No Faith in the Moral Standards of the Players as a Group

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Young skiers are maniacs. My 8 year old bombs down every goddamn run (as I'm screaming at her to slow down).

I'm jealous. They grew up with these short parabolic skis. They never knew the pain of 190s, how it was impossible not to catch an edge and get out of control so easily.

I love seeing those old cats who still use straight skis. You've got to be a badass to run those things down a black diamond.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I'm jealous. They grew up with these short parabolic skis. They never knew the pain of 190s, how it was impossible not to catch an edge and get out of control so easily.

I love seeing those old cats who still use straight skis. You've got to be a badass to run those things down a black diamond.

The transition to shaped skis was a game-changer. Like going from wooden tennis rackets to composites.