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Please give your advice, i want to go pro!

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Readmybio3948203
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He's guys, I'm a freestyle skier and I'm 15 years old, i would say that I'm decent at freestyle, i can hit big jumps, hit boxes(not really sideways) but i can't really do big tricks on the jumps, hit rails or do tricks coming off rails or boxes. Although that i am very good at skiing, freestyle is just way more fun and exhilarating. I am really into this, this is my favourite sport and i really want to go professional. Im not sure if its too late for me to go professional or how to do it. I live in ontario by the way and i was just wondering if anyone knows where i could do this and point me in the right direction to go professional.

Thanks everyone!
Jan 26 2016 7:44PM
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Mr.Bishop
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SweptPressHe's guys, I'm a freestyle skier and I'm 15 years old, i would say that I'm decent at freestyle, i can hit big jumps, hit boxes(not really sideways) but i can't really do big tricks on the jumps, hit rails or do tricks coming off rails or boxes. Although that i am very good at skiing, freestyle is just way more fun and exhilarating. I am really into this, this is my favourite sport and i really want to go professional. Im not sure if its too late for me to go professional or how to do it. I live in ontario by the way and i was just wondering if anyone knows where i could do this and point me in the right direction to go professional.

Thanks everyone!


Check the greatest response ever for this question -

https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/796123/Everything-You-Need-To-Know-About-Getting-Your-First-Sponsor
Jan 26 2016 7:46PM
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Readmybio3948203
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Thanks Mr.Bishop this really inspired me but i have one question, do you know anywhere i could learn how to do all these tricks?
Jan 26 2016 7:58PM
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brov1
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SpreadEagle11Thanks Mr.Bishop this really inspired me but i have one question, do you know anywhere i could learn how to do all these tricks?

practice practice practice. honestly at 15 with the way the ski world works today where 11 year olds can dub you are way way way behind. first i would work on learning to actually ski, this is coming from someone who skis a day in the park a year and skis only big mountain but really nail down the fundamentals of the sport because that will make everything easier to master. second, being able to "hit" jumps doesn't mean shit anymore. by big i think you mean like 20- 30 footers but what you gotta under stand is that in the ski world quote on quote big jumps are 50+. what you are really going to want to do is stop focusing on the size to start, and start learning tricks. learn to hit rails throw 3s,5s,7s, and then some flips.just get out there and do it and the tricks will come later.
Jan 26 2016 8:15PM
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Rennis_Deynolds
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SpreadEagle11He's guys, I'm a freestyle skier and I'm 15 years old, i would say that I'm decent at freestyle, i can hit big jumps, hit boxes(not really sideways) but i can't really do big tricks on the jumps, hit rails or do tricks coming off rails or boxes. Although that i am very good at skiing, freestyle is just way more fun and exhilarating. I am really into this, this is my favourite sport and i really want to go professional. Im not sure if its too late for me to go professional or how to do it. I live in ontario by the way and i was just wondering if anyone knows where i could do this and point me in the right direction to go professional.

Thanks everyone!


where do you ski
Jan 26 2016 8:17PM
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gnar_whal
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If you want to go pro I'd say your first step is learning how to lip on blind two
Jan 26 2016 8:17PM
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fries
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SpreadEagle11Thanks Mr.Bishop this really inspired me but i have one question, do you know anywhere i could learn how to do all these tricks?


Just ski a lot and with good friends. The main advantage you have is a resort near you, have fun and feel happy that you're blessed to be able to ski that much.
Jan 26 2016 8:18PM
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Readmybio3948203
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Dennis_Reynoldswhere do you ski


I usually ski at lake ridge, blue mountain or MSLM
Jan 26 2016 8:22PM
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Readmybio3948203
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brov1practice practice practice. honestly at 15 with the way the ski world works today where 11 year olds can dub you are way way way behind. first i would work on learning to actually ski, this is coming from someone who skis a day in the park a year and skis only big mountain but really nail down the fundamentals of the sport because that will make everything easier to master. second, being able to "hit" jumps doesn't mean shit anymore. by big i think you mean like 20- 30 footers but what you gotta under stand is that in the ski world quote on quote big jumps are 50+. what you are really going to want to do is stop focusing on the size to start, and start learning tricks. learn to hit rails throw 3s,5s,7s, and then some flips.just get out there and do it and the tricks will come later.


gnar_whalIf you want to go pro I'd say your first step is learning how to lip on blind two


schjfJust ski a lot and with good friends. The main advantage you have is a resort near you, have fun and feel happy that you're blessed to be able to ski that much.



I really thank all of you guys for your advice, if i ever go pro, a part of it will be thanks to you guys

and gnarwhal ill try to learn those
Jan 26 2016 8:24PM
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brov1
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gnar_whalIf you want to go pro I'd say your first step is learning how to lip on blind two


SpreadEagle11I really thank all of you guys for your advice, if i ever go pro, a part of it will be thanks to you guys

and gnarwhal ill try to learn those


truuuuuuu
Jan 26 2016 8:26PM
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NoahTheGnarly
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Make sure you learn to do tricks both ways. It is so much easier to learn when you are just beginning, especially if you want to go pro. You can be really good at skiing and doing tricks oneway, but if you want to go anywhere in the sport you have to be almost as good at doing unnatural tricks as regular tricks. It is also a lot more impressive if you can do almost every trick both ways.
Jan 26 2016 8:29PM
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Rozbrook
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learn the lip on blind 2
Jan 26 2016 8:29PM
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DBack1321
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Do you have Full Tilts?
Jan 26 2016 8:30PM
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Rennis_Deynolds
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SpreadEagle11I usually ski at lake ridge, blue mountain or MSLM


mslm represent
Jan 26 2016 8:36PM
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Readmybio3948203
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Dennis_Reynoldsmslm represent


You ski there too?
Jan 26 2016 8:39PM
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Pac2
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I would set your aspirations to being good and not going pro, have fun and try and progress and if it all works out you will know when you are good enough to become pro, but it's not always just about being good. I started skiing last year and Ik this is technically claiming but I've progressed a lot more than I ever thought I would just learned 270s onto round rails and got backflips good and can kinda flat 3 but point is you can get decent pretty fast. I'm no where near what "good" is in my mind but as of now I'm just trying to progress. I feel that that works out well at least for me.
Jan 26 2016 9:08PM
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addie.
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i can't tell if this is a joke
Jan 26 2016 9:13PM
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ethanzatta
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SpreadEagle11i really want go pro


http://shop.gopro.com
Jan 26 2016 9:13PM
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JAlps
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I have a question for you. Why do you want to be a pro? Why does that line of work attract you?

As David said in the post bishop linked, being a pro is actually work and you have to put effort into selling yourself to a company that wants to use you to make money. Being good at skiing isn't going to cut it.
Jan 26 2016 9:28PM
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Connor_Sullivan
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Really repeating what people are saying already, But enjoy skiing, progress for yourself, have a sense of self accomplishment as opposed to stressing every living minute trying to get sponsored. The point of freeride and freestyle is to have freedom to express your self and style and to most importantly to have fun.
Jan 26 2016 9:33PM
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Pachankz
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Go to summer ski camp at mount hood this summer , it will give you an up close look at the high level of skiing pros are at . Seeing them in person shred will be a huge eye opener, and you will learn a ton, the more you're on snow the better.
Jan 26 2016 10:13PM
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yungsteeze
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gnar_whalIf you want to go pro I'd say your first step is learning how to lip on blind two


soooo important

also this thread = HIV+
Jan 26 2016 10:23PM
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trannyfinder.edu
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DBack1321Do you have Full Tilts?


Make sure to buy the first ones you see off ns, regardless of size/fit
Jan 27 2016 12:35AM
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PeteMahn
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NightFantasiesI have a question for you. Why do you want to be a pro? Why does that line of work attract you?

As David said in the post bishop linked, being a pro is actually work and you have to put effort into selling yourself to a company that wants to use you to make money. Being good at skiing isn't going to cut it.


So your're telling me getting paid to ski everyday doesn't attract you? hahaha. The first part is getting good/ really good. Then marketing yourself is just competing at local comps, getting other kids stoked on skiing at the mountain and then filming edits. Even though this is work it is still extremely enjoyable. Unless you'd rather listen to some dumbass liberal tell you a whole load of bullshit for 45 minutes to over an hour everyday.
Jan 27 2016 8:38AM
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Charles_Grant
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All I did was a mute gran in the pipe, at horseshoe. That was in the year 2000 tho and prolly wouldn't work now.
Jan 27 2016 8:53AM
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MNSkiers
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gnar_whallip on blind two

Ehh I'd say lip on blind tru
Jan 27 2016 9:59AM
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wisconsinjohnson
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Yo, it's possible! I began freeskiing at age 15 (four years ago) and this year I got my first sponsor! You honestly just have to push yourself and build your balance up somehow, for me I did alpine racing and even though I was not a fan of race life at all, it still did teach me balance. Anything is possible, famo!
Jan 27 2016 11:29AM
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wisconsinjohnson
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Yo, it's possible! I began freeskiing at age 15 (four years ago) and this year I got my first sponsor! You honestly just have to push yourself and build your balance up somehow, for me I did alpine racing and even though I was not a fan of race life at all, it still did teach me balance. Anything is possible, famo!
Jan 27 2016 11:30AM
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JAlps
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T-Lan_DistrictSo your're telling me getting paid to ski everyday doesn't attract you? hahaha. The first part is getting good/ really good. Then marketing yourself is just competing at local comps, getting other kids stoked on skiing at the mountain and then filming edits. Even though this is work it is still extremely enjoyable. Unless you'd rather listen to some dumbass liberal tell you a whole load of bullshit for 45 minutes to over an hour everyday.


Honestly it sounds like you are describing a different level of pro here, and not anywhere near the level where you are going to be getting "paid to ski every day". The workload that is dumped on these top pros is ridiculous and I feel like they don't get enough respect for that alone. Just being good at skiing is not going to get you anywhere near the level of the top pros, its just one aspect of it. If you want to make it to the top you have to form lots of connections, network and put in lots of hard work IN ADDITION to training every day, skiing everyday, and not fucking yourself up so that you can't ski.

What I'm trying to say here is you have to want to be pro for the right reasons. If you are doing it just to "get paid to ski every day" there are a million ways to do that, look at guides, ski patrol, people who study snow, ski builders. They all lead to doing A LOT of skiing, and so does being a pro. If your goal in life is to ski as much as you can every day you have to figure out which way is the right way for you. If you are in it for the money you should look somewhere else because you honestly have higher chances of hitting the lottery.

And also, of course I would love to get paid to ski everyday :D
Jan 27 2016 3:28PM
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Jon_Taffer
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find someone better then you at skiing, follow them, and leach off them. it works wonders. keep moving up by following better skiers and one day youll be the best skier on the mountain, and will have to teach enthusiastic young kids like yourself
Jan 27 2016 4:33PM
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ianrich511
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Jon_Tafferfind someone better then you at skiing, follow them, and leach off them. it works wonders. keep moving up by following better skiers and one day youll be the best skier on the mountain, and will have to teach enthusiastic young kids like yourself


This is great advice.
Jan 27 2016 4:51PM
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assatrailz
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guna need a baggie hoodie for starters
Jan 27 2016 9:38PM
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freestyler540
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Than you want one of these. The name says it; go pro!

https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.M835862feda6cc47f0aca659b8d0e442bo0&pid=15.1
Jan 27 2016 9:40PM
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supersquid
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honestly its probably to late to go pro in the contest/slopestyle/big air scenes. your best bet would to get super good at rails and film some bomb ass street parts. there are kids your age and younger that can double cork already. its not impossibra but it is highly improbabra
Jan 27 2016 11:16PM
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