Who will be the next Seth Morrison?

I think thats kind of ridiculous to say that just because Pep and Andy are sponsored and creative they have the best shot. Tanner Hall skis a ton of big mountain stuff (a lot with Seth in fact) and he barely keeps up in video. Tanner is an awesome skier, creative and ballsy. But he is a way different rider than Seth and it shows.
 
well this is just my guess but seth got famous cuz he was a bump/racer, then a park skiier where he got picked up then progressed to bit mtn where he was nasty so *possibly* tanner hall if he works his ass off, oh and i hate tanner hall, but he has a good backround hes really well known, hes a good skiier so i think if he really dedicated himself he could get good maybe not seth good cuz no ones as nasty as seth i think, but tanner will get good if hes as serious as he sounded in that interview
 
Seth is Seth. He has his own name and is still ripping, he isn't dead, so why search for the next? There will be plenty of other names competing with seth, but it's simply not a fair question. He is a legend, there will be more legends, but they won't be seth, they'll be someone else.
 
Actually I do know what im talking about, ive lived in whislter, mammoth and in Verbier in Switzerland and I Compete on the world big mountain tour so I can make a preety good asumption of whos as good as Hugo and no body is so go slide a rail you faggot
 
OMG really, you must be sooo awesome.

Please, tell us your latest results and from what World Big Mountain Tour events. That way, since you are a fellow NSer, we can follow your progress on the tour and cheer for you. Do they have anything like the FFL and are you on it?

You sound like you are really good, have you been on the podium recently?
 
Yah I should've mentioned Doug Coombs, he was the quintessential ski mountaineer, and agreed, the NS shift in the sport has us focusing on the tricks and pow, what we rarely see now are the chutes, which are, face it, far more risky a lot of the time...

+ agreed do a ski mtn clinic it will scare the shit out of ya & teach you a LOT.

I should've guessed with a nick like Wayne Wong that you'd know what's up.. inventor of the jetski turn--!

 
oh the funny thing about Plake is that technically he was never as good as so many other guys -- go watch the old Stumpy films, Plake got his fame from _Blizzard of Aah's..._, in which he FALLS in a chute in Chamonix I believe and almost takes out / kills Scot S, then head over tails all the way down and does a backwards handspring over a crevasse .. of course he kills it in the film try-outs (the best part of the film, in Scot S's backyard-- points if you know where that is), dropping a series of pillows that would be de rigeur today but back then, on 210 skinnies, was absolutely radical for a line, just a straightline... that said, Stumpy got major shit for that segment (see _Gonzo'd to the Extremes_) as he somewhat ignored the other guys huckin' it at the time -- Kevin Andrews, Mike Hattrup -- hell anyone remember that Hattrup was the usual third in the lineup of Plake and Schmidt? Anyway.. Plake was always a better mogul runner than extreme skier imo... and does anyone rock bumps anymore? Heh.. if you ask me, the next bigtimer like Morrison will have race and bump training under their belt, as well as mountaineering experience as these are the skills necessary for serious big mtn speed..
 
Its not just his level of skiing that makes seth special... and its not just his punk image and his marketability. Its what hes done for the sport. Hes brought big mountain skiing to levels previously unthought of and he brought it to the forefront and into our living rooms. Theres no question that someday there will be someone who kills it just as hard or harder than him. Someone who will throw bigger flips and spins off of bigger cliffs and charge steeper lines faster. Its the nature of the sport. But Seth laid the ground work. He is responsible for giving the people to come the exposure that they will get. Seth is a legend. There will be no "next Seth Morrison." There cant be.
 
The next Seth Morrison will have to be a skier who puts WAY more emphasis on big-mountain shredding and hucking than park skiing. That may sound obvious, but in today's game it's not so easy with all the hype and fun of park, rails and backcountry booters.

As it exists, I don't think any current pro or semi-pro has what it takes to be the next Seth. Jamie Pierre has the stunts, but that's it. Somebody like Dana Flahr is a pretty good rider, but he won't be able to develop the attitude and image that Seth had. The closest thing may be somebody like Julian Carr, but I don't know that he has the ability to ski the big, steep stuff like Seth did. Seth's turns were just beautiful.

I envision that some new kid would have to come up through a cross between the big-mountain comp circuit and backcountry scene; somebody who had a focus on that stuff primarily. Then he would have to be lucky enough to have a major film company like MSP or TGR nurture him while he gets his feet wet up in AK and BC, which is just really, really rare.

I foresee the next Seth having to come up out of Whister, Jackson Hole, Alta/Snowbird, Crested Butte, Tahoe, Mammoth or maybe Mount Baker. And any East Coast kid wanting to be the next Seth just better get out west as quickly as possible.

Just like there won't be another Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Tanner Hall, Candide Thovex or Shaquille O'Neil for a long, long time to come; there won't be another Seth Morrison for a long-ass time either.
 
you make a really good point plake was and still is an amazing skier but he was the most marketable out of that group so he along with scott schmidt became legends when in reailty in my mind anyways Mike Hatrup was the better skier. Marketability and what sponsors you ride for make sa big difference in how far you will get. Take Dana Flair for instance he is such an amazing skier won the north american big mountian tour, now films for TGRhe kills the park too he has the ability to go big big time but Dynastar doesnt use him in adds doesnt pay him enough to Heli ski enough and since he only filmswith tgr his marketability is limited, ifhe hada ski sponsor pushing him in the media and paying what he deserves he would be well on his way to what seth is, Im not just talking ski wise either. There are a few people coming up that have amazing talent Cody Townsend is another example that guy straight up charges soohard and has the jibbing ability to go with it but these guys need the skills and the right sponsors in order to get as big as seth is and even though seth is 34 he is still in the top 3 (in my opinion ) big mountain skiers of all time along with Hugo Harrison, and a toss up between Py Leblanc and Gurlain and Sebastien Michaud. I still think Hugo Harrison is the best though no ones skis that fast with no hesitation like he does.
 
Seriously Tanner Hall considering they're both legends in our sport, and they've BC ski'd together pretty much all season.
 
it will be difficult for any one skier to have the same impact seth did.

you will get the jamie pierres dropping bigger cliffs, but to actually throw something and ski out cleanly on something bigger than what morrison hits is almost impossible.

i think the next kid that will combine seth style on technical lines with landing smooth massive natural hits (a la the latest absinthe & mdp flicks) will come closest.

basically take the best of seth and pollard...
 
not taking anything away from him cause he is fast as hell and stomps everything, but he doesn't generate any "holy shit" moments... think back to your reaction watching the seth segment in focused for the first time... the next seth has to surpass that.
 
I have seen some of your pictures, unlike many on this site you can walk the walk. That said, as someone who has also competed in many big mountain comps, some of your peers are insane - and, on any given day, can (in my opinion) ski any line Seth or Hugo have.

Were you at Squaw this year for their comp? Kevin O. (won the sick bird award) used to be one of my daily ski partners (I am taking this season off, to heal and be with my baby boy). Guys like Kevin can if given the oppurtunity and budget can ski to that level...in my opinion at least -

big props to all the big mnt tour guys - the level of progression in the past few years is awsome -

 
thanks for the props man but im not claiming to be a good skier my skiing ability has nothing to do with this I just said what I said becasue I have a good idea of how good people are.. There are heaps of guys that can ski lines hugo and seth can but no one can ski them with as much raw aggression and speed as hugo can and no one can stomp landing like him either He won almost every bigmountain comp he ever entered and won 3 world titles his segamants in msp movies are insane the guy skis faster than anyone on the planet that being said there are guys out there who are amazing skier but they just can ski as fast they can defatley ski the same lines but just not as aggressive hugo never hesitates weathers its an 80 foot drop or a 20 footer he hits it full mack speed and stomps his shit. As for seth other people huck flips and stuff as big as him but no one that I have seen has his air sense or style on snow he it like a kat and he has stomed some amazing flips . There are guys out there who if given the budget would do some amazing stuff and almost be as good as seth, but the reason seth and hugo are on another playing field is there raw aggression when every one else is scared and going into a massive cliff slowly these to shine, Its liek Laird Hamilton in huge surf other people can surf waves just as big as him but they cant pull it off with the same style and raw agression an the comfort level that he has he does things on waves no one else can do pulls into way sicker barrels and when others would be in a survival stance looking to how they are gonna get out of the foam ball freaking out laird is looking at where hes gonna do his next cut back, I believe that hugo and seth both have this ability above everyone else. The comfort and confidence that seperates them from the pack.
 
All the up and comers are the dudes ripping it in the current Big mountain comps, like Guerlain Chicherit, Julian Carr, etc... And I totally agree that there is a huge scene of rippers in many resorts (Blackcomb, Squallywood), and that these guys have the same nuts as many dudes that are already pro like Seth Morrison, such as Ian Macintosh, Ryan Oakden and others.

And whoever said resort skiing is different from heli skiing and whatnot, you should know that local rippers spend a lot of time skiing big lines in the BC as well and not just the slackcountry, just because you have to use your legs to get to it doesn't mean you can't access the same terrain.
 
Either one of these 4 people will be the next seth

1)cory Zila

2) Cody Townsend

3)DAna Flair

4)Jossi Wells (this kid fuckin Slays bigmountain too )
 
CORY ZILA will be the next seth Morrision he is the best up and coming big mountain skier on the planet hands the fuck down
 
big mac is going to be the closest thing to seth morrison in my opinion. no one is going to be the next seth, but i think the Mac is going to be close in the next couple years.

he fucking rips, charges so hard, and it only took him a season to get on the big screen. boom.
 
Well said. As much as local rippers at ski areas may be able to shred certain terrain and impress you in person, there's another level to guys like Seth and Hugo, and I'm on the verge of throwing Eric Hjorleifson in there. Hugo can ski lines faster than anyone I've personally seen, and his ability to scout a line from the bottom and then rip it without pauses is unmatched. And I don't know how he does it, but he can stomp 40-50 footers with not-so-steep landings like he's come off a 15 footer.

Seth can't even necessarily ski things the way Hugo can, but then Hugo doesn't backflip off 80 footers, and he doesn't look like Seth when he skis. That's a huge element. There may be comp skiers who can rip lines Seth does and there are guys who have the balls to flip the way he does, but they can't do it the WAY Seth does it. Seth oozes style, and on film, that's one of the biggest elements that separates the pros from Joe Ripper. So few skiers have that. Hugo doesn't, but he compensates by skiing lines in a way no one else in the world can.

I see MacIntosh following more in Hugo's path. As I said, Eric H. is moving in Seth's direction, despite the hippy hair. You may not think so yet, but your impression may change come October or so. But replacing Seth? We're years down the road, and I haven't really seen anyone replace Jordan yet.

 
you guys make seth out to be some god but really all he is, is a guy that can huck off shit. i've never seen the same technical lines from him that i've seen from the likes of big mtn legend jeff holden or even dean cummings.

will someone reach the same status that seth has attained with you guys? probably not. not many big mountain skiers have the marketing dollars thrown at them from sponsors like K2 (now Elan?) and Oakley.

guys like Dana Flahr, Ryan Oakden and Ian MacIntosh are killing it these days and not getting the recognition.

 
Let's see. Out of a hundred or so options, Morrison Hotel in Bella Coola, BC comes to mind (SM3:The Front Line I think). Huge, spiny and a gnarly first decent. Since then I believe two people have died trying it (I know at least one snowboarder did). Pretty impressive for a guy who can only huck off shit.

Gotta figure Seth just enjoys punching huge airs and knows what stokes the movie crowd and knows that big, sketchy, slower descents don't do that.
 
I hear Eric Hjorliefson had the best filming year hes had yet by far. He has a different style than Seth (no flat landings) and doesn't go quite as big. Seth doesn't ski super exposed lines like Eirc. He also has a switch cork nine along with many other tricks that makes him a way more well rounded skier. Eric is in his own league right now and from what I hear we will all be wittnesses when the new MSP film premuirs. Maybe Rummors, but we will see.
 
Seth is GOD man, most stylish skier ever and straigh up the best in my humble opion.....

Ian MAc rips and is starting to get on seths level but Cory Zila will be better than all of them ...
 
Zila is Good but you cant even begin to compare him to Seth...Seth started a revolution in skiing, no one knows what the next big movement in skiing will be, but like Fat Bastard said where years out from Jordan and.....yeah I got a feeling Seths footy from this year is gonna be insane, possibly best in years.....But if I gotta pick a Lebron...Im going with Hoji...
 
COrys not doing any flips of any cliffs, let alone huge ones of huge ones. Brice Raliki (skis squaw now) is the only person I've seen ski with comparible confidence/speed and style down the mountain while hucking cliffs. If someone paid Bernie Rosow to shred AK they wouldn't be dissapointed either.
 
Cory skis as fast if not fast than anyone, He did a cork 7 of a 50 + foot cliff onto tracked out snow at the taos comp in 05 and stomped it he does cork 3s of cliffs and given the right conditons could kill it as hard , Cory will be the next seth you will see ... Bernie is an amazing skier too totally underated , but I think in the imidiate future Dana and Ian are the top boys in the game under seth
 
you guys are so gay. youve been argueing for days about this shit, half of you say someone who is already an esstablished big mountain skier will replace seth.... if the are established then they cant replace someone because they have their own damn reputation.

wayneswrong when you say the level of big mountain comps has progressed greatly.... all a big mountain comp is is who skies the highest PRE determined point line with the biggest back breaking air to not so cozy landing. the only thing different now is that someone might do a 360 or some trick somewhere in the run. 10 years ago people were still hucking huge to ice for the love of the competition. the only difference today is the equiptment that makes it alot easier to land from 40 feet where 20 other people have already landed.

anyone you think will replace/wants to replace seth will only be a "poser"
 
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