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Begginer Ski Tricks and questions

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tkachevigor
Posts: 85 - Karma: 9
Well this is my first season in the park..and im just interested where i should start off..i live in Oregon ski at mt hood :) well i landed my first 180 landed switch and fakied out of it...so where should i go from there? switch 180? or what cuz i also want to start doing boxes and stuff so maybe some tips on that please? ohhhh and one more question! i wear a Smith Variant Brim helmet and im just wondering if any of you freestyle skiiers wear helmets with brims? or if they look good at all because the brim on the smith isnt really large.


Thanks :)
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willyg0808
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whatever you do dont be a hipster or trendwhore
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arandomname
Posts: 1989 - Karma: 18
Haha for me when its hard snow days and no pow it's moguls.  But we're all doing the same thing... Skiing, so no need to hate on one another when people have different point of views.
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FREEskiLINE
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thats the first time in forever i actually loled at a post +K
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FREEskiLINE
Posts: 882 - Karma: 17
and by the way dont listen to these people. they are huge fucks... but if you want advice i would say next step would be practicing your 180 until you are comfortable and then bust some 3's and so on... everyone progress's in the same way just practice practice and more practice
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BenWhit
Posts: 4654 - Karma: 3,257
to be honest with you dude, ski with kids that are better than you. not only do you learn different stuff but you push yourself harder to be competitive with kids around you. also, have fun. thats what the sport is all about. im not of high stature on this website but i know as well as anyone that skiing is about having fun with your bros and getting away from whatever bullshit you put up with off the mountain.

also, just go out and huck shit.
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tkachevigor
Posts: 85 - Karma: 9
Thanks. THats what i mostly do i ski with people better then me so they teach me stuff. Thanks+k for tip.
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_Jesus_
Posts: 2070 - Karma: 260
You ski hood also so here is a guide to Meadows if you want to progress. If you cant do these, you cant do park.
Meadows,
If your still learning practice on.
1- 1-4 bowl/ the face (on express lift)-> beginner steeps
2- Titan (off of shooting star)-> beginner bumps
3- Mitchel creek (off of easy rider/ vista lift)-> beginner park,
4- Face of cascade ...... its sooooooooo wide open, you can do what you want.

Next step

1- any of the lower heather runs off shooting star.. Try and stick to the middle ones (like twilight bowl and pluto) because they are the most wide open of all the LH runs.
2- Jacks woods ( only if your comfortable with thick trees)
3- 3-D/ Rock garden... off the cat track on the way to shooting star from Xpress. (steep moguls, but is a very quick run)
4- Elevator shaft (at the top of Xpress)


Hardest runs that you can do your first year.

1- Gods Wall (AVOID THE TOP.... it is a hike to get there but make sure you hike to the mid- section. It is a 10 ft. cornice drop into a chute if you start from the top.
2- A-zone (top of heather canyon/// has a short hike also) Avoid the cliff, it has a huge blind spot and is 15ft+.
3- Elk/ Yoda
4- Any upper heather runs.


once you got these down, you should be fairly comfortable doing most of the runs on the mountain.-
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tkachevigor
Posts: 85 - Karma: 9
The shipyard was a good park this year at meadows :)
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arandomname
Posts: 1989 - Karma: 18
Exactly.  You should learn to do things like he said, it will make you a better all around skier including park.  It never hurts to be good at everything.
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blatt
Posts: 5584 - Karma: 3,097
trick tip cult for learning tricks. look it up.

but other than that, just try new tricks and dont be afraid to fall.
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tkachevigor
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Aight :)
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