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How much did YOU improve this season?

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westcoast1
Posts: 17 - Karma: 10
So... how much did you improve this season? A lot? A little? At the end of last season, I couldn't clear any big jumps at my home mountain, and i could only do 180s and very rarely a sketchy 360 off a lil' mogul. I could go on boxes, but not do anything on them. I couldn't do rails.

However, this season, I can 270 on, 270 off, and switch up on boxes (but not all at once), 270 off rails, 360 with tons of grabs off big jumps, 540 with some grabs, safety 720, and pencil 900, all on the biggest jumps at my mountain (bogus basin). For me, that's a HUGE improvement. I can't wait til next season...

What about you guys?
Apr 13 2008 9:32PM
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huckaberry
Posts: 993 - Karma: 14
my season goes on forever
Apr 13 2008 9:36PM
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skiRay
Posts: 7558 - Karma: 926
lets see, last year my best trick was a pencil 5 and 3. those were my only jump tricks. and a 2 out was my only rail/box trick. now i can, 5, switch 5, switch 3, 7, backflip, frontflip, madd butters, pretty much any rail, 4 out, pretzls, almost lincoln loop, and various other tech rail manuvers
Apr 13 2008 9:43PM
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sirskizalot
Posts: 4370 - Karma: 161
i improved lots
in park riding and all mountain
Apr 13 2008 9:49PM
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BMskier
Posts: 3363 - Karma: 365
i improved a ton at rails, such as 270's and i just dont relaly like jumps..ohh and i can do massive truckdrivers!!!!
Apr 13 2008 9:51PM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
a lot. [claim]first 9, cork 7, grabbed cork 5, almost a cork 9, first rodeos, 270 ons, laid out backs, superman fronts, hucked my biggest cliff ever[/claim]
Apr 13 2008 9:53PM
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BrightonFridays
Posts: 952 - Karma: 2,314
2 on off box, 3s, 5s, 7s not many grabs tho.

fs 2 off anything, spining on to downrails(small urban style) some times. spining onto rails. couple pretzels sometimes  and back flips. not much progression in my spins but w/e couple new grabs
Apr 13 2008 9:54PM
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.Capn.
Posts: 1454 - Karma: 152
I improved this much <----------------------->
Apr 13 2008 9:57PM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
Wow, looking back I didn't do a single new trick this year... My 3's got more consistant than last year, I got more comfortable with 5's off of bigger jumps, I think I did 2 7's all year and they were sketchy and gay. The only trick that really improved was my flat 5. I was only landing about one in 3 flat 5's last year and this year I was landing most of them and doing truckdrivers. I got more comfortable on rails and did some switchups both ways.
Apr 13 2008 9:57PM
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phishfood
Posts: 2542 - Karma: 298
almost?
lol how do those end?
Apr 13 2008 10:01PM
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Mr.LemonPie
Posts: 4100 - Karma: 1,625
honestly not that much...the stuff that I have learned still scares me alot...(5s and backflips) I only tried 1 seven this year, still can't ski out of fives just land and revert...I took my 3s to way bigger jumps though...but that is just about it.
Apr 13 2008 10:07PM
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the.hoffman
Posts: 1372 - Karma: 283
first cork 5 7 and 9
Apr 13 2008 10:50PM
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Billups
Posts: 3960 - Karma: 329
I learned Cork and D-spin 7s, and switch cork and rodeo 5s and 7s
Apr 13 2008 11:15PM
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Skierkiddo
Posts: 185 - Karma: 10
not enough thats for sure!
Apr 13 2008 11:17PM
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EH_DUBS
Posts: 3080 - Karma: 969
i went from doing 5's to cork 7's and 9's with decent grabs
270 on and off, switch ups,

and all this with a fucking vagina semi sliced off heel.
Apr 13 2008 11:25PM
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Shilling
Posts: 774 - Karma: 14

last year= first year skiing-NON FREESTYLE
I wasn't freestyle but only hill around was all park so...
I was one of those super gapers that sucks up little cheesewedges on the sides of rails.
This year=First year of freestyle
I can slide 95% rails (havent done much urban, no kinks). fs/bs 270 out
i did an 82 foot spread eagle. :P
I can grab 1s consistently off our 50 foot step up and off most goodsized jumps
I can 3 most of our jumps, working on grabs.
nose butter 3s (sketchy)
improved in backcountry a BUNCH
dropped a 30 footer.

Apr 13 2008 11:35PM
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Faggghkxd
Posts: 1163 - Karma: 13
god i hate claiming but last year i skied park for the first time on skis and could 360 with a (sketchy) grab, and pencil 540s and 7s. i could do boxes and very small easy rails. i could do decent sized jumps though.(i was so bad because i barely skied at all and the year before that doesn't count because i was a snowboarder)
this year i can 270 on any box or flat rail  but not on rails, 270 and 450 out on some rails that are high enough. grabs up to 720 and can huck a nine but i hate hucking its gay. i started doing flips almost killed my self but landed at backflip. over the summer il probably improve corks and do some other stuff. im realy happy about this year i skied so much despite 3 weeks out from an injury. its my second year so im happy with what ive done

Apr 13 2008 11:51PM
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,019
[claim] 5, 7, learned sw ups, 270 on/off, sw 1, sw 3, unnatty sliding [/claim]
Apr 13 2008 11:57PM
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Treestman
Posts: 3049 - Karma: 300
not enough, overall i suck at progressing i landed my first 360 5 years ago and landed my first 7 this year

i only added a 7, and taking my 3s and 5s a little bigger and grabbing 3 safet and 450 out
Apr 14 2008 12:00AM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
learned 5s,7s, 270s off, butters and other stuff
Apr 14 2008 12:01AM
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Jamie_Baril
Posts: 2196 - Karma: 2,513
*CLAIM THREAD*
Apr 14 2008 12:01AM
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Faggghkxd
Posts: 1163 - Karma: 13
someone has to make thread where all you do is claim. and sticky it
Apr 14 2008 12:09AM
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alaskakid
Posts: 5540 - Karma: 430
I learned 3's, 5's, 7's, rails, fs/bs 270 out, and working on switch ons, got grabs up to 5's although i didnt get much time to grab the higher spins since i learned them last day. and most importantly i got comfortable spinning of big jumps. also i got MUCH better at actually skiing
Apr 14 2008 12:10AM
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reggyboy
Posts: 1608 - Karma: 13
didnt ski much park this year but when i was there i was trying to put more style into my 5's n 7's


skied heaps of backcounrty this year so improved a lot at that. was trying to throw 3's off cliffs, havnt got it nailed yet but will do more next season.
Apr 14 2008 12:24AM
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BskiP
Posts: 1369 - Karma: 223

dialed in my 5s, learned and dialed in 7s, got a few 9s, 1 10, can cork everything up to a 7, grab everything up to a 5, d spins, rodeos, a whole bunch of off axis inverted stuff i dont know what to call it, hit just about any jump without being scared of it anymore (well 50-60 foot tables),  skied more big mountain lines than i ever have before, dropped my biggest cliffs (40-50s), aand lots of em :D had more ski days than i have ever had in a season before, and had more fun than i have ever had in my life!

Apr 14 2008 12:34AM
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chames
Posts: 2331 - Karma: -33
270 on/out, switch ups both ways, switch on. grabs up to 5s, 7s, sw 1s and 3s. also dropped some bigger cliffs and 180ed a few good ones 2
Apr 14 2008 12:35AM
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Deletedtoday
Posts: 4060 - Karma: 398
i leaarned how to ride powder LIKE A MAN.
Apr 14 2008 12:35AM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
upped my rail game a lot.

neglected jumps allllll season long.
Apr 14 2008 12:48AM
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turoa_NZEE
Posts: 78 - Karma: 10
i learnt a little bit.
i got right foot foward solid, 450 out, rightside 270 out, both change-ups, switch3 5 and 7, cork 5 and 7. i leave to go back to nz in 10 days, have 8 left of skiing so im hoping to get bio 7 and rodeo 5, maybe 7 by the time i leave
Apr 14 2008 12:58AM
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chicken
Posts: 6843 - Karma: 2,121
last year my biggest tricks were cork 10 and rodeo 9. this year my biggest trick was a cork 9 and it was on a jump 1/2 as big as usual. Now sunshine has a big jump but unfourtianlty my knee is fucked.

so i stayed the same/improved a little on the rails and unprogressed on jumps

FUCK YOU RCR

PS:  I did get alot better at moguls though, so i am still really happy with my season
















Apr 14 2008 1:06AM
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ajax
Posts: 2852 - Karma: 1,245
WARNING: CLAIM AHEAD

This year I improved quite a bit. I learned pretzles, unnatty pretzles, got better at switch 5s, learned switch 7s, backflips, 270 on 450 out, other various rail combos, true nose stuff, did my biggest cliff, skiied the most days I have skied, and had my SICKEST POW!!
Apr 14 2008 1:09AM
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turoa_NZEE
Posts: 78 - Karma: 10
hence the reason your knee is fucked. why ski moguls? save your knees as long as you can
Apr 14 2008 1:11AM
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ShadyHillGroup
Posts: 2881 - Karma: 213
moguls are fun....spring time moguls are possibly one of my favorite parts of skiing....besides spring park haha
Apr 14 2008 3:10AM
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eheath
Posts: 61614 - Karma: 123,204
I would say my grabs improved this season and got more tech on rails/boxes. But if anything improved significantly it was my filming and editing.

/claim.
Apr 14 2008 3:46AM
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Gharf
Posts: 1390 - Karma: 983
i only skied 2 weeks but got from 3 and switch3  to 7 and switch 5. 3 and 5 with a few grabs.
also did my first back and tried switch back and flatspins.

/claim of
Apr 14 2008 6:20AM
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sam_vicious
Posts: 145 - Karma: 10
i barely improved much at all. but i had so much fun this season. i just learned my 3's over the largest jumps with grabs. and i got all my gap to rails and 270's cleaner. pretzels cleaner. this year i was just really working on my style issue. next year should be good though.
Apr 14 2008 9:55AM
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zackblain
Posts: 2322 - Karma: 22
not very much
Apr 14 2008 12:53PM
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A@ron
Posts: 1320 - Karma: 86
i would say my grabs improved the most along with my style...i feel that i got a lot smoother jumping and on the rails.

that was my winter season hopefully i can continue to ski through out the summer:)
Apr 14 2008 1:09PM
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TheJerz
Posts: 549 - Karma: 67
I went from last yeard barely going sideways on boxes, never touched a rail, hit only 10ft jumps and decked 20ft'ers


this year i got 270 in/out, sw up and bs sw up, 360 safety, super sketch safety 5, pretzels,
Apr 14 2008 1:33PM
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shabinka
Posts: 743 - Karma: 10
Seeing as how my seasons at the end,
I went from 180's and 3's and frontsiding boxes and rails to
switch 1's sw 3's, consistant 5's, 3's with mad grabs, switch ups, 270s on 27's out, backflips, oh and essentially a penciled 7. Most of this is off small 15ft ish jumps but all of it - switch 3's and 1's I did off bigger jumps haha. oh. Spread Eagle 3's are mad sweet.
Apr 14 2008 1:59PM
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jKutcher
Posts: 3936 - Karma: 4,260
i had a lot of fun this season
Apr 14 2008 2:22PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
word! I didn't really try to film/learn tricks much this year but had a ton of fun shredding. especially since it was my first year living out west and got to shred some epic pow.
Apr 14 2008 2:27PM
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GetPitted
Posts: 3443 - Karma: 2,299

Gonna have to agree with John here.  I've been partially injured all season and yet it has been the FUNNEST season I have had in my entire life.

Apr 14 2008 2:33PM
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hotdog.garbage
Posts: 1854 - Karma: 10
i got really good at not skiing very often
Apr 14 2008 2:34PM
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Holte
Posts: 10741 - Karma: 7,818
I got injured and healthy about twelve times. And I guess my grabs got a little better. And I landed a cork 7 on one ski. I'm gonna be stoked about that one forever.
Apr 14 2008 2:37PM
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eheath
Posts: 61614 - Karma: 123,204
Yeah, i think this season was the funnest season of skiing i have ever had.
Apr 14 2008 2:58PM
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Ware
Posts: 1758 - Karma: 2,221
Most fun season for sure.... ive seen so many PC rippers get reaaallllll good.
Apr 14 2008 3:03PM
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CodyTurner
Posts: 677 - Karma: 86

i went from not knowing how to ski or ever skiing in my life,to being able tp 3 with grabs,do lots of rails,2 on,2out,switch up,butter

Apr 14 2008 3:18PM
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aidansheahan
Posts: 933 - Karma: 5,358
all 4 sevens





claim.!.!.!.!
Apr 14 2008 5:17PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
props to that
Apr 14 2008 5:23PM
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bigolrig
Posts: 572 - Karma: 14
a ton, but not enough..
but that is why water ramps were invented.
Apr 14 2008 5:31PM
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