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High school skier (help)

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Reilly.M
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I'm a sophomore in high school, 15 yo. I've been skiing for about 7 years but i just recently (1 month) ago got into the park. I'm not that good i can do safety grabs and small rails but im wondering what level should i be at freeskiing wise. How good were you guys when you were a sophomore or 15? Im saving up for park skis right now. But what tricks should I be looking to stomp and how much should I be progressing. Sorry if this thread sucks im new. thanks
Feb 26 2014 11:46PM
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WizardofWas
Posts: 224 - Karma: 348
It does not matter how god we are/were, its just about going out and having fun!
Feb 26 2014 11:47PM
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trueheads
Posts: 83 - Karma: 252
Yeah bud, its all about having fun. Its my first season in the park as well, and Ive learned the basics such as 3's and grinding boxes/some rails sideways. Its just about going out and havin a good time, tricks will come natually with progression, there shouldn't be a rush to learn a certain trick/etc!
Feb 26 2014 11:56PM
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Theskiingguy
Posts: 476 - Karma: 2,514
Honestly, I doesn't matter.. there's always someone younger and better than you so who cares. Go out, have fun, and I'm sure in a couple seasons youll be killing it
Feb 27 2014 12:04AM
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APunx176
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When you start getting less-entertained with your old tricks, try a new one. Also this is my first year skiing period, I'm at about the same level as you, plus a 180 and switch 180
Feb 27 2014 1:06AM
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Turd.Ferguson
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generic answer. pussy


progression is everything, you shouldn't be satisfied until your huckin quads kid.

you know how the old saying goes,

"if you can't huck a quad, you don't have a rod"
Feb 27 2014 1:16AM
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ChristianMingle
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When I was 15 I was a gaper with rental gear. Just go have fun.
Feb 27 2014 1:29AM
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bnewbs6
Posts: 1919 - Karma: 1,463
Hahahaha
Feb 27 2014 1:45AM
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thedanimal
Posts: 490 - Karma: 180
Just progress at your own rate. Push yourself but not to the point that skiing feels like a competitive sport.
I'd recommend going to an acrobag it will help you progress at an exponential rate (if youre just starting park skiing).

Good luck but remember to have fun
Feb 27 2014 10:53AM
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John18_6
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(insert cliché answer about having fun and not caring about what others think.)
Feb 27 2014 11:13AM
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ButterBanks
Posts: 68 - Karma: 48
op ur a mutt
Feb 27 2014 1:46PM
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Dylan_
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soul skier.
Feb 27 2014 1:47PM
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-RB-
Posts: 1214 - Karma: 911
This forum has turned to shit, quit posting pointless threads
Feb 27 2014 5:16PM
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e~b
Posts: 861 - Karma: 2,733
ok so honest answer, im 14 (eighth Grader) and i can do the basics, front 4, blind 4, front swaps, 540,etc. its my second season of park, so for somebody like you, i would try to get 360s , and front, blind 2s. Once you get these, its basically just hucking harder out of rails. Once you learn stuff on boxes, then take it to a mellow flat bar and see how it works. Hope I helped!
Feb 27 2014 5:22PM
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milk_man
Posts: 5252 - Karma: 5,975
Only push yourself as hard as you want to. Skiing should be fun, and once it becomes not fun then why are you doing it?

If you wanna be extremely good, it's gonna take alot of work and pain. Or you could be like me and just be average and not care about being amazing
Feb 27 2014 9:50PM
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cannonballer
Posts: 168 - Karma: 592
You are one of the oldest people on this forum so it's going to be hard to get an answer.
Feb 27 2014 9:58PM
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Substitute
Posts: 1376 - Karma: 2,275
Just ski. If you enjoy skiing bumps, ski them. If you like park, ski it. If you like skiing all mtn, go fucking do it.
Feb 27 2014 9:58PM
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d00d
Posts: 2687 - Karma: 7,086
I started skiing in the park about the same time as you did and used to think about how i needed to progress and try and get better as fast i could. It was a waste of time to focus on skiing like that, take it mellow learn a trick if you think you've got it and just go chill on the mountain. You'll naturally just get better over time and you shouldn't try to push yourself when you first start because that's how you get hurt and then you're out for the season. Takes a while to get used to everything so just get the basics down then think about doing better tricks. You'll learn what comes easy to you and everything just take your time. And honestly the kids that would try and progress as fast as they could by hucking themselves and just having that mentality of always having to be better gets annoying to others. Have fun
Feb 27 2014 10:17PM
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Deforestation
Posts: 1606 - Karma: 3,192
I'm also a sophomore and have also been skiing for a while (9 years). I used to dabble in the park but this is the first year ive tried some stuff (3s experimenting w/ grabs etc). There is no plqce where you "should be" and trust me, you are probably better than 98% of the gapers who side jump rails allready. Just have fun, ski w/ friends and progress.
Btw where do u ski at?
Feb 27 2014 10:31PM
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Scaredwhiteboy
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Bobby Brown could dub when he was 15. Just sayin'...
Feb 27 2014 10:44PM
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Reilly.M
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thanks man i ski at Mt. Hood i have a fusion pass to timberline and skibowl and i occasionally go to meadows
Feb 27 2014 10:49PM
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Substitute
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Whenever you say 'just sayin' you have or are about to say something stupid.
Feb 27 2014 10:50PM
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Reilly.M
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i really dont care if bobby brown could stomp a rodeo 540 japan coming out of the womb to be honest
Feb 27 2014 10:51PM
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Deforestation
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And when you were 15 you could gape... Point?
Feb 27 2014 10:52PM
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Deforestation
Posts: 1606 - Karma: 3,192
You are so fucking lucky. Access to sick parks and year round!? Take advantage and progress bro, thats a rare oppurtunity. East coast=shortass season (but summer setups)
Feb 27 2014 10:54PM
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MartianMan
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But he still can't do it with style. Just sayin'...
Feb 27 2014 10:54PM
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Deforestation
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Truth (i mean hea fucking sick just too tall)
Feb 27 2014 10:55PM
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profa_212
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I think we are going to get along great.
Feb 27 2014 11:14PM
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yangumane
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John Spriggs is taller than Bobby, and has a great style
Feb 27 2014 11:18PM
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Scotty_Boy
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Never thought about tricks getting old. That's a good point, but I'm not bored of nose butter 3s yet
Feb 27 2014 11:20PM
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Deforestation
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Good point i guess
Feb 27 2014 11:23PM
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TomDavies
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dunthorpe skier
Feb 28 2014 12:28AM
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Dr.Dickless
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When I was 15 I was a blowboarder, so you're already way ahead
Feb 28 2014 12:00PM
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mtbakerpow
Posts: 1105 - Karma: 927
Don't forget to freeski out of the park..if you want to progress as a skier in general,it's the biggest thing that helps you become a good skier
Feb 28 2014 12:08PM
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Superduploman
Posts: 227 - Karma: 505
Dude I'm 18, been freeskiing for 2 years and racing for 10 years. I can do 1 and 3s on small side-trail kickers, only a limited amount of grabs on medium jumps and I can't even hit rails, only boxes. I don't give a fuck about that because whenever I go skiing I'm just having a blast, I don't think skiing is about progressing like a motherfucker (unless you're pro maybe), if you're standing on two skis with a bigass smile on your face you're doing it right.
Feb 28 2014 12:11PM
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McLS
Posts: 1985 - Karma: 6,454
hum, shut the fuck up?

seriously dude, freeskiing is all about having fun, find some friends you can ride with, have a good time, film some of your shit if you find that interesting and never forget, wether it's pow, park or urban, to have fun and not to rush your progression.

If you're looking for new tricks to learn, just watch edits, scope out grabs that you could see yourself confortable with or not too complicated tricks that you think look awesome.

Progressing in freestyle is literally endless and there are so many different path you can take:
- You like boxes/rails a lot? then you can try scissoring, more spins on and off... or you can gap parts of the box, tail tap...and once you're comfy on them, you can come up yourself with tricks you think are cool, and feel good to stomp!

-You prefer jumps? you can go on bigger kickers and try new grabs with no spins (I've been into freeskiing for 2-3 years after coming from a racing background and hitting the big kickers with some new grabs, different tweaks can take up a whole day of skiing for me!). Or you can stay on the smaller ones and try to go bigger on your 3s, tuck more (which can then lead to corks) or try to put a grab in them, or take them to 5s...

And that's only a portion of what you can progress in, it all depends on what you like, what you think would feel good and make you happy! They are so many different things you can work on (and still so much without having to invert or spin over 1000°), that I often write down some tricks that I'd wanna learn. Recently I got around doing butter 3s over a fat box, a trick that isn't a "official" trick, just something i thought would feel cool to try!

Anyway, way too long post to tell you that there are no set rules here, freeskiing is free (duh) and that means learn/do/get better at whatever you wanna do within your capabilities and before you know it, you'll tell yourself, oh, that trick that guy just threw looks dope, I wanna be able to stomp it, and if you've followed your path of progression at your own rate and taken it where you wanted it to be, then with a bit of work you'll get it too.

so go out there, get stoked, have fun and ride switch!
Feb 28 2014 2:21PM
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McLS
Posts: 1985 - Karma: 6,454
hum, shut the fuck up?

seriously dude, freeskiing is all about having fun, find some friends you can ride with, have a good time, film some of your shit if you find that interesting and never forget, wether it's pow, park or urban, to have fun and not to rush your progression.

If you're looking for new tricks to learn, just watch edits, scope out grabs that you could see yourself confortable with or not too complicated tricks that you think look awesome.

Progressing in freestyle is literally endless and there are so many different path you can take:
- You like boxes/rails a lot? then you can try scissoring, more spins on and off... or you can gap parts of the box, tail tap...and once you're comfy on them, you can come up yourself with tricks you think are cool, and feel good to stomp!

-You prefer jumps? you can go on bigger kickers and try new grabs with no spins (I've been into freeskiing for 2-3 years after coming from a racing background and hitting the big kickers with some new grabs, different tweaks can take up a whole day of skiing for me!). Or you can stay on the smaller ones and try to go bigger on your 3s, tuck more (which can then lead to corks) or try to put a grab in them, or take them to 5s...

And that's only a portion of what you can progress in, it all depends on what you like, what you think would feel good and make you happy! They are so many different things you can work on (and still so much without having to invert or spin over 1000°), that I often write down some tricks that I'd wanna learn. Recently I got around doing butter 3s over a fat box, a trick that isn't a "official" trick, just something i thought would feel cool to try!

Anyway, way too long post to tell you that there are no set rules here, freeskiing is free (duh) and that means learn/do/get better at whatever you wanna do within your capabilities and before you know it, you'll tell yourself, oh, that trick that guy just threw looks dope, I wanna be able to stomp it, and if you've followed your path of progression at your own rate and taken it where you wanted it to be, then with a bit of work you'll get it too.

So go out there, get stoked, have fun and ride switch!

Feb 28 2014 2:24PM
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gapers4life
Posts: 282 - Karma: 783
Like other people have said, there's nowhere you "should be". Skiing's a lifelong sport (at least for me it will be) Have fun in the park right now if you want. If you want to race don't let people call you gay. You're at hood so you're not limited by your mountain, just do whatever you have fun with the most!!!
Mar 2 2014 1:15AM
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