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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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Jems
Posts: 7527 - Karma: 97,446
Once I got K-Feds and Flatspins I felt the king of the park.
Mar 12 2018 10:56AM
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levibonn
Posts: 29 - Karma: 142
Carved 3 on a bigger jump
Mar 12 2018 11:34PM
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ForeverYung
Posts: 8385 - Karma: 2,060
being able to do blind 2s whenever i wanted
Mar 13 2018 12:43AM
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will.mack
Posts: 46 - Karma: 135
first getting 270s out of rails solid made me feel way more confident and like i could try more things but i still got a lot to learn
Mar 13 2018 1:47AM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
Posts: 9401 - Karma: 68,885
Confirming this as I landed my first backflip yesterday and I feel the need to broadcast it again since I have no footy to watch repeatedly this week.
-WZ-first backy has gotta be the best feeling in skiing
Jun 3 2019 5:24PM
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270on420out
Posts: 7514 - Karma: 51,161
When I was 15 I was frustrated with skiing and about to switch to snowboarding cause I sucked at rails and could only do 3s and 5s but then I learned rodeos. 5 years later and I’m still skiing.
Jun 3 2019 5:29PM
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Skiing247
Posts: 112 - Karma: 1,049
zoutendamat53Probably my truckerslide nolie f2 out just felt so steezy and pretty good for a 13 year old from michigan


gotta be this for me too
Jun 3 2019 6:02PM
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BedBugDoug
Posts: 590 - Karma: 2,253
Mashing steep powder lines through tight trees into bigger drops. Never been so stoked as I was this season when I hit some lines that I had previously assumed I would never even try.
Jun 3 2019 11:31PM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51745 - Karma: 163,536
5's were probably the biggest step for me. That jump to consistent decent looking 5s. Idk. I never really got that good though. Although 3ing both ways and doing various shitty flips at a tiny parkless mtn made me think I was pretty dec.
Jun 3 2019 11:57PM
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weastcoat
Posts: 6435 - Karma: 74,255
First front 2 felt good but getting a back 3swap on a flat tube within a few tries felt pretty damn good as well
Jun 4 2019 12:30AM
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ASSholebomber22
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 70,689
Not a trick, but I remember when general air awareness on sidehits, jumps and drops ''clicked." Something about not penciling out like a boner and rolling the windows down on a modest drop made me feel like such a champion.
Jun 4 2019 2:52AM
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ChadThundercock
Posts: 3071 - Karma: 830
k-fed
Jun 4 2019 6:40AM
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_IRRELEVANT_
Posts: 944 - Karma: 4,425
trying to figure out how to put my boots in my bindings when they are caked with packed wet snow on the toes and heels
Jun 4 2019 11:17AM
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GayWolf420
Posts: 37543 - Karma: 121,678
I spent like a week with my freeride team @ the UOP when I was like 14 or 15 busting my ass on Rodeos and Flat 3's into the pool and couldn't get it until like finally getting one around with my coach there and my mom and sister there to watch and it felt super awesome cuz everyone was super stoked. Kinda just taught me that putting your mind to it and just keeping on with stuff especially in skiing is important.


Kinda just been self-coaching myself and working on my own progression in the years since. These past two seasons have felt phenomenal in terms of just actual skiing and maneuverability, handling at high speeds, holding those edges super well, staying in the drivers seat, not being scared to roll-over stuff that you know whats below on the fall-line, and just pointing it and skiing. Its nothing mindblowing by any means but enough to keep you stoked, confident, and always ready to go for the next season. Really wanna pucker myself next season and ski something spicy.
Jun 4 2019 5:43PM
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SendyMcSendyface
Posts: 2832 - Karma: 24,053
20ft+ cliff drops and nosebutter 3s. I still can't do a regular 3 though lmao.
Jun 4 2019 7:10PM
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Filet-O-Fish
Posts: 866 - Karma: 4,038
Blind 4
Jun 4 2019 7:25PM
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Dlonetti
Posts: 1850 - Karma: 19,311
When I actually became comfortable with swapping and could do it on most features. That led to a lot of things for me
Jun 4 2019 9:45PM
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ZootsAss
Posts: 113 - Karma: 196
Update after this season
Flat 7 japan feels amazing when you bring it around.
Jun 5 2019 9:06AM
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KloutTrout420
Posts: 44 - Karma: 104
Putting my skis on uphill without falling
Jun 9 2019 12:37AM
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VT_scratch
Posts: 8796 - Karma: 6,290
Probably 270's on
Jun 9 2019 1:32PM
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1776
Posts: 728 - Karma: 2,308
Switch lip, tried them early season and zeeched every time mainly because I was sliding the rail unnatural and some time mid season I finally figured them out and the same day i got sw lip front 2s and landed a few sw lip front 4s
Jun 10 2019 10:12PM
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dubmasterskanka
Posts: 788 - Karma: 2,816
For rails my first back 2 out stoked me hard. Rails were always way harder for me than jumps.
Jun 10 2019 11:57PM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13110 - Karma: 18,939
The 360 on a jump bigger tha
Jun 11 2019 12:36AM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13110 - Karma: 18,939
Landing a 360 on a 60'step down at 15 had to be the game changer for me. Then, it happened again with the cork 720 at 25; a trick I gave up trying years ago because I kept hurting myself.
Cleaning a lip 2 in a day was a pretty big stepping stone.
Jun 11 2019 12:39AM
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VV.XTREME
Posts: 496 - Karma: 3,026
gotta be when i sent my first cork 3 layed out on the big jump at momentum, was probably about 15 or something. Went on to learn a cork 5 the following year. Haven't really improved at an exponential rate or anything on jumps since then, but rail game has been getting much better at a pretty good rate, learned front 8 and back 6 and 4's on, 3 swaps and such within like 4 years of not being super solid on rails
Jun 11 2019 3:55AM
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PsychicMigration
Posts: 2099 - Karma: 10,537
Double frontswap and my first f4.
Jun 11 2019 8:11PM
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Thegenericskier
Posts: 2615 - Karma: 29,588
When i learned how to pizza and curly fry
Jun 13 2019 1:17AM
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