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Programs in Europe to learn freestyle skiing?
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Thanks for your advice - I am looking to learn to freestyle ski, does anyone know of some good programs in Europe? Looking for a ~week long camp.
I'm 22 and used to do ski racing. I want to learn to be a dope all around skier and this and off-piste are on my list to learn
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someone already said it but stomp it tutorials does a freestyle camp at laax. their website is showing the next one is november 20-26, here’s the link if you need it
https://stompittutorials.com/camps/
**This post was edited on Jul 29th 2022 at 6:41:49am
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I do tutorials and private lessons !
Plenty of experience. Can do on Snow or the Airbag Facility (Banger Park) for tricks only :)
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Unless you’re tryna land a dub this season or something you should save your money and learn thru YouTube tips + trial and error on the hill. The basics of rails and upright jump tricks aren’t all that difficult to learn on your own if you’re already a good skier/athletic/coordinated. Oh yeah, and a couple beers will help. But to each their own
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Just go to the park with your friends and have fun, save some money and you’ll probably learn quicker without a coach
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I also recommend you attending a camp once you have little experience at least, so that way you actually have fun.
Only get a coach imo, if you seriously have a desire to push yourself somewhere and maybe at least once if you seriously 0 clue how to approach learning tricks or snowparks. But im looking to do a video about that this upcoming winter, i feel like this part is still kinda untalked about it.
Lastly, as the others mentioned, watch as much videos as you can, that include things you want to do. Go with Friends, if there not into freeskiing (in general), bite the bullet go to a local park a couple times and try to make friends. I know its easier said than done (im a hella introvert myself infront of new people).
But long story short for park: Start small, always build a base -> master small things then step up.
Trickwise: learn 180s and switch 180s BOTH WAYS. try to learn everything both ways. even if your not a comp skier, it will boost all of your tricks technique wise so much. At least the easy tricks up to 7. Learn 360s next. once you mastered not learned them your free to do 540s and 720s easily.
Rail and Sliding, you will eat shit haha...sorry thats just how learning rails is :)
When it comes to off axis tricks, refer to videos and trampoline action. If you get hard stuck, you then start to think for a slight help by a coach or camp or friend for a day :) usually, speaking of experience, its mind blockages that people prevent from doing it, so a different voice will most of the times crack the nut and allow you to do it.
lastly, ski ski ski ski even groomers. I've seen so many people try to learn park skiing and they have it so hard because there skiing technique is really poor. If you ski really well, learning tricks is super mellow.
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Thanks to all suggesting Stomp It and @CoachTrifes
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