are badasses in their own right just like Hall and Pollard.

 
Tanner is one of if not the best freeskier out there. i think that if he really wanted to he could devote a little time to racing and in a short time he would be fucking nasty. i would love rahlves devote time to freeskiing because i can grantte that if they both spent time doing the others form of skiing that tanner would be about 50 times better at racing than rahlves would be at freeskiing. think about the progression of freeskiing over the past 5 years, and you can see a very clear difference. but look at the progression of racing over the past 50 years. they just go a little fast every year and not even noticeable faster. progression for races is shaving .2 seconds off their time. and all of you that dont support tanner in this little argument dont deserve to call yourselves freeskiers.

 
SOME QUOTES FROM THIS THREAD:

Jackbach - 165 posts- 'talking shit to racers who work their ass off every year to push the limits in their branch of the sport is just plain ignorant'

- what limits are racers pushing in racing exactly?...going faster? damn theyre fucking progressing

gwviller - 73 posts - 'Bode has a lot of class, a lot more than tanner. the only problem i have is when he says rails...'

- the athlete was darren rhalves not bode miller u moron

skiertrav - 212 posts - 'he (Rhalves) even does a 3 over some rocks'

- whoa damn he sounds better than tanner

ambushclothing - 54 posts - i was one of those racers once and i fuckin dropped. dropped in and killed it'

- that just makes no sense whatsoever

Jflo53 - 168 posts - 'T hall gives an awful image to the psort of freeskiing'

- yea i totally agree. helping push the sport forward for the last 5 years has really hurt those of us who enjoyed the label 'hotdogger'

oh shit did u hear about this?? Rhalves is supposedly dropping a diss video called 'wski107' he bashes this gate so sick in this one part. oh and iberg edits this other part so good where Rhalves is carving. its awesome!

 
I don't think anybody contests the fact that Tanner Hall is an amazing skier. He's a role model to us all--on the mountain. I don't even have much of a problem with him off the mountain. BUT, TANNER IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE LABEL FOR OUR SPORT. People stereotype the freeskier as a dropout foul-mouth, to quote Meyer, and that's not cool.

It's the fact that Tanner is becoming the stereotype for us that's a problem, not the man himself.

 
rhalves is not a hater, friend.

I don't deny there are bad things in the US right now, hell, 51% of the country to be exact. But god damnit, our country being fat is NOT a problem. I do't give a shit how fat people are. hell, fat kids are harder to kidnap, that means our country is safer.

-melvs
 
rahlves said that new school 'is not skiing' and that doing rails 'is the same thing over and over again.' that is hating.

 
eh, I wouldnt nessacry characterize rails as skiing per say, a small aspect, but thats all some people do.

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if you have skis on and you are going downhill on them, you are skiing. I don't think you'd say that grinding rails on a skateboard is not skateboarding.

 
Kjtel Andre Amondt and Lasse Jusse, those guys are unreal skiers. you wanna talk about speed, reflexes strength and hard work look at these guys. Also Alberto Tomba could do a standing back flip IN HIS SKI BOOTS ON SNOW!

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This is so not good for the sport when daron and tanner are going back and forth, it's all skiing and they shouldn't be attacking each other like that. Tanner shouldn't have said what he did even though racing isn't doing much for the sport right now other than making people think skiers like to wear really tight pants.

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therastatruth:

Yes, going faster is progressing. Just like going bigger on a jump or rail is progressing. Look the word up in the dictionary you dumb fuck.

I'd like to take the time to argue with you, but it's obvious that you don't even understand simple words like progression.

You and your 'thug life' people are a bunch of 'faggots.'

 
^not half as bad as that guy from the Denver Post's writing...

Bahahaha... or, you could call it the 'elitist snob' cult. Anyways, my family already owns a country club, so no thanks.

J.D. May
 
they should have a celebrity death match like they used to have on mtv. this time, however, the fight should be for real. i bet tanner would get knocked the fuck out.

 
^^hahahah. I can see it now...Man, I wish Tanner didn't talk like such a thug bitch. He seems like an nice guy and he absolutely DOMINATES on the hill. Yet, he talks shit to people who love what they do and do it very well...people in the same sport.

Anyone who doesn't show respect really isn't keepin an open mind. Freeskiing only became legit because people began to respect it. Actions and words like Tanner will relegate our aspect of the sport right back to the fuckin doldrums.

You want proof? Take the ending of Freeze. Time Warner said loud and clear: we don't give a FUCK about Freeskiing. And believe me, Adidas (who owns Salomon) doesn't give a fuck either. They can make racing and grandpa skis forever and still turn profit. They're developing their first line of nordic skis right now and they are going to give Fischer a run for their money. I know, you're saying 'Why do I care?' Because they can dump everything freeskiing related and still make money. And that is their ultimate goal.

Don't bite the hand that feeds you. The only reason this sport exploded was because major corporations took a chance on Levinthal's brilliance. You want freeskiing to be just another fad? Keep talking shit.

 
bode making multi millions is ridiculous.... I mean just throw that much money into froming some austrian skiers and putting that much money nto tecnology and you wont see Bode anymore..

Yea going fast on 215 is hard and takes some ballz but going 120 km/h into a jump that throw you so high in the air is just as tecnical.

Every aspect of the sport takes major skills but yea giving so much money to one skier that only concentrate in racing is ridiculous

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if he makes multi-millions, more power to him. we shouldnt judge people and say, hes making that much money and look what he does. because i think tanner probably makes more than a lot of doctors, and 99.9% of the world would rather have the doctor get the higher salary, but that's not how it works. sometimes it doesnt happen like it should.

 
I quit skiing when I was about 11 to snowboard. Why? Cause I got sick how skiing was it didnt seem to be going anywhere. All i saw was racers in tight pants dodging poles. I hated my gay ass Rossenigol skis and my grey and white boots. So for 4 years I snowboarded and had a lot of fun, I never got that good only 3's and rails and shit. Around 2003 I started seeing kids freeskiing in the park and I really respected them. So one day I downloaded Ski Movie 3 and after watching tanner's part I was so awed by his style and what he was throwing I demoed some 1080s a few weeks later. Kids at school said 'dont ski its so gay.' but i just ignored them and sold my snowboard and bought some AR5s. Now all I wana do is ski every day, every minute. So fuck you guys saying T is giving freeskiing a bad image, i'ts the compelte opposite, he's inspired a whole new generation and now those kids who said skiing 'is gay' resepct skiing.

'Sorry to all those racers out there,' Hall said, 'but in 10 years you guys ain't going to be nothing.'

 
JackBach:

yes going faster is progression, but comparing going slightly faster each year and how much freeskiing progresses in a year, its not even close. so before you go dissing other people think about what your saying. there is no way that the progression of the two aspects of the sport can be compaired. especially sence half of racing is due to what skies and wax people use. sur pro racers go a little faster every year, but its not even close to when pro freeskier learns a switch cork 10 then the next year he learns to spin that 10 going the other direction.

think about what you say before you say it. racing isnt doing shit for skiing. i know kids that have never seen snow but they say skiing is gay and that snowboarding is cool because the only veiw they have of skiing is that of racers in spandex suits.

 
if smokin the ganga has anything to do with it the THALL would do well , I think it helped Tommy Moe and he won Gold.

 
this is a bunch of bullshit... obviously these racers are cocky if they havent even tried this shit yet... i wanna see this queer do some 450's to 270 out of rails and shit

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Therastatruth. You are a complete fool. You attempted to compile a well thought out, slightly biased quotes list from the thread. Instead, you compiled a list of complete bullshit and proceeded to insult almost everyone. You talk about posts not making sense. Ha. Just read 98% of your posts that are over 1 word. Until you learn some respect, rastatruth, you are in for a tough time.

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Freeskiac:

'yes going faster is progression, but comparing going slightly faster each year and how much freeskiing progresses in a year, its not even close.'

Give me a break, freeskiac. When you think about the level that racers are competing at, where races are being won or lost by a matter of hundreths of seconds, and you compare this level of skill to the 'freeskiing' world, you will understand that even just 'going slightly faster' is more 'progressive' than doing a 270 on a quad-kink rail. Use your mind. Racing has been around much longer than freeskiing, so naturally, the level of progression will be slower each year because they are performing at such a high level. Before you start ignorantly criticizing people for their opinions, take a look at your own warped logic and realize that you are the one who is incorrect.

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Concept_dude:

'i wanna see this queer do some 450's to 270 out of rails and shit'

Let me preface my response by saying that I will attempt to imitate your primative form of speak.

i wanna see this queer go down some downhill courses and shit you know what i mean all those queer racers are fucking stupid just go do some 450's off some shit yo.

Now, if you want to call out racers because you doubt that they can do technical spins on and off rails, be prepared to be called out by racers that are better skiers than you. Before you post a load of complete nonsense, do us all a favor and think about it before you press 'reply'. This also benefits you because it means that you will not be humiliated by a 'queer' like me.

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Check out TheRastaTruth's profile and the comment on it.

'thug life u faggots'

Hmmmm, weren't you just ridiculing people for not making sense. It's your turn to get ridiculed now. Also, please stop sending me immature messages through the PM system.

Yep.
 
This thread isn't about why other people think skiing is gay. It's about respecting all aspects of the sport for what they are. It's about Tanner talking shit to a person who has dedicated his mind, body, and soul to his passion.

Why do you think Rhalves gets defensive when Tanner says his sport is bullshit? The punk attitude in freeskiing makes racers respond with comments like Rhalves'. It's a circle of hate that ends nowhere. Neither side is RIGHT for dissing the other.

The point is is that Tanner should have the maturity as a Freeskiing role model to not say things like he said. And THE SAME goes for Rhalves, though, you'll notice he approached the argument with more tact than 'it's bullshit, man.'

Instead of talking shit (no matter which 'side' you're on), you should consider respecting racing, freeskiing--ALL OF IT-- and everyone else should respect you. My point earlier wasn't about which sport progresses MORE than the other, but that BOTH OF THEM are progressing.

This post isn't about which sport is better. It's about not being a fucking prick.

Oh, and I thought about this post before I typed, just like the other ones. If you still disagree with me, you'll have to respond rhetorically, not by telling me to 'think first.'

 
skiing on rails is just like 'rollerlbading' like racing is like iceskating, becuase there skiing ice the whole time!!

 
wow. i dont like the rollerblading stuff, because that says that freeskiing is not legimate. i dont like racing because i hate ice witha passion

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freeskisquaw:

'Give me a break, freeskiac. When you think about the level that racers are competing at, where races are being won or lost by a matter of hundreths of seconds, and you compare this level of skill to the 'freeskiing' world, you will understand that even just 'going slightly faster' is more 'progressive' than doing a 270 on a quad-kink rail. Use your mind.'

honestly dude look at what your saying. i really dont understand how you can say that winning a race by hundreths of a second is progressive.

no mabey your right mabey kids are quiting snowboarding and skiing again because racers are shaving tiny amounts of time off their runs.

your also talking about therastatruths quote. take a look at my quote and the quotes of half kids the on here. most of the are jokes. my quote is skiing is gay. but do i really think so? no. dont talk shit about therastatruth quoting other kids then do the same thing yourself. i know im quoting other kids but i dont talk shit about someone if they do the same thing i do.

 
since when are moguls and downhill similar? Other than the fact that they are skiing. Just because he did moguls means nothing about how well he can ski downhill

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freeskiac:

no mabey your right mabey kids are quiting snowboarding and skiing again because racers are shaving tiny amounts of time off their runs.

Ok, and MABEY YOUR wrong, I am not talking about racers QUITING snowboarding. If you want to argue with me about something you know nothing about, be my guest. (Hint: look up 'progressive' in the dictionary)

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Im just curious as to why people on here hate racers so much. Almost all freeskiers have a racing background. Racing makes you a better all around skier. Bode Miller can pull misty 7's and win downhil races going 60mph. I race, and i love it. Living in wisconsin doesnt always give me the opertunity to ski pow every day. So i race to simply get time on the snow. I will go in the park to work on some jumps because skiing runs here get a little borring. But when i got out west I never set foot in a terrian park.

Racers and park rats are extreme oposites but accually have more incommon then you might think. They both are so stuck up with their head so far up their ass they dont know whats going on around them outside of what they do. It seems like the only people that accauly know what skiing is about are the ones that ski the mountain. Maybe you should all be less conserned about what racers and park rats say and more about what you are doing, and in return that will make you a better skier

 
I never raced, but I wish I had the opportunity to when I was growing up. The guys I ski with now that are from a racing background are pretty easy to pick out. They are more contained and in control even when pushing it in sketchy terrain. A lot of professional skiers (big mountain and newschool) have their roots in racing, and it shows because their fundamentals are solid. T-hall really is acting like a child, and has forgotten anything he may have once known about racing. This should come as no shock since it's hard to grow-up/mature or remember anything while smoking the massive amount of pot that he does.

 
MD: What do you think when you hear about racers like Bode Miller pulling down multi-million dollar contracts?

TH: I think it’s bullshit, man! They went through so much, for sure, but all they do is ski down one icy-ass run. Ya, they ski five events like slalom, GS, downhill, whatever, but it’s still just an icy-ass run that doesn’t really change. Put me in a downhill and I might not go as fast as Bode Miller, but I’ll make it to the bottom. Put any of those racers in the pipe and they won’t even go. People are so blinded by ski racing that they kinda block us out, but that’s why I want to do stuff with Armada, that’s why I wanna do stuff with WSKI 106, that’s why I wanna do all this stuff. We’re kinda in the shadow of the traditional race style, but times are changing. Sorry to all those racers out there, but in 10 years, you guys ain’t gonna be nothing, man. I’m not saying that Bode is a bad skier, because he’s sick as shit. But the way it works with the contracts and the big companies is bullshit.

to all your kids out there actualy read the interview before you talk shit on tanner all he is saying is that there is to much money going into racing. He smoked up with taka and i Before that interview i think the weed went to his brain he talks it up alot but he backs his shit up hard core, kool kool kid. In my opinion I think alpine is gay, all exept down hill and super g that shits off the hook,skiing kitsbul (spelling ) is way harder than any new school trick or bigmountain line, i have the up most respect for downhill racers, but slalom and gs are the gayest things since lawn bowls and curling.

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D . R. what ever, freeskiers should get payed more, because they put there lives more in danger. You may say Kitzbuel is more dangerous.. but i would rather watch a pipe event any day then watch a downhill ski race.

Downhill racing = cross country skis with wheels

freestyle skiing = rollerbladers in vert ramp and street courses

What would you rather be doing?

 
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