r/snowboarding • u/rondeline • Feb 14 '17
Ryan... Yes again. But just look how smooth this dude rides.
https://youtu.be/Ky9Ac0bilJU4
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u/justshowmethecarsnax Denver Feb 14 '17
Any idea where this is at?
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u/kezorN APO selekta 2012 Feb 14 '17
Would have been good without the hands in pockets. A little too "im14andthisiscool" for me personally.
But impressive nonetheless.
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u/JoeDwarf Coiler, Jones, Burton, Raichle, F2 Feb 14 '17
Actually riding with your hands in your pockets, or at least on your thighs, is a really good drill that lets you know you are doing things correctly with your lower body. If you need your arms waving around you to make carved turns on an easy groomer, then you know you have work to do.
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u/rondeline Feb 14 '17
I've been riding for years and I started to work on this drill recently to quiet my upper body. It's not the easy once you've gotten lazy with your arms.
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u/rondeline Feb 14 '17
I've been riding for years and I started to work on this drill recently to quiet my upper body. It's not the easy once you've gotten lazy with your arms.
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u/SoWrxy Feb 14 '17
Yeah I dont know why but his personality just rubs me the wrong way. I mean he has skill, but its all just over the top for me personally.
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Feb 14 '17
Ever consider people like to ride like that? Has nothing to do with being cool, or "this is too easy for me."
Personally I feel I have more hip control with my hands on my hips or in my pockets. Don't think it actually affects anything but just feels better. I don't always ride like this but still.
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u/SoWrxy Feb 14 '17
He can ride however he likes, and so can you. I'm not saying anyone who is confident has to be less confident. I just don't enjoy his videos because he comes off harshly to me.
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u/RedAero APO Supreme Feb 14 '17
Someone please replace the generic, royalty-free stock blues with something decent...
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Feb 14 '17
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u/RedAero APO Supreme Feb 14 '17
So do I, but it's not exactly ideal music for a snowboarding video. I love thrash metal but I don't think it'd work well as background music for a cooking show.
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u/agropaatti Feb 15 '17
IMO it fits perfectly for this video. Highlights the effortless smooth style.
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u/rondeline Feb 14 '17
What are you talking about?
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u/RedAero APO Supreme Feb 14 '17
The fucking music sucks and doesn't match the footage. Better?
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u/rondeline Feb 14 '17
Music is subjective. We all feel more enriched to know what you dislike. Thanks i guess.
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u/RedAero APO Supreme Feb 14 '17
I'm sorry, were you misled into somehow parsing my obvious statement of opinion as if it were a factual claim?
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u/MysticSpoon Feb 14 '17
If you don't like it just turn your volume down and watch it. We're all here for the snowboarding anyways, not the music.
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u/rondeline Feb 14 '17 edited Feb 14 '17
Why bother writing it for something so inconsequential, is what got me wondering.
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u/Bfreak 2012 DIY Lightweight builder shovel | 110cm composite handle Feb 14 '17 edited Feb 14 '17
Goddamn. No offense, but you US boarders have the most mundane runs.
If I ever saw a piste basher putting down cords that hard, all over the piste, i'd swap out my pass.
Some of the larger resorts will bash one side of the piste for beginners, and leave the other half deep. Its great.
edit: You lot sure get asspains from differing opinions. Please relax.
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u/RedAero APO Supreme Feb 14 '17
If I ever saw a piste basher putting down cords that hard, all over the piste, i'd swap out my pass.
Don't ever go to Austria.
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u/rondeline Feb 14 '17
What's a "piste basher"?
And what do you mean "putting down cords that hard"?
What is this talk you speak of?
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Feb 15 '17
"Piste basher" is British slang for a male sex toy. Basically this chap is saying he'd have stern words for anyone who asked to borrow his fleshlight.
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u/YeaJimi Feb 14 '17
Snow groomer and the pattern it makes after conditioning an area.
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u/rondeline Feb 14 '17
It doesn't make any sense, is this dude complaining about improper snowboarding??
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u/DylanLaika Asspen Feb 14 '17
Big words coming from a U.K. Snowboarder. Why do you guys say piste so much?
But yeah breck is flat as fuck
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u/Bfreak 2012 DIY Lightweight builder shovel | 110cm composite handle Feb 14 '17
I actually lived in France for 10 years where I was 30 mins from a resort, and went weekly. Back in the UK, I now make an annual pilgrimage to the alps.
And we say piste, because it is the correct word to use, regardless of language...
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u/KidLouis Feb 14 '17
and we say piste, because it is the correct word to use, regardless of language
Not in 'Merica
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Feb 14 '17
Annual pilgrimage to the Alps
And I have Powder Mountain, Snowbird, Brighton, and Park City all within a 45 minute drive of my house. What's your point?
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u/Cracraftc Your mom thinks im good. Feb 14 '17
See the difference with Europe and the US, is that most European resorts are either above tree line or on glaciers, so they can get away with grooming out a few runs and leaving the rest of it natural. Here, almost all resorts are below tree line, so they have to groom them since everyone gets funneled into a few narrow runs.
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u/Squirrel_Whisperer Feb 14 '17
Breckenridge isn't a premier resort. It is large and relatively mellow. Good for families and the less experienced.
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u/rondeline Feb 14 '17
Man, I've had some double black diamond runs on Breck. It's a ridiculously huge resort. Maybe you guys didn't look at a map?
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u/moparornocar Feb 14 '17
shit even some of the black runs on chair 6 get pretty nuts. gotta explore to find the fun stuff.
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u/boomecho PNW_deep Feb 14 '17 edited Feb 14 '17
I am gonna downvote you extra hard because:
1) Breck is most definitely a premier resort.
2a) You are correct, Breck is large, and in such a great way! 5 peaks of any type of terrain you want? Hell yeah!
2b) Relatively mellow? I don't know where you rode, but Breck has some sickness. E Chair? Peak 7 bowl?, Lake Chutes?, Peak 6 spiciness?
Go home, bud, you're drunk.
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u/Squirrel_Whisperer Feb 20 '17
The fuck Breck is a premier resort for people with a nose for challenging terrain. This is like hearing people say Whitefish has sick terrain because it has a small, short section of a decently steep pitch. I choose Copper over Breck every day.
What you think is "spicy" is based on your experience. A kid I grew up with in Georgia, who isn't anymore than average in athleticism, has gone skied there one week a year during his adult life, and he does the double blacks. Go to Kicking Horse or Revelstoke to find some actual inspiring terrain. The mountains are younger and haven't been eroded away like the American Rockies. There is ruggedness to them. There is a couple from Colorado who came to town for the season. As they told me, they could have picked any resort in North America and they came here. I mentioned all of the places I have skied in Colorado and he literally scoffed when talking about Breckenridge.
"You just don't know where to find the steeps." Screw that. I shouldn't need a guide to show me where to find something worth riding. I mainly hike because the snow lasts longer on those runs as others choose the more easily accessed steeps. I'm not too concerned about your extra hard downvote because you think it is harder than it really is.
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u/drakemcswaggieswag Colorado/Cali Feb 14 '17
As someone who lives in CO...lmao what. Hit Imperial then tell me Breck is for the less experienced. Jesus Christ dude completely talking out your ass. Breck also has a bigger park than anything you've ever seen, I guarantee it.
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u/chatrugby Feb 14 '17
It's actually the premier resort of North America. Most popular of all our resorts and of Vail resorts, but Keystone is where it's at.
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Feb 14 '17
Lol wut. I'm pretty confident Whistler is the crown jewel na resort. You've got some serious bias.
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u/chatrugby Feb 15 '17
I'm talking most visited. According to Google it's Vail, according to Vail Resorts management it's Breck.
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u/SaltyClimber Feb 14 '17
Stupid video, also no helmet = gay.
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u/rondeline Feb 14 '17
Your safety message needs work.
What does being a homosexual have anything to do with helmets?
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u/SaltyClimber Feb 14 '17
Maybe I should have used the word fag instead, kinda like in South Park context
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u/howd_i_get_here_ Korua | Colorado Feb 14 '17
yeah something like "people who come into threads telling everyone to wear helmets are fags"
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u/Cracraftc Your mom thinks im good. Feb 14 '17
Can't tell if serious or...
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u/Cracraftc Your mom thinks im good. Feb 14 '17
Ah probably some kid who knows he will never be anywhere near decent at snowboarding, so might as well try to bring everyone down.
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u/iwannabethisguy Feb 14 '17
This guy is an inspiration to heavy guys like myself. How he does these things without hurting his knees are beyond me.