Big Mountain > Park and Rails

Jemsthen explain to me some hyland kids win lots of the local bridger comps

I don’t think it’s cause of skill alone...

I think they do so well because they are out there with something to prove. They wanna show theyre good skiers, not just good park skiers. Mostly because of high nosed big mountain skiers who think they’re superior. And posts like this.

cruising around, hitting cliffs on the high mountain, a side hit or two, and then flowing through park > doing one thing all day

ajbskiDisagree.

rails jumps and pipe teach you edge control, balance and directional awareness real quick.

that’s why I think park skiers have a easier time transitioning into alpine disciplines than big mountain skiers into park.

that being said, I think I’ve only been in the park a handful of times this year.

park kids are obviously gonna progress at that stuff faster but if you took a midwest park rat and showed him some Colorado bumps, he would probably barely be able to ski it at first

also ngl idk how park teaches you edge control at all. you literally just have to ski in the direction of the feature and then do the trick.

FruitBootPropark kids are obviously gonna progress at that stuff faster but if you took a midwest park rat and showed him some Colorado bumps, he would probably barely be able to ski it at first

also ngl idk how park teaches you edge control at all. you literally just have to ski in the direction of the feature and then do the trick.

for sure. most people from small hills never had to learn to ski properly. you can basically bomb anything and be ok (even the hand shaped moguls). they pick up bad habits and dont know any better because they are self taught.

examples of edge control in park skiing:
-sliding rails/boxes
-locking on rails/boxes
-scissoring on rails/boxes
-contact spins (t-pose with both inside edges digging in)
-airing out in pipes
-cork 3s (carving off lips)
im sure there are most advanced examples too... just catn be bothered to think of them because im not sure if youre trolling or not

FruitBootPropark kids are obviously gonna progress at that stuff faster but if you took a midwest park rat and showed him some Colorado bumps, he would probably barely be able to ski it at first

also ngl idk how park teaches you edge control at all. you literally just have to ski in the direction of the feature and then do the trick.

ah yes because spinning off rails and jumps then landing sideways and learning how to not catch an edge and die teaches no edge control

asparagusah yes because spinning off rails and jumps then landing sideways and learning how to not catch an edge and die teaches no edge control

most of the time they are using detuned skis, and learning to land parallel to the fall line isn't gonna teach you much about edge control anyways

FruitBootPromost of the time they are using detuned skis, and learning to land parallel to the fall line isn't gonna teach you much about edge control anyways

?? you’ll eat shit with bad edge control whether or not your edges are tuned. Besides big mountain riding doesn’t include all the switch skiing stuff