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Lost my motivation for skiing.

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jiberishman
Posts: 29 - Karma: 31
I have totally lost my motivation for skiing, last year i was landing tricks like 720, rodeo, backflip, flatspin 3 and misty. but this year im only doing the 360. im just 14 years old, and i think its very early to lose my skiing motivation now. any tips to get it back?

sorry for bad english. hope you understand what i'm trying to say.
Feb 21 2012 4:09PM
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Fucktown
Posts: 474 - Karma: 22
You could give me your skis?
Feb 21 2012 4:11PM
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UFOsarereal
Posts: 2285 - Karma: 1,132
this video gave me a whole new perspective on skiing when I was lagging a bit in the enthusiasm department last year:
Feb 21 2012 4:13PM
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YUNG_milksteAk
Posts: 1437 - Karma: 4,328
You sound like a spoiled athlete. If you feel like you aren't having fun... That's because you are focused on last season. Learn more tricks to get that feeling back. The samething happened to my friend. Hope that helps.
Feb 21 2012 4:14PM
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midwestpowhunter
Posts: 2198 - Karma: 189
OP so let me get this straight..... you have "lost your motivation for skiing"??.... youve been a member of a ski forum for 2 days. If you lost your motivation y did you start a ns account and create a thread about not wanting to ski any more?
Feb 21 2012 4:17PM
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kingskier
Posts: 1045 - Karma: 11
dont throw a wetty on us just commit to the tricks you had last season
Feb 21 2012 4:17PM
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jiberishman
Posts: 29 - Karma: 31
i've tried rodeo but i landed on mye shoulder ;s i dont know whats happend to me during the summer.. if this still was the 10/11 season i would have landed it.
im also really afraid to try something new because i failed on this years rodeo try ;p
Feb 21 2012 4:19PM
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jiberishman
Posts: 29 - Karma: 31
this isn't my first account. i got 2 other but they got hacked ;p
Feb 21 2012 4:20PM
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DaveOx
Posts: 303 - Karma: -11
Don't wanna sound like a complete jerk here, but if you don't want to ski, don't ski. Find a new hobby that does motivate you.
Feb 21 2012 4:24PM
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UFOsarereal
Posts: 2285 - Karma: 1,132
first of all, stop stressing about getting tricks -- just cruise around and get your vibe right, then do one when you're feeling it. I've always progressed the most when I'm not thinking about anything & don't really expect much out of the day.
Feb 21 2012 4:25PM
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C-Weezy
Posts: 786 - Karma: 50
I'm giving you a prescription for tall tees, Jiberish, and Saga. Let's get some more skiing in that diet, rub snow on the infected area for at least 2 hours a day. All those prescriptions have unlimited refills.
Feb 21 2012 4:26PM
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NinetyFour
Posts: 8650 - Karma: 13,409
At the beginning of the year (and past few) I was just skiing all mountain. It was fucked, sucked balls to. Anyways I found some good broooows to ski with at a different hill and started riding park. They pushed me into hitting legitimate stuff and to start trying stuff, now I don't want the season to end. Getting better is fun so go try some shit OP. Try listening to music to, that always makes shit fun.
Feb 21 2012 4:27PM
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monkatizer
Posts: 4704 - Karma: 1,518
you poor pussy, when i learned frontflips, i nearly broke my back, yet i still tried even more. grow a pair and stop thinking you have it bad. i dont have a tramp or any way of practicing those tricks and huck them for the first time on skis....
Feb 21 2012 4:27PM
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cubber
Posts: 1933 - Karma: 638
yeah sure you would have.
quit making excuses and go learn new stuff instead of trying over and over and over to stomp the same basic tricks like rodeos or 7's. learn cork, nollie off rails, get technical. there's so much more to skiing than stomping a flatspin last year. cool story, im sure you were famous for a while. get out there.
Feb 21 2012 4:38PM
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Izzy.
Posts: 82 - Karma: 31
monkatizeryou poor pussy, when i learned frontflips, i nearly broke my back, yet i still tried even more. grow a pair and stop thinking you have it bad. i dont have a tramp or any way of practicing those tricks and huck them for the first time on skis....


You the real MVP
Dec 18 2014 8:24AM
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270on420out
Posts: 7508 - Karma: 51,055
Some of the responses in here are really fucking stupid.

But OP you just need to sack up and start throwing shit. And dont stress out too much. Its onlh december dude.
Dec 18 2014 4:16PM
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Hugh_Conway_jr
Posts: 746 - Karma: 467
I have lost my motivation for internet trolling.


...you get a free pass on this one OP.
Dec 18 2014 4:29PM
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JimmyGreen
Posts: 96 - Karma: 2,287
when im feeling demotivated, i always try something new, which gets me stoked. sounds like you should try some cork 7's

It sound like you have become more of a fucking pussy than demotivated. go forth and huck
Dec 18 2014 4:40PM
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~Gotama~
Posts: 821 - Karma: 3,160
Skiing isn't about what you can do vs. what you can't do. Its all about what you're DOING, so just go out, do it, and feel rad as fuck for having done it. Ski big sweaty moguls till you can't feel your legs, then have a big air contest off that roller under the chairlift. Then get down and apres bang that lifty from Agentina. Park tricks are lame, skiing is cool as hell: go rip that shit up.
Dec 18 2014 6:02PM
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zedd
Posts: 88 - Karma: 238
Don't force the sport on yourself, if you really love the sport give it a short break. Then you will see how much you miss it and maybe get that rush back.
Dec 18 2014 6:03PM
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jackdonovan
Posts: 2248 - Karma: 3,079
jiberishmani've tried rodeo but i landed on mye shoulder ;s i dont know whats happend to me during the summer.. if this still was the 10/11 season i would have landed it.im also really afraid to try something new because i failed on this years rodeo try ;p


when you were 10?
Dec 18 2014 7:31PM
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notspoicey
Posts: 1167 - Karma: 1,706
There is WAY more to skiing than the park so don't let that hold you back
Ski some pow
Dec 18 2014 9:00PM
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Powstagram
Posts: 250 - Karma: 2,562
Here's some advice my friend. Just ski. Just ski.
Dec 18 2014 9:38PM
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JAHpow
Posts: 7282 - Karma: 17,176
ginThere is WAY more to skiing than the park so don't let that hold you back
Ski some pow


Definitely this. Also go out with friends and just mess around.

Also read below, my sig
Dec 19 2014 2:31AM
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FroesenSkeeze
Posts: 638 - Karma: 673
This thread is almost 3 years old. I think OP's motivation is long gone...
Dec 19 2014 2:42AM
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g-man
Posts: 1955 - Karma: 301
Buy a snowbike.
Dec 19 2014 2:59AM
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BenWhit
Posts: 4654 - Karma: 3,256
I ran into this issue last year, but it moreso about being a in a difficult place in my life and not doing what I loved. I took a step back, started skiing with good friends and family and instead of dragging them in the park all day, I shredded groomers all day long. When I went into the park, I tricks I was comfortable with and did big floaty straight airs through jump lines. Just had fun. This year, I got back together with sold old friends. We stopped skiing together for the most part after a bad car accident years ago that took one of our buddies from us on the way home from mount snow. We're headed back up to Mount Snow again this saturday and I could not be more stoked to ski.

Also, it might sound odd, but buy yourself some new gear. Even if it's like a new pair of gloves or something simple. I always get stoked to use new gear.
Dec 19 2014 11:23AM
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gnarballsianm
Posts: 621 - Karma: 703
jiberishmanI have totally lost my motivation for skiing, last year i was landing tricks like 720, rodeo, backflip, flatspin 3 and misty. but this year im only doing the 360. im just 14 years old, and i think its very early to lose my skiing motivation now. any tips to get it back?

sorry for bad english. hope you understand what i'm trying to say.


Vid or it didn't happen. Just go have fun,you sound way to focused on tricks, skiing isn't just about tricks man.
Dec 19 2014 12:01PM
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brov1
Posts: 1826 - Karma: 8,837
are you sure you mean motivation and not bravery. it sounds too me like you just need to nut up and send your tricks till you can get them back boss
Dec 19 2014 12:34PM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13083 - Karma: 18,725
gnarballsianmVid or it didn't happen. Just go have fun,you sound way to focused on tricks, skiing isn't just about tricks man.


this
Dec 19 2014 9:52PM
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PacificRimJob
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You need a pow day.
Dec 19 2014 9:56PM
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