Persistance in the Park.

Definitely not "idek"

pop more.

you gotta want it. ill admit ive had days where i fuck up bad enough that i will just film the rest of the day or even leave... usually that is for rest so i can come back out in a better state of mind/and physically.

start drinking


but seriously i have some friends that will take one bail and be like im done for the day

Ok thank you. Appreciate the input

I never fall because I'm the best skier on the mountain.

   I skied there yesterday and I don't know how you managed to hit your shins on the tube, but I can tell you that it was helpful to take a fair amount of speed into it since it was kind of up.  I wouldn't let one bad hit mess you up too bad, the rest of the rails were pretty solid.  I actually ate shit going full speed down to the lift because it was my first day on my new, longer, skis and I managed to catch both tips when I nollied.  I got the wind knocked out of me bad and it hurt to take a deep breathe the rest of the day but I just tried to focus on the tricks that I wanted to do and I forgot all about it.  Basically unless you're really hurt or have really bad shin bang, you can forget about whatever happened by focusing on the stuff you came to accomplish that day and doing your best to get it done.  For me it was finally getting a clean front 4 out of the dfd which did happen that day.  Hope that helps a little bit, sorry if it doesn't.

listen to your wu-tang and not be a pussy.

Start drinking isn't too bad of advice haha. I usually just tell myself that I know I can hit the rail I just need to correct for how I fucked up and try again. Try not to think about the cash because it can really fuck you up more. I just skied Killy yesterday and it was so so fun. That park is perfect for early season. I stomped so many tricks that I got pumped up about. My buddy also ended the day with stitches because he fell on a front board slide and hit his shin off the bottom down rail. He didn't think it was bad until we got to the car and took he boots off. He had a pretty big cut on his shin and no joke we could see his fucking shin bone. It was pretty gnarly. Overall solid day though

I watched this earlier today.. It's kinda relevant.

If you hurt yourself bad enough just take it easy man. I know everyone on here will say "dont be a pussy and just do it" but the truth is practice something until your banged up enough that your just not enjoying it anymore. getting destroyed will only hurt you season going forward, live to ski another day.

You just have to want it. Think about how much you want to go for the rail and then clear your mind, focus but don't think about falling.

If you don't fall, you're not trying.

I've gone through waves of progression and 'regression' with my park skiing. In about 2007 I have an epiphany about my skiing, personal progression, and keeping the love of the sport alive. I learned how to ski at something silly like 4 years old, I have skied my whole life and around 12 years old I knew that I was a skier. If you were to define who I am as a person in the simplest way, I would say "I'm a skier". Between the years of 2003 and 2006 I kept getting stuck in ruts as far as park skiing goes. I went from trying to get the grab in a switch 9 and trying to cork 1080's to just throwing 360 safeties with the odd 540. While at the same time I would just casually ski around the mountain not really going for any real aggressive terrain. I just wasn't pushing myself while out skiing.

One night back in 2007 (probably high on mushrooms at the time) I realized that if that trend were to keep going, I would ultimately get bored of skiing and do something crazy like move to the city and get a desk job. Obviously this was NOT an option, so I made a promise to myself to get my shit together. Since that night I have purpose on the hill. Every day I put skis on my feet I have to progress something in my skiing, try and push myself - no matter how big or small. Doesn't matter if it's trying a new trick in the park, hitting a new cliff, stack of pillows, or new billy goat line, or something as simple as working on my edge to edge, balance, and timing on a groomer. No matter how big or small, I need to try and progress something - always work towards being a better skier.

If you don't try and push yourself, you WILL get bored and quit. Use that as your motivation to hike back up and try that rail again. Because if you give up on the rail after your first try, how can you expect to go anywhere with your skiing? You have to try again for the sake of the future skier in you.

if that isn't motivation i don't know what is

Very well put and im gonna keep that in mind. Thank you

Threads for the vid of rodney mullen

I've spent the past two days eating shit all over the place at Killington, mostly on that black rail. Just have to keep hitting it, don't give up.

Wow, I got a decent amount of solid advice. I thought I would just get a million "fuck it huck it" s... Thanks

get fulltilts

couple bong rips should get you up to speed

Another key concept is to stop worrying about people seeing you fall. No one wants to eat shit with 20 potential dickweeds watching you, but the cool ones will understand you're trying to progress and the dipshits don't matter.

Just imagine you just watched a girl do the trick youre trying to do

about every other run with me

plain and simple. No pain no gain. If you don't really want it then there are probably hundreds of better ways you could be spending your time.

You are by far the best member on this website.

Having someone there to push you or "compete" against you is also a good idea. I know that when you ski alone it's hard to keep motivated. But having a friend progressing with you will help. If you fall, he can be there to say "SO CLOSE. You got it on the next hit." You can ask them for tips, and give him tips as well. Push each other. If you fall and are bummin, get hyped that your bud just landed a trick he's been working on all day, and use that as motivation to keep going after your trick. Riding with a close friend/brother has always helped me.

For me a good fall is sometimes good(as long as I'm not broke).
Usually it gets me pissed off and I start throwing down without giving a fuck. You already took the hard slam there's a good chance it's gonna be the worst of the day.

To me any mental blocks or fear is about falling. If you already got wrecked you already experienced it. If you're still standing, it didn't kill you so go back up and do it again.

I really wish i could put this in my sig or something.

You need the motivation and drive to be wanting to progress