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Hate on freeskiing beginners

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T-Van
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Hey guys. I actually see a lot of hate on freeskiing beginners on the internet and in the snowpark. I actually hate this hate on beginners who just want to have some fun in snowpark ( im not talking about total noobs who can't even ski!!) . I just wanted to ask about you oppinion .
Jan 18 2013 2:48PM
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Stickity
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GTFO NOOB. I FUCKED YOUR MOM. I BET YOU CAN'T EVEN PIZZA.
Jan 18 2013 2:48PM
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T-Van
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Hahaha just laughed my fucking ass off lol
Jan 18 2013 2:50PM
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TNORTS
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The only thing that I hate is when they don't follow the rules. But whenever I see a begginner thats hiking and straight sliding a rail I try to give them advice and help them out. I remember when I started I was intimidated by people who were better than me, so I think its good to help begginers out to show them that most people in the park are actually pretty chill and friendly and aren't going to judge you if you are just trying to get into the sport. If my spelling sucks I'm on my phone.
Jan 18 2013 2:57PM
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freestyler540
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I like beginners. They always have a good time when you ride around with them. Beginners are less corrupted to skiing negative attitude.

The problem is their inexperience and their lack of situational awareness. They try to cut corners to try to gain the admiration of more experienced riders: you know the "I can do double backs on my second day" attitude.
The second problem stands on being visible and aware of their surroundings. skiing isnt like driving a car, you have to listen and know where you are in relation to other around you.

As a ski instructor, I do my best to teach control and attitude when I teach a newcomer.
Jan 18 2013 3:01PM
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T-Van
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I agree with you tnorts, most of the people in park are nice, I just kinda see more and more guys wich just judge on people worse than them, just to push theyr ego. I also hate people wich wont respect the rules in the snowpark ( once hitted a kicker when some fucking skiing teacher with little kids stood right in the landing ... nearly crashed into them and this fucker hated on me why to fucking jump, you couldn see them at all ...) . Actually this is also why I really like freeskiing because of the nice community .
Jan 18 2013 3:04PM
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NH_OPERATOR
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Ive been riding in and around the park for years, but this year is the first year I am really commiting to learning real tricks in the park. The people are not the intimidating part for me, its the fear of getting hurt. My goal for the year is to learn 360s in the air, and on/off boxes and straight slide rails and I am kind of stuck at the 180s part, I havent worked the balls up yet to throw them off the bigger kickers. As far as hating on people, I think as long as you call your drops your pretty much good, which is something I see people who are much better than me not doing quite often.
Jan 18 2013 3:08PM
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T-Van
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And never mind my bad spelling , i am austrian and on phone, no good combination
Jan 18 2013 3:10PM
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TNORTS
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You just gotta tell yourself at the top of the inrun "commit you pussy just do the 360" or somethig along those lines. You might fall the first time, but it wont hurt and you will realize that there really isnt anything to be afraid of and you will just be that much more stoked to try it again.
Jan 18 2013 3:16PM
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NH_OPERATOR
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Thanks man, I know. Thats pretty much what I did when I tried gapping my first 15 foot stair gap a few weeks ago. When I was about 6ft out going full speed I was like, Shit, this is a terrible idea, popped off the first stair and just sailed it about 20 ft out. I was so pumped. As far as the 3s are concerned, its more of an issue of my park not really having a good beginner jump for me to practice on, the good ones got torn down because people bitched about them being on a greet trail.

Jan 18 2013 3:24PM
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T-Van
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I actually know the issue with no beginner jumps, at my ( pretty much) home mountain (flachauwinkl) they only have about 49 to 65 foot kicker this year. I actually like them , but they are just shitty for beginners. And you actually just coud build yourself a little jump and try to spin off it ( make it wide eneough). There actually wont be a chance to hurt yourself. Just don't think about crashing, think about you landing it .
Jan 18 2013 3:33PM
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NH_OPERATOR
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Oh damn, our jumps are way smaller than that lol. Our big jumps at my mountain (Gunstock) are probably20-30 ft at their largest. Im just looking for little kickers really that dont have a ton of drop after the lip really. Maybe Ill go bug the park crew for one, see If I can get them to build one somewhere.
Jan 18 2013 3:45PM
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fortyvalve
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i landed my first 3 off a feature a couple weeks ago and that last part is what made me get it, i finally just said i was gonna land it and thought about landing it and it worked
Jan 18 2013 3:48PM
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cheerio
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dont hate, appreciate
Jan 18 2013 3:58PM
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T-Van
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Thats how I landed my first 360, just think : fuck you fear, im going to land that shit !
Jan 18 2013 3:59PM
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@+=~
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meh....
Jan 18 2013 5:15PM
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I_Am_Mod
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this!

or sometimes when i spot someone new to freeskiing trying to get his first 360 or something, i'll take a lift with him and give him some tips, people respond really chill and it's super cool to see them land it on the next try :)
Jan 18 2013 5:22PM
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freeskibrian
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I have no issues with beginners, i try give them advice and not be a dick. The one thing that grinds my gears are the kids that go into the park and dont follow the rules. Lets say your dropping into a feature and this kid just cuts you off and goes extremely slow which causes you to either run into them or fall. Its just a safety issue.
Jan 20 2013 2:20PM
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SH4DY
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i'm a beginner.. and i think there's nothing bad with it. everybody has been a beginner somewhere and someway
Jan 20 2013 2:39PM
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TroyAntipasta
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I fly just got into park this year and filming. And I just was like "I'm gonna huck a 3" and I did and landing and was pumped!
Jan 20 2013 2:46PM
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