wasn't implying you did.  just came up in my rambling haha.  big name comes down to who wins, who's marketed well, special trademarks, looks, etc...

hes won plenty, is sponsored by plenty of huge companies (burton, target, oakley) who market him up a shit ton.  also, burton and oakley are two of the most mainstream companies in the business in my opinion.  doesn't stop me from using their product, but they are mainstream.  also, he has that one trick that is 'his' in a way and had that giant red bush on the top of his head.  marketable dude, decent skills to say the least, and the right resources.  heard he's a dick, but that doesn't really surprise me.

what frustrates me most is that some still claim he is the 'face' of snowboarding, when he hasn't really pioneered anything, besides maybe pipe progression (which the rest of the group was quick to follow).  I think of pioneers, i see guys like craig and terje coming to mind, who pretty much made the sport what it is today.  then you have guys today like t.rice, the jackson brothers, landvik, blauvelt, and a bunch of other guys who are starting this "big mountain freestyle" movement, which seems to be going off right now.  

to be honest, i think nobody deserves the title mentioned above.  not really for anyone to give.  everyone excels in their own way, and each has there preferences, strengths, weaknesses, etc.  nobody is amazing at EVERYTHING.

btw, i live in texas at the moment haha
 

I love the way McMorris rides, he has such a fluid riding style he makes his tricks look easy and stylish.  I like his personality as well.  Hope he stays on top for a long time.

Consider it embedded:

That's some funny shiz...

this is good. someone can embedd this please

http://whitelines.mpora.com/featured-article/shaun-white-vs-mark-mcmorris-what-shaun-white-is-really-thinking.html

 

-b

 

EDIT.  Oh wait, it's n* I guess. 

 

BTW, as JB mentioned FWT is about to go off in Cham tomorrow and I believe xdlr is going to have the first shot at this beauty

 

 

 

 

This.  XGames are getting to complete BS, straight up boring.  Fuck, I didn't even realize that they were on already haha.  Sure it takes some major balls to bust out triples, but damn are they one ugly trick.  Just a matter of my honest opinion.  SW is gonna win, we all know it.  The XGames should just sponsor him already, and call the contest "SW Games and Everyone Else."  I personally love things like FWT and stuff where you can be completely creative with what you do, how you hit things, etc.  X Games seem like every run is "rail, double cork, double cork, rail, double, double, rail, rail".... BORING!  Fuck up every aspect of the sport I've enjoyed for so many years and completely blow off the guys that are killing it capturing what the sport is really about, SNOWBOARDING.  

It kinda sucks because now guys have to kill it by busting triple corks and shit on huge 100 foot booters, and the guys with just smooth style will never get noticed.  Its a shame for the filming aspect of the sport.  Growing up I remember all of us wanted to be like D Walsh.  I think Forum's "The Resistance" was the first film that just blew me away and made me start to fall in love with the sport.  Kids today are gonna aspire to be the next triple cork (or before you know it, quad cork) guru, and people are gonna get seriously hurt or worse.  

Whatever, go chill in the parks and save the good shit for the guys who care about the sport.  Not much I can do about it.