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gotsteeze---chw
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I have fallen in love with freeskiing the last two years I am 14 I have began to try some jumps and boxes as much as I love watching freeskiing and the culture but I can't do anything. None of my friends are into it so it doesn't help but I am hungry to learn more all I can do is ride a box and hit a 360 on a good day if anyone has any advice please please help me I need it I'm starting to get more and more discouraged every time I go skiing and I don't like it.
Dec 14 2014 10:57PM
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ModMommy
Posts: 10810 - Karma: 57,053
My best advice is to keep trying. You can only progress thru practice! Mix up your skiing, hone your other skills, and dial in that 3/box slide.
Dec 14 2014 11:01PM
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skiersupreme
Posts: 1549 - Karma: 4,872
learn to have fun not being good. also explore around the mountain rather than just hanging out in the park all day. being good at park skiing doesnt correlate to being a good skier, but being a good skier definitely has some correlations to being a good park skier.
Dec 14 2014 11:02PM
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Dobber
Posts: 1698 - Karma: 9,834
skiersupremelearn to have fun not being good. also explore around the mountain rather than just hanging out in the park all day. being good at park skiing doesnt correlate to being a good skier, but being a good skier definitely has some correlations to being a good park skier.


Listen to this guy^... landing a 360 off a 20' cliff feels better than a man-made jump.
Dec 14 2014 11:18PM
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Wrenn
Posts: 226 - Karma: 915
I'm about as good as OP, but the last two days I skied with my friends outside of the park just hitting natural features and I definitely had more fun than if I had just sat in the park all day seeing everyone show me up
Dec 14 2014 11:24PM
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Download-My-Apps
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14 is still pretty young, if its something you want to get good at it will come. Eventually if you spend enough time in the park you will make friends that are into the same thing, just say hi to people.
Dec 14 2014 11:28PM
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Paul.
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Just keep trying harder things.
Dec 14 2014 11:30PM
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suup
Posts: 1485 - Karma: 4,367
Make a goal every day like: "Im going to hit that flat bar" Then put some music in and make it happen!
Dec 14 2014 11:40PM
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perryhunter
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ImmasMy best advice is to keep trying. You can only progress thru practice! Mix up your skiing, hone your other skills, and dial in that 3/box slide.


Agree! You're just still young to be discouraged. There's a lots of time for you. Just keep on doing it, and if you want, you can enroll in any lessons that you think might help you.
Dec 14 2014 11:41PM
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PattyAlpaugh
Posts: 213 - Karma: 1,369
Everytime you go out have a goal for the day, then try as hard as you can to achieve that goal
Dec 14 2014 11:56PM
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alec.munro.12
Posts: 9 - Karma: 15
talk to people at your local mountain and make friends up there that love the sport as much as you do
Dec 15 2014 12:17AM
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Burgy
Posts: 414 - Karma: 630
man I feel u! progression at any stage, pro or beginner, is hard work. you just gota get stoked and go balls to the wall. commitment is everything, and don't worry about failing. try everything man, even if u mess up (which everyone does) you will still get the feel of it. imagine it in your head and know what you have to do before you do it. when u fail try to make little corrections on your trick or think about what you are doing wrong. just stay stoked and have fun!
Dec 15 2014 12:30AM
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-WZ-
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just go for it man. stay positive/dont let anyone bring you down, and have fun with it! i sucked and honestly still do, but at the end of last year i wanted to get better so i made a summer setup and practiced my ass off and now i atleast have the basics (both was 2s out and fs/bs swtichups). im absolutely useless at jumps, but if youre having a good time then who cares:) tricks come with time and if youre having fun and staying stoked then time goes by a lot faster. try to make some friends at the hill who are just as stoked as you and i cant say this enough HAVE FUN
Dec 15 2014 12:34AM
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Posts: 548 - Karma: 1,224
If I could give one bit of advice, it's find something your good at in skiing and pursue it. Whether it's jibbing, tech tricks, jumping or pipe, just attempt to see what works best for your style. There are so many different facets in skiing, its very difficult to say which style or discipline is good or bad. Most importantly, have fun and you'll be all good out there
Dec 15 2014 12:46AM
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M.M
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i went from just starting to hit rails to switch lip and 270 on to most rails in one season...

learn the basics. learn to slide boxes both ways. then move to rails and so on.

i wish when i started i would have hit rails both ways, because it took me a long time just to get sliding un natural at a level where i can hit almost any rail, so if you learn from the start to do that it will be better in the long run.

start to try 270's off

you will have one way that you will be most confident with but it is important to learn front and back and both ways.
Dec 15 2014 12:46AM
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M.M
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daveyjonesi went from just starting to hit rails to switch lip and 270 on to most rails in one season...

learn the basics. learn to slide boxes both ways. then move to rails and so on.

i wish when i started i would have hit rails both ways, because it took me a long time just to get sliding un natural at a level where i can hit almost any rail, so if you learn from the start to do that it will be better in the long run.

start to try 270's off

you will have one way that you will be most confident with but it is important to learn front and back and both ways.


dub post...

always remember to have fun. if you cant land a trick dont get mad, its just skiing lol. just push your self. youre gonna fall. but thats how you know you are skiing hard and trying things.
Dec 15 2014 12:48AM
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JGWI
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Like everyone has said, just have fun with what you can do. Practice and willingness to try new things are the only way to progress. I am honestly at about your level at the moment and am more than happy with my ability. However I now feel pretty comfortable with my 3's and hope to start trying some 5's with a couple different grabs this coming week. And once I get that down I wont hesitate to go bigger. That is how everyone out there you see absolutely killing it progressed and don't kid yourself, they all use to be like you at one point. You however have an edge on me given you are 3-4 years younger than me.
Dec 15 2014 12:57AM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51514 - Karma: 160,924
Keep skiing the park, talk to other kids, lap and hike with said kids, make friends with said kids, use each other to progress. Boom, now you have some people around your age/ ability level to ski with.
Dec 15 2014 1:42AM
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000000000000
Posts: 843 - Karma: 1,552
Fruit booting helps
Dec 15 2014 1:55AM
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erettpeace
Posts: 69 - Karma: 51
im gonna be 20 on thursday and i still have this problem no worries pal.
Dec 15 2014 2:34AM
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big.love
Posts: 283 - Karma: 1,035
OP: "but I can't bla bla bla bla"

Here's your problem homie, its all in the 'tude. If you think you CAN'T then your your mind wont let you. Confidence is the key.
Dec 15 2014 7:43AM
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Mr.noodle
Posts: 1361 - Karma: 4,650
What helped me most was skiing with friends that are better than you and when trying bigger spins keep looking over your shoulder, and for rails just keep hitting a flat box then go for the flat rail

Good luck dude, I came into this season with barely doing a 540 and doing boxes, now I have a solid 5 and can 7 and hit almost every rail and 270
Dec 15 2014 8:50AM
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password1968
Posts: 45 - Karma: 41
In my experience, learning trick on natural features builds more confidence. For example if you can hit a 3 on a crappy little side hit, a 3 of a jump is super easy. Maybe even easy enough to throw a grab in. And once that's easy, a 5 isn't that much harder, and so on.
Dec 15 2014 11:10AM
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Faessdogg
Posts: 9 - Karma: 220
Ignore all the haters, and do your thing
Dec 15 2014 11:37AM
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gnarballsianm
Posts: 621 - Karma: 703
Best advice you can recieve from any of us is to just have fun, being good at just park is not the golden egg of freeskiing. There are other disciplines and exploring these areas is worth your time.
Dec 15 2014 11:49AM
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Jahseph.
Posts: 1315 - Karma: 267
gotsteeze---chwI have fallen in love with freeskiing the last two years


this right here is all that matters. Who cares how good you are, or how fast you're progressing. Fuck progression, I'm taking skiing back to its roots. FUN. That is all that matters when it comes to skiing. If it's not fun then why do we even do it? IMO I think the best skier on the hill is the guy with the biggest smile at the bottom of the chair, not the park rat with a shitty attitude that just went dub. so my advice is just remove all expectations and pressure from yourself, go skiing, and have fun.
Dec 15 2014 12:00PM
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johnblaze
Posts: 1466 - Karma: 2,572
take up ice hockey and roller blading at the skate park whenever you are not skiing.
Dec 15 2014 12:25PM
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KravtZ
Posts: 6637 - Karma: 2,629
How long you been skiing for? Hows your all mountain and actual skiing skills? Good skiing = easier park riding progression. Good park riding doesn't equal a good skier.
Dec 15 2014 12:31PM
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rampSKIERmp
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I'm 14 also, i have been skiing almost my whole life, but i had the same problem when i was like 12. the way i got better was i started hanging-out with freeskiers, watching a lot of tutorials and edits, giving myself goals for the day, and making rails for my back yard. The main way you can get better is to make friends with all the freeskiers and play multiple games of S.N.O.W, which is like P.I.G but on skis, with other freeskiers, because I have found when ever i play SNOW (preferably with 3+ people) it pushes me to do crazy tricks! And of course just have FUN and get the adrenaline pumping!!!
Dec 15 2014 12:51PM
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ABalls
Posts: 2091 - Karma: 3,754
1) Meet kids who are better than you, befriend those kids, learn from them and have an awesome time.
2) Take advantage of your summer, building a small backyard setup with a PVC rail can make a world of difference.
3) TRAMPOLINES! Get one, get on one, do some spins and flips and get used to being in the air.
4) Don't get frustrated, everything comes with work.
5) Have fun. If you're not having fun then what's the point.

Good luck op, you'll do great.
Dec 15 2014 3:08PM
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Shelbsshreds
Posts: 67 - Karma: 195
The most important thing, like many others said is to just have fun. Don't worry about how good you are compared to others. Most of the people in the park are older than you and have way more experience. You only get better through practice. Make some new friends at the park. I know its kind of intimidating when people are better than you. Trust me. But skiing with others who are better than you will help X1000. Watching and learning from others rather than skiing by yourself helps lots.

Also, get rid of the I can'ts. You can't yet. Negative thinking leads to negative outcomes. Tell yourself you can, visualize, and get it!
Dec 15 2014 4:11PM
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HamFaceGirl
Posts: 5242 - Karma: 2,676
I'm garbage at skiing. Like literally I haven't learned anything new in the past two seasons. Don't worry about progressing, just go and have a fun time
Dec 15 2014 4:25PM
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Skier_75
Posts: 380 - Karma: 1,806
I just tried tricks until I got them and then made them clean. You have to set your own pace though, don't let anyone talk you into doing something you know you can't do so you don't hurt yourself. And just have fun with it. And find some local kids to hang with because skiing with friends is TONS better.
Dec 15 2014 10:04PM
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RoidedSasquatch
Posts: 114 - Karma: 114
You need to challenge yourself by hitting a harder feature. I was terrified of rails, every time I tried them I'd undercommit and eat shit. every time. To finally get over my fear a friend pumped me up to hit a flat down. Sliding it was the best feeling. It gave me sooo much confidence and now not only can I do rails, I can do things like swaps and spins out on them. It really is all about commitment with the sport and maybe hitting something more challenging may make everything "click" for you as it did for me.
Dec 15 2014 10:46PM
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stinky_cheese
Posts: 1218 - Karma: 5,123
Skiing is about having fun, not getting discouraged. A skier's happiness shouldn't be determined by their skill level. If you really love skiing, sucking shouldn't discourage you. Progression will come naturally if you truly love it, i mean we all sucked at some point
Dec 16 2014 1:09AM
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