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Year-End Progression Thread

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oreopancake.
Posts: 2596 - Karma: 21
Since the ski season is (unfortunately) winding down, i thought this would be an interesting thread. How much did you guys progress this year as a skier?

I'll start off: this was my first year skiing. It took a few weeks getting used to the sport, but by years-end, I can ski double-blacks (semi)comfortably, ski powder decently well (not too steep haha), and do most basic rails and 180's. Hope to progress my park-skills bigtime next year.
Apr 6 2010 1:07AM
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Funnel
Posts: 7816 - Karma: 1,534
Next year, go ski pow on one of the steeper parts of your mountain. The steeper a run is, the easier it is to ski pow. My season isn't over yet, so I'm sure I'll progress on these final weeks, as always. My progression seems to come in waves though, is it like that for anyone else?
Apr 6 2010 1:21AM
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c4t_l0ver
Posts: 5485 - Karma: 810
my first year with twin tips. i learned frontflip. backflip. 1,3,5, almost 7. rails.  switch ups, 270 off. pretzels.  yay
Apr 6 2010 1:36AM
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Ducky.
Posts: 5811 - Karma: 1,420
yes.... i hate it sometimes.
Apr 6 2010 1:36AM
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skithe49th
Posts: 2487 - Karma: 14
i got hurt in december so that ended my season. didn't progrees nearly as far as i wish i could've but next year i hope to just be back to my full potential and kill it!
Apr 6 2010 5:48AM
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Vinci
Posts: 701 - Karma: 1,472
ACL, zero
wohoo!
Apr 6 2010 5:56AM
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Joonas
Posts: 568 - Karma: 230
I progressed more than i tought i would on my first year, the original plan was to learn 5s and 270s outta rails, but in the end i found my self doing backflips and 7s off 50feet kickers, k-feds and 4s outta rails..
Didn't learn right spins or big fakie triks as much as i would of wanted
Apr 6 2010 6:13AM
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WVskiing
Posts: 3007 - Karma: 1,949
first year
3s, 5s, all 8, 270 on,
Apr 6 2010 6:37AM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
lip 270 and hucking bigger cliffs.
Apr 6 2010 9:53AM
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SKIU4EA
Posts: 2387 - Karma: 2,072
The main thing was to unpencil my spins with variety of clean grabs thrown in.   Also, super smooth slow spins instead of hucked pencil 7's.
Apr 6 2010 10:15AM
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Ian.Ham
Posts: 1688 - Karma: 1,154
I stepped up my rail game a bunch.  Got all 8 and pretzels.  Worked some on my switch and got switch cork 9 and switch misty 9.  Got unnatural 7.  And did my first double, double cork 1440, at aspen.  Pretty stoked on this year!!!
Apr 6 2010 11:03AM
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Midwestjibski
Posts: 1676 - Karma: 77
Second season.  Last year I could do normal rail slides and small 3s.  This year I have fs and bs 270s out, fs and bs swaps, 2 on, switch on, and some grabbed 3s.  Pretty sweet season.
Apr 6 2010 11:11AM
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willy_baller
Posts: 1622 - Karma: 693
Last year I could sometimes get 5s and I could slide most rails and boxes. This year I can grab 5s, 7s and I can do every single flip pretty much ( up to 9) and dub back.... And switch spins and I'm going for dub cork Thursday or Friday....
Apr 6 2010 11:48AM
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willy_baller
Posts: 1622 - Karma: 693
Oh ya and 4s out 2s on and switchups
Apr 6 2010 11:53AM
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steezyjibber
Posts: 15967 - Karma: 11,026
i degressed
not kidding
Apr 6 2010 1:06PM
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oreopancake.
Posts: 2596 - Karma: 21
holy shit i got owned for my first year haha.

maybe it's because i had to take like a month and a half off skiing because I was sick..
Apr 6 2010 7:01PM
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fratskier69
Posts: 1868 - Karma: 1,271
at teh start of the year i could do pencil 7's fronts and backs, and 2/8

end of year i can do sw 9s, sw 7 japans, sw rodeos, misty 5 and 7, rodeo, underflip, superman front, and 6/8


Apr 6 2010 7:29PM
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Jenser
Posts: 375 - Karma: 16
Thankfully my years not over yet, but i dont feel i've really progressed too much so far. I havent learned anything new of jumps but hoping to learn flatspin before its all said and done. Although my rail game is alot smoother and can switch up and twosev off(only front for both) theres certainly more i couldve/shouldve learned. But fuck it, i had an awsome season, progressing or not, so thats all that matters right now
Apr 6 2010 8:34PM
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pjbauer
Posts: 2148 - Karma: 495
i was successful in fuckin my knee up... ACL, MCL and meniscus 
Apr 6 2010 8:37PM
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EastCoast315
Posts: 3136 - Karma: 137
yeah we still skiing the powder here in NY, season ain't over yet
Apr 6 2010 8:38PM
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00_Koda
Posts: 922 - Karma: 270
pretzel and switch up variations and 270 onto hand rails
hitting bigger jumps and getting grabs with a spin
just more control and conformable on rails and in the air
Apr 6 2010 8:40PM
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Willard
Posts: 5117 - Karma: 429
I actually got worse. Well the last weekend i started getting some stuff back but last year it seemed i had more balls and alot more style on my airs.
Apr 6 2010 8:40PM
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deleted5
Posts: 14507 - Karma: 13,507
i miss read that as dub backs and i was like dam
Apr 6 2010 8:41PM
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Kcin
Posts: 1845 - Karma: 58
i learned to make mac and cheese and peel oranges. my season doesnt end til august :)
Apr 6 2010 8:42PM
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YoungJah
Posts: 1106 - Karma: 66
Managed to ski a bunch of fun lines, i've been scouting for a couple of winters.
Apr 6 2010 9:10PM
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.Natty.
Posts: 1030 - Karma: 84
my progression was actually freakishly similar to yours... except i learned to grab all of my spins and also learned other inverts like frontflips and mistys
Apr 6 2010 9:44PM
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Zump.
Posts: 3338 - Karma: 305
decent year for me. didn't get to do the jumping i wanted because i have shit hills around me, but i progressed here and there

270's on, 270's off, 50-50 on, fs swaps, k-feds on any well set up rail feature.
hand drag cork 3's too, so sick. and a front off a cliff too
Apr 6 2010 9:50PM
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Holte
Posts: 10742 - Karma: 7,818
My switch takeoff off cliffs success rate moved from about 20% to about 50%.
Apr 6 2010 9:53PM
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EastCoast315
Posts: 3136 - Karma: 137
still, dub blacks are a legit accomplishment. When you beast mode a double black, you get down and feel like you owned the fucking mountain. Love that feelin
Apr 7 2010 5:34AM
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oreopancake.
Posts: 2596 - Karma: 21
hahaha i afterbanged out of it i was so stoked.
Apr 7 2010 9:22PM
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*Nickdel*
Posts: 2264 - Karma: 956
progressed in the filming aspect of skiing.
Apr 7 2010 9:27PM
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Scrambles
Posts: 2270 - Karma: 63

last year i could strait-air and case a 10ft jump, go off the sides of the rail lips and 50-50 boxes.

this year i dropped a 30ft cliff which scared the shit out of me, can underflip, 180, 360, and cork 360 with grabs on our 35ft jump(which i wish was bigger but its our largest park feature) can frontside switchup and frontside 270 out of kink rails.

still cant 540 for some reason, but will hopefully get them down at momentum

Apr 7 2010 9:37PM
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oreopancake.
Posts: 2596 - Karma: 21
this makes me excited for next year.
Apr 7 2010 10:21PM
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bropeak9000
Posts: 14 - Karma: 10
trendy
Apr 7 2010 10:23PM
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natty.
Posts: 857 - Karma: 34
i learned how to use newschoolers and how to claim. properly.
Apr 7 2010 10:25PM
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joly.sp
Posts: 2305 - Karma: 585
i learned 2 on, flat 5, 7, cork 7, kfed, sw 3
Apr 7 2010 10:36PM
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AElot
Posts: 462 - Karma: 9
first year of zero progression. it actually feels really good not worrying about doing good tricks and just enjoying skiing around for fun. i highly recommend it.
Apr 7 2010 10:47PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
my pow riding skills have increased about 10fold in the past week.

since i dislocated my collarbone and would be screwed if i fell on it again, i definitely have been really focused on technique.
Apr 7 2010 10:49PM
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Cptn.J
Posts: 51 - Karma: 44
First season with twintips as well. learned 3's with grabs, 5's, cork 3s, switch 3's, frontflips & backflips, 270 off rails, and just hitting bigger jumps and cliffs. Still got another month and a half before whistler closes so def gonna go out there and add more to this list!
Apr 7 2010 11:00PM
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MADDECENT
Posts: 5579 - Karma: 951
Season isn't even close to over, but so far this year I have learned:

Jumps:
A few new grabs in spins up to 5 (Dub Japan, Uncrossed Blunt)
Unnatty Blunt 3
Frontflip
Thrown Lincoln, went badly haha

Rails:
Front 2, Front Swap,
Blind 2, Blind Swap,
K-fed, Brittany, Super Brittany
2 on, Urban 2 on,
Lip on, Lip on Front 2, Lip on blind 2
Front 4
Apr 7 2010 11:09PM
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JakeSalvador
Posts: 2741 - Karma: 1,309

1st full year in park.

3,5,7,9 backflip, 270 on, swup, 270 off, and hopefully a front and a lincoln by the end.

Apr 7 2010 11:18PM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
the fuck is a britney and super britney?

i know a k-fed, but those other two make me feel old for not knowing the jib lingo as well as i used too...sigh :(
Apr 7 2010 11:37PM
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no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,273
i did not even go in a park this year

i got much faster in bumps which was one of my goals, skied at magic a lot, and got better in super tight chutes, jumpturns, and long straightlines in tahoe
Apr 7 2010 11:41PM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,860
i didn't get hurt
i stayed away from park
i jumped off of lots of rocks into deep snow
i found a $10 bill on a run
i had lots of fun

season=success
Apr 7 2010 11:41PM
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50in07
Posts: 3070 - Karma: 1,471
oppisite of kfed. I hate it when people call it britney though.
Apr 7 2010 11:44PM
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Brentizzle
Posts: 1584 - Karma: 1,871
as for trick i got that i couldnt do last year, i got these so far

rodeo/flat 5 (with variety of grabs)
rodeo 7
tail 3
tail 5
cork 5 safety
cork 7 tail
underflip japan or safety some times
switch cork 5,7(with variety of grabs)
switch rodeo 5
switch 9 mute
super fed both ways
unatural lip to front/blind 2 out
lip 270 on urban
tried misty 450 off canon box and didnt work out
tried kang on bc jump and didnt work out (will land one this year tho)
back flipped first cliff without packing a lip in the pow. 

probly forgetting some but thats what i remember off the top of my head. It was a sick year for learning stuff.

There are still a couple tricks i want to land this year tho including cork 9 tail, switch 10 mute and all 4 450s.

To all those who just started this year, props on your progression and keep skiing cuz its dope.
Apr 7 2010 11:53PM
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doyle.
Posts: 1624 - Karma: 596
quite similar but I got front and back 4s out, front flips, back flips, underflips, lincons plus I got CSIA certified but my season doesn't end til July :)
Apr 8 2010 12:48AM
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Dr-Strangelove
Posts: 125 - Karma: 18
I am no longer afraid of rocks. Thanks Crested Butte!
Apr 8 2010 1:07AM
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Zent33zy
Posts: 1546 - Karma: 389
my first year skiing since i was 4
my best tricks right now are 450 out both ways(only on really high rails lol)
kfed variations and i have 540s on 40 foot jumps but not consistant at all


Apr 8 2010 1:13AM
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Testicles
Posts: 1432 - Karma: 13

Second year skiing park

Goals:

Styley spins lots of grabs up to 5: [X]
7 with grab: [X]
Some kind of flip [X]
Switch 5 [    ]
Cork/rodeo/misty: [almost]
Any switch up 270 out [X]
2 450s out [X]
Unnatural 270s out [X]
270 on [X]

Learned way more than my goals on rails, but this year sucked for jumps and my mountain only had them for like 2 weeks so I didn't get enough done, still go 2 more weeks to learn rodeos and switch 5s!

Apr 8 2010 1:40AM
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