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How fast did you progress?
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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?
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i find it hard to believe that jackson hole has more park skiers than all mtn skiers
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i find it hard to believe that sarcasm wasnt picked up. in all seriousness, progression is only relative to oneself. It would be stupid for me to compare myself to, say, bobby brown. first, he lives in CO and skis around 100 days a year. I live in DC and will be lucky to hit 30. also, he has been skiing park much longer than me, doesnt have school to worry about, and has a name with great consonance. progression is how thuroughly you accomplish whatever goals you set for yourself, not how you stack up to other skiers.
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i learn at my own pace, when ever im ready to try to add another spin or some grabs onto a trick ill spend the whole day just doing that.
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wow dude you dont know what glades are, what the hell, glades are just like places to ski in trees, you know, so glade skiing is skiing in trees basically
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This thread is just a giant claimfest
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after 5 years i can finally 180!
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haha yeah this is very true
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ive skied for 2 seasons and ive progressed fairly well i can spin up to 7s with grabs and 270's on and off but i think its cause ive rollerbladed for almost 5 years
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haha i progress so slowly. Its probably though because I dont get to ski a very good park and i honestly dont really care. Yeah i would love to be able to pull 5's n shit but i play lacrosse. If i were to get hurt i'd let the team down pretty hard. I'll still try some new stuff on rials/boxes, but i'm not gonna be throwin inverts anytime soon.
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true but i live in ontario so i only have park, no backcountry
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The only skiing I've done this year has been at a friends house, although he has some better features than some mountains I know. I've just been having fun with no pressure and I've been doing a lot better than at actual hills.
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Last time i checked progression meant getting better at something. why the fuck does it matter if its park or bc?
either way I've progressed as a skier...
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i think i am progressing pretty good. i started freestyle skiing in january. by the end of the season i had. switch 180. 360. 540. backflip. 270 on. and stuff and then my buddy had a summer jib and i learned 270 out and switch ups before this season. now i have all my tricks back and i almost have lincoln loops now.
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i progress hella slow.
this thread makes me feel like shit ]:
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