Unpopular opinion thread skier's edition

14527317:cool270out said:
I’m all for girls being in superunknown but some of these finalists have tricks like lip front 2 or a ungrabbed 5 looking really sketch. They look like legit beginner/intermediates
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thats diversity for you
 
Idea isn’t a street movie tho dipshit

14526867:Farmville420 said:
The best street segments and park edits of all time have been released in the past 3 years. Idgaf what oldheads try to say kids are so much better now, people just don’t wanna admit it and will just watch “idea” on repeat and bitch about how “nothing will ever top this!”
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14527881:fghtoffyrdmns said:
Idea isn’t a street movie tho dipshit
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No shit lol, it was an example of a type of person, I could say the same shit for backcountry too, and park shoots, and literally everything.
 
14531536:ReturnToMonkey said:
Almost everyone's din is too high
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Been on a din of 8.5 for like 10 years now. Would much rather my ski blow off a tad more often than have it not blow off when it should and get my knee fucked up
 
14531540:Rparr said:
Been on a din of 8.5 for like 10 years now. Would much rather my ski blow off a tad more often than have it not blow off when it should and get my knee fucked up
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i feel like a lot of people use their din as a flex when in reality *most* people should be ripping 7-10. I’ve always done 8 or 9 it just doesn’t make sense going any higher.
 
14531557:Jems said:
i feel like a lot of people use their din as a flex when in reality *most* people should be ripping 7-10. I’ve always done 8 or 9 it just doesn’t make sense going any higher.
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Literally if my dins aren’t at 12 they’ll fly off on landings when I do flips
 
If you haven’t already- check your forward pressure. Used to have this issue too till I figured out mine was way off

14531558:SchizoSkier said:
Literally if my dins aren’t at 12 they’ll fly off on landings when I do flips
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Facts. A ton of their designs/graphics/marketing are just rip offs of polar skateboarding too

14531582:Brocka_Flocka said:
Harlaut Apperal is a lazy, uninsipred brand the producing nothing more than a handfull of dropshipped products with 'HH' slapped on them.
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I have my all mountains at an 8 or 8.5 (can’t remember) and my park skis at a 9.5. The 9.5 is based on the chart but I honestly feel like it’s a tad higher than I’d like.

People are way too overzealous with din

14531536:ReturnToMonkey said:
Almost everyone's din is too high
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14531540:Rparr said:
Been on a din of 8.5 for like 10 years now. Would much rather my ski blow off a tad more often than have it not blow off when it should and get my knee fucked up
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14531557:Jems said:
i feel like a lot of people use their din as a flex when in reality *most* people should be ripping 7-10. I’ve always done 8 or 9 it just doesn’t make sense going any higher.
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It would make so much more sense to flex about on how low dins you can ride and do your park stuff.

The chart gives me 8.5 and I ride 9.5. Used to ride 11.5 and survived both knees intact. The 9.5 feels like the perfect balance between not releasing when needed and releasing when needed.
 
14531593:BradFiAusNzCoCa said:
I have my all mountains at an 8 or 8.5 (can’t remember) and my park skis at a 9.5. The 9.5 is based on the chart but I honestly feel like it’s a tad higher than I’d like.

People are way too overzealous with din
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flexing on din is absurd when you think about the variables and how they bring it up or down, like longer BSL bringing it down.

even on a brand new binding, (at the higher end of the scale) being a whole point higher on the scale is still considered within the norm for the machine release torque for your details, so variation up and down a bit is totally normal and to be expected to get the release point you need/want, especially if your risk tolerance between all mountain skiing and park/bc skiing changes.

Also, fatigue on bindings will eventually mean you should be setting them higher if you were getting them regularly tested but, you can kind of sense when this is happening anyway and adjust accordingly, so I would be unsurprised at people on old bindings riding them higher than they technically should.

It is always worth making sure your forward pressure is right and your boots aren't too worn before adjusting your din though.

My feeling is that bindings should be designed with more discrete din adjustment screws so you have to know/research what you're doing to adjust them.
 
14531627:FaunaSkis said:
flexing on din is absurd when you think about the variables and how they bring it up or down, like longer BSL bringing it down.

even on a brand new binding, (at the higher end of the scale) being a whole point higher on the scale is still considered within the norm for the machine release torque for your details, so variation up and down a bit is totally normal and to be expected to get the release point you need/want, especially if your risk tolerance between all mountain skiing and park/bc skiing changes.

Also, fatigue on bindings will eventually mean you should be setting them higher if you were getting them regularly tested but, you can kind of sense when this is happening anyway and adjust accordingly, so I would be unsurprised at people on old bindings riding them higher than they technically should.

It is always worth making sure your forward pressure is right and your boots aren't too worn before adjusting your din though.

My feeling is that bindings should be designed with more discrete din adjustment screws so you have to know/research what you're doing to adjust them.
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I love the parents who put their children in bindings they adjust themselves and they blame the gear when their child inevitably crashes due to a pre-release.

"Are you blaming ME for something the bindings did?!"

"As the parent, you are responsible for making sure your kid's gear is adjusted and functioning correctly."

"ITS A DEFECT! I'M AN ENGINEER AND I'VE BEEN A SKI INSTRUCTOR FOR YEARS! I KNOW HOW BINDINGS ARE SUPPOSED TO WORK! YOU'RE LUCKY MY CHILD WASN'T SERIOUSLY HURT!!!"

"Yes, you are lucky your child wasn't seriously hurt."
 
14531658:armchair_skier said:
No pair of skis is worth spending over 600 on. Ever.
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I feel happy with my brand new jeffereys, but also love my bibbys I got for 200 used.

depends where you value it, having always gotten used skis in the past, it was nice getting an unmolested pair of ON3Ps
 
14531658:armchair_skier said:
No pair of skis is worth spending over 600 on. Ever.
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It’s the same principle with buying sneakers. If they cost too much you won’t be able to fully enjoy using/wearing them which detracts from their overall use value and enjoyability. Peace of mind for if and when they get ruined (and/or don’t have the same appeal versus other options as time passes) is worth not spending so much $ most of the time
 
14531625:tominiemenmaa said:
It would make so much more sense to flex about on how low dins you can ride and do your park stuff.

The chart gives me 8.5 and I ride 9.5. Used to ride 11.5 and survived both knees intact. The 9.5 feels like the perfect balance between not releasing when needed and releasing when needed.
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I ride 7 din (used to ride 9) and have yet to release when I shouldn't. I'm not the lightest guy either
 
Donnie Petellier has got to be one of the most obnxiously-unfunny dudes in skiing ever. It was cute for a week but now its not anymore, as is most ski influencer douchenozzles.
 
14532420:CoolChillGuy420 said:
Donnie Petellier has got to be one of the most obnxiously-unfunny dudes in skiing ever. It was cute for a week but now its not anymore, as is most ski influencer douchenozzles.
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don't know how that dude still has acls
 
14532420:CoolChillGuy420 said:
Donnie Petellier has got to be one of the most obnxiously-unfunny dudes in skiing ever. It was cute for a week but now its not anymore, as is most ski influencer douchenozzles.
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Totally agree. I have no idea how people are still enjoying it, and Sunday River has based like their entire marketing around him this year. (Which is also funny because SR is by far the most stuck-up and resorty ski hill in Maine)

The first like 2-3 vids were pretty funny but its so played out at this point. Like sick dude you know what Hammond Lumber and Moxie are...
 
seattle make it seem like they have it hard skiing while having some of the most insane terrain and snow that i would dream of
 
14535706:ank said:
We need more street. I see park footage as a lack of effort. Unless it's a comp jock then idc
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It would be nice to have more street videos from pros but I understand why pros who are fully on the comp circuit don't ski more street. Another reason why Alex Hall and Henrik are the greatest
 
14535745:Christian_Bale said:
It would be nice to have more street videos from pros but I understand why pros who are fully on the comp circuit don't ski more street. Another reason why Alex Hall and Henrik are the greatest
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Personally I feel Andri is the best skier on the comp circuit. Here are three reasons why andri ragettli should be acknowledged as the GOAT of skiing.

Primarily, Andri doesn't film any stupid-ass ski edits that are extremely annoying. I appreciate the fact that he is committed to making the money. Skiing is all about trying to get as many youtube sponsors as possible so that you can continue skiing for all of your life.

Secondly, Andri continues to progress the sport of skiing. He is increasing spinnage daily. What is a trick if you aren't spinning as much as possible. It looks really cool when they are straight up in the air spinning and they spin so fast like the things in a car wash.

Thirdly, Andri is almost solely committed to the jumps. He does just the minimum on rails to get the wins. I appreciate this because rails don't really matter so there is no point in spending time to progress the tricks on rails.

In conclusion Andri is committed to the core.
 
14535706:ank said:
We need more street. I see park footage as a lack of effort. Unless it's a comp jock then idc
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Yes makes total sense slaving away at a street part to drop it at the time of year it gets the least views
 
14535750:may_ski said:
Personally I feel Andri is the best skier on the comp circuit. Here are three reasons why andri ragettli should be acknowledged as the GOAT of skiing.

Primarily, Andri doesn't film any stupid-ass ski edits that are extremely annoying. I appreciate the fact that he is committed to making the money. Skiing is all about trying to get as many youtube sponsors as possible so that you can continue skiing for all of your life.

Secondly, Andri continues to progress the sport of skiing. He is increasing spinnage daily. What is a trick if you aren't spinning as much as possible. It looks really cool when they are straight up in the air spinning and they spin so fast like the things in a car wash.

Thirdly, Andri is almost solely committed to the jumps. He does just the minimum on rails to get the wins. I appreciate this because rails don't really matter so there is no point in spending time to progress the tricks on rails.

In conclusion Andri is committed to the core.
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No way this is bros first post
 
14535750:may_ski said:
Personally I feel Andri is the best skier on the comp circuit. Here are three reasons why andri ragettli should be acknowledged as the GOAT of skiing.

Primarily, Andri doesn't film any stupid-ass ski edits that are extremely annoying. I appreciate the fact that he is committed to making the money. Skiing is all about trying to get as many youtube sponsors as possible so that you can continue skiing for all of your life.

Secondly, Andri continues to progress the sport of skiing. He is increasing spinnage daily. What is a trick if you aren't spinning as much as possible. It looks really cool when they are straight up in the air spinning and they spin so fast like the things in a car wash.

Thirdly, Andri is almost solely committed to the jumps. He does just the minimum on rails to get the wins. I appreciate this because rails don't really matter so there is no point in spending time to progress the tricks on rails.

In conclusion Andri is committed to the core.
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Smells like Chat GPT....
 
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