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Is Jonathan Buckhouse the biggest Kook ever?

95K views 353 replies 63 participants last post by  Donutz  
#1 ·
I stumbled upon one of his videos, because of my recommended feed. He is claiming to be a Pro snowboarder, which made me laugh. After seeing his riding not even being close to the actual pro's. Then he was endorsing some pro signature amazon goggles that look like cheap garbage. Funny to look at the comment section on his videos and seeing his fanboys defend his bs.

The Kook vibes, I get from his videos are extremely strong lol.
 
#3 · (Edited)
I see his vids pop-up in my feed also. To me, he is an average (or better than average?) freestyle rider with a large internet following, not necessarily deserved. It demonstrates something to me about "critical mass" on Youtube with their algorithm.. People like to follow a visible figure for some reason. There is this ecosystem in Youtube with Vlogs and the need to keep creating videos. There was one vid I saw where he fell into a creek or something (not accurate, but it was something along those lines) and he made a video about it. Got busted by Keystone ski patrol? make a video about it. Drama queen stuff IMO. Keep creating content on a consistent schedule, no matter how inane. Draw your own conclusions, I guess.
The editing is slick and well polished, and that sells. It blows my mind that people make money doing this, but I'm old and out of touch....
 
#7 ·
As distasteful as it is it is now part of snowboard culture. This guy seems to be another "professional vlogger' unaware of the FTC and YouTube rules about disclosure of freebies and affiliate links. Looking through most snowboard reviews and none seem to have the appropriate disclaimers around free gear (even if just lent as a demo) they got or affiliate links.
 
#9 ·
You know, as much as people hate him for claiming he is a "pro" snowboarder, I have to say he is doing good making it happen. I have met him a couple of times on the hill and he always has a lot of followers and is a genuine person to talk to. If he can make it work, kudos for him. I don't normally hate people unless people directly causing me hassle or shit. I let people do whatever the heck they want but haters are gonna hate.
 
#11 ·
He's a better freestyle rider than I am, and people apparently like watching his videos. If I were riding with him I'd learn things. Maybe the question should be "why aren't more people doing this?" Democratization of snowboard content is a great thing. This stuff is more relatable to me than watching the real pros.

I played guitar in a bar band in college and got paid for it. Technically that makes me a professional player, but I'm light years away from being able to do what, say, Steve Vai does. Still, for people who know nothing about the guitar, the shit I can do blows their mind as much as what Steve Vai does because they have no context for how difficult something might be. New players can also learn a ton from me showing them how to play.

I think there's a place for everyone at the table.
 
#17 ·
It's just for different kind of viewers. Most enthusiasts like us would prefer watching Tommie B for tricks and stuff. A lot of quiver fanatics also like to watch BoardArchieve or AngrySB for board reviews but I am not so much a quiver person. But for 90% of the riders that just do 10 days or less a year, JB is perfect for more of a lifestyle influencer. Different strokes for different folks.
 
#22 ·
Well I mean pro is short for “professional” and the definition of professional is “engaged in a specified activity as one’s main paid occupation rather than as a pastime” - and with a YouTube base a following and ads and sponsors he clearly is making some sort of paid living from this. Maybe he’s not xgames pro sponsor level or a signed pro like some other but by definition he is a pro 🤷‍♂️ He’s just living his best life doing what we all love which is boarding. Kudos to him for making a living out of it even if he is a kook
 
#23 ·
The difference is the revenue stream. Take the ladies that make dumb amounts of money on Twitch cause they game in bikinis...pro gamer? Stripper? Which are they pro at? The answer, they're pro at Twitch. Streaming. Same shit for Jonny Dumbhouse. He is a YouTuber. Take his channel away and he'll get.... what? Yeah that don't make you pro.
 
#26 ·
I stumbled upon one of his videos, because of my recommended feed. He is claiming to be a Pro snowboarder, which made me laugh. After seeing his riding not even being close to the actual pro's. Then he was endorsing some pro signature amazon goggles that look like cheap garbage. Funny to look at the comment section on his videos and seeing his fanboys defend his bs.

The Kook vibes, I get from his videos are extremely strong lol.
I think a good example of someone who deserves the a major following is Casey Willax (if you know him), he doesn’t have a tiny following but it’s definitely not as big as Johnathan. Major props to this guy cuz he’s nuts and if you don’t know who he is you should 100% check him out.
 
#34 ·
Kookhouse just casually breaking rules again in his latest video. Even describing the title as "Can Pro Snowboarders Break Ski Resort Rules". Having followed that guy when he started, quite dissapointed he turned out to be yet another krook on YT. Not linking the video as I don't want him to get more clicks.

He's actively hurting the community especially on a small mountain where decided to pull that shit.
 
#38 ·
I like watching his videos personally. mainly because I have the snow bug bad and he makes a new video everyday... His vids are easy to watch until he starts slanging merch but all the youtubers do it. I would say he is a pretty dang good boarder but definitely not nearly as good as actual pro's. I think he is considered a pro because he 'snowboards' for a living essentially.

I can't find a reason to hate on the guy myself....
 
#39 ·
I like watching his videos personally. mainly because I have the snow bug bad and he makes a new video everyday... His vids are easy to watch until he starts slanging merch but all the youtubers do it. I would say he is a pretty dang good boarder but definitely not nearly as good as actual pro's. I think he is considered a pro because he 'snowboards' for a living essentially.

I can't find a reason to hate on the guy myself....
Too much park shit for me.
 
#44 ·
I agree he doesn't do anything pro level. not even in the park. I dont even ride park but I do like the new content coming all the time. It better than watching the same old videos over and over I guess. speaking of I watched The Art of Flight like a dozen times last week. I love that movie
 
#48 ·
I will add that I love Casey Willax. Dude just seems like a no nonsense guy that's just trying to make his dream happen.
Kookhouse pulls all sorts of stunts for the views. The bs about the pulled tickets. The recent video doing inverted tricks at a park that specifically stated not to.

Like... come on. That's just posting for freaking page views and not really putting out any content that's worth it on its own merits. I legit can't imagine CW going out of his way to break rules for content views. His bombhole episode was so good.
 
#56 ·
I will add that I love Casey Willax. Dude just seems like a no nonsense guy that's just trying to make his dream happen.
Kookhouse pulls all sorts of stunts for the views. The bs about the pulled tickets. The recent video doing inverted tricks at a park that specifically stated not to.

Like... come on. That's just posting for freaking page views and not really putting out any content that's worth it on its own merits. I legit can't imagine CW going out of his way to break rules for content views. His bombhole episode was so good.
Seems hypocritical. Waaahhh, waaaahhhh, we got our passed pulled, but we didn't do anything wrong and then a year later, watch us do inverted aerials even though they have sign saying not to.
 
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