Random: does "jump quality adaptability" make a good skier?

I think they have the ability to hit really crappy jumps just based off of their skill level and do tricks, but nothing crazy. However they really won't be hitting crappy jumps that often due to them training and practicing at the best places.

Probably to a certain point. I think it's 10x easier to progress on a nicely shaped jump that was professionally made. But if it's a relatively low risk trick that someone is confident in throwing, I don't think the setup has too much to do with it. I mean, B-dog and and Henrik didn't seem to be phased too much by the shitty jumps they hit on their tour last, but they also weren't throwing high risk dubs.

I think so. Being able to throw down in all conditions just shows creativity. Like how B&E improvise on whatever they're hitting. It's a mindset that leads to a lot of cool, original, and even one-off tricks.

Yeah B&E stopped by the shitty jump hill last year. Embarrassing haha.

Idk I'm on the fence. Being well-rounded and creative with different types of features is essential. But jumps are a man-made thing. If the X Games made a jank halfpipe I don't think it's Tony Hawk's responsibility/expectation for how well he does

Yea I think this is a good discussion. I'd attribute the skill level of a lot of current pros to their home mountains, the majority of the popular skiers today being from the East coast is definitely a factor. Obviously there's tons of kids who grew up out West that excel, but there's no way they have the same level of adaptability and unless they somehow learn that skill later on it may remain absent. Even though the East coast has for the most part taken a bigger role in creating beautiful parks (ex. Carinthia, Killington, Sugarbush, Waterville, etc.) when you go from your local mountain (in general they're pieces of shit) to one of the above mentioned parks you feel so much different and tricks just seem to come easier due to a combination of factors. When local East coast kids make the move out West it's no surprise they blow up so quickly after riding on the worst terrain they excel in the best terrain.

Remember that a lot of pro's grew up skiing average parks. they learned on shitty features so once great ones were available they progressed way more. So i think they could go back but maybe not do dubs or anything manly cause not very many hill have big enough jumps.

Fact

It is so much easier to do any tricks on nicely shaped jumps. fact

Today big air jumps are projectile equations. Before even the snow falls, the plan of the park is approved by the mountain. Engineers (or so called) will look over designs and make sure that speed, height and distance is accounted for. But this is for bigger resort with more resources. Year after year, the jump remains near exact so people get to know the jump better. With confidence, you can sent harder.

But do pros adapt? the answer is yes. When you rise through ranks, you have to compete at different events at different locations. A park will never be identical from one mountain to another, so the rider has to adapt, focus and perform.
The first generation newschool guys had to adapt. They were throwing huge tricks off of hand built ditches. The jump will change during the day, nobody took care of that! The level was lower for that same reason. But since big air is aerials, The FIS has a standard jump desing that must be respected...remind you of aerials?

Mogul jumps are the hardest pieces of shit to hit. They are steep, you go fast and the terrain is ugly at best. Landing is even harder because of the margin of error. But, they are the best places to learn something. Kicked jumps make you focus on take off and the ability to lift your skis off the snow before executing a maneuver. So practicing on shitty jumps will help you perfect tricks. But, park is not supposed to suck. So your park crew sucks for not giving 2 shits about their work of art.

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Pros are insane at popping... They can hit pretty much any jump and match the landing simply because they are so comfortable skiing and have good form.

you cant blame a jump for not stomping something, but it can be a factor. you have to be able to read different jumps for different tricks.

inb4 Dale Talkington cork 7

Not going anywhere until I see a 540 in Welch Village's halfpipe.

To expand on this, I'm on park crew at a small, family owned hill in NY, and I can tell you for sure that we don't do any of this sort of shit. They just pop in the cap, head up there and shape until it looks good. Bear in mine though that our biggest jump in the last couple years has been a 50

They call that a halfpipe...? That's even worse than Wild Mountain's old halfpipe with it's irregular, non vertical walls, and non-existant inrun.

i think when hitting bigger jumps they need to be shaped in a way so you dont fuck your self up.