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07-05-2022, 08:08 PM #826
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07-05-2022, 08:28 PM #827
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07-05-2022, 08:38 PM #828
I’m just here
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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07-05-2022, 08:55 PM #829Registered User
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07-05-2022, 08:57 PM #830
your IG gives me a boner
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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07-05-2022, 10:01 PM #831
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07-05-2022, 10:12 PM #832
You have every right to be proud of yourself and your kids, no question.
But I don't think CG's relative success in the Instagram sphere detracts from what you or yours have accomplished - not in the least.
Just because her "influencer schtick" may seem cheezy to some of us jaded folk here in teh TRG, it isn't in itself a bad thing IMO, despite what some in this thread may assert.
I would posit that her "schtick" is inspirational to others, especially young women who aspire to big mountains, who weren't raised with stellar role models like yourself to guide them. She does tend to be goal oriented, and fairly successful at achieving said goals, which is admirable. She could be a whole helluvalot worse, like an empty Kardashian.
Sure, it may be disingenuous when she plays the victim, especially as somebody who seems to have had a comfortable white upper middle class midwestern upbringing. But we don't know what has forged her - she has definitely had her share of tragedy and loss, and as this thread attests, she gets more than her share of shit slung her way.
We're all skiers here. We don't always agree on means and ends, but we all love sliding on the snow.
I'll be happy to buy you the next round as well next time we meet up.
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07-05-2022, 10:16 PM #833
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07-05-2022, 10:20 PM #834
Well said TU.
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07-05-2022, 10:31 PM #835
Well said, Tri-Ungulate. Calling out Caroline specifically as disingenuous is dumb. There is environmental hypocrisy with the POW/climate change schtick combined with the global jet-setting, but its no worse than other pro skiers and I know most of us would jump at the chance to join her on any of these trips. While she may not be a perfect example of a sustainable athlete she does a better job than most pro skiers. I would say that POW and the ski industry as a whole is disingenuous and its mostly just greenwashing, but its unfair to pile blame on specific athletes for racking up more frequent flier miles than you do.
The heli wedding photos get mentioned - I know Matt flew her for free and they did not land in wilderness (I know Matt has on many other occasions, a topic for another day). While its not a great look, it was an hour in a heli on one evening. She doesn't heli ski, which is about the highest-emission activity a skier could partake in other than flying in private jets maybe. She made her name skiing in resorts and in the backcountry, not on TGR/Matchstick-funded heli-fueled circlejerks. Its strange to pile on to Caroline for a single heli ride while applauding other skiers who ride helis constantly while also claiming to be "climate-activists"
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07-05-2022, 10:48 PM #836
+1 to what TriU and Benneke posted.
One of the coolest things I’ve seen in my decades of skiing and mtn biking is the increased amt of women out there. Let’s be glad that there are a variety of women finding ways to make it work; that variety among the film stars and SM influencers increases the odds that the next generation is seeing the stoke they want to see.
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07-06-2022, 12:32 AM #837
I'm just here for the hot cody pics.
It's a war of the mind and we're armed to the teeth.
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07-06-2022, 05:34 AM #838Registered User
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We just call them Cody pics
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07-06-2022, 06:07 AM #839
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07-06-2022, 08:21 AM #840
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07-06-2022, 09:36 AM #841
She's an 'Athlete Activist' TM bruh in her own words. I think she's asking to be held to a higher 'standard'.
When you go out and turn yourself into a brand your going to have people that don't like your brand. And part of the 'being the brand' is it's all about you. And that makes it hard to be genuine IMHO.
You know what would be cool? Caroline uses her brand to fund expeditions for women who haven't had the opportunity due to money or exposure or whatever....
Either way she's doing what she wants to do and I hope she's happy. I'm sure she's nice in person. I just have a lot more respect for the people that are working hard behind the scenes at programs like SheJumps.When life gives you haters, make haterade.
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07-06-2022, 10:12 AM #842
are we talkin bout this bro?
https://www.ksl.com/article/50367160...che-near-provo
friends dont let friends
make what the shitfuck skicuts
maybe she can help
as a skier i got no problem with skiers usin fossil fuel to ski very few dont
gnarisistic twit shit
not as much"When the child was a child it waited patiently for the first snow and it still does"- Van "The Man" Morrison
"I find I have already had my reward, in the doing of the thing" - Buzz Holmstrom
"THIS IS WHAT WE DO"-AML -ski on in eternal peace
"I have posted in here but haven't read it carefully with my trusty PoliAsshat antenna on."-DipshitDanno
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07-06-2022, 10:15 AM #843
I think the entire "athlete-activist" genre is bullshit, but my point is that its not just Caroline and its unfair to call her out specifically. Jeremy Jones and his merry band of self congratulatory "athlete activists" are just as annoying. I used to work on capitol hill, playing dress up and meeting with congressional staffers and occasionally members does basically nothing except promote their own images as "part of the solution." I don't mean to sound so pessimistic but pro skiers aren't going to stop climate change and it bothers me that they are using it to grift.
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07-06-2022, 10:17 AM #844
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07-06-2022, 12:35 PM #845Registered User
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as per matt g, looking at his insta feed is depressing as hell. weird to a person that age so obsessed with showing off the gram.
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07-06-2022, 12:44 PM #846
I’ll just say as someone who used to know Caroline in her youth, I wouldn’t say hello to her if I saw her these days. She’s amazingly narcissistic and annoying.
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07-06-2022, 12:50 PM #847
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07-06-2022, 02:24 PM #848
I don’t follow CG closely, but I recall she does try to do things similar to what you’re suggesting.
As we went about planning this, we talked to Adrian Ballinger and Alpenglow and they actually hired two female guides for our expedition. So we have a 50/50 split of women and men on our expedition, which I can’t help but think that our mission sort of played a role in their hiring these female guides. We also have a female high-altitude doctor.Know of a pair of Fischer Ranger 107Ti 189s (new or used) for sale? PM me.
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07-06-2022, 03:09 PM #849Registered User
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07-06-2022, 03:52 PM #850
Gonna give CG a follow in IG and see if she's as bad as y'all are claiming. I actually follow BL on the gram and the content isn't intrusive, and if you DM him with questions about skiing and gear he'll actually get back to you without sarcasm or pretension which is more than I can say about this place most of the time.
Anyway the more collective stoke the better
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