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Starting my Park and Pipe Ski Career

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SteevyC
Posts: 265 - Karma: 15
i just started to hit up the park this past season, and i enjoy it deeply, but since i really cant do any tricks yet and i have no summer set up, or space to build one (live in the City). What should i do in my off season to keep proggressing and learning more tricks?
Jun 26 2009 12:28PM
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KellyK
Posts: 1782 - Karma: 715
you should start by changing your icon cuz its the same as this kids:

https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/467102/
Jun 26 2009 12:30PM
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ghosfacekilla
Posts: 533 - Karma: 72
-workout
-skate,blade, bmx ect
-trampoline/diving board

baisically anything that improves your core strength and works muscles that aid balance. Also search bar this same thing and you can get a ton of suggestions but these r what I do
Jun 26 2009 12:33PM
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panojibber
Posts: 3382 - Karma: 216
Just do any sport and lots of it. Get outside alot, go do stuff.
And stay flexible, that will really help you in the winter.
Jun 26 2009 12:34PM
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sconniestyle
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practice layering your tall t's so that they hang perfectly below eachother.

tie your knees together so that you get used to the feeling that sagging your snow pants down low creates.

seriously though, if you can get time on a trampoline or a diving board it helps a lot with your air awareness. don't be pressured by yourself or others to do super rad tricks, start with the basics. 360's, backflips, frontflips, etc... and get comfortable with yourself in the air and landing balanced. if you get that down it is a good foundation to build from.

Jun 26 2009 12:35PM
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panojibber
Posts: 3382 - Karma: 216
So true, and do right and left side stuff, it will help you all around and make you way more comfortable in general.

360s are actually really good to practise on the tramp, and they will help you with bigger spins too. Perfect the smaller stuff and the crazier tricks become way easier.
Jun 26 2009 12:40PM
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SteevyC
Posts: 265 - Karma: 15
im on it
Jun 26 2009 12:40PM
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KellyK
Posts: 1782 - Karma: 715
atta kid! +k for you
Jun 26 2009 12:53PM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
make a summer rail setup
Jun 26 2009 4:46PM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 247
maybe you should read the thread a little better... he clearly says he cant because he cant slide rails and doesnt have enough room cause he lives in the city
Jun 26 2009 4:52PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15951 - Karma: 9,451
rollerblading
Jun 26 2009 5:03PM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
watch lots n lots of edits, dream about skiing every night for the coming months, talk about skiing to people who honestly don't care, try 'n controll every conversation so that it ends up going about skiing, meet other people who ski, make plans for next year, learn random things...
Jun 26 2009 5:08PM
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EastCoast315
Posts: 3136 - Karma: 137
WIN
Jun 26 2009 5:09PM
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casual
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 6,751
I'd say, refrain from using the word "career"...
Jun 26 2009 5:11PM
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Relish_man
Posts: 5386 - Karma: 551
This really sounds like my current situation, sadly...
Water Ramps are good training but there needs to be some close for that to work.
Jun 26 2009 5:22PM
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ALFYBOI
Posts: 485 - Karma: 2,405
you just described my life!
Jun 26 2009 5:31PM
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sklermang
Posts: 2981 - Karma: 1,954
this.

and im glad to hear you "enjoy it deeply" hah
Jun 26 2009 6:32PM
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HR8938Cephei
Posts: 1411 - Karma: 46
work on staying underground and keeping it hyphy and you should be good
Jun 26 2009 6:36PM
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Kayess
Posts: 357 - Karma: 11
thats exactly what i do! someones talking to me and they say something that has some unintended reference to skiing and i just start talking about skiing haha.

but seriously diving boards tramps anything like that to practice air time. i mean simply doing spins off random shit when your walking around can help. work on your core strength, pretty much everything in skiing depends on core strength in fact almost everything physical will benefit from having a strong core.
Jun 26 2009 7:29PM
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casual
Posts: 6712 - Karma: 6,751
That's why I fucking love you...scroll up.
Jun 26 2009 8:37PM
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,019
have as much fun as possible
Jun 26 2009 8:42PM
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IceCreamer
Posts: 1587 - Karma: 27
is the shit.
Jun 26 2009 9:02PM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
oops my bad
Jun 26 2009 9:16PM
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mBall
Posts: 1690 - Karma: 2,827
it is... but i dont think its helped my skiing what so ever?
Jun 26 2009 9:27PM
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GKO
Posts: 1467 - Karma: 1,410
windels
Jun 26 2009 9:35PM
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Uncle.Badness
Posts: 2545 - Karma: 55
sounds like me
Jun 26 2009 10:57PM
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Ian.Ham
Posts: 1688 - Karma: 1,154
def some rollerblading would help
Jun 27 2009 1:08AM
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GKO
Posts: 1467 - Karma: 1,410
yep



























Jun 28 2009 6:17PM
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Detroit_Steeze
Posts: 1076 - Karma: 193
I wouldnt call it a career
Jun 28 2009 6:31PM
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TheUngroomed
Posts: 1251 - Karma: 335
Every one has pretty much said everything, so I'll say this: Work on a tramp so u are comfortable spinning left and right........... try to get to a skate park or something and roller blade, do some rails cuz that helps u time where u need to be and stuff


Sorry bout the bold, it keeps turnin itself on =(
Jun 28 2009 7:57PM
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Po0n-Hun73r
Posts: 152 - Karma: 29
yes
Jun 28 2009 8:27PM
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*teh-steeze*
Posts: 51 - Karma: 11
i like to make a list of goals for the season and push myself to do them
Jun 28 2009 9:03PM
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