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ctoma 
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 Topic: Tribute to Doug FagelPosted: Apr/26/2012 at 4:53pm |
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No, this isn't a eulogy. I figured with about 3 weeks left in his service to Sierra/TruSnow/TruOutdoors those of us who have benefited from Doug's videos, advice or who just plain old like him can post a message here for him.
Personally, Doug's videos helped me quite a bit when I first stepped on a snowboard 3 years ago. I was not a skier-turned-snowboarder or involved in any other snow sport... hell, to be honest I hated snow and winter before I strapped in for the first time. My first day on a snowboard was in a group lesson and I got the basics down (skating, falling, heel turns and falling leaf). A few days later I stumbled onto sierrasnowboard.com and found Doug's videos. The videos inspired me to get out again as soon as possible and try some of the basic techniques Doug demonstrated. They definitely helped and I appreciate it. Thanks, Doug, and good luck in your future endeavors. |
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luv2shred
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Posted: Apr/26/2012 at 5:30pm |
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Wait wait wait, Doug is leaving!? Nooooooooooooooo whyyyyyyyyy!? He has done so much for the community. He helped me learn 3's off jumps and pretzels off rails. His vids gave me some faith to try and land them. I always had a blast watching the giveaways. He would always make me laugh at times. Thats why i came back everyday to see what he does. Ohh and thanks doug for all youve done at TruSnow and at sierra snowboards.
P.S: Thanks for the free bindings! They are working great!
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BoxStomper
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Posted: Apr/26/2012 at 5:31pm |
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I would like to dedicate the next time I listen to "Life Goes On" - Tupac, to Doug Fagel. The song title sucks for this situation, haha, but its a good song. You have been an awesome part of Sierra. Good luck in whatever you do, shred hard
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snowj720
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Posted: Apr/26/2012 at 5:52pm |
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What? No more Doug? What? Can we get a hologram of him to do the giveaway?
Man this site has fallin' from grace.
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timpiper
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Posted: Apr/26/2012 at 5:56pm |
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Does anyone know why he's leaving??
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tomek77pl
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Posted: Apr/26/2012 at 6:06pm |
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Im going to miss Doug on the giveaways :(, and on the chat.
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snowboardinrox357
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Posted: Apr/26/2012 at 6:21pm |
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Thanks Doug for your awesome service and the best of luck to you in the future!
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Migoo
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Posted: Apr/26/2012 at 8:11pm |
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Thanks Doug, good luck with wherever life is taking you from here.
Maybe we can get them to put a life size cutout in the background for the giveaways?
P.s. feel free to pick my name out for a giveaway win before you leave...
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Angry Midget Yo
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Posted: Apr/26/2012 at 8:36pm |
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He's probably one of the only Sierra person left too. My guess is he probably didn't wanna relocate to MN.
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bootleg
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Posted: Apr/26/2012 at 9:01pm |
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Not exactly sure whats going on with Doug but he's been such a great impact on the sierra/trusnow site especially on the community forums and his tutorial yt videos on specific tricks. I really hate to see him leave but i hope all the best for him. Thank you Doug for all the fun times during the giveaways and snowboarding tips.
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Angry Midget Yo
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Posted: Apr/26/2012 at 9:54pm |
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Maybe he went to join Snowboard Addiction.
 Well, even though he's leaving TS, I'm sure he'll still stick around on the forum.
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ippollite
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 12:35am |
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is he allowed to mention it here? Does he even want it mentioned? I aint employed by TruSnow though, so i will (plus hes still got enough thread priveleges to edit it out if he wants) :p
In conjunction with tEB (on design) hes engineering his own range of snowboards. Theyre called THRIVE snowboarding (if you got facebook head over to see what theyre up to and like them). A lot of us owe the guy something huge. He worked his ass off to stoke us out and make sure TruSnow tried to keep the great things from sierra. Its a massive loss for TruSnow in truth, but that energy and positive stoke he always gave out will be going into his company i should imagine. Whether or not you liked sierra or approved of their business practices. Or whether or not you thought TruSnow was a pale imitation of sierra... in the end one thing should be unquestionable: the dude is one of the good guys. TruSnow just wont be the same without him. |
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Shaz
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 4:38am |
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Doug thanks for a great time over the years. Thanks for the old Sierra days and will really miss you on the site. Best of luck with your new venture.
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sixpoint
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 6:22am |
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Disappointed to see him go. Videos truly helped me step up my riding. Thank you & good luck.
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MrMeaty
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 7:00am |
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It seems as though the daily giveaways and the forums are why many of us are here, but what brought me to this site in the first place was searching youtube for how to videos. After noticing all the good ones were from "Sierra Snow", I became a member. I don't think I even noticed the giveaways and freebies till months later!
It's just not going to be the same without him. I hope he is moving on to bigger and better things!
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letourneau41
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 7:30am |
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We're going to miss you Doug. His Vid's really helped me improve my snowboard from 3's to switch riding. He gave several great tips that helped me install them into my riding.
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andrethegiant
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 7:35am |
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rumor is he's the newest contributor to yobeat!! Hopefully he can continue the shtook burton trend
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Von44
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 7:52am |
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Dam, things just won't be the same around here without him.
To Doug; thanks for being an inspiration to many riders over the years! We will def miss you on the daily giveaways. Best of luck to you on your future endeavors! |
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snowj720
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 8:35am |
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I heard he moved to an island with Tu Pac, Biggie, and Jim Morrison. Yeah, he'll be missed. He was the last true link to TruSnow being about the people and being a boarder. Troutdoors can never rival what was going on here a few years ago. Later Dougie. We'll miss you snowbro.
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 8:42am |
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guess everyone will just have to find a way to get out and ride with doug. It's a lot more fun to ride with the people than just hang out online. I bet he makes several trips next year.
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 8:56am |
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Doug I want one, I'll head over to FB to check it out. Thanks for greasing the wheels with House/TS when I ran into problems over the years. Without you around to actually get their attention for us, there will be no customer service whatsoever. Let's ride sometime!
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get bent
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robnezz23
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Squaw Valley USA 02/05/2012 Joined: Jan/28/2008 Location: 18 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1757 |
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 9:13am |
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Doug, it's been a treat getting to "know" you through the giveaways the past few years. You're constant musings of being "in the mix" helped my days pass. That, and the random ass things that would happen behind you during your 3 o'clock reality show. Thanks for all the tips, tricks, and industry information. You're the best and we'll miss you. With your drive and passion for the snowboard community, I'm sure you'll be successfull with whatever your next move is. Good Luck!
P.S. What are you going to do with all the old Sierra brand boards and bindings you won't need anymore? You could do a giveaway of Doug Fagel's setup. That would be a sweet ender!
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humdingaling
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 9:49am |
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all the best dougie
thank for the mammaries!! |
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Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side..
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scuddera
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 10:11am |
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Well the ends a crappy week. His videos made me progress faster than I ever thought
Best of luck I vote that the TruSnow community gets to interview his replacement |
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namsapalooza
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 10:24am |
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All the best to you, Doug, your mad organizational skills will be missed around here!
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MTpow
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you're an idiot. Now back to what matters... Doug is a boss. He will be sorely missed around here for sure. Bigger and better things are on the horizon for him and we are all looking forward to seeing what the next chapter brings. Can't wait to shred/party/mop/hang again! Cheers to you sir!  |
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MOAR powderz plz!
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ctoma
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 10:47am |
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I admire your brutal honesty. Power of the 'stache! +1 Doug is a boss and will be sorely missed. |
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lightning80
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 11:09am |
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say it ain't so...wow...anyone one that's left from the SS days?
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kyle521
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 11:11am |
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who can we sing the doug song about now
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robnezz23
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 11:19am |
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he taught me how to dougie
gonna have to get my gangster lean from somewhere else now
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return2heaven
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good luck in whatever you decide to do doug, you will be missed.
i foresee the demise of the free giveaways.
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Snowboardr13
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You will be missed
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Angry Midget Yo
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 2:28pm |
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Oh, didn't know he would join the mass and make his own snowboards, but will check it out anyways!
If that's the case then I'm sure he'll make videos over there.
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dougfagel
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Posted: Apr/27/2012 at 2:44pm |
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Thanks for all the nice words!!
 I will be around from time to time, but it is time that I move on from TruSnow as a Staff Member. I may be the last man standing from the Sierra days, but the people in St. Paul are great people and they deserve the respect for continuing on the over site of the community. It does look like I have some options available to me, as I continue to focus my career on helping people go snowboarding!! It is a simple and at times selfless goal that helps to keep a smile on my face. Track me down on Facebook if you ever want to connect or see where the next fork in the road leads me: www.facebook.com/dougfagel I look forward to being here as much as possible throughout the next three weeks before I sign off.
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brownskinslim
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Doug your are definitely what brought me to this community of Sierra/TruSnow. These companies are really dime a dozen! What made this one so special was the level of attention and the services that you provided. You will be missed! and I hope you Thrive!!
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Nire333
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Thanks for the Reverse Crew Doug. You will be missed!
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nautika96
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doug are you still going to be riding in the tahoe area for the level exams?
nothing says celebrity status like getting texts from friends saying that they got to ride with you. best of luck to all your endeavors. |
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luv2shred
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Hey he's doing what he wants. He wants to teach he wants to teach. It would be so sick if i actually met him. Id take a lesson no doubt. I just feel like were losing someone that everybody loved. Oh well at least we still have mustachegeorge and guth!
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derbytownjoe
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thanks doug...
we will all miss you.....!!!!!! nothing more that i really think i can say..... im at a loss.... sucks...... good luck and god speed!
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Im Himmel gibt's kein Bier, drum trinken wir es hier.
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LittleShooey
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I don't think guth is still around. I've been wrong before, though. |
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Senior TS dinosaur drawer-er.
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derbytownjoe
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IIRC guth has been gone for quite a while.... annnnnnnd, dont quote me, but george has been pulled over to the House side........ soooooo we have neither nor....
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Im Himmel gibt's kein Bier, drum trinken wir es hier.
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TTowncrazy
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Does anyone know why doug is leaving?
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MrMeaty
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Not to be THAT GUY, but yes...everyone who has read this whole thread knows why he is leaving. Ippollite posted about 12 posts in...
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ShredThePeak
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What a shame to see the guy who practically ran the entire thing leave. Good luck on your future aspirations, Doug!
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shing02
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it's a damned shame but it's also good to see doug move on from the site to, what is hopefully, greener pastures.
cheers to you, for teaching us and getting MOST of us into boarding :)
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luv2shred
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Ahhhhh man so whos left after doug leaves?
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screwyvarmint
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Doug did say in chat that next season he might still do a little snowboard school stuff up at Tahoe, so those of you who didn't take advantage of his wisdom this year still have a shot. Or at least watch his videos!
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Wilz
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man, after a few month of not going on TruSnow and i find out doug is leaving.
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highway12south
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Keep getting after it.
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mommehK
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Already tracked down the man on FB and I know you can't escape me and plenty o' others that way! LOL Sucks major arse to lose you at TS but can't wait to see & continue to hear about future endeavors...may have to find you some day in Tahoe.
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