How many pros would you recognize in street clothes?

[PNWbrit]

I was on a plane with Nobis once, I recognized him.

Were you sitting next to him?

That always seems to happen to me on planes.

[stradissimo]

I think I would recognize Alkasqawlik, but only if he was rocking the super 'stache.

[lowsparkco]

yeah, Plake I should have thought of him....

some good stories in here

[astralboy15]

I can understand not recognizing some relatives. But I think my dysfunction is more generic: I can be looking right at someone I know and not recognize them. And are they offended? Sheesh.

Somone more-or-less beat me to it. But I didn't see that until after I opened the wikipedia page. So here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosopagnosia

[MJbumper1121]

I saw Simon Dumont at the gym in Silverthorne. The head to toe covered in his sponsor's gear was a dead giveaway for people who don't know his face.

[HotCarl]

I noticed Chad Otterstrom at A-basin once.

Can you guess how?

[old goat]

My son, who's a serious gym rat, was in the gym in Truckee with Daron Rahlves. He didn't recognize Daron but Daron came up and introduced himself (first name). I doubt too many pro skiers would do that. Made my son's week.

[HotCarl]

Hope he doesn't make a habit of just going up and befriending young men in the gym...

[stradissimo]

Hope he doesn't make a habit of just going up and befriending young men in the gym...

"Do you like movies about gladiators?"

[spook]

i was wondering what a thread on prostitution was doing in ski/snowboard

[Nic.A]

i hardly recognize my friends, let alone pros. I see lots of gapers.

[powder11]

I was on a plane with Nobis once, I recognized him.

kind of hard not to recognize teh dude trying to choke out the flight attendant for cutting him off

[ZekeWolf]

I would recognize Vonn but only without clothes.

[old goat]

Hope he doesn't make a habit of just going up and befriending young men in the gym...

You wouldn't say that if he was here.

[Jimty]

Not sure I'd recognise many apart from Sage and Plake.

I did see Seth Morrison on a bus in Chamonix back in January, but I didn't realise it was him - I thought it might just be some guy that had bought the skis and grown the hair to go with them. Then I clocked the all-Oakley gear and overheard him talking to a guy that looked a lot like Nate Wallace about his time in Cham the previous year, which got me thinking. Missed out on getting on a chair with them so I couldn't say for sure if it was him, so at risk of looking like a stalker I asked Seth on Twitter and he was like "Yeah, you should have said hi".

[moops]

add to the list Kaj Zackrisson

[stuckathuntermtn]

Yeah, I guess I'd recommend Plake.
He'd be the one still living while everyone was struck dead around him.
What a badass.

Possibly Vonn or Mancuso.

[PNWbrit]

You wouldn't say that if he was here.

I'd recognize the guy holding Daron Rahlve's coat.

[nateski]

would have tanner hall. rip

[HotCarl]

You wouldn't say that if he was here.

I probably would. Because I wouldn't recognize him.

[bklyn]

...The most amazing thing was the size of them....they were all fairly short, slim built and looked almost exactly the same. It was like the dwarf scene from the Lord of The rings.

So true! That vaguely familiar, thinly built almost 5'7" guy... definitely pro. Some rare outliers just under 6' but very few.

Something about that body type favors the air and flippy spinny skill set of freeski/big mtn pros. They leave the racing world where the larger/beefier types are favored, but retain the best of that training.

[ShadyNasty]

My son, who's a serious gym rat, was in the gym in Truckee with Daron Rahlves. He didn't recognize Daron but Daron came up and introduced himself (first name). I doubt too many pro skiers would do that. Made my son's week.

You'd be surprised

after having 4-5 short conversations with some dude in Bariloche, I finally asked,

Me: "So what do you do? I feel like its got to be something cool?"
Him: "I ski"
Me: Sounds Cool
Him: Sometimes
Me:Who do you ride for?
Him: Mountain Hardware, Head Skis, Matchstick
Me (very suspicious I am talking to a pro skier by now): What's Your Name?
Him: James

Me (now with knowing grin): James What?

Him: James Heim

fast forward 2 nights

Me (stumbles up with near empty 3L bottle of red wine in hand) : James I'm only gonna be drunk enough to do this once
James (worried look changes to laughter as he see's me get out my iphone)

[ShadyNasty]

I'm just over 6', so Heimer is probably about 5'10, but absolutely ripped. You don't make it through a career of cliff-stomping without enough muscle to hold your body together. I have always known skinny guys who excel in the park because they are so light and nimble, but I think as the mountains get bigger riders need to get bigger (or at least stronger).

Something about that body type favors the air and flippy spinny skill set of freeski/big mtn pros. They leave the racing world where the larger/beefier types are favored, but retain the best of that training.

I agree but I disagree. The skinny dudes totally have an advantage in freestyle and a disadvantage in racing (its just physics). An ex-racer friend of mine switched from racing to freestyle because of this.

But i do not think it is right to say it favors 'freeski/big mtn' unless by big mtn you mean hucking tricks of cornices, because there are still big mountain skiers who focus on charging the biggest, raddest lines with full fucking afterburners. When I think ultimate Big Mountain charger I think Hoji, who I do not think would appreciate being called a skinny, little guy.

And when you are just trying to stomp the biggest cliff that is all leg/core strength. I think beefier dudes again have some advantages here. It's just that the fad in skiing from 2003-2010 was park/build a park in the backcountry and call it big mountain skiing.

But its all about personal style, because maybe I straight-line some gnar full speed while my skinny park friends take something less exposed with better airs for them to rad it up with their ski-grabbin, helicopter spinnin, and going upside-down.


But even off a man-made jump I would rather see a beefy hard-charger throw that slow-mo 3 and hold it steazy then watch some skinny emo kid my age who does too much cocaine (Simon Dumont) who I could beat up throw another 360,000 degree spin with a brokeback rodeo.

Skiers of my generation only care about style (mostly determined by how much $ their helmet/goggles cost). I just always wanted to go 100 mph, so I tend to like the older chargers.

If I'm not with AT/Skiers I like to hang out with snowboarders more than skiers. If they actually take it seriously they are usually a more authentic crew these days (probably always have been, just got a bad rep from the fuckin posers like with Skateboarding)

[MJbumper1121]

I assume these lines work equally well with the ladies?

Me: "So what do you do? I feel like its got to be something cool?"

Me (stumbles up with near empty 3L bottle of red wine in hand) : I'm only gonna be drunk enough to do this once


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