I don't really have a prob with em as long as people are doing sick stuff on them, but I've never seen a skiboarder do anything in the park but get a foot of air, land, and fall. Mostly they just ski through the park. If they start making soul plates for them and people start doing insane rollerblade style shit on rails, that would give them a niche that they need, but until then longer skis look way cooler.
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From now on, I only eat food in bar form. When you concentrate food, you unleash its awesome power, I'm told!