What takes more balls?

JIB_WALRUS

JIB_WALRUS

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downhill ski raceing or slopestyle skiing? not trying to hate on racers just wondering. personally i would say slopestyle.
 
this thread is dildos.

but honestly i would have to say a downhill race. if things don't feel right on a slopestyle course you can skip a jump or do an easier trick or whatever. but if something doesn't feel right on a downhill course, too fuckin bad your already going 70mph
 
I don't know man. Downhill gets pretty gnarly. My whole life I've had a deep down urge to put on a speed suit and give downhill a go. Straight lining steep icy groomers gets the heart pumping pretty good.

Trying a new spinny flippy for the first time gets the heart going too, don't get me wrong...

now that I think of it - stupid to try and compare the two.
 
i've raced super-g but never a legit downhill course, and i've never done a slopestyle comp but i've been through kings crown in pc so those are both decently comparable. have you seen downhill racing crashes? they are beyond gnarly
 
ever gone 80mph off a roller launching 80-100ft to a solid ice landing on 210+ cm skis? its quite the adrenaline rush, and crashing will hurt far more then in the park
 
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neither. correct answer is...

c. hucking a big ass fuckin cliff. +points for throwin a trick of it
 
Let me rephrase this question... What takes more balls? Going down a hill in super skinny tightsuits making some turns, or dropping into a superkicker where you have to always keep spotting your stuff so you dont die? I personally think slopestyle
 
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jumps by far for me. im scared shitless to hit even just a 20 footer but ill slide a double kink without even thinking twice
 
downhill is always icy. they essentially inject the course with water before hand to make it icy and thus faster
 
you left out the part where "going down a hill" means insanely steep pitches that are basically hard as rock and "making some turns" involves going 70+ mph. downhill for me for sure
 
At fucking insane speeds, on a sheet of ice where if you lose focus you could fly 100+ feet through the air to fucking death. There are no water ramps or airbags in downhill to practice on.
 
downhill there is almost no room for error its 70+ mph to rag doll in .004 seconds. there is no saving it once you lose control..Im not saying crashes arent bad in slopestyle but if i had to choose knuckling a 60 footer or going 75mph over a blind roler off balance..... i think i choose knuckling
 
not even a question. Downhill.

I would rather hit freeway, or the main line at keystone than do a olympic downhill run.

Keep in mind I havnt hit any thing bigger than 20 ft
 
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however, in a downhill course you have the option of going slow. you can slide around every turn and double turn in between, hell you can do a wedge down the whole thing. but in a slopestyle course you have to commit to hitting big fucking jumps or else youre gonna lose some teeth. but from the perceptive of a pro in each discipline im sure downhill takes more mettle. i bet tom wallisch throwing a few double corks is way more comfortable than ted ligety going for gold at kitzbehul.
 
thats not true. You could go slow and avoid the jumps in a slope course. thats basically the same as doing a pizza down a downhill course. I do agree with the last part of your post though.
 
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