in a way it is, i mean im not promoting coat tailing and biting everyone elses steez. but style is the single most important aspect of skiing, whether your cuttin up bumps, slashin pow, or corkin out a switch 9. this obviously transcends to fashion because fashion has a large role in style. in the 80s and 90s it was the neon nylon aspen steez with headbands and bleached hair. the 2000s have yielded gangsta get-up, an obsession with matching, and even certain tricks-i.e. trucks, crutons, etc. basically as long as a sport based on individuality and personal style exists, so will trends within that sport. no one wants to rock some hardcore solo shit for fear of being ostracized, and i know for sure you wont see me droppin in with wack gear. in ten years all you fools are gonna be bitchin about how everyone is rockin the jetson steez too hard, and space boots are played out.