Real Ski 2022

keagan.karstens

keagan.karstens

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Is it happening? Seems like if it was it’d be dropping relatively soon. Anybody know what’s up with it, if it’s going down or what riders are in it?
 
14409665:keagan.karstens said:
any insight as to why?
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No idea, haven't been involved for a couple years. My guess is they're cutting costs cause of covid, maybe it'll be back (hopefully) but if it does, they need to do it right.
 
It was mentioned in the latest 2planker podcast with Alex Hall, and He didn't even know why Real ski didn't happen this year.
 
Most of the production was in the corny ass TV show. Costs for the prize money is probably negligible because they were already paying out in pennies.
 
Semi unrelated but my dream line up for real ski would of been:

Cal carson

calvin barrett

Andy partridge

Lupe

Siver

Henrik
 
14409698:armchair_skier said:
Most of the production was in the corny ass TV show. Costs for the prize money is probably negligible because they were already paying out in pennies.
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20k for gold isn't pennies but alright haha
 
14409781:NeonGreenSharpie said:
For the time, efforts and money put in by skiers and filmers, it is pennies imo.
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TBH when i was around realski, it was more about the challenge of making a video, obviously the money is nice but you can't go into that kind of event expecting to win money, because anyone could win.

And that 2 months of time didn't stop anyone from making a film, most athletes only do it once and the only ones who do it more than once win something the first time. Plenty of people decline as well, the people who choose to do it know what they signed up for.

I think as a sport we should consider ourselves lucky that anyone wants to put up a 40k prize purse + 5k per team for expenses for making an urban video, nobody else has urban video contests, let alone one with 70k in cash backing it plus a huge platform like ESPN.

Skiing urban isn't really about making money, most of your favorite urban skiers work all summer to support their passion.

**This post was edited on Mar 7th 2022 at 10:35:32pm
 
If they ever do a real ski on the future they better have a women's section. I think there's definitely enough interest for that now.
 
14409786:eheath said:
TBH when i was around realski, it was more about the challenge of making a video, obviously the money is nice but you can't go into that kind of event expecting to win money, because anyone could win.

And that 2 months of time didn't stop anyone from making a film, most athletes only do it once and the only ones who do it more than once win something the first time. Plenty of people decline as well, the people who choose to do it know what they signed up for.

I think as a sport we should consider ourselves lucky that anyone wants to put up a 40k prize purse + 5k per team for expenses for making an urban video, nobody else has urban video contests, let alone one with 70k in cash backing it plus a huge platform like ESPN.

Skiing urban isn't really about making money, most of your favorite urban skiers work all summer to support their passion.

**This post was edited on Mar 7th 2022 at 10:35:32pm
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Not sure if I'd even like to know who has declined (not that you would offer it up), would def give me "what if" fomo haha
 
Kinda sucks it's not happening but on the other hand we prolly gonna get some fire ass movie parts from all the guys that otherwise wuould've been working half of the season on a 1min edit.
 
14409808:Christian_Bale said:
If they ever do a real ski on the future they better have a women's section. I think there's definitely enough interest for that now.
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100% agree. If I’m being honest I think taylor took away from some other guys that could’ve really competed for a medal last year. Not that women shouldn’t be allowed but I totally agree they need their own section, still love seeing the ladies throw down but they’re just not quite at the level of the men yet.
 
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