How long will it take me to land huge jumps?

progaticiansome of the jumps & tricks you see in semi-professional slopestyle/big-air competitions?

progaticianI'm an intermediate-advanced slope skier and want to try more of the park scene. So far the only jumps I've tried have been about the ~2-3 feet tall rail-park jumps. My question is: Based on everyone else's experience, how long will it take me to be able to land (just without crashing 50% of the time) some of the jumps & tricks you see in semi-professional slopestyle/big-air competitions? I've got pretty good motor skills/balance, a season pass to a nearby resort, and all the ambition in the world to learn.

Thanks a lot for any input.

JibberinoI don't wanna knock you, but you might be setting your sights a bit high. Start out with learning how to hit a decent size jump, then learn tricks on it, and then you might have worked your way up to at least hitting your average 50-70 foot comp jump. Like stated above, going from hitting a 70 foot jump to doing something that would be considered semi professional is a long fucking way, as that most likely would involve double corks.

My best advice would be to go and join a club, or find a regular crew to ski with. Then have a bunch of fun, and progress at your own rate. If you're doing cork 9's clean by the end of winter, you might be on the right track to being a semi pro, if not you will most definitely be on the way to having an obscene amount of fun!

JibberinoPS: don't hit rail take offs as jumps please, it messes up the lip, and creates dangerous situations when you accidentally cut people off.

progaticianI'll look into that! "Semi professional" might've been overstating my ambition. Eventually, I want to feel comfortable doing flips and spins with multiple rotations. If I do progress to anything beyond that, I don't expect to be very good.



Yikes, wasn't aware of the lip thing. I will refrain.

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icedIf your hand is bigger than your face, you will never be able to do it. sorry

sickskiWell what might help is just going for it, commit, no speed checks

JibberinoI don't wanna knock you, but you might be setting your sights a bit high. Start out with learning how to hit a decent size jump, then learn tricks on it, and then you might have worked your way up to at least hitting your average 50-70 foot comp jump. Like stated above, going from hitting a 70 foot jump to doing something that would be considered semi professional is a long fucking way, as that most likely would involve double corks.

My best advice would be to go and join a club, or find a regular crew to ski with. Then have a bunch of fun, and progress at your own rate. If you're doing cork 9's clean by the end of winter, you might be on the right track to being a semi pro, if not you will most definitely be on the way to having an obscene amount of fun!

PS: don't hit rail take offs as jumps please, it messes up the lip, and creates dangerous situations when you accidentally cut people off.

Park.I would say that hitting 70 footers is close to what might be considered "semi pro" in alot of areas (EC/Midwest) since you can definitely double 60-70 footers.

OP, do you have a video of a jump that you would want to hit that you think is reasonably sized?

JibberinoThere's a huge difference between being able to hit a 70 foot jump and being able to throw down on it. I can hit a 70 foot jump no problem, but I can maybe do a 3 off it on a good day, that's it.

sickskiYou could prob hit them right now, minimum skill, maximum send...

seth.abIn one season I went for doing 180 to being able to do blind 450. My suggestion is to practice and to be afraid of falling