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First trick that made you think “damn, i’m getting somewhere”

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TrashNamedNolan
Posts: 47 - Karma: 138
360 for me considering it took me so long to land it and it also was a mental challenge. my mind was telling me against it for so long
Mar 1 2018 10:53PM
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chicknfriedsteak
Posts: 984 - Karma: 4,692
I did a fs fs blind2 the other day and then a lip 2 disaster transfer my first day skiing this season at a rail jam. Both of those felt pretty good and surprised me. It felt like for so long I really wasn't getting anywhere and then it just clicked
Mar 1 2018 10:57PM
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Lonely
Posts: 6769 - Karma: 62,156
My first disaster and front 2. I realized doing rail stunts isn't impossible. Just takes balls and practice.
Mar 1 2018 11:05PM
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philipc
Posts: 6651 - Karma: 1,286
lip blind 2
Mar 1 2018 11:06PM
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Stuuuuuuuuuu
Posts: 380 - Karma: 2,079
first 360 on a bigger jump (like 40-50ft)
Mar 1 2018 11:25PM
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Woos
Posts: 832 - Karma: 1,567
My first rodeo 5. I never thought I'd be anything special but for a skier from Wisconsin that hardly rides I felt pretty proud.

Now that it's been 5-6 years of not skiing at all and just starting to ride again I feel straight up horrible. However landing a 360 safety after my first day on skis in those 6 years really made me feel happy. Yeah it's a super easy trick but I know most people couldn't do that their first day on skis.

I know I'll never be anything special but maybe I won't be embarrassed to ski again soon.

**This post was edited on Mar 1st 2018 at 11:44:33pm
Mar 1 2018 11:43PM
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Jesse_
Posts: 1498 - Karma: 3,639
First front 4 I landed. I tried a metric fuckton the season before with no results and finally figured them out the season after.

When I did it felt amazing
Mar 1 2018 11:48PM
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Dddsz
Posts: 3042 - Karma: 7,326
teamSESHI know I'll never be anything special

**This post was edited on Mar 1st 2018 at 11:44:33pm

We're all special in our own way.
Mar 2 2018 12:22AM
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Big_Mtn
Posts: 551 - Karma: 1,647
Gotta be a 7 or front 4. Or 3 off a decent cliff. 7 was like starting a whole new book in my skiing, I felt like it made bigger tricks seem very doable.
Mar 2 2018 12:24AM
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-WZ-
Posts: 3600 - Karma: 6,582
first backy has gotta be the best feeling in skiing
Mar 2 2018 12:44AM
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auzzie0211
Posts: 10 - Karma: 36
I ski a ton so the basic tricks like 360 and backie come really natural and sliding a rail and spinning off was never a problem. But for the life of me I couldn’t 270 on... once I was able to get that my rail game started improving cause I realized you just have to try and try and try and eventually it comes. It doesn’t feel like jumps where the first attempt seems to go okay.

**This post was edited on Mar 2nd 2018 at 2:49:00pm
Mar 2 2018 2:18AM
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sui-kide
Posts: 330 - Karma: 680
A good 360 for sure. Not the one where ur arms are like spaghetti in the air, but the one where u are controlled in the air and get a good carve into it. That one particular 3 made me feel so great I hucked my first 7 ever and managed to somehow stomp it first try.
Mar 2 2018 2:24AM
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J_Christoph
Posts: 2519 - Karma: 8,755
The first time I decided to try a sw rodeo 5 it was literally a couple seconds before leaving the lip of the jump and, to my surprise, I stomped the shit out of it. I’ve never progressed faster than I did that week with the confidence that hit gave me.
Mar 2 2018 2:56AM
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Diento
Posts: 194 - Karma: 618
First actual 270 onto a street setup rail where you really lock in felt amazing!

**This post was edited on Mar 6th 2018 at 12:10:35am
Mar 2 2018 4:24AM
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BrawnTrends
Posts: 1102 - Karma: 2,439
First cliff drop
Mar 2 2018 6:49AM
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JakeDalBon
Posts: 191 - Karma: 331
I was skiing and there was a dfd that i kept hitting and one time i just decided to throw a b2. Either that or a 2 on
Mar 2 2018 8:24AM
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ZootsAss
Posts: 113 - Karma: 196
Probably my truckerslide nolie f2 out just felt so steezy and pretty good for a 13 year old from michigan
Mar 2 2018 8:30AM
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_Martinsson
Posts: 24 - Karma: 59
The first really nice craved 360, made me feel like I might not be that bad. (Even though I am)
Mar 2 2018 8:30AM
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-olives
Posts: 545 - Karma: 2,819
zoutendamat53Probably my truckerslide nolie f2 out just felt so steezy and pretty good for a 13 year old from michigan


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Mar 2 2018 8:54AM
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JPR
Posts: 294 - Karma: 603
The first sw rodeo I landed. went on a tramp for like 2 hours sendin it, went out to the mountain and ate it a few times then got it last run of the day.
Mar 2 2018 9:05AM
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_Astro
Posts: 25 - Karma: 100
first backflip was such a good feeling. took so long to build up the confidence

**This post was edited on Mar 2nd 2018 at 9:51:47am
Mar 2 2018 9:07AM
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milo-mcsenderson
Posts: 636 - Karma: 8,374
First backie made jumps/inverts more doable from only having shaky 3s before hand. Misty 5 and almost 7 made bigger spins and axis less scary. And a K-fed and both ways only tricks
Mar 2 2018 9:47AM
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chicknfriedsteak
Posts: 984 - Karma: 4,692
Jesse_First front 4 I landed. I tried a metric fuckton the season before with no results and finally figured them out the season after.

When I did it felt amazing


Same, they have been driving me crazy trying to land one
Mar 2 2018 11:41AM
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dubmasterskanka
Posts: 788 - Karma: 2,816
Cork 7 Blunt
Mar 2 2018 12:17PM
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TheHamburglar
Posts: 3895 - Karma: 3,317
when i tore my ACL cruising groomers. I felt my knee explode and I was like 'fuck yeah, I hope this is indicative of good things to come!'
Mar 2 2018 12:19PM
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powpatrol
Posts: 1703 - Karma: 11,033
french fry
Mar 2 2018 12:19PM
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Johngreenacre
Posts: 626 - Karma: 4,557
I think it was when I finally started locking in grabs on every trick and could switch them up, I realized I was actually comfortable with my tricks.
Mar 2 2018 8:13PM
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AveragePete
Posts: 249 - Karma: 537
540s. Always felt like 3s were the standard but 5s were pretty special. Best feeling
Mar 2 2018 9:11PM
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Eggdog
Posts: 219 - Karma: 522
First backie
Mar 2 2018 9:39PM
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Dlonetti
Posts: 1852 - Karma: 19,332
K fed the year before I could barely swap and then the first day out skiing the next year I started getting them and swapping a lot
Mar 3 2018 10:35AM
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Puopg
Posts: 20 - Karma: 77
Lol box slide and pop out.
Mar 3 2018 12:23PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
Posts: 9401 - Karma: 68,893
Going big off the wave at snowbird, but I still can't land any tricks other than flat ground 180s. Working on a 3 today
Mar 3 2018 2:30PM
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J_Christoph
Posts: 2519 - Karma: 8,755
BigPurpleSkiSuitGoing big off the wave at snowbird, but I still can't land any tricks other than flat ground 180s. Working on a 3 today


Dude I don't know any other natural place to huck and progress that's bigger and smoother than the wave. Seenndddd iiittttttt.
Mar 3 2018 3:50PM
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pyrothesaucer
Posts: 84 - Karma: 300
Getting full tilts.
Mar 3 2018 5:44PM
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Mullet_man
Posts: 113 - Karma: 242
Got my first rodeo 5 and double backie on a pow jump in the same day first try on both I was very hyped
Mar 3 2018 6:04PM
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TrickyDick470
Posts: 443 - Karma: 2,350
When I started doing rails switch. I know I'll never be even close to pro or even some of the unsponsored rippers in edits on NS, but I hold myself to unrealistic standards for how often I ski and yeah I was stoked.
Mar 3 2018 7:33PM
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Jdunn3
Posts: 145 - Karma: 272
back two or three with a grab
Mar 4 2018 12:40PM
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BWalmer
Posts: 9141 - Karma: 12,885
Backie was a big one, but first 2 pretzel 2 on a large rail (40’ dfd) was really the one trick that stoked me the most and made me think I’m actually pretty good at this, haha.
Mar 4 2018 12:46PM
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Ghost
Posts: 7116 - Karma: 339
That's a good question. I think for me, it had to be a 540. I had just learned a 360 like a few days before that and then just said fuck it and went for a 540.. I ended up landing it like my 2nd time and my mind was blown. It made me realize that most stuff is all in your head and whether you're going for a 360, 540, 7, or 9 it's really not much different. Just throw it a little bit harder and turn your head a little bit longer.
Mar 4 2018 1:51PM
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edai
Posts: 4990 - Karma: 4,677
In the process of getting snappy 270s onto rails right now and I think 2 pretz 2 is going to be a pretty huge moment for me. It'll be the first trick I'm stoked on learning in a couple years and I think will get me back to the way I used to ski when I was like 14.
Mar 4 2018 2:11PM
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Ghost
Posts: 7116 - Karma: 339
FishesSpielGot my first rodeo 5 and double backie on a pow jump in the same day first try on both I was very hyped


that sounds like a pretty awesome day.
Mar 4 2018 2:42PM
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Yung_Jimmy
Posts: 342 - Karma: 554
First backflip and blind 2 made me realize I could ski in the park without embarrassing myself, and then first dub backie, even tho I didn't land it, got me thinking that most people who ever touch the park can't do that, let alone have the guts to attempt it. Awesome feeling
Mar 4 2018 3:16PM
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clorox
Posts: 1728 - Karma: 4,863
Front flip was probably the most stoked I've been on any trick cause I was like 12 but I'd say the point where I realized it gets easier and easier was when I landed my first flat 3 on an actual park jump.
Mar 4 2018 3:20PM
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matt_720
Posts: 345 - Karma: 515
Yea def 360
Mar 4 2018 3:47PM
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ThatSkiierKidd64
Posts: 372 - Karma: 1,101
2 onto a downrail and 7's
Mar 4 2018 8:25PM
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Mullet_man
Posts: 113 - Karma: 242
Ghostthat sounds like a pretty awesome day.


Probably the best day of my life if we’re being honest
Mar 4 2018 9:27PM
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chris.goodhue
Posts: 946 - Karma: 6,209
Rails: front 4 or 270 onto down rails

Jumps: Rodeo 5 or spinning with a tail blunt
Mar 4 2018 9:31PM
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lmmcc
Posts: 292 - Karma: 678
JPRThe first sw rodeo I landed. went on a tramp for like 2 hours sendin it, went out to the mountain and ate it a few times then got it last run of the day.


Last run and stomping a new trick do not go together
Mar 5 2018 2:41PM
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Park_Ranger
Posts: 3825 - Karma: 8,635
My first switch right dub misty 12 lead japan felt pretty ill
Mar 5 2018 3:32PM
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Idahoe
Posts: 1027 - Karma: 7,538
My first casual backie where I didn't feel the need to scope the landing or stomp out the lip, just throwing it and skiing away. Made me feel like Candide.
Mar 5 2018 3:54PM
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KravtZ
Posts: 6637 - Karma: 2,629
60 ft drop to stomp in a ton of pow in front of a big ole crowd. Best feeling ever had on skis. I'm well beyond my park days but stomping stuff like that gets my adrenaline flying
Mar 5 2018 4:16PM
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