In honor of snow in the mountains: The ten best South Park ski instructor memes

It's snowing in the mountains -- finally -- which means we might actually have a ski season after all. In honor of the fluffy stuff (not to mention early-morning I-70 traffic, overpriced tickets and sub-zero temperatures), we present some of our favorite memes of Thumper, the super cool ski instructor...

By Jonathan Shikes

December 28, 2012

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It's snowing in the mountains -- finally -- which means we might actually have a ski season after all. In honor of the fluffy stuff (not to mention early-morning I-70 traffic, overpriced tickets and sub-zero temperatures), we present some of our favorite memes of Thumper, the super cool ski instructor from the South Park episode "Asspen."

He has a lot of good advice. Oh, and if you want to learn more about that episode and the meme, check out www.KnowYourMeme.com.

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