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How many times did you fall on a box

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cofkk
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...before you got it down?

I'm a really new park skiier so please don't be an asshole. Today was my first day on boxes and it was painful. I can do boxes that don't have a gap between the kicker and the box, but otherwise I got owned. I could do a full 90 onto the box but I could stay up for 3/4th of a 20 fter at the most before I slid backwards onto my ass. I fell at least 20 times onto the box. Tell me, how long does this take to learn and is it normal for me to get killed on the first day?
Feb 24 2007 7:11PM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
I still fall occasionally on ridiculously easy stuff. Just remember to get your legs really wide apart.
Feb 24 2007 7:12PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
yeah for sure..remember to lean forward and legs about shoulder width apart..that will stop you falling on your ass..

also focus on the END of the box, not just infront of you - it will help with balance.

Do a search, heaps of threads on this - even check out the videos in the rails section and watch the technique some of the guys on here have
Feb 24 2007 7:16PM
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ThaLorax
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you mean one of these?

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Feb 24 2007 7:23PM
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Canuker
Posts: 4730 - Karma: 165
actually i only fell once before i got them down pat, but i obviously fall on certain boxes occasonally
Feb 24 2007 7:24PM
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InfernoHits
Posts: 4755 - Karma: 192
I've been skiing for a while and I fell close to 20 times on a box today. Given it was a 55' long s box, but whatever. Its a box
Feb 24 2007 7:25PM
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C.J.
Posts: 5460 - Karma: 72
your leaning back to much, out more weight on the front ski. Trust me, you wont catch you edge. i only fell on the box once or twice when learn, but fell off a lot more.
Feb 24 2007 7:25PM
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Pippin
Posts: 4846 - Karma: 661
jsut keep low that helps me
Feb 24 2007 7:28PM
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ThaHater
Posts: 673 - Karma: 303
i like to munch on box

i like to hump box

i like when fall in box

i like box

box box box

Feb 24 2007 7:31PM
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FUUUCK
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just remember to keep a wide stance and have loose pants
Feb 24 2007 7:45PM
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mysterymanjgj
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YES!!!!! legs hella far apart when youre just learning is crucial
Feb 24 2007 7:46PM
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BurgRider
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damn..rails are not going to be fun at all for you than
Feb 24 2007 7:55PM
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cofkk
Posts: 6 - Karma: 10
Thanks, I'll remember the wide legs...

Does it matter which way you spin onto the box cause I always did left, but left is how I hockey stop. Should I go right since I'm not used to leaning back when turning my skis right or does it not matter?
Feb 24 2007 8:05PM
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whitewater413
Posts: 528 - Karma: 215
i never fell on boxes
Feb 24 2007 8:08PM
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snowXrider540
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i only fell ON the box i learned on once or twice

but you want to definately keep feet shoulder width apart
look at the end of the box
stay as centered as possible
and if you feel yourself falling try and fall forward you wont fall on the box as easily that way
Feb 24 2007 8:34PM
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slaydave
Posts: 1697 - Karma: 62
uh i fall on boxes all the time...
Feb 24 2007 8:40PM
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FigmentFilmski
Posts: 1639 - Karma: 266
rails are easier than boxes!
Feb 24 2007 8:42PM
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Fintendo
Posts: 846 - Karma: 15
I only usually fall when im doing a firt hit a box going just forward. and my tips don't make it over on to the top of the box. I call them sternum slides.
Feb 24 2007 8:54PM
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Scolson
Posts: 2904 - Karma: 92
maybe for an experienced skier, since you have more control over stuff while your on it, but it also adds another direction you have to balance, so if your not good its harder.
Feb 24 2007 9:04PM
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TheWallaby
Posts: 297 - Karma: 16
i fell a lot. a lot a lot. on rails too. my thighs were just black and blue at the end of each weekend.

remember to keep your weight on the tongues of your boots so you don't get backseat when you pop off the lip. keep your weight over your downhill foot and look at the end of the box.
Feb 24 2007 9:10PM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085
I randomly eat it on boxes all the time.
Feb 24 2007 9:25PM
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cpas_
Posts: 349 - Karma: 22
I fell lots too and still do. I had tons of bruises from it. What helps me is to have a wide stance and dont jump on from sideways. Another thing is to commit in your mind. This is a big part of skiing. Don't go half-assed or you will fall.

Have fun and good luck!
Feb 24 2007 9:27PM
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JiberishEC
Posts: 39 - Karma: 11
sometimes rails suck but then they can be ur best friend. it takes a while to learn just dont jump on in back seat cus ul get screwed.
Feb 24 2007 9:53PM
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Sholte
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maybe once
Feb 24 2007 10:08PM
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seider
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you  you  you

are  are  are

ass   ass   ass

Feb 24 2007 10:12PM
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Steezysmurf
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i fell in love more times than i fell on boxes
Feb 24 2007 11:26PM
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Sholte
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wow that is some annoying writing
Feb 24 2007 11:35PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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on boxes when i first started i more or less fell off the sides of them more then actually falling on them..but it was on narrow boxes not like 3 ft wide ones
Feb 24 2007 11:44PM
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Mezmerize19
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Hell I still fall on boxes today. You just gotta getback up and be like fuck this im doing it again. Thats how I learned, hit it, fall, hike back up, repeat.Eventually youll get it and youll feel really good when you do. Im just learning fucking 270's cause im slow like that. Oh and try to make convo with other skiers their if they are hiking back up too. they could give you some good tips
Feb 24 2007 11:56PM
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anxju
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just stare at the end of it, and g style it you get good balance that way. it works for me. keep your legs bent and your body low
Feb 25 2007 12:43AM
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unchyll
Posts: 4554 - Karma: 96
its pretty hard to hurt yourself falling on a box unless you like whiplash your head into the topsheet
Feb 25 2007 1:18AM
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tha_CF
Posts: 1696 - Karma: 328
boxes i didnt fall on alot, until they came easy. i get careless and fall hard sometimes. however just master rideons until your confident enough to step up to gap on, the as you gain more confidence step up to bars, the barrels, etc it goes on
Feb 25 2007 1:24AM
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eheath
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I did rails before boxes because we didn't have boxes here for awhile, but I have fallen on them before, its annoying.
Feb 25 2007 1:26AM
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Jamie_Baril
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Haha ive done boxes for a while and i still fall on boxes for the stupidest reasons but for you keep your legs wide lean forward and keep your eyes at the end of the box or you will fall off to one side or the other
Feb 25 2007 1:40AM
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TheWallaby
Posts: 297 - Karma: 16
addicted to sex?
Feb 25 2007 1:47AM
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hollygrove
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just like my friend in this picture
Feb 25 2007 1:55AM
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Dustin.
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its actually easier if there is a bit of a gap to the box, because then you don't have to pop so hard. it flows better. if you are coming off earlier you are probably forgetting to look to the end of the box, or you aren't coming on directly center.

as you approach it, look down to the end of the box, that will keep you straight. then pop and address, and slide with steeze.
Feb 25 2007 2:00AM
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rocMALONEYphotos
Posts: 1128 - Karma: 661
its not really about how many times u fall, u jus have to have confidence to commit to it and if ur sliding off one side jump more to the side ur not sliding off, its easy after a few times
Feb 25 2007 2:28AM
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Holte
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i agree. however, if you're not used to popping, i don't know if this is true.
Feb 25 2007 2:42AM
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BrokenBones
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get xxxl pants and your golden.
Feb 25 2007 9:17AM
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Mr.Bell
Posts: 272 - Karma: 28
i gradually made it to being completly 90...by that time i was comfortable on boxes
Feb 25 2007 12:25PM
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shrEddie
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 65
haha that box is so gnarly.  i didnt even hit it because i knew it would take up the rest of my day trying to get it
Feb 25 2007 4:12PM
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Steezysmurf
Posts: 1663 - Karma: 3
not really, i just dont fall on boxes is what i meant :P
Feb 25 2007 4:26PM
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Pippin
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i'v had bruised hips before form the boxes but it happens
Feb 25 2007 6:55PM
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.d.
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the spot at 7springs? jea
Feb 25 2007 7:38PM
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Salomonkid161
Posts: 102 - Karma: 10
Your a little whinny as bitch!
Feb 25 2007 8:06PM
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nitsua
Posts: 4631 - Karma: 726
just lean foward and look at the end of the box. dont worry everyone falls
Feb 25 2007 8:08PM
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Microcosm
Posts: 4765 - Karma: 153
I fell a lot on boxes my first time too- I still do         get some impact shorts if it's that bad   i was black and blue for a week, but i had fun!
Feb 25 2007 8:12PM
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dr_phil
Posts: 1698 - Karma: 95
Just relax your legs, and relax yourself. If you stress out too much about what you'll be doing, your legs will straighten up and you'll probably fall. My friend told me this when I was beginning boxes and it helped me a lot.
Feb 25 2007 8:42PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
lol me too first run of the year i was riding over to the lift and i popped a 180 and fell

yeah but it took me like 4-5 days to do boxes, a lot of falls and hip bruises
Feb 25 2007 8:45PM
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Scolson
Posts: 2904 - Karma: 92
I don't ever remember not being able to do boxes at all.
Feb 25 2007 10:04PM
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