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How fast did you progress?

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BdoubleU
Posts: 880 - Karma: 291
Now I know I'm the minority coming from a 7 year snowboarding background...just now switched to skiing.

But I've been told by a lot of people I'm progressing extremely quickly. Less than a month of riding and I'm already pretty comfortable with 270's on/off and switch ups both ways.

Granted, I rollerbladed a lot this fall to get the feel for things and I really think thats what helped.

What about you?
Did you guys pick it up really fast or were there months/years of frustration?

Dec 23 2008 2:43PM
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manuel87
Posts: 675 - Karma: 17
I'm progressing pretty slowly actually because I'm still too much of a coward :(
Dec 23 2008 2:47PM
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currentwestman
Posts: 3292 - Karma: 330
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Dec 23 2008 2:51PM
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JsNeagle
Posts: 1405 - Karma: 1,576
my buddy's in a similar situation. he just switched to skiing and had got 270s on and 3s 5s and switch 3s... he was talking about trying zeros and 7s the other day. props for switching to skiing, he likes it way more and finds it a lot easier to progress on skis than on a snowboard.
Dec 23 2008 2:51PM
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ChanchoVelez.
Posts: 1029 - Karma: 11
word...but none the less i have progressed a lot already. last season i was barely spinning 3s on the 1 jump and this year im spinning 7s and 5s and working on a 9 on bigger jumps
Dec 23 2008 3:26PM
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ride-rider
Posts: 1761 - Karma: 20
when I first strapped into my board, I did a blue run.  I caved both ways and stopped no problem.  That year and the following I was hitting 40 footers, and throwing some mild tricks, rails and boxes every now and then.  But for the past 2 years I have slowed WAYYYYYY down.  Like last year I just got better at riding, and stuff.  Now I feel like Im getting a bit better again, and when I get my license Ill be up like everyday so hopefully progression will come naturally.  I like to progress as I go.  No pressure is the way to go.  Last year even though I didn't stomp to many new tricks, I had a great time and worked on style.  I really dont care to much as long as Im having a good time.
Dec 23 2008 3:33PM
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BdoubleU
Posts: 880 - Karma: 291
calll it what you want.

I'm just saying what I've learned so you guy's get what I meant by progression. I could've been referring to  anything. carving, stopping, whatever.

But ya, def glad I made the switch. much more fun for sure.
Dec 23 2008 3:46PM
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scott-skis
Posts: 1161 - Karma: 141
ya last year i was doin a few sketchy 5's
and i was almost scared to 3 now im doin up to 9's fairly comfortably
Dec 23 2008 4:57PM
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Crack.
Posts: 6020 - Karma: 84
i am progressing very slow and I hate it, and i'm not even a pussy or anything, I do everthing that I ski I am just learning very slow.
Dec 23 2008 5:02PM
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MT_Mike
Posts: 382 - Karma: 73
I made the switch last season to skiing, got into the park, ended with a few tricks in my bag.

definitely stepping it up this season. been slayin rails a lot, but just mountain finally got their jump built, major stokage, haven't hit a park jump all season, just some BC ones.

Not sure if I found it easier to progress than when i snowboarded, but it's definitely more FUN progressing on ski's... don't know why i ever wasted time snowboarding
Dec 23 2008 5:03PM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
Snowboarding was really easy for me to get decent at. I dunno. Only took me 2 weeks to learn how to spin, probably because I had the background in skiing. although it's a lot harder for me to spin on a board since you have to kinda carve and almost butter off the lip. I don't really remember I haven't boarded in 2 years.
I'm doing ok in skiing I mean I try hard each time and I'm not afraid to try new things into the powder. Whenever I get a chance to go to a mountain with a park I try to go balls out because I only get about 3-5 days of park in per season at most. It's all fun though, the only reason I try hard is because it's a challenge and I'm safe about it this year so I don't get too hurt now. I learned that after I broke my back trying cork 7s 2 years ago...not fun.
Dec 23 2008 5:08PM
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7-11_Slurpee
Posts: 1142 - Karma: 1,552
i did a 720 my first year.  but now im having some real trouble getting any style at all (unless you consider "pencil steeze" steeze...
Dec 23 2008 5:20PM
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eurotune2
Posts: 1450 - Karma: 10
[littleCLAIM] for the amount of time that i get to the Mt. i feel that i am a pretty solid skier... not just in the park either, right now in my life i can only ski 1-2 times per week since i am in college and the resort is over an hour away. I feel that if i was able to ski a majority of the days of the week i would progress very quickly and acquire super duper skills[/littleCLAIM]
Dec 23 2008 8:26PM
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traylortrash
Posts: 1935 - Karma: 2,450
I progressed fast on rails since i used to rollerblade a lot (it helps)...  but on jumps and everything else i progress really slow
Dec 23 2008 8:30PM
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Funnel
Posts: 7815 - Karma: 1,531
Dude same here.  I'm in highschool so my parents only take me up on the weekends.  I could get WAYYYYY better if I was able to get 100 days in a season instead of 40-50.  I am still by far the best all mountain skier at my resort (for my general age).  There are kids that are better than me at park for sure but I can slay pow, they cannot.  It is pretty cool, me and my friend were talking about that the other day.
Dec 23 2008 8:39PM
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currentwestman
Posts: 3292 - Karma: 330
WoW.
Dec 23 2008 8:42PM
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BdoubleU
Posts: 880 - Karma: 291
ya hopefully I can get shit down on jumps this year too. Or at least the basics
Dec 23 2008 8:43PM
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95959
Posts: 2765 - Karma: 377
um....... Okay?
Dec 23 2008 8:52PM
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SirFryanator
Posts: 11149 - Karma: 1,415
one of the biggest claims I've ever heard, and I would know about claiming. if you were 12 or 13 I could see that but I know for a fact that there are 15 and 16 year olds and older that are super good that aren't on NS at every resort. I somehow doubt that you're the BEST all mountain skier by far.
Dec 23 2008 9:22PM
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jibbits56
Posts: 336 - Karma: 10
dude i come from a similar background, snowboarded for 4 years, and i rollerbladed for even longer than that, picked up skiing last year, and picked it up pretty fast, except not as fast as you, i got 270 out pretty quickly and fakie on but after that i kinda stopped progressing until my friends summer set up, then i learned 270 on, and switch ups, this year i learned 450 out 270 on 270 off
Dec 23 2008 9:33PM
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Celone
Posts: 1998 - Karma: 114
well i started park last year,

and now i can comfortably do all spins up to 7, cork 5s and 7s, flat 5s, unnatural 3s, switch 5s, 3 or 4 different pretzels, and 450s out
Dec 23 2008 9:39PM
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sykonaut
Posts: 346 - Karma: 11
My three year break from skiing that I came back from last year really hurt my progression. I would have gotten twins 3 years earlier etc. To be honest, I am quite dissapointed in myself because I have been skiing for 14 years now and I can only 90 on and off a box/rail and then can only 3 and 5. But it's each to his own. I ski for fun, I'm not out on the mountain to get sponsorized nor show off to people. I love buttering, and hand drags though. And just carving up the groomers switch.
Dec 23 2008 9:41PM
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BdoubleU
Posts: 880 - Karma: 291
hah ya... hopefully after this year I'll be saying something similar to that right there
Dec 23 2008 9:41PM
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rossta.
Posts: 455 - Karma: 247
why are hucked spins and box tricks considered 'progression'? 

ya'll should work on skiing down the mountain first, get some sick tree skiing in and hit some sick cliffs.  that'll make you a waaaaaaaaayyyy better skier than lapping the park ever could
Dec 23 2008 9:50PM
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jibbits56
Posts: 336 - Karma: 10
alright well i do ski mountain when conditions are good, i love glade skiing and hittin up grommers, unfortunately im a PA skier, you don't get many powder days, or great cliff spots around here, so i just head to the park when the conditions aren't great, so if you can do both, that'll make you a waaaaaaaaayyyy better skier than skiing mountain even in bad condtions
Dec 23 2008 9:55PM
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steezepleeze~
Posts: 103 - Karma: 22

im in the same situation. been snowboarding since age 6 but only rode with skiers. switched this year when they all pitched and bought me skis cause my 'knuckledragging' was 'cramping thier steeze.'

first year so far ive been skiing a shitload and can comfortably 270 on and off rails and switchup. spins are so much easier. 3s and 5s are good, 7's sometimes on good days havnt tried to throw anything more than than but im loving the foot freedom and crazy grabs. sking is just 3x more baller-looking than snowboarding.

it came so naturally tho, its a trend for most converts. fuckin love it.

Dec 23 2008 10:07PM
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orange.
Posts: 505 - Karma: 659
this is a claim but... i sevend my first month skiing
Dec 23 2008 10:11PM
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charmander
Posts: 10636 - Karma: 370
well im not a patk skier, but ive been skiing 10 or so years now. im pretty solid at actual skiing, i can 3 and stuff, but park isnt where im at. im more about skiing glades and chutes and stuff.
Dec 23 2008 10:14PM
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skiEER
Posts: 4089 - Karma: 79
there is a lot  more to skiing then rails
Dec 23 2008 10:14PM
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asian_andy
Posts: 830 - Karma: 61
yeah man props to u..i roller blade to making things on rails alot easier (and it takes balls to ski concrete) in two days i nailed a 270 on/off, switch ups, pretzel, and a 5. and i just started..its always good to ride with people tht will push you.
Dec 23 2008 10:19PM
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jibbits56
Posts: 336 - Karma: 10
yeah no shit, glade skiing, and all around just normal skiing is great, but when your talking about how fast did you progress, in normal skiing you hit a certain point due to limiting conditions of where you live, and you can't go much further, my fifth run i was going down a black diamond at my resort, but that doesnt mean shit cuz i ski at 7 springs and they really don't have "steeps" there, so progression really is better explained through park, and this is newschoolers, most people wanna talk about park here
Dec 23 2008 10:20PM
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pscull03
Posts: 440 - Karma: 47

last year was my 2nd year skiing/first year in park

by the end of the year i could 270 on/off and fs and bs switch ups 3s and 5s

for me its just the more im on my skis, the quicker i progress

Dec 23 2008 10:22PM
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rossta.
Posts: 455 - Karma: 247
wtf is glade skiing.  groomers?  fuuuuuuuuuuuunn
Dec 23 2008 10:23PM
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Celone
Posts: 1998 - Karma: 114
all mountain and powder days im guessing...i dont really know...
Dec 23 2008 10:40PM
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Aaaron.
Posts: 11817 - Karma: 903
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Dec 23 2008 10:43PM
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steezepleeze~
Posts: 103 - Karma: 22
so important to progressing fast. all the guys i ride with are hella good. they just make me do shit and i dont really care that much so i huck. its sick to have people to watch and give you tips right there and peer pressure you.

rails are different. park rails are fine but im scared shitless by urban rails but coming from a snowboarding background popping is so much harder my nollies are weak and fuckin shin splints
Dec 23 2008 10:50PM
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Slinger1x1
Posts: 8853 - Karma: 66
Well i've been a skier for 13 years, but i had always been that guy that flies down groomers and pisses off the gapers, or i would hang out on double blacks. i would hit those little jumps on the sides of trails, not really do anything. this summer i went to NZ for two weeks and in about 7 day i was hitting boxes and rails, and started to try grabbing off jumps, and i never hit real jumps before this summer. just bought my own twin tips (rented in nz) and im gonna be really going through the park a lot more now
Dec 23 2008 10:54PM
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jca
Posts: 4171 - Karma: 6,311

to each his own

but im with you, i love just shredding real hard and boosting shit.

Dec 23 2008 10:56PM
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Thenowhereman42
Posts: 5682 - Karma: 65

I landed my first 180 and first box and like 2nd or 3rd 360.

I most definately did not stomp my first rail though lol. 

But I've been skiing for a really long time and only started hitting the park last season so I was already really comfortable on them.  I did all that on k2 escapes or something of that nature and now I've had twins for like a week and everything is way easier.

Dec 23 2008 10:57PM
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invader7
Posts: 5756 - Karma: 49

hahahah wow! your a dumbass.

Dec 23 2008 10:59PM
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TheBeardedOne
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 58
i am absolutely appaluled right now..
Dec 23 2008 11:12PM
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eurotune2
Posts: 1450 - Karma: 10
come on man, think arbor day
Dec 23 2008 11:15PM
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steezepleeze~
Posts: 103 - Karma: 22
fail
Dec 23 2008 11:15PM
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steezepleeze~
Posts: 103 - Karma: 22
double fail.
Dec 23 2008 11:16PM
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linesteeze
Posts: 1229 - Karma: 125
first year i could do some 7s and some okay rails but couldnt really freeski. it all came the next year
Dec 23 2008 11:18PM
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Thenowhereman42
Posts: 5682 - Karma: 65
Man 40-50 days is alot.  I'm shooting for 50ish this year at age 20 and I've never gotten more than like 25 a season.  100 I couldn't even imagine unless I worked nightshift in a matress factory or something.  Or in a ski town I guess.
Dec 23 2008 11:19PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
Posts: 2357 - Karma: 61

OMG. LIKE CAN YOU DO THOSE SPINNY FLIPPY THINGS.

CAN YOU BACKFLIPZ!!!!!!1!!11!!1!!!!

Dec 23 2008 11:42PM
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reverendwrong
Posts: 3145 - Karma: 142
well this is season 15 for me skiing, year 9 for racing, and year 3 for park. I feel ive definately progressed faster skiing park than anything else. I learned 4s out,3s, 7s, sw3s, corks, all in one season, granted the year before i got a pair of twins for my b-day and learned how to slide a rail and go off jumps in my spare time after racing, so like mabey 10 days total for that during that season so i dont count it. Now im ranked 20th in slope for USSA, i made it to JOs my first year, Nats last year, and im 1st seed and capitan on the varsity race team. Now if only i didnt live in the midwest i could ski pow more than 1 week a year.
Dec 23 2008 11:52PM
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steezepleeze~
Posts: 103 - Karma: 22
^yea well i started to JO in grade 4 beat that i win
Dec 23 2008 11:56PM
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Celone
Posts: 1998 - Karma: 114
aww fuck, you got me...
Dec 24 2008 12:33AM
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ski_DC
Posts: 1347 - Karma: 58
i've only been skiing 2 years and im at jackson hole now and i am definitely one of the best all mountain skiers here, everyone else just skis park here


Dec 24 2008 12:40AM
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