Replying to Questions for advanced park skiers

This is more targeted towards skiers who can throw 7s consistently, but hopefully anyone can answer these questions based on their own personal experiences. The more the merrier.
For Context:
-How many years have you been skiing park, and where?
-What is your best trick? (Jump and Rail)

The actual questions:
-How long did it take to progress to where you are?
-What were the biggest hurdles you faced in that progression?
-At what point did you begin to feel like you had a solid bag of tricks?
-What is your philosophy? Grind at the fundamentals, or just try to have fun?
-How much risk do you take in the park when learning new tricks?

I feel like these things are never talked about, but they're crucial details for less advanced park skiers who don't know what to expect and no idea how to reach their goals.