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How good should a skier be for his age?

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Rio360
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Say someone is 15, what should they be able to do to be considered a good skier?

Age 14-

Age 15-

Age 16-

Age17-

............go as far as you want
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Dec 2 2014 7:37PM
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snowpocalypse
Posts: 1036 - Karma: 3,525
They should be able to put a smile on their face. If you are trying to stack up, Don't. Age is bull shit, enjoy yourself.
Dec 2 2014 7:40PM
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Alvaro
Posts: 323 - Karma: 2,066
doing certain tricks doesnt make you a good skier, doing them on chads gap does
Dec 2 2014 7:43PM
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GrumpisPringle
Posts: 630 - Karma: 728
Alvarodoing certain tricks doesnt make you a good skier, doing them on chads gap does


/thread
Dec 2 2014 8:23PM
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dadunda
Posts: 447 - Karma: 219
If you're 13 and still cant Triple Cork 1800 then you need to quit skiing
Dec 2 2014 9:43PM
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L0gic
Posts: 576 - Karma: 2,290
I wanna see more, bump
Dec 2 2014 10:16PM
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Rio360
Posts: 133 - Karma: 597
dadundaIf you're 13 and still cant Triple Cork 1800 then you need to quit skiing


true
Dec 2 2014 10:43PM
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robbinJAHood
Posts: 1202 - Karma: 3,075
best way to get better, ride with friends that pressure you to do the shit they can do. you learn fast or die
Dec 2 2014 11:01PM
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B.Quincy
Posts: 1074 - Karma: 963
dadundaIf you're 13 and still cant Triple Cork 1800 then you need to quit skiing


But what if your mommy wont buy you armada's,ft's, and saga? How is this 13 year old supposed to do a triple cork thingy :(
Dec 2 2014 11:08PM
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PM4FreeJiberish
Posts: 447 - Karma: 3,533
As long as you're the best skier on the mountain who cares what your age is.
Dec 2 2014 11:27PM
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Mr.Bishop
Posts: 22714 - Karma: 76,725
SVmikeThey should be able to put a smile on their face. If you are trying to stack up, Don't. Age is bull shit, enjoy yourself.


BOOM
Dec 2 2014 11:29PM
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whynotski226
Posts: 146 - Karma: 39
Rio360Say someone is 15, what should they be able to do to be considered a good skier?

Age 14-

Age 15-

Age 16-

Age17-

............go as far as you want


trollololololll
Dec 3 2014 12:01PM
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fluffyclouds
Posts: 166 - Karma: 329
Shouldn't be anything but not being a danger for fellow skiers.
Dec 3 2014 12:06PM
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KravtZ
Posts: 6637 - Karma: 2,629
Even if this is a troll thread....kinda sad a 15 year old would judge his skiing ability based on park skills. Park is such a small part of a good skier if any part at all. Would much rather call smoeone good who can ski any terrain fast, with good form, proper turning, etc. Parks icing on the cake.
Dec 3 2014 12:07PM
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*DUMBCAN*
Posts: 2447 - Karma: 5,628
I'm 20 and I can't spin more than 360 or do anything on a rail unless there's something toxic mixed in with my blood. With or without weed/alcohol skiing is stupidly fun, and that's all I care about.

I don't give a shit that a 12 year old can double cork, nor do I care that 4 generations of some euro family thinks my xxxxl jiberish makes me look retarded (while they snake down blue runs).
Dec 3 2014 3:33PM
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Aguyluke
Posts: 594 - Karma: 514
yinz should all shut the fuck up and go skiing
Dec 3 2014 4:21PM
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JTTrembles
Posts: 1108 - Karma: 1,907
If you're not tearing the park apart by age 6 you should probably give up. the shoe just doesn't fit...
Dec 3 2014 4:26PM
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gnarballsianm
Posts: 621 - Karma: 703
It all depends on how you have progressed, how big of balls ya have, and when you started skiing. I have been skiing since I was 2, its been a slow road of progression, but I have two older brothers who have pushed me farther. I have also been skiing backcountry mainly for much of my life, hucking cliffs, looking for stashes and hiking up lines that normally wouldn't be hit by a kid my age at the time. I am 16 now and it was maybe 2 years ago that I had started skiing more in the park. I was able to do small spins like 3's and 180's prior to hitting the park, but other than that I didn't know anything about sliding rails or hitting big jumps. Since then I have tried a bunch of new tricks, I can hit rails reasonably well (not very styled) I can throw 3's off the some of the biggest jumps at SP, and I was trying backies and bigger spins like 5's a couple of seasons ago and last season. Thats me though and I still don't spend a lot of time in park, but it depends on what your into, how you want to progress and what you are willing to try.
Dec 3 2014 4:39PM
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cory.iyoob
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Dec 3 2014 4:39PM
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orangepeelz
Posts: 171 - Karma: 358
Like anythig in life, you should get better and better as you get older, I hope to do quads by the time I retire, or at least once im 75.
Dec 3 2014 5:54PM
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firecrotch
Posts: 1471 - Karma: 5,507
If you are not at a skill level of 47 by the time you are eighteen, you have failed
Dec 3 2014 8:39PM
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brett_fisher
Posts: 2419 - Karma: 10,503
Rio360Say someone is 15, what should they be able to do to be considered a good skier?

Age 14-

Age 15-

Age 16-

Age17-

............go as far as you want


what about 13 ????
Dec 3 2014 8:39PM
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rcasey
Posts: 348 - Karma: 1,577
saga_kity04what about 13 ????


You should have lencons on lock. Maybe double lencon? Triple if you're brett_fisher?
Dec 3 2014 8:48PM
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_69
Posts: 1774 - Karma: 4,982
The best skier is the one having the most fun. I judge how good people are by how much they're smiling.
Dec 3 2014 9:06PM
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gnarballsianm
Posts: 621 - Karma: 703
KravtZEven if this is a troll thread....kinda sad a 15 year old would judge his skiing ability based on park skills. Park is such a small part of a good skier if any part at all. Would much rather call smoeone good who can ski any terrain fast, with good form, proper turning, etc. Parks icing on the cake.


The words of a true skier, or tanner hall in every days a Saturday, either way, good shit. Everyone listen to this man
Dec 3 2014 9:10PM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
Rio360Age 14-

Age 15-

Age 16-

Age17-

............go as far as you want


And suddenly you're 28 and realize that that age is far past what most people would type to if they were to go as far as they want.

Fuck.
Dec 3 2014 9:29PM
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veng_m
Posts: 1267 - Karma: 2,720
hahaitsqwertyyinz should all shut the fuck up and go skiing


get out of me and moon shoes hood
Dec 3 2014 9:36PM
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gr4
Posts: 1499 - Karma: 945
it has nothing to do with age. it only matters whether you can backflip or not.
Dec 3 2014 9:38PM
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Mr.noodle
Posts: 1361 - Karma: 4,655
I was wondering about this the other day too, Im 15 and I can 540 switch 3 and do most rails I haven't been exposed to much because I just started them last year but I did a dfd and a down up down and I can blind 2 and other random stuff
Dec 3 2014 9:42PM
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Rio360
Posts: 133 - Karma: 597
KravtZEven if this is a troll thread....kinda sad a 15 year old would judge his skiing ability based on park skills. Park is such a small part of a good skier if any part at all. Would much rather call smoeone good who can ski any terrain fast, with good form, proper turning, etc. Parks icing on the cake.


You win the prize for the best coment

Karma u gonna get!!
Dec 4 2014 12:11AM
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PungentMelon
Posts: 202 - Karma: 2,499
i like how the step after backflips and sliding rails is being able to cork 7 and go switch onto kink rails.
Dec 4 2014 12:39AM
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brov1
Posts: 1826 - Karma: 8,838
tricks do not define how good a skier you are by any means. if you mean good at park, that is a completely different story than a good skier. there is no level of skiing you "should" be at, at a certain age as long as you are having fun you are exactly where you should be.

but just so you know tricks don't define the quality of a skier by any standard, the skill of a skier is judged by their ability to adapt to a given obstacle and do it with perfect form form. though i am not and will never be a racer under any circumstance, racers are the best skiers in the world in terms of skill with the exception of a small few big mountain beasts like sage or pettit. so dont judge yourself or others based off of their bag of tricks or park ability. judge them one two things: one their actual skiing ability, and two, by their ability to have fun, because the best skiers on the mountain arent the the best at park of even the best technical skier they are the people who do it for the love of the sport and the joy it brings them every time they step onto the slopes.
Dec 4 2014 1:09AM
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Dr.Dickless
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this is the epitome of classicly terrible NS threads
Dec 4 2014 1:13AM
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MCGruber
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rcaseyYou should have lencons on lock. Maybe double lencon? Triple if you're brett_fisher?


lencon... yeah, that's it
Dec 4 2014 4:19AM
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SHARKWEAK
Posts: 209 - Karma: 4,079
If you're 122, you should be dead
Dec 4 2014 6:31AM
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SHARKWEAK
Posts: 209 - Karma: 4,079
If you're 122, you should be dead
Dec 4 2014 6:31AM
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EvanSamson.
Posts: 110 - Karma: 1,245
Screw age no one can see you under you goggles
Dec 4 2014 10:45AM
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John18_6
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Mr.noodlea down up down


You would die.
Dec 4 2014 11:00AM
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John18_6
Posts: 7313 - Karma: 49,167
Thread title says "How good should a skier be for HIS age?"
Don't do that again please.
Dec 4 2014 11:03AM
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flurry*
Posts: 287 - Karma: 1,192
Age doesn't mean shit.
Dec 4 2014 11:19AM
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firecrotch
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rcaseyTriple if you're brett_fisher?


*trippple
Dec 4 2014 11:29AM
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Mr.noodle
Posts: 1361 - Karma: 4,655
john18061806You would die.


A waterfall rail put in backwards, yes a down up down
Dec 4 2014 4:06PM
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hoodshoe
Posts: 129 - Karma: 1,055
13-as good as you are
14-as good as you are
15-as good as you are
you get the point
plus you said how good should HE be. what about girls
Dec 4 2014 10:05PM
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03gade
Posts: 856 - Karma: 3,263
It's all about having fun and not worrying about it..... until you accidentally cut off some douchebag hot lapping the park and skipping the lineup who calls you a gaper because you didn't throw down a cork 9. People forget about that....
Dec 5 2014 12:06AM
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AIchemy
Posts: 71 - Karma: 350
Depends on how consistent you are. If you can 2 on to urban rails but not be able to spin on a 20 ft jump then you might be considered bad by some (or most people). Doesn't matter as much what you think of you, what matters more is what other people think of you. But try to just have fun and not care what other people think of you.
Mar 18 2015 5:48PM
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-emile-
Posts: 6613 - Karma: 8,592
john18061806Thread title says "How good should a skier be for HIS age?"
Don't do that again please.


what's wrong with the title ?
Mar 18 2015 5:52PM
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John18_6
Posts: 7313 - Karma: 49,167
-emile-what's wrong with the title ?


I was giving OP shit about being misogynistic by sarcastically being a feminazi. There was a lot of activity on the topic on NS when this thread was first posted.
Mar 18 2015 5:57PM
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McLS
Posts: 1985 - Karma: 6,454
They can only be considered a good skier if they have those tricks:

-Skiing for yourself and your friends
-Not giving a fuck about anything else, regardless of their level.
-Ski to improve cos that's what's fun

oh , and Lip on blind tru
Mar 18 2015 6:12PM
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Titus69
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Depends when you start, a 15 year old may be as good as an 18 year old because he started when he was 10 and the 18 year old began when he was 14. I realized at Carinthia this weekend that there are 14 year olds that are as good as I am (18) So it depends where you ski but it should matter.

So in my opinion is doesnt matter when and where you started, if you push yourself as a 12 year old you can be as good as a pro...somehow...dont worry about how good you are, learn some shit and put a smile on your face...YOU'RE SKIING its not about talent
Mar 18 2015 7:17PM
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Lou.
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*DUMBCAN*I'm 20 and I can't spin more than 360 or do anything on a rail unless there's something toxic mixed in with my blood. With or without weed/alcohol skiing is stupidly fun, and that's all I care about.

I don't give a shit that a 12 year old can double cork, nor do I care that 4 generations of some euro family thinks my xxxxl jiberish makes me look retarded (while they snake down blue runs).


right there with ya
Mar 18 2015 8:26PM
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Steezy_IN_KC
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AlecksDepends on how consistent you are. If you can 2 on to urban rails but not be able to spin on a 20 ft jump then you might be considered bad by some (or most people). Doesn't matter as much what you think of you, what matters more is what other people think of you. But try to just have fun and not care what other people think of you.


Interesting bump, is interesting.
Mar 18 2015 8:33PM
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