Snowboarding is the new Skiing - Snowboarding Forum

anti-bling · 12-01-2010, 12:30 AM

Back in the 80's, that lame era of perrier, wine coolers, tight pants, and bad synth-rawk, skiing thoroughly sucked.
Not entirely mind you, some people didn't take it too seriously and rocked out (watch some old footage of Glen Plake)

But for the most part, it was populated with self-important, whining, look-at-me day-glo lameness. It had fallen victim to its own supposed 'coolness', and while it sunk deeper and deeper into conspicuous consumption, fashion, and narcissism, the lamer it got. Believe me, i was there, and i skied.

Then snowboarding came. It was soon outlawed by skiers who had 'rules' on the way people should look, or turn on the hill. Snowboarding exploded the narrow views and tight pants of skiing, no longer content with perfect their schnoodling on groomers, being on a snowboard meant you could hit EVERYTHING. All terrain was game, and the style was anti-skiing. Anti-rules, anti-elitist french fashion, and anti-seriousness.

And now 20 years on, snowboarders are again listening to bad synth-rawk and wearing tight pants.

But its not just superficial, snowboarding is now taking its own self-image as seriously as skiing did. And it is making the sport lame. Maybe you don't believe me. Snowboarding is still fun, you may say. Yes, but it is a very limited kind of fun nowadays, terribly overshadowed by worries about sticker placement and coordinated outfits and coolness.

The hype machine in its effort to sell snowboarding to everybody has also created a market for the unessential parts of conspicuous consumption, fashion, and narcissism, which is swallowing the sport. It makes me sad to see that snowboarding has taken over the place of skiing, the things it rebelled against.

Just wanted you to know.

Hating starts in three....

two....

one....

Method · 12-01-2010, 01:11 AM

I wasn't aware I should care what the other people are doing.

I think that about sums up this discussion... good day sir

Xelorz · 12-01-2010, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Method

I wasn't aware I should care what the other people are doing.

Agreed. Mind your own business. Problem Solved.

Snowfox · 12-01-2010, 01:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anti-bling

Back in the 80's, that lame era of perrier, wine coolers, tight pants, and bad synth-rawk, skiing thoroughly sucked.
Not entirely mind you, some people didn't take it too seriously and rocked out (watch some old footage of Glen Plake)

But for the most part, it was populated with self-important, whining, look-at-me day-glo lameness. It had fallen victim to its own supposed 'coolness', and while it sunk deeper and deeper into conspicuous consumption, fashion, and narcissism, the lamer it got. Believe me, i was there, and i skied.

Then snowboarding came. It was soon outlawed by skiers who had 'rules' on the way people should look, or turn on the hill. Snowboarding exploded the narrow views and tight pants of skiing, no longer content with perfect their schnoodling on groomers, being on a snowboard meant you could hit EVERYTHING. All terrain was game, and the style was anti-skiing. Anti-rules, anti-elitist french fashion, and anti-seriousness.

And now 20 years on, snowboarders are again listening to bad synth-rawk and wearing tight pants.

But its not just superficial, snowboarding is now taking its own self-image as seriously as skiing did. And it is making the sport lame. Maybe you don't believe me. Snowboarding is still fun, you may say. Yes, but it is a very limited kind of fun nowadays, terribly overshadowed by worries about sticker placement and coordinated outfits and coolness.

The hype machine in its effort to sell snowboarding to everybody has also created a market for the unessential parts of conspicuous consumption, fashion, and narcissism, which is swallowing the sport. It makes me sad.
Just wanted you to know.

Hating starts in three....

two....

one....

Meh, I'll give you some points for trying I suppose.

Toecutter · 12-01-2010, 07:00 AM

Nice rant. Not sure what it all means, but I give you an A for enthusiasm.

c_mack9 · 12-01-2010, 07:11 AM

maybe we should just kill all the snowboarders?

ozman204 · 12-01-2010, 07:42 AM

well that being said the only thing to do now would
be to rebel

Lets Ski!!!!!!!

Toecutter · 12-01-2010, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ozman204

well that being said the only thing to do now would
be to rebel

Lets Ski!!!!!!!

Wouldn't the natural progression be to bring back ski ballet? Ha!

caneyhead · 12-01-2010, 08:13 AM

Reference flick "Swift, silent, deep" for repudiation of above skier generalization.

Grizz · 12-01-2010, 09:03 AM

Guess I was wrong. I'd been thinking Snowboarding is the new foosball.

12-01-2010, 12:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
anti-bling Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nagano, Japan Posts: 192	Snowboarding is the new Skiing Back in the 80's, that lame era of perrier, wine coolers, tight pants, and bad synth-rawk, skiing thoroughly sucked. Not entirely mind you, some people didn't take it too seriously and rocked out (watch some old footage of Glen Plake) But for the most part, it was populated with self-important, whining, look-at-me day-glo lameness. It had fallen victim to its own supposed 'coolness', and while it sunk deeper and deeper into conspicuous consumption, fashion, and narcissism, the lamer it got. Believe me, i was there, and i skied. Then snowboarding came. It was soon outlawed by skiers who had 'rules' on the way people should look, or turn on the hill. Snowboarding exploded the narrow views and tight pants of skiing, no longer content with perfect their schnoodling on groomers, being on a snowboard meant you could hit EVERYTHING. All terrain was game, and the style was anti-skiing. Anti-rules, anti-elitist french fashion, and anti-seriousness. And now 20 years on, snowboarders are again listening to bad synth-rawk and wearing tight pants. But its not just superficial, snowboarding is now taking its own self-image as seriously as skiing did. And it is making the sport lame. Maybe you don't believe me. Snowboarding is still fun, you may say. Yes, but it is a very limited kind of fun nowadays, terribly overshadowed by worries about sticker placement and coordinated outfits and coolness. The hype machine in its effort to sell snowboarding to everybody has also created a market for the unessential parts of conspicuous consumption, fashion, and narcissism, which is swallowing the sport. It makes me sad to see that snowboarding has taken over the place of skiing, the things it rebelled against. Just wanted you to know. Hating starts in three.... two.... one.... __________________ King Shit of Turdville Last edited by anti-bling; 12-01-2010 at 01:44 AM.

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12-01-2010, 01:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
Method Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Post Falls,ID Posts: 622	I wasn't aware I should care what the other people are doing. I think that about sums up this discussion... good day sir

12-01-2010, 07:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
Toecutter Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mt. Bachelor Posts: 1,512	Nice rant. Not sure what it all means, but I give you an A for enthusiasm.

12-01-2010, 07:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
c_mack9 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: western KY Posts: 543	maybe we should just kill all the snowboarders?

12-01-2010, 07:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
ozman204 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 9	well that being said the only thing to do now would be to rebel Lets Ski!!!!!!!

12-01-2010, 08:13 AM	#9 (permalink)
caneyhead Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Big Sky MT Posts: 98	Reference flick "Swift, silent, deep" for repudiation of above skier generalization.

12-01-2010, 09:03 AM	#10 (permalink)
Grizz Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Junction of 84 and 35 Posts: 1,023	Guess I was wrong. I'd been thinking Snowboarding is the new foosball.