OK - I got a little more life left in me before I totally quit this topic....
I just re-read the article-- And I still think it's a great article! It is totaly written for 91.9999% of the population that has no idea what a terrain park is? For the other 8.0001% of the rest of us that actually call ourselves skiers that have an idea-- we can see the soft spots. Most non-skiers (an many skier-lite types) consider our sport too technical and full of jargon. Again - I say we cut the guy some slack, be excited that a major paper wrote about freeskiing and PA skiing (in a section with Euro's). Anyone trying to get sponsors should have this article laminiated to build a case for sponsorship. Ski shops should tell the story of investment that PA ski areas are making and Ski Areas should be holding jib fests and rail jams every week!
Yah- it's not the writting that you get in printed snow porn, but it sells winter.
Skiing on a flat surface in 2 tracks made by a specialized machine? I earn my turns (when in PA I ride the lift to the "backcountry")
