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How many out there 27+ still in the park?

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IanHM
Posts: 2 - Karma: 16
Just wondering if the old trolls like me still like to come out and play in the park...
Feb 13 2013 3:03PM
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teamdummy
Posts: 1189 - Karma: 2,607
Im 39. 10 years into a 30 year mortgage. I have a 9 year old daughter. My local ski area is on my way home from my job. I ski every day. I hit rails every day. 95% park, every day. I will say, do I feel the need to do switch ups and 450 out of rails? Nope. I don't aimlessly huck cork 9's either. I just go everyday and have fun. I've found that if I just keep it smooth and under control, park skiing is rather low impact.
Feb 14 2013 6:56PM
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Mr.Huck
Posts: 6096 - Karma: 14,903
Stoked for you, one old dog to another, except for the shoulder. Vibes. My freeride team and I are always in the Park. Don't have any good park footage of me this season because I have been on the other end of the camera mostly. Here's some tree footage though. 46 by the way.


Feb 14 2013 8:15PM
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volvotom
Posts: 2045 - Karma: 712
I hope I am as cool as you when I'm older.
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I am 26 and still going strong. I can throw an okay looking 3, and am working on rails, they still scare me. A lot more now is the fear that if I get hurt I might have to miss work, not the pain or recovery. I still like to go hard.
Feb 14 2013 8:16PM
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--ski--
Posts: 1670 - Karma: 817
28 here. I still ski park on occasion, but not as much as I used to. I'm passed my peak, skied park for years and now it doesn't really phase me. I do notice, when I crash, I stay down for a long, long time. At times though, usually after watching young kids slay the park, I get urges to huck myself in the park and try ridiculous things.
Feb 14 2013 8:39PM
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mxrcr222
Posts: 87 - Karma: 13
Just turned 28 and still love riding twin tips. Unfortunately havent been on the hill much this season or last due to being in the military, but I hope i can continue to progress and shred the entire mt till im an old f**ker
Feb 14 2013 8:55PM
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Merlin.
Posts: 897 - Karma: 94
this thread makes me sad
Feb 14 2013 9:07PM
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TimRiley
Posts: 1873 - Karma: 1,327
36, father of 2... I ski park if no snow. I plan on being the one to to teach my kids 3's on jumps and off rails.
Feb 14 2013 9:16PM
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LC.
Posts: 5952 - Karma: 2,423
Yeah. I've skied since age 5, and mostly park from age 15. When I was 24-25 I skied 101 days, 90 of which were 100% park and I'm not really interested in it any more because I find other kinds of riding way more satisfying now, I guess my mindframe has just changed or my eyes have been opened or whatever. I know I'll never dedicate that much time to park again anyway so I'll never ski park on the same level again.
Feb 15 2013 2:55AM
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johnnyBuz
Posts: 1438 - Karma: 1,270
If you don't mind me asking, what was your progression like?

My story was I skiied once a year from 12-18, then I went to college and drank and did a lot of drugs and neglected skiing.

Then I graduated college and realized the "Real World" fucking sucked huge balls and I wanted to experience park skiing before I got too old to progress.

So 2011/2012 was my first year, I got 4 days in the park, learned skiing switch, straight airs, 180s and some basic box grinds.

2012/2013 is my 2nd year, I've got 6 days now and hope to end the season with 12-16. I learned backflips and 360s so far. Tomorrow I am hitting an Air Bag to hopefully learn fronts, mistys, switch backs and back 180s -- my goal is to go to Windells this year and the next 3-5 years to progress until I am 30ish years old and then just coast.

To be honest, I live in the Poconos around Philly so there aren't many good skiiers here but I find myself pushing myself harder than anyone else in the park. I just want to get better. I just wish I had friends that skiied or could met people that could help me progress faster.

Don't get me wrong, I love just putting on my headphones and skiing solo but sometimes I think I could learn more with a mentor or something.
Feb 15 2013 3:49AM
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LC.
Posts: 5952 - Karma: 2,423
15-16: 3s on S-M kickers, rails to switch
17-20: Up to cork 7s on M-L kickers
20-21: Moved to Whistler, only skied park about 25% of the time, cork 5s and 7s on XL jumps, 270s out of rails
21-23: Stuck in the UK due to medical issues, skied on indoor snow a lot (all rails), forward/switch 2s on/off rails & switchups, got 2-on/switchup/pretzel at one point, kind of over rails after this period
24-25: Moved to Austria, Switch cork 7s & 9s on XL jumps, kind of over park after this period
25-present: Moved to Chamonix, freeriding most days
Feb 15 2013 6:41AM
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OldSpice
Posts: 83 - Karma: 320
The motivation to push myself comes in the form of my 10yo telling dad, "if you hit it I will, if you throw it I will" and the excitement he gets from dad landing it or in the alternative, failing spectacularly (like when I broke the shoulder). How can I deny him that? A couple months ago, that same 10yo made the mistake of challenging dad to drop the 16' vert ramp at our local skatepark... on my aggressive skates. He's yet to make good on that challenge and I still can't stop grinning from ear to ear every time he sees me do it :)
Feb 15 2013 10:25AM
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brizz
Posts: 1051 - Karma: 74
old hand raised, as long as im having fun still love me some jumps and jibs
Feb 15 2013 10:33AM
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