Thread: The Gaper Spirit Animal

^I think he'd claim it, oblivious to the fact it's a joke that he's the butt of, and not an actual ski icon.

edit: soups!

Originally Posted by philth

More cowbell..I mean more GoPro

+1, otherwise it looks good.

I got real work I should be doing... but it's so compelling.

This is real work. Looks good. Maybe G. S. A. on there as well?

As a fan of our natural neon environment, I wonder if we're all perhaps missing out on the fact that the GSA might have mated at some point with a willing female...

A. Cocktail waitress?
B. 19 y.o. snowboard chick with a goofy animal hat?
C. German shepherd
D. Your little sister.



Essentially, I'm hypothesizing that if this is true, the GSA could very well be targeting women at YOUR LOCAL SKI HILL whilst trying to strengthen his offspring's genetic code. In my opinion, this is probably the primary reason for his douchey behavior and expensive trips.

What does this mean you all ask? I have one answer:



I believe this is documented evidence of a baby GSA that is entirely made of GOPROS.

I like the Believe sticker a lot, but I feel like it needs to say GSA somewhere at least.

On second thought, maybe not.

Yeah, I think I like it more subtle. But I'll play around with it some more over lunch.

Originally Posted by Clownshoe

I'm sending a prayer that I may be blessed with a GSA sighting in Whistler. Truly it would be like coming off the Peak Chair and seeing a burning bush.

I'd probably fall to my knees and start speaking in tongues.

Can you imagine rolling up to a wreck and seeing it was the GSA. Mindblown!!

I gota ask, Does GSA heartcarve???

Originally Posted by b0ardski

I gota ask, Does GSA heartcarve???

No. He does not.

Darn, and I thought I'd finally discovered "the path"

Originally Posted by superstator

I got real work I should be doing... but it's so compelling.

What about the boot mounted GoPro?

I just realized what this thread is about. I want to believe, but I am pretty convinced the GSA is some maggot trolling. How did a picture of him training in the morgan stanley gym make it to this webpage otherwise? It would be too much of a coincidence. That being said, my wife has seen him and swears he is 100% real. (She was able to resist his charms, or so she tells me).

If he is an elaborate hoax by a poster on this board, my hat is off to you, sir.

Can I still get a sticker, even if I have a hard time believing?

Originally Posted by skiski

I just realized what this thread is about. I want to believe, but I am pretty convinced the GSA is some maggot trolling. How did a picture of him training in the morgan stanley gym make it to this webpage otherwise? It would be too much of a coincidence. That being said, my wife has seen him and swears he is 100% real. (She was able to resist his charms, or so she tells me).

If he is an elaborate hoax by a poster on this board, my hat is off to you, sir.

Can I still get a sticker, even if I have a hard time believing?

Damn man where did your wife see him!?! We must chronicle ANY and ALL sightings in this thread.

with all those cameras, there's got to be some video online somewhere......

Originally Posted by skiski

That being said, my wife has seen him and swears he is 100% real. (She was able to resist his charms, or so she tells me).

Go on.......

Originally Posted by soups818

Damn man where did your wife see him!?! We must chronicle ANY and ALL sightings in this thread.

At alta, within a day or two of the well-documented Snowbird sighting, so it's not really news.

Originally Posted by superstator

I got real work I should be doing... but it's so compelling.

that's fucking great right there. but put in in one of those ovals like you usually see with letters and the like in them.

Gorgeous. So mystical, so powerful, so vibrant, so gapetastic.

Originally Posted by superstator

I got real work I should be doing... but it's so compelling.

Originally Posted by Maximus Farcisimus

Can you imagine rolling up to a wreck and seeing it was the GSA. Mindblown!!

can you imagine BEING in a wreck and having the GSA roll up to you?

I just realized what this thread is about. I want to believe, but I am pretty convinced the GSA is some maggot trolling. How did a picture of him training in the morgan stanley gym make it to this webpage otherwise? It would be too much of a coincidence. That being said, my wife has seen him and swears he is 100% real. (She was able to resist his charms, or so she tells me).

Lots of mags work in finance and more mags than you think work in finance in NYC. How about this....the GSA was spotted at Snowbird and posted up by a random mag......an unrelated mag in NYC recognizes the GSA on this site and boom! The Thread is on its way to HOF status.

I was tempted to add some small text around the border, but it seems like less is more. One of many lessons the GSA has to teach us.

Regarding Believe stickers:

I understand we gotta use color so the harness shows up, but wouldn't an all-black silhouette of the mythical beast and the statement "I believe" be more subtle, more original, and would more clearly show the dual GoPros? Let's face it, no sticker could ever capture all of the little details. Plus, I have a hypothesis that GSA gets his power directly from the dual GoPros, so they're really the only thing imperative to capturing the GSA vibe in a simple image. The harness and all that other stuff is just accoutrement.

my $.02, but I'm going to buy whatever merch comes out of this.

Or maybe start with this:

Originally Posted by SgtSkidmark

Regarding Believe stickers:

I understand we gotta use color so the harness shows up, but wouldn't an all-black silhouette of the mythical beast and the statement "I believe" be more subtle, more original, and would more clearly show the dual GoPros? Let's face it, no sticker could ever capture all of the little details. Plus, I have a hypothesis that GSA gets his power directly from the dual GoPros, so they're really the only thing imperative to capturing the GSA vibe in a simple image. The harness and all that other stuff is just accoutrement.

my $.02, but I'm going to buy whatever merch comes out of this.

I like the idea. I also like the last revision. Superstator, since you have taken the reins, thoughts? Mock up?