Who is going to Dubai??

[NninoN]

I'm just curious guys, who of you is almost sure for going there? (if u have the invit of course)

[Mark]

had the invite but I will not be going.

[DennisEvans]

fear of the cat drivers?

[NninoN]

As it seems, no one is going...

[sebastian]

I'm comming bro! :)

[mariusgeo]

Originally posted by NninoN
As it seems, no one is going...

Are you kidding?
Besides the qualified (and extended list) are many independent extra riders coming.
So far 35 riders are coming.

World Cup - Dubai 2008, is a breakthrough event in All Winter Sports, the First ever major international event held in the desert. Obviously such an event can't be missed by a serious dedicated skiboarder.

The course & park will be awesome. Many existing features (including quarter pipe) will be arranged for the World Cup by the absolute top experts.

May 22-24, 2008 - Ski-Dubai

[NninoN]

Yea i'm joking, cause none is replying, they are shy :) haha

[taimos]

im coming, just got to fill out the form and all that.

[SKVOT]

i have just one question: WHY DUBAI????????????


its TOO EXPENSIVE!!!!!!((((((((((((( i was in romania without accreditashion... i went RO just to ride & have fun with other gyus wrom all over the world... to watch europe competitions... i`d like it... and surely would like to go to the WORLD CHAMP... but for me its impossible to buy tickets & hotel in Dubai... i`m not a rich man... it`s not a champ without supporting groops... only riders... it`s ... i dont know how to name it... but not a WORLD CUP...

[Roussel]

im in the same boat, ticket from montreal is 1300 i dont have that kind of money, i dont evne have that much credit!

[RISE]

w-e-r-d

[Davelynam]

I wish

[the godfather]

i am going ! this will be a great event! once in a life time show!

[taimos]

just booked my flights and registered.

yeahhhhhhh

[RISE]

yeah serge cant wait to meet you man

im going three!

[winterparkrider]

I will not be there. I dont know who is going. But with out most of the riders attending I dont see any kind of show going down.

[Davelynam]

i know brett could make a show. send him

[RISE]

what do you mean?no show

im pretty sure some of the best riders in the world will be there...

[NninoN]

I agree with Ethan...

[Mark]

Originally posted by winterparkrider
I will not be there. I dont know who is going. But with out most of the riders attending I dont see any kind of show going down.

I agree 100% here. If you guys just have money burning a hole in your pocket, by all means, hit it up... :rolleyes:

[RISE]

i have a dream

anyhow its not like any revel 8 riders would place in this comp anyway exept kirk mayb lynams haha

[SkaFreak]

...Ah, the joys of politics. Just drop it here and instead of having a petty argument on an internet forum, prove it with your riding/actions...

/thread

[RISE]

in Politics..

these are not called petty arguments they are refered to as Debates

[tyberesk]

Originally posted by RISE
i have a dream

anyhow its not like any revel 8 riders would place in this comp anyway exept kirk mayb lynams haha

yea im pretty sure kirk rips it up....is he the only r8 rider goin if Brett/Adam/Dave/Ben arn't goin?


Originally posted by RISE
in Politics..

these are not called petty arguments they are refered to as Debates

or just a waste of time...

[SkaFreak]

Originally posted by RISE
in Politics..

these are not called petty arguments they are refered to as Debates

In politics...

Politicians are not called cheats, swindlers or liars. They are referred to as leaders. What something is often called is not always what it is. I'm not with anyone in this "discussion". If you want to make a statement, do it on your boards, not on the internet. That's all I'm gonna say here, and I know someone will have to have their last word, so be my guest.

And 1/10 on the troll btw...

[DennisEvans]

Originally posted by SkaFreak
In politics...

Politicians are not called cheats, swindlers or liars. They are referred to as leaders. What something is often called is not always what it is. I'm not with anyone in this "discussion". If you want to make a statement, do it on your boards, not on the internet. That's all I'm gonna say here, and I know someone will have to have their last word, so be my guest.

And 1/10 on the troll btw...

Agreed

[mctwist311]

trying to get booted again ethan...i didnt see you come home from the open with any medals... gotta love posers,,,

[RISE]

what can you say when your boards have already done the talking?


who are the liars and the swindlers? are the money makers the liars and swindlers.. im sry ska freak you went to a competely different topic in the debate...

what isnt political about dubai?

anyway Dubai to me sounds like a great place to have a world cup of skiboarding...they r a wealthy city obviously..they have the biggest indoor ski complex that is smaller than any major ski resort.. it could catch on and be a hit or something over there...

im sure serge, and shu are going to be throwing down!for sure
and kirk because hes -f-iiiiiiiin good

this will def. be the coolest comp ive ever been apart of and hopefully these are not the last words

but everyone should know this is just the begging of the "big show"


Ethan
myspace.com/deadtoethan

[RISE]

what can you say when your boards have already done the talking?


who are the liars and the swindlers? are the money makers the liars and swindlers.. im sry ska freak you went to a competely different topic in the debate...

what isnt political about dubai?

anyway Dubai to me sounds like a great place to have a world cup of skiboarding...they r a wealthy city obviously..they have the biggest indoor ski complex that is smaller than any major ski resort.. it could catch on and be a hit or something over there...

im sure serge, and shu are going to be throwing down!for sure
and kirk because hes -f-iiiiiiiin good

this will def. be the coolest comp ive ever been apart of and hopefully these are not the last words

but everyone should know this is just the begging of the "big show"


Ethan
myspace.com/deadtoethan

[RISE]

this would be petty of me to say..

you wish you were as good as me!
rochester NY rollin deep son

[DennisEvans]

Originally posted by RISE
this would be petty of me to say..

you wish you were as good as me!
rochester NY rollin deep son

Yes, yes I do. I can't hit rails yet, so once again...Yes, yes I do wish I was as good as you.

[taimos]

calm down ladies.


dubai will be what it is, there is absolutely no point making pre-judgements until its over.

[Davelynam]

are you actualy goin ethan?

[RISE]

lets not make this about me........

so what im getting from this...is that some people or riders want to boycott the WSA organization.. so that what? they can have a camp/competiton and have further more and more control over the skiboard industry...

i could be wrong but i could be right


in my opinion it is perfectly OK to post whatevers on your mind on this forum...thats why its here right...voice your minds

but to try and answer your question dave
did mctwist and ska freak just try and turn this into another i hate ethan mitchell thread?

[mctwist311]

i dont hate your ridin ethan i hate your mouth man sorry but read back on old posts i tried to tell you that a long time ago you would have allot more riders respect you if you werent such an ass sometimes... how many other good riders on this forum boast about how much better they are then other riders.

[RISE]

honestly? i said..lets not make this about...me

i guess if you want to be obsessed go ahead and go back to those posts..but around here whats in the past is in the past.

and the thing is man i dont know your name...but from the way it looks youll never forget mine

what can i say

[mctwist311]

yawn.... :o discussion over...

[Davelynam]

someone give me money to go to dubai

[SkaFreak]

Originally posted by RISE


but to try and answer your question dave
did mctwist and ska freak just try and turn this into another i hate ethan mitchell thread?

So you're not going? Because I sure didn't try to turn this into a let's hate Ethan thread. I tried to end this thread to keep it from becoming a "I hate Ethan" or a "Ethan hates other people" or whatever you want to call it. Everyone just drop it, don't feed the fire...

[Davelynam]

i like skiboarding more than you

[anaesthetic]

Originally posted by RISE

so what im getting from this...is that some people or riders want to boycott the WSA organization.. so that what? they can have a camp/competiton and have further more and more control over the skiboard industry...


I hope people that decided not to go aren't doing it just to boycott the WSA. Sure they had problems in Romania, but Dubai could be great! Sounds like they should have a much better infrastructure and organisation than Romania.

The way to fix something is to get involved, not abandon it.

I think local camps and comps are a good idea, but I don't think anyone should be boycotting the WSA.

[Cspr]

Originally posted by anaesthetic
I hope people that decided not to go aren't doing it just to boycott the WSA. Sure they had problems in Romania, but Dubai could be great! Sounds like they should have a much better infrastructure and organisation than Romania.

The way to fix something is to get involved, not abandon it.

I think local camps and comps are a good idea, but I don't think anyone should be boycotting the WSA.

Now that's full of win :D

[pinkkid]

We all like everyone because we all Skiboard, if ya don't like someone then so be it but no need to bash anyone here; we all have at least one main thing in common-we love to Skiboard and enjoy the snow on them! Just keep that in mind and remember it... we all are Skiboarders and we certainly are not all gonna like each other, though that is kind of hard to fathom since the majority of us haven't even met anyone in person on the forum!
Anyways enough of that stuff, done deal.

I'd like to know what country most skiboarders live in? Obviously not the US from where these events have been. But if most riders are in the US, then that is where the event should be, at least once in while!!!!!!!!!! Organize it in Utah, Colorado or Tahoe (Squaw or Kirkwood). When the event comes to the US then you'll probably get a whole bunch of riders for sure... I think anyways. I will consider it, if not I will certainly attend as a viewer & supporter!
But then everyone out of the USA will complain because it is too expensive to fly over here and get accomodations, just like some of us are complaining about going over to Dubai or wherever. Going out of country let along going out of State is nuts right now due to the economy!!!! Fuel prices are insane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BUT, the only way to keep Skiboarding real is to have these events where ever it can happen and any amount of people attend. Each time it WILL get bigger and bigger!!!!! That is the plan anyways but man it takes a lot of time, man hours, planning, media etc to get it going so I do indeed take my hat off to those working hard to have the event and those who are making the effort to participate!!!!

Great job! Great riding! Good Luck to all!
Remember, we ALL like to Skiboard!

[anaesthetic]

Actually its probably cheaper for us to go to the US and once we're there the $ is so bad right now that we get a lot for our money over there I imagine!

And as for fuel prices, I'm curious, how much is a litre of petrol in the states (unleaded)? Here its £1.07/litre! Crazy!

I am consdiring a trip to US/Canada next season if I still have a job in the summer - redundancies at our company coming :(

[mctwist311]

avg. prices for gas in the us is 350 some places are higher some lower but that is too the gallon damn you guys pay allot for gas that is if my conversion is right 1lbs equals 2$ not exactly but pretty close and i think almost for liters is equal to a gallon so you guys are paying like 4+ per gallon with the conversion.

[allz]

Originally posted by mctwist311
avg. prices for gas in the us is 350 some places are higher some lower but that is too the gallon damn you guys pay allot for gas that is if my conversion is right 1lbs equals 2$ not exactly but pretty close and i think almost for liters is equal to a gallon so you guys are paying like 4+ per gallon with the conversion.
yeah, so US shouldnt cry for prices .. they are still LOW ! ;)

oh and about places: how cheap/exp. is to go to Dubai - or to go to US... ? i think US is cheaper to everyone!

[pinkkid]

Well come on over to the US!!!! that would be amazing to have any major Skiboard event here!!!!!
Just gotta decide where and when... I would not even suggest this time of year, way to slushy and don't always have much snow this time of year; this season we do but it was a superior snowfall! But still too warm out.

$3.85 is our average unleaded price, just on the local news last night. I paid $3.74 yesterday morning.
Diesel is $4.45- we use both fuel types in my family. We paid $4.19 diesel in Tahoe over the weekend, cheapest we saw all the way home was $4.02 cash price for diesel since that was what we were using for the trip.

Might be time for one of those hybrid cars! But the monthly car payments I'd have will just not justify the switch unless I could buy the hybrid outright which I in no way can!

[shaggy433]

1 us gallon =3.79 litre
$2.11 us = £1.07

so we can do the math......
3.79*£1.07=4.0553
£4.0553=$7.99218524


yes we here in the U.S. should not be bitching about gas prices at all



*sorry but I hate hearing about our high prices here....I don't like it much either but there is nothing that we can do about it. Its just going to keep going up and up....

[Roussel]

we're at 1.20 $ CAD per litre in montreal...

that 4.50 $ per gallon

[Olly]

How did the who's going to Dubai post turn into a discussion on international fuel prices?

I would love to go, sounds great, and I think the marketing department out there are going to do there best to make it a success since its probably realy rather important to them. Plus with snow made on demand they should be able to make what ever features they/we want!

Am still tring to find out if those of us who didn't qualify will have to pay for accomidation. I hope not cus I think that would make it a no go for a lot of us!

[taimos]

it'd be sick if you could come olly!

[DUBAISKI]

I live here and there is a population of 0 Skiboarders, Salamon snowblades are rentable at the place but they suck. Good thing with ski dubai is the snow is amde out of water left over from the Air Conditioning from the mall, meaning there helping the enviroment ith this place! I personally know the nguy who designs our park here and i can say we already have a sick park up on freestyle night which are very fortnight, Heres a few pics of the park-
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=845407&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=2393111889&aid=-1&id=572585900&oid=2393111889

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=845407&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=2393111889&aid=-1&id=572585900&oid=2393111889#pid=256185&id=501692801

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=845407&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=2393111889&aid=-1&id=572585900&oid=2393111889#pid=59647&id=502999038
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=845407&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=2393111889&aid=-1&id=572585900&oid=2393111889#pid=59651&id=50299903
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=845407&o=all&op=1&view=all&subj=2393111889&aid=-1&id=572585900&oid=2393111889#pid=54523&id=502999038

and a sweet little vid for you guys-


Obviously bigger and better kickers will be added for the event.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez-H_RVjBIE

[mctwist311]

jump in that vid is way too small and those rails kinda look weak too. is it just me or is this gonna be a sucky cup this year

[DUBAISKI]

Originally posted by mctwist311
jump in that vid is way too small and those rails kinda look weak too. is it just me or is this gonna be a sucky cup this year

There not perenant so they have to remove them and put them back for comps and stuff, there are other kickers that there not aloud to put up for smaller comps like those ones becase of safty reason but they opened them when terje and his fourum crew came out so they will open them up for you guys, also the raisl arnt sketch and only afew are shown in the vid, new rainbow and other cool stuffs are being built too.

[DUBAISKI]

Another little vid showing some of the new rails, also if you look behing the guy who gave the boarder a Hi five you can see one of the bigger kickers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEsvf56WgRM&feature=related

[mariusgeo]

There are many boxes, rails, kickers, even a quarter pipe available @ Ski-Dubai. We talked, weeks ago, all tech aspects with JC Four top Pros evaluated the features & tech details and all are happy.
Two experts will arrive @ Ski-Dubai in 10 days to arrange the best possible courses.