Unpopular opinion thread skier's edition

[sindreplassen]

Nah but HG skis kinda made it dark too. Stylistically I think a lot of the stept movies are pretty supreme but I meant the kids in the movies now are just better. You can’t tell me anyone from that era is touching joona sipola

I feel like hg started a new way of making street vids with a more cheap fun vibe, no expensive cameras, good variations in spots and a more laidback vibe. esp with eat the guts, flicks before that had more of a stept vibe. I love stept but seeing shea flynn fucking up his shoulder for the 5th time does not make street skiing look as fun as some of the hg dudes did, by putting in clips of snowball fights and drinking beers at the spots. I think hg made street skiing look more fun and made more people wanting to try it in the following years idk.

 

[cool270out]

They only make short films now. They all are devoid of any hype or emotion imo

maybe you could say that about the full lengths, but really enjoy the shorter films that level 1 is a part of

 

[Snegomen]

It annoys me when people ride without gloves. It looks weird, and don't your hands get cold as shit?

 

[Jems]

henrik harlaut is overrated asf

sorry but bdog is miles ahead of harlaut

 

[sindreplassen]

henrik harlaut is overrated asf

sorry but bdog is miles ahead of harlaut

my brother in christ how is the skier with the xgames most medals and tons of high quality video parts overrated

 

[fghtoffyrdmns]

Some of us are just old lol

Not referring to liking people or giving flowers. I’m talking about people who are like “nothing will ever top stept! That shit was peak” as if they are still peak street skiing.

Same with anything really, not just street crews. I get putting respect on peoples names but but don’t sit here and tell me “no one will ever have style like brogan!” When I could name probably 50 style lords who all have infinitely better style than brogan ever did.

And on top of the hood was legendary but Magma I and II blow that shit out of the water any day of the week. Gonna sit and drool over Sammy Carlson throwing dubs on hood while hunter hess is doing triples off a natty quarter pipe like come on.

Shit irks me, we living in the best generation of skiers and ski films but everyone too busy dickriding old pros and getting caught up in nostalgia to even realize the best shit of all time is coming out now, not 10-15 years ago

 

[Jems]

my brother in christ how is the skier with the xgames most medals and tons of high quality video parts overrated

winning medals doesn’t mean everything, i still think he’s overrated.

bdog was almost a decade ahead of his time in trick selection

 

[armchair_skier]

henrik harlaut is overrated asf

sorry but bdog is miles ahead of harlaut

b dog is under appreciated for sure

 

[Jems]

b dog is under appreciated for sure

never realized bdog basically invented new wave skiing

 

[sindreplassen]

winning medals doesn’t mean everything, i still think he’s overrated.

bdog was almost a decade ahead of his time in trick selection

bdog is the goat imo, his clips in muddy winter changed my life tbh, does not mean dollo is overrated though

 

[Farmville420]

never realized bdog basically invented new wave skiing

How is he overrated he’s top 2 of all time? Hes outlived like every fuckin skier from his generation and still drops heat parts every season while competing in the comp circuit. What more does he have to do to be fairly rated in ur eyes

 

[TournevisRond]

henrik needs to stop barking, it's getting out of hands

 

[-emile-]

the ''pretzel flips'' are stupid and look fucking ugly

 

[Jems]

How is he overrated he’s top 2 of all time? Hes outlived like every fuckin skier from his generation and still drops heat parts every season while competing in the comp circuit. What more does he have to do to be fairly rated in ur eyes

it’s unpopular opinions i don’t need to elaborate

 

[SchizoSkier]

i love seeing them especially when matej does them

the ''pretzel flips'' are stupid and look fucking ugly

 

[Farmville420]

it’s unpopular opinions i don’t need to elaborate

You would say this in any thread you’ve gotta be henriks biggest hater I just wanna know why

 

[TOAST.]

it’s unpopular opinions i don’t need to elaborate

It's unpopular opinions not stupid opinions, please do elaborate.

 

[SteezyYeeter]

i love seeing them especially when matej does them

got any pretzel flip clips? tried to find some but they were only on Steep.

 

[Jems]

It's unpopular opinions not stupid opinions, please do elaborate.

nobody in this mf ever shares real ass unpopular opinions or gets downvoted so i shared my unpopular opinion that i don’t think people should dickride harlaut so hard

 

[WoFlowz]

winning medals doesn’t mean everything, i still think he’s overrated.

bdog was almost a decade ahead of his time in trick selection

^^^

 

[sindreplassen]

^^^

i don’t care about comps, but claiming that someone who has for the past 15 years won all the major comps back to back and on top of that have been producing tons of segments in some of the most iconic ski movies of all time + his own edits, is overrated is a stupid opinion sorry.

 

[chumbawumba]

nobody in this mf ever shares real ass unpopular opinions or gets downvoted so i shared my unpopular opinion that i don’t think people should dickride harlaut so hard

yup, this isnt even "unpopular opinions" anymore, everybody afraid of getting downvoted... respect for keeping it 1000

i gotta agree/disagree with u tho and say that both of them are over rated asf. bdog and dollo

great/generation defining skiers by all means, but way over celebrated.

 

[PacificRimJob]

everybody afraid of getting downvoted...

People seriously give a shit?

 

[hi_vis360]

never realized bdog basically invented new wave skiing

Bro I was saying this and nobody listened, the bunch took pretty much all of their trick ideas from b & e but in the mid 2010s everybody just viewed tall t style and new wave style as polar opposites completely unrelated to each other, that shit was so silly and I’m glad it’s fading away

i still maintain that the true inventor of new wave is b mack though

 

[K-Dot.]

You're welcome for my service, pussy

sorry you were taken advantage of by war profiteers

 

[ASSholebomber22]

sorry you were taken advantage of by war profiteers

Lmao and civilians aren't? The only difference between you and I is I got some say and benefits from the quarter of my income going to defense contractors. Only receipts you got is from bitching on the internet while not doing a damn thing about it. Be the change, pussy.

 

[nCrow]

Not wearing a helmet while hitting big street stuff is some of the dumbest shit I've ever seen. Gonna be a lot of street skiers with CTE in 10-20 years. Honestly have way more respect for anyone wearing a helmet while hitting urban.

 

[ReturnToMonkey]

Cork 3s are overrated

 

[chumbawumba]

Cork 3s are overrated

man i love a good cork 3

but a clean cork 5 is just too nice

 

[ReturnToMonkey]

man i love a good cork 3

but a clean cork 5 is just too nice

Yeah I like them but taking it to 5 looks better every time. Cork 7 looks better as well

 

[Jems]

Not wearing a helmet while hitting big street stuff is some of the dumbest shit I've ever seen. Gonna be a lot of street skiers with CTE in 10-20 years. Honestly have way more respect for anyone wearing a helmet while hitting urban.

sorry man but ripping dangerous shit with no helmet is beast as fuck and adds to the clip

 

[TOAST.]

man i love a good cork 3

but a clean cork 5 is just too nice

Delorme's cork 3s that should have been cork 5s from refresh are the best of them all.

 

[FreezyBreezy]

Skiing culture isn't nearly as chill as it's portrayed to be, tons of oversize egos and cultish attitudes

He said opinions bro not facts

 

[Slowbro]

He said opinions bro not facts

We're still chiller than skateboarding and snowboarding somehow, at least the park scene.

 

[dwt802]

never realized bdog basically invented new wave skiing

B Mack and Kieran Mcveigh though

bdog opened a door in a way but I feel like he didn’t pioneer it as hard

 

[BradFiAusNzCoCa]

Not skateboarding. All walks and most people are pretty welcoming. I don’t get the same vibe skating as park skiing. Park skiers are way more angsty

We're still chiller than skateboarding and snowboarding somehow, at least the park scene.

 

[nCrow]

sorry man but ripping dangerous shit with no helmet is beast as fuck and adds to the clip

Oh I dont deny its gnarly as fuck, I just think it's one of the stupider things you can do as a self-preserving human

 

[Jems]

Oh I dont deny its gnarly as fuck, I just think it's one of the stupider things you can do as a self-preserving human

it’s stupid as fuck to not wear a helmet but if you watch a fucked clip where there’s no bucket in sight you have to think to yourself “that’s gnarly”

 

[armchair_skier]

Not skateboarding. All walks and most people are pretty welcoming. I don’t get the same vibe skating as park skiing. Park skiers are way more angsty

99% of skaters are chill but some of the biggest pricks I've ever met have been old crusty skaters. Other than some bratty rich kid issues skiers seem to be chill too and tend to mellow out as they get older.

 

[Jems]

99% of skaters are chill but some of the biggest pricks I've ever met have been old crusty skaters. Other than some bratty rich kid issues skiers seem to be chill too and tend to mellow out as they get older.

i was an arrogant shithead on the hill when i was in high school

 

[ReturnToMonkey]

Not skateboarding. All walks and most people are pretty welcoming. I don’t get the same vibe skating as park skiing. Park skiers are way more angsty

Maybe in Colorado because of the traffic and parking they had to deal with before skiing

 

[ajbski]

riding pin bindings in resort is ok.

(if youre doing a trip that involves both inbounds and bc and youre travelling by plane)

 

[BradFiAusNzCoCa]

Tahoe too

Maybe in Colorado because of the traffic and parking they had to deal with before skiing

 

[AbiH]

Hotdog Hans 2 was terrible, and super super sexist. Ain’t about it chief.

mad Monster energy disrespect vibes

 

[chrisobrien]

Giving military discounts for ski passes is stupid. Gee thanks for worsening climate change very significantly and dropping bombs on brown people so that you could buy a dodge charger for yourself

This is the worst take in Newschoolers history

 

[steez_apprentice]

i love seeing them especially when matej does them

eh, but watching the same 3 kids doing "flat 0's" and calling it a trick is really obnoxious. When done right, pretzel flips are pretty dope.

 

[steez_apprentice]

got any pretzel flip clips? tried to find some but they were only on Steep.

you ever see that one thread called "flat 0 chain" just give it a quick read and you'll find how ugly of a trick it is

 

[SteezyYeeter]

you ever see that one thread called "flat 0 chain" just give it a quick read and you'll find how ugly of a trick it is

ok that's what i thought it was. imo it's a sick trick in theory, but i see how in practice it'll come off as sloppy. kind of like wizard tricks for a lot of people? would still love to be able to do that lol

 

[Farmville420]

We're still chiller than skateboarding and snowboarding somehow, at least the park scene.

They’ve mellowed out. I haven’t been called slurs at the skatepark for rollerblading yet so I think skaters have definitely chilled tf out lol

 

[a_burger]

Hotdog Hans 2 was terrible, and super super sexist. Ain’t about it chief.

mad Monster energy disrespect vibes

semi related but I think its wack how hotdog skiing as a whole is basically just treated like a joke in freeskiing. There's a timeless style to some of those older tricks plus some pretty ahead of its time footy out there but all you every hear about is spread eagles, people crashing, and the figure skating angle on ski ballet vs the fact that it was basically a flatground contest. Those guys should get the same respect the dogtown crew does in skating