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Poll Results: East Or West (of the Mississippi for some of you picky people)

Poll expired: Mar 4, 2006 This is a multiple choice poll
  • 34% (21)
    East
  • 29% (18)
    West
  • 26% (16)
    Dont care
  • 9% (6)
    Neither, Somewhere foriegn.
61 Total Votes  
post #61 of 158
8/16/05 at 5:26pm
My my---arguing with a 15 year old---

Thats something like jousting at windmills isn't it?
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post #62 of 158
8/16/05 at 5:30pm
a rananana rananana rananana rana
/obscure?
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post #63 of 158
8/16/05 at 5:33pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by tief schnee
a rananana rananana rananana rana
/obscure?


what the hell does that mean?
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post #64 of 158
8/16/05 at 5:36pm
Don't mean nothing. Don't worry about it.
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post #65 of 158
8/16/05 at 5:38pm
Thread Starter 
k and i think im beggining to like you, your probably the first good snowboarder ive MET, not saying there arent good ones out there, ive seen the good ones, but ive never met themm face to face. lol
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post #66 of 158
8/16/05 at 5:47pm
I don't mind snowboards/snowboarders.

They always seem to know where the good stuff is, and few are as snobby as most middle aged skiiers
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post #67 of 158
8/16/05 at 7:13pm
When ever I try and pass a skier they turn for no reason, cut me off and sometines they make me hit them. What kind of person turns on a green run?
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post #68 of 158
8/16/05 at 7:26pm
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Originally Posted by telerod15
It's hard to understand but get on steep exposed terrain. No athiest in fox hole kind of thing.
LOL...I saw that firsthand while hiking left gulley @ Tucks this past spring! There was a group of kids in their late teens/early 20's sitting up top, ostensibly attempting to recover from the hike up. We sat down next to them to do the same, when all of a sudden one of them whipped out a pipe & corresponding green filler. Before he could even get a lighter out (which given the 50+ mph winds coming off the snowfields was a lost cause to begin with) several of his buddies started yelling in pseudo gangster slang "Yo, is you out yo mind dawg?! Look how steep that sh!t is!" Ahh, yes...much more effective than the D.A.R.E. Program!!
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post #69 of 158
8/16/05 at 7:42pm
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Originally Posted by SkiStarr90
lets just end this fight...
...with a snowball?
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post #70 of 158
8/16/05 at 7:49pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by BakerBoy
...with a snowball?
Thats gonna leave a mark.
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post #71 of 158
8/16/05 at 7:51pm
Thread Starter 
no you dolts not with a snowball
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post #72 of 158
8/16/05 at 7:51pm
To me, a snowboard is just one big wide ski. Some snowboarders know how to ski it, some just take turns scraping off snow and sitting on the trail watching their friend scrape off snow.

Do snowboarders ride their motorcycles side-saddle?:
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post #73 of 158
8/17/05 at 7:32am
All I can say is thank god for terrain parks it keeps most of the KDI'S (knuckle draggin idiots for those on the west coast: ) off the good runs so the rest of us carving junkies can cut up the good stuff!! And it is so much fun watching a boarder catch their front edge and do a pile driving face plant! life is good!!!
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post #74 of 158
8/17/05 at 8:27am
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Originally Posted by iskitoofast4u
LOL...I saw that firsthand while hiking left gulley @ Tucks this past spring! There was a group of kids in their late teens/early 20's sitting up top, ostensibly attempting to recover from the hike up. We sat down next to them to do the same, when all of a sudden one of them whipped out a pipe & corresponding green filler. Before he could even get a lighter out (which given the 50+ mph winds coming off the snowfields was a lost cause to begin with) several of his buddies started yelling in pseudo gangster slang "Yo, is you out yo mind dawg?! Look how steep that sh!t is!" Ahh, yes...much more effective than the D.A.R.E. Program!!
I know a fellow who pulled his car over and asked for someone else to drive. It seemed to him that the hill on the road was too steep and he was in danger of tipping his car end over end. The road had about a 2 degree slope to it. I Don't know what kind of hash he was smoking.
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post #75 of 158
8/17/05 at 8:31am
Thread Starter 
i dont no why but for every skier i see smoking on the mountain i see 2 snowboarders smoking, i mean how can u be so desperate tha u need to smoke on a mtn? skiers and snowboarders
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post #76 of 158
8/17/05 at 5:05pm
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Originally Posted by kcmcleary
All I can say is thank god for terrain parks it keeps most of the KDI'S (knuckle draggin idiots for those on the west coast: ) off the good runs so the rest of us carving junkies can cut up the good stuff!! And it is so much fun watching a boarder catch their front edge and do a pile driving face plant! life is good!!!
Carving junkie? Have you tried a race board?
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post #77 of 158
8/17/05 at 5:17pm
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Originally Posted by SkiStarr90
i dont no why but for every skier i see smoking on the mountain i see 2 snowboarders smoking, i mean how can u be so desperate tha u need to smoke on a mtn? skiers and snowboarders
First off I don't know what type of smoking you're referring to, although I don't think it's the same type I was. If you routinely see 1 skier & 2 snowboarders smoking, well, they're just asking for a complimentary set of chrome bracelets. So if we're talking about cigarette smokers, the answer is fairly simple: They're physically and mentally addicted. If you think they look desperate on a mountain, you should spend 12+ hours in an airplane with a few smokers!

As for the phenomena you've described (2 riders for every two-planker), it's most likely a combination of demographics and your own personal prejudice towards snowboarders. Just as conservatives see massive evidence of liberal bias in the media, the anti-snowboard crowd is naturally more tuned in to the actions of snowboarders.
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post #78 of 158
8/17/05 at 5:20pm
Cigarettes are just another form of natural selection... since the "parents eating their young" thing doesnt carry over to the human species we need something to weed out those who are unfit.
Later
GREG
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post #79 of 158
8/17/05 at 5:21pm
Thread Starter 
By the way the FAA has banned smoking on airflights since the 90's
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post #80 of 158
8/17/05 at 5:33pm
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Originally Posted by SkiStarr90
By the way the FAA has banned smoking on airflights since the 90's
Precisely my point.
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post #81 of 158
8/17/05 at 5:40pm

Obviously you don't know who you're dealing with!

Skistarr90, I found your public profile very illuminating; it really helped me understand your point of view. Thanks for being so forthright and honest.

-The Steel Junkie
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post #82 of 158
8/17/05 at 8:56pm
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Originally Posted by volantaddict
Skistarr90, I found your public profile very illuminating; it really helped me understand your point of view. Thanks for being so forthright and honest.

-The Steel Junkie
Now now VA, I'm willing to wager that blizzards are at the top of the list in regards to favorite terrain for many of us around these parts!
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post #83 of 158
8/18/05 at 9:28pm
I can't say I haven't tried it yet so what can I say.
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post #84 of 158
8/18/05 at 9:37pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by iskitoofast4u
Now now VA, I'm willing to wager that blizzards are at the top of the list in regards to favorite terrain for many of us around these parts!
Actually, I was referring to his birthdate. I love skiing in blizzards!
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post #85 of 158
8/18/05 at 10:03pm
Volantaddict, as long as the thread has departed from its path long ago....Speaking of his birthdate, what were you doing in 1990? I'm curious if you are a native Montanan. I was in the process of moving from Ohio to California and had just bought a new pair of Hart skis and Koflach boots (a mistake that I think cannot be replicated). My kids were only 5 and 8, and I was about 15 years younger at the tender age of 36. Arguably, I still looked OK in a swim suit on the NACRA 5.7 catamaran, which now mostly sits on dry land. No wonder SkiStarr90 makes me feel old.:
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post #86 of 158
8/18/05 at 10:20pm
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Originally Posted by Cirquerider
Volantaddict, as long as the thread has departed from its path long ago....Speaking of his birthdate, what were you doing in 1990? I'm curious if you are a native Montanan. I was in the process of moving from Ohio to California and had just bought a new pair of Hart skis and Koflach boots (a mistake that I think cannot be replicated). My kids were only 5 and 8, and I was about 15 years younger at the tender age of 36. Arguably, I still looked OK in a swim suit on the NACRA 5.7 catamaran, which now mostly sits on dry land. No wonder SkiStarr90 makes me feel old.:
Hmmm...1990 I was a fine arts major at University of Oregon, a hitch-hikin'-tie-dye-making-bead-stringin'-pot-smoking-acid-trippin'-Grateful-Dead-dancin'-hippity-dippity-trippity-freak. Ah, those were the days!
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post #87 of 158
8/19/05 at 4:48am
Snow boarders are people just like us. The term "punk " was used - I'd say most are punk wan-a-be's. The true punks are few and far between and I prefer a true punk to some rich kid with an attitude any day. I don't mind seeing people smokin bones on the mountain. It reminds me of the good ol days. I've been on the receiving end of their $h!t, but I'm not afraid to get right in their face and give it back. They are mostly kids who run when you say boo.

For the most part they are just people who's sport is unfulfilling. Most of these guys will drop boarding by their 25th birthday. I enjoy being on the mountain with anyone who has passion about the experience.

The only other point I would make - East vs. West is a factor. Snowboards are real bad for surfaces. They polish the ice. As I see it in the East, it's an evil tool.
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post #88 of 158
8/19/05 at 8:00am
I'm going to call on the moderator/administrators to just go ahead and kill these threads before they get going...they continually prove to be nothing but a waste of time and energy as well as a source of frustration to all...
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post #89 of 158
8/19/05 at 8:05am
Thread Starter 
I already asked them to close it, they havent yet (obviously).
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post #90 of 158
8/19/05 at 8:56am

So Sad

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Originally Posted by SkiStarr90
Personally, I very much dislike Snowboarders. What do you think. please let all your feelings out.
You get what you expect out of people in life.
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