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Is this were I should be?

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[nick]
Posts: 1043 - Karma: 423
I started skiing last year and this was my first season concentrating on park, am I in the right place progression wise?

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Mar 14 2008 9:37PM
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zackblain
Posts: 2322 - Karma: 22
I've been skiing about as long as you. I'm about the same as you but I've been tryin 270's out of rails just keep pushing yourself little by little and it will all come together eventually. Good luck.
Mar 14 2008 9:44PM
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zerospinskier
Posts: 4867 - Karma: 350
Claimer!

Just kidding. But really, there isn't a "should be" in freeskiing. That's why it's sweet. Just ski and don't worry about how good you are. It's more fun that way.
Mar 14 2008 9:45PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
^ Couldn't agree more. I don't view skiing as a competition where I need to be a certain standard - sure i'd like to progress and be able to completely rip, but I can't..I ski to enjoy myself and have a great time with my mates.
Mar 14 2008 9:48PM
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abbazabba21
Posts: 234 - Karma: -2
lookin pretty good.....you will really start to have so much more fun i think over the next year i bet. it gets so much fun once u start progressing a lot.  start workin on those spins out, move up to switch ups etc. 
Mar 14 2008 9:58PM
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kenevil
Posts: 1309 - Karma: 31

^ Exactly

Everyone is different, so there is no certain skill level you should be at.

Mar 14 2008 10:02PM
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comeatmebro
Posts: 10720 - Karma: 66
wordddd 7 springs! i am pretty sure i've seen you up there before. next time i see you i'll know who you are.
Mar 14 2008 10:19PM
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huckaberry
Posts: 993 - Karma: 14
thats good for a year. I know people who couldnt do those rails after a year. I can preety much 7 though and i have been skiing for a year. 270 onto boxes and 270 out, switch crictical 3's to but thats just me
Mar 14 2008 11:04PM
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Mr.LemonPie
Posts: 4100 - Karma: 1,625
for a year skiing you are pretty good, but you shouldn't worry about that so much,...Your rail skills are really good, but I'm not gonna lie you need to get out on the mountain alot more, you ski up to the rail/jump kinda sloppily, and that is okay with what you are doing now but if you went into a 70+ table it would be hard skiing like that. It also looks like you are trying to make your self look steezy, which isn't steeze at all because it takes out the ease...
Mar 14 2008 11:05PM
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three6steeze
Posts: 484 - Karma: -3
Your pretty solid in the park your spins could;d use some work though.

 But just the mechanics of your skiing makes me want to throw up, you need to go out and actually SKI a bit, get the basics down.
Mar 14 2008 11:51PM
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Steezasaurus
Posts: 796 - Karma: -53
you progressed pretty much as much as i did when i first started last year. Getting the basics down, then making yourself better in the park. But heres a claim to one of my friends. Its his first year skiing and he can already pretzel and switch up on those tainted s-rails.
Mar 14 2008 11:55PM
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Yosh
Posts: 341 - Karma: 19

try 270s and making your spins smooooooother.

Mar 15 2008 1:41AM
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bigolrig
Posts: 572 - Karma: 14
pretty good for 1st year in the park, its my fisrt year in the park pretty much, but try 270's, their sorta tricky at first but you get them quick, and you lucky you have small jumps to learn on, we have one 55 ft, thats it. scary as balls to try spins on
, especially when you have to bomb the whole hill to hit it
Mar 15 2008 10:42AM
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rossiskier93
Posts: 781 - Karma: 103
pretty good on the rails
spins need some work
Mar 15 2008 10:49AM
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Crack.
Posts: 6020 - Karma: 84
what skis are those???
Mar 15 2008 2:25PM
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[nick]
Posts: 1043 - Karma: 423
05/06 176 t-halls
Mar 15 2008 2:32PM
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