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The Skill-Scale 2.0

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HIT
Posts: 3524 - Karma: 4,996
(remade because the previous range was terrible)

Alright. WHAT ARE YOU?
Please be honest, this isn't a competition

more or so,
a Poll:
these numbers are a representation, not a level or anything.

1 - Complete Gaper
2 - Can ski park, but not ALL terrain
3 - Can ride boxes and hit small jumps
4 - Can ski most terrain, but not park
5 - Can ski ALL terrain as well as park but prefers all terrain
6 - Can hit Larges/XL's in park without tricks
7 - Can throw not off axis tricks
8 - Can switch up some things, 270 off, and sometimes 270 on
9 - Can throw off-axis tricks, various rail tricks
10- Any spins up to 7, front/backflip, up to 450 off, sw ups
11- Spins past 7, various flips (rodeo/flat/lincolns/cork)
12- Can spin off 450 both sides, 270+ on, both switch ups
13- Switch flips
14- Spins BOTH ways, 450+ off, 270+ on, both switch ups
15- Can spin to 10+ on/off axis
16- I can double
17- Rails/Spins/Flips/everything both ways
18- I'm good enough to compete
19- Superunknown worthy
20- YOURE THE NEXT TAMMY WALNUTS!


personally; 10
Mar 13 2011 10:29PM
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skiP.E.I.
Posts: 7822 - Karma: 21,855
9, but I can also do everything that 14 says
Mar 14 2011 10:26PM
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skitheWest.
Posts: 2304 - Karma: 1,276
7 but im getting there ahahah
May 22 2011 9:02PM
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POW-WOW
Posts: 1464 - Karma: 46
Im close to 9 Its hard to get it exact though because everyones a little different. And my "off axis" spins arent exactly on purpose.
May 22 2011 9:06PM
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T.MARTIN
Posts: 1333 - Karma: 62
13.
May 22 2011 9:08PM
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S.Xue
Posts: 101 - Karma: 14
12 but spins up to 7
May 22 2011 9:15PM
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Elmo.
Posts: 4317 - Karma: 663
10 on rails. 4's out 2's on swaps both ways
but like a 7 on jumps cuz i hit big stuff but will trick anything under 30 if that makes sense
May 22 2011 9:30PM
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TOUCHE
Posts: 1183 - Karma: 162
only 7 but aiming to be 10+ by end of the season
May 22 2011 9:35PM
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DirtyDan
Posts: 1576 - Karma: 158
6 or 7
May 22 2011 10:32PM
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skiMONTANA
Posts: 60 - Karma: 12
There should probably be a rail section then a jump section cause the stuff listed under stuff I can do but not the jumps.
May 22 2011 10:35PM
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HeathR
Posts: 4359 - Karma: 1,382
same
May 22 2011 10:35PM
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Yung_Gnarley
Posts: 9092 - Karma: 3,022
But can you make a decent turn in pow?
May 22 2011 10:41PM
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natty.
Posts: 857 - Karma: 34
i can spin both ways.... so i guess i am a 14
May 22 2011 10:53PM
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dylanb
Posts: 379 - Karma: 86
i am unique :)
May 22 2011 10:56PM
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the.hoffman
Posts: 1372 - Karma: 283
This is too specific. I'm a 12 and a 15, but nothing in between.
May 22 2011 11:27PM
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array.
Posts: 2439 - Karma: 202
9.5
May 22 2011 11:33PM
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MacNsteaze
Posts: 366 - Karma: 310
13.5?
May 22 2011 11:38PM
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Style+eeze
Posts: 6901 - Karma: 551
12 on this scale

i'd say that it's pretty hard to try to quantify skills in this format...
May 22 2011 11:42PM
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c4t_l0ver
Posts: 5485 - Karma: 810
9
May 23 2011 1:09PM
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AWALLRUS.
Posts: 5762 - Karma: 223
14, 12, and some of 11
May 23 2011 1:19PM
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RobertBB
Posts: 623 - Karma: 16
14
I can all the 5's and switch left 7, but i cant normal 7
May 23 2011 4:27PM
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cwillygood
Posts: 6831 - Karma: 1,829
11.5
May 23 2011 4:36PM
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Davy.Crockett
Posts: 5373 - Karma: 324
im an 8 but not a 6
May 23 2011 4:37PM
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monkatizer
Posts: 4704 - Karma: 1,518
this.
May 23 2011 4:40PM
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kingskier
Posts: 1045 - Karma: 11
8 but i think everyones trick bag is kind of mixed in with alot of those levels
May 23 2011 4:51PM
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Juice.Doctor
Posts: 2791 - Karma: 293
15-17
May 23 2011 4:51PM
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OnePlank
Posts: 1212 - Karma: 60
6 bitches. i suck and i love it
May 23 2011 4:54PM
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TheRealEvan.
Posts: 311 - Karma: 9
10
May 23 2011 4:55PM
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Bittner
Posts: 3675 - Karma: 1,573
14 and everything below
May 23 2011 5:13PM
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deleted5
Posts: 14507 - Karma: 13,507
16
May 23 2011 5:25PM
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*TURBONERD*
Posts: 15081 - Karma: 9,158
11, landed the only 9 I ever tried, have britneys and kfeds on lock, as well as rodeo 5s and basic inverts
May 23 2011 5:29PM
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kungfusteeze
Posts: 700 - Karma: 47
I dislike this scale. Not hatin, just sayin... Words are better than numbers.
May 23 2011 6:25PM
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egg.
Posts: 3231 - Karma: 3,477
10
May 23 2011 6:34PM
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the.hoffman
Posts: 1372 - Karma: 283
Hahaha I like how "good enough to compete" comes after doubles. Maybe if you're talking x games or dew tour, but you can compete in MUCH lower level events.
May 23 2011 7:11PM
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J-Dunn
Posts: 1113 - Karma: 1,846
7 to 10, somewhere in there. Wanna be an 11 or twelve after next season. Gotta step it up im fucking 20 8(
May 23 2011 7:34PM
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Motes
Posts: 1840 - Karma: 90
8-7.5 I dont hit every large/xl feature in the park tho
May 23 2011 7:36PM
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flexpattern
Posts: 1090 - Karma: 45
8 i guess - but on larger features....

I really need to get learnt!
May 23 2011 7:36PM
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RON-Burgundy
Posts: 247 - Karma: 21
8
May 23 2011 7:46PM
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FrankRaws
Posts: 191 - Karma: 341
im like a 10 but i dont do flips or anything... dont want to break my neck doin backflips, rodeos, and corks
May 23 2011 9:24PM
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Rockhound
Posts: 3432 - Karma: 851
between 9 and 10
May 25 2011 3:25AM
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CassiusClay
Posts: 1757 - Karma: 2
15... Never balled up to dub and almost 100% won't. I love skiing, but progression was 5 years ago for me. I'll progress rails, but see no need to end up with another concussion from skiing.
May 25 2011 3:47AM
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TPalms
Posts: 859 - Karma: 252
12, but the scale is fucked.
May 25 2011 4:01AM
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CassiusClay
Posts: 1757 - Karma: 2
Of course the scale is fucked. Do you think all pros can 450 on every way? right, left, switch right and sw left? No, a lot cant. There are a lot of 'everyday' tricks pros can't do. Being pro or really good at skiing doesn't mean you have to be able to do every trick up to your dub 12.
May 25 2011 4:13AM
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Scott0_robot0
Posts: 3291 - Karma: 212
like a 19 without any of the others.
May 25 2011 5:10AM
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GBS
Posts: 1386 - Karma: 33
10... but not on 30 foot + only after one season skiing. Def going to 15,16,17 one time... =D
May 25 2011 8:25AM
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appa
Posts: 2249 - Karma: 1,739
twelve, but i'm not really sure because of the confusing descriptions
May 25 2011 8:57AM
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.Annydrew.
Posts: 749 - Karma: 38
5/6 AND WUT.
May 25 2011 9:58AM
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skifoo
Posts: 1396 - Karma: 45
10 but really i don't know what size of jumps your talking ''spinning 7''

and i can do the 450 on n those on ski box, not rail. our center has only one downrail :D
May 25 2011 10:09AM
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Shlogan
Posts: 4942 - Karma: 430
im a 9, but its confusing. is off axis cork or just any kind of flip? i can back to snow, and a bunch of others i can do to at least an airbag that you can ride away from. and the various rail tricks a little past 8 seems about right
May 25 2011 10:32AM
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Su[G]ar
Posts: 564 - Karma: 38
15
May 25 2011 10:49AM
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Skeetypete
Posts: 87 - Karma: 151
Twelve
May 25 2011 10:58AM
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