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| Zero-G wrote: |
| Nickski wrote: |
| The off-piste stuff, especially with the equipment now on offer some times seems to me to distract from the talent and technique the racers have. True to some extent for both pro and amateur. You see guys skiing on glorified snowboards and think it must be close to turning off-piste into piste, just without boundaries. |
Did you resist those newfangled parabolic skis too when they came out? |
Fae poofs!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Nickski wrote: |
| You see guys skiing on glorified snowboards and think it must be close to turning off-piste into piste, just without boundaries |
Please to be pointing out the resorts where the pistes are like this.
http://vimeo.com/55650048
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| The off-piste stuff, especially with the equipment now on offer some times seems to me to distract from the talent and technique the racers have. |
Are the big moutain freeridey folk less talented, do you reckon? You might be right about technique though. Look at all the skidding and scraping he's doing.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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1) Masque (or so he tels us all the time)
2) Sharky Mark (Bcause hes awesome)
3) Glen Plake
4) Joey Valone
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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What, no mention of Seth on this thread? Heathens, the lot of you!
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Was Steffano de Benedetti - Now Plake
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Zero-G, sORRY
1) Masque (or so he tels us all the time)
2) Sharky Mark (Bcause hes awesome)
3) Glen Plake
4) Joey Valone
5) zERO g
6) Seth morison
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In a slightly off topic but related matter, seems a certain someone's skis won some awards at ISPO, well done you!Spoiler Idris Skis won two awards, one for off piste skis and one for enviromental excellence
Edit: danged typo
Last edited by After all it is free  on Tue 12-02-13 20:54; edited 1 time in total
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Charliebigpotatoes, that's more like it 
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All of my wannabe ski dreams in one clip!! Amazing!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Mike Douglas and Shane McConkey
Mike practically invented the twin tip ski and McConkey perfected the fat one and how to ski on them, Tomba, Maier and Klammmer for the rest.
Personally Shane McConkey is the perfect embodiment of what skiing should be pushing yourself as hard as you can while having as much fun as possible with your friends
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Fattes13 wrote: |
Personally Shane McConkey is the perfect embodiment of what skiing should be pushing yourself as hard as you can while having as much fun as possible with your friends |
+1
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| Charliebigpotatoes wrote: |
1) Masque (or so he tels us all the time)
2) Sharky Mark (Bcause hes awesome)
3) Glen Plake
4) Joey Valone
5) zERO g
6) Seth morison |
7) WWW*
*Wunsie Wearing Wonderboy you know who you are and you, my friend, are a true legend and Preacher of the gnar
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You know it makes sense.
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Extreme skiing - de bennedetti, unequivocally
The poo-poo he did and the stuff he did it on, alone, back then, is unreal
Look at the aiguille blanche de peuterey, ridiculous line then go off the cliff lookers left instead, insane
Plus his interview in steep on why he did it, particularly for a non native english speaker, is mesmerizing. I'd love to find out more about him, anyone know any books or anything?
Others, candide's style is sublime, petitt unbelievable for his age and that Henrik fella is pretty sick too. Prob Candide though.
People saying plake - plake was actually pretty rough around the edges and would have been an also ran if it wasn't for his hair. Has anyone actually watched the blizzard of aaahs? They land next to nothing!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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8611, Plake and co were pushing it for the time and equipment though, watch him in the moguls and there's nothing rough about the edges of his skiing (don't forget he's still doing some serisouly gnarly stuff too!).
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Poster: A snowHead
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| clarky999 wrote: |
| 8611, Plake and co were pushing it for the time and equipment though, watch him in the moguls and there's nothing rough about the edges of his skiing (don't forget he's still doing some serisouly gnarly stuff too!). |
This. The skiing that he's doing now puts him right up there.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Zero-G, Seth's in town, you'll be collecting days with the Pros!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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CH2O, if they want keep hanging out in your shop it's inevitable. Do I get a bingo card?
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Zero-G, Top Trumps!
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Nickski wrote:
The off-piste stuff, especially with the equipment now on offer some times seems to me to distract from the talent and technique the racers have. True to some extent for both pro and amateur. You see guys skiing on glorified snowboards and think it must be close to turning off-piste into piste, just without boundaries.
Did you resist those newfangled parabolic skis too when they came out?
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Au contraire. I got a pair of x-screams in December of the second year they were out and I got a pair of Pocket rockets in 2003, though they were hardly parabolic but not sure you got the original point. Care to tell me what it was ?
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Nickski, I think your original point was probably that ski porn makes it hard to differentiate the best of the best. I agree, to some extent its about who has the best PR. I can think of a few places where you can throw a rock and probably hit half a dozen skiers who'd be capable of stuff of the level in Abma's clip given dream AK conditions, an avy expert and guide on the crew etc etc, large heli budget. Where the pros earn their corn is being consistent, good at hitting their mark, displaying a certain style or elan etc etc. and being marketable.
If it was just a gripe about modern equipment making stuff too easy and racers being gods because that's the only objective measure then I can see why you got the response.
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Quote="clarky999"]8611, Plake and co were pushing it for the time and equipment though, watch him in the moguls and there's nothing rough about the edges of his skiing (don't forget he's still doing some serisouly gnarly stuff too!).[/quote]
They were pushing it by American and British standards, but not by the standards of what was being done at the time in chamonix. baud and boivin must have been laughing at the thought of these lads been feted as extreme skiers in the states after a few descents of the poubelles and a bunch of unlanded jumps in argentiere.
I've no doubt he's spent years skiing harder stuff since, and is a generally photogenic and larger than life guy, but at the ski awards he wins the lifetime achievement or contribution to skiing award. It's laughable to suggest he's the best skier ever. There's several skiers with much better style on the average new skiing video.
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Plake and Klammer for me. Boyhood heroes both. And remember that Plake did almost all of his stuff "Rippin' it up on DH boards" which is impressive in my book.
There are plenty better skiers than the two I've mentioned, plenty madder, plenty badder and also, we must not forget, plenty deader. Being at the pointy edge of things often carries the ultimate price.
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Has anybody watched few words here? Take a seat and get learned, candida wins.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I already told you all. I am the best skier n the mountain. Now watch me rip the poo-poo out of this
cheers
Smag
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| willantirocks wrote: |
| Has anybody watched few words here? Take a seat and get learned, candida wins. |
I know a few people who've had, uh, "seat" issues as a result of candida. I don't believe it improved their skiing.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Eddie the Eaglt Chapman. No one comes close. He's got balls.
Jean Claude 
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Poster: A snowHead
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Great thread. A few others of worthy mention who I don't think have been featured so far :-
Tanner Hall - for bringing top level park skills into big mountain. Shame he's suffered so many injuries in recent years.
Jeremy Nobis - seems to get a lot of respect from his peers for his big mountain technical skills
Sage Cattabgriga Alosa - makes big lines and airs look totally effortless
Chris Collins - I just like his style, makes back flips look like a piece of wee wee
Oh and another vote for Seth. Super cool dude.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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How can we possiby ignore.................
The Gaper Spirit Animal?
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Tom From Austria.
The end.
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Your opinions are noted, but your all wrong as I am the best skier on the mountain
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Where is Big Billy Goat Gruff when you need him?
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Michaela Shiffrin
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I've nothing to add to this thread other than to say I've never seen S.T.E.E.P. before and just thoroughly enjoyed it. Thanks for the links DB.
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Racer - Franz Klammer
Extreme - Stefanno de Benedetti
Both the above are still unequelled in their field of play.
Just Best then Glen Plake. I don't know of anyone else so versitile or profesional in almost all types of skiing. He probably wouldn't get close to contending in a comp toda. BUT his skiing wouldn't look out of place in an FIS race or a ballet comp and you know his other stuff. And this at almost
50.
The most impresive thing I've seen him do is ski round linked turns in eivil death crust on skinny touring skis while guides and FWT pro's couldn't evan stand up on fat skis!
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Glen Plake (also a very nice chap). Whoever says above that Plake would have been laughed at by Cham skiers is surely him/herself having a giggle?
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