'i disagree with GarrettBritta... completely.. Your true ability is show in comps. I mean those guys go out and shoot for months and get like 3 minutes of footage... all you see is the best stuuf they land, any professional can go out and huck nonstop and come up with 3 minutes of footage but it takes talent to be able to do it on a jump that you dont getta decide if you like it or not and on a day that weather and how your feeling doesnt matter. People can compete regularly are the best skiers by far' - Mills
I don't agree with you Mills.  'any professional can go out and huck nonstop and come up with 3 minutes of footage'  You're way off on this one, in fact there is nothing true about your statement.  You dont even pretend to account for the creativity, effort and determination that goes into a segment by the rider, nor any account for the equal work from filmographer... All this barring interruptions from stuff like equipment, weather, injuries, etc.  Under your theory, 'any' professional can go out and put down a segment like Tanner or Candides in Happy Dayz, like Crichtons in Strike Three... Dash's in Stereotype - To name a few.
You're criticizing the role of films based strictly off of what is being 'hucked'.  A good film consists of far more than that.  Hell, if the lighting is off shots get scrapped.  There is far more work put into a good video segment than any day of comp.  A good film segment reflects the riders ability to throw down when the timing is right.  That if anything is enough evidence to equal those conditions you say puts riders on top of comps.  You're right in a sense that the best riders can throw down in comps on any given day, but like I said my friend, I can count the number of skiers who can do that on one hand.  There is far more to the 'industry' (as this thread is pertaining to) than that.  Besides, comps REGULARLY have less than ideal conditions, less than ideal terrain, and less than ideal pressure.  If you wanna see guys hack it thru all day, fine by me.  Dont get me wrong, the top performances you'll see all day will be sick, but why not provide the ideal conditions, including a creativity factor (which is far more powerful than you think) and see what guys can put to the table.
- G